Tony Blair declares war on motorists with 1p PER MILE tax proposal | Tom Harwood

[@KScully]

Tony Blair is yesterday man and should stay out of politics, and as a war criminal should be in prison.

[@JonathanMartin-df2ee]

💯 %

[@gregnorth6413]

Who funds this awful mans institure??

[@boatingmanchester]

@@gregnorth6413 The money him & his scrag end wife stole

[@adriandavis9790]

He should mind his own fucking business

[@honestjoe7940]

Well pennies make pounds and you know where this is going... Won't stay pennies forever. But none of you are going to split hairs.

[@daryeljames2085]

Car ownership in a nutshell: Taxed on earnings, taxed on purchase, taxed on fuel, road tax, taxed on insurance, taxed on excess, taxed to scrap, taxed to maintain, taxed to park... Then the audacity to dream up another tax, all the while providing the sh!tt!st roads in Europe!

[@coolco1619]

Same as CGT, tax on earnings, tax on savings, tax on purchase, tax on selling! I'm literally sick to hear the word 'tax.

[@andrewwebster2505]

That man is a cancer on Humanity. Blair needs to get back in his ivory tower, and never curse us with his warmongering ways, ever again

[@RB-zf3qh]

lol

[@TheGAZGUN]

He should get back to trawling around public toilets, like when he was calling himself Miranda.

[@honestjoe7940]

Well pennies make pounds and you know where this is going... Won't stay pennies forever. But none of you are going to split hairs.

[@collier8931]

Brilliantly said, he is a disgusting mass murderering liar

[@p0ssiblypossiblynot557]

When Tony Blair is charged with his WAR CRIMES, I will happily consider the proposal. Until then, I do not wish to hear from him or his institute

[@tabularasa7775]

Not even on his passing ? 🍾

[@JosephineNuttall]

How dare he even comment. He needs to shut up and disappear

[@tonylee1893]

Instead of fleecing British motorists , stop sending our Taxes to foreign countries in the name of NETT ZERO & climate change. We also need to stop all FOREIN AID if we cannot afford to pay our pensioners £200 or 300 Winter Fuel Payment. Labour Government are a total disgrace.

[@Kevo-k1q]

What? India needs its space program 🎉 in the name of climate change britain shall pay for it

[@emma24ism]

Couldn't agree more, madness has taken over our politics.

[@sahhull]

Stop giving the imported foreigners.. Free housing Healthcare. Legal aid. Pocket money. We owe them nothing.

[@1066gaz]

perfectly said tony.

[@lucyallsop88]

👍👏

[@Wil-nh5kz]

Blair is a liar and has the blood of millions on his hands.

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

Yeah, he's a reverse tnuc, for sure.

[@generaldreedle2801]

Blair seems to be on a mission for the title of the most detested person in Britain. Again. 🤪🤪

[@UtubeRwokeLefties]

Jealous that Starter has overtaken him.

[@RonP1.2]

Imagine taking a wage to protect a bar steward like that

[@FreaksSpeaks]

He won it multiple time like.Messi. 😂

[@RoadRunnerHemi]

He won/wins!!

[@se3059]

Surely he won it every year since 2001....

[@fendermijstrats2352]

No one.. no one should be in the slightest bit interested in whatever Blair has to say on anything.

[@davidwhittingham8617]

Hasn't Blair done enough damage to the United Kingdom already.

[@paulmackintosh9964]

And the rest of the World !🤬🤬

[@wulliewebster4596]

Wtf has anything got to do with the war criminal?

[@Dalbayob69]

Why is he not in jail along with his mate Campbell? Why is he still walking free while patriots are being jailed?

[@Charlie-o1r4p]

he's on certain lists...you know what I mean. He also knows who else in on such lists...

[@marksheppard9880]

EVIL SATANIST DAYS ARE UP. PEOPLE HAVE HAD ENOUGH. 🎉

[@imrosie1]

Tax the bloody migrants and the overtime earned by RNLI and Border force for shipping them over.

[@fraserloch1290]

Blair hanging about downing St like a bad smell just like Obamas doing in Washington

[@RB-zf3qh]

correct

[@johnmoncrieff3034]

Both puppet masters have to be there to pull the strings!

[@stephenjohnson2800]

Yep, and Obama visiting Sunak at No10, what the hell was that about.

[@Markking1678]

The Obama's aren't war criminals.

[@dogbreath303]

WEF masters controlling their interests.

[@Ipdex]

How much more of this shit are we going to put up with before we push back? Seriously, how much more?

[@krob2327]

Don’t trust gb news. It’s run by ex mi6. They are relying toy what’s coming. Fight against it rather than assume the journalist is on your side

[@davidwhitehouse5366]

It will start at 1p and sky rocket a year later

[@robertbroatch8013]

Absolutely!

[@mertonsardeen2242]

So a 3.0v8 will cost the same as a 1.0l petrol on the pay per mile scheme 😂

[@thedave7760]

@@mertonsardeen2242 Probably not they will probably tax higher polluting vehicles more, like they do in some areas with their parking charges.

[@mertonsardeen2242]

@@thedave7760 This budgets going to be interesting. I wreken us drivers are going to be hammered.

[@comparecards5688]

@@mertonsardeen2242 Mules donkeys and horses are the future transportation!

[@Steve-t6e]

We live in the highlands 60 mile round trip to nearest shops, train station ,100 mile round trip to nearest supermarket, 200 mile round trip to nearest diy store/ hospital etc probably worst road surface, potholes in the uk. We already pay more than enough in fuel duty for the amount of miles we have to do!They can shove this right up where the sun don’t shine. Besides Tony Blair is from the past and should be in jail for what he did!

[@tomcat7661]

Instantly putting up the cost of food, delivery costs for parcels etc, driving to work and leisure trips. This government is going to fleece us all and then give all that money away on virtue signalling nonsense.

[@beastieboy3926]

And the illegal replacements.

[@oldshiny3012]

don't forget track everyone and anyone they like which is the main reason they want it

[@justinhitchcock-fe9xz]

Agenda 30 at work

[@webbo9798]

All those "none-jobs" like diversity and Inclusion officers HAVE to be paid for........

[@martincarter6564]

Exactly 💯

[@AllenORourke1954]

If the US election goes the right way; net zero is dead...

[@apemoon1731]

We already pay oer mile; it's called 'fuel duty'. The more miles you drive, the more fuel you use, the more fuel duty you pay.

[@changer4178]

Unfortunately fuel duty doesn't involve tracking every single driver

[@davidjones190]

Not if it’s electric

[@normanlazarus1836]

The fuel duty only relates to petrol/diesel vehicles, EVs do not pay it (as they don’t use fossil fuels).

[@Mike-e4c]

They could implement the pay per mile just for the EVs, it would be much simpler.

[@davidjones190]

@@apemoon1731Ev should still contribute towards the roads that have to be maintained and built. whether they’re using fossil fuels or not?

[@johntrinick712]

There are two things that are certain here. Firstly, the pay per mile will not be instead of fuel duty or car tax, it will be as well as. The second is that none of the revenue from this will be spent on maintaining the roads. We already know that all politicians are liars. We know that they raise taxes using global warming as an excuse to raise tax revenue without any clear objective on what they're actually trying to achieve. If we didn't smoke, drink, or drive cars they'd raise income tax 50% instead. We pay more and more tax, and get less and less back to show for it.

[@Rancid-wd3ty]

Can we build a sanctuary with very high walls so we never ever hear from these revolting old bent politicians again......

[@ozzy10881]

We have got one ; it’s called the House of Lords

[@faelsinnes]

Yes but you need to apply 4 grams of lead, behind the ear... 😊😅😅😅

[@stevengoundry7719]

​@@ozzy10881or possibly belmarsh

[@rogerhall6021]

Perhaps we could have a reserve like the native Americans with our own police

[@honestjoe7940]

Well pennies make pounds and you know where this is going... Won't stay pennies forever. But none of you are going to split hairs.

[@johnblowes600]

Tony Blair thinks he is a god,what a sick man He is

[@sandysanderson8588]

Don't listen to Tony Blair, He made a right mess when he was in last time.

[@Ploplox]

He really didn't though did he, the country was in one of its most affluent periods under Blair

[@Gray-zi5bp]

War criminal

[@Gray-zi5bp]

Cameras everywhere.. and control of the people welcome to 1984

[@norbertgoulash5482]

​@Ploplox he's responsible for the deaths of around 1.5 million people was the architect of the current shite hole we live in now

[@billuk1413]

No advice from rancid war criminals please.

[@justinbrooks5560]

Pay per mile @1p/mile for 10000 miles/year works out at £100/year. I'm currently paying £300/year with road tax for the same mileage. For me personally this would save me £200/year,but we all know it's introduced at 1p/mile and then increased every year or so,soon will be 10p/mile until you are priced off the road.

[@iceni8066]

We’ll still be paying car tax, this is about replacing the tax on fuel with pay per mile to capture EV’s that don’t buy petrol or diesel. Buying fuel at the pump is a form of pay per mile anyway.

[@scoobsterhd5776]

There will probably differing rates fir specific vehicles. Bigger vehicles will pay more. Don’t fret we will all be paying more.

[@bowjana8128]

There is generally no point in working anymore

[@lumpyfishgravy]

They want a massive public sector. They want Communism.

[@theavengers01]

join the rest of reformers on the dole

[@richardgallagher4880]

​@@theavengers01 Spamming away at your failure of a life🫣😂😂

[@tomchloe3208]

@@theavengers01its labour voters on the dole, not reformers

[@Draig.cymraeg]

@@tomchloe3208 No point arguing with stupid

[@Raven34gtr]

That would put me out of a job as I have a 52 miles a day round journey, he needs to shut his trap and keep out of it. I won't be paying it and certainly Won't be buying an over priced useless EV.

[@222inverter]

I think Tony Blair should keep is nose out of British politics...he's not in government ??...just ignore what he's saying...!!

[@richardgallagher4880]

He's one of the highest ranking members in the country of eU and director of ref/lab/con parties that got 30m votes.

[@HelmutSchmacker.]

He’s also a high ranking member of the Fabian society. I believe there’s around one hundred and forty of those freaks in the HOC (including starmer himself) right now.

[@222inverter]

@@richardgallagher4880 as i stated no one voted for him in the current UK government...Also the EU is NOT a country??...also the UK is not a member of the EU??

[@richardgallagher4880]

@222inverter Did you honestly think you could just lie instead of refuting the evidence and you wouldn't get laughed at😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SubjectiveFunny]

​@@richardgallagher4880??? You drunk???

[@AquariusGate]

His centre would be closed if he was imprisoned for his war crimes.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

1p per mile isn't much. NOT THE POINT. They want to establish the principle then use it for fine-grained control.

[@Warp75]

Before you know it it will be a pound per mile

[@lyricsrythm3193]

Huh?

[@jasonjenkins6373]

A precursor for c40 15 minutes cities

[@steve-ip6qs]

1p is the start and if brought in it will climb as well as fuel and taxes,dont be fooled

[@rfraser6097]

1p a mile works out dearer than road tax per year

[@michaelwalden3655]

Well typical Labour to tax businesses (HGV’s). But if I pay £50 a year for my BMW 540i instead of £100’s I’m in favour. But tax the foreign lorry drivers not ours.

[@AnthonyHarding-n8j]

He wants to get back down that hole he crawled out of

[@LeslieWatson-t5f]

I can still remember the Poll Tax riots. It would come as no surprise to me if similar actions by the public happened again?

[@nickhardy7310]

1p per mile... Then 2p per mile... Then 4p per mile... Then 8p per mile... Then 16p..... Pension age 65 then... 66, 67...99 They always boil the frog don't they...

[@mikebarnes3557]

EXACTLY THAT !!!!

[@robertbroatch8013]

Inflation will skyrocket!

[@oldshiny3012]

and none of it will be spent on roads

[@nickhardy7310]

@@oldshiny3012 Yes, and I guarantee the price of fuel taxes will not fall as road pricing increases.

[@dazt5831]

give tyrants an inch and they will take a mile and keep coming back for more and more, all this requires is a collective effort from all of us to simply say NO enough is enough

[@derekporter7658]

Why is the war criminal not behind bars? Or why hasn't he been handed over to Iraqi authorities?

[@phoenixxavier9615]

After leaving Downing St, he was given the job of 'Peace envoy to the middle East' by the UN. How sick is that!

[@derekporter7658]

@phoenixxavier9615 very!

[@jonathan-dough]

He made enough of a mess to this country when was in charge, he now should be in jail and silent.

[@malfunction8165]

1p per mile, then 5p per mile and we all know where this will end up, priced off the roads. And bLIER can eff right off.

[@brianpotter3870]

Was Blair’s name on ballot papers! Interfering nuisance.

[@robincormie855]

The money we are paying out on illegal migrants per day would fix our roads give pensioners a heating allowance but no there putting up taxes so they can keep paying for illegal migrants what a bloody mess.

[@oldshiny3012]

this is about putting a little black GPS tracker in your car and everyone else's car. don't be fooled

[@ralphosborne2212]

buy a new car there's already a black box in it

[@chrisevans2686]

And they'll give the contract to Fujitsu, so you'll get a bill at the end of the month for driving to Mars and back. the technology really isn't that robust enough, especially Nationwide. remember it only took a multi million pounds system to screw over a thousand postmasters ?

[@oldshiny3012]

@@ralphosborne2212 i know they are in all new cars already

[@topfour9160]

Your mobile phone has been tracking you ever since purchased 🙄

[@topfour9160]

Your mobile has been tracking you since you purchased one

[@oddjobtriumph1635]

You know when they say they have no intention of implementing PPM...... you know it's already in the pipeline

[@lizmonk1115]

WEF

[@theavengers01]

WEF is Farages employer

[@richardgallagher4880]

@@theavengers01 Still lonely and hating your life😂😂 How's your Easter(n) front?🤭

[@Susan-s3d]

@@richardgallagher4880 🐣

[@richardgallagher4880]

@@Susan-s3d 😂😂😂

[@richardgallagher4880]

@@Susan-s3d It's gone on for 3easters.

[@merk3574]

The UK should tax Phony Blair and the rest of his cronies 1p per mile. All the trips he makes travelling around the world making millions by riding off the back of his failed tenure would leave the UK with a positive bank balance.

[@Supposedlyimrightwingnow]

Governments need to wean themselves OFF using the motorist as a constant cash cow.

[@ALMELMUSIC]

Trucks travel the furthest distances and most drivers average 2000 miles a week. What does Tony think will happen with the cost of everything you buy in the shops?

[@damonk3674]

Tell Tony Blair to keep his nose out of government affairs. His day is over and he need to accept that because were in enough trouble with the Labour government in this day and age.

[@MakeWhatYouCan]

So he's proposing everyone's journeys are tracked and stored on a database with automated charging. Tony Blair should know bonfire night is coming and locally were still short of a guy!

[@paulduffy697]

Why is this man still around

[@DoYouHaveAnOpinion]

🔯🔯🔯

[@patrickkyle4601]

If they want to find more money fro the treasury coffers - stop spending billions on "irregular" migrants.

[@alanjackson3589]

Why not hit the rich like him for 3p per mile and 0p per mile for the working class let the millionaires pay and leave the working class alone.

[@rfraser6097]

Don't be silly you know millionaires use a helicopter

[@robford6276]

£1 Per mile for 5 litre range rover heh the little runt, khant

[@UKDub61]

Reading all the comments here and the hatred for Blair the war criminal is palpable. He is very much hated. And rightly so. But he says he would do it all again. Just retire and leave us be please. Had enough of it all.

[@davidwood4374]

A very bad smell that wont go away!

[@stevemaher3600]

Does this clown know we pay tax on insurance we pay road tax we pay tax on fuel i think it is too much seen as roads are disgusting and never get repaired

[@doriangray6985]

You just know it starts at 1pence per mile and will increase year after year eventually making travel prohibitively expensive for those doing many miles

[@lumpyfishgravy]

Unless you're the right caste.

[@adoremus4014]

No such thing as 1 pence. 1 penny, 2 pence ....

[@MrEnglish-t5p]

Yes the old WEF villain returns to screw the little man a bit more

[@Richard-Cashisking]

Isn't it strange that this has only become an issue since the introduction of smart technologies.

[@Rebellion1]

Is that the smart technology that will turn the mileage back ?

[@oldshiny3012]

don't you mean surveillance technologies,

[@oldgroyne]

Surveillance monitoring analysis reporting technology

[@Richard-Cashisking]

​@@oldshiny3012Yes,that's exactly what it is.

[@roberthardy2013]

I will merely do less miles, spend less on services, spend less on fuel, spend less on tyres, not go to tourist attractions and other non essential places, savings for me, businesses losing out, and I suspect there are thousands more like me.

[@paulcarter7046]

All part of the grand plan?

[@andromeda_25]

But that is what they want. All the activities you listed increase one's carbon 👣

[@caroleprestedge]

15 minute cities

[@paulwatts1281]

Doesn't he realize we detest him, not wanted, not needed. Just go away and play in Europe the place he never got to be leader of.

[@alastairharris1866]

Tony Blair has no democratic mandate. He is an ordinary individual!

[@johnthomson9678]

Wtf has this to do with Traitor Blair. Get you oar out of the boat tony you where voted out now stay out .

[@marcusc274]

So the government places nearly 50% tax on our fuel already, also stitched the motorist up by road tax and mot, but now 1p per mile Blair is a total tool.

[@peterdowdall8972]

Under labour we will all be sitting on the streets asking for change I can't see the point in working anymore what's the point everything is tax tax tax

[@richardgallagher4880]

It's down to that guy Peter "downfall" Dowdall who said on another thread there is 1million gymigrants here instead of 12.2million.

[@sixtiesman100]

Blair should be in jail

[@derekspence6994]

Why is he not in the jail?

[@bettyboo1519]

Totally agree @derekspence6994, Special place for Blair when some other reprobate is allowed to leave the cell, get Blair i, I say.

[@brizzybriz]

Because he's rich.

[@wombleworks-c7b]

Tony Blair should shut up, we already have a pay per mile system its called fuel duty witch is what 63p per every pound spent. buy a car pay vat , fuel vat. keep your pay per mile. tax on tax on tax if the just tax ev's a set amount job done

[@gilleyb1900]

And if anyone comes over from the Europe etc they pay, how will they manage this for visitors.

[@davidwaters3722]

So will the tax be removed from fuel. No you’ll pay both.

[@rfraser6097]

+VAT

[@Thetruthwillsetyoufreee]

Exactly

[@Stephanie-dl3ry]

Indeed. Fuel duty and VAT will remain as of current rates.

[@anthonyanderson2622]

Tony Blair should mind his own business; he is yesterdays man.

[@davidnichols1413]

Never had any feelings for Blair and looking at his legacy never will , please tell me why failed PMs have to keep sticking their noses in ?

[@carolsmart9586]

££££'s😮😮😮

[@DavidMyers-c7k]

1p now £1 in the future The tony bllair institute, what the fck is that. And why are they taking any notice of this Terrible man.

[@mach7056]

and I thought Tony Blair was past his sell by date😉

[@johnthomson9678]

Well past it

[@carguyuk7525]

Electric car owners should pay something

[@brizzybriz]

You have been fooled my friend, Electric car buyers will pay a lot more than you and they think in the long run, if Electric cars wasn't a profit making scheme they would never have been introduced, going Green is just a fancy name for brainwashing those who buy them.

[@haydnbrewer7426]

Did he ever find those weapons of mass destruction?

[@DenisMclean-e9o]

And when police, nurses and firefighters plus other can’t go to work. What then?

[@MrFlashpan]

Ban smoking! oh we lost tax. Ban petrol cars. Oh we lost tax. Reduce drinking alcohol, Oh we lost tax Ban junk food, Oh we lost tax. How about stopping banning everything, you might have some tax.

[@brizzybriz]

The truth is they never lost a penny, they gained more by putting higher taxes on other things, won't be long, bread will soon be £2 a loaf and milk £2.50 a pint, well for the British of course.

[@SEPK09]

ban Govnt

[@rallycrosscraig]

Tony BigLiar should have been jailed for his lies about Iraq and the non existent WMD. He should be banned from any form of public speaking.

[@andanteman2401]

Why on earth would we listen to anything he has to say, he’s a huge reason why this country is in such a mess.

[@Alien_O1]

Another scam. 1p today £1 tomorrow.

[@UtubeRwokeLefties]

No doubt MPs willbe able to claimit back on expenses.

[@The-Sea-Dragon-1977]

£0.01 per mile is £100 per year for my 10000 miles a year. I have 2 cars both of which are paying £735 per year and as I can't drive both at the same time my annual mileage would be helpful. However they are almost certain to do this via black boxes and therefore incorporating speeding tickets into the system. Plus I don't want my movement tracked by the Government. So thanks, but no thanks, I'll keep paying £1470 a year.

[@brizzybriz]

That's not how it works mate, refuse the black box and for some unknown reason your £1470 a year will be risen to £2000 a year, their aim is to destroy those who are a burden to them, all this crap about going Green is a smokescreen, the real damage is being done by those who are gullible enough to believe it all, just like the days of that killer pandemic Covid that only attacked those who wore casual clothing, all the suits and panto dress wearers was out living it up without any fear of possibly dying.

[@rogerlathbury9860]

Road tax on EV's for a start, why should EV's not pay road tax.

[@garyward6673]

From April you have your wish

[@rogermelly1710]

Why should anyone pay road tax - It is clearly not spent on the roads

[@tatooinestar]

And yet the uptake of EV cars is rapidly declining, with no second-hand value in them, manufacturers are changing direction and investing in cleaner ICE vehicles instead of EVs, car parks and shops banning EVs from parking there due to the risk of fire, constant stories of failures and fires ending their owners, and no real value to the environment. I'm just happy to be driving my 40+ year old car, good fuel economy, no tax, no MOT, low insurance, and no smart tech to track me.

[@c.m5043]

Out of interest what 40yr old car are you using with good mpg?

[@tatooinestar]

@c.m5043 Citroën 2cv

[@tatooinestar]

@@c.m5043 Citroen 2CV

[@rogermelly1710]

@@c.m5043 Reliant Robin

[@stuartlloyd8193]

Just remember this country has been destroyed because of Blair

[@Higbardon]

I smell a stealth tax, its 1p per mile now and in 5 years it will be £1 per mile

[@petermervyn9263]

Oh great let's pay even more for just trying to go to work.

[@TomJohnstone-uz3wl]

Where are all the figures to back this up. I don’t see a dramatic rise in EV. Can someone point me in the right direction…

[@ladygardener100]

The only people who can afford EV are the better off. The rural drivers get hammered yet again, they can't afford EVs.

[@heatherthompson3670]

EVs are rubbish. Dependent on charging and when they don’t want you on the road they can just turn them off. Big brother cars!

[@SimonLansley]

So Blair is the government now.

[@alangold8414]

Tony Blair please go away.

[@andyjohnson4767]

WHY is he not in jail?

[@Edithae]

Because he's rich and left wing. The left controls the institutions, including the courts, and the police.

[@brizzybriz]

Because he's rich.

[@MichelleNC23]

Or, they could just recalculate their budget minus £25b. They clearly haven't been spending it on the roads, so the 'road' argument is out the window.

[@JimBob_1975]

He's good at declaring war.

[@TheMonk711]

what a load of bollocks

[@Contentibus]

Thin end of the wedge. REFUSE IT NOW.

[@peterlloyd6337]

Honestly you can’t make up this rubbish Who is Blair? Yeah we know

[@davidbrown2571]

What's Tony Blair got to do with government? He should go back to the EU he loves and stop interfering with the uk , money money is what he seeks.

[@darrenwilliams2921]

It just goes to show how serious they are when it comes to tackling global warming . As long as you have the money you can do as much damage as you like .

[@G.A.R.2002]

Pay per mile???? Just another car tax money grab . And no improvements in road surfaces?????

[@NeilBarratt]

Suspect there will be a lot more broken mileometers.

[@karlmunford7000]

Will that wicked man ever leave us alone, how long must we suffer his meddling?

[@markfroggatt591]

What's anything to do with tony blair, he's done his bit, this country will never recover from new Labour's premiership.

[@marksanders981]

Why is a criminal allowed to interfere with national politics?

[@Nick_Turpin]

we already pay per mile .. it’s called fuel duty.