Watch your back Liz....

As I said, Sliced, Diced and oot the door by Christmas.

The last government left such a mess that it will take years to clear up, if they want to.

looks as though scrapping the 45p tax band is going to be dropped. I suppose in the present climate it was bound to be unpopular, an unpopularity gleefully leapt on by the Left, Truss own critics and Remainers generally
Mike

I doubt if the extra 5% makes very much difference to the exchequer or to the people so relieved. But it makes no difference to me either.

It would be preferably in my humble opinion to raise the personal allowance a bit, if the chancellor has money to give away, which he hasn't.

Setting high rates of personal taxation encourages avoidance and evasion. The more money you have the easier it is to do that. Only those on PAYE get caught by these taxes.

Absolutely. At least I can cheer myself up a little bit. The mayor of greater London won't benefit from the tax cut if they don't proceed with it.

His ten deputy mayors wouldn't have benefited at least not on their astronomical salary but maybe on other income.

Quote from: Ashy on October 03, 2022, 09:19:34 AMThe last government left such a mess that it will take years to clear up, if they want to.

Very true.  C, M and J have undoubtedly left a mess for Truss to sort out.
I have read several comments (elsewhere) that it is likely that Truss will not receive the support from her colleagues that we would expect and may well be out before the next GE.
I've also read suggestions that JRM could take over and, hopefully, restore some confidence in the party.
I find it difficult to understand why so many of her colleagues are failing to support Truss.  After all, if the Conservatives are out in 2024, many of them will also be out of a job.  Mind you, many of those people in Westminster seem not to be the sharpest tools in the box.

What do you call a roomfull of stupid people?

Answer: A political selection committee.

Good to see you posting again JBR. I was thinking we may have lost you.

Quote from: klondike on October 03, 2022, 01:53:10 PMGood to see you posting again JBR. I was thinking we may have lost you.

Thank you.  As I said elsewhere (perhaps a different forum!), I have been away at Her Majesty's Pleasure (HM being Marge), namely in Switzerland.

Hope you enjoyed the break.

Switzerland ooooh lucky boy ! 

Skullduggery going on to bring in Sunak as PM but some rules need to be changed.  I guess "they" were pretty sure Sunak would win the contest, he didn't, so it's dummies out and let's do everything we can to overturn the contest result.  Bit like the Brexit result ! Poor Liz.

If I were her I'd spite the bloody lot of them by calling a snap election which is the PMs prerogative. The nuclear option.

Quote from: Alex on October 03, 2022, 05:23:22 PMSwitzerland ooooh lucky boy ! 

Skullduggery going on to bring in Sunak as PM but some rules need to be changed.  I guess "they" were pretty sure Sunak would win the contest, he didn't, so it's dummies out and let's do everything we can to overturn the contest result.  Bit like the Brexit result ! Poor Liz.

Oh not again!  The Conservatives falling out among themselves.
It would teach them a lesson if Labour got in next.  Sadly, though, we'd all suffer.