Yeah, we had the contract for monitoring the demolition work, got dragged into project meetings down there a lot. Not for me Maple, not for me.

Labour plan changes to the Inheritance Tax and it's not good news.

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This is the face of real Labour the politics of envy. I bought my own house with my own money, as did my brothers, our parents were poor so never gave us anything. Inheritance tax is a hideous tax and should only be for the very rich. Many people in the South East will get caught by it due to rising house prices.

Supposedly they claim they want to help the younger generation to get on the property ladder, by rebalancing wealth equality, well this will not be the answer.

What we do need is to encourage older people to downsize from family homes perhaps a tax incentive would be the answer.

Anyway yet again Labour show their out of touch with their core voters, I know lots of older "working people" who are income poor but equity rich they will not be voting for this.

Vote Labour they believe in equality of wealth just ask the Cubans and the Venezuelans.

One more point

Inheritance tax is one of those things I sway on, so I don’t know how much should be taxed. But I certainly don’t like the people who do nothing their whole lives, posting their life of luxury on social media. They should be taxed.

Instead of this they could make proper strides in taxing internet companies selling their goods here but registered in tax havens. That would raise a few mil more than this proposal. The tax incentive for ageing people to downsize is a good idea.

COYP

I disagree with only the rich should have inheritance tax. Why should hard work and success be met with penalties.

My Dad worked his entire life for Croydon Council and worked his way up in to a senior position. He died last year at 63 and we found out this year that despite working for 42 years in the council, my mum is not entitled to a penny of his state pension. She get's some of his private pension but that's not the point.

So now, they won't pay a penny of pension despite having paid into it since 21 and they expect to tax their estate when my Mum passes, that they have worked for all their lives.

What was the point of them working so hard to build something for themselves and their family only to have it virtually half of it taken away.

It's only going to encourage people to be more creative with passing their money down and discourage people from living in the country.

Yes I understand that, but this ruling has changed recently. Previously you would get a percentage of your spouses state pension. I don't think it's too much to ask to pay 42 years of National Insurance to then expect an amount towards your partners pension.

He hasn't even drawn a penny of state pension as he passed before he got there, you'd think they could give even 10-20% of the amount to the partner.

I appreciate NI goes to multiple costs but had he lived to 90 he would have got 25 years of pension, instead he's contributed for two thirds of his life and get's nothing back.

It's the principle of it all. This was a conservative policy so I am not bashing JC, but to then add this inheritance tax policy is ridiculous.

Corbyn and Co in trouble again. Former Labour staff have been threatened with lawsuits and reminded they signed NDA's. All of this to stop them speaking out about how Labour have handled anti-Semitism or rather haven't.

Corbyn and Labour have been very vocal about how the rich and powerful are using NDA's to cover up their misdeeds remember the abuse Phillip Green got (and quite rightly).

John McDonnell has said it's not the same thing, actually John it's exactly the same thing.

Hypocrisy and trebles all around please.

It's clear there is now a civil war going on in Labour with the anti Corbyn Remain MPs trying to destabilise him whilst the pro Corbyn Momentum supporters most be wondering if it's time to jump ship to a more electable candidate.

As for Corbyn himself he's now doing a Theresa May trying to keep both wings of the party happy and failing miserably.

"Oh the grand old Duke of York" google the origins of the nursery rhyme.

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One more point

There are Jewish members still in the Labour party?

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I agree.
I fail to see how it's an anti-semetic comment. The peer probably meant he is in his last days as leader and hiding away whilst his (political) world is collapsing around him.

I think with all the real accusations of anti-semitism in that party they've just picked on someone that dared to criticise the leader and made an example of him so they can say they've done something about the anti-semitism in the party.

I think Corbyn is doing a magnificent job as Leader of the Opposition and I hope he remains in post for many, many years to come.

I'm greatly misunderstood.