malcolm swallow

Update: In the 27 months since Labour came to power, we've seen; • Employer National Insurance increased from 13.8% to 15%. • The employer NI threshold cut from £9,100 to £5,000. • The freeze on Income Tax and National Insurance thresholds extended to 2031. • Capital Gains Tax increased from 10% and 20% to 18% and 24%. • Business Asset Disposal Relief increased from 10% to 14%, then 18% – and now its lifetime limit halved to £500,000. • Investors’ Relief raised to 18% and its lifetime limit cut from £10 million to £1 million. • CGT relief on sales to Employee Ownership Trusts halved. • Carried interest taxation increased and moved into the Income Tax regime. • Dividend tax rates increased by two percentage points. • Savings-income tax rates increased by four percentage points. • Property-income tax rates increased by four percentage points. • VCT income tax relief cut from 30% to 20%. • Most unused pension funds brought into the Inheritance Tax net. • Agricultural and Business Property Relief capped. • Inheritance Tax thresholds frozen until 2031. • The non-dom regime replaced with a tougher residence-based system. • VAT imposed on private school fees. • Business-rates relief removed from private schools. • The Stamp Duty surcharge on second homes and buy-to-let raised from 3% to 5%. • The Furnished Holiday Lettings regime abolished. • A new annual surcharge on homes worth £2 million or more. • Pension salary-sacrifice NI relief capped at £2,000 a year. • The bank surcharge doubled. • Capital allowances for plant and machinery cut twice. • Online gaming duty almost doubled. • The Energy Profits Levy increased and extended, and its investment allowance scrapped. • Vaping Products Duty brought in and tobacco duties increased above inflation. • Vehicle Excise Duty increased for many new cars, with electric vehicles brought in. • A pay-per-mile tax on electric and plug-in hybrid cars legislated for 2028. • Air Passenger Duty increased. • Making Tax Digital extended to more landlords and self-employed people. Together they represent one of the biggest transfers of wealth from households and businesses to the Treasury in decades – with little to show for it in public services. Whether you're a business owner employing staff, a parent paying school fees, a farmer planning succession, an entrepreneur building wealth or simply someone trying to save for your family’s future... - You keep less of what you earn. - You keep less of what you invest. - You leave less for your family. Death by a thousand cuts.

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When allies are under attack, Britain answers. @RoyalAirForce Typhoons will help protect Saudi cities and infrastructure from Houthi missiles and drones. As an Honorary Group Captain in 601 Squadron Royal Aux Air Force, I have been privileged to interact with airmen and women of the highest calibre. Few nations can do what we do.

🚨 UK TO DEPLOY RAF TYPHOONS TO DEFEND SAUDI ARABIA Britain will deploy RAF Typhoon fighter jets to help protect Saudi cities and critical infrastructure from escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks. The UK will also send an A400M transport aircraft and military advisers, significantly expanding its defensive military support for the Kingdom. Source: Bloomberg/Reuters

🚨TOP BREAKING: UK TYPHOONS ARE NOW FLYING DEFENSIVE MISSIONS OVER SAUDI ARABIA. 🇬🇧✈️🇸🇦 Britain is no longer Just Refueling Saudi Jets. RAF Typhoons are now being deployed to intercept Houthi missiles and drones over Saudi cities and critical infrastructure. This is a clear escalation. Previous UK support was limited to air-to-air refueling. Now British fighters themselves will help protect Saudi airspace. The UK government says the mission is strictly defensive no strikes inside Yemen. An A400M transport plane and military advisors are also part of the package. Houthi attacks on Riyadh and energy sites have intensified in recent weeks.

💥BRITAIN DEPLOYS RAF TYPHOONS TO HELP SHIELD SAUDI ARABIA FROM HOUTHI ATTACKS The United Kingdom is stepping up its defensive support for Saudi Arabia, with Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets set to conduct missions to protect Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure from Houthi aerial attacks. Britain’s Ministry of Defence confirmed that the aircraft will operate strictly in a defensive capacity, with no offensive strikes planned against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. London says the attacks pose risks to regional stability, energy supplies and vital international trade routes, placing renewed focus on the security of key infrastructure across the Middle East. The additional military support follows a request from the Saudi government, as Britain moves to reinforce its defensive cooperation with Riyadh amid continuing regional security concerns. With energy security and international shipping at stake, the deployment highlights the growing international effort to protect strategic infrastructure from aerial threats. Follow ln24International.com for more global developments.

The Houthi attacks on our ally Saudi Arabia are dangerous for the region. Today @wesstreeting approved further UK military support for Saudi Arabia. RAF Typhoons will fly defensive air missions to protect Saudi airspace from drones and missiles. This builds on the air defence and air-to-air refueling support we have already provided. Video credit: @BBCNews

The Houthi attacks on our ally Saudi Arabia are absolutely despicable and dangerous for the region. Today I have approved further UK military support. RAF Typhoons will fly defensive air missions to protect Saudi airspace from drones and missiles. 🇬🇧 🇸🇦

Appalling.

This is totally dishonest journalism. I make it clear that I am opposed to the surrender of sovereignty to Mauritius. I would offer the use of Diego Garcia to the USA in perpetuity. In return I would want America to go quiet on the Falklands. No one has fought harder to save the Chagos Islands from being given away than I have, unlike the Tories and Labour trying to give them away. I have even helped repopulate the islands with Chagossians.

Benefits and pensions for foreign nationals ‘cost £23bn’ bit.ly/4ypbiRM

Reform will suspend the asylum system. We can't afford to risk the British people's safety.

This week Ireland's Finance Minister delivered his annual budget. He... * cut income tax * cut capital gains tax * cut fuel duty * cut other excise duties Just saying...

It is vital that the West is clear about Ukraine’s ultimate destiny - they want to be a free sovereign independent country - and part of the West. We should welcome and support that. @cepa