Poor old Ming.
Beware the ides of October - Lying there, in a figurative pool of blood, whilst his good friends Simon and Vince announce his resignation for him. It’s not so much Ming that was merciless - more the Fib Dems.
If Ming hasn’t said it, someone ought to tell the ones with the knives: "You too my son, will have a taste of power"
Monday, 15 October 2007
New stealth tax on Pub quizzes & soccer teams
Gordon Broom Breeks appears particularly have it in for pub goers and has unleashed his stealthiest stealth tax yet. A tax so stealthy it makes a mouse tiptoeing in rubber soled shoes sound like a cart horse tap-dancing on a wooden floor.
Before he left the treasury old Broon Breeks put together new tax guidelines for a review of business premises. He carefully avoided the normal practice of putting it on line so people could see what he was up to. It only found it’s way into the House of Commons library after questions from MPs.
What were these secret changes? He has ordered inspectors to watch out for things like TVs, quiz nights and quiz, pool, darts, or football teams. They are to use them to hike the rateable value of the premises, drive up the rates for such pubs by hundreds of pounds.
That is likely to have one of two possible effects. Either the cost will be passed on to the customers, or the facility may be withdrawn.
Yet again Broon’s hand in your pocket.
Domestic council tax bills have already risen at double the rate of inflation since Nu-Lab came to power.
There have been concerns that an equivalent review of people's homes the Government have planned is very likely see council tax bills rocket.
Based on this example of sly practice on non domestic local taxation it is a virtual racing certainty that they will…
Before he left the treasury old Broon Breeks put together new tax guidelines for a review of business premises. He carefully avoided the normal practice of putting it on line so people could see what he was up to. It only found it’s way into the House of Commons library after questions from MPs.
What were these secret changes? He has ordered inspectors to watch out for things like TVs, quiz nights and quiz, pool, darts, or football teams. They are to use them to hike the rateable value of the premises, drive up the rates for such pubs by hundreds of pounds.
That is likely to have one of two possible effects. Either the cost will be passed on to the customers, or the facility may be withdrawn.
Yet again Broon’s hand in your pocket.
Domestic council tax bills have already risen at double the rate of inflation since Nu-Lab came to power.
There have been concerns that an equivalent review of people's homes the Government have planned is very likely see council tax bills rocket.
Based on this example of sly practice on non domestic local taxation it is a virtual racing certainty that they will…
Noted public figure notices that the UK Government does not deliver on it’s promises.
You would think that a seasoned pressure group campaigner would be a little less naive.
Sir Jonathon Porritt, a leading environmentalist, is complaining that ‘soaring’ speeches made by Gordon Broon Breeks, at the Nu-Lab party conference, about making the UK a global leader in fighting alleged anthropocentric Global Warming; "make Britain a world leader in tackling climate change", were not backed up by action.
Hello! Exactly what else was he expecting? This is a man who will not even honour his party’s manifesto pledges. This is a party that was promising to ‘save’ the NHS over a decade ago. That spoke of instant fines for antisocial behaviour where the police were going to march offenders to the nearest cash point – Yeah right.
That is exactly what this party does – make ‘soaring’ speeches and memorable sound bites.
Sir Jonathon should do the decent thing , not call them on it and let it get forgotten and buried, like previous ‘soaring’ speeches, under other, newer, ‘soaring’ speeches promising the earth. Just like the electorate is expected to do…
Sir Jonathon Porritt, a leading environmentalist, is complaining that ‘soaring’ speeches made by Gordon Broon Breeks, at the Nu-Lab party conference, about making the UK a global leader in fighting alleged anthropocentric Global Warming; "make Britain a world leader in tackling climate change", were not backed up by action.
Hello! Exactly what else was he expecting? This is a man who will not even honour his party’s manifesto pledges. This is a party that was promising to ‘save’ the NHS over a decade ago. That spoke of instant fines for antisocial behaviour where the police were going to march offenders to the nearest cash point – Yeah right.
That is exactly what this party does – make ‘soaring’ speeches and memorable sound bites.
Sir Jonathon should do the decent thing , not call them on it and let it get forgotten and buried, like previous ‘soaring’ speeches, under other, newer, ‘soaring’ speeches promising the earth. Just like the electorate is expected to do…
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