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Struggling to see how anyone cannot agree Ed M is absolutely right about the need to get off fossil fuels and onto nuclear and renewables as soon as possible.

He is right, Horse, but he is also Ed Milliband and should not be allowed anywhere near 10 Downing Street.

I'm not sure why this is a struggle for Horse. There is no gain to be made in forcing the public and companies to adopt renewables (especially shit ones) via punitive measures, whilst also importing from countries that pollute big. It rewards polluters by off-shoring our economy to them.

China has done the opposite - used the cheapest, dirtiest fuels, widened its lead over Western economies (especially the British economy - in the 90s we actually used to manufacture solar panels), and is no using renewables in a considered way where it makes economical sense. Do they face a storm of invectice from us for taking that approach? Nope. Instead UK greenies like ours here coo and gush about the amazing strides they've made in 'emissions increases decelerating' like parents admiring a shit picture by their child.

We should do the same. Use fossil fules to power our economy, our technological growth, and our transition away from fossile fuels, in good time.

UK produced crude enters the international market. It would help the Exchequer in taxation terms but does not give us any greater self determination for our energy security. When the wind blows and the sun shines we generate good old British electricity for our own consumption. This is sovereign electricity.

UK oil is sold at the global price, and yes, helps increase the tax take and get us out of debt. Gas is priced locally.

Wind and Sun isn't sovereign, unless you mean the sovereign wealth funds of Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Norway and Spain.

Tice pitches that people should pay the minimum possible Tax, to cover up his own nefarious activities.

Whether they break the Law or not, Tax avoidance is as bad as Tax evasion in my eyes and always has been.

Tice may need to explain to his core vote the C and D categories who will rely more on public services than most, that by choice he will be destroying any concept of public services

That in part defines a reason why well off and wealthy do lean left and vote left. It is because we believe in equality of opportunity irrespective of what we were born in to, the polar opposite of the silver spoon brigade, but that wealth earned should be distributed via tax to the less well off, and inherited wealth should certainly be more equally distributed.

That does not allow the NEET state Boris, Truss and Sunak created however.

I will take to my grave my time spent in Sweden when Olaf Palme was in power, a high tax, world class public service system that rewarded enterprise and deliver hope and prosperity. A generation who glady contributed to the wonderful services provided by the State for the benefit of everyone.

Right now, I’m working out an (entirely lawful) plan to save my clients £130,000 Inheritance Tax. I see nothing wrong with that.

Neither do I and I see nothing wrong with what Tice did.

It’s legal.

If people don’t like it campaign to change the law and get it changed

Tice pitches that people should pay the minimum possible Tax, to cover up his own nefarious activities.

Whether they break the Law or not, Tax avoidance is as bad as Tax evasion in my eyes and always has been.

Tice may need to explain to his core vote the C and D categories who will rely more on public services than most, that by choice he will be destroying any concept of public services

That in part defines a reason why well off and wealthy do lean left and vote left. It is because we believe in equality of opportunity irrespective of what we were born in to, the polar opposite of the silver spoon brigade, but that wealth earned should be distributed via tax to the less well off, and inherited wealth should certainly be more equally distributed.

That does not allow the NEET state Boris, Truss and Sunak created however.

I will take to my grave my time spent in Sweden when Olaf Palme was in power, a high tax, world class public service system that rewarded enterprise and deliver hope and prosperity. A generation who glady contributed to the wonderful services provided by the State for the benefit of everyone.

Tax avoidance is legal.
Tax evasion is a crime.

Legal behaviour is not as bad as criminal behaviour and never has been.

If you don't want tax avoidance to happen, then change the law.

If taxes are complicated with exemptions then people will minimise tax by engaging in lawful avoidance, which is the system the politicians have created.

Flatter, simpler taxes without exemptions paid equitably by all are the way to go, but that requires simplifying our tax code.

Tice pitches that people should pay the minimum possible Tax, to cover up his own nefarious activities.

Whether they break the Law or not, Tax avoidance is as bad as Tax evasion in my eyes and always has been.

Tice may need to explain to his core vote the C and D categories who will rely more on public services than most, that by choice he will be destroying any concept of public services

That in part defines a reason why well off and wealthy do lean left and vote left. It is because we believe in equality of opportunity irrespective of what we were born in to, the polar opposite of the silver spoon brigade, but that wealth earned should be distributed via tax to the less well off, and inherited wealth should certainly be more equally distributed.

That does not allow the NEET state Boris, Truss and Sunak created however.

I will take to my grave my time spent in Sweden when Olaf Palme was in power, a high tax, world class public service system that rewarded enterprise and deliver hope and prosperity. A generation who glady contributed to the wonderful services provided by the State for the benefit of everyone.

Right now, I’m working out an (entirely lawful) plan to save my clients £130,000 Inheritance Tax. I see nothing wrong with that.