It’s time for taxpayers to open their wallets nice and wide once again: the Motability Scheme is now offering new two-seater sports cars. The perfect ride for those suffering from ‘tennis elbow’…
This month, Motability rolled out a range of Mazdas available to those on PIP or disability allowance, including three types of the 2-seat convertible Mazda MX-5. Some of these cars do 0-60mph in 5.7 seconds…
Meanwhile, there’s no sign of a rethink on who qualifies and Reeves reportedly won’t be scrapping VAT or insurance premium tax exemptions for the scheme until autumn 2026 at the earliest. By which point she hopes to have grown enough of a spine to do something – anything – about this…
Andy Haldane, Burnham’s recent adviser on the economy who has not taken up a No10 job, told Andrew Marr on LBC:
“The market now suspects that this is a traditional tax-and-spend socialist government with better TikTok videos…
imposing windfall taxes on oil & gas or on banks or upping capital gains tax would […] repeat the mistake that Rachel made […] The Achilles heel, the fiscal Achilles heel of this government thus far has been its unwillingness and/or inability to cut public spending.”
