Brighton Green - mainly discussing Tax, Housing and environment (and maybe my plants)
Aug 16, 2022 • 21 tweets • 4 min read
Long-ish thread on how @TheGreenParty should respond to the surge in energy prices:
*Why the sharp increase in energy prices is good for the climate emergency, but bad for household budgets*
(Or, the cost of living/energy crisis is really an incomes crisis)
The phrase ‘rapid decarbonisation’ is muttered often by politicians, but what does a market for such a change look like?
Well, pretty much like the one we have now…
Nov 22, 2019 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
So "Mr 5%" throws up an interesting example of how @TheGreenParty and @UKLabour are very different.
If he earns £90k per year he will take home £1k less under Labour, but £1.4k more under the Green proposals.
Here's why...
While @UKLabour are seeking to increase taxes on higher earning workers, @TheGreenParty are promising to increase the tax take from asset owners, landowners, polluters and tax avoiders.
Tax rates will mostly stay as they are.
Oct 27, 2019 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
Thread:
I have finally taken a look at @UKLabour 's detailed plans to get to net zero carbon by 2030. It is indeed bold, but I'm afraid it simply is not a serious attempt to make this happen
They have committed t to swap most petrol and diesel vehicles for electric ones, but have not made sufficient provision for the increase in electricity production this would require