Politics

What will the next 4 years bring?

How to cut the pension bill, easy just kill off 4000 pensioners. This is a brilliant video which highlights the treachery of the labour government which I believe the BBC has now banned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQrvmY5s2mo

Labour's killing fields - what are your views?

Will the UK follow Syria by having mass graves for the 4000 pensioners the Labour government are possible going to freeze to death as Labours own research suggests.

Isn’t it time we listed hypothermia as a primary cause of death on death certificate so we can easily see how many pensioners the Labour government have killed. At the moment hypothermia is only considered as a secondary cause of death which makes it difficult to see how many pensioners have died from the cold. It has become very tiresome to hear Labour continually bleating on about they inherited a bad economy as a reason for killing pensioners while Keir Starmer is flying all over the world probably costing us millions.

It is easy to feel aggrieved by those in power, however, does it achieve anything? No. The reason it doesn’t is because only “action” achieves anything. When did we forget this? Why do we listen to those who disrespect us, make generic assumptions about our financial status and turn others against us to deflect from their disjointed policies? According to government figures we are a growing community and with that description we are deemed an ever increasing financial burden on our country. However, is that strictly true? Imagine, for a moment, we stopped listening to their interpretation and declared who we really are. We are becoming one of the larger voting voices and with that comes influence. We need to constructively get that knowledge out there so we get back our self respect and build a better future for all. We are not a burden we are able to contribute in a positive way and we are not here to be forgotten. Do you agree / disagree that we need “One Voice” to achieve equal rights with the rest of those who share our country?

Well the first cold snap since the winter fuel allowance was withdrawn, this could be a job creation scheme by keir and the labour government. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4rR-OsTNCg

What does everyone think/feel about yesterday's big news (Donald Trump convicted). I am neutral and just looking to see how others think/feel about this historical event. ~Angelina

All of Rachel Reeves' tax experts have repeatedly called for higher taxes Sir Edward has also called for higher capital gains tax (CGT) rates, and fewer reliefs. Although to be fair, that is one policy Conservative Party Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pursued himself, slashing the annual CGT exemption from £12,300 to £3,000 over the last two years. After competing to cut taxes over the last few decades, the UK's two main political parties are battling each other to see who can be most punitive. We saw that with Hunt's new non-doms tax. Or the income tax raid on pensioners. Sir Edward even told the pro-Labour Resolution Foundation think tank that it was a “complete disgrace” pensioners weren’t paying National Insurance. Chillingly, he added: “We are going to have to look at the more senior members of society” to pay more tax. It looks like pensioners could be singled out for a targeted tax raid. Labour will hope this plays well with younger voters, who tend to favour the party. Another Reeves appointee, Dame Margaret Hodge MP, has also called to extend National Insurance to pensioner incomes, but that wasn't enough. She was wants everyone to pay NI on their savings income, too. That would be a huge change and punish people who have done the right thing by putting money aside for their future. Another Labour panel member, Bill Dodwell, issued a report during his time as head of the Office of Tax Simplification calling for CGT rates to be hiked in line with income tax. Other members of Reeves' team seem to be equally tax happy. READ MORE: Starmer 'will have to raise taxes' None of these proposals are official Labour Party policy yet. We don't know what its tax policy will look like, because Reeves would rather not say. But these tweets and public pronouncements give us a terrifying insight into her thinking. All of these people were appointed by her. Tax cutters need not apply. We won't know for sure which taxes Labour will hike until after the election, if the win. But Labour will need to be aggressive to fund its spending programme at a time when the country is low on cash. If they set out their plans in full, they would scare the voters. Many are only considering switching their vote to Labour because they despise the Tories. They may change their minds when they see what Labour has in store for them.

I do not know how many of you are that we now have to pay income tax on our state pension! This is because the state pension is now higher than the level of the personal tax allowance. So there was little point in giving us the 10% increase as with council tax and cost of living living rises are no better off.