By Liz S
Talking of Business……
Scottish Labour tweeted this on 21 February this year as stated by Anas Sarwar:
“I will act to reinvigorate our high streets and town centres by making online giants pay their fair share. To do that a Scottish Labour government will introduce an Amazon Tax, delivering equality between our high streets and the online giants.”
However it is now being reported that Keir Starmer is considering cutting the levy that Amazon pays in tax in the UK . (and also for other large tech companies too).
MSM Monitor tweeted this yesterday :
“Keir Starmer is planning to cut the levy Amazon pays in the UK. Here comes another Sarwar U-turn”.
MSM Monitor included a video with his tweet of Sarwar on the LBC programme of Iain Dale, where Sarwar had said to Ian Dale that “We (Labour in Scotland) want to introduce a new tax in Scotland that would hit the online retailers the hardest. We want to have a new tax in Scotland where we tax Amazon and we use that money to invest in high streets across the country”.
He, Sarwar, also stated that he also wanted to tax other online giants too (the same ones Starmer is reported as also considering doing the opposite on).
However in November 2022 the I Paper reported that Keir Starmer , who was then the official opposition leader of the Labour party, had said that “wealthy nom-doms and big business should be paying to plug Britain’s 60 billion black hole rather than ordinary tax payers. Big business like Amazon and other large tech companies”.
Now another Labour U-turn from Keir Starmer, in yet another possible change of heart from him, though his heart seems to be missing in him and his Labour UK government now targeting “ordinary people” more than those who are wealthy.
So in 2022 Keir Starmer previously said that he would target “large tech companies” as opposed to “ordinary people” to “plug Britain’s black hole” (that’s the same “financial black hole” that he and his Chancellor pretended they did not know about when they made all of their -now broken – pledges in the 2024 GE campaign).
Actually TBF that pledge by Starmer on Amazon and other multi national companies did not even last a year, as it was then reported in 2023 that Labour had ditched this plan.
The media are reporting Starmer may ‘cut the tax levy on Amazon and other big tech companies’ in order to try to appease Trump.
Rachel Reeves said to Laura Kuenssberg yesterday that “talks are “ongoing” about tweaks to the Digital Services Tax (DST), which affects global tech giants like Amazon and Meta”.
“tweaks”…..meanwhile more than “tweaks” are being made to the Welfare system and to Benefits currently being paid to the most vulnerable in the UK.
Labour are the party for the “Few” and not the party for the “Many”.
It’s also almost as if they, Labour HQ, do not know what they are doing !
Vote SNP in 2026 etc etc etc
Liz S
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
It is now well-established that Starmer only says what people want to hear at that specific moment, then ignores it later, Starmer is not trustworthy and will destroy the Labour Party if they don’t come to their senses and get rid of him.
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Who cares if this English Labour party is destroyed and take Sarwar with them.
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Certainly not me scott. But the question remains. Why oh why were so many Scots fooled into voting for them in 2024, when they had told us repeatedly in previous years, “never again”. Aye, “Change”, but change for the worse. Are so many Scots that stupid? I’m afraid it would seem so, judging by their actions. The hope is by 2026, Labour will have destroyed any last remaining vestiges of trust in their party, at least as far as Scotland is concerned, and Independence supporting parties can, once again, be in a majority in the Scottish Parliament.
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The media and BritNat state are expert at propaganda, that is why people are fooled every damn time. Dreading the Scottish election next year.
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Did Sarwar say ” Read my lips ” when he made this promise/pledge/whatever ?
if not then it is not part of Labour Party policy ;
if he did then it is not part of Labour Party policy .
Labour Party policy is like the tide – it comes and goes several times a day !
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The tide has its uses but not this so-called Labour party.
They cut benefits for people disabled or otherwise and claim it will get them to find a job. Yet at the same time Labour are cutting jobs right, left and centre. Not joined up Government
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It is part of their plan. I saw a short film on Ytube about the people in Panama protesting ‘social security cuts’ and the plan to privatise it.
I suspect that’s what the UkEngGov plan, they deliberately wreck services, take public money from public services, say it’s untenable, needs reform’, then Bob’s your uncle, sell off the service to private greedy companies, lock stock and barrel. Part of the Eng DWP is run by private companies, public money being filtered up, they will be desperate to do that with the rest of it.
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Perhaps a Labour conference can be convened in the Solway Firth, a Roman Legion tried it once…
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Yeah. I wish Anas would wave goodbye.
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Scotland In Union poll I wonder who these Scots are who want there country still to be ruled by England.
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/new-blow-scottish-independence-most-34919317#comments-wrapper
Don’t read it incase you have a heart attach.
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It’s not their country though, is it?
They can all sod off to the country that holds their affection – “The mighty* UKland!”
*As in mighty (michty) me, it’s that awful UKland.
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I see why you warned about heart attack, talk about propaganda!
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Labour lies.
UK whole Gov Account 22-23. Published
2024. Last accounts.
UK Gov raising £1000Billion. Spending £1150Billiom. More than 21-22.
Loan repayment £85Billion. An increase of £35Billion from year before.
High rates of interest £35Billion+ (£85Billiom) 50% interest on £150Billion.
What’s that about? A lot of interest.
Scotland raises £100Billion but has to pay for all Westminster bad decisions. Can’t borrow. Trident, redundant weapons, tax evasion. Credit losing £Billions. Scotland did not vote for Brexit. Scotland repaying loan repayment not borrowed or spent in Scotland.
Scotland in surplus in fuel and energy, and nearer the source, pays more.
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I tend to use the term, Scotland is charged more…rather than pays more, as it’s not as if Scotland has a choice at all. Higher charges for electricity in Scotland are enforced by the EngGov.
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