Anne Strickland

HMRC just released their latest alcohol and tobacco duty figures. The numbers are a damning indictment of the nanny state "sin tax" strategy. A thread 👇

Britain is rapidly becoming a two-tier society, where politicians and benefit claimants are protected from economic struggles while a shrinking class of working, productive taxpayers shoulder an increasingly heavy burden. @yarwoodwilliam explains

Our latest quango report highlights how UKHSA has not been the upgrade to Public Health England that taxpayers deserve, as it has been blighted by a litany of financial failures. They should be focused on their core national security missions. thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…

Onward's @CarolineElsom published a brilliant report looking at the Hidden Benefits Bill - the additional payments that claimants can receive because of their eligibility for their regular benefits But as well as all the top ups she identified, there are endless other discounts available, that only make moving off benefits ever less financially appealing Watch Caroline in conversation with the TPA's @strickia youtube.com/watch?v=4KrVDx…

Great stuff from @HowardCCox, who's fighting the good fight on behalf of motorists. If Reeves doesn't stop the fuel duty hike, a typical household in the UK will pay almost £40,000 in fuel duty over the course of a lifetime - a staggering burden.

Under Rachel Reeves' plans, you and your family will spend almost £40,000 on fuel duty over your lifetimes. And to pay for what? More benefits for those who don't work, and more cash for energy policies that drive up your bills. It's completely ridiculous.

Fuel duty has been the one area of tax which successive governments have been unable to touch. Tax thresholds have been frozen, business and agricultural property relief have been slashed, alcohol and tobacco duties have gone progressively higher, corporation tax has gone up But fuel duty? Frozen for 15 years Yet despite that, we still pay above average rates of fuel duty compared to EU member states And a typical household over its lifetime will end up paying £36,000 in fuel duty Remarkably, the chancellor is planning to undo some of that progress, sending the UK back up the leaderboard for fuel duty rates, and adding over £3,500 to a lifetime fuel duty bill for a typical household She must be stopped

NEW ANALYSIS: Households to face £40,000 lifetime fuel duty bill if September hike goes ahead. This is a punishing increase on people simply going to work, running a business, and doing the school run. The fuel duty hike needs to be stopped!

Great to see @the_tpa latest analysis on the front page of the @Daily_Express this morning. A typical household will end up paying almost £40k in fuel duty over the course of a lifetime if the chancellor’s planned fuel duty hike goes ahead. This hike needs to be stopped!

Interesting to see an official government department posting outright propaganda…

Pro-Islamic Republic charity received £450,000 from British taxpayers (Telegraph). The Islamic regime is abusing the charity system to advance its soft-power goals. Discussing this on @MartinDaubney’s show on GB News.

Excellent piece from @matthewsyed in The Times delivering some home truths about state intervention and so-called compassion. Politicians have sold, and voters have bought and demanded the snake oil of "buy now, pay later" policies, which have left us indebted and taxed up to the eyeballs. We at @the_tpa put forward a proposal to reduce the national debt to just 60% of Britain's GDP. Due to how high our debt is, the country would require a primary annual surplus of 2% (£59bn in today's money) for 25 years, and that's our slower scenario. This would require a political consensus and a level of economic discipline not seen in modern politics. And since our politicians are addicted to public spending, borrowing and promising voters freebies and help, this is very unlikely to happen, no matter how much it needs to. Compassion is not leaving your country on the brink of a sovereign debt crisis and with a record high tax burden - it's economic suicide.

🧵 NEW: Britain has one of the world's harshest inheritance taxes - and it's far worse than headline comparisons suggest. The UK has the 5th highest inheritance tax in the OECD when measured on what parents can actually leave their children. Half charge nothing at all... 👇

@RachelReevesMP @CMAgovUK Rachel, unjustifiable hikes in tax on fuel should not be tolerated. Yet you're planning to hikes taxes on fuel by over 8p per litre. That's the combination of 5p more in fuel duty, an uprating for RPI of at least 3% which will add another 1.74p per litre & VAT on top of that.

Nice, but this is better

🚨Reeves refuses to rule out fuel duty hike U-turn @JohnGlenUK asks Reeves at the Treasury Committee if she'll rule out reversing the fuel duty hike - she replies that 'all taxes are kept under review'. Write to your MP to keep the pressure up and tell them to stop the hike!

"We are not increasing it", and then going on to say that it will be increased in September is a wonderful example of two-tier thinking from Two Tier Keir, where an increase in 6 months isn't somehow an increase. We're run by morons who believe their own rubbish.

londonmaxxing is when you find little gems like this

Researcher @strickia joined @iancollinsuk on @TalkTV to discuss whether MPs deserve a 5% pay rise.

What’s going wrong with the extension of equality laws? As a new Civitas report reveals, draft proposals end up: 👉Confusing discrimination with disparity 👉Reducing growth and harming the poorest in society 👉Costing taxpayers billions Author @DanielDieppe argues, the current proposals should not progress any further⬇️