Budget November 2025

[rockinj]

By the way I’m not being a bleeding heart leftie. I would massively reform the system and especially turn around this ridiculous level of youth unemployment and I’d incentivise stable family units to have kids through tax system to help increase birth rate and hopefully help reduce migration flows.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

By the way I’m not being a bleeding heart leftie. I would massively reform the system and especially turn around this ridiculous level of youth unemployment and I’d incentivise stable family units to have kids through tax system to help increase birth rate and hopefully help reduce migration flows.

You are a bit of a leftie these days.

 

[rockinj]

You are a bit of a leftie these days.

Yes that is true things have moved a great deal.

 

[stevethejack]

Kids have to live with the decisions their parents make, so that's how it is.

You're not very bright with your arguement, it really isn't that difficult to grasp. If you can't afford them, don't have them.

 

[rockinj]

Think this is aimed more at single parents where circumstances have changed. Although if people have 3 kids or more then they need to factor in the worst scenario or fund themselves.

Labour pinning down the Asian vote by appeasing the larger family demographic.

Flipping heck.

In all my experiences by the way Asians (by this I bet you mean Indians and Pakistanis) are some of the most hard working diligent entrepreneurial people in this Country.

We can in many cases learn a lot from their get and go mentality. They work bloody hard.

But as ever the tabloids will find one lazy family and that’s it.

 

[rockinj]

Kids have to live with the decisions their parents make, so that's how it is.

You're not very bright with your arguement, it really isn't that difficult to grasp. If you can't afford them, don't have them.

Steve what is your view on if a marriage breaks down, a spouse dies or there’s a divorce? Say they have 4 kids.

So the wife is now without the breadwinner and has 4 kids to support? Tough shit?

 

[monmouth]

Kids have to live with the decisions their parents make, so that's how it is.

You're not very bright with your arguement, it really isn't that difficult to grasp. If you can't afford them, don't have them.

For what it's worth, I really hope you don't have any.

 

[Ringwood]

Flipping heck.

In all my experiences by the way Asians (by this I bet you mean Indians and Pakistanis) are some of the most hard working diligent entrepreneurial people in this Country.

We can in many cases learn a lot from their get and go mentality. They work bloody hard.

But as ever the tabloids will find one lazy family and that’s

I totally agree with your post.. I never suggested Asians were lazy and you're right about the work ethic.

The Asian community traditionally live in multi generational house holds and have larger families.

The labour core vote is and will move away from the North East, South Wales, East Yorkshire and industrial Midlands to a more urban diverse regions of England & Wales

 

[J_B]

We need loads more kids to grow up and get work and pay taxes so that our pensions can be funded.

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

Kids have to live with the decisions their parents make, so that's how it is.

You're not very bright with your arguement, it really isn't that difficult to grasp. If you can't afford them, don't have them.

But shit happens doesn't it. You know, split condoms and what not.

So then a child is born. Through no fault of their own. And if they happen to be unlucky enough to be the third child, you'd prefer to make it just that little bit more difficult for some parents to house, clothe and feed them.

Ignorant, spiteful and nasty. People like you are everything that is wrong with society.

 

[Ringwood]

But shit happens doesn't it. You know, split condoms and what not.

So then a child is born. Through no fault of their own. And if they happen to be unlucky enough to be the third child, you'd prefer to make it just that little bit more difficult for some parents to house, clothe and

And another one. Outstanding work. If you haven’t got an X account you should get one. You’d love it there.

I leave that platform to the existing odballs and flag wavers.

 

[Pentyrchjack]

With reference to our EV thread discussions earlier, she's confirmed a new mileage tax to be introduced for EVs to compensate for the loss of fuel duty, but I didn't hear any detail on how it is going to be measured.

From 2028 Pego and there's a consultation paper on UK Govt website, which means they ain't got a clue.

 

[Pegojack]

From 2028 Pego and there's a consultation paper on UK Govt website, which means they ain't got a clue.

It's an interesting one, isn't it? Maybe EV owners will have to turn up at an MOT station once a year to have their mileage recorded and reported. Whichever way it's done, a whole new bureaucracy will have to be created.
I'm glad to say there's nothing like that here in Spain yet. In fact, I'm in a queue to get a €4,500 government rebate for buying my new EV, and a rebate on my income tax next year covering the car and the installation of solar panels and a charger.
Then again, it's not such a big issue to start with, because fuel duty is nothing like as high here. For example, I currently pay €1.25 for a litre of diesel, that's equivalent to £1.10 a litre.

 

[ThurrockJack]

By the way I’m not being a bleeding heart leftie. I would massively reform the system and especially turn around this ridiculous level of youth unemployment and I’d incentivise stable family units to have kids through tax system to help increase birth rate and hopefully help reduce migration flows.

I'd say getting the cost of housing and childcare massively down would be a more effective incentive than amending the tax code.

 

[Ringwood]

Let's hope nobody has or requests a pay rise in the next 6 years. The tax freeze threshold is waiting for you with this fiscal drag tax introduction.

Again, no help or incentives for businesses to grow and succeed. No VAT cut either.. Reeves needs to understand that companies need to grow then recruit people on decent wages but unfortunately she doesn't see the long game in business.

The timing of the minimum wage increase is interesting, although I agree this in principle and people should have enough to live on , the wider current picture of the economy and growth will not be sustainable.