The Labour Government

[maxwellblue]

Believe me the UK will suffer badly at th hands of this Government.

Indeed, unfortunately the Starmer fanboys are too stupid to grasp what is coming.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

199% correct on both points... as I keep saying to those that support Labour... look at Wales... 25 years Labour rule and it is a fucking mess.

Maths not your strong suit then?

 

[BigJoe#1]

Maths not your strong suit then?

oops typo. thanks for that... maybe I could take over from Ms Reeves?

 

[hilts]

I rest my case

Satchels as well Del, this time next year.......

 

[bert38]

The tories were rightly voted out but they did warn us about Labour and taxes....

even though taxation was higher than any time since the second WW..with very little to show for it.

 

[hilts]

.... but all their spending plans were "fully costed" as we were continuously told time after time in the elecrion build up.... "its all there in the manifesto".

I do not recollect there being any mention of cutting the pensioners winter fuel payments in the fully costed manifesto - must have passed me and the rest of the country by along with all the further tax increases we can look forward to, things like fuel tax, vehicle licence duty, insurance tax a;; will have a massive impact on the less wealthy in society whilst MP's will continue with their massive over indulgent expense accounts for their second homes and heating allowances.

Still, like the people of Wales the rest of the UK will now benefit from the party that "puts the country first".

It's thar black hole that suddenly appeared, knew I should have voted for Captain Kirk.

 

[metalblue]

It's thar black hole that suddenly appeared, knew I should have voted for Captain Kirk.

She cannie take much more of this captain

 

[bert38]

Yeah of course, get all that. I mentioned Mansion Tax is the same post, which was perhaps confusing.

But back to IHT, for me it's a matter of principle. You either think it is morally right for the state to take money off people when they die, depriving their airs of money that their parents presumably wanted them to have, or you don't. I am in the latter camp. You live your life and pay your taxes, and that should be the end of it IMO. I don't think it's right that when you die the state should say great we can now have even more of that money you've accumulated. Even worse, to change the rules on people AFTER they have made all of their life choices. The holidays they didn't take, the car they didn't buy, the house move they didn't do, so they can give money to their kids and give them a leg up in life. Only to find that Rachel Thieves says thanks very much, glad you've accumulated that cash, we'll have some more of that (laughing as she does it).

So I am not in favour of their being any IHT at all, let alone a reduction in the tax exempt limits.

But moan when public servies are on their arse....

 

[Kazzydeyna]

Taxation has to be fair if you expect people to pay it. Not driven by jealousy and anger, else folk will put it in trust funds.

And IHT is fair. In my opinion, too fair.

Needs to be much higher

 

[mosssideblue]

Can you be a bit more specific about "recouped via other means".... you mean like more cuts on things like winter fuel allowances etc...? They are going to be Tory lite and allow the rich to get richer whilst cutting publice service and increasing the taxes that will affect the less well off much more severely... just take a look at the Welsh Government, cutting everything left right and centre dur to lack of money whilst at the same time increasing the members of Welsh Parliament by just under 50%... all to secure their own futures.

Believe me the UK will suffer badly at th hands of this Government.

That’s a shame as we were all prospering under the Tories

 

[stonerblue]

Hey the likes of me will be getting no more than 7/8k a year if I'm lucky.
We're not all baby fucking boomers with huge pensions))
This is all about fairness
Makes me laugh when I hear 35k just banded about like it's fucking loose change.

Think you may have misread my post? The 35k is the number of pensioners living abroad

 

[BigJoe#1]

That’s a shame as we were all prospering under the Tories

Out of the frying pan....

There is no doubt this country is in a shit state and this is in no small way down to the Tories and they needed kicking out... but Labour? Trust me they are not the answer... far from it.

We need electoral reform in respect of proportional representation... everyones vote should count.

 

[Bluemanc100]

100% correct on both points... as I keep saying to those that support Labour... look at Wales... 25 years Labour rule and it is a fucking mess.

You’re right.. I live in Wales.. Pay more than any of our family for council tax and (apart from free prescriptions) we get fuck all extra for the money.. The roads are shite and the infrastructure locally eg the doctors surgery is like stepping back to the 70’s

 

[Bluemanc100]

Out of the frying pan....

There is no doubt this country is in a shit state and this is in no small way down to the Tories and they needed kicking out... but Labour? Trust me they are not the answer... far from it.

We need electoral reform in respect of proportional representation... everyones vote should count.

Correct … I live in a Labour safe seat but I’m taking zero blame for this lot

 

[Scottyboi]

Out of the frying pan....

There is no doubt this country is in a shit state and this is in no small way down to the Tories and they needed kicking out... but Labour? Trust me they are not the answer... far from it.

We need electoral reform in respect of proportional representation... everyones vote should count.

You voted reform lmao don't lecture any of us on what this country needs.

 

[Bluemanc100]

You voted reform lmao don't lecture any of us on what this country needs.

He said we need “electoral reform”

 

[waspish]

No messing about with Starmer be interesting where we be at in 2/3 years because he seems to have a plan how he wants to run the country plus more connections to governments in Europe!

 

[mosssideblue]

Out of the frying pan....

There is no doubt this country is in a shit state and this is in no small way down to the Tories and they needed kicking out... but Labour? Trust me they are not the answer... far from it.

We need electoral reform in respect of proportional representation... everyones vote should count.

I’m willing to give Labour more than 50 days

 

[mexico1970]

No train strikes? East coast mainline will strike every weekend as things stand at the mo.

Must have had his feet in the air when he posted his wish list.

 

[hilts]

I’m willing to give Labour more than 50 days

And a cold winter?