Recent content by Londonlisa2001

I know, which is still a hell of a lot more than the ‘worse off’ can afford.

If they leave they’ll have to find a way of replacing the 60% of the total tax take that they currently contribute or work out which half of public services you want to cut. It may be unpalatable but the rich move more easily than the less rich. Where they’ve introduced wealth taxes elsewhere...

The average price is around £50k which is why I used that figure. I can’t afford an EV so I’m clearly not living in your world no. And they will still be cheaper to run than a petrol car despite costing the country a lot more in infrastructure costs. Plus you get £1500 from the government if...

I’ve already said that I’d increase income tax, get rid of the discount of NI at the UEL and impose an exit tax. The issue is that wealth taxes don’t raise money. It really is as simple as that. If you put a tax of say 1% on wealth in excess of £10m people would leave. That’s why you have to...

Yes, but who? You’ve been asked loads of times and you just say it’s not your job to know, The EV thing is absolutely fair. There is a gap in finances and they are filling it. What’s the problem? Or are you saying those who pay £50k for a car are the struggling? In which case, our definition of...

I think you are missing my point. People will not be worse off. It’s a tactic for increasing charges on those who currently underpay compared to the vast majority. And I’ve said before, I think Reeves is doing a terrible job as Chancellor. I’m not defending anything. I’m simply pointing out the...

No I didn’t. I listed the things that people expect from the state. Which one of the list do you not believe people at large expect? I know people are struggling. But they are also being wound up. If they lose 2p from one hand and gain 2p with the other that won’t increase their struggle. If...

It is true and it is mental. When their MP stated in in the commons I checked about half a dozen sources as I didn’t believe it. And all of the sources confirmed it. It opened my eyes to the issue to be honest, as it’s replicated in city after city. It’s completely out of control. Edited to...

Nothing that I mentioned is a ‘handout’ and the public expect all of that list to be provided. The reason I know that is because any move to change any of it is met with absolute uproar and a government doing it losing the next election. And people are losing their rag over the suggestion that...

I don’t think it’s so much the people ‘fiddling’ benefits per se. But there are currently 1 in 8 young people doing literally nothing. That’s awful for the country. And, an almost unbelievable statistic, 43000 people just in Bradford (population 560,000) are on PIP. I use that as an example...

Like who?

‘We’ is shorthand for the public at large.

‘We’ is shorthand for the public at large.

Triple lock and winter fuel. Disability and out of work sickness benefits need completely redoing. Those in genuine need get nowhere near enough and there are large numbers that shouldn’t be getting anything. Universal credit needs a massive overhaul as well. We are effectively subsidising...

Yes they do. We expect free universal healthcare, free education until 18 (most want it free until 21). We expect to work from the age of 18/ 21 and retire in our 60s with plenty of holidays, sick pay, maternity, paternity leave, we expect the state to keep us for the remaining 20 years of our...