The Labour Government

[hilts]

Where?

Deffo not here. I'm mates with their union reps. 2.1% and company pleasing poverty. They know their drivers can't afford to strike and many have fucked off to be trained as HGV driver instead.

Don't expect the truth on here mate, tis all lies deflection and whataboutery

 

[Scottyboi]

Where?

Deffo not here. I'm mates with their union reps. 2.1% and company pleasing poverty. They know their drivers can't afford to strike and many have fucked off to be trained as HGV driver instead.

Thats funny my mate is a Class 1 driver and the pays shite agencies offering just above minimum wage he has chinned it off for van driving, easier same pay and less risk or responsibility.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Thats funny my mate is a Class 1 driver and the pays shite agencies offering just above minimum wage he has chinned it off for van driving, easier same pay and less risk or responsibility.

Agencies are a scourge.

I see at my place they are being paid the hourly rate of a worker by my company to employ people on minimum wage.

It's wrong and the exploitative nature of this should be highlighted and banned.

 

[Scottyboi]

Agencies are a scourge.

I see at my place they are being paid the hourly rate of a worker by my company to employ people on minimum wage.

It's wrong and the exploitative nature of this should be highlighted and banned.

Yep I can't stand them, vultures.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Daily Heil preparing their Rich are going to leave to country headlines.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

I don't see how this budget is going to grow the economy. At this stage it seems to have focused most of the tax rises on SMEs as feared. These companies already pay a far greater proportion of their profits as tax than the big corporations and typically have the smallest margins and the highest % of overheads and red tape. Many pay the higher marginal corporation tax rate of 26.5%? !


The large multinational companies pay no UK corporation tax with many having HQs in the ROI and Luxemboug in the EU alone. Many dont even pay UK VAT with electronic transactions going through Luxembourg.
That's not just the likes of Amazon and Starbucks but effectively all of the FTSE100. She has let them get off scot free again.

Really dissapointing from a Labour Chancellor. But that's what you get when big business has influence and the ear of politicians of all sides it would seem. Nothing changes.

It will also be interesting to see how these tax rises are passed on to consumers. Let's be under no illusion, most will have to be and how that affects inflation.

 

[mosssideblue]

Ha

I don't see how this budget is going to grow the economy. At this stage it seems to have focused most of the tax rises on SMEs as feared. These companies already pay a far greater proportion of their profits as tax than the big corporations and typically have the smallest margins and the highest % of overheads and red tape. Many pay the higher marginal corporation tax rate of 26.5%? !


The large multinational companies pay no UK corporation tax with many having HQs in the ROI and Luxemboug in the EU alone. Many dont even pay UK VAT with electronic transactions going through Luxembourg.
That's not just the likes of Amazon and Starbucks but effectively all of the FTSE100. She has let them get off scot free again.

Really dissapointing from a Labour Chancellor. But that's what you get when you have influence and the ear of politicians of all sides it would seem. Nothing changes.

Haven’t yet heard the budget so not fully informed, but was there nothing reducing waiting lists or additional infrastructure projects?

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Ha

Haven’t yet heard the budget so not fully informed, but was there nothing reducing waiting lists or additional infrastructure projects?

Yes there was , I have no issue whatsoever with spending money in those areas. It's where that extra tax comes from that is important.

Obviously there will be a lot more detail in the budget papers than her headline speech. It will be very interesting to see what other revenue measures have been brought in.

 

[mosssideblue]

Yes there was , I have no issue whatsoever with spending money in those areas. It's where that extra tax comes from that is important.

Obviously there will be a lot more detail in the budget papers than her headline speech. It will be very interesting to see what other revenue measures have been brought in.

Am out atm so will watch it when I get home, but surely those two examples will increase growth, no?

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Am out atm so will watch it when I get home, but surely those two examples will increase growth, no?

Long term yes, but infrastructure projects are a bit hit and miss. The big example today was a commitment to tunnel to Euston for HS2 and not end it at Oak Common. That project won't directly help 95% of the country.

HS2 is a mismanaged disaster. 120miles of track at a cost of £350,000 per meter length for a saving of about 15 to 20 minutes over current times. The only way that scheme was even going to benefit the country was to start it in Leeds and Manchester and take it to London and to build it on budget. The initial need was the extra capacity. None of that will ever come out of wasting so much money on such a short length of track.