Just had a thought that someone other than me might actually read these blogs of mine. That would completely corrupt their minds. So I think I better make it absolutely clear that the accuracy of anything mentioned here, what ever it is, cannot be guaranteed to be right wrong or even a figment of my imagination. And I will not be held responsible if anyone takes it the wrong way so there.
Have a nice day - or not - or night - whatever - be good at least
PS I had to come back and change the word in red above as I couldn't even spell that right.
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
April and other things
Almost at the end of April and temperatures are still low 8 to 11C we even had a snow flurry the other day. There is still the odd day which gives hope of a spring and maybe even a summer to come. Plenty of April showers still and cold winds.
Our beloved lords and masters have removed the lowest band of income tax essentially doubling the tax burden of up to 70% of the working population. The media is talking about 5,000,000 people losing out it will be a lot more than this. Every couple who have no children at home who earn less than £18,000 will have their tax double from paying 10% it's gone up to 20% of their income above £5400. This proves the rule that the Labour Party is not and has never been the party looking after the lower paid. Like all politicians it's a case of I'm alright, what are you moaning about. I am one of those low paid and during the term of this Labour government the amount of my income that goes back to national and local government is now around 65% of my monthly income, it's sometimes more. It obviously depends on what I spend but there seems to be a tax connected with everything in life; VAT on just about everything, council tax, excise duty on this customs duty on that, climate change levy on gas and electricity, Fossil fuel duty on gas and Electricity, Insurance premium tax the list goes on and on and we have to pay them everytime we walk out our front door. They even want to charge us a congestion charge for being caught up in the congestion they cause by narrowing roads and put speed bumps everywhere.
Enough said though, my rants won't change anything, I just hope that the politicians get a fright with some big name career politicians of all parties failing to be re-elected next time round. They won't lose out they will simply get larger pay packets from big business as consultants. But it might show the younger, newer politicos that their coats remain forever on a shaky nail.
Our beloved lords and masters have removed the lowest band of income tax essentially doubling the tax burden of up to 70% of the working population. The media is talking about 5,000,000 people losing out it will be a lot more than this. Every couple who have no children at home who earn less than £18,000 will have their tax double from paying 10% it's gone up to 20% of their income above £5400. This proves the rule that the Labour Party is not and has never been the party looking after the lower paid. Like all politicians it's a case of I'm alright, what are you moaning about. I am one of those low paid and during the term of this Labour government the amount of my income that goes back to national and local government is now around 65% of my monthly income, it's sometimes more. It obviously depends on what I spend but there seems to be a tax connected with everything in life; VAT on just about everything, council tax, excise duty on this customs duty on that, climate change levy on gas and electricity, Fossil fuel duty on gas and Electricity, Insurance premium tax the list goes on and on and we have to pay them everytime we walk out our front door. They even want to charge us a congestion charge for being caught up in the congestion they cause by narrowing roads and put speed bumps everywhere.
Enough said though, my rants won't change anything, I just hope that the politicians get a fright with some big name career politicians of all parties failing to be re-elected next time round. They won't lose out they will simply get larger pay packets from big business as consultants. But it might show the younger, newer politicos that their coats remain forever on a shaky nail.
Bio fuels
I see that people are finally waking up to the nonsense which is biofuels. Biofuels are crops which are grown to be converted into a fuel source either as a diesel type liquid for combustion engines or a dry pellet for burning. To grow these crops perfectly good arable land which has been used to grow food crops is being turned over to produce crops to be burned. Where was the sense in that it doesn't reduce CO2 emmissions it just changes the source of the emmisions. It also shows up the rubbish which is spouted by the Global Warming Brigade. If CO2 is causing global warming then why are the GWB content to talk about carbon contracts and trading your carbon quota to someone elses quota, or even buying carbon quotas from third world countries to allow you to produce more CO2. If CO2 is causing global warming, which is very doubtful, then all talk and research should be spent on eliminating CO2 emmisions. But of course it's not it is seen as a nice little earner by both the scientific community and governments of all persuasions. Scientists are being handed money by the truck full to research the problem and governments are taxing everyone in sight for producing carbon whether they do so or not.
Monday, 14 April 2008
Extension
I am almost finished building the extension to my house. It has taken a year and is slowly coming to an end, I hope to get all the completion certificates soon and then we'll have a small celebration as a topping out ceremony. Already started planning the new kitchen and what that entails.
We got a memory foam mattress topper a couple of weeks ago and what a difference it makes to your sleep. My wife Babbs says she sleeps like a log, I said that she keeps me up all night with the sound of her bark - Joke. It really does let you have a good nights sleep.
We got a memory foam mattress topper a couple of weeks ago and what a difference it makes to your sleep. My wife Babbs says she sleeps like a log, I said that she keeps me up all night with the sound of her bark - Joke. It really does let you have a good nights sleep.
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