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We’ll see but smacks of ‘Rwanda Plan’ again where the policies will be frustrated in the courts. If it fails, it’s untenable to argue we shouldn’t leave the ECHR. Likewise, we’re still handing out 850k visas a year and a v small % of those are to high wage individuals. 44% of net migration is...

Immigration hasn’t gone down… the number of people that have emigrated has gone up. Most EU and young Britons, around 2/3rds being 18-34 years old. Successful net-contributors are leaving and meanwhile, we’re importing low income, low skill people.

Immigration and welfare reform will be two of the defining issues going into the next election. On the current trajectory, Labour will be pounded on both topics. Reform and Conservatives now occupy 1-2 in the polls, the Greens have surpassed Labour and it’s possible even LD overtake Labour. I...

You draw a lot of references to Scandi countries, and is a source of inspiration from people like Torsten Bell. Our taxation system is more 'progressive' than the Scandanavian countries because our tax burden is placed heavily on high earners. The PAYE thresholds means that your average worker...

Show me a society without billionaires and businesses...

@shmmeee who’s wife is it? 😂

Do you not what doesn’t make energy bills cheaper? https://www.rsmuk.com/news/uk-oil-and-gas-revenues-slide-as-north-sea-operators-withdraw Your line about profit has got to be wumming, you cannot be serious… 😂

The only time anyone in Middlesborough sounds happy is when you ask them about chicken Parmos.

Interesting thread. What he says is technically true on the point that we can’t go bankrupt… If we get to a point where we’re printing money (because that’s how government “creates money out of nothing”) though and inflation gets out of hand, it’s a catastrophe waiting to happen. Hence the...

We’re on the same page here, just not much else 😂

My advice: don’t trust tax and spend political parties. It’s never enough.

Returning the welfare bill to pre-COVID levels saves £47bn alone. Any serious government wanting to get the public finances on a good footing needs to start here. This impacts any left or right leaning government. Forget increasing sums on public services or cutting taxes if you’re continually...

If you need to add various schemes/reliefs/exemptions to a tax, it clearly isn’t a good policy. Business owners are calling this out for what it is.

After experience Sunak and Starmer, it’s bonkers how anyone can go from MP to PM in less than 10 years. Their inexperience clearly hampered them. What’s even more mental, if an election was held tomorrow, Farage would be PM and he’s a complete novice. In fairness, he’s been an MEP for many...

Public sector wages increased 6.8% in Q3 alone… Either way, we agree on the fundamentals that this government is a disaster. The budget robs Peter to pay Paul. Starmer is a liar. He lied to Labour members to get elected as leader and he lied to the electorate to get elected as PM. This...

It’s going to eviscerate retail and pubs unless it’s corrected… businesses folding and rising unemployment is about to a hefty chunk to a welfare bill already expecting to rise £70+ billion in the next 5 years. First female chancellor she proudly says, probably will go down as one of the worst.

No Pete, it’s tax thresholds being frozen for another 3 years pushing people into higher tax brackets. Teachers and nurses will be dragged into the 40% tax bracket as will more and more earners. As will lower income workers start paying tax when they shouldn’t be. The average employee and...

The public’s first impression of the budget, lol.

@Chicken Mcgraw What do you mean exactly when you say it feels more like you’re the main character? I’ve considered buying FM26 but deeply sceptical following the shambles that was FM25 cancelling as well as YouTubers like Zealand critiquing the product a bit. It’s a good while since I bought...

The beautiful game.