“Less than a fifth of millennials would now vote Conservatives”

Apr 16, 2019 | Government, United Kingdom

An independent (financial adviser’s) view

Apparently there is an average age at which the average person becomes a Tory voter, and it’s Increased from 47 to 51 in the last couple of years.. Perhaps by then you’ve stopped worrying about your kids’ future and think you should be paying less tax. For me, it’s worked in reverse. After 30-something years, which started with Maggie in 1979, I cast my last Conservative vote in 2015. Maybe (and with any luck) I’m Benjamin-Buttoning into a millennial; and of course, it’s Brexit what done it. But there has to be a better way. 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.