Conservatives 'consider scrapping inheritance tax to win over voters'

[cojak]

And while IR35 was introduced in 2010, we were all able to work with it until 2015 when it all turned to rattulip.

[jamesbrown]

And while IR35 was introduced in 2010, we were all able to work with it until 2015 when it all turned to rattulip.

Yup.

Anecdotally, a lot of friends and family who are either apolitical or would traditionally vote for the Tories are now absolutely enraged by the Tories and are determined to vote against them. So, while it's true that Starmer is rather uninspiring to many erstwhile Tory voters, the determination to vote against the Tories should not be underestimated and will, I predict, result in a massive landslide for Labour.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Ah, that Portillo moment, coming to a hustings near you some time soon (well not around here of course, this being donkeyland par excellence, like).

13 years of Tory misrule. Who'd have thunk? Could Magick Grandpa really have done any worse?

[Protagoras]

Anecdotally, a lot of friends and family who are either apolitical or would traditionally vote for the Tories are now absolutely enraged by the Tories and are determined to vote against them. So, while it's true that Starmer is rather uninspiring to many erstwhile Tory voters, the determination to vote against the Tories should not be underestimated and will, I predict, result in a massive landslide for Labour.

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And the SNP will provide the opposition

[wattaj]

+1
And the SNP will provide the opposition

Let's see how many of them are left once the police investigation concludes.

[malvolio]

Oh, come now. I'm pretty much the opposite of a Labour fanboy but, "illegal wars" aside, every single one of those has been made 10x worse by the Tories . Anyone suggesting otherwise is unserious. Take stealth taxes, for example, the freezing of personal allowances is predicted to raise another £30b per year by 2028. Totally buggered economy, check. Unworkable IR35 variant, check. Massive politicisation of the civil service (to the extent that even Simon Case is reprimanding Ministers), check. The Tories certainly didn't learn from Labour's mistakes .

As an aside, and as other reporters have noted, No. 10 is not seriously considering the removal of IHT, either in this Parliament or as a manifesto commitment. Most likely, it was briefed by someone who worried it might be considered

I believe I said that as well - or at least implied it. Once the gates are open, it's hard to hold back the flood... especially by weak, ill-advised or ideologically biased politicians.

[SueEllen]

I believe I said that as well - or at least implied it. Once the gates are open, it's hard to hold back the flood... especially by weak, ill-advised or ideologically biased politicians.

Which one of those would you use to describe the Honourable Member for Mid-Bedfordshire?

[malvolio]

Which one of those would you use to describe the Honourable Member for Mid-Bedfordshire?

All three?

There are few MPs of any party genuinely worthy of their seat. Cabinet members especially are rarely promoted on the basis of their abilities but on their political usefulness. Point to any that clearly command their civil servants.

[NotAllThere]

Poor people, like those oop north, don't care about inheritance tax. They'll see this policy as a benefit for the rich and go back to voting Labour.

Interesting - in the UK, poor people vote Labour. In the US, they vote Republican!

[Protagoras]

Poor people, like those oop north, don't care about inheritance tax.

'Up North' in my local constituency, from the 2019/20 data, fewer than 30 estates paid IHT.

From the local press, folks seem to be more concerned about finding a NHS dentist.