Two taxes that seem hard to avoid are Income Tax and VAT. So cut Corporation Tax and increase VAT. Food and children’s clothing is VAT free. Increase the threshold for Income Tax to £20000. Amazon, Google and Apple, etc. should not be allowed to avoid VAT. It would not matter if the company was based in Luxembourg, Dublin or Bermuda – if sold in the UK the tax will be paid. Simple really? Investment grants and other tweaks could be made.
STOP GROWTH
Wildlife numbers have fallen by 70% in the last 50 years and is falling at 1% per year. The worst decline is Latin America (down 98%), Africa (66%), Pacific (66%), North America (20%), Europe and Central America (18%). The report points out that the UK had diminished its wildlife well before the 1970’s, with it being one of the mist nature-depleted. countries in the world.
STERLING
The Governments economic woes continue. Sterling has dropped back to $1.10 and E1.14. The Bank of England will stop buying bonds. The IMF warns that the policy of unfunded tax cuts will cause more problems. The economy shrank last month – so much for growth. The government is being ‘forced’ into a windfall tax on renewable energy companies.
MY OH MY – THIS GOVERNMENT SUCKS
Fracking, fossil fuel extraction, NHS plundering, environmental protection ripped up, sewage in the rivers and seas, public advice services binned, obesity rules destroyed, education funding cut, councils unable to provide society enhancing facilities like libraries and swimming pools, care homes closing, speed limits on motorways to be lifted, planing rules abolished, economic rules abolished, wage rises and tax cuts for the rich. What is there not to despise about these fucking awful people.
ANTI-GROWTH
This is not just a knee jerk reaction to the Truss disaster. I have been thinking about growth.
Economic growth is only worthwhile if it leads to the growth in well being. I hesitate here because I would not want to deny anyone a chance to have a better standard of living. But this needs to be weighed against the cost to the environment. It is absolutely certain that there is no need for anyone to be hungry anymore. China has lifted 400 million people out of poverty – brilliant! But at a horrific cost to the environment.
SOLAR FARMS
The Environment Minister has announced plans to curtail new solar farms on agricultural land. this has been condemned by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy who are faced with coping with the energy crisis; The right wing Institute of Economic Affairs think tank and the Green Alliance think tank.
55 Tufton Street and the Bruges Group
Basically these are the groups of people who run this country. This so called think tank(Bruges Group) is far right. You can read what they say here and below. Specific criticisms are less easy to find on the web as basically it anyone that they call the Anti-Growth Coalition (Labour, Liberal, SNP,Green, Trade Unions, remainers, BLM, BBC,etc.) i.e. basically anyone who does not agree with them 100%. 55 Tufton Street is centre for many groups including major climate denial group (Global Warming Policy Foundation). Read more here
In my view they are a group of fascist nutters who have managed to manipulate Truss and the Conservative Party into an undemocratic situation. They believe in a very low tax, low state control and low public services. Abolishing environmental controls (unless beneficial to big business), abolishing labour safety laws (like minimum wage and maximum hours), abolishing the ECHR and anything to do with the EU. Basically they are inhumane fucking bastards with less compassion than my shoelaces! But you can read their poisonous shite for yourselves – or listen to any government minister. Please avoid reading the Daily Fail, Daily Exnewspaper, and the Torygraph. Be aware that the inewspaper has been bought by the Daily Fail.
SILLY
Basically this governments policies are silly. Tax cuts for the rich, even if successful in generating economic growth, which I believe is not desirable anyway, will take years to generate the income to pay for them. It is the same crackpot policy with North Sea fossil fuel reserves and fracking – 5-10 years before anything comes on stream. Policies that reduce demand (insulation, solar panels are needed now.
THE SUN IGNORES TRUSS
Front page headline in the Sun is about the wife of ManC footballer Gundogan not liking the restaurants in Manchester! WTF!
Thus ignoring the Prime Minister making a speech to the Nasty Party’s conference.
The speech was of mutton dressed as lamb – same old pretending to be radical and new. Economically it was lets cut taxes (for the rich) and see the economy grow.