Monday, June 16, 2014

45 more good reasons to Vote Labour

It all makes perfect sense to me. Hat tip Kitty Jones

Labour builds, the Tories always destroy.

Here is the first stage of Labours’ costed and evidence-based plan to rebuild the UK:

1. Labour pledge to build 200,000 by 2020, focusing on social housing.
2. Labour pledged to create a State-Owned Rail Company that would compete and win back Rail Franchises.
3. Labour vow to cut business rates for small firms.
4. Labour vowed to introduce an increased Bankers’ Bonus Tax if they win in 2015.
5. Labour promised Free Childcare worth £5,000 a year for working parents who had children aged 3&4.
6. Labour committed to Sacking ATOS, Serco and G4S if they win the election.
7. Ed Miliband promised to repeal the Bedroom Tax.
8. Ed Balls pledged to reverse the Pension Tax relief that the Tories gifted to millionaires.
9. Labour promised to reverse the Tory Tax cut for Hedge Funds.
10. Labour pledged they will create 200,000 Apprenticeships
11. Ed Miliband vowed to increase the fine levied on firms not paying the Minimum Wage by 1000% to £50,000.
12. Labour are to introduce a new Disability Hate Crime Prevention Law.
13. Labour would freeze gas and electricity bills for every home and business in the UK for at least 20 months, the big energy firms would be split up and governed by a new tougher regulator to end overcharging.
14. Voting age to be lowered to 16.
15. NHS to be re-nationalised.
16. Miliband also said that any private company that does not meet the needs of the public will be brought under state control.
17. Labour will ban exploitative zero hour contracts.
18. Labour have pledged to introduce a living wage.
19. Labour have pledged to reverse the £107,000 tax break that the Tories have given to the millionaires.
20. Labour will reintroduce the 50p tax.
21. Labour will repeal clause 119.
22. Labour will introduce a law making Private Companies subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
23. Labour will introduce a Mansion Tax on properties worth more than £2 million
24. Labour will make up the difference to the value in the minimum wage is restored, reversing the Tory cut of 5%.
25. Labour will halt Michael Gove’s Free School Expansion Programme.
26. Labour will abolish the Tory ban on Local Education Authorities opening State Schools once more.
27. Labour will scrap George Osborne’s “Shares for Rights” scheme that has opened up a tax loophole of £1 billion .
28. Labour will launch a full public inquiry into blacklisting.
29. Labour will ensure Water Companies place the poorest households on a Social Tariff that makes it easier for them to pay their Water Bills.
30. Labour will double the tax duty on Pay Day Lenders and will use the additional £13,000,000 that raises to help foster more Credit Unions.
31. Labour will impose a cap on the cost of credit, setting a limit at which Pay Day Lenders can charge borrowers.
32. Labour will regulate food labelling to simplify pricing so that Supermarkets cannot con customers.
33. Labour plan to introduce a Bill that would ban Recruitment Consultancy firms from only hiring abroad & ban firms from paying temporary workers less than permanent staff.
34. Labour would set up a Financial Crime Unit, with increased staffing, in the Serious Fraud Office to enable the SFO to pursue bankers who break the law.
35. Labour will break up the banks, separating retail banking from investment banking.
36. Labour will scrap Police Commissioners.
37. Labour will introduce a Forces & Veterans Bill of Rights to build upon the Military Covenant.
38. As a minimum measure, Labour will at least cut Tuition Fees by 33%.
39. Labour will introduce measures to prevent corporate tax avoidance.
40. Labour will also increase the Bank Levy by £800m a year.
41. Labour will scrap the Profit Tax Cut (Corporation Tax) that George Osborne has already announced for 2015.
42. Labour will scrap Cameron’s “Gagging” Act.
43. Labour will ensure all MPs will be banned from receiving any income from corporations after 2015.
44. Labour will tackle the abuse and exploitation of migrant labour that undercuts wages.
45. Labour will extend their 2002 public interest test to protect us from exploitative multinational takeovers

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

"1. Labour pledge to build 200,000 by 2020, focusing on social housing. "

I can't afford to move out of Newham, so why should some freeloader get a free house in Kensington at my expense?

Move these people up-north, where there are a lot of empty homes. Free up London homes, who come here to work.


"3. Labour vow to cut business rates for small firms."

How about councils stop harassing shops with traffic wardens and cctv fines. Much of East Ham is a toilet. Traffic Wardens are just like Chicago gangsters extorting money from the public. East Ham started to decline since the introduction of the CPZ.


"15. NHS to be re-nationalised. "

Most GP's can't cure people. They fob people off with aspirin, rarely do people get to see a specialist. Some of those GP receptions are trained to be rude to the public.

The NHS will never improve.

I rather pay my own way. Why not give tax-breaks for people who are forced to go private.



"16. Miliband also said that any private company that does not meet the needs of the public will be brought under state control"


Charity begins at home.



"20. Labour will reintroduce the 50p tax. "

Why punish the people are paying high tax?. It is the tax cheats like Ken Livingstone and Amazon, who need cracking down on.

Tax should be a flat rate 10%.

Sole traders, who make a loss in one year, should be allowed to off-set those costs against years in which they make a profit.



"22. Labour will introduce a law making Private Companies subject to the Freedom of Information Act."

More red-tape and regulation on private companies.

"29. Labour will ensure Water Companies place the poorest households on a Social Tariff that makes it easier for them to pay their Water Bills. "

I pay tax, why find more ways to rip-off hard working people. Why should my water bills go up?

"30. Labour will double the tax duty on Pay Day Lenders and will use the additional £13,000,000 that raises to help foster more Credit Unions.

31. Labour will impose a cap on the cost of credit, setting a limit at which Pay Day Lenders can charge borrowers.
"

Why should you fleece Pay Day lenders to set up a company to compete with them?. It is unethical. They do provide loans to sub-prime people.

People may need to borrow money to pay Council Tax (because they can go to jail), where as on a loan, you have a degree of protection.

May be education on how to handle finance in school is a better investment.


"34. Labour would set up a Financial Crime Unit, with increased staffing, in the Serious Fraud Office to enable the SFO to pursue bankers who break the law. "

It is a waste of money, they have bigger lawyers.

"41. Labour will scrap the Profit Tax Cut (Corporation Tax) that George Osborne has already announced for 2015. "

Labour as ever is anti-business.




There is nothing which will encourage new businesses or entrepreneurs. If you want big companies in the future, you need to sow the seeds now.

How about a tax break for new start-up?. People risk it all to starting a new business and 12+ hours. Even if someone makes £21,000 profit, they have to pay the same tax as someone working 9-5.

John Gray said...

Hi anon

Do you have any views of your own or is the Daily Mail your only source of information about the world?

Just asking.

Unless we build more social housing in London you won't get anyone but the very rich living here.

I think that the only toilet in East Ham is connected to your mouth.

Nothing stopping you going private now. Bet you will change your mind if you had an emergency health problem.

The rich can pay more for their taxes because....wait for it....they are rich!

hmmm...unethical to tackle Pay day thieves?

Look, I am in favour of a mixed economy and see nothing wrong with helping small businesses. Many of my relatives are self employed, have worked hard and done well for themselves. Good luck to them.

You obviously have no business experience if you think that the self employed pay in reality the same as PAYE.

John Gray said...

Hi anon

Do you have any views of your own or is the Daily Mail your only source of information about the world?

Just asking.

Unless we build more social housing in London you won't get anyone but the very rich living here.

I think that the only toilet in East Ham is connected to your mouth.

Nothing stopping you going private now. Bet you will change your mind if you had an emergency health problem.

The rich can pay more for their taxes because....wait for it....they are rich!

hmmm...unethical to tackle Pay day thieves?

Look, I am in favour of a mixed economy and see nothing wrong with helping small businesses. Many of my relatives are self employed, have worked hard and done well for themselves. Good luck to them.

You obviously have no business experience if you think that the self employed pay in reality the same as PAYE.

treborc said...

None of it is ion labour end policy no more tax and spent says it all really, the recovery in now coming so actually all that labour will do will be here anyway I bet more then 200,000 house will be built because of the recovery not because poor old Miliband does anything.

And the railways had been debunked already.

God I cannot vote for Progress or the Tory Lite party

John Gray said...

Hi Treborc

We have never built 200k plus homes in this country since the 1970s.

As you can see there will be plenty of clear red water between Labour and Tories next year but if you want to help keep the Tories in power that is entirely up to you.

But please no more complaining about what they do in government. Your choice.