Stig Abel
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64 appearances
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first heard Sep 2024
last heard Sep 2024
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I'm loving this, like, diversion into history podcast that we're doing.
Anyway, on to some of your unpopular ideas. We've had loads in and again, a really big thank you to everyone that took the time. One of the other topics that many of you were excited about was home ownership. Jez wrote in to say we should implement Wales's second home council TAC rules and take those nationwide, make it an escalator for third homes, fourth homes nationwide. etc.
It's a very interesting suggestion, so let's explain it. In Wales, from April 2017, councils were able to charge up to an extra 100% of the standard rate of council tax on long-term empty dwellings. England and Scotland have since followed suit, but from 2023, the premium in Wales increased to up to 300%. The Welsh Government says the policies are designed to bring long-term empty properties to
Thank you so much for joining us. Well, kind of. There's been an increase in the number of homes on the market, but actual sales do remain low. Local real estate agents claim that the properties coming onto the market are too expensive for first-time buyers and that many homes are being listed, but they're exploiting the loophole of the extra tax not being payable if the house is listed for sale.
Despite that, though, it doesn't seem to be something that the Labour Party are interested in. So in the run up to the election, Labour said it's not looking to change up council tax banding. And since being in government, Housing Minister and Deputy PM Angela Rayner has refused to rule out scrapping the 25% council tax discount for single occupiers.
That might be another of the government's forewarned tough decisions and is sure to be unpopular.
I don't know them. So I don't know who they are. As Zoe very succinctly pointed out, some of the least integrated in the UK are the ultra wealthy. I don't know one. I do not have one. I don't have their number on my phone. There's no one they can... Zoe? Doesn't bother me.
Well, they always say the same thing, isn't it? Because they always say, oh, if we do that, then the 1% will leave. We're just all really sad about that, I guess. I don't know where they're going to go. Monaco, lame. I don't want to go there anyway.
I don't think it was at night. I don't think that happened at night.
No, I know, I know.
No, but I was just thinking, well, that would be extra weird, wouldn't it?
So we've had, yeah, we've had some wonderful suggestions.
Oh, wow. Wow. Should we go for a romantic kettling? Wow.
For criminal charges as well. Gosh, I kind of hope that they got together because that would be such a wonderful wedding speech.
Wow. I once had a date to go and see Alien.
Is that fine?
Well, I mean, Downfall's horrific in its own way as well.
Yeah, no, it is a happy ending. It is a happy ending. No, no, it is. And finally, we had one in from Yayin. My most painfully left-wing date was seeing Nish's show in Glasgow this week. 100% would do it again. Aw, Nish, you really are... Doing your bit for Podshag the UK. You're keeping it going. You're providing entertainment for left-wing dates.
Podshag the UK never dies.
You should get that on the poster, my friend.
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