I thought this would happen then when I read about some of labours policies I changed my mind. It looks like Comcast have the same view and are getting their excuses in early for not going ahead. I predict very soon we will hear they won't go ahead because they can't get incentives.Shame they didn’t start this whole thing a year earlier. They’d have gotten more from the tories.
I get Labour want to get Britain building but I am slightly concerned that the tax breaks won’t be as pleasing for Comcast as they’d like them to be.
With the tories I wouldn’t have this concern but labours whole mantra is tax, tax, tax. Tax big business’s more, tax people who earn more even more. And a couple of their decision around project have been rather tight, penny wise pound foolish.
I’m hoping it works out but yeah, I don’t know how Labour are going to approach this. Their two mottos are really at odds when it comes to a project like this
I’m not quite as pessimistic as you. I’m still confident it will go ahead.I thought this would happen then when I read about some of labours policies such as charging drivers per mile and fining car manufacturers who make petrol and diesel engines I changed my mind.
I’d like to think so but them giving tax breaks to massive corporations goes against their message of taxing business’s to the Nth degree.I’m sorry, this is the same Labour government that is continuing with vast austerity politics, right? My opinion on their governance aside, I think y’all are getting way to antsy about how business friendly this government will be. I suspect, not unlike the tories, they’ll be more friendly to businesses than they will be to citizens.
Aren't both of these things spending cuts? As in, something we generally associate with conservative governance? They may well slash corporate tax benefits and go after high earners (I think they should!) but this is not Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party. It's Keir Starmer's. And they've given every indication that they're going to project "centrist competence," which doesn't exactly scream "go after the rich and powerful" to me.They’ve already cut millions from modernising the armed forces, they’ve cut the winter fuel allowance for pensioners and they’re going to be going in on tax when it comes to high earners and business’s.
They are spending cuts but they’re penny wise pound foolish spending cuts which means it’ll cost us more int he long run.Aren't both of these things spending cuts? As in, something we generally associate with conservative governance? They may well slash corporate tax benefits and go after high earners (I think they should!) but this is not Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party. It's Keir Starmer's. And they've given every indication that they're going to project "centrist competence," which doesn't exactly scream "go after the rich and powerful" to me.
And, at any rate, all this worry is based on a feeling. We've seen no concrete information that negotiations have stalled or that they're going worse with the new government in place. Let's just see what happens over the coming months rather than fret about the vibes we're placing on the talks.
HS2 has been going on for about 20 years and still has not been built.It’s still in the middle of the game and these things take time. I wouldn’t be too concerned, as I’ve said before I wouldn’t even expect to hear anything official until next year.
1) no it hasn'tHS2 has been going on for about 20 years and still has not been built.
There’s no pearl clutching, just pointing out it’ll be far more difficult to get what they want from Labour than it was the previous administration.The level of pearl-clutching and hand-wringing in this thread is escalating towards hysteria.
I believe those tax breaks originally started under the previous Labour gov, after the Potter films, made in Britain, were making lots of money, and the Tories first chancellor (Osbourne) since they won in 2010, liked the idea so much he expanded it. I could be wrong though. I'm basing it on what I remember from nearly two decades ago.But I also think they’d have gotten a better deal from the tories, they were quite decent with tax breaks, for example they put forward some of the best tax breaks for film production in the world and even improved upon that just a few short months ago. Unbeatable tax breaks!