Ian1779
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She did but it went through to a second round, hence the resignation.
She did but it went through to a second round, hence the resignation.I'm sorry but I think Thatcher won the leadership contest so they didn't technically get rid of her. It was close enough that she thought she didn't have the confidence of her party though so did the honourable thing and resign. No chance of that these days.
So in which case, he should do the honorable things and take one for the team and resign.Maybe and Johnsons brought it upon himself but it’s a massive distraction, as highlighted by him missing call to Putin to be in HoC. theres a ton of pressing issues which are on the back burner currently and all we might get is ‘red meat policy’ shat to appease his own backbenches. That isn’t good whatever someone’s political persuasion
It also continues to further damage the public confidence, trust and faith in government and to an extent democracy (especially on the back of Trump/Biden shitshow). Not good times
Wanker as is Raab and Boris
Meanwhile Truss is doing as well as Foreign Sec as we all knew she would
Tax for bankers cut from 8% to 3% on profits over £25m. That’s a loss of £1bn a year in tax revenue.
Levelling up clearly means stitching up the plebs. Basically the general public are now subsidising the profits of banks and lining the pockets of their shareholders.Tax for bankers cut from 8% to 3% on profits over £25m. That’s a loss of £1bn a year in tax revenue.
Scandalous. Above all also, how can firms who are contracted to make PPE in pandemic furlough staff during said pandemic?
Firms handed £1.3bn in Covid contracts claimed £1m in furlough grants
Dozen UK companies given VIP fast-track contracts to supply PPE to NHS paid idled staff at taxpayers’ expensewww.theguardian.com
So in which case, he should do the honorable things and take one for the team and resign.
The missed call to Putin was probably a blessing, we can all remember what happened when he was Foreign Secretary.
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Always the same ehWith superb timing on the day Shell announced profits of £13bn for the fourth quarter of last year alone and a plan to pay £6bn to shareholders in a share buy back Sunak has raised the energy price cap 54%, an extra £693 per year for people to find. Struggling families shouldn't worry though as the government will lend you £200 towards it.
This hot on the heels of a National Insurance raise and a reduction on the tax rate for bankers. "We're all in it together".
With superb timing on the day Shell announced profits of £13bn for the fourth quarter of last year alone and a plan to pay £6bn to shareholders in a share buy back Sunak has raised the energy price cap 54%, an extra £693 per year for people to find. Struggling families shouldn't worry though as the government will lend you £200 towards it.
This hot on the heels of a National Insurance raise and a reduction on the tax rate for bankers. "We're all in it together".
The whole of Europe has had huge escalations in fuel prices. It’s not a uk only issue
The whole of Europe has had huge escalations in fuel prices. It’s not a uk only issue
Absolutely. Difference being most other governments did something meaningful about it to soften the blow.
And they’ve cut taxes to working people not raised them as a result. They’re also in the scheme that your boyfriend unnecessarily pulled out off because brexit means brexit so they still buy gas better than us and thus are facing a lower escalation than we are.The whole of Europe has had huge escalations in fuel prices. It’s not a uk only issue
Spain has halved VAT on energy bills and used an extraordinary profit tax from energy companies to cap prices to consumers.I don't think all of Europe protects corporate profits at the expense of billpayers like we do here.
Love to see that link. Denmark is 80% renewable as they made a serious attempt to stop being reliable on fossil fuels after the Suez crisis. We’re about 43% reliant on renewables so are infinitely harder hit. I suspect that if Denmark has been hit hardest in the EU they’re undoubtedly still better off than us.I do agree that we should scrap VAT and the green levy on fuel bills to balance it out as much as possible but in the end this will be a reality for many other aspects of our lives. I think I read some countries in Europe - Denmark being the worst - have had even higher increases - we have not invested sufficiently in nuclear power to mitigate the need for gas fired electricity
But energy bills in Germany are about 25% lower historically than the UK so starting from a lower base, average wages in Germany are higher in Germany than the UK, the general cost of living is cheaper in Germany than the UK and expendable income is generally higher in Germany than the UK.did they?
German households feel the heat from rising power and gas bills
Some 4.2 million German households will see their electricity bills rise by an average 63.7% this year and 3.6 million stand to pay 62.3% higher gas bills as suppliers pass on record wholesale rates, data showed on Tuesday.www.reuters.com
Yeah, my 1.1% pay rise and hours cut is going to go well, then.Its all good news today.
I do agree that we should scrap VAT and the green levy on fuel bills to balance it out as much as possible but in the end this will be a reality for many other aspects of our lives. I think I read some countries in Europe - Denmark being the worst - have had even higher increases - we have not invested sufficiently in nuclear power to mitigate the need for gas fired electricity
I do agree that we should scrap VAT and the green levy on fuel bills to balance it out as much as possible but in the end this will be a reality for many other aspects of our lives. I think I read some countries in Europe - Denmark being the worst - have had even higher increases - we have not invested sufficiently in nuclear power to mitigate the need for gas fired electricity
Its all good news today.
We shouldn't be investing in nuclear (as it is) at all. It's a massive, massive problem down the line with the fuel waste and the effects of a potential disaster.
But, hey, that won't be in your lifetime, so who cares, right...?
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