Tim J
@tj63.bsky.social
Hockey fan worked in social housing charity trustee
Not much has been said about American bases of which there are a number in the UK. I live near Fairford which is a v active US air base.
January 19, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Not much has been said about American bases of which there are a number in the UK. I live near Fairford which is a v active US air base.
We could with ones that pay v little tax here
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
We could with ones that pay v little tax here
Is it the garden centres magic money tree?
January 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Is it the garden centres magic money tree?
Do housing associations need to step up and provide more market rent accommodation particularly for younger workers hit by tax threshold freezes?
November 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Do housing associations need to step up and provide more market rent accommodation particularly for younger workers hit by tax threshold freezes?
Thanks for joining in an interesting debate
November 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Thanks for joining in an interesting debate
But you will take home less than you would have done, if this isn’t the case then why is RReeves doing it? If you have an inflation only pay rise and you pay a higher rate of tax as a result your take home pay will rise by less than inflation.
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
But you will take home less than you would have done, if this isn’t the case then why is RReeves doing it? If you have an inflation only pay rise and you pay a higher rate of tax as a result your take home pay will rise by less than inflation.
When businesses employ someone by definition they want them to succeed but they won’t take a chance on someone who isn’t a sure fire bet if they can’t let them go if it doesn’t work out. Lots of businesses under the previous legislation will not recruit at all if they think it’s a risk
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When businesses employ someone by definition they want them to succeed but they won’t take a chance on someone who isn’t a sure fire bet if they can’t let them go if it doesn’t work out. Lots of businesses under the previous legislation will not recruit at all if they think it’s a risk
This will mean employers can take much more of a chance on someone when recruiting rather than always going first a safe option or not recruiting at all
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This will mean employers can take much more of a chance on someone when recruiting rather than always going first a safe option or not recruiting at all
Does it depend on which scheme you are on? My kids are on an earlier scheme
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Does it depend on which scheme you are on? My kids are on an earlier scheme
You will pay more tax than you would have done if the thresholds hadn’t been frozen
The point still stands that better off people are proportionately less affected than poorer people
The point still stands that better off people are proportionately less affected than poorer people
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
You will pay more tax than you would have done if the thresholds hadn’t been frozen
The point still stands that better off people are proportionately less affected than poorer people
The point still stands that better off people are proportionately less affected than poorer people
Ok my response was that someone on £100k will pay proportionally less extra tax than someone on £12500 or someone on £50000. If she had put 1p on income tax it would have been different
The wealthy have not been hit (sorry) at all and my point was that many poorer people get badly affected by this
The wealthy have not been hit (sorry) at all and my point was that many poorer people get badly affected by this
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ok my response was that someone on £100k will pay proportionally less extra tax than someone on £12500 or someone on £50000. If she had put 1p on income tax it would have been different
The wealthy have not been hit (sorry) at all and my point was that many poorer people get badly affected by this
The wealthy have not been hit (sorry) at all and my point was that many poorer people get badly affected by this
Someone on £100k will pay proportionally less extra tax than someone on £12500
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Someone on £100k will pay proportionally less extra tax than someone on £12500
How have those in low pay been helped by this budget? Those in low pay getting benefits who have more than 2 kids will benefit (which is good) but I don’t think anyone else on low pay benefits
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
How have those in low pay been helped by this budget? Those in low pay getting benefits who have more than 2 kids will benefit (which is good) but I don’t think anyone else on low pay benefits
But inflation will mean you have less money left. My point in this is that it is NOT the wealthy being hit per Adam’s comment but poorer people
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
But inflation will mean you have less money left. My point in this is that it is NOT the wealthy being hit per Adam’s comment but poorer people
My point is that the better off have been hit LESS hard than anyone earning around £12500 or more
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
My point is that the better off have been hit LESS hard than anyone earning around £12500 or more
Thresholds frozen until then
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Thresholds frozen until then
A cricket bat can hit a ball (unless you’re an England cricketer!) that’s not violence, hit can mean more than one thing
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A cricket bat can hit a ball (unless you’re an England cricketer!) that’s not violence, hit can mean more than one thing
By the end of the budget period ie 5 years the minimum wage will reach the level of the student repayment threshold because the minimum wage goes up by inflation and the threshold is frozen.
November 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
By the end of the budget period ie 5 years the minimum wage will reach the level of the student repayment threshold because the minimum wage goes up by inflation and the threshold is frozen.
My point is that it’s not the wealthy that are paying the extra taxes but lots of people struggling
November 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
My point is that it’s not the wealthy that are paying the extra taxes but lots of people struggling
Those on £200k will pay I think 0.5% more tax those on £50k about 1.5% more tax (per FT) that is a hit
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Those on £200k will pay I think 0.5% more tax those on £50k about 1.5% more tax (per FT) that is a hit
Should add that anyone earning over £12500 is going to get hit, hardly the wealthy
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Should add that anyone earning over £12500 is going to get hit, hardly the wealthy
The challenges to the budget aren’t just about the v wealthy being taxed. Loads of middle income people hit. FT shows a projection that graduates on minimum wage will soon have to pay graduate tax. How can any young people save, get housing etc?
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The challenges to the budget aren’t just about the v wealthy being taxed. Loads of middle income people hit. FT shows a projection that graduates on minimum wage will soon have to pay graduate tax. How can any young people save, get housing etc?
Can you please spare a thought for young working people esp graduates who have seen nothing but bad news in this budget
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Can you please spare a thought for young working people esp graduates who have seen nothing but bad news in this budget
To clarify: anything but bad news in the budget for young working graduates
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
To clarify: anything but bad news in the budget for young working graduates
That’s good news. Anything other than bad news in this for young working graduates?
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
That’s good news. Anything other than bad news in this for young working graduates?