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Re: The Chancer of the Exchequer – politicalbetting.com
Our public services are broken.If that was the case then why is the government retaining the 5p temporary fuel duty cut which costs 10x more than removing the exemption will raise. If you believe this then I've got a bridge you might be interested in.
The Government is asking rich estates and the most valuable farms to pay their fair share.
Small family farms will not be affected. Only about 500 estates a year will pay more under the new scheme than they do today.
https://x.com/SteveReedMP/status/1858613805737296378
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Re: The Chancer of the Exchequer – politicalbetting.com
I hope Europe is in a position to cope in case of a cold winter. We've been lucky to have had two mild ones in a row.Thank goodness the new Labour government has kept winter fuel allowance for pensioners who might otherwise freeze in the winter cold snap...oh wait
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Re: The Chancer of the Exchequer – politicalbetting.com
The White Walkers cannot be far behind...I have had the log burner roaring away at full throttle this evening.First snow of the winter.Snowing hard just to the east of you in Lincolnshire as well. Got a good fire going tonight.
600ft elevation. Notts.
Winter is here.
Re: The Chancer of the Exchequer – politicalbetting.com
I have had the log burner roaring away at full throttle this evening.First snow of the winter.Snowing hard just to the east of you in Lincolnshire as well. Got a good fire going tonight.
600ft elevation. Notts.
Winter is here.
Re: The Chancer of the Exchequer – politicalbetting.com
I'm not even bothered about jailing them - just remove all their pensions...FOUR??!!! I could name 44 without trying too hard or scratching below the surface.Post Office Horizon Scandal: Four suspects identified by policeJust below that
Offences being considered by police against individuals include perjury and perverting the course of justice, sources tell Sky News.
https://news.sky.com/story/post-office-horizon-scandal-four-suspects-identified-by-police-13256357
“It is not expected, however, that any charges will be brought before 2027/28, and that time frame could be extended.”
You start with the Investigation Team - do all the heads and some of the more outlandish investigators. Then you do all the heads of legal, IT, and HR. You certainly do all the CEOs and Chairpeople. Gareth Jenkins is a slam dunk - he has virtually confessed - and Vennells of course.
The number implicated probably exceeds a thousand but I'd settle for 44. I suspect however that if Sporting Index were offering a spread on the market the opening price would be about 4-6, and it won't be settled while I am alive, if ever.
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Re: The Chancer of the Exchequer – politicalbetting.com
Our public services are broken.No idea how he comes to that conclusion given that about 70% of all farms will fall under the rules as they are worth more than £1 million. Of course perhaps he is thinking that farming will be so badly damaged that few will be worth that much in a few years.
The Government is asking rich estates and the most valuable farms to pay their fair share.
Small family farms will not be affected. Only about 500 estates a year will pay more under the new scheme than they do today.
https://x.com/SteveReedMP/status/1858613805737296378
Re: The Chancer of the Exchequer – politicalbetting.com
Indeed. I think the addition of grandfathering would have made this an entirely different matter. It would still have caught Clarkson of course so he would still moan but the generational farmers would have been safe.It would be interesting to see the figures if the withdrawal of relief only applied to property bought within the last 10 or 15 years. That sort of grandfathering could have avoided most of the controversy. The trouble is it would then be perceived as unfair vis a vis BPR.Our public services are broken.That has been debunked on the basis of DEFRA's own figures, which show about 2/3rds of all farms affected.
The Government is asking rich estates and the most valuable farms to pay their fair share.
Small family farms will not be affected. Only about 500 estates a year will pay more under the new scheme than they do today.
https://x.com/SteveReedMP/status/1858613805737296378
Also interesting to see what it does to behaviour. Farmers really don’t like to retire - they tend to keep hold of the farm and work it until they’re too frail to go on. I know the neighbour to my vineyard is still waiting for his uncle to hand over the family farm, and that’s also holding back innovation - he tends to veto any newfangled ideas. Will we see more lifetime transfers?
Re: The Chancer of the Exchequer – politicalbetting.com
How come it's snowing?First snow of theCorrected for you. It ain’t winter yet…winter.autumn
600ft elevation. Notts.
the climate emergency (is this one still current?)
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Re: The Chancer of the Exchequer – politicalbetting.com
I hope Europe is in a position to cope in case of a cold winter. We've been lucky to have had two mild ones in a row.
Re: The Chancer of the Exchequer – politicalbetting.com
I hope Europe is in a position to cope in case of a cold winter. We've been lucky to have had two mild ones in a row.Storage is about 95% right now, which is a little bit above the five year average but not as good as last year. That said, in the last two winters, Europe hasn't even half emptied its storage, so there's a *lot* of redundancy in there, especially considering that there's quite a lot more LNG around than previously.
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