Yes, 100% having to move out of a home is stress-inducing and costly; the fact that the Welsh government decided that they won’t be implementing this based on its potential impact on renters is nothing short of a joke.
Dangasnipe, Instagram
If it’s no fault, etc, then yes, but if the tenant/s has been pissing around, then no.
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Hold the line
I was interested in Isabella McRae’s article on the cashless society. While I do not doubt that the most vulnerable are at the front line of the impact of this trend, they are not the only ones at risk. We all are. If I draw £50 from a cash machine, I can spend that where I like and the only record will be that I drew £50 from a cash machine. If I spend £50 via my digital wallet or with my card, every transaction is there for a hacker to see, to fake me and to scam me. If they can see what you spend your money on and where, they have you – lifestyle, preferences and all.
Privacy provided by cash payments protects our security and freedom. We all need to hold the line and make sure cash remains a credible choice and, with a broader coalition behind this, we must make sure that government does not think it is doing the vulnerable a favour, but actually doing its job to protect our security and freedom.
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David Sangster
Lets face it
Surely it would be equitable for those profiting by providing holiday lets to be taxed an additional 10% on those profits. There must be tens of thousands of these homes and no one mentions the injustice of the situation. Many such owners are blind to the fact that one more holiday let is one less family home.
Peter, Bourne
Bad influence
I’ve been saying for years that the greed of billionaires and the wealthy are the problem in this country. They have milked the country and workforce dry but in the last 10 years we’ve seen a massive increase in their contribution to political parties for election campaigns so that the politicians will promote the agenda of the wealthy. Just look what’s happening in America – trying to pass cuts for the poorest people in society’s access to healthcare, only to give the wealthy tax cuts.
John John, Facebook
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Tax and diplomacy
Strange how everyone is in favour of taxing other people. There is a level of taxation beyond which revenue actually falls, as Rachel Reeves is finding out with her non-dom changes.
Thatcher reduced the top rate of tax to 40% and revenues actually rose because such as the Beatles and Elton John returned to the UK and paid 40% on something rather than much more on nothing. Look up Laffer Curve to understand the phenomenon.
Gerald Brown, Facebook
All pitch in
I first met Michael shortly after he started selling in Salisbury, and, to be fair, he looked pretty worn down by the pressures on his life.
Over the last couple of years he has grown in confidence and self-respect. Today he was over the moon about being the subject of My Pitch. While I was chatting with him and buying my copy, several other friends of his came up and congratulated him on being in the paper.
Thank you, Big Issue, for what you do to help people like Michael regain their self-respect. You make a big difference. I urge everyone to buy their copy every week if they can – be part of helping those who are worse off than ourselves.
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Richard Death, Salisbury
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