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By *uffleskloof OP   Man
5 weeks ago

Walsall

CPI rose to 2.3% in October, back above the target rate of 2%

Key driver is the increase in energy prices (despite Miliband telling us that our bills would go down under Labour) and oddly an increase in air fares. Maybe all those people fleeing the country.

Economists expecting inflation to hit 3% next year due to NI increases and public sector pay rises.

Expect interest rates to stay high.

So we’ve got:

Higher interest rates leads to higher mortgage costs

Higher taxes

Higher prices

Lower growth

Higher unemployment

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By *eoBloomsMan
5 weeks ago

Springfield

I don't understand how energy prices rise with all those lovely renewables we're using ?

Oh yeah, they're all subsidised to shit so actually push prices up 🤦‍♂️

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
5 weeks ago

golden fields


"I don't understand how energy prices rise with all those lovely renewables we're using ?

Oh yeah, they're all subsidised to shit so actually push prices up 🤦‍♂️"

This whole section of the forums has lost all reason and any vague grasp on reality.

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By *astandFeistyCouple
5 weeks ago

Bournemouth


"I don't understand how energy prices rise with all those lovely renewables we're using ?

Oh yeah, they're all subsidised to shit so actually push prices up 🤦‍♂️

This whole section of the forums has lost all reason and any vague grasp on reality."

We've been asking you to educate us, obviously to no avail

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
5 weeks ago

Bedford

Maybe the black hole is actually a sink hole.

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By *mateur100Man
5 weeks ago

nr faversham

Is this another example of Labour delivering again?

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By *oandstephCouple
5 weeks ago

Bradford

I think what the country as whole needs to do for maybe a month is not pay any bill or any transactions, let them panic a bit and they might realize without us they would have nothing

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By *eard and TattsCouple
5 weeks ago

Cwmbran


"Is this another example of Labour delivering again? "

Will of the people

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By *oandstephCouple
5 weeks ago

Bradford


"Is this another example of Labour delivering again?

Will of the people "

remember if you dont like it VoTe ReFoRm

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By *eoBloomsMan
5 weeks ago

Springfield

I think this will be the last Labour Government for at least twenty years. The extent of its utter incompetence is only just becoming clear.

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By *enSiskoMan
5 weeks ago

Cestus 3

an estimated 50,000 pensioners to be put into relative poverty due to The WFA, research by Labour has found.

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By *0shadesOfFilthMan
5 weeks ago

nearby

Economy down

Inflation up

Reeves the wannabe economist.

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By *emma StonesTV/TS
5 weeks ago

Crewe


"Is this another example of Labour delivering again? "

So if the Tories had remained in power the energy price cap would have dropped?, stayed the same?

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By *uffleskloof OP   Man
5 weeks ago

Walsall


"Is this another example of Labour delivering again?

So if the Tories had remained in power the energy price cap would have dropped?, stayed the same?"

Presumably the Tories wouldn’t have spent the last four months talking down the country and economy and giving massive pay rises to public sector workers in return for falling productivity.

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By *emma StonesTV/TS
5 weeks ago

Crewe


"Is this another example of Labour delivering again?

So if the Tories had remained in power the energy price cap would have dropped?, stayed the same?

Presumably the Tories wouldn’t have spent the last four months talking down the country and economy and giving massive pay rises to public sector workers in return for falling productivity."

Ah so just positive chat keeps inflation down 😂

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By *0shadesOfFilthMan
5 weeks ago

nearby


"Is this another example of Labour delivering again?

So if the Tories had remained in power the energy price cap would have dropped?, stayed the same?"

Tories are irrelevant they are not in government.

Labour turning out as bad, if not worse, we will see

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By *lderguy4uMan
5 weeks ago

wirral


"Is this another example of Labour delivering again?

Will of the people remember if you dont like it VoTe ReFoRm"

Well said

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By *lex46TV/TS
5 weeks ago

Near Wells

If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party.

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By *2000ManMan
5 weeks ago

Worthing


"I don't understand how energy prices rise with all those lovely renewables we're using ?

Oh yeah, they're all subsidised to shit so actually push prices up 🤦‍♂️"

This...expect more once Sillibands nutty zero project costs start to bite.

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
5 weeks ago

Hastings


"If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party."

You for got to add the 6.5% on the minimum wage to add to the cost to business adding to inflation.

It will be a triple hit NI threshold, NI %, and minimum wage.

It could even push up interest rates. If inflation jumps up again.

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By *uffleskloof OP   Man
5 weeks ago

Walsall


"Is this another example of Labour delivering again?

So if the Tories had remained in power the energy price cap would have dropped?, stayed the same?

Presumably the Tories wouldn’t have spent the last four months talking down the country and economy and giving massive pay rises to public sector workers in return for falling productivity.

Ah so just positive chat keeps inflation down 😂"

I see you went to the same Economics school as your beloved Rachel.

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By *rHotNottsMan
5 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party."

And people will spend less, because they can buy the 94p frozen pizza from Sainsbury’s now instead of the 97p one in Lidl’s d get a pint in spoons for £2 instead of £6 at the independent pub.

Markets will always sort themselves out - some pubs and supermarkets will close and the staff will deliver take aways instead

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By *otMe66Man
5 weeks ago

Terra Firma


"If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party.

And people will spend less, because they can buy the 94p frozen pizza from Sainsbury’s now instead of the 97p one in Lidl’s d get a pint in spoons for £2 instead of £6 at the independent pub.

Markets will always sort themselves out - some pubs and supermarkets will close and the staff will deliver take aways instead

"

The impact of this rise in NI is going to impact inside IR35 contractors terribly.

In real terms they have been hit by 13.5% and with that increasing to 15% and payable at 5k instead of 9K.

This is a tax for growth? How can it be when so much growth in this country is driven through contract project work, maybe they don't recognise those people as workers!

They have not thought this through as they haven't thought through the other policies they have steamrollered in...

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By *eoBloomsMan
5 weeks ago

Springfield


"If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party.

And people will spend less, because they can buy the 94p frozen pizza from Sainsbury’s now instead of the 97p one in Lidl’s d get a pint in spoons for £2 instead of £6 at the independent pub.

Markets will always sort themselves out - some pubs and supermarkets will close and the staff will deliver take aways instead

The impact of this rise in NI is going to impact inside IR35 contractors terribly.

In real terms they have been hit by 13.5% and with that increasing to 15% and payable at 5k instead of 9K.

This is a tax for growth? How can it be when so much growth in this country is driven through contract project work, maybe they don't recognise those people as workers!

They have not thought this through as they haven't thought through the other policies they have steamrollered in..."

Even without those terrible measures you can't have economic growth with the world's most expensive electricity. Which will get more expensive under Miliband's mad policies.

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By *lex46TV/TS
5 weeks ago

Near Wells


"If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party.

You for got to add the 6.5% on the minimum wage to add to the cost to business adding to inflation.

It will be a triple hit NI threshold, NI %, and minimum wage.

It could even push up interest rates. If inflation jumps up again."

I didn’t forget about it, I just didn’t want to depress myself any further

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By *otMe66Man
5 weeks ago

Terra Firma


"If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party.

And people will spend less, because they can buy the 94p frozen pizza from Sainsbury’s now instead of the 97p one in Lidl’s d get a pint in spoons for £2 instead of £6 at the independent pub.

Markets will always sort themselves out - some pubs and supermarkets will close and the staff will deliver take aways instead

The impact of this rise in NI is going to impact inside IR35 contractors terribly.

In real terms they have been hit by 13.5% and with that increasing to 15% and payable at 5k instead of 9K.

This is a tax for growth? How can it be when so much growth in this country is driven through contract project work, maybe they don't recognise those people as workers!

They have not thought this through as they haven't thought through the other policies they have steamrollered in...

Even without those terrible measures you can't have economic growth with the world's most expensive electricity. Which will get more expensive under Miliband's mad policies."

Agreed, they are talking about 650000 jobs that UK energy is going to bring, how when they are wanting private sector support for the jobs and hitting them in the pocket at the same time! They want 1.5million new homes built again by private companies, they have in one stroke increased the cost of every one of those homes, but lets be realistic they never had a chance from the get go.

Nothing short of a shambles.

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By *0shadesOfFilthMan
5 weeks ago

nearby

[13.5% and with that increasing to 15% and payable at 5k instead of 9K]

Add 3% employer auto enrolment pension contribution on earnings between £6,240 and £50,270

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By *oandstephCouple
5 weeks ago

Bradford


"If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party.

And people will spend less, because they can buy the 94p frozen pizza from Sainsbury’s now instead of the 97p one in Lidl’s d get a pint in spoons for £2 instead of £6 at the independent pub.

Markets will always sort themselves out - some pubs and supermarkets will close and the staff will deliver take aways instead

The impact of this rise in NI is going to impact inside IR35 contractors terribly.

In real terms they have been hit by 13.5% and with that increasing to 15% and payable at 5k instead of 9K.

This is a tax for growth? How can it be when so much growth in this country is driven through contract project work, maybe they don't recognise those people as workers!

They have not thought this through as they haven't thought through the other policies they have steamrollered in...

Even without those terrible measures you can't have economic growth with the world's most expensive electricity. Which will get more expensive under Miliband's mad policies.

Agreed, they are talking about 650000 jobs that UK energy is going to bring, how when they are wanting private sector support for the jobs and hitting them in the pocket at the same time! They want 1.5million new homes built again by private companies, they have in one stroke increased the cost of every one of those homes, but lets be realistic they never had a chance from the get go.

Nothing short of a shambles."

most trades in those sectors are majority self employed so it wont affect them that much

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By *eoBloomsMan
5 weeks ago

Springfield

Ford cutting 800 jobs in UK due to low demand for electric cars. All those green jobs, heh ?

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
5 weeks ago

Hastings


"If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party.

You for got to add the 6.5% on the minimum wage to add to the cost to business adding to inflation.

It will be a triple hit NI threshold, NI %, and minimum wage.

It could even push up interest rates. If inflation jumps up again.

I didn’t forget about it, I just didn’t want to depress myself any further "

Got you lol

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By *otMe66Man
5 weeks ago

Terra Firma


"If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party.

And people will spend less, because they can buy the 94p frozen pizza from Sainsbury’s now instead of the 97p one in Lidl’s d get a pint in spoons for £2 instead of £6 at the independent pub.

Markets will always sort themselves out - some pubs and supermarkets will close and the staff will deliver take aways instead

The impact of this rise in NI is going to impact inside IR35 contractors terribly.

In real terms they have been hit by 13.5% and with that increasing to 15% and payable at 5k instead of 9K.

This is a tax for growth? How can it be when so much growth in this country is driven through contract project work, maybe they don't recognise those people as workers!

They have not thought this through as they haven't thought through the other policies they have steamrollered in...

Even without those terrible measures you can't have economic growth with the world's most expensive electricity. Which will get more expensive under Miliband's mad policies.

Agreed, they are talking about 650000 jobs that UK energy is going to bring, how when they are wanting private sector support for the jobs and hitting them in the pocket at the same time! They want 1.5million new homes built again by private companies, they have in one stroke increased the cost of every one of those homes, but lets be realistic they never had a chance from the get go.

Nothing short of a shambles.most trades in those sectors are majority self employed so it wont affect them that much "

Those who are self employed face rising costs across the board, materials, energy, and now increased taxation on employers will indirectly affect them too, after all the house builders employ large amounts of staff and are responsible for the inside / outside ir35 decisions.

Contractors rely on projects staying viable, and if private sector companies face higher costs, they usually scale back or delay projects entirely.

The idea of taxing for growth doesn’t make much sense when it’s done in a way that discourages the very sectors driving that growth.

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
5 weeks ago

Hastings


"If you think inflation is bad now, wait until The new rates for Employers National Insurance contributions start. Not only is the rate going up but the threshold where employers have to pay it will be for anyone that earns over £5,000. Where currently it is only for employees that earn over £9,000.

That means employers will have to pay much much more in contributions than they currently do. It will affect the retail and hospitality sectors the most. The only way they will afford it is by putting their prices up, leading to much higher inflation rates.

That was a very dirty trick by the Labour Party.

And people will spend less, because they can buy the 94p frozen pizza from Sainsbury’s now instead of the 97p one in Lidl’s d get a pint in spoons for £2 instead of £6 at the independent pub.

Markets will always sort themselves out - some pubs and supermarkets will close and the staff will deliver take aways instead

The impact of this rise in NI is going to impact inside IR35 contractors terribly.

In real terms they have been hit by 13.5% and with that increasing to 15% and payable at 5k instead of 9K.

This is a tax for growth? How can it be when so much growth in this country is driven through contract project work, maybe they don't recognise those people as workers!

They have not thought this through as they haven't thought through the other policies they have steamrollered in...

Even without those terrible measures you can't have economic growth with the world's most expensive electricity. Which will get more expensive under Miliband's mad policies.

Agreed, they are talking about 650000 jobs that UK energy is going to bring, how when they are wanting private sector support for the jobs and hitting them in the pocket at the same time! They want 1.5million new homes built again by private companies, they have in one stroke increased the cost of every one of those homes, but lets be realistic they never had a chance from the get go.

Nothing short of a shambles.most trades in those sectors are majority self employed so it wont affect them that much "

No lots like be to get round IR35 work as employed for there own limited company so will have to rase the hourly rate to cover the extra tax.

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By *eroy1000Man
5 weeks ago

milton keynes


"CPI rose to 2.3% in October, back above the target rate of 2%

Key driver is the increase in energy prices (despite Miliband telling us that our bills would go down under Labour) and oddly an increase in air fares. Maybe all those people fleeing the country.

Economists expecting inflation to hit 3% next year due to NI increases and public sector pay rises.

Expect interest rates to stay high.

So we’ve got:

Higher interest rates leads to higher mortgage costs

Higher taxes

Higher prices

Lower growth

Higher unemployment

"

Labour are definitely discovering its a lot harder when in office than in opposition. On top of the above they now say their own policy on WFA will push 50,000 into poverty.

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By *ostindreamsMan
5 weeks ago

London

My only question - Are Labour really economically this naive? Or do they know the outcome of their policies very well and are still going for it?

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By *mateur100Man
5 weeks ago

nr faversham


"My only question - Are Labour really economically this naive? Or do they know the outcome of their policies very well and are still going for it?"

It's what a Labour government does. To the best of my knowledge, it was ever thus

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By *eoBloomsMan
5 weeks ago

Springfield


"My only question - Are Labour really economically this naive? Or do they know the outcome of their policies very well and are still going for it?"

What amazes me if how politically inept they've been. Even if they really believe these policies are necessary, surely they could have got the presentation and timing better.

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By *usybee73Man
5 weeks ago

in the sticks

What ever business costs, they will pass on ... basic business sense, customer prises go up and then inflation starts.

Who are the winners? Government and financial institutions... duh!

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By *oo hotCouple
5 weeks ago

North West


"I think this will be the last Labour Government for at least twenty years. The extent of its utter incompetence is only just becoming clear."

To be honest, I am enjoying the relative calm after 14 years of Conservative psychodrama. If you think that this is in any way worse than the nonsense we have endured in the last 10 years of Conservative Government then you must be completely blind to reality.

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By *otMe66Man
5 weeks ago

Terra Firma


"I think this will be the last Labour Government for at least twenty years. The extent of its utter incompetence is only just becoming clear.

To be honest, I am enjoying the relative calm after 14 years of Conservative psychodrama. If you think that this is in any way worse than the nonsense we have endured in the last 10 years of Conservative Government then you must be completely blind to reality."

People are concerned about the direction of travel this government is taking. We are on a very dodgy path that could make austerity measures by the tories look like a day out by the sea.

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By *oubleswing2019Man
5 weeks ago

Colchester

Against a backdrop of world events impacting the markets and global supply chains, I wonder if any other countries out there are weathering these multiple storms better than the UK ?

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