Paul R
@paulr78.bsky.social
UK and world politics, policy over ideology... And maybe a little Wrexham AFC :)
Was going to right the same...they could make this truly international and increase the player base so easily...but far too many uneccessaryAmericanisms
September 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Was going to right the same...they could make this truly international and increase the player base so easily...but far too many uneccessaryAmericanisms
He did the bare minimum he could get away with as labour leader...no heart or soul involved...instead of spending the months leading up advocating Remain he instead did countless roadshows that were about nothing more than himself
August 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
He did the bare minimum he could get away with as labour leader...no heart or soul involved...instead of spending the months leading up advocating Remain he instead did countless roadshows that were about nothing more than himself
In reality he said nothing of the sort (was the words of a possible supporter as to what it would take to vote for him) however no party run by Corbyn will put this down on paper as he is and always has been anti EU
I still maintain if he'd never been labour leader we'd still be in the EU
I still maintain if he'd never been labour leader we'd still be in the EU
August 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
In reality he said nothing of the sort (was the words of a possible supporter as to what it would take to vote for him) however no party run by Corbyn will put this down on paper as he is and always has been anti EU
I still maintain if he'd never been labour leader we'd still be in the EU
I still maintain if he'd never been labour leader we'd still be in the EU
And I'm sure that none of this comes from the copper suppliers thinking that people are going to clamour for their product before tariffs start so let's partake in a little profiteering
July 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
And I'm sure that none of this comes from the copper suppliers thinking that people are going to clamour for their product before tariffs start so let's partake in a little profiteering
Our problem isn't the energy companies (as we know them) it is the producers and the archaic way the wholesale market works
May 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Our problem isn't the energy companies (as we know them) it is the producers and the archaic way the wholesale market works
This isn't true...the average price across the EU is only 1p per kwh less than UK... With many of the main economies paying more than us... Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands all pay more... Italy and Spain are much and a muchness... Even France is only a bit cheaper & it's nationalised
May 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This isn't true...the average price across the EU is only 1p per kwh less than UK... With many of the main economies paying more than us... Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands all pay more... Italy and Spain are much and a muchness... Even France is only a bit cheaper & it's nationalised
I'm pro eu... But the idea we lost £100bn does not stack up... We Increased exports by £230bn in 5 years since Brexit (was £130bn in the 5 years pre Brexit)
May 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm pro eu... But the idea we lost £100bn does not stack up... We Increased exports by £230bn in 5 years since Brexit (was £130bn in the 5 years pre Brexit)
No, they may have the votes, but they lack anything resembling courage
April 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
No, they may have the votes, but they lack anything resembling courage
How do you pay for it?
April 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
How do you pay for it?
Water a different kettle of fish...again, there would be no customer savings (for years at least)...but we could at least use the profits rather than price rises to do the very necessary work needed to our infrastructure
April 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Water a different kettle of fish...again, there would be no customer savings (for years at least)...but we could at least use the profits rather than price rises to do the very necessary work needed to our infrastructure
Nationalisation of energy only has a material impact on bills if you nationalise the producers...who are multi-national companies we do not have the ability to nationalise... And even if we did we wouldn't be able to afford to
April 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Nationalisation of energy only has a material impact on bills if you nationalise the producers...who are multi-national companies we do not have the ability to nationalise... And even if we did we wouldn't be able to afford to
OK not global... But the prices are set on a pan European basis... The reason for the differences in wholesale is down to a combination of the energy mix, network connections and capacity...all of which we are sadly not very good on...
March 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
OK not global... But the prices are set on a pan European basis... The reason for the differences in wholesale is down to a combination of the energy mix, network connections and capacity...all of which we are sadly not very good on...
Thay is wholesale, not cost to consumer...cost to consumer we are cheaper than all of the markets listed except France and Spain... Who are cheaper by pennies per kwh
March 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Thay is wholesale, not cost to consumer...cost to consumer we are cheaper than all of the markets listed except France and Spain... Who are cheaper by pennies per kwh
US is a different wholesale market... As for EU it's a bit of a myth that we are so much more expensive... Of the big countries only France is cheaper (and only just) and that's because they still own the national energy producer so have more leeway.
But uk is online with the EU average
But uk is online with the EU average
March 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
US is a different wholesale market... As for EU it's a bit of a myth that we are so much more expensive... Of the big countries only France is cheaper (and only just) and that's because they still own the national energy producer so have more leeway.
But uk is online with the EU average
But uk is online with the EU average
The price of electricity is set by the global markets...this idea for reducing costs is no less ridiculous that the right wings dumb argument for fracking
March 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The price of electricity is set by the global markets...this idea for reducing costs is no less ridiculous that the right wings dumb argument for fracking
Agree with some...but i wouldn't equalise capital gains, as a lot of investments come with risk, if there's no benefit to taking the risk people will not do it, heavily impacting the economy.
That said...I would heavily restrict what counts as capital gains to stop use as income tax avoidance
That said...I would heavily restrict what counts as capital gains to stop use as income tax avoidance
March 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Agree with some...but i wouldn't equalise capital gains, as a lot of investments come with risk, if there's no benefit to taking the risk people will not do it, heavily impacting the economy.
That said...I would heavily restrict what counts as capital gains to stop use as income tax avoidance
That said...I would heavily restrict what counts as capital gains to stop use as income tax avoidance
Aggressive tax avoidance from the rich costs us far more than would ever be brought in by a wealth tax.
March 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Aggressive tax avoidance from the rich costs us far more than would ever be brought in by a wealth tax.
You can't look at an individual tax like this and just bolt it on and expect revenues to flow it's 6th form politics of the worst order.
The rich in the UK take the piss...they should pay more...but you do it not by raising taxes but simplifying the tax system as a hole, removing the loopholes
The rich in the UK take the piss...they should pay more...but you do it not by raising taxes but simplifying the tax system as a hole, removing the loopholes
March 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
You can't look at an individual tax like this and just bolt it on and expect revenues to flow it's 6th form politics of the worst order.
The rich in the UK take the piss...they should pay more...but you do it not by raising taxes but simplifying the tax system as a hole, removing the loopholes
The rich in the UK take the piss...they should pay more...but you do it not by raising taxes but simplifying the tax system as a hole, removing the loopholes
Norway aside (but there's other factors here)
all of the countries saw either significant losses, have mitigating other taxes (low/no capital gains etc) or have regional variations that make avoidance easy.
France abolished a tax similar to the proposal for the UK because it had a net loss
all of the countries saw either significant losses, have mitigating other taxes (low/no capital gains etc) or have regional variations that make avoidance easy.
France abolished a tax similar to the proposal for the UK because it had a net loss
March 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Norway aside (but there's other factors here)
all of the countries saw either significant losses, have mitigating other taxes (low/no capital gains etc) or have regional variations that make avoidance easy.
France abolished a tax similar to the proposal for the UK because it had a net loss
all of the countries saw either significant losses, have mitigating other taxes (low/no capital gains etc) or have regional variations that make avoidance easy.
France abolished a tax similar to the proposal for the UK because it had a net loss
It was an opportunity we had... And labour lost in a landslide, tory control was cemented, adding to the misery of all.
Jeremy Corbyn was never the answer no matter how many times you ask the question
Jeremy Corbyn was never the answer no matter how many times you ask the question
March 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It was an opportunity we had... And labour lost in a landslide, tory control was cemented, adding to the misery of all.
Jeremy Corbyn was never the answer no matter how many times you ask the question
Jeremy Corbyn was never the answer no matter how many times you ask the question
This is a false equivalence... Switzerland doesn't have capital gains in the same way... They probably tax billionaires less than we do.
We don't need a wealth tax...or tax rises... We just need to stop all of the ridiculous ways the rich don't pay what they owe
We don't need a wealth tax...or tax rises... We just need to stop all of the ridiculous ways the rich don't pay what they owe
March 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is a false equivalence... Switzerland doesn't have capital gains in the same way... They probably tax billionaires less than we do.
We don't need a wealth tax...or tax rises... We just need to stop all of the ridiculous ways the rich don't pay what they owe
We don't need a wealth tax...or tax rises... We just need to stop all of the ridiculous ways the rich don't pay what they owe
Absolutely not... This won't stop rich privileged people becoming MPs... It does however put up a hefty barrier for the working class
March 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Absolutely not... This won't stop rich privileged people becoming MPs... It does however put up a hefty barrier for the working class
I like Davey...but this is pure. Political pantomime...However unreliable the US is, Trumps. Is a deranged cry baby, no sitting PM is ever going to say that...Trump needs dealing with but calling him names will just cause a knee jerk reaction that benefits noone...Davey knows this
March 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I like Davey...but this is pure. Political pantomime...However unreliable the US is, Trumps. Is a deranged cry baby, no sitting PM is ever going to say that...Trump needs dealing with but calling him names will just cause a knee jerk reaction that benefits noone...Davey knows this
Subtitles over dubbing every day of the week... You lose so much of the feeling with dubbing
February 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Subtitles over dubbing every day of the week... You lose so much of the feeling with dubbing
Maybe if he plays Lee in midfield instead of upfront then we get the double whammy of more opportunities up front for the new recruits and better feeds from midfield
January 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Maybe if he plays Lee in midfield instead of upfront then we get the double whammy of more opportunities up front for the new recruits and better feeds from midfield