tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post7865472694707200724..comments2023-11-05T09:37:36.840+01:00Comments on A View From Rural Wales: My cuts are bigger than your cuts.Glyn Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442114752573417252noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-46952500840010660482007-10-14T09:29:00.000+01:002007-10-14T09:29:00.000+01:00Re the inheritance tax: Does anybody need to leave...Re the inheritance tax: Does anybody need to leave more than £600,000 to their kids? Even if they do, they can leave it before they die, thus avoiding a bit of tax (which is only 40%).<BR/> Howls of anguish from the nouveau riche of the Home Counties, newly concerned about the tax threshold because of housing inflation. Not something that's been taxed, not something that's been earned. Just good fortune.<BR/> Good fortune at the bookies is similarly taxed. Are Tories seriously saying that more and more money should be concentrated among the families of the rich? Oh, of course they are - that's what they've always said.hafodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421821230566387790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-72852926466415143212007-10-11T21:37:00.000+01:002007-10-11T21:37:00.000+01:00mountjoy - well put.savonarola - I too remember th...mountjoy - well put.<BR/><BR/>savonarola - I too remember the shambolic industrial relations of the late 70s - which Mrs Thatcher's early Governments did so much to sort out.<BR/><BR/>left field - It is indeed retrospective - and a good thing too. I should make it clear that I am not opposed to the Chancellor's proposed change. Its just that it hardly stands comparison with our proposals, which will make a real difference.<BR/><BR/>And our postmen are starting to look like lions led by donkeys as wellGlyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-85505205725560632872007-10-11T05:31:00.000+01:002007-10-11T05:31:00.000+01:00Paddy? Moi?Paddy? Moi?Normal Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374935277497669293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-60487541158996261202007-10-10T16:36:00.000+01:002007-10-10T16:36:00.000+01:00I've been reading the BBC site, and just to clarif...I've been reading the BBC site, and just to clarify it appears that if for instance your father died 30 years ago and your mother dies, you can use your late father's £300,000 inheritance tax allowance together with your mother's giving £600,000<BR/><BR/>You are totally right though Glyn, they don't like making anything simple.<BR/><BR/>Savonarola: Surely you didn't just stay here because Brian Walden made Scargill appear an extremist?<BR/><BR/>It was always apparent that Scargill's ambition was to bring down the Tories and have a Labour government beholden to him. He failed, and unfortunately took the miners with him. Lions lead by donkeys.Deletedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398275819570930751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-28010851760991851412007-10-10T14:07:00.000+01:002007-10-10T14:07:00.000+01:00On Brian Walden.I arrived in this country in 1977....On Brian Walden.<BR/><BR/>I arrived in this country in 1977. Srikes, Grunwick, Eddy Shah, Scargill. Was I mad to arrive here with my young family? I listened to Weekend World and to Brian Walden and remember now his interview with Arthur Scargill who stated "I will nationalise Marks and Spencer." Mr Walden through his questioning exposed Scargill as a despot interested only in his own personal power and dominance of working men. I decided to stay. Thank you Brian Walden.Savonarolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500688050397705993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-1943849128483307462007-10-10T11:16:00.000+01:002007-10-10T11:16:00.000+01:00How credible are Brown and Darling when they can’t...How credible are Brown and Darling when they can’t even get the growth and borrowing figures right? It’s not just the non-election that proves they are indecisive and incompetent, but this PBR/CSR underlines what a mess Brown has made and what a tough job Darling has been left with … although he is following in Brown’s footsteps in terms of lack of charisma.Mountjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385482147330173836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-39329696712680484742007-10-10T09:14:00.000+01:002007-10-10T09:14:00.000+01:00left field - I have no objection to the Labour Gov...left field - I have no objection to the Labour Government stealing from our wardrobe - even if they try to take all of it. I am pleased if we can persuade the Government to accept our policies. By the way, did you see the Chancellor claim that he had been working on these policies all along and that the Tories had no effect on them!<BR/><BR/>You make a fair point about the need for lawyers (rather than accountants) to increase the current IT threshold to £600,000 - which is why what the Government is proposing is an improvement. But the change is not remotely as generous or easy to understand as the straight forward Conservative proposal. If a political party is so clearly 'setting the agenda' it will not be long until voters say that it might as well be in Government. Darling did a lot yesterday to make the Conservatives seem a party ready for government.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-4935784200577710332007-10-10T07:48:00.000+01:002007-10-10T07:48:00.000+01:00I sometimes get tired of being so right.As Channel...I sometimes get tired of being so right.<BR/><BR/>As Channel 4 said, they didn't so much steal your clothes, as the entire wardrobe.<BR/><BR/>If I understand it correctly, there IS a real change to inheritance tax. If you inherit from your parents I don't think you can split the tax burden with your spouse, although the Tory spokesman last night said you could have done it with a clever accountant. Well, no need for a clever account anymore.<BR/><BR/>As for Brian Walden, he lost any Labour connection when doing Weekend World. He was always Thather's favourite interviewer. According to Wikipedia she revealed in her autobiography that he had been a speechwriter for her, so I imagine it won't be the first time that he's voted Tory.Deletedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398275819570930751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-4089797368414254342007-10-09T22:36:00.000+01:002007-10-09T22:36:00.000+01:00*whatever* But BIG CONGRATS on the new addition to...*whatever* <BR/><BR/>But BIG CONGRATS on the new addition to your family! <BR/><BR/>ChrisDr. Christopher Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066490027824527304noreply@blogger.com