Official (if AtW allows) Labour Manifesto Thread

[Smartie]

From the 'self-employed workers' section...

Abolish umbrella companies - "Banning payroll companies, sometimes known as umbrella companies, which create a false structure to limit employers’ tax liabilities and limit workers’ rights."

Assumption of non self-employed status - "Shifting the burden of proof, so that the law assumes a worker is an employee unless the employer can prove otherwise."

And, a definition of employment status to come - "we will set up a dedicated commission to modernise the law around employment status. New statutory definitions of employment status would reduce the need for litigation and improve compliance."

[d000hg]

Nationalise it's a communist strategy.

Like all those communist EU nations? Or all those Tory governments before Thatcher privatised things... privatisation is a pretty modern idea in the UK, remember. It's a traditional, totally vanilla left-wing strategy, not a communist strategy. The idea of a a Labour government supporting re-nationalisation is not surprising... maybe it's more surprising nobody has suggested it previously, which only goes to show how far New Labour moved to the right.

[jamesbrown]

Where does 123k come from? Seems a bit random.

I bet the Tory manifesto won't be nearly so interesting, it'll just be meaningless bumf i.e. carry on as we are. I have absolutely no idea what the LibDems are standing for!

IIRC, they were setting these thresholds based on a certain quantile of the electorate, so 123k is presumably the top x% of earners (?). I believe 80k is roughly 5%.

[AtW]

btw, just watch how this thread exploded as soon as I've confirmed its Official status

[d000hg]

btw, just watch how this thread exploded as soon as I've confirmed it's Official status

Let me express my gratitude.


It's also worth noting that Corbyn has effectively increased the 50% band since it was first introduced by Labour at 100k. Tax cuts for the rich!!

[SueEllen]

Not any time soon, I am happy to help local candidate - gave extra £7k for current campaign, it turned out that their maximum spending is actually very limited - max of £12.5k!!!

You are welcome to come for a glass of wine (or vodka if you prefer anyway)

You can stand as local councillor first then stand anywhere they need a lib dem candidate.

[AtW]

It's also worth noting that Corbyn has effectively increased the 50% band since it was first introduced by Labour at 100k. Tax cuts for the rich!!

Under New Labour (Brown) threshold was £150k for 50% tax.

[AtW]

You can stand as local councillor first then stand anywhere they need a lib dem candidate.

Maybe, soon Bham will be Liberated and then hopefully whole country

[SueEllen]

Under New Labour (Brown) threshold was £150k for 50% tax.

And it brought in SFA.

Tories lowered it and tax intake increased but the economy improved as well.

[filthy1980]

Maybe, soon Bham will be Liberated and then hopefully whole country

which ward are you standing in?

i'll happily vote for the other guy/gal