Torrin Wilkins
11.2K posts
@TorrinWilkins
Founder and Director of @CentreThinkTank
The Coalition brings together a broad alliance including @progbrit, @NEF, @Invest_Britain, @CentreThinkTank, @Cmmonwealth, @WomensBudgetGrp and @LucyAtkinson_ - all united in calling for a review of the OBR's brief.
The United Kingdom is coming back to Erasmus+ 🇪🇺🇬🇧 We have concluded negotiations for the United Kingdom’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027, making further steps in our renewed EU-UK Strategic Partnership. More ↓ link.europa.eu/vf3vJk
Is welfare spending ''out of control''? It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year. That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
"We can take huge amounts of government waste out" "I have another proposal... a wealth tax" Billionaire John Caudwell and Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy clash over how the government can raise money to fund SEND provisions. #Newsnight
Instead of fixing the £90bn Brexit black hole - the government is hitting you with record high stealth taxes. Ed said it best: We want to grow the economy, not tax the economy.
Exclusive: Rachel Reeves will hit more than 100,000 of Britain’s most expensive properties with a surcharge worth an average of £4,500 as she seeks to balance the books by increasing taxes on the wealthy The chancellor has pared back plans for the property tax, increasing the threshold at which it applies from £1.5 million to £2 million to ensure that the most expensive properties are affected Reeves plans to raise £400-£450 million from the levy, which will be collected through council tax bills. More expensive homes will pay significantly more The Treasury is expected to use the existing council tax system as the basis for the charge by revaluing 2.4 million of the most valuable properties across bands F, G and H The Times has been told that the Office for Budget Responsibility, the budget watchdog, has suggested that the plans could lead to a slowdown at the top of the housing market It highlighted the behavioural impact of the policy as there are concerns that fewer properties will be sold. A government source said that the impact on the housing market is expected to be minimal A Whitehall source said: “The OBR has factored in a behavioural response to this with a knock-on effect on the housing market. It has a wider impact.” Reeves was initially planning a broader version of the tax, which would have started at £1.5 million and hit 300,000 households. However, there were concerns that the move would affect people who are “asset rich and cash poor”, particularly in London, and the threshold has been raised thetimes.com/article/b43b76…
🚨 NEW: The Government is launching plans to “modernise the voting system” with several councils set to take part in a May trial - In-person voting could run across multiple days - Voting hubs may be placed in busy public spots like shopping centres - Mobile polling stations could be deployed at universities, care homes and community centres - Mobile stations could also operate in schools to make voting easier for 16 and 17 year olds - Voters may be able to use any polling station within their council area
