(1432) Brief look at some items. Afternoon all. Storm … seems to have largely avoided here, being on the leeside of a hill … certain some, a bit of rain, more rain coming. (1454)
15. The govt art of forever getting it wrong
14. That list
13. A curiosity
In amongst the constant spamming here, this one appeared … not an author I recognise but have saved a screenshot … thought the url might be interesting if I can find a secure way to access … suggest you don’t yet until I find out and I’m certainly not typing it in.
12. Taxpayers Alliance
“Labour’s top brass seem to have been taken aback by the public fury that has been unleashed by Rachel Reeves’ changes to inheritance tax. As a reminder, she’s had the brilliant idea to slap inheritance tax on family farms and businesses passed down to the next generation, meaning massive tax bills that will force many to sell up and leave their industry.
But they shouldn’t be surprised. While they may tell themselves that they’re on the side of the people by taking on the wealthiest in society, it turns out the people very much disagree with them. It turns out that taxpayers in every part of the country, from every social class, every age, every education level and even every political affiliation despise the changes. And not just that, they despise inheritance tax full stop.
Polling for the TPA by Public First of over 2,000 Brits found that the country is unanimous in supporting cutting or abolishing inheritance tax, with every group bar those with a PhD (typical) considering it the most unfair. Our head of campaigns, Elliot Keck, produced a useful thread going through the polling and our research team produced an interesting briefing on the basics of inheritance tax.
Unlike Reeves and co, as the voice of taxpayers, we at the TPA have decided we’re going to listen to the public. That’s why we have launched a new campaign to scrap inheritance tax entirely.”
11. TCW (blogrolls)
“BY NOW, you’ve probably heard of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. You will likely be aware of the homily she gave at Tuesday’s post-inauguration ‘interfaith prayer service’ … She is a proponent, it seems to me, of that untroubling and therefore inadequate theological tradition which insists – against all evidence – that the primary goal of the religious life is to be nice. Here’s the bad news: it isn’t. Christian teaching is that each of us is called to be a saint, and the saints that we revere were not always nice to be around; that’s how they were able to become saints.”