Radical tax plans that will take the basic rate of income tax to its lowest level since 1916 were unveiled today by the Liberal Democrats.
The move to cut the basic rate by four pence in the pound will reduce the basic rate of income tax to 16p, benefiting millions of people on low and middle incomes.
The plans are a development of those approved by the party conference last year and form part of the party’s proposals to lift the tax burden on low and middle income earners whilst making the rich and people with environmentally damaging lifestyles pay a fairer share.
The revised proposals are tax neutral and have been independently evaluated by the IFS.
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Campaigning to save back gardens.
The Liberal Democrats are campaigning to change the law governing planning applications for private gardens.
Current legislation means that private gardens are classified as “brown-field” land - designating them as ripe for development.
It is now possible for housing developers to purchase residential housing and the back garden land attached for further building work. The result is an upsurge in the density of housing in many areas and the erosion of our green spaces.
John Beacroft-Mitchell says:
“Local residents have expressed concerns about how the character of their area could be altered unless a more common-sense approach is taken.”
“A private garden is not the same as an ex-industrial site, but we are being forced to treat them in the same way.”
“These local green spaces are important social and ecological green corridors that should be protected from being sold off to developers.”
Ahead of the local elections on May 3rd, Liberal Democrats in the Calder Valley are asking, “Will the government publish their post offices hit list?”
The government’s consultation has finished and a list has been compiled of post offices threatened with closure. The government were supposed to respond to their consultation by the end of March, but have shelved their response until after the local elections.
Liberal Democrats in the Calder Valley have been campaigning to save local post offices from closure.
The Liberal Democrats are the only party to have a plan to save the post office. The Liberal Democrat five-point plan would see:
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The World Dock Pudding Championship - One of the biggest days in the Mytholmroyd community calendar and where was Labour?
This year the added attraction of a bit of celebrity in the form of Robbie Coltrane didn’t bring a single Labour MP, councillor or candidate to the event.
Last week :
- No Labour faces at the Mayor’s civic dinner
- No Tory/Labour appearances at the Luddendenfoot Community Assoc. fundraiser
- No local Labour/Tory councillors or candidates for the Hebden Royd cleanup in Mytholmroyd.
Congrats to Darren Kay for knocking the ringer (Mr. Coltrane) into second and winning the Dock Pudding Competition.John Beacroft-Mitchell
PS. If you are Labour candidate/councillor and did go to the Dock Pudding competition please feel free to put me right by posting a comment or sending me an email john@beacroft-mitchell.co.uk.
