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[tavyred]

And vice versa I'd say!!!

Hardly, I had you on ignore until a week ago.

 

[Hermann]

It’s being negated by high inflation but from memory wages are increasing quite nicely.
I agree it’s going to be interesting to see what this government does when it replaces EU legislation around employment etc. before the end of next year. My money is that they won’t change very much if at all, not this side of an election anyway.

Doesn't matter how nicely they're rising if the real terms fall is the fastest for 20 years.

 

[tavyred]

Doesn't matter how nicely they're rising if the real terms fall is the fastest for 20 years.

Obviously.
I was responding to AU’s point about firms not increasing wages, they are but it’s being wiped out by high inflation.

 

[Mr Jinx]

But when it has no net benefit on those below £155,000 then tbh most people will see that for what it is.

Err...you too miss the lowering of the basic rate?

 

[fred binneys head]

If Liz Truss really isn’t bothered about making unpopular decisions, she should tell the country that those people with jobs and with money are going to have it a bit tougher than normal for the next two years or so, and that the bottom 20% or so of the country in terms of wealth and income are going to find it really tough, so we need to support them.

The wealthy will have to have two holidays a year instead of three or four, they’ll have to drop down a level or two with their olive oil and their whiskey, and they’ll have to accept that life is a mixture of good years and not as good years, and this is a time when they will have a ‘not as good’ year or two, but it’s nothing compared to the bottom 20% or so.

Then she should increase the PA to £25k for 12 months, remove VAT from energy bills for 12 months, increase universal credit and maybe also increase the 20% tax band by another £10k or £20k to help middle England. But leave the top rates as they are and leave the CT rate increase as it was first announced as everyone had already priced it in.

Not afraid of making unpopular decisions? Bollox, she’s just pandered to the wealthy. Her recent decisions will only be unpopular with the people who have very little, and she doesn’t care about that. Like someone has already said, it’ll be interesting to see the reactions in the former red wall constituencies.

 

[Mr Jinx]

If Liz Truss really isn’t bothered about making unpopular decisions, she should tell the country that those people with jobs and with money are going to have it a bit tougher than normal for the next two years or so, and that the bottom 20% or so of the country in terms of wealth and income are going to find it really tough, so we need to support them.

The wealthy will have to have two holidays a year instead of three or four, they’ll have to drop down a level or two with their olive oil and their whiskey, and they’ll have to accept that life is a mixture of good years and not as good years, and this is a time when they will have a ‘not as good’ year or two, but it’s nothing compared to the bottom 20% or so.

Then she should increase the PA to £25k for 12 months, remove VAT from energy bills for 12 months, increase universal credit and maybe also increase the 20% tax band by another £10k or £20k to help middle England. But leave the top rates as they are and leave the CT rate increase as it was first announced as everyone had already priced it in.

Not afraid of making unpopular decisions? Bollox, she’s just pandered to the wealthy. Her recent decisions will only be unpopular with the people who have very little, and she doesn’t care about that. Like someone has already said, it’ll be interesting to see the reactions in the former red wall constituencies.

Where is Labour's rebuttal then? Where's their promise to raise taxes again?

 

[fred binneys head]

Where is Labour's rebuttal then? Where's their promise to raise taxes again?

That’s a very good point. I’ve said before that I’ve been disappointed in Starmer and I remain so. Maybe it’ll be at their conference this week, let’s see. I’m not holding my breath.

 

[arthur]

Hardly, I had you on ignore until a week ago.

Where's Indo? Has he put himself on ignore now that you've forgiven him?

 

[tavyred]

Where's Indo? Has he put himself on ignore now that you've forgiven him?

I’m gutted, we were getting on so well to.

 

[tavyred]

Where is Labour's rebuttal then? Where's their promise to raise taxes again?

Always a favourite this one……..