Elle
@centristmum.bsky.social
Mum, Lib Dem and naturalised Yorkshire citizen
Which is why a higher limit would be defensible (but probably wouldn't raise enough to justify the admin)
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Which is why a higher limit would be defensible (but probably wouldn't raise enough to justify the admin)
Yeah it'll be people with children earning 106k stashing away loads
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Yeah it'll be people with children earning 106k stashing away loads
And yes I too think that a cliff edge on childcare so you lose money if you go over 100k is bad, and again one of the reasons I support higher headline rates at all levels is to avoid the need to do weird distortionary shit
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
And yes I too think that a cliff edge on childcare so you lose money if you go over 100k is bad, and again one of the reasons I support higher headline rates at all levels is to avoid the need to do weird distortionary shit
You can't put your entire tax policy in a tweet and a 2% across the board rate may well be what people meant (it's certainly what I meant) and you haven't addressed the main issue which is that the main reason to do income tax is to avoid doing harmful stuff like this
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
You can't put your entire tax policy in a tweet and a 2% across the board rate may well be what people meant (it's certainly what I meant) and you haven't addressed the main issue which is that the main reason to do income tax is to avoid doing harmful stuff like this
1. Our pension situation is so bad that anything that makes people save less is bad
2. I think they can stop you and I wouldn't be surprised if some do
2. I think they can stop you and I wouldn't be surprised if some do
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
1. Our pension situation is so bad that anything that makes people save less is bad
2. I think they can stop you and I wouldn't be surprised if some do
2. I think they can stop you and I wouldn't be surprised if some do
Well 1) you can just raise all the rates by 1% so the distribution stays the same and more importantly 2) no one wants broad bases tax rises for their own sake, it's because they raise money we can spend on public services without having to do weird distortionary stuff
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Well 1) you can just raise all the rates by 1% so the distribution stays the same and more importantly 2) no one wants broad bases tax rises for their own sake, it's because they raise money we can spend on public services without having to do weird distortionary stuff
If you earn 40k and make a £2400 contribution (£200 a month) you pay £32.
If you earn 60k and make a £2400 contribution you pay £8.
If you earn 60k and make a £2400 contribution you pay £8.
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
If you earn 40k and make a £2400 contribution (£200 a month) you pay £32.
If you earn 60k and make a £2400 contribution you pay £8.
If you earn 60k and make a £2400 contribution you pay £8.
What? People have been saying she should raise income tax precisely because it would take away the need to do weird distortionary stuff like this.
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
What? People have been saying she should raise income tax precisely because it would take away the need to do weird distortionary stuff like this.
Presumably they didn't do that because it wouldn't raise any money
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Presumably they didn't do that because it wouldn't raise any money
Absolutely, but why would you make it worse? It's hard enough as it is!
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Absolutely, but why would you make it worse? It's hard enough as it is!
I feel the same. A bunch of mat leave means my pension isn't where it should be. If I worked full time I'd be a high rate taxpayer but I do 80% and most of the childcare so I'm not. I've been trying to salt money away in the pension to catch up and this feels like a massive kick in the teeth
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I feel the same. A bunch of mat leave means my pension isn't where it should be. If I worked full time I'd be a high rate taxpayer but I do 80% and most of the childcare so I'm not. I've been trying to salt money away in the pension to catch up and this feels like a massive kick in the teeth
We haven't had a pensions minister who cared about pensions since Steve Webb and it really shows
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We haven't had a pensions minister who cared about pensions since Steve Webb and it really shows
Meant to say gender pension gap not pay gap here
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Meant to say gender pension gap not pay gap here
I saw you like and then follow immediately and I thought: MY PEOPLE 😂
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I saw you like and then follow immediately and I thought: MY PEOPLE 😂
We go live to Dublin in 2015
a man in a suit and tie with his arms in the air and the words it 's happening
ALT: a man in a suit and tie with his arms in the air and the words it 's happening
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
We go live to Dublin in 2015
Advance warning, I'm going to be incredibly boring on this topic so if you don't like pensions chat then this is not the account for you
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Advance warning, I'm going to be incredibly boring on this topic so if you don't like pensions chat then this is not the account for you
Also am I crazy to think the impact will be gendered? Women more likely to be basic rate taxpayers because of part time work? And massive gender pay gap. So it's a tax on women catching up on pension contributions after mat leave.
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Also am I crazy to think the impact will be gendered? Women more likely to be basic rate taxpayers because of part time work? And massive gender pay gap. So it's a tax on women catching up on pension contributions after mat leave.
I actually would click on that TBF
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I actually would click on that TBF
Lol fair enough, I'll take my tinfoil hat off
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Lol fair enough, I'll take my tinfoil hat off