General Election - 4th July 2024

Who will you be voting for in the General Election?

  • Labour

    Votes: 266 56.8%
  • Conservative

    Votes: 12 2.6%
  • Liberal Democrat

    Votes: 40 8.5%
  • Reform

    Votes: 71 15.2%
  • Green Party

    Votes: 28 6.0%
  • Other

    Votes: 51 10.9%

  • Total voters
    468
It is comparatively wealthy but if it cannot borrow or attract investment to the degree needed, it is going to find satisfying the needs of the people challenging. Is there an appetite for redistribution?
I think so. The wealthiest individuals and multinational businesses pay very little tax as a % share of their wealth compared to the rest of us. There is certainly an appetitite.

Unfortunately they also often have the most sway and influence. I remember my Dad raging at the TV back in the early 90s when the news said Al-Fayed was negotiating his tax bill with HMRC. Very few can do this.
 
It's the arrogance of it that is shocking. Thinking (knowing) they can do it in plain sight.
Like many Oligarchs Deripaska made his billions when the Soviets privatised their state assets to their mates at ridiculously low values. Just like RA. He was one of the first to have been sanctioned for the war in Ukraine/ Crimea. But last year leading FBI investigators were tried for taking bribes from him to drop their investigations and hopefully sanctions into his affairs and busiesses and investigate one of his competitors instead lol. He is a very shady person. British Politicians should be nowhere near this guy and his like, but it's all done during unofficial meetings while on holiday, conveniently with no Whitehall officials present.
 
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Lots that's for sure.

Probably no more or less than any other government (relatively) if you take out furlough and paying our leccy bills.

Which just goes to tell us that governments are shit with our money. I’ve no issue with the principle of nationalisation for certain things until you tell me the government will run it.
 

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