The Chancellor is under pressure from the IFS to increase taxes in his next budget to cover the losses during the pandemic and reduce borrowing. It’s been suggested that this could be done by increasing tax on fuel and raising council tax on more expensive properties. Maybe they could start by stopping tax havens abroad for companies trading in the UK and in fact stop the many loopholes for the super rich enabling them to avoid paying what they should. Poor old Joe Bloggs who goes out to work and has his tax stopped before his money reaches him doesn’t benefit from any loopholes.
It seems that volunteers have been doing a bit of a clear up on Snowdon and have collected 200 bags of rubbish. In June when Bournemouth was invaded by a load of louts, volunteers and council workers collected 41 tonnes of rubbish from Bournemouth beaches, I think bigger on the spot fines need to be imposed although how you impose it I’m not sure. Maybe people need to be encouraged to take and post photos of people rubbishing our countryside. Webcams are working on the road so why not?
French railway has been suffering from electrical problems leaving travellers stuck on trains for more than 24 hours. Not a pleasant experience in an overcrowded carriage. food and water have run out and so has loo paper. Lovely, just what you need when you are trying to get home or away. Some trains were able to return to their departure point and passengers transferred to buses.
That well known strip of land almost surrounded by water known as Mudeford Spit between Bournemouth and Christchurch is back in the news. The beach huts are very popular there and can be sold for large sums of money. There are no cars allowed and the views are fabulous. There was a restaurant but it burnt down and now there are plans to build a bigger and better one. The beach hut owners are furious saying it will be too high and will spoil the look of the place. Doesn’t look that bad in the photos The upper floor is made up of three pitched roofs but as there are no huts in front or behind I can’t see the problem. Still I haven’t spent £300,000 on buying one.
In the US 100 Black Lives Matter supporters have purchased one hundred acres of land in Georgia to build a new city. Well, that’s how America was built when it was first colonised. Sounds like a fine idea and their hope is for it to be an environmentally sustainable community. I’m not sure that apartheid, no matter how well intentioned, is a long term solution to all people living together in harmony.
Their was a great video, although a bit scary, of a small child being carried way up into the air by a kite. It happened at a kite festival in Taiwan. Although the child was twirled around for a few seconds 30 feet in the air she landed and happily was unhurt. Nighty night. 😴💤😴