It is something that actually really annoys me.
On a moral basis I'm against someone criticising someone else for the way they do a job, when they themselves are not willing to get their hands dirty and do it themselves. That's what the likes of Boris or Corbyn is doing.
But more than that, Brexit is a shit storm, trade deals are a key part of that, and here we have Corbyn, making promises of all these tax hikes to fund all his policies,, making us one of the most expensive countries globally for big businesses to continue to operate in the U.K. Even without Brexit they would be out of the uk or limiting their operations here. Banking here would not be feasible for them, too expensive.
And tax hikes for businesses and banks means one thing, the cost is passed to us, our cost of living increases, companies move out, we lose jobs, i mean seriously, if it was as simple as just putting up taxes and we'd be awash with cash, does anyone really think no government has ever thought of it? Why exactly are they not doing it if it's such a great idea?
Becayse they know, they know that the cost of tax is passed on to those who use their services or buy their goods. That it means an increase in the cost of living. They know that if companies can't maintain a profit, then they will shut branches, centres, folks will lose their jobs, no company or bank just says oh well our profits are way down and continues as is. So inflation would be through the roof, as would unemployment.
Fuel is the perfect example. The cost of fuel in the U.K. is so high because of the tax associated with it. We pay that tax. Every single time we fill up our cars. That's how it works.
And when is he making all these promises? Just as we are trying to negotiate trade deals, to convince other countries that the U.K. is where they want to be. And make no mistake, irrelevant of who the face of the negotiation is, we are the ones negotiating it. It's our livelihoods, our futures, our country on the line here.
And what's corybn doing? He's announcing to everyone that even if we get a good trade deal, it would be too expensive to operate here anyway. And hoping that as the general public we are just too fucking stupid to understand the implications of what he's doing.
But more than that. He knows labour can never negotiate Brexit, he cannot get us a good deal whilst simultaneously making the cost of doing business in the U.K too expensive to operate here.
So he's playing a game. He's playing politics. And he's playing the British public.