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Stephen Graham
Liberal Party NEC Member & Data Controller
Another disappointing budget from yet another lacklustre Tory Government.
The Liberal Party welcomes the 2p reduction in National Insurance; however, would also like to have seen the tax threshold increase to least 15K in order to not only make work pay but also take more lower paid earners out of paying income tax. Furthermore, the party believes the VAT threshold should have increased to at least 150,000 in order to have had any real meaningful impact on SME’s.
In addition, given the growing levels of disparity between those at the top 1% versus the rest, the party would have equalised Income Tax with Capitals Gains/Dividends Tax and slapped a 50% rate of Income Tax on anyone earning over and above £150,000.
Finally, given the budget constraints that local councils are facing and the inevitable bankruptcy, the party would have reformed Council Tax and Business Rates and would have replaced it with a Land Value Tax and also enabled local councils to raise taxation at 100% (including fees and charges) without any caps from Westminster.
Kayed Al-Haddad
(Party Treasurer and Economic Spokesperson)
The Liberal Party notes with deep sadness the conclusion of the 5th month of the ongoing Gaza conflict and a continued failure to bring the regional violence to an end.
Whilst the Israel state has the right to protect itself, its on-going response to the Hamas attack of the 7th October has shown no boundaries and goes beyond self-defence or protection of its population.
The Palastinina inhabitants of Gaza now face acute hunger with much of the public health infrastructure and hospitals damaged beyond use and a punitive blockade preventing humanitarian aid reaching the besieged population.
The party believes that the absence of an Israeli delegation at the current Cairo negotiation to implement a ceasefire and exchange of hostages is inexcusable and shows an unwillingness to end the conflict.
The international community must act to ensure Israel meets its international obligations to protect civilians and prevents a humanitarian disaster which will only fuel the perpetual cycle of violence, empowering terrorist groups such as Humza, rather than isolating them.
Previous Press Releases can be found here.
Following an open NEC meeting of the Liberal Party on Saturday the 3rd February in Leeds we are pleased to announce the results of the party leadership contest.
Following a count of the postal ballots we can confirm the election of Cllr Steve Radford as party leader for the next 2 years.
Many thanks to Kayed Al-Haddad for standing in this contest.
A thank you to Cllr Charles Shaw, Chair of the NEC and Christopher Ecclestone, Membership Secretary for arranging the ballot and Allan Steele and David Mahar for acting as independent scrutineers on the day.
Stephen Graham
Liberal Party NEC Member
Stephen.grahamg5@gmail.com
Liberal Party leader Cllr Steve Radford thoughts on the recent SNP Election controversy, joined by the chair of the Liberal Party NEC, Cllr Charles Shaw.
The Video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW2aJdEmqN8
Cllr Steve Radford and Cllr Charles Shaw reflect on the war in Ukraine a year on.
The Video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0HBLxuRjk0
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