Joe Angus

Newcastle 📍

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

@Keir_Starmer All of a sudden we can decide who gets to enter Britain? Deport the third world rapists, conmen and sex pests before Kanye sodding West.

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

A political party’s manifesto should be legally binding. When voted into power, if the policies outlined in their manifesto are not implemented within an adequate timeframe, or deviation is attempted. An immediate general election should be invoked, allowing the public to better hold governments accountable.

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

Tax. We’ve all become so used to it, we forget how much we’re actually paying. It is relentless, even beyond death. And for what? If we had a semblance of functioning public services, I could maybe stomach it. But we don’t, so what are we actually paying all of this money for?

We are subject to Scandinavian levels of tax for third-world levels of competence - what a toilet deal.

Earn a salary. Income tax, a fifth gone before we’ve even started. National insurance, more on top of that. What for? A ‘world-class’ health service? The NHS? Ha. Good luck.

Even getting to work costs - taxes on buying a car, running a car, insuring a car. Vast amount of road tax. Is that being well spent? Unless you want potholes you can paddle in, the answer is no. A road network built for half the amount of cars. How’s that going? It takes twice as long to get anywhere. Fuel duty and tax on insurance - whack that on top too. Congestion charges, tolls, fines and more. It goes on and on and on.

Forget getting the train, that’ll cost twice as much and never runs on time - a season ticket into London costs thousands. Unaffordable. Yet the trains so often run empty? Maybe that system isn’t working…

VAT on anything that moves - getting taxed to buy products/services, from already taxed money.

Tax, tax, tax, tax, tax, tax. Then more tax.

Did you go to university? Your ‘loan’ isn’t loan, it’s a tax. Interest is so sharp, you’re just paying that off each month. Hundreds gone, to pay for a sociology degree a decade ago. Ouch. Why are we saddling our youngsters with so much debt, with so much interest on top of that? Madness.

Manage to put a few quid away to save? That gets taxed too - ISAs will be under attack in the budget. Profit made on successful investments, what happens? You guessed it. Tax.

Somehow you’ve scrabbled a deposit together for a property. Well done.

Paying half a million quid for a semi-detached? Not cheap. Stamp duty means you get slapped for thousands. Obviously first time buyer exemptions mean less and less as house prices soar.

You’re in the house. Great news. Or so you thought. Council tax. Going up seemingly by 5% every year. Thousands of pounds a year. For what? To collect the bins? Really? Don’t forget the extra costs to have your garden waste removed. Brilliant.

More insurance taxes, and of course VAT on any improvements you want to make. Bills soaring, with tax slapped onto every corner of it - green levies and the rest.

How depressing. Time for a pint.

Alcohol duty. Because of course. Why wouldn’t they throw extra tax on it? I’m not a smoker, but the same applies. Even holidays. Air passenger duty to put a few extra quid onto the price of a trip away. Just for good measure.

You’re limping on through. Maybe you decide that starting your own business is the way to go?

You get it up and running, starting to make a reasonable profit. Take a small salary - to pay for such luxuries as food and heating. As we know, that gets taxed.

Alongside the costs. National Insurance. Business rates. Fees and licences. It is endless.

What’s left after all that? A profit? Surely good news?

Bang. Corporation tax. A big slice gone. After that, we can enjoy a handsome profit. Right?

Nope. Dividend tax. With its brutal thresholds. What slivers you do take get taxed all over again when you want to actually buy something. Obviously.

And the final kick in teeth.

Inheritance tax.

After everything, somehow, you’ve managed to put a reasonable amount of money away. After all that tax, you’ve succeeded in building a financial legacy to pass to your children - your business, and your own savings.

Money you were taxed on the day you earned it, taxed when you saved it, taxed when you invested it, taxed to build your business. It gets taxed one final time. On both your personal savings, and also the value of your company.

Even after death, it continues.

What are we paying all this money for?

Are our schools world-class? Borders secure? Police visible? NHS efficient? Economy thriving? Roads operational?

No. No. No. No. No. No. NOTHING WORKS.

Britain has the highest tax burden in most of our lifetimes, yet the worst services many of us have ever seen. If everything worked perfectly, there could maybe be an argument for such suffocating levels of tax. But it doesn’t, and hasn’t for decades, so there isn’t.

When the taxpayers fail to fund this state monster of inefficiency and unaccountability, what do they do?

QE. Print money. Creating inflation, devaluing our earnings and our savings. Yet one more tax.

The people creating all of this, implementing all of this? £100k plus on the public sector, living in London. Comfortable salary, great pension, no job risk. Clueless about the real world.

Maybe, just maybe, the current approach isn’t working.

We need to urgently cut tax. Shrink government. Reward hard work.

You just can’t tax a nation into prosperity. It never has worked, and it never will work.

LEAVE OUR MONEY ALONE.

[Newcastle United @NUFC]

The BOSS. 🫶

[Don Keith @RealDonKeith]

British man perfectly conveys the problem with immigration in the UK.

[Aleksandra Huk @HukAleksandra]

So you’re telling me that:

- Income Tax
- National Insurance Contributions
- Corporation Tax
- Capital Gains Tax
- Council Tax
- Value Added Tax
- Excise Duty
- Fuel Duty
- Stamp Duty Land Tax
- Air Passenger Duty
- Insurance Premium Tax
- Green Taxes (Includes levies on energy bills or vehicle emissions, like road tax).
- Gambling Taxes
- Plastic Bag Charges
- Carbon Emissions Levy (embedded in energy costs for businesses and indirectly passed to consumers)
- Landfill Tax (paid by waste management companies but often reflected in local authority charges)
- Television Licence Fee
- Congestion Charges
- Soft Drinks Industry Levy

Isn’t enough to fund public schools, public services, roads, etc? They also have to apply a death tax and charge your kids on money you’ve already paid tax on? 🤡🌍

[Joe Angus @Joe__Angus]

@The_Forty_Four @michaeltrodd1

[Thomas Skinner ⚒ @iamtomskinner]

This morning I’ve just ordered 1500 heavy duty blankets to arrive next month that me & the boys will be handing out as it starts to get colder to the homeless on our streets & homeless shelters in London & surrounding areas. Me & my boys have done this every year for the last 4 years. Any shelters on here needing blankets from next month send me a DM. (Apologies in advance as I can’t reply to everyone) Also any companies on here wanna buy some more HD blankets they’re £11 each I could easily give out more and cover a larger area if you would like to help. Remeber it gets bloody freezing soon and think of the people who ain’t gonna be in a nice warm house. It’s sad that people get the wrong impression of people struggling with hard times and becoming homeless, Not everyone on the streets is because of drugs or addiction. If you can chip in and help out it would be massively appreciated. Happy Wednesday. Bosh❤️

[Joe Angus @Joe__Angus]

@ibzsmo3k @michaeltrodd1

[Joe Angus @Joe__Angus]

@PFA @ChelseaFC @michaeltrodd1

[Oli London @OliLondonTV]

How far the West has fallen.

Olympics 1992 vs 2024.

#Paris2024

[Joe Angus @Joe__Angus]

@DanAV___ @michaeltrodd1

[Joe Angus @Joe__Angus]

He put in probably one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen 😂

[Statman Dave @StatmanDave]

Declan Rice's game by numbers vs. Denmark:

100% dribbles completed
100% tackles win rate
91% pass accuracy
58 passes completed
4 clearances
3/3 tackles won

Solid display at DM. 🔋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Joe Angus @Joe__Angus]

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[Footy Accumulators @FootyAccums]

Total international goals:

Kane: 63
Klose: 71
Suarez: 68
Drogba: 65
Dzeko: 65
Zlatan: 62

Cristiano Ronaldo’s international goals since turning 30 years old: 78

Just incredible. 🤯

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Man in blue, "Thames Water on the verge of going bust.. The water industry is the perfect business model.. Their market is every home, every business.. Their customers are forced to use their company.. There's zero competition.. They're selling a product made up of 70% of the earth's surface.. If you cannot get that right, you should not be running a business" #BBCQT

[George Heaton @geoheaton]

Winners work to make it happen.
Losers hope for it to happen.

[Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt]

This is lovely ❤️

Dan Burn aims a BSL celebration towards the deaf fans wearing special sensory shirts for today's game! 🙌

[Joe Angus @Joe__Angus]

@JLA_FC @jmcginn7 @michaeltrodd1