Before the EU Referendum, people I spoke to were voting for Brexit for several reasons. One of them was that they were sick of all the silly wee rules that affected so many businesses….and yes some of them were a bit ridiculous.
The Brexiteers promised to rip them up, less Red Tape they said, what was never envisaged was that as far as Foreign companies were concerned they would rip up the whole rule book….no Red Tape….a free for all.
Rules protect us from criminal activity….never forget that.
We now have a two-tier tax system when it comes to running a business in Britain. Today the PM reiterated those words with a few add-ons. “Less red tape, high wage, more houses and improved LA services”!!
Let me break that down to the reality of what’s happening at ground level.
With Freeports and SEZs comes deregulation…no red tape to speak of. Companies manage their own rules with few or no taxes and keep their accounts away from prying eyes!
Private really does mean Private!
‘High wages’. To date, most jobs advertised have been low-wage so that they don’t have to pay Employers NI.
So far very few houses have been built, certainly nothing like promised. The reason for this could be a lack of land to build on. Up in Cromarty farmers are being threatened with Compulsory Purchase Orders for green belt land they refuse to sell.
“Improved LA services” Now here is the conundrum. How can LA services improve when their income is being reduced due to all the tax incentives?…..put simply they can’t unless we are made to plug the gap or they too are taken over by Private Companies, and that does not guarantee improvement!
The Country we knew has gone and it went whilst we were being distracted.
Distracted by all the shenanigans within the Tory Party over the last few years. Now Labour has taken over the reins.
How can existing businesses survive outside of the fence?
An invisible boundary, only seen on a few maps will exist showing businesses out with the new Freeports & SEZs. These businesses will have to pay full taxes and their prices will reflect their costs. The result will be catastrophic for them.
Fair competition will cease to exist, especially in towns and cities where that invisible line divides streets!
Labour is not interested in small businesses, everything has to be big from now on and if we’re not on board with all that they will ride roughshot over everything and everyone who stands in their way including Councils.
Understand this, under these Freeports or SEZs neither your home nor your land is your own!
Only one thing can stop these bulldozers…..Independence! And the only train on that track is Liberation!
Join us today to stop this corporate take-over of Scotland.
JOAN’S JOURNEY CONTINUES 
It is one thing making it easier for people and organisations to work, do their jobs and earn money. It is another situation entirely where politicians make it easier for those who are part of the same caste to harvest the assets of a nation. I believe we have slipped into that situation this past decade. Those assets and resources belong to the people, by right.