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View cryrst's Profile cryrst Flag The garden of England 06 Mar 22 9.59am Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

Originally posted by YT

Lekky is going to shoot up soon ..and then some!

And tax on leccy cars. £40 billion losses on tax revenue are predicted. Its coming to all of us if we're still here !

 

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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards View Wisbech Eagle's Profile Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 06 Mar 22 10.42am Send a Private Message to Wisbech Eagle Add Wisbech Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by cryrst

And tax on leccy cars. £40 billion losses on tax revenue are predicted. Its coming to all of us if we're still here !

I realise this is just black humour, but I sense a significant increase in pessimism among my own circle at the moment. Which is hardly surprising, but nevertheless concerning. I cannot recall another time in my life that felt like this.

The events of the last few years, the banking crisis, Brexit (which I accept others regard as positive), Trump and then the pandemic were all things which can be regarded as the ebb and flow of life. Extreme examples perhaps but not life-threatening. We can swallow hard, dig in and work harder.

Climate change is a real worry, but we can, and are, doing things to combat it, so we can remain optimistic.

This though feels very different. We are powerless to do anything ourselves. We watch the suffering and want to help, but cannot. Even me, always a half full type, feel stressed as I am worrying about those who always worry.

The impact on our collective mental health, after 2 years of Covid restrictions, could easily be very damaging.

I am relatively lucky. I will get my head around things, tighten my belt as needed, and will survive, so long as Putin keeps his finger off the button. There are many though who were already struggling and having to make almost impossible choices.

Let's hope the spirit shown by our parents, and grandparents, in WW2 rises to the top again in us, and the fortitude and determination of those brave folk in Ukraine inspires us.

 

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BlueJay Flag UK 06 Mar 22 2.21pm

Prices are getting loopy, and I'm not much looking forward to our next gas bill either.


Definitely not a tonne to be optimistic about, so if ever there was a time to appreciate the moments, family and friends, doing our best by others and appreciating life's little moments it's now.

 

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View ASCPFC's Profile ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 06 Mar 22 2.58pm Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

I just want to thank our governments for temporarily reducing their tax on fuel to help out the average person during this crisis.

 


Red and Blue Army!

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BlueJay Flag UK 06 Mar 22 3.01pm

Originally posted by ASCPFC

I just want to thank our governments for temporarily reducing their tax on fuel to help out the average person during this crisis.

 

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View Forest Hillbilly's Profile Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 06 Mar 22 4.43pm Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

Brexit, Covid, Ukraine.

These events were and still are devastating for many.

But , there's always some lovely people out there making shed-loads of cash £££££, whatever the crisis.

 


"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards View Wisbech Eagle's Profile Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 06 Mar 22 5.16pm Send a Private Message to Wisbech Eagle Add Wisbech Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by ASCPFC

I just want to thank our governments for temporarily reducing their tax on fuel to help out the average person during this crisis.

The problem is, of course, it isn't "their" tax. It's still ours. It's the money that pays for everything we do collectively. Reduce that and we either borrow even, more or make cuts.

Whatever route is taken in the end the only people who pay are us.

 

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View ASCPFC's Profile ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 06 Mar 22 8.22pm Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle

The problem is, of course, it isn't "their" tax. It's still ours. It's the money that pays for everything we do collectively. Reduce that and we either borrow even, more or make cuts.

Whatever route is taken in the end the only people who pay are us.

In Ireland all MPs (TDs) get 9000 flat rate travel expenses for travel to work in Dublin. That includes those who already live in Dublin. Frankly, they don't have to touch their wages - so it is exactly me paying for them. I usually get the bus. I'm not sure what UK MPs get, I suspect it isn't as generous.
9000 is what? 170 a week or so for petrol. Hopefully, they can get by on that.

 


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View Forest Hillbilly's Profile Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 08 Mar 22 4.20pm Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

listened to radio 4 this morning. They had several callers complaining about the cost of living, and specifically fuel prices.
Electric and gas has gone up, around 30-40%. Fuel prices have hit those living in rural areas hardest, where houses are not on the national grid. They rely on fuel/oil for heating and poor public transport tends to make people more reliant on having their own car.
One woman caller said her electric bills were now over £120 a month and she had to drive her kids to school, because there was no bus service. She calculated she spent over £100 a month on fuel for the school run.
She also said she wasn't ethically shopping any more, because she couldn't afford to. No free-range or organic groceries, just 'basics'.
The house was cold because she daren't put the heating on.

And the real thing that made me laugh a bit, was that she said she was putting red-diesel in her car because it was the only way to get the kids to school.
Of course the radio interviewer told her to desist from illegal activities, but she said she was forced into such action.

Living in the country can be nice and scenic, but you really have to be prepared for all eventualities.

Edited by Forest Hillbilly (08 Mar 2022 4.21pm)

 


"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

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View EverybodyDannsNow's Profile EverybodyDannsNow Flag SE19 08 Mar 22 4.24pm Send a Private Message to EverybodyDannsNow Add EverybodyDannsNow as a friend

Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle

The problem is, of course, it isn't "their" tax. It's still ours. It's the money that pays for everything we do collectively. Reduce that and we either borrow even, more or make cuts.

Whatever route is taken in the end the only people who pay are us.

This whole argument is based on the idea that the money is spent fairly and for the betterment of society, which I don't think anyone could argue is true anymore.


But we have the government we deserve.

 

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View PalazioVecchio's Profile PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 08 Mar 22 5.31pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

Originally posted by ASCPFC

In Ireland all MPs (TDs) get 9000 flat rate travel expenses for travel to work in Dublin. That includes those who already live in Dublin. Frankly, they don't have to touch their wages - so it is exactly me paying for them. I usually get the bus. I'm not sure what UK MPs get, I suspect it isn't as generous.
9000 is what? 170 a week or so for petrol. Hopefully, they can get by on that.

imagine having a Minister for Justice ( alan shatter ) who gets obnoxious with the cops at a routine checkpoint. oh, no, he was not drink-driving.

you think Boris is bad ? He looks like a Saint compared to the parliamentarians in Dublin.

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the 'Net-We-had' at the Etihad....again

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View Forest Hillbilly's Profile Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 08 Mar 22 5.45pm Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow

This whole argument is based on the idea that the money is spent fairly and for the betterment of society, which I don't think anyone could argue is true anymore.


But we have the government we deserve.

A fine observation sir. ^^^ I can't disagree

 


"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

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