Nuskyblue
Well-Known Member
At a nuts an bolts level ot sort of is that easy but I know what you mean, there is more to it than that. Some really struggle with it. There is so much info out there it can be bewildering and probably overwhelming.
At a nuts an bolts level ot sort of is that easy but I know what you mean, there is more to it than that. Some really struggle with it. There is so much info out there it can be bewildering and probably overwhelming.It gives the wrong impression and makes it seem simpler than it is. It’s emphatically not the thing to tell someone trying to lose weight.
Apart from the wealthy, the majority of people have savings because they’ve worked hard or made sacrifices, including not having children.This is an age where people are handsomely rewarded for recording themselves making disgusting eating noises on the internet.
In my own case, as a postgraduate student and my wife working full time we are eligible for £0 in support for childcare costs. So I suppose come not too long we’ll burn through our savings courtesy of that and a £300 monthly mortgage increase.
It’s OK, we’ll just be in the ‘bone idle’ category.
The problem is you don’t pay VED ( road fund tax) which is what the road pricing would be needed to make up for. Why should ICE drivers pay bot?I have an electric car, every mile I drive is taxed at 20%, as would anyone that is unable to charge at home (which is >50% off the population).
Well case in point we’ve waited until our 30s to do it for financial reasons.Apart from the wealthy, the majority of people have savings because they’ve worked hard or made sacrifices, including not having children.
Well I'm still holding my nose tbf?Would be interested to see what those who said it was all just about winning the election have to say…
I believe we were told Labour were just pretending to be Tory lite to get electedWould be interested to see what those who said it was all just about winning the election have to say…
Bread is the devil’s food, avoid at all costs despite the temptatio.I think it's the mayonnaise which they always put loads of, maybe the bread has some additives but not sure
That’s not entirely true. From the BBCThey are not paying the train drivers, they don't employ them. I suspect that the franchise agreements require that the DfT has to approve the award but not pay it.
In any event, it isn't train drivers vs other workers or pensioners. The standalone point is strong enough, the government has decided to cut benefits for elderly people on the eve of winter and ahead of a forthcoming rise in the price of energy.
The numbers in fuel poverty decreased last year because of insulation efforts and increased income outweighing energy cost increases.
There are genuine issues with a small number just above the threshold clearly. That doesn’t change the fact that giving Elton John £300 a year isn’t a wise use of public funds.
Pensioners are doing well. Far far better than when the WFP was introduced. They are insulated from housing costs and have income guaranteed to rise above everyone else’s in perpetuity. Reducing their benefits isn’t akin to murdering them and I’d take you a lot more seriously if you felt that way about working age benefits too, who have none of those advantages.
Not all pensioners are insulated from housing costs. Some pay rent, some have mortgages.
In itself that doesn't put them on pension credit, if you weren't aware.
As with most things, the ones with the least will have the poorer, least insulated housing, and no mechanism for improving it. Not being on pension credit does not equate to rich.
There might well be a reasonable case for altering who gets the WFA, but this blanket approach is ill considered and unnecessarily cruel.
To do it without even considering the impact, is frankly, callous.
Again, if the Tories had done this in the last government, then politely, I seriously doubt you'd be making the same arguments.
We did not do impact assessment of winter fuel payment cut, No 10 admits
Spokesperson for Keir Starmer says focus was instead on encouraging pensioners to seek additional supportwww.theguardian.com
Definitely. Should be moved around the country. Could get cities to bid for it - City of Cu*ture.Parliament needs to be moved away from London and its city-driven opulence to bring MPs into the real world.
Tbh I've not paid road tax for ages now, they used to do it based on emissions didn't they, I'm fairly sure the last car I owned I had to pay something like £30 a year on. I'm guessing this is no longer the case?The problem is you don’t pay VED ( road fund tax) which is what the road pricing would be needed to make up for. Why should ICE drivers pay bot?
Definitely. Should be moved around the country. Could get cities to bid for it - City of Cu*ture.
Personally I think it should be forced to go to a place that is deprived. Get them to see the reality. Plus it'd help regenerate the places.
Where I am it is based on the original list price discounted for age. Weight makes sense as the heavier the vehicle the more damage is done, but that would hit EVs.Tbh I've not paid road tax for ages now, they used to do it based on emissions didn't they, I'm fairly sure the last car I owned I had to pay something like £30 a year on. I'm guessing this is no longer the case?
Personally I think tax should be calculated by cost when new, size and weight. That seems fair to me.
They're all as bad as each other, I saw a video of Sir Kier the other day chatting to an old lady before being elected about how she can't afford to put the heating on and how disgusted he was. I don't trust any of themIt's funny how a lot of right wingers have woken up to the impact of austerity now the 'other side' is doing it. One study found that it had killed about 190k people between 2010 and 2019.
The cost of austerity: How UK public spending cuts led to 190,000 excess deaths - LSE Inequalities
Austerity measures (2010-19) cost the average Briton nearly 1/2 a year in life expectancy. Regional disparities widened and 190,000 excess deaths occurred.blogs.lse.ac.uk
That would ma’e EVs pretty expensive. There’s already an additional tax f9r the first 5 years if the cars list price is over £40,000.Tbh I've not paid road tax for ages now, they used to do it based on emissions didn't they, I'm fairly sure the last car I owned I had to pay something like £30 a year on. I'm guessing this is no longer the case?
Personally I think tax should be calculated by cost when new, size and weight. That seems fair to me.
Trouble is, it’s fuck all to do with maintaining roads these days hence it’s called Vehicle Exise Duty and not Road Fund Tax.Where I am it is based on the original list price discounted for age. Weight makes sense as the heavier the vehicle the more damage is done, but that would hit EVs.
They're all as bad as each other, I saw a video of Sir Kier the other day chatting to an old lady before being elected about how she can't afford to put the heating on and how disgusted he was. I don't trust any of them
Jus a bizarre own goalWhat a duplicitous c**t he is.
The sounds coming from the manufacturers make it seem like they're not viable commercially.That would ma’e EVs pretty expensive. There’s already an additional tax f9r the first 5 years if the cars list price is over £40,000.
People don't want them. Most manufacturers have abandoned their ambitions for 100% EV production by 2030/35.The sounds coming from the manufacturers make it seem like they're not viable commercially.
We'll all have to drive the cheap imports from China at this rate!
I can't believe the Tory's havent been playing on this. Perhaps the next leader will, in the first party political broadcast or whatever.Jus a bizarre own goal
Probably the one voter group everybody knows you shouldn’t piss off and he’s gone out of his way to do itJus a bizarre own goal
I hope not, I'll not be able to drive home this afternoonEV's are dead.
Yeah, don't remember Parliament being in Tower Hamlets...Some of the most deprived areas in the UK are in London, it hasn’t helped them.
Yeah, don't remember Parliament being in Tower Hamlets...
Having spent £15 million on Jay Stansfield they still use money more efficiently more than most governments to be fairI doubt it’ll be in Moss Side or Blackpool either.
I quite like Birmingham as a political capital.
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