Put another way, scrapping 5% VAT on domestic electricity bills cutting prices by 4.76% will knock about £10 a year off the standing charge and about 1.25p off each unit of electricity used. Boiling a kettle 3x a day for a year may save users maybe £3.64 a year (probably less)
Hunt: "We've grown much wealthier as a country since the 80s"
1970s Britain owned its utilities, millions of council houses, had a huge oil/gas reserve & a national debt of £80bn. Now? No assets & £2.9tn national debt
We havent got richer. Jeremy & his mates have at our expense
I remember years ago around the time of the 2008 financial crash when the big buzz-words were "fiscal rectitude" a comedian very cleverly calling it "rectal fistitude".
The "fiscal rules" are a made-up concept.
National security must include the security of the people having the ability to live happily and at ease with life.
Austerity-lite causes real harm.
Dump these pretend rules.
No Rachel, you are not leaving the UK economy stronger, healthier. No Keir, you are not leaving Britain in a better state than you found it. There is a reason you were booted out by your own party: Together, you did enormous harm to Britain's social fabric & ethos. Good night! https://t.co/1xBgxXuITN
My mum was lucky, called in after doing this test as they found blood. They removed polyps, which were found to be pre cancerous. She still gets screened and everything is ok. I got my first test a few months ago, all fine and I'd rather know everything is ok.
"City relieved" = Burnham's government won't challenge the power of the bankers, or tax their wealth.
Who is choosing our politicians - the people or the banking sector?
Pat McFadden received £40,000 in public money to rent a constituency house next door to a property he owned, because he could no longer claim mortgage interest on his expenses. He then rented his own house out for MORE than his rental costs.
This was "within the rules".
⚠️What does BlackRock own in Scotland?
Because the answer is more than most people realise.
Start with ports.
BlackRock holds a 30% stake in Peel Ports, which operates Scotland's west coast infrastructure through Clydeport, King George V Dock in Glasgow, Greenock Ocean Terminal, Hunterston, and Ardrossan. Scottish ports, American shareholders.
PIP was specifically designed to include mental health conditions
It works, more people are properly being diagnosed with ADHD/AUTISM/ANXIETY (partly due to Covid) & @patmcfaddenmp doesn’t like it
Just admit it @UKLabour You don’t care if Disabled people don’t survive.
Isn't it odd how they never reform the banking system, Ministerial system, the House of Lords, or their own wages, which they add to every single year with a generous pay rise, whilst the rest of us stagnate? Even the mainstream media needs an overhaul.
UK income tax personal allowance frozen at £12570 since 2021.
If increased in line with inflation, it would be £16048 for 2026/27.
Someone earning £17,000 will pay extra £696 in income tax, 278 in national insurance.
All because govts appease the rich.
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As was pointed out to me on my LBC show last night, this is grossly misleading and really poor journalism. It implies that 100,000 people are out of work because of ADHD when in reality many of them- possibly most of them - will be working. PIP is awarded regardless of someone’s work status and is based on how much their condition affects their lives. None of which is reflected in this front page story. Really shoddy journalism.
Press & politicians keep saying theres been a huge rise in claims of ADHD / depression / anxiety as a "main condition" for PIP, but that's not how the form works? You don't claim a main condition; you just list them all.
Again, something they're hoping the public doesn't know.
The economy is so bad that even charity shops have started to close down! Thought I'd have a quick look around them for a wee treat and 3 shops have gone!