Labour: Cutting consumption with higher taxes, higher utility prices and higher prices in the shops will lead to mass unemployment

 

Even before the first budget is presented in Parliament, the Labour government has cut disposable income with higher taxes, higher utility prices and higher prices in the shops. 

In a reminder of what happened during the Covid Pandemic when lockdowns reduced economic activity dramatically to the point that the then Conservative government had to implement furloughs schemes to try to save ailing companies and prevent massive job losses, the Labour government now seems to intend to cause yet another financial crise.

Cutting disposable income in the United Kingdom while increasing the amount of monies thrown into a foreign bottomless barrel is a strategy for disaster. Money, money, money but not for Britain. Is this a government for the United Kingdom?

In the meantime, Prime Minister Keir Starmer travels around the world, organising new wars and leaving a trail of Pounds as he smiles for television cameras, but.... never mind... private donations for his wife's wardrobe are always welcomed.

When eve supermarket chains like Tesco are closing down branches, you can foresee what the future will be as numbers of cases of shoplifting in supermarkets increase exponentially.

 

If Israel persists, things will be worse for all concerned

 

If Israel persists in its attempts to provoke Iran, economies around the world will suffer and the chances of a widespread all out war will increase.

The Middle East is still one of the richest nations when it comes to energy resources that most countries in the world need. If for whatever reason, the Middle East ceases to be what it is in terms of energy resources, energy prices worldwide will skyrocket and world economies that are now on the brink or already in crisis will fall apart with tragic social and political consequences.

The Red Sea and the Suez Canal are still key areas for world energy and world trade. Already insurance premiums in certain parts of the wold are rising - if a region is seen as dangerous, then transport across the said region will cost more in accordance to the danger. If an oil cargo is sunk then the spread of oil and damages to sea life and the environment will be added to financial costs. But there are also other risks that must be taken into consideration. If the Jordan River were to be poisoned, a vital supply of water for local and regional populations will be compromised. You can have as many weapons you could possibly have, but the absence of drinkable water can make any amount of weapons absolutely useless. Chemical or biological contamination could render habited areas uninhabitable. Water is a make or break resource. When one country threatens to use a harsher response, you don't forcefully think about weapons or troops. You must think about vital resources and if you cannot protect vital resources then your country has no future at all. For Israel, no amount of American aide can replace water. Without usable water, Israel or any other country will be finished.

ULEZ: London ULEZ has national repercussions

With London being the capital city and with millions of people coming to London for all sorts of reasons, the impact of ULEZ will be felt nationwide. People from far across the United Kingdom will be impacted and this has severe connotations for all involved.

Think about commercial transportation and this includes food supplies coming to London. If transport companies have to pay for every single vehicle that comes to London every single day then the cost will reach consumers with the speed of light. People have been complaining that food prices in shops and supermarkets are going skyhigh.. Well, from the day ULEZ is implemented those prices are going to go up, making London a very expensive city to live in. This is actual inflation. The pint of milk that farmers get very little from is going to be more pricey. Distributors will not lose any money. They will just pass the cost onto customers.

If driving electric vehicles is going to be charged by the mile then, yet again, costs will go up. And then you add up all additional costs. Parking spaces, parking permits, commercial permits for companies working in London. If you come from Surrey or anywhere else in the UK and you come to work in London, you will have to pay all additional costs. The loft conversion or refurbishment that you have been saving for will be a lot more expensive. What about gas, electricity, water, telephones and Internet? If service companies have to pay to move around London, they are going to pass the costs to you. Energy costs migth be going down, but as taxes go up the savings of lower energy costs will be lost several times - and especially because bringing fuel into London will cost more. Fuel is transported with tankers and if driving a tanker into London costs more then the cost will be added to you fuel bill. If electricity prices go up, then driving your vehicle is going to be more expensive.

Wherever we look at, there is a multiplier effect. How much in terms of salary rises will people need to have to afford to live in London? And even if you don't live in London, but you need to come to London, then you will have to be able to afford it.

What about key staff that commute? What about hospital restaurants? If transportation goes go up, the National Health Service will have to charge extra to feed its own staff that the moment eat with subsidized prices. 

The impact impact of ULEZ is massive and it goes well beyond London boundaries.