That . Am i just being a dinosaur and i have to accept the future . Or is there something a little bit more sinister at play and the nhs . We know, dont we . It is an absolute shambles right now. 7 million there or thereabouts on the waiting list. And now the boss of a Top Health Insurance company saying, i quote , that the failure presents quote, that the failure presents a Business Opportunity. What do a Business Opportunity. What do you make to that . Is it basic business, common sense or do you firmly disagree with it . Well have it all to come. Fascinating by the way, because ive got a lot on my show tonight. And he also was quite pivotal when it came to removing the ability to pay came to removing the ability to pay cash on public transport. So i cant wait to get into the topics with him. But before we do it, lets get tonights latest headlines with polly middlehurst. Michelle, thank you. Good evening. The top story from the gb news room. The home secretary says lawyers who game t
Soon. Very nice to have your company this morning. The top story on this Tuesday Morning is were one day out from the chancellor handing down his spnng chancellor handing down his Spring Budget, where rejuvenating the economy and addressing the cost of living will be front and centre. Politically, though, there is pressure to try and turn the tide in the polls as the conservative supporters fallen to its lowest level on record, according to a new humiliate ing ipsos poll. And to top it off overnight, the government has suffered a string of defeats in the house of to its immigration of lords to its immigration policy , the rwanda bill. Policy, the rwanda bill. So ahead of the budget tomorrow, to the tomorrow, weve taken to the streets in east streets of cottingham in east yorkshire , as well as glasgow in yorkshire, as well as glasgow in scotland, see what want scotland, to see what you want to see the chancellor. To see from the chancellor. Like to see him listen to id like to see him
David, to be fair, you make a good point, by the way. No, but you make a good point about the student loan side of things, because i would do something about that. I think its i think its we should be pushing more people get a practical people to go and get a practical trade. This idea that the best way go about it, that is way to go about it, that is stigmatised youre not stigmatised if youre not a university, find bonkers. University, i find bonkers. But yeah, apprentice scheme yeah, like an apprentice scheme that lets have that we used to have, lets have those again. Yeah. David, those again. Yeah. Look, david, i mean, there not is there i mean, is there not is there not some thought that not some some thought here that this is just a bit of a stupid idea would people people idea that would people people feel they just deserve feel as though they just deserve things that dont deserve. Things that they dont deserve. Think there is well, i think there is definitely case feeling defini
From 10 to 8, and self employed National Insurance will be cut from 8 to 6. It means an additional £450 a year for the average employee, or £350 for someone self employed. When someone self employed. When combined with the autumn reductions, it means 27 million employees will get an average tax cut of £900 a year. Tax cut of £900 a year. Well, other announcements made by the chancellor today are that the non dom tax status will be scrapped with the tax break for wealthy Foreign Residents replaced by what the chancellor called a modern residency system. And rounding out todays announcement , system. And rounding out todays announcement, pubs will also system. And rounding out todays announcement , pubs will also get announcement, pubs will also get announcement, pubs will also get a boost from a freeze on alcohol duty. The child benefit threshold goes up to £60,000, and the £0. 05 cut to fuel duty is locked in for 12 months. Lets take a look at other measures in the budget as well
It. And he says the tories have lost control of the economy. Welcome to the show. Well, weve just had the Spring Budget. I just had the Spring Budget. I want to hear from you. Do you feel this was the moment we expected a rabbit to be pulled out of the headlights instead . Did it feel to you like the chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, was a rabbit in the headlights . Were the big headlights . Where were the big fireworks . Where was the big fireworks . Where was the big bang . Titanic tax cuts bang . We wanted titanic tax cuts instead. Does it feel like to you , like theyre rearranging you, like theyre rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic . The deck chairs on the titanic . Throughout the course of the show, ill speak to experts across housing, hospitality, manufacturing, Small Businesses , manufacturing, Small Businesses, and of course, political reaction from the conservatives, the labour party and the liberal democrats. And the most important people of you , the importan