Brian Monteith
Editor at ThinkScotland
Contributor at The Telegraph
Scotsman writin' Cigar smoking' Jaguar drivin' Vino quaffin' Hibees followin' Zeppelin lovin' Wagner goin' free-marketin' Bluetrot. Ex MEP 2019-20 & MSP ‘99-‘07
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1 week ago |
thinkscotland.org | Brian Monteith
I REALLY should not be thinking right now of my love of Christmas mince pies, with a nice glass of Penfolds Grandfather, or maybe a fine Madeira. I know, I know, it’s only the beginning of May but some of the fun of this year’s Christmas is already under assault from the public health puritans and we need to get organised. Every year we can have a bit of a laugh catching those Christmas telly adverts and become seasoned critics of the good, the bad and the utterly saccharine.
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conservativewoman.co.uk | Brian Monteith
ARE the public finally wakening up to the great harm that unelected bodies do to our personal freedoms, economic prosperity, cultural values and safety from foreign powers or terrorists? That might seem like a long list of threats to our way of life – because it is – yet it is a simple reflection of the wide range of issues Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) lobby government over to bring about change they want.
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globalbritain.co.uk | Brian Monteith
By Brian Monteith – 5 minute readARE PEOPLE finally wakening up to the great harm that NGOs do to our personal freedoms, economic prosperity, cultural values and safety from foreign powers or terrorists? That might seem like a long list of threats to our way of life – because it is – yet it is a simple reflection of the wide range of issues Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) seek to lobby government over to bring about change they want.
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finance.yahoo.com | Brian Monteith
Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, will find increasing taxes may backfire - Jonathan Brady/Pool via Reuters Fresh tax revenue data has revealed the British public’s entirely predictable response to Labour’s tax increases: Britain’s finances are under great threat, giving rise to the possibility of yet more increases to come.
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telegraph.co.uk | Brian Monteith
Who would have thunk it? Well, the Telegraph Money pages repeatedly warned this would happen if CGT rates were raised. In addition, the drop in the disposal of properties to avoid CGT will also consequentially reduce stamp duty revenues too. The abolition of CGT (there is no CGT in Belgium and several other countries) or a significant reduction in rates would drive market efficiency by freeing assets previously locked away in asset classes where the transaction cost was too high to sell.
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RT @DCBMEP: Starmer is working on a devious ‘EU reset’ package that he claims will address issues with Brexit but in reality is all about u…
A very useful, thought provoking MUST READ thread by @CeeMacBee . We are being duped to believing we "need" EU alignment when there are other motives afoot. The UK should set its own standards and rules, making our politicians accountable and our trade relations agile to the
Why does the government think the UK needs to align with the EU's SPS regulations? Here is a 🧵with some charts from DEFRA's Agriculture in the UK 2024, data sets, Chapter 8. All Charts are in volumes. (i.e. no inflation effect) Beef production appears to be steady, imports https://t.co/lwS33GP9Ni
How Keir Starmer is about to start unravelling Brexit "most rational people ask what has fishing quotas got to do with protecting countries that don’t have a sea border or have haddock or herring in their typical diet?" My latest @TheScotsman column https://t.co/HFU4bGRdXi
