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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Some sensible points in there but mostly focuses on tackling the symptoms and avoids mentioning the causes that are behind the need to raise taxes - Ukraine War and the need to re-arm, the hike in energy prices due to Trump/Netanyahu, ageing population, growth in adult social car burden and the reduction in GDP when we left the EU.

I think the tax burden needs to be shifted away from taxing employers as that makes Britain less competitive but with an honest penny or two placed on income tax. I get that would be unpopular so would need presenting as a UK security tax top-up or something.

And Trump's USA is not a stable country to bet your economic growth on or your defence either. Because Trump himself is fundamentally unstable. The UK is a world leader alongside France in diplomacy (thanks to their colonial past) and has one of the best relationships with the USA that any country enjoys. But even that's not great.

On the taxes point, there is need to raise more money for the investment programme (not welfare). This should be done through the front door and taxes transferred from stealth to direct as part of the investment method.