KZNSeagull
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Second biggest tax raising budget ever apparently, just behind Norman Lamont's in 1992/3(?)
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[Other Sport] *** 2024 Autumn Budget Official Thread ***
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hart's shirt
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You're quite right. It would no doubt have been political naivety.
But I don't mind temporarily being on the wrong side of politics to be on the right side of morality. (It matters more and tends to last longer.)
Nope - I'd had a couple of interviews with both of them them and they both said they wanted proceed but when the rumours about ENIC started to become much louder they both said they wanted to pause recruitment until after finding out what the budget would bring. They both have now stated they won't be hiring anyone into the roles.So you were interviewed and didn't get the job? But they would have given you a job if the budget had been different?
Without wishing to cast nursturshams, that's easy for them to say.
lost in london
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I see Paul Johnson has come out and said the extra SDLT on second home owners is likely to impact renters. Fair point.
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It was extremely political and bumptious — unless we’re using different thesauruses. And partisan. Gimmicky? Mmm, no, not really. Fair enough. Though I’d add in snide to balance that one out. Not sure what flashy means here so we can leave that one on account.
Hopefully this clearly delivered and fairly decent budget will help push this lot of whinging westminster-haters further towards the door in Scotland at next year's elections.......(but maybe he's just talking about football.....)
Nigella's Cream Pie
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Strange that I can't see anything about any change on pension beneficiaries' paying income tax on what they take; if unchanged that would be double taxation.
Public sector DB pensions not affected of course.
Machiavelli
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It might not have been flashy, gimmicky and bumptious, but it was partisan and political. There aren't neutral answers to these issues, and RR has bet that investment will revive the long-slumbering economy. We'll see if it does (I suspect it will, but I'm not nostradamus).
Nope, only when you both die.
KZNSeagull
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Good news that they have confirmed the funding for Crown Works Studios as that will be an option for youngest when he finishes uni. Only downside is it is in Sunderland, but you can't have everything I suppose.
I hope you are right re slumbering economy ,’cos growth is essential.
Fingers crossed for everybody in this country.
Weststander
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The Lib Dems ... a swathe of their seats were Brexit strongholds e.g. west country rural. Imho they were mindful of that too at the GE.
I still think an overtly pro EU entry party, one of the main three, would thrive.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
At the next election, yes. By then even the most steadfast Brexiteers will have come to the realisation that we're better IN
Sunak accusing Labour of breaking election promises 
Really takes a huge amount of brass neck to come up with that one.
David Cameron “we have absolutely no plans to raise VAT”
They raised it from 17.5% to 20%
David Cameron “I wouldn’t change child benefit, I wouldn’t means test it”
They means tested it.
David Cameron “We have no plans to scrap the educational maintenance allowance”
They scrapped it.
George Osbourne “we will reduce the deficit and get debt under control”
They didn’t.
Boris Johnson “we will build 300k homes a year”
They didn’t.
Boris Johnson “we will end rough sleeping”
They didn’t.
Theresa May “we will ban no-fault evictions”
They didn’t.
Theresa May “we will ban conversion therapy”
They didn’t.
Boris Johnson “we will not raise income tax, VAT or National insurance”
They did, to the highest levels in 70 years.
Boris Johnson “we will build 40 new hospitals”
They didn’t.
Rishi Sunak “we will cut NHS waiting lists”
They didn’t.
David Cameron “we will end child poverty”
They didn’t. In 2021/2022 1 in 3 children in the UK lived in poverty.
Really takes a huge amount of brass neck to come up with that one.
David Cameron “we have absolutely no plans to raise VAT”
They raised it from 17.5% to 20%
David Cameron “I wouldn’t change child benefit, I wouldn’t means test it”
They means tested it.
David Cameron “We have no plans to scrap the educational maintenance allowance”
They scrapped it.
George Osbourne “we will reduce the deficit and get debt under control”
They didn’t.
Boris Johnson “we will build 300k homes a year”
They didn’t.
Boris Johnson “we will end rough sleeping”
They didn’t.
Theresa May “we will ban no-fault evictions”
They didn’t.
Theresa May “we will ban conversion therapy”
They didn’t.
Boris Johnson “we will not raise income tax, VAT or National insurance”
They did, to the highest levels in 70 years.
Boris Johnson “we will build 40 new hospitals”
They didn’t.
Rishi Sunak “we will cut NHS waiting lists”
They didn’t.
David Cameron “we will end child poverty”
They didn’t. In 2021/2022 1 in 3 children in the UK lived in poverty.
Really? How kind of you to make up my mind for me. We were talking about this in the pub a couple of weeks ago. Not one person had changed their mind. All voted leave & all would do again. Then again I drink pints of lager in pubs & not skinny latte's in Starbucks. I guess its the circles you mix in. If you live in a bubble with people who all think the same as you (as I freely admit I do) you might think everyone think everyone has the same opinion.
Weststander
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As a consistent 'EU person', obviously I hope so. The media/sensible commentators often talk about one day in the far off future perhaps a Norway style agreement. Quite possibly no full EU entry in our lifetimes.
I still can't quite believe we left, genuinely.
I drink pints in pubs and I think Brexit was national suicide.
Weststander
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There's truth in that. In past nsc chats, other Remainers mention never having knowingly met a Brexiteer.
Through my work I meet a load of people, I hear varied points of views.
I occasionally buy coffee in Wetherspoons. Make of that what you will.
