Dan
@dasy2k1.bsky.social
Railway signalling, Urban transit, Scouting, Archery, Cycling
Social Democrat with no party loyalty. LGBTQ+ Ally he/him
DMs only checked rarely due to stupid age verification laws
Social Democrat with no party loyalty. LGBTQ+ Ally he/him
DMs only checked rarely due to stupid age verification laws
If you actually want to hit those on high salaries there is a better way.
Cap the total amount of tax relief from salary sacrifice at say 35%
Current 20% tax payer saves 28% no change
Current 40% saves 42% - now 35%
Current 45% saves 47% - now 35%
Cap the total amount of tax relief from salary sacrifice at say 35%
Current 20% tax payer saves 28% no change
Current 40% saves 42% - now 35%
Current 45% saves 47% - now 35%
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If you actually want to hit those on high salaries there is a better way.
Cap the total amount of tax relief from salary sacrifice at say 35%
Current 20% tax payer saves 28% no change
Current 40% saves 42% - now 35%
Current 45% saves 47% - now 35%
Cap the total amount of tax relief from salary sacrifice at say 35%
Current 20% tax payer saves 28% no change
Current 40% saves 42% - now 35%
Current 45% saves 47% - now 35%
The hammering dosn't come from the 8% tax I would be paying or the 15% my employer pays... But more from the fact that the amount of matching contributions from my employer would probably be reduced significantly....
Salary sacrifice is common at all levels not just the super well paid
Salary sacrifice is common at all levels not just the super well paid
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The hammering dosn't come from the 8% tax I would be paying or the 15% my employer pays... But more from the fact that the amount of matching contributions from my employer would probably be reduced significantly....
Salary sacrifice is common at all levels not just the super well paid
Salary sacrifice is common at all levels not just the super well paid
I get salary sacrifice as a reasonably well paid but hardly wealthy skilled worker
I am very firmly in the 20% tax bracket (I can occasionally just hit 40% if I do tons of overtime)
I pay 10% of my salary and my employer matches another 10%
I'm not sure this would be offered with the tax rise
I am very firmly in the 20% tax bracket (I can occasionally just hit 40% if I do tons of overtime)
I pay 10% of my salary and my employer matches another 10%
I'm not sure this would be offered with the tax rise
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I get salary sacrifice as a reasonably well paid but hardly wealthy skilled worker
I am very firmly in the 20% tax bracket (I can occasionally just hit 40% if I do tons of overtime)
I pay 10% of my salary and my employer matches another 10%
I'm not sure this would be offered with the tax rise
I am very firmly in the 20% tax bracket (I can occasionally just hit 40% if I do tons of overtime)
I pay 10% of my salary and my employer matches another 10%
I'm not sure this would be offered with the tax rise
And hammering people saving for retirement while potentially socialist certainly dosn't fit with the topical social Democrat view of encouragement to do the right thing
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
And hammering people saving for retirement while potentially socialist certainly dosn't fit with the topical social Democrat view of encouragement to do the right thing
Yeh it seems the biggest target of this budget are those who while not in poverty are not exactly wealthy either. But with enough foresight to try and do the right thing for the future.
I'm worried for my pension now. Because at the moment I pay 10% and my employer matches it. How much longer?
I'm worried for my pension now. Because at the moment I pay 10% and my employer matches it. How much longer?
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Yeh it seems the biggest target of this budget are those who while not in poverty are not exactly wealthy either. But with enough foresight to try and do the right thing for the future.
I'm worried for my pension now. Because at the moment I pay 10% and my employer matches it. How much longer?
I'm worried for my pension now. Because at the moment I pay 10% and my employer matches it. How much longer?
For a long time the green official policy was against HS2 on the basis of the trees being cut down to build it....
Thankfully this was changed at conference a couple of years although the conservative government did their best to cancel it anyway
Thankfully this was changed at conference a couple of years although the conservative government did their best to cancel it anyway
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
For a long time the green official policy was against HS2 on the basis of the trees being cut down to build it....
Thankfully this was changed at conference a couple of years although the conservative government did their best to cancel it anyway
Thankfully this was changed at conference a couple of years although the conservative government did their best to cancel it anyway
Those are both things I'm with you on.
It's why I support @greens4nuclear.bsky.social amongst other things.
One of my historical sticking points was also HS2 which I am strongly in favour of (but want environmental mitigation to be much more than a token)
It's why I support @greens4nuclear.bsky.social amongst other things.
One of my historical sticking points was also HS2 which I am strongly in favour of (but want environmental mitigation to be much more than a token)
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Those are both things I'm with you on.
It's why I support @greens4nuclear.bsky.social amongst other things.
One of my historical sticking points was also HS2 which I am strongly in favour of (but want environmental mitigation to be much more than a token)
It's why I support @greens4nuclear.bsky.social amongst other things.
One of my historical sticking points was also HS2 which I am strongly in favour of (but want environmental mitigation to be much more than a token)
That is normal for the multi millionaire class.
They can't really be said to be resident in any 1 country...
But they hold assets in multiple countries.
We just need to ensure that regardless of where they live their assets in the UK are taxed accordingly
They can't really be said to be resident in any 1 country...
But they hold assets in multiple countries.
We just need to ensure that regardless of where they live their assets in the UK are taxed accordingly
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
That is normal for the multi millionaire class.
They can't really be said to be resident in any 1 country...
But they hold assets in multiple countries.
We just need to ensure that regardless of where they live their assets in the UK are taxed accordingly
They can't really be said to be resident in any 1 country...
But they hold assets in multiple countries.
We just need to ensure that regardless of where they live their assets in the UK are taxed accordingly
They should remove the 5p rebate on fuel duty... Maybe not all in 1 hit... But it needs to go
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
They should remove the 5p rebate on fuel duty... Maybe not all in 1 hit... But it needs to go
Same.
That and I try to avoid flying short haul whenever there is a viable alternative to begin with
That and I try to avoid flying short haul whenever there is a viable alternative to begin with
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Same.
That and I try to avoid flying short haul whenever there is a viable alternative to begin with
That and I try to avoid flying short haul whenever there is a viable alternative to begin with
While labour at various points in their history have occupied the centre left it's hardly the case at the moment.
The current goverment seem to have exactly the same thought processes (or lack thereof) as the previous tory administration
The current goverment seem to have exactly the same thought processes (or lack thereof) as the previous tory administration
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
While labour at various points in their history have occupied the centre left it's hardly the case at the moment.
The current goverment seem to have exactly the same thought processes (or lack thereof) as the previous tory administration
The current goverment seem to have exactly the same thought processes (or lack thereof) as the previous tory administration
It's Ryanair.
You fly with them because they are cheap. You expect to be treated with contempt that's their entire business model.
Their CEO makes no attempt to hide the fact. (At least he is honest about it)
You fly with them because they are cheap. You expect to be treated with contempt that's their entire business model.
Their CEO makes no attempt to hide the fact. (At least he is honest about it)
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It's Ryanair.
You fly with them because they are cheap. You expect to be treated with contempt that's their entire business model.
Their CEO makes no attempt to hide the fact. (At least he is honest about it)
You fly with them because they are cheap. You expect to be treated with contempt that's their entire business model.
Their CEO makes no attempt to hide the fact. (At least he is honest about it)
How do you get the join date labeled?
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
How do you get the join date labeled?
100%
OCC is just an excuse to try and evangelicalise in communities that would be better off without it!
Also don't forget that charity starts at home. I know some foodbanks have special Christmas campaigns for example
OCC is just an excuse to try and evangelicalise in communities that would be better off without it!
Also don't forget that charity starts at home. I know some foodbanks have special Christmas campaigns for example
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
100%
OCC is just an excuse to try and evangelicalise in communities that would be better off without it!
Also don't forget that charity starts at home. I know some foodbanks have special Christmas campaigns for example
OCC is just an excuse to try and evangelicalise in communities that would be better off without it!
Also don't forget that charity starts at home. I know some foodbanks have special Christmas campaigns for example
Look how well starting a trade war is working for the soybean states in the US?
Or for Kentukey and Tenasee whiskey?
Or for Kentukey and Tenasee whiskey?
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Look how well starting a trade war is working for the soybean states in the US?
Or for Kentukey and Tenasee whiskey?
Or for Kentukey and Tenasee whiskey?
Agreed.
I voted Labour tactically to keep the tories and reform out....
It's been an absolute disaster of a government.
I can't tell Shabana Mahmood apart politically from Suella braveman or Priti Patel.....
They may as well be the same person
I voted Labour tactically to keep the tories and reform out....
It's been an absolute disaster of a government.
I can't tell Shabana Mahmood apart politically from Suella braveman or Priti Patel.....
They may as well be the same person
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Agreed.
I voted Labour tactically to keep the tories and reform out....
It's been an absolute disaster of a government.
I can't tell Shabana Mahmood apart politically from Suella braveman or Priti Patel.....
They may as well be the same person
I voted Labour tactically to keep the tories and reform out....
It's been an absolute disaster of a government.
I can't tell Shabana Mahmood apart politically from Suella braveman or Priti Patel.....
They may as well be the same person
Yeh there was also an element of that in my constituency.
But when you compare with some of them it really was a 2 horse race with reform being close seconds in a frightening number of constituencies
But when you compare with some of them it really was a 2 horse race with reform being close seconds in a frightening number of constituencies
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Yeh there was also an element of that in my constituency.
But when you compare with some of them it really was a 2 horse race with reform being close seconds in a frightening number of constituencies
But when you compare with some of them it really was a 2 horse race with reform being close seconds in a frightening number of constituencies
At the previous election there literally wasn't a credible alternative....
It was a matter of choosing the candidate best placed to beat reform in the constituency.... In mine that was labour... Next time it won't be
It was a matter of choosing the candidate best placed to beat reform in the constituency.... In mine that was labour... Next time it won't be
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
At the previous election there literally wasn't a credible alternative....
It was a matter of choosing the candidate best placed to beat reform in the constituency.... In mine that was labour... Next time it won't be
It was a matter of choosing the candidate best placed to beat reform in the constituency.... In mine that was labour... Next time it won't be
Agreed.
To be fair the Greens are so different in culture in the last few years that things have improved massively....
Even if some of the old guard are hanging on round the edges
To be fair the Greens are so different in culture in the last few years that things have improved massively....
Even if some of the old guard are hanging on round the edges
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Agreed.
To be fair the Greens are so different in culture in the last few years that things have improved massively....
Even if some of the old guard are hanging on round the edges
To be fair the Greens are so different in culture in the last few years that things have improved massively....
Even if some of the old guard are hanging on round the edges
It says something that the least bad goverment I have been able to vote for was the coalition which we all know wasn't great for the time, and only got the title of least bad way after the fact!
(yes I did vote 🔶 in that election so I guess I'm partly to blame for the mess there)
(yes I did vote 🔶 in that election so I guess I'm partly to blame for the mess there)
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It says something that the least bad goverment I have been able to vote for was the coalition which we all know wasn't great for the time, and only got the title of least bad way after the fact!
(yes I did vote 🔶 in that election so I guess I'm partly to blame for the mess there)
(yes I did vote 🔶 in that election so I guess I'm partly to blame for the mess there)
This does have its downsides.
The ability to filabuster motions at conference that the leadership team don't particularly agree with to prevent them being debated or voted on is a case in point although the one thing stopping me voting green has finally been fixed after this happening several times
The ability to filabuster motions at conference that the leadership team don't particularly agree with to prevent them being debated or voted on is a case in point although the one thing stopping me voting green has finally been fixed after this happening several times
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This does have its downsides.
The ability to filabuster motions at conference that the leadership team don't particularly agree with to prevent them being debated or voted on is a case in point although the one thing stopping me voting green has finally been fixed after this happening several times
The ability to filabuster motions at conference that the leadership team don't particularly agree with to prevent them being debated or voted on is a case in point although the one thing stopping me voting green has finally been fixed after this happening several times
To be honest a mix of soc dem and dem soc suits me fine...
I might be slightly on the right edge of the current momentum in the GPEW but again that's no bad place to be we need to move to the left further than any government could do in 1 term anyway. We just may not agree where to stop
I might be slightly on the right edge of the current momentum in the GPEW but again that's no bad place to be we need to move to the left further than any government could do in 1 term anyway. We just may not agree where to stop
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
To be honest a mix of soc dem and dem soc suits me fine...
I might be slightly on the right edge of the current momentum in the GPEW but again that's no bad place to be we need to move to the left further than any government could do in 1 term anyway. We just may not agree where to stop
I might be slightly on the right edge of the current momentum in the GPEW but again that's no bad place to be we need to move to the left further than any government could do in 1 term anyway. We just may not agree where to stop
Traditionally the greens have always been somewhere between soc-dem and dem-soc
Which honestly suits me fine on economic matters
But with the rightward shift in the Overton window even traditional socal democratic principles seem radical left!
Which honestly suits me fine on economic matters
But with the rightward shift in the Overton window even traditional socal democratic principles seem radical left!
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Traditionally the greens have always been somewhere between soc-dem and dem-soc
Which honestly suits me fine on economic matters
But with the rightward shift in the Overton window even traditional socal democratic principles seem radical left!
Which honestly suits me fine on economic matters
But with the rightward shift in the Overton window even traditional socal democratic principles seem radical left!