Snap General Election?

[AmitG]

Hayek said:

Am I correct in hearing suggestion that Tories may have capital gains tax on the family home in their manifesto...? That'll cut their lead I'd imagine.

No way they would do that IMHO.

[Justayellowbadge]

I think the only 'suggestion' of it is in a couple of posts in the tax reform thread here.

[Vaud]

AmitG said:

Hayek said:

Am I correct in hearing suggestion that Tories may have capital gains tax on the family home in their manifesto...? That'll cut their lead I'd imagine.

No way they would do that IMHO.

Make it just for £1M+ homes and you have a token towards the centre ground and left while not alienating that many voters (who will vote for you anyway, or worst case abstain)... the richer ones will find a tax efficient way out of it anyway.

[AmitG]

Vaud said:

AmitG said:

Hayek said:

Am I correct in hearing suggestion that Tories may have capital gains tax on the family home in their manifesto...? That'll cut their lead I'd imagine.

No way they would do that IMHO.

Make it just for £1M+ homes and you have a token towards the centre ground and left while not alienating that many voters (who will vote for you anyway, or worst case abstain)... the richer ones will find a tax efficient way out of it anyway.

It's a possibility - they already hiked up stamp duty for expensive homes.

I reckon that if they have to do something (which I don't think they will), they should go for a minimal capital gains rate of say 0.5%. That is small enough for the people who have done well out of property not to mind too much, but establishes the principle that profits on the sale of a primary residence are taxable.

[Vaud]

AmitG said:

It's a possibility - they already hiked up stamp duty for expensive homes.

I reckon that if they have to do something (which I don't think they will), they should go for a minimal capital gains rate of say 0.5%. That is small enough for the people who have done well out of property not to mind too much, but establishes the principle that profits on the sale of a primary residence are taxable.

They could counter it by making stamp duty a loan at base rates (secured by the property) rather than a fee at point of purchase.

[Fastdruid]

Looking bleak for the Lib Dems.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/27/li...

[Justayellowbadge]

Fastdruid said:

Looking bleak for the Lib Dems.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/27/li...

Christ, those numbers!

What's left of Labour would eat itself after that.

[FiF]

Justayellowbadge said:

Fastdruid said:

Looking bleak for the Lib Dems.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/27/li...

Christ, those numbers!

What's left of Labour would eat itself after that.

Nearly half of all Labour voters prepared to desert the party as they lose both leave and remain support

[Deptford Draylons]

Fastdruid said:

Looking bleak for the Lib Dems.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/27/li...

Let's hope so. Not only would it give May a clear mandate to continue with the type of Brexit she has already outlined , but with the LibDem last chance saloon for remainers having failed to get much support from the 48% , it would make it all the more sweeter.

[CaptainSlow]

May is the best and only choice. Corbyn is an embarrassment and Farron is King Weasel.

[AmitG]

Fastdruid said:

Looking bleak for the Lib Dems.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/27/li...

Guardian Article said:

Our model sees the Tories on 422 seats, with Labour reduced to just 150, and the Lib Dems declining from 9 to 6. The Conservative majority would be north of 190. Labour would be wiped out beyond what most people are currently predicting. Leadership candidates like Clive Lewis would no longer be leadership candidates, because they would no longer be MPs.

[PH XKR]

Could be interesting for the snp too, plenty upset with jimmy crankie

[CaptainSlow]

Sturgeon, Farron, Wood and Corbyn, has there ever been a more dislikeable and incompetent group of party leaders?

[PH XKR]

CaptainSlow said:

Sturgeon, Farron, Wood and Corbyn, has there ever been a more dislikeable and incompetent group of party leaders?

Lets hope that fact lets us decimate them

[Vaud]

AmitG said:

Fastdruid said:

Looking bleak for the Lib Dems.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/27/li...

Guardian Article said:

Our model sees the Tories on 422 seats, with Labour reduced to just 150, and the Lib Dems declining from 9 to 6. The Conservative majority would be north of 190. Labour would be wiped out beyond what most people are currently predicting. Leadership candidates like Clive Lewis would no longer be leadership candidates, because they would no longer be MPs.

I hope it is not true. I believe in strong government but equally we need strong opposition to keep them to account. A healthy 60-80 seats would be fine.

[RedTrident]

Look forward to the day these pretend lefty career politicians lose their seats. They and their Guardian newspaper can go and form their own political party.

Any chance Harriet Hampster will lose her seat?

[Ridgemont]

If there is a lesson here, it is that propelling nomark lightweights to leadership is getting found out. To be able to have a discussion with the electorate you need to be faintly credible.

[Stickyfinger]

Vaud said:

I hope it is not true. I believe in strong government but equally we need strong opposition to keep them to account. A healthy 60-80 seats would be fine.

With Sturgeon, Farron, Wood and Corbyn about then I am happy if May gets a landslide, there is always danger with idiots about, especially true in the lead up to Brexit.
The "official opposition" at the moment is the EU/Merkel etal

[williamp]

Stickyfinger said:

Vaud said:

I hope it is not true. I believe in strong government but equally we need strong opposition to keep them to account. A healthy 60-80 seats would be fine.

With Sturgeon, Farron, Wood and Corbyn about then I am happy if May gets a landslide, there is always danger with idiots about, especially true in the lead up to Brexit.
The "official opposition" at the moment is the EU/Merkel etal

I know what you mean. And with 20-odd of them decided to gang up and bully us because we are taking our ball away, Trump, Putin and N Norea.... we need a statesman like person to deal with all of this.

[Stickyfinger]

williamp said:

Trump, Putin and N Norea

LOL