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Tag Archives: Tax credits
Merry Christmas, yer filthy animal …
Merry Christmas you filthy animal – YouTube https://youtu.be/BzMCjFQIefg Look at the state of him! So, here we are, 8 weeks to Christmas and the tories, headed up by the drug addled Gidiot Osborne, are going to cut tax credits. The … Continue reading
Welsh = likes rugby and can sing!
Ah stereotypes – doncha just love ’em. I am Welsh. I like rugby. But I can’t sing. I remember many years ago staying in Newcastle with friends and deciding to sample the nightlife. We ended up on the Tuxedo Princess, … Continue reading
I cried today …
I CRIED TODAY! because I am fearful … Fearful of the tory elite. I watch the news as the poor, they beat. Zero hours, tax credit cuts, death, destruction, NHS dismantilisation. tory voices cry … “ONE NATION” But I have … Continue reading
Posted in poetry
Tagged austerity, Camoron, NHS, poetry, social media, Tax credits, Tories, zero-hours contracts
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…and now he’s coming for the self – employed
Reposted from the Void As part of his cunning plan, Gidiot Osborne – the Chancer (No – not a spelling mistake) of the Exchequer, now has his sights set on the self – employed. Plans to raise the minimum wage … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged benefits, dwp, George Osborne, Housing Benefit, National Minimum wage, self employed, Tax credits, Universal Credit
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John McDonnell’s speech to Labour party conference
Reposted from Politics Home Can you imagine Gidiot Osborne making a speech like this … I warn you this is not my usual rant, they get me into trouble and Jeremy has told me to behave myself. Jeremy and I … Continue reading
Posted in John McDonnell
Tagged Ann Pettifor, austerity, benefits, Bob Dylan, David Blanchflower, deaths, economy, George Osborne, homeless, Inheritance Tax, Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell, Joseph Stiglitz, Labour, living wage, Marianna Mazzucato, Michael O Sullivan, pay gap, poverty, Simon Wren Lewis, suicide, Tax, Tax credits, Thomas Piketty
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Raped mums could have to PROVE they were assaulted to claim tax credits
Reposted from the Mirror on line Vow: George Osborne has promised to protect rape victims – but how will he do it? Rape campaigners fear victims will have to prove they were violated to stop the Tories clawing back their … Continue reading
The budget is a cynical one-nation fraud. The reality is a huge transfer of resources from poor to rich
Reposted from the Guardian Couldn’t have put it better myself! A cleaner polishes the door of 11 Downing Street, the official home of George Osborne. ‘Tax credit cuts mean taking money from cleaners, care workers and supermarket checkout staff.’ Photograph: … Continue reading
The REAL benefit cheats.
Reposted from The Guardian on line In the last year, Tesco has cost the Treasury £364m in pay-rate supplements. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty I really don’t know why the government is making such heavy weather of cutting £12bn off the benefits … Continue reading
Posted in in work benefits
Tagged Housing Benefit, in work benefits, Next, part time work, Tax credits, Tesco, Universal Credit, Wages
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DO TOP INCOME EARNERS PAY THE TOP TAX RATE? WITHDRAWAL OF TAX CREDITS LEAVE PEOPLE ON LOW WAGES PAYING 73% MARGINAL TAX RATE, AND ON MODERATE WAGES PAYING 83% MARGINAL TAX RATE.
Reposted from Ripped Off Britons The LibDems and Tories squabbled over who should get credit for the increases in the personal tax free allowance(Personal Allowance), which rose from £6,475 in 2010/11 up to £10,000 in 2014/15. Whoever did it, did it … Continue reading
Universal Chaos – bonfire of the vanity project
Reposted from Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union people magazine Making work or claimants pay? Iain Duncan Smith claims that Universal Credit (UC), the governments new single benefit, is being rolled out successfully under budget. The reality, according to PCS … Continue reading
Posted in Universal Credit
Tagged dwp, Iain Duncan Smith, PCS, sanctions, Tax credits, Universal Credit
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