Really, Really Angry...

I really hate this advert and the ad campaign by HR Revenue and Customs. https://www.gov.uk/sortmytax

What angers me is the bullying tactics whilst cowardly ignoring corporate tax and the wealthy! Corporate tax avoidance is a much bigger problem and would net the government far more money. They are also ignoring wealthy people who find tax loopholes. I really object that this is so biased and one sided. It is discriminatory in the worst possible way.

We are all taxed hugely already!! I feel hounded and every penny has to be accounted for whilst big business (Starbucks, eBay, Amazon etc) decide what tax they feel like paying or do not bother at all. Many of these companies owe taxes going back over 7 or more years. That is a staggering sum.

It is not fair that the wealthy who can afford clever lawyers also get away with blatant tax avoidance. I am already paying huge levels of taxes and to penny pinch hard working people whilst ignoring blatant and deliberate tax avoidance is annoying.

I believe the annual tax bill of Corporation is £30 billion and for the wealthy a further £ 5 billion. I would suggest HM revenue level the playing field and become fair by chasing big business and wealthy in a proportional manner to squeezing hard working people.

Please complain to:-

http://www.asa.org.uk/Consumers/How-to-complain/Online-Form/Step1.aspx

Energy Price Rise Freeze - The Truth!! Beware at your peril.

It seems to me to be common knowledge that many energy companies (foreign owned) subsidise their own companies by charging the UK more! This is grossly unfair and underhand. But, it also reflects a problem with the way UK runs competition. There isn't any. If there was competition then British Gas could easily undercut EDS and other companies subsidising French and German consumers. But British Gas don't. They simply hike their prices annually in line with whatever profit they can get away with.

I am fully behind doing something to end this extortion by big bully boy companies (who don't pay taxes, no doubt). But a Freeze on prices is simply a gimmick. The companies WILL recover their costs either before, or after the freeze.

What should horrify politicians (they are of course too dumb to see this) is the vehemence by which the industry is attacking this potential freeze. Surely politicians should be forewarned this has become an expected annual hike. They have simply gotten used to getting away with massive hikes before each winter and not surprisingly profits soar. unfortunately the politicians are complacent as usual. It is now the norm.

As to needing the money for infrastructure - the water companies have been giving this as an excuse for 10 years or more BUT is there any evidence for infrastructure improvements? This is so easy to claim and we public (unprotected by fat cat politicians) have to suffer the consequences.

Please pass this message on!! Write to your MP and feel free to pass this message to them.

No, No, No, No - Stupid Politicians!!

Please drop the live debates before elections. Let's stop blindly following the US. The right to silence, open plan offices and now this. It's too showbiz and tells us nothing.

At the last election Nick Clegg was by far the best candidate in live debates, but has proven to be the worst politician, in my opinion. Surely we don't need any more proof than that!!

It tells us who is best looking, charismatic and like all politicians ... the best liar. Surely The Voice typifies a good approach, not to see the candidate and let influence your opinions. Also, firing from the hip with off the cuff remarks proves very little.

The US have this system and I think it stinks (no offence chaps from across the ocean :) )

Politicians - Evidence they don't work for our better good.

Well, I've been saying it for a while, but Damian McBride's book says it all. Politicians spend all their time jostling for position and manipulating the media to get colleagues fired. Politics seems to be more about one-upmanship than worrying about the country and politicians seem to spend an awful amount of time and effort smearing each other.

If only they spent as much time on policies and leading the nation. What a waste of time they all are.