Dawson Park Boy

Just say no.

What I like about this new approach is the direction of travel. From having the highest taxes for about 70 years we’re now back to a more reasonable level. Give me all the millionaires that we can get. Brings in more tax and employment. I celebrate people doing well and making lots of money. Its really depressing the stuff posted on here. Absolutely no sign of ‘get up and go’. A little example of how to get on- My wife and I frequent a local restaurant and we are friendly with the staff. A young teenage girl started as a waitress about 6 months ago and immediately made her mark with outstanding service and personal skills. Last week she informed us that she has been given promotion to a junior management position. Fantastic! There are so many opportunities in the hospitality industry. Just get in there and show what your made of. No need for doom and gloom.

Top man is Lyons.

Daily Mail- yes Daily Express- no.

You seem to suffer from an inferiority complex.

The country voted for Brexit. Its over.

Well, that’s the left wing BBC for you.

I’m just an ordinary Joe like everyone else, I expect, but the mood music permeating from here is always one of negativity. Economic and fiscal policy needs to be made for people who are going to do something with their lives. If the country prospers then the disadvantaged can be all the more easily taken care of. Thats what’s wrong with Scotland. Too many people on modest incomes thus a low tax take. As I said earlier top rate of tax is only now coming back to the level under New Labour and bear in mind that personal allowances have been frozen causing fiscal drag. So, no big deal. Regarding overseas investments, I expect most people will be in a pension fund which has a decent percentage of its funds overseas so again, the principle applies to most of us.

I got the same from EDF. They will take my d/d and from October for 6 months will pay me £67. In your case surely they’ll take your full d/d, whatever it is at the time but separately refund you the £67 x 6 making up the £400?

Fuller is correct. Obviously can’t apply to everyone but there are lots of opportunities around. Go for it

Yes - when interest rates were sky high. I think I peaked at around15%.

Well, you could get out there and benefit from the lower tax rates to make some money. After all, the top tax rate is now only back to what it was under New Labour so that much of a big deal. Cant understand all the negativity, to be honest.

I don’t disagree all that much with your political analysis. Where I do disagree is that I think that this is a brilliant budget at just the right time and will increase GDP. The BoE needs to increase interest rates to support the pound(good for your cash balances) and government needs to bear down hard on public expenditure where possible. Britain needs to be seen as an island for enterprise and somewhere great for business to be done.

I think, maybe, at long last we’ve got a team. McGlynn has them well schooled and they attack in waves and defend in strength. Our back four is some unit. Really excited. Cant believe what happened at Kelty but let’s hope that was the big wake up call.

Was sitting a couple of rows below me in the stand. He was bounding up the stairs to the canteen okay.

We’ve covered that already.

And for foreign investments in personal and pension portfolios.

Always thought the SNP pledged to do this?

Okay, happy to pay basic minimum for defence, foreign affairs and things you can’t buy personally. Didn't take you quite so literally.

Disagree but let’s agree to disagree. I did as you asked to the best of my ability, which I do recognise may be incorrect , but hey, time will tell.

I’d go for that. I reckon I could spend my own money better than the state. Basic conservatism.

Up to the SG I think

Income tax devolution is becoming a greater and greater trap for the SG as the amount they get from higher tax becomes less and less. Barnett would have produced more cash. Interesting times ahead.

A British citizen living abroad gets their pension from the UK albeit usually only at the rate when they started drawing it without increases. A Scottish citizen post independence has paid their contributions to the UK government which was used immediately for UK public expenditure. Their pension will be paid by the SG out of income received from ongoing Scottish taxpayers. Im done. Rather than asking questions, why not try answering them? Im happy to read your ideas.

K GD is just too thick to even try to understand. He’s better at abuse.