Thursday, May 22, 2008
Record oil prices could give Brown a popularity boost
BBC: Oil soars to new record over $135
It's probably too late for the Crewe & Nantwich but Gordon Brown could boost his rapidly fading popularity but capping the tax take on fuel. Whilst derv and petrol soars to £1.30+ per litre the government tax take increases in line. A simple and potentially cynical decision could be made to cap the tax take at for example £1.00 a litre. Increases in the cost of oil over and above the £1.00 would incur no additional tax on the punter at the pumps.
The above comments are not based directly on the BBC linked article but are based around a potential approach to address several factors, which include the distress and the impact of inflation on the motorist and an attempt to portray Brown as helping the people who he serves.
Posted by denzil @ 12:59 PM (729 views) Add Comment
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1. Rm96696 said...
I'm sure it will be attributed to the growth in chinese and indian demand. How long will it be before the estate agents, banks and building societies will tell us that the chinese are buying up all the u.k. property?
2. denzil said...
I don't like commenting on my own blog but I missed a couple of points.
The cap on the tax take increases inline with CPI. Additional value to the capped approached is a smoothing of inflation spikes.
3. shipbuilder said...
I'd be astounded if Gordon would implement this - he's probably loving the extra tax to fill up the holes in his spending plans. He refused to lower corporate tax in Northern Ireland even though a lower rate had been proven (in ROI) to increase overall tax take. The man is simply a grabber with no long-term vision - the perfect example is his rise to the PM role - it was obviously all about getting the job and now he doesn't seem to know what to do with it.
4. malct said...
from main text "and an attempt to portray Brown as helping the people who he serves"
Perhaps it would help to see things more clearly if we wave goodbye to the understandable illushion that British politicians serve the British People.
List of Bilderberg attendees
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United Kingdom
Gordon Brown (1991), current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Tony Blair (1993)[4], former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[9]
John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Margaret Thatcher (1975)[10], former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
James Callaghan (1963, 1966), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Edward Heath (1963, 1966, 1967), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Alec Douglas-Home (1977), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Harold Wilson (1966), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Kenneth Clarke (1998[11], 2006[12] & 2007[13]), former Chancellor of the Exchequer
George Osborne (2006)[14] Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 2004-Present; member of the opposition 2001-Present
Denis Healey, former Secretary of State for Defence 1963-1970, former Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979 (founding member of Bilderberg)
Ed Balls, Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2006 - 2007
Paddy Ashdown (1989), former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, former Secretary-General of NATO
David Owen (1973), former British Foreign Secretary
Norman Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
the list continues . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bilderberg_attendees
Bilderberg meet at the luxurious Westfields Marriott resort from Thursday, June 5, to Sunday, June 8, at Chantilly, Va., near Washington’s Dulles International Airport.
The address: Westfields Marriott, 14750 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, Va. 20151. Phone: 703-818-0300
5. denzil said...
Malct.
Being alive is not a pre-requisite to being an attendee at Biderberg then is it?
6. malct said...
5. denzil said...
Malct.
Being alive is not a pre-requisite to being an attendee at Biderberg then is it?
Sorry denzil that was misleading - the list above is a partial list of PAST Bilderberg attendees.
No one knows who attended this year because it hasn't happened yet!
I was simply trying to make the point that we tend to blame politicians for things they have little or no control over, like running OUR country.
7. renting2 said...
Isn't Peter Mandelson was a member too?
But what difference does it make who they are and whether they get together for a quiet drink and cigar from time to time?
8. layers said...
@renting2 "But what difference does it make who they are and whether they get together for a quiet drink and cigar from time to time?" For the love of God it isn't a social club!
9. renting2 said...
layers@8 - Sorry, I do know that, but what I don't know is what they discuss and what deals they make. I suspect no-one but them do. I wuz tweaking tails.
10. layers said...
@renting2 - sorry buddy, long day.
I agree that only they do, but if I had no conscience I reckon I could make a fortune from the 'people'.
11. malct said...
10. layers said...
@renting2 - sorry buddy, long day.
I agree that only they do, ??????
BBC x bible x bilderberg = Tony Gosling
http://www.bilderberg.org/index.htm
try tweeking his tail
sorry David Icke tickets sold out three months ago
but you could watch it on tele - if we had a spare channel.
Layers @ 10 - so you're not a genetic psychopath then