More people think the Labour Party is the party of low taxation than think that of the Conservative Party. If the Conservative Party isn’t the party of low taxation then what is it for? TSE
Yesterday’s Times reported that Boris Johnson is considering a cabinet reshuffle this month as Westminster is engulfed by rumours about demotions for some of his most senior ministers. In the middle of a pivotal week for the prime minister, ambitious Tories and career officials are convinced that a shake-up is imminent and could come as soon as [Thursday]. Publicly Downing Street has said that there are “no plans” for a reshuffle — stopping short of scotching speculation altogether — while…
It’s going to be a difficult day for government press officers this afternoon with the news that Geronimo the Alpaca, who was executed last week, didn’t have tuberculosis according to his supporters following his autopsy, DEFRA sources say Geronimo has TB like lesions then there’s Gavin Williamson’s jaw dropping blunder, confusing two black men, Marcus Rashford and Maro Itoje. I wish I could say that such a faux pas from the Frank Spencer tribute act comes as a surprise but…
“Levelling Up” should not be a meaningless catchphrase. If Levelling Up is to mean anything then surely it should mean that those currently without wealth can work hard, strive, take opportunities and earn money to provide for themselves and their family, and to in the words of the Prime Minister “keep more of their hard-earned money” as seen in the tweet above. Today’s tax rise on that “hard-earned money” via National Insurance is a slap in the face against the…
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The more the public see of Raab recently they appear to dislike him more. I suspect what most people will remember about Raab is his role in the ignominious withdrawal from Afghanistan and left many people who helped us at the mercy of the Taliban whilst he went and stayed on holiday. Ladbrokes have a market up on whether Raab wins or doesn’t win ANY seat at the next general election, the 2019 election saw his majority slashed from 23,298…
As someone who adores Shakespeare it has always been a source of glee that the winter of (our) discontent features so heavily in the lexicon of British political discourse. The winter of discontent was responsible for the most important post war inflexion point in this country’s politics, the premiership of Margaret Thatcher and eighteen years of Conservative rule. In late 1978 Labour led in the polls and Jim Callaghan was preferred to Margaret Thatcher on the best PM question then…
Today’s Times reports on a couple of polls, first of is a YouGov poll they commissioned which shows Two thirds of the public said they would support national insurance going up from 12 per cent to 13 per cent for the NHS and social care, YouGov found. Increasing national insurance would be more popular than putting up income tax, the poll suggests. Fifty-one per cent backed a 1p increase in income tax for increased health spending. I wonder if this is…