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Cameron "Green Taxes are Crap"

PamthehoundPamthehound Posts: 5,333
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If thats the case Davy Boy get your finger out and scrap them now along with all the green fuel surcharges which sent petrol and diesel to the highest in Europe and while Im at it, would I be right in thinking these fuel escalators also had a knock on effect in soaring food prices and raw material costs for transport.


Come on Cameron do the right thing and you might even convert some people to vote Tory next election.......of course I am a bit sceptic that this is just empty rhetoric from yer gob.

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    Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    If they are scrapped on energy bills then they'll be paid for from general taxation.
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    Jol44Jol44 Posts: 21,048
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    What a disingenuous little twerp Cameron is.

    Talk about lacking ethics. Lower than a snakes belly this man is.

    He's gone in under 18 months and he knows it.
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    AftershowAftershow Posts: 10,021
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    Jol44 wrote: »
    What a disingenuous little twerp Cameron is.

    Talk about lacking ethics. Lower than a snakes belly this man is.

    You seem particularly angry today Pauli.
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    Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    Aftershow wrote: »
    You seem particularly angry today Pauli.
    He's right about Chairman Dave though.
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    MTUK1MTUK1 Posts: 20,077
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    Jol44 wrote: »
    What a disingenuous little twerp Cameron is.

    Talk about lacking ethics. Lower than a snakes belly this man is.

    He's gone in under 18 months and he knows it.

    Wishful thinking I am afraid. The stunning prospect of Millipede as prime minister isn't cutting it with voters. He won't win. Not that I think DC is great but compared to millipede he's amazing. Most voters are going to think that at the ballot box. Kinnock 2.0.
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    AftershowAftershow Posts: 10,021
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    Ethel_Fred wrote: »
    He's right about Chairman Dave though.

    I'm still interested to hear how Ed plans to square our green commitments with cheap energy bills.
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    jsmith99jsmith99 Posts: 20,382
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    Maybe cameron should sack davies as energy minister. Davies seems more worried about setting up a nice job for himself in the EU than caring about the UK population. In my opinion.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 888
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    What's wrong with green taxis? They look better than black taxis.
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    Ethel_FredEthel_Fred Posts: 34,127
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    Aftershow wrote: »
    I'm still interested to hear how Ed plans to square our green commitments with cheap energy bills.
    Haven't the foggiest, but it doesn't affect Cameron being a disingenuous little twerp

    What is virtually certain is that energy prices will rise, therefore it is in mine & the country's interest not to waste energy.

    If I currently spend £10 on energy from which the energy companies make £2 it makes sense to reduce my energy usage even if at the lower level the energy companies still make £2.

    I call that a win-win.
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    SchumpaterSchumpater Posts: 265
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    Ethel_Fred wrote: »
    Haven't the foggiest, but it doesn't affect Cameron being a disingenuous little twerp


    He definitely is
    but labour politicians are no better

    take this issue ( energy bills)

    - The removal of green taxes would only take off a very small amount of the total bill for most people and would do nothing to diminish the price rises in the long term

    - Labours price freeze would result in companies raising prices before/after the freeze and would curb the flow of investment to the industry, making the prices rise more in future.
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    nobodyherenobodyhere Posts: 1,313
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    I don't believe it would diminish bills much if at all, the more likely outcome would be prices stay the same, but the government take additional revenue through taxation to make up the shortfall..

    They can talk it up all they like, tory or labor, when it comes down to it energy companies are like the honey badger
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    SULLASULLA Posts: 149,789
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    nobodyhere wrote: »
    I don't believe it would diminish bills much if at all, the more likely outcome would be prices stay the same, but the government take additional revenue through taxation to make up the shortfall..
    Not this side of the election
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    Jellied EelJellied Eel Posts: 33,091
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    Ethel_Fred wrote: »
    If they are scrapped on energy bills then they'll be paid for from general taxation.

    Why/? People talk about our legally binding committments to find wind & sun farmers, but surely sovereign goverments can change laws?
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    OsusanaOsusana Posts: 7,510
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    Schumpater wrote: »
    He definitely is
    but labour politicians are no better

    take this issue ( energy bills)

    - The removal of green taxes would only take off a very small amount of the total bill for most people and would do nothing to diminish the price rises in the long term

    - Labours price freeze would result in companies raising prices before/after the freeze and would curb the flow of investment to the industry, making the prices rise more in future.

    But removing the ridiculous subsidies for people to put up solar panels, wind turbines etc would free up millions/billions to go towards reducing bills.
    Green renewable energy is fine but the suppliers/proponents of it need to make it pay for itself, currently it does not even get close.
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    andyknandykn Posts: 66,849
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    Why/? People talk about our legally binding committments to find wind & sun farmers, but surely sovereign goverments can change laws?

    Not those of physics.
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