Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35404154)

Milband's response to the budget was the strongest I have seen him yet since taking leadership of the party. Asking the front bench how many of them would benefit from the top-rate tax cute was good tv as well his comment, directed at the Prime Minster, that he could now afford his own horse.

Shame he is utterly ineffective the rest of the time. His failure to capitalise in any way whatsoever on the government's unpopularity, the slower than expected recovery and dalliance with another recession and the Lib Dem support utterly deserting them in mind boggling. If they can't capitalise now, at the presumed height of the current governments troubles, then they really are screwed in the general election.

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35414539)

If you were in power we would be in serious trouble and i predict a quick assassination of the person in power ;)

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Well i am sure it will not be long before your away again ;)

Originally Posted by mertle (Post 35404400)

One things Osbourne should considered before dropping 50% who these people where. I bet lot prem footballers laughing at payrise wont put into businesses.

Film stars, pop stars how many these was bank bosses, council bosses. Ours earns above this threshold he just been given nice payrise by the move. All these wont re-invest as they dont own businesses.

How many these 50% earners are actually business people who in position to re-invest.

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35404159)

Sadly, this is all the Tory party is all about, he has helped the rich, but not the poor worker on the street, or the OAP's.

Smokers and beer has been hit, The Tories are not stupid, they will hit what makes them money, It won't effect anyone who is earning 100.000's a year, its just peanuts, people that buy houses that are worth millions.

What they should have done was to reduce fuel duty to help those who run haulage companies, people that need there cars for work etc. They should have given OAPs decent pensions to live on.

It makes me laugh on tv just now, Cameron has said that he has frozen his wages for this party, but l forgot his wages must be six figures, plus gets expenses, free perks, and goes on two months hold in the summer, with bodyguards paid by the taxman.

What about the poor worker. What he could have done is most of British Lorry drivers drive products that we use on the road, he could have helped them.

Most foriegn drivers that bring products from abroad should pay tax when they arrive in this country as they are on BRITISH SOIL.

Originally Posted by Chrysalis (Post 35404574)

But we already have a low corporation tax.

Australia 30%
Germany 30%
Denmark 25%
France 33%
India 33% (and massive growth)
Japan 40%
New Zealand 28%
Norway 28%

most of the countries with lower rates are ones with higher crimes, more social disorder etc. are we competing against the likes of afghanistan?

Big corp companies are not job creators, small firms are.

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35404580)

what's wrong with the fourth most attractive country in terms of corporate tax ?.I notice you have tried to justify high corporate tax because India has "massive growth" ,India has some of the lowest wages in the world which more than of sets the high tax

Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35405378)

So the millions of the poorest in society that now won't be paying income tax and the general reduction in income tax for lower and middle classes obviously passed your blinkers by.

Those same blinkers that conveniently forgot about GB's removal of the 10% rate when Labour clobbered the poorest.

Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 35414528)

So am I. I pay £42.50 every 5 weeks to Trev :)

How many grams is the £6.50?

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35414537)

It seemed like only yesterday :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35414559)

You realise that we have loads more of this twoddle to come, as he catches up with a fortnights posts :(

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35414585)

Dont remind me please, At least we know his next holiday will be longer

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35414585)

Dont remind me please, At least we know his next holiday will be longer

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35414954)

I was not on hloiday, I was suspended :(