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We don't need the pollution. We have free wind all around relatively pollution free, we have shed loads (😁) of solar and wave energy.

Now you don't see many here, anywhere. 🤣

Apparently; Infected deer can spread TB to cattle through nose-to-nose contact or by inhaling aerosol droplets that an infected animal has exhaled. I have never seen a deer this close to cattle. I had a farmer that would go mad seeing a deer in his field and wanted it gone straight away. I tried to explain about them moving around 🤣

It was the suggestion that it was compulsory. I understood it was not only voluntary but that farmers were required to pay (make a contribution).

What a great day out 👍

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The govt have agreed to continue with the culling program (well done labour so far) and have the same goal of TB free by 2038. The EU annual funding has of course gone.

Turret press kit together with 4 piece dies for .243 and .223. Two additional turrets, bullet puller and collet's for 243 and 223. Upgraded Hornady quality metal etched scales, including tenth of a grain ring. Bullet boxes (4) and trays (5). Metal reloading bench with Ply backing boards and shelves. Total to buy over £500 plus bench. £200 collected BS40 (south of Bristol)

If i knew where it was i would have. I had to first find the place. 🤣 We are stuck with internet shopping. It's great but we miss bargains and rarely find new things to buy. Now it's a treat to go into a supermarket 🤣

👍 I once drove 50 miles back to the Cotswold's after forgetting to pay for a breakfast.

A road tax on first purchase based upon vehicle (rrp) value that followed the car for life. The Current £350 (or whatever it is) extra tax levied on vehicles over £40k would continue but be linked for life rather than 5 years. Something like cars under £20k pay tax of 'x' annually for life, those under £30k pay 'y' and so on. The tax on fuel would encourage more economy as now, ev's would pay road tax on value like all others and then as they don't use fossil fuel they would not pay the fuel tax.

Of course. It's currently a very random tax that has a zillion anomalies. Basing it on consumption would be fairer particularly to those on lower incomes. the premise that if its unpaid it would be illegal to put your vehicle on the road would be the same. Basing it on consumption would get rid of the £40k threshold and make that more transparent. If its ok to charge more road tax to cars over £40k why not taper that for higher cost vehicles? Use could be taxed through the existing fuel mechanism.

😁 Strangely I always struggled to get to 50.

What has road tax to do with roads? What has the current value road tax on cars got to do with roads? I reckon a tax based on value that stayed with the vehicle for life would be the fairest way to do it. I think you need to be a little more imaginative.

🤣 Yep that would be it. Here the farmer got a licence for starlings it was limited to 50. It was madness.

Lets base it on consumption. A tax based upon list price at purchase that stays with the vehicle for life. We have the start of that already with the value tax for higher cost cars.

Licensed? Can you get a licence for these?

Why on earth should it not be based on earnings? It's simply tax. Linked to earnings it could be more proportionate, not discriminate against those in rural communities forced into ownership etc. Far easier to collect.

It's a pretty serious offence now? ten years away? Its not the punishment but the association of punishment with crime and the linked immediacy Starmer showed that with the riots. Swift justice linked directly to the offence. The harshest penalties in the world will not work without enforcement.

A brilliant military tactician? I doubt it.

It's simply another form of tax. It's difficult to link it to wealth. A charge by mileage is a fairer solution but how to link that to electric? Maybe an annual ticket per car owner based on earnings.

Looks like he is paving the way to challenge his loss in the election. Lets hope it's bloodless. All the links with project 2025 are out in the open now despite Trump lies https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/15/politics/russ-vought-project-2025-trump-secret-recording-invs/index.html

The ponzi scheme is relying on a model of economic growth that requires an ever increasing population base to drive it.

I think you may be looking through the wrong end of the lens. There has been a very significant increase in bureaucracy following our decision to leave Europe. Now we need that bureaucracy to enable more efficient trade. It would be a very brave govt that proposed a second referendum to review the decision despite the catastrophic impact on trade. Unfortunately a free market relies upon bureaucracy to protect the public from the the excesses of the free market. The country was let down by politicians that sought to exploit the vulnerability of the public for their own reasons. We should be focused on investing in skills and providing the business environment for growth. Reducing standards will result in increasing economic decline by moving towards a cost based, rather than knowledge based output's.

Where will we get the extra cash from?