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@Shambles151 @ricmontg Was already green

Has Sir Keir Starmer's 'migrant bashing' speech - made you more - or less likely - to vote for a candidate from his Party? Please RT after voting - thank you.

Can't afford net zero? More like cannot afford not to.

So what are Reform policies and where is the challenge?

@rob_robkay @AbroadInJapan I think you'll recall that Scotland was dragged out of the EU also, and against its voters' will.

I hope that Scottish voters have the sense to reject reform

@AbroadInJapan @ahmerwadee English politics

1. Spend 20 years convincing the UK to leave its biggest export market. 2.Succeed. 3. UK economy loses £100 billion annually 4. Come back 10yrs later, point out the wrecked economy & road potholes. 5. Voters go "Yeah!" 6. Win elections. British politics is a black comedy.

Question for Scots in 2926 do you want to be part of a union with Garage as prime minister?

Two-thirds of Reform’s donations in 2024 came from (multi)millionaires. More than half were from people with homes in low-tax jurisdictions or with offshore business interests. Some 40% came from climate change deniers or investors in fossil fuels. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/69620…

Does supreme court ruling mean s former woman who now has a penis can go into female toilet ?

EU and UK should drain USA uni talent.

🔴The Sheer Scale of the COVID ‘VIP Lane’ PPE Scandal Has Still Not Been Revealed Five Years On New evidence published by the COVID Inquiry suggests that at least 20 more politically-connected suppliers received contracts worth £1 billion bylinetimes.com/2025/04/16/cov…

Surely the answer is not electric cars but many fewer cars. Crazy that there are so many and most oarked most of the time.

@DanielPriestley And whilst at it how about a tax on buying and selling shares. There should be exemption if commit to 5 years, more investment less gambling.

To those advocating for a wealth tax. These are the key questions you must answer ... - who determines how much wealth an individual has? If I own a company, is the value based on an independent valuation by an auditor/accountant? For intangible assets that are unique (data, software, etc) what value metrics will be used? - Is it based on the average value for the year or is it based on the value on a given day? For example if I own shares that dropped in value throughout the year, what date is the value deemed taxable? - When a UK business licenses IP from a non-UK company such as data, patents, registered marks, is that deemed to be part of the wealth of the local licensee? - If a business in the UK is loss making or pre-revenue but deemed to be of value by investors based on it's long term forecast, will it's value be calculated now at the point of investment or prorated based on the multi-year forecast? - How will we arbitrate disagreements in valuation? If a large auditor deems a company to be of lower value than an investor, whose value is correct? - If an employee holds unexercised options in a foreign company, and they are theoretically valuable if exercised are those options deemed to be of value in this tax year? - If a foreign company owns UK assets, are they subject to wealth taxes? - If the owner of a company holds shares through a trust or holding company that has a portfolio of assets that perform differently, how will you determine the beneficial ownership amount for the individual tax payers associated with that structure? - If a person owns a minority stake in a company but is not on the board and has no controlling interest and the company is illiquid, what value do you put on this minority stake? - If a Limited Partner in a fund agrees to a lock up period, what is their stake in that fund worth this year given that no amount is achievable in reality? - If an influencer has 1M subscribers on social media and is earning £1M per year passively from content, are they deemed to be using a valuable asset to achieve these passive returns or is this just income? - How do we value music catalogues? If an expert put a theoretical value on Ed Sheeran's publishing rights, does that trigger an additional wealth tax? Now if all of that seems unworkable, you'd be right. None of these questions have clear answers. These aren't edge cases; if you look at the wealthiest people in the UK, these are the types of questions you'd need to answer. And ultimately the answers to these questions would be so confusing and contentious that no one in their right mind would want to deal with the UK tax system. This is also why wealth taxes get rolled back almost every time.

@DanielPriestley I think Wealth Tax is the wrong term, surely it is Income derived from assets that should be taxed at same rate as from employment and also subject to NI as well?

Heathrow Russian Sabotage?

St. Patrick’s Day around the world is a day rooted in community, humanity, friendship and fellowship. Conor McGregor’s remarks are wrong, and do not reflect the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, or the views of the people of Ireland.

@brexit_sham The loss of some pocket change won’t worry him. These people need to go to prison. They’ll not like it.

@Steven_Swinford Maybe have an English parliament and shrink central UK dept health? Symmetry

Wes Streeting has written to all Department of Health staff acknowledging that the abolition of NHS England will be challenging He says it doesn't make sense 'to have two organisations fulfilling the same functions'. 'The fragmented system is holding us all back from fulfilling our collective potential and delivering the change our NHS and care services need' 'Today’s announcement is about directing more resources to the frontline, and giving the Department and NHS England the clear direction and focus they need to drive real change. 'I know this will be a challenging time, but I also believe it is an opportunity to build something stronger - an organisation more focused, more effective, and better placed to transform our care services and our NHS, so it can once again deliver the timely, quality care that patients deserve'

🔴NEW Cabinet Office Misled the Public Over Michael Gove’s Involvement with VIP Lane’s Biggest Winner Unispace Global's £679m PPE deals “came through” Cabinet Minister Michael Gove – contradicting Govt claims of no involvement, reports @RussellScott1 bylinetimes.com/2025/03/10/cab…

@msm_monitor @Scunnert2 Current situation is more reason to ditch and spend the billions on conventional

We aren't surprised to learn that one of the so-called 'senior' SNP figures calling for the party to ditch its stance on Trident is Stewart McDonald. Senior figure? The man's an insignificant attention seeker.