Political commentator, MD @TFA4Freedom, also runs @BetterOffOut. Ex Army, Christian, pro Israel. Host of Tim Scott-Uncancelled.
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Good to be on with @LembitOpik again, lots to discuss plus a few laughs:
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£ Govt panicking us into prepping?
£ How secure is Britain?
£ How worried should we be about Russia?
£ X-channel migrants, what solutions?
Prepare for war, or what? More Government lies? xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1yxBePWQw…
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Higher tax rates will reduce revenue, boosting avoidance and the black market, especially on tobacco. Click on below ⬇️ in S. Express from us
Ahead of the Budget, we warn that another tobacco tax raid will be a further bonanza for criminal gangs selling illegal smokes & vapes. Higher taxes in general can lead to reduced receipts, as people alter their behaviour.
Legal cigarette packs cost £15 to £20, fake 'under the counter' ones can often be bought for £5.
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At @danny__Kruger's packed out session with @Fox_Claire for #BattleofIdeas. He was excellent.
Soms key takeaways from his rapid fire responses to audience questions.
Vision for government: Reform wants a smaller, more efficient state but lean and focused not enfeebled. We want a strong, capable state that focuses on getting the essentials right.
New models for delivery: I asked him if Reform is committed to building new institutions in shadow form to be ready to operate from day one, citing @michaelgove and @racheljanetwolf creating the New Schools Network pre-2010 GE and getting free school projects ready to roll very fast once NSN was commissioned by the Secretary of State to run the free schools programme process. Danny said this kind of build the enabling vehicles early approach is very much something Reform will be doing.
On local devolution: Reform is thinking carefully about the best models to use. The key thing is to ensure you get solutions that give local communities an ability to shape decisions affecting them and at the same time to ensure you reform planning to deliver more homes to get young people on the ladder affordably.
School Reform: Not opposed to grammar schools ideologically. We want them where communities want them but they are not the central priority in our education plan. Let parents decide.
Lockdowns: Danny talked about learning his lesson from accepting in good faith what the experts said during the early part of the first lockdown when the data modelling was flaky. He noted he became increasingly concerned and vocal about the negative effects as time went on.
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Go back into EU with no Referendum: “get over it” says Dame Emily Thornberry
Such elite and lofty disdain for how we voted!
'Get over it': Labour MP Dame Emily Thornberry's message on concerns about reopening 'divisive' Brexit debates.
Thornberry tells @CathyNewman that the UK could re-join the EU without a second referendum if it was included as a manifesto commitment at a general election.
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Shock news as foreign interference in UK Brexit referendum uncovered
Obama: 'Britain will be at the back of the queue'.
youtube.com/watch?v=-CJbDz0f…
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Excoriating analysis by @DefenceBrink colleague, Eliot Wilson, on what the likely further delay in the defence spending plan means: in effect, no new money until 2028.
spectator.com/article/its-no…
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Why Reform’s conference was an unqualified success
"the conference was a success within its own terms; in its tight focus on messaging, strength of attendance and providing inspiration and motivation to members"
My latest column for @TheScotReformer
bit.ly/4gRoGbP
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5. No flights able to take off from Heathrow and Gatwick.
Israel's retaliation measures to sanctions are:
1. Closure of the British Consulate in Jerusalem
2. Removal of British representatives from the International Gaza Support Center in Kiryat Gat
3. Termination of British activities to train Palestinian Authority forces in the West Bank under the “British Support Team in Ramallah.”
4. Denial of entry to Israel to 12 British MPs and anti-Israel activists
We are still awaiting the list of the 12
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Labour are just going to ‘Carry on Spending’ with borrowing and harmful tax levels to match.
It’s totally unsustainable and won’t end well. The country isn’t prepared for what’s needed, and I worry it’s going to take some kind of financial crisis for reality to bite.
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Heat pumps? EVs? No laws were required for people to move from travel on horseback to travel by car.
Choice, not compulsion.
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Mansion tax: people respond to financial
incentives at all levels of income.
They’ll create a cliff edge at £2m, if house is worth £1 less, you owe nothing
Going to be some serious valuation disputes & will also stop people extending or improving home
(And no, my house not £2m- wish it was!).
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Big concerns on vapes & some of the dodgy shops that sell them.
From the Telegraph, following on from our campaign v. nanny-state smoking ban, @tfa4freedom survey & coverage:
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Burnham wants to reduce bills- most people’s biggest one is their tax bill.
And higher taxes are pushing up the cost of everything.
We have a cost of Government crisis.
The thing I hear more than anything when I’m out talking to people is just how expensive everyday life has become.
The weekly shop. The commute to work. A trip into town with the kids. Too many people are doing everything right and still finding there’s not enough left at the end of the month.
That has to change.
My number one priority is giving people some room to breathe on the cost of living. That means taking the big decisions needed to make Britain better off, but it also means fixing the everyday things that quietly take money out of people’s pockets.
We've already announced a £2 cap on bus fares in England and a tax cut on electricity bills. And last week, we announced new rules to stop people being trapped in subscriptions they don’t want and a crackdown on fake discounts that make you think you’re getting a bargain when you’re not.
And there’s much more to come.
Because when someone tells me something is making their life harder or more expensive, I don’t think the answer from government should be to shrug its shoulders and say that’s just how things are.
One of the reasons I’m spending this summer getting out across the country is to hear directly from people about what else needs to change.
The best ideas don’t all come from Westminster. More often than not, they come from the people dealing with these problems every day.
So if you see me out and about, come and tell me what you think.
We won’t fix everything overnight. But wherever my government can make life a little easier, fairer or more affordable, we will.
That’s how we give people room to breathe and start bringing back hope.
ALT Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner visit Ilkeston High Street.