Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister

[honeybee13]

Freeports are supposed to be up and running by the end of this year. But companies who might set up in the freeports and their advisers don't know the exact tax rules or where most of the freeports will be...

 

Freeports face delay due to ‘lack of tax detail’, experts say - CityAM

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Tax experts have warned that the opening of England's eight new freeports would likely be delayed because the government had...

 

[tobyjugg2]

Trainspotting people who cant dance

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

Quote of the day regarding arch Brexiter Tim Martins withered-poons beer and staff shortages

 

"Blimey, at this rate even Tim Martin's going to admit Tory Brexit's screwed up the country before Keir Starmer does."

- Daniel Grigg on twitter

 

Tim Martin apparently wants special visas for EU bottle washers and bar staff .... and EU lorry drivers, and EU students ... without whom his business seems to be failing ...

Edited September 3, 2021 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

That would be a turn up for the books, wouldn't it?

[honeybee13]

As if he hasn't done enough damage already, Demonic Cummings is writing in his [paywalled] blog about organising a political movement with the help of Silicon Valley billionaires.

 

This movement is to find a Republican candidate who can be chosen in preference to Trump and beat Biden in 2024. He says that it's possible for a small team, like the one he had in the UK, is able to take over a government.

 

He wants this person, if elected, to close down the Pentagon and replace it with 'ABC' and get rid of a lot of federal government. Unsuprisingly, he has no ideas of what to replace them with.

[honeybee13]

Talk on the street in some circles in London is that Johnson is in Somerset on his holiday that isn't a holiday to rest because he has Long Covid. There's been a rumour for a few months that he isn't particularly well.

[unclebulgaria67]

Boris does not look very well.

 

I thought recently he might have to stand down soon and be replaced.

[honeybee13]

That's quite worrying. Replaced by who though?

[unclebulgaria67]

Who would the Tory party accept as leader  ?

 

I think it would be a run off between Gove and Rishi Sunak.

[honeybee13]

I guess it could be, as anyone with any talent has already been sidelined or expelled from the pary.

[honeybee13]

Johnson wants to increase NI contributions to help pay for social care and the NHS. Gordon Brown added 1% to NI in April 2002, to raise £6bn for the NHS.

 

A lot of people don't agree with this and think it would be fairer to increase taxes so that retired people, who are more likely to benefit from this, also pay. An NI hike is going to affect younger people disproportionately.

 

‘Chaos’ in No 10 as Johnson finalises social care funding plan | Social care | The Guardian

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Growing backlash from cabinet ministers and MPs after leaks about plan for...

 

[tobyjugg2]

On 03/09/2021 at 06:44, honeybee13 said:

Freeports are supposed to be up and running by the end of this year. But companies who might set up in the freeports and their advisers don't know the exact tax rules or where most of the freeports will be...

 

Freeports face delay due to ‘lack of tax detail’, experts say - CityAM

WWW.CITYAM.COM

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Tax experts have warned that the opening of England's eight new freeports would likely be delayed because the government had...

 

 

The populists cant even sort out basic customs for 'sovereign' UK ports

and why bother with 'freeports' when the normal ones are in chaos and leak like a sieve

 

and all they need(ed) to do is actually have basic customs processes and labelling in place like any 'sovereign' nation

.. or simply agree not to fall back from existing standards with the EU - and in doing so do FAARRR less damage to UK business

 

It aint difficult, any half way competent developed nation could do it in far less than 5 years ...

Edited September 4, 2021 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

You don't read of any progress being made, do you? There are lorry parks in Kent, but have they hired border guards or built customs posts, etc?

 

I know the chief exec of Portsmouth port was complaining that they'd been given a fraction of the money they were promised to get ready for the new arrangements.

 

I wonder how long the EU will live with constant extensions of the time limit when nothing seems to be happening.

[tobyjugg2]

 

The Uk isnt applying rules (that they haven't implemented) to the EU are they - apart from hostile environment ... bacause 'hostile environment' is all they have implemented

... likely hoped that the EU would reciprocate allowing the UK cake and eat it by the back door

- but the EU did the work defined by the UK requirements of 'UK sovereignty from standards' even if the UK didn't

 

There seems to be hardly a week go by without the populists piling even more shame on our Nation.

Edited September 4, 2021 by tobyjugg2

[unclebulgaria67]

Income tax increase to pay towards care costs is fairer, provided some of this money is reserved, so it can used later on. 

 

Government should look at how to provide lower cost care. When a care home room costs £40000 per year average and staff are on minimum wage, there is someone making money from this. Should never let investment companies buy care home chains, as they are more interested in profit than care.

[honeybee13]

I agree about income tax being a fairer way to raise the money. Pensioners on low incomes aren't paying any anyway.

 

Agreed about venture capitalists as well. They could be the next to find they don't have enough staff. I read earlier that carers are leaving to go and work for Amazon and the like for more money. I think they're very undervalued. 

[tobyjugg2]

23 hours ago, honeybee13 said:

As if he hasn't done enough damage already, Demonic Cummings is writing in his [paywalled] blog about organising a political movement with the help of Silicon Valley billionaires.

 

 

This lifts the curtain slightly on the two main sets of players

 

Right wing capitalists - who seem to largely fund Johnson and (Murdock is a player in this IMO but there are far worse in the US - but Murdock revs up the noisy minorities)

Russia (who largely manage this as war) - who seem to be the ones spreading disinformation and support which helps Johnson, but who were more focused on Trump/US and Farage/european theatres

 

Then theres China ... and Turkey as the significant bit player.

[honeybee13]

Demonic has spoken to Steve Bannon in the past, hasn't he? I can see his influence in the wrecking concept.

 

Bannon was supported by the mega-rich pro-Brexit Mercers for a while, they've been linked with Trump, Farage and Cambridge Analytica.

 

Revealed: how US billionaire helped to back Brexit | Brexit | The Guardian

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Robert Mercer, who bankrolled Donald Trump, played key role with ‘sinister’ advice on using Facebook data

 

[brassnecked]

Johnson is a dead man walking like Biden, seen the dark circles around his eyes?

[honeybee13]

Bozo you mean?

[honeybee13]

Lord Frost is suggesting that the EU could affect relations with the UK if it doesn't do a substantial renegotiation of the NIP.

 

A comment I saw said that Frost is likely to do this on his own.

 

David Frost: Irish Sea row risks damaging UK-EU relations long term | Brexit | The Guardian

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Minister says government will not ‘sweep away’ NI Brexit protocol, but renews demands for major changes

 

[unclebulgaria67]

Lord Frost is obviously talking nonsense.  EU does not need the UK, but the UK really needs the EU. 

 

As a small island that still relies on financial services too much, UK can't start picking fights.  UK has trade negotiations going on and trust is very important.

[tobyjugg2]

Quote of the day:

"England has become a country where the pubs have no beer, farmers don't have anyone to pick their fruit, & even if they did there aren't enough lorry drivers to get it to the shops."

- Ian King - Sky news

 

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by tobyjugg2

[honeybee13]

Jonty Bloom has an article on the problems with the supply chain.

 

“The government has done little or nothing since the Brexit referendum to prepare for potential staff shortages.. It wasted 5 years.. seemingly terrified of admitting that Brexit is causing any problems at all, (it) is silent.”

 

Yes, Brexit really IS a big driver of our lorry crisis

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The UK’s supply chains face more problems every day. So why the denial over what helped cause this, and where is the strategy that will resolve it?

 

 

[unclebulgaria67]

Problem with labour shortages and training, is that central Government bark out orders from Westminster, as if they can solve long term issues simply by willing results to be achieved.

 

In regard to HGV driving courses, for unemployed or those on very low income, there have always been free or reduced rate courses available. But you need to have training capacity from many different providers in each area of the country. This takes time to arrange and requires a significant level of investment. 

 

So yes had Government injected billions in training schemes 5 years ago, we would not be having these issues. And also they should have looked to retain more foreign workers.