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Consultation concerning a ban on live animal exports

December 3, 2020 0 Comments

You will be interested to know that the Government has now launched a consultation concerning a ban on live animal exports:

https://consult.defra.gov.uk/transforming-farm-animal-health-and-welfare-team/improvements-to-animal-welfare-in-transport/

The consultation gives you an opportunity to register your views and will be open until 28 January 2021.

December 3, 2020 0 Comments

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↻Andrew Griffith MP@griffithaJul 6

‼️BREAKING: Newly released Construction sector figures show confidence being absolutely crushed. These are shocking figures. You can’t tax and regulate your way to growth. Note to Starmer and Reeves: this is what happens when you try! ...

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John Redwood@johnredwood17h

Taxpayers are paying £21 bn annually to the largely nationalised railway for just 2% of people’s trips. 59% of trips are by car. Drivers pay fuel duty, VAT and VED. Train fares are VAT free and trains pay just 6.48 p instead of 52.95p duty on diesel. Big tax loss from trains.

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John Redwood@johnredwood18h

Plans for fully nationalised rail fail to tackle the faults of nationalised Network Rail that run the track,signals and property. The lack of digital signalling means too few train services at popular times when they could sell more tickets. Huge losses for the rest of the day.

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John Redwood@johnredwood18h

Taxpayers are paying £600,000 salary to the Head of HS2 plus possible bonuses. The project is massively expensive and over budget. Why did HS2 pay £77 m for consultancy on cost and related matters last year? Can’t the CEO just cut the costs, starting with fewer consultants?

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↻Brexit Facts4EU.Org@Facts4euOrgJul 7

Chagos court battle set, as Sir Keir seeks to remove islanders from homeland. Former human rights lawyer Starmer now has international human rights organisation against him. All the latest here: ... Please re-post! ...

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 7

When the establishment gets it wrong they cover up or blame someone else. They never seem to learn from their repetitious and costly mistakes. Treasury /Bank boom bust of 1972-6, ERM boom/ bust 1987-92, great banking boom and crash 2005-10, inflation 2022-23.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 7

Our nationalised water industry pre 1989 tipped raw sewage into the sea giving us dirty beaches and bathing waters without telling us. Privatisation set up a Regulator, requiring reports and control of discharges. The Regulator needs to do more.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 7

Many politicians like being in establishment company that get things wrong together. It can be lonely being right.

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↻Claire Coutinho@ClaireCoutinhoJul 6

🚨NEW: Ed Miliband has just quietly announced the prices he is willing to pay in his next wind auction. And it's not good news... He has said he is willing to hand developers contracts that pay up to £120/MWh in today's money for offshore wind... £97/MWh for onshore wind... ...

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 6

Our nationalised water industry in the 1976 hot spell cut off mains water in some regions and made people queue to fill buckets at standpipes in the steet. It did not get the investment money it needed from governments always overspending elsewhere.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 6

People are angry about the cost and bossiness of government. So why do politicians think offering them more government will make things better?

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 6

If Andy Burnham thinks the answer to the cost of living crisis is to put taxes up, he is heading for disaster. He needs to offer better value for money from the public sector, not put its costs and prices up.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 5

People who want more nationalisation should look at the pot holed state of our roads. Fully nationalised there is too little road space. Users are ripped off with massive fuel taxes,Vehicle duty,high taxes on buying a new car,high parking charges in Council car parks.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 5

2019 election. Labour 10.26 m votes with Corbyn. 2024 election Labour 9.7 m votes with Starmer. Starmer had a loveless landslide. He never understood he needed to win more people over as he taxed farmers, small businesses, savers, pensioners, shops,pubs, motorists to despair.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 5

Tony Blair is giving good advice to Andy Burnham. You cannot tax your way to prosperity. If Labour tries even higher taxes on wealth, investment and enterprise it will damage growth, generating less revenue from taxes. Wealth can walk away. Less wealth will be created.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 4

Starmer’s trips abroad to give away our Diego Garcia base, lots of our money, and our right to make our own laws left us worse off and looking weak. He failed to advance peace in Ukraine or the Middle East, did nothing to re open the trade routes and fell out with the US.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 4

Andy Burnham is right to condemn deindustrialisation. He is wrong to ignore the scale of it under the current Labour government, the huge damage done by the 1970s Labour government, by nationalisation, and by his party’s disastrous dear energy and high tax policies.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 4

People make 29 times as many trips by car as by train despite government overtaxing car travel and making it miserable with road closures and badly managed roads. The fully nationalised railway needs to persuade Councils to make it easier to drive to a station and park.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 4

Happy anniversary to the USA. It took many years to embed the fine sentiments that all men are equal, entitled to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It took more battles to end slavery and enact the rights of women. It has been a great journey enriching the world.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 3

@hello_late I was against the bail out policy for RBS and backed private sector led re capitalisations.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 3

@writes_alex4 The Post Office does not deliver our post. It is a Counters services business.

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↻Brexit Facts4EU.Org@Facts4euOrgJul 3

This explosive piece was No.1 in the Politics section of @GBNEWS yesterday. If you missed it, see why it made an impact – on all Rejoiners and particularly on Andy Burnham. Facts4EU’s report : ... GB News’ version : ... Please re-post! ...

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 3

The UK cannot afford its badly run nationalised industries. The Post Office and steel keep needing large grants and HS2 is costing billions with no signs of a train for another 15 years.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 3

Labour’s attack on the steel using industries with a 50% tax on imported steel will do them damage. It is meant to protect British Steel, but there is a big loophole for some EU imports coming in tax free. Why hit both UK steel and steel users to help EU imports?

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 3

The government will not say how long it will keep open the Scunthorpe steel blast furnaces to save the jobs. Its damaging policy of UK go it alone decarbonisation requires their closure. How much money will it spend on this huge loss maker before letting the workers down?

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 3

Andy Burnham says he can pay for the defence plan, end privatisation, avoid benefit cuts and keep to the Labour Manifesto on taxes. His sums do not add up. A PM who promises what the public say they want has to deliver. Wanting to be liked is not a credible plan.

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↻Brexit Facts4EU.Org@Facts4euOrgJul 2

Huge impact report from Facts4EU. Please re-post! ...

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↻Brexit Facts4EU.Org@Facts4euOrgJul 2

Our hugely important report on @GBNEWS . EXCL: The 5 charts that leave Burnham boxed-in over Brexit. Direct challenge issued to Andy Burnham. Essential reading: ... Pls re-post! ...

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 2

When Andy Burnham saw the Defence Plan he should have asked how it would be paid for. Why doesn't he say where he is going to find the money? If he wants to succeed he needs to know and to answer questions. He looks as if he has no idea what to do.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 2

If a Number 10 office in Manchester is going to boost the North West, will other regions need a similar arrangement to get a boost for themselves?

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 2

If more money and power is to be given to City region mayors, what happens to the rest of the country that does not have such an office holder? This could become a divisive and unfair policy.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 2

In two thirds of local referendums voters rejected the idea of an elected mayor. In four cases voters have voted to get rid of one after seeing what a bad idea it was. Andy Burnham’s idea of more devolution to mayors will not produce more UK growth and will be unpopular.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 1

@tigahope Indeed. Most delays and cancellations caused by fully nationalised Network Rail.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 1

@PieroPasset Cheaper to go home to sleep than charging taxpayers for an overnight stay, returning to Parliament the next day.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 1

If Andy Burnham wants to boost UK industry he should cancel the steel tariffs. Were he serious about national security and our defence industries he should say how he will pay for the Defence Plan and how he will hit NATO defence targets.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 1

UK government intensifies its attack on UK industry today with 50% tariffs on steel imports. Expect more factory closures, lost jobs and lost orders in steel using industries.A further blow to a car industry being shut down by coming bans on making petrol and diesel vehicles.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 1

US has given $300 m to help rescue people from the disaster in Venezuela, the UK just £2 m. Why was the UK so uncaring? Why do we find so many bad ways of spending overseas aid, then fail to offer enough help when it is needed?

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJul 1

Is Andy Burnham’s only growth policy to employ more staff for two Number 10 s? More taxpayer costs of rail fares to help his nationalised industry? Hardly efficient to shuttle between No 10 North and South, with the need for more security.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 30

Last night on GB News Jacob Rees Mogg set out the case against City region devolution, breaking up England. I explained why extra government in City regions would be more cost and regulation, a brake on growth. Tourist taxes all round to put off visitors?

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 30

Andy Burnham said more unspecified devolution would boost growth. So why have Scotland and Wales grown much more slowly than England this century with their devolved governments? see ... and @Facts4euOrg

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 30

Andy Burnham will not devolve the powers Councils need to reflect local opinions about key issues. Whitehall will still decide where illegal migrants will be housed, where new homes will be built, where greenfields will be filled with solar panels or pylons.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 29

@RDGray No, he did not speak in the Commons where he can be cross examined. No questions, no clarifications, no debate, no detail.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 29

@bodman_mike @GrumpyLofty I did not criticise him for no election. I asked when he wanted one, pointing out he needs to fight and win two to get his 10 years.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 29

Andy Burnham proposes a ten year plan. That would require him to win two general elections. When will he try to win his first?

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 29

When will Andy Burnham announce a budget and plan that can rebuild our defences?

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 29

Major devolution of power in Wales to a Labour government all this century meant Wales fell further and further behind England for economic growth. To boost growth in England and rebuild industry you need lower energy prices and lower taxes, not more government.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 29

Andy Burnham is now an MP. He should make a speech or hold a debate in Westminster setting out his agenda, allowing cross examination of his proposals. He wants to become PM without a proper agenda. What has he got to hide?

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 29

Many want a nationalised water industry again. In 1976 our state water industry cut many people’s mains water off. They had to queue to fill a bucket from a standpipe in the road. Not great service, as the state did not put in enough reservoirs or mend leaky pipes.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 28

The North needs better transport. Spin out the much delayed HS 2 a bit longer, reallocating some of the money 2026-8 to the North.The irony of HS 2 is they want to spend huge out of control sums on a southern railway we do not want and cancelled a Northern rail that was wanted.

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John Redwood@johnredwoodJun 28

I want Andy Burnham to revitalise the North and cities. First slash energy prices, removing net zero taxes and skewed investment. Great cities need industries with well paid jobs. Bans on oil,gas,petrol vehicles stop industry. Dear energy is a jobs killer.

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