Tag Archives: George Osborne

Dear George

Posted on 30th September 2013 by Martin Cassini

We heard on the News that the Chancellor will freeze fuel tax if savings can be found. Read my stuff, George, and you’ll find that savings of £50 billion, yes £50,000,000,000 a year, can be made from traffic system reform. At the … Continue reading →

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Good cuts and bad

Posted on 25th November 2012 by Martin Cassini

Studies by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the TUC predict that by 2016-17, the cumulative cost of public service cuts for the poorest tenth of households will be £3,995 – or 31.7% of their average annual income (Heather Stewart in … Continue reading →

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Different cuts

Posted on 8th October 2012 by Martin Cassini

George Osborne (Today Programme) wants to “tackle unfairness” by making welfare cuts of £10bn. Meanwhile, traffic system reform can still* provide annual cuts of £50bn that will hurt no-one except traffic managers and signal salesmen (*as I’ve been saying for years).

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Fuel tax fraud?

Posted on 25th February 2012 by Martin Cassini

Apparently the Chancellor has ruled out cutting fuel tax, which as we know adds over 60% to the cost of fuel. Tax cuts could, of course, be funded by traffic system reform. Maybe my arguments haven’t reached the Chancellor’s ears. Or … Continue reading →

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Say mould (same old)

Posted on 14th February 2012 by Martin Cassini

On Today today, George Osborne said there is no easy way out of our debt problems. But as friends of this campaign will know, he’s missing something big. Ed Balls is right that deficit reduction is best achieved by growth, but … Continue reading →

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