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Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Yes to the words I've highlighted.

"Increasing NI for all" - what is meant by that? Including pensioners? - Current pensioners contributions paid for those before them NOT for their own care. So yes, they should contribute either via NI or by partial equity release scheme as i've suggested above.

There is plenty of money in the system if you take the unwanted HS2 into account. I hope it's not too late to stop it, especially as it looks like going no further than Birmingham, which is not a massive "must go to" place. - Sorry, we owe how much due to the pandemic that needs to be paid back?

Also, we spend too much on foreign aid - for what? Voting our way in the UN? To hell with that as we shouldn't be projecting ourselves as a world power. - So what's Global Britain all about then?

We also put up illegal immigrants in 4-star hotels rather than in former army barracks. - No, we don't asylum seekers may be put into hotels and a very small quantity were placed into 4-star hotels, however 1) this was only a temporary measure & 2) those hotels would have been empty due to covid anyway, so those hotels actually got some revenue.

The Guvmin must not renege on Boris' GUARANTEE not to increase the main direct taxes, perhaps with the exception of VAT which ia a valuable fiscal lever. The pandemic has nothing to do with the need for implementing the Social Care programme.

A one year suspension of the OAP triple lock is sort of justifiable, but is it the thin end of the wedge as the temptation to crap on the pensioners in the following year might be too great.

Spectacular Daily Mail esque posting Sephi.... Bravo