“Climate protesters arrested after blocking M25 junctions in rush hour”

Sep 15, 2021 | In the news

An independent (financial adviser’s) view

If anyone is going to be in favour of the climate-change protesters main objectives, it’s surely those who have to use the M25. Reducing the number of cars on our roads, better public transport, living in the country, hugging every available tree, all of these are at the forefront, certainly of my mind whenever I have to crawl nose-to-tail on that particular Highway to Hell. Bringing the whole thing to a halt will, to say the least, have hardened the views of the Trump/Clarkson brigade and pushed many to go out and buy a gas-guzzler just to spite them. Foot-shooting of the highest order, I’d say.

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“Rachel Reeves may be forced to raise taxes”

“Rachel Reeves may be forced to raise taxes”

Why did she/they (in the old sense) think that tinkering around with IHT and CGT would be enough to sort out the NHS; and the potholes; and…and the list goes on. My guess is  that they asked the Treasury for a list of anything not involving income tax that they could get away with lightly, although they should already have learned from the winter fuel stuff that all publicity is not good publicity.