The Conservative Party

[BerkshireBlue]

a chancellor would hope his new budget would have a better effect on the share market that the fiscal event his predecessor revealed that hs so restricted his room to maouevre

what more than the banks worrying about going bust again? What world do you live on

 

[bluethrunthru]

what more than the banks worrying about going bust again? What world do you live on

I live in a world where I long for a Govt that tells the truth and installs ministers who are across their brief rather than lying cheating and concentrating solely on tomorrows headlines. In a decent Govt Gullis and Benton wouldn't have been chosen to stand for election and Cash and Swayne would have been sectioned

 

[bluethrunthru]

so you only need to work 38 weeks a year - game changer

 

[Brewster's millions]

so you only need to work 38 weeks a year - game changer

Why does it imply that recipients won’t take holidays?

 

[Vic]

Does the prediction of inflation falling to 2.9% by the end of this year. not seem overly optimistic?

It would still be 2.9% on top of the consequences of 12% now.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

70% of those that arrive here ‘illegally‘ are ultimately accepted by home office processes. The other 30% may appeal or ultimately be deported. Similar would happen if they arrived under a legal process.

Would the 30% who fail under the legal process end up being deported to Rwanda?

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

That's probably true, and certainly true if you look at the state of our public services. So Labour spent a lot more and our services were better. Well no shit Sherlock. But they left the economy in a dire straight, with a deficit way out of control and borrowing through the roof. Of course supporters will blame all of that on the crash of 2008 and none of it down to Labour.

Since then the Tories have tried to repair the economic car crash through austerity. (We don't need to debate whether or not that was the right approach, it is what happened). As a result, they spent less on services, so services have got worse. Again, no shit Sherlock. Spend more, services improve; spend less, they get worse.

Whereas Labour had the headwind of the 2008 crash, the Tories have had the quintuple headwinds of Brexit and then COVID, and the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis and finally world-wide interest rates going through the roof. Is it any surprise that given these events the economy has suffered terribly and with it, our ability to fund the public services we'd all like? Well hardly.

Did they not instigate Brexit themselves though.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Would the 30% who fail under the legal process end up being deported to Rwanda?

That’s what is ‘intended’ in reality so far I think it’s been a handful.

just finished watching another SNP leadership ‘debate’. I think I will poke needles in my eyes. Much better fun.

 

[paulchapo]

So he'll vote against the budget and ask for more help for those with more modest pension pots? He will won't he? Don't hold your breath.

Exactly, he's right though. As usual the well off are given more tax breaks. As I've said earlier nobody should pay tax on measly private pensions, that's where the help should have gone. The new full state pension is £10,600 a year. Therefore if you have a private pension over £1,970 a year you will pay 20% tax. What a fucking joke.

 

[East Level 2]

Exactly, he's right though. As usual the well off are given more tax breaks. As I've said earlier nobody should pay tax on measly private pensions, that's where the help should have gone. The new full state pension is £10,600 a year. Therefore if you have a private pension over £1,970 a year you will pay 20% tax. What a fucking joke.

And the tax threshold has been frozen for 5 years so in three or four years time you could be paying tax on your state pension.