Truss And Sunak Haven't Got That Ooomph To Be Pm.

[saintpeter48]

I'm a supporter of Boris and the two that have been 'selected' to replace him are lacking loads in the personality department, Boris is a hard act to follow, he appealed to the 'man in the street' and with Starmer in the other camp Labour have little chance at the next GE, it needs someone with a bit of oooomph to come forward from the two main parties in the next few years to push to be top dog.

[youngmafbog]

//VAT was introduced as a condition for joining Europe.//

VAT replaced purchase tax.

Gawd your spinning so much you top will go of soon.

[Gromit]

// On 1 January 1973 the UK joined the European Economic Community and as a consequence Purchase Tax was replaced by Value Added Tax on 1 April 1973. The Conservative Chancellor Lord Barber set a single VAT rate 10% on most goods and services. //

Europe had VAT, the UK had purchase tax (at several different rates. VAT was introduced to harmonise with Europe and was set to a similar rate as France and Germany.

[gulliver1]

TTT @ 10.35 Just Call for a G/E then you won't have neither of those two in power ... It's that simple.

[ToraToraTora]

why would we call a GE now? Please outline your arguments.

[ToraToraTora]

You don't have to put a / between G and E they are contiguous.

[youngmafbog]

Thats better Gromit. Tell the whole story.

[gulliver1]

14 .08 In order to rid the U/K of the present,
Tory scum party

[drmorgans]

Are you related to Angela Rayner?

[ichkeria]

There’s more to it than personality though.
Isn’t there?

[davebro]

So WHO in either main party has got the necessary but elusive "ooomph"?

[ichkeria]

I’m looking forward to a day when the it’s the actual politics that matters and not the soap opera that was BJ.
And hearing less both from his fan club and his enemies

[Gromit]

YMB,
You’ve learned something today. Glad to help.