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Post by eca on Jun 12, 2024 23:44:33 GMT
I was under the impression that the UK system was in the process of levelling up the society.
Did that ever occur ?
I know one of the proposed railway fast routes was canned.
I wonder if places like Grimsby have had funds to improve the place ?
However when I see Beckham with our glorious King smiling at a non football presentation and being informed Beckham is now an Ambassador for the King in a subject that has nothing to do with sport but obviously is setting up the clear opportunity for Beckham to be knighted then one thinks there is no levelling up taking place.
The Royal family pay no tax.
If you or I invest any residual savings after we paid tax on the original earnings we then pay tax again on the interest. That how the economy works for the masses.
I would like a total financial revolution to take place where a person has more of an opportunity to save funds they earn and then invest and grow the investment without another tax applied
If one owns a business they can depreciate they car identify between their business use and private use. If one does not have a business then one cannot depreciate the car as it all deemed private use. In effect the tax payer is subsidising the business owners as they pay less tax. There are so many other taxation issues in the current system ranging from the place one puts in as their main residence the offshore crap and the diverting funds through non uk companies registered offshore etc etc.
I want more investment in hospitals and health and less on arming the country.
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Post by dohnut on Jun 13, 2024 4:29:38 GMT
I live in a reasonably prosperous part of Hampshire. Last year our Local Government was awarded £18.5 million from the U.K. levelling up fund to help out in those areas where we had requested money and proved our case.as valid.
Can’t remember the detail of all the areas covered but one area now under construction is a new theatre. Not only for shows but as a community centre for groups covering a wide range of social activities for all ages. Including young people where we are lacking. A very worth while addition for a growing town seriously lacking such a focal point.
Located in our Town Centre with its shrinking number of shops is being transformed away from the traditional shopping, centre which still happens of course to a generally pleasant place to visit. The building being transformed is an old large superstore, having gone through various incarnations over the years has been an empty eye sore for some time.
As I see it the levelling up system is alive and well, and working. Can’t speak for other areas but money is available if the local council have the ability to submit a strong case.
As for tax. For sure at one end of the scale there are people who should maybe pay more tax. Though the rich do in fact contribute a significant amount of money in many different ways.. At the other end there are people who receive tax payers money without having to work when they are fully capable of doing so. Also people who work and don’t pay tax at all on their income. Levelling up, both ends of the spectrum need attention.
PS just looked up our town submission and it’s largely for the redevelopment of the town centre. Some 4000 local people were involved in identifying what was needed and the outcome formed part of the submission. I recall now all the activity a couple of years ago. The council worked hard to include local people and request funds based on the outcome. And it worked. I guess if the council and people of Grimsby did the same they too could be successful, maybe there were. The message being if towns want levelling up money, it’s there, but they have to work hard to get it.
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Post by eca on Jun 13, 2024 4:38:25 GMT
But my understanding of levelling up was to re distribute funds to increase the areas defined as substandard for living.
Old towns where industry had died and poverty is rampant and social issues such as basic life needs are dealt with.
Transport is a vital infrastructure project to enable the mobility of workers .
Spending money in the area you describe does not come under the levelling up ethos it’s now like enhanced social life improvements?
Re tax it’s the mass of people in the middle that always suffer - the top layer manipulate with the accountants to minimise tax which is not tax evasion in their heads
The lot at the bottom some through no fault of themselves others just lazy or victims of a divorce get help where the government see fit under their policy interests to allocate funds to.
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Post by kbola on Jun 13, 2024 4:51:21 GMT
It's grim oop north
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Post by dohnut on Jun 13, 2024 5:11:26 GMT
What I have described clearly does come under the remit of levelling up as demonstrated by the award of funds.
Our town was as old market town but over the years expansion continues to be huge as more and more green fields are turned over to housing with the supporting road infrastructure. And commercial ventures. Not an uncommon situation as the U.K. population continues to grow and living in large city centres for many becomes less attractive.
But like many places, the town centre has failed to keep pace with growth and despite improvements the locals travelled to one of the three big tows within a 30 mile radius rather than locally. The risk being a deserted, deteriorating town centre which would only continue to get worse over time. It was. The council wanted to avoid total collapse. And they have. Changes made over the past few years are significant. Paved shopping areas, riverside walks, more coffee shops than we really need and amazingly growth in the numbers of small independent shops in town. We will never attract the bigger stores.
Town centre parking is cheap, it’s becoming a nice place to visit and amazingly busy. The levelling up fund allows the council to help in regeneration. And it definitely is. The addition of cultural developments means the town centre can transformed from a decaying relic of past times into a vibrant location visited and enjoyed by a growing local population for decades to come.
Out of interest, in one Facebook survey our town was surprisingly in the top 50 worst towns to live. Certainly not due to the local housing which is very good, nor the location because it’s really nice with amazing countryside, nor road infrastructure where we are close to major networks. Probably because of a decaying town centre and lack of local amenities. Now I take such surveys with a pinch of salt, I love where I live, but surely we are exactly the type of location in need of levelling up funds.
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Post by eca on Jun 13, 2024 6:19:36 GMT
I saw a documentary on Grimsby in some areas like a sub class human place - quite sad really
It was classified as the most deprived area in the Uk
Hopefully they get some funds to assist their environment.
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