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Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No"
07. Dec 2009 at 23:35

AUSTRALIAN Tourism is taking a pounding by the new UK "climate" tax, with many airlines slashing the number of flights Down Under.

Despite industry opposition, Prime Minister Gordon Brown introduced a 112 per cent rise in a passenger duty, slugging a family of four wanting to fly to Australia with up to $700 in fees and charges.

The airline industry has hit back with new figures showing airlines operators have cancelled more routes and flights out of London than any other city in Europe, including a dozen flights Down Under.

Low-cost airline Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary, says the tax will result in 10 million passengers not flying in the next 12 months as a direct consequence of the tax. Already almost 80 routes out of London have been cancelled with more expected.

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http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/new-uk-airline-tax-hits-australia-hard/story-...

Brown = Tosser (does that get past the word filter?)

...yes, it does! Wink

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splott Omega Knight Offline Dads car with attitude Posts: 1050 Bebington, The Wirral Gender: Drives: 2.5 CDX face lift	Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No" Reply #1 - 07. Dec 2009 at 23:52 just another stealth tax mate. This government is just killing the golden goose...... You and me.
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Stevie-blunder Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1218 Wolverhampton Gender: Drives: 98 omega 2.5td auto and Rolls Royce Silver Spur	Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No" Reply #2 - 07. Dec 2009 at 23:56 Get him (or should I say "it") out at the next election
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Vamps Omega King Offline Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared. Posts: 16571 Bishop Middleham, Co Durham. Gender: Drives: 2.0L Auto Estate & 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No" Reply #3 - 07. Dec 2009 at 23:58 Stevie-blunder wrote on 07. Dec 2009 at 23:56: Get him (or should I say "it") out at the next election And put who in, that will make a difference..........
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splott Omega Knight Offline Dads car with attitude Posts: 1050 Bebington, The Wirral Gender: Drives: 2.5 CDX face lift	Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No" Reply #4 - 08. Dec 2009 at 00:07 Vamps wrote on 07. Dec 2009 at 23:58: Stevie-blunder wrote on 07. Dec 2009 at 23:56: Get him (or should I say "it") out at the next election And put who in, that will make a difference.......... f Hey he's a Scott, they have thier own government, he's just been sent here to f++k ours up.
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Omegadoha, Desert Member Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1357 Doha, Qatar Drives: 3.2 V6 2002	Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No" Reply #5 - 08. Dec 2009 at 07:05 He obviously needs the extra tax money to pay for airport expansion plans.
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Banjax Omega Lord Offline We're just a virus with shoes Posts: 5591 Perth Gender: Drives: '04 Subaru Legacy Sport, '03 406 diesel	Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No" Reply #6 - 08. Dec 2009 at 08:35 If your folks moved to Oz (ie as far away from you as is possible without actually leaving the planet) I'd take the hint m8 oh and glad you're back - i missed your missives from the frontline
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unlucky alf Omega Baron Offline this is some MOT advisory list!. Posts: 2391 worksop, notts Gender: Drives: 2.5 td cd auto estate 1995	Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No" Reply #7 - 08. Dec 2009 at 09:58 Omegadoha, Desert Member wrote on 08. Dec 2009 at 07:05: He obviously needs the extra tax money to pay for airport expansion plans. the way the idiot is going he`ll be able to take one out
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Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No"
Reply #8 - 08. Dec 2009 at 10:21

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The airline industry has hit back with new figures showing airlines operators have cancelled more routes and flights out of London

Yet we still need a 3rd runway at Heathrow. Angry

Actually - this was an initiative to cut CO2 emissions so I would be tempted to say that this is one (perhaps the only one?) of his policies that shows signs of actually working. Wink

.. but of course it wasn't designed to cut CO2 emissions really, was it? It was designed to rake in more tax and bu66er the CO2 emissions. Angry

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Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No"
Reply #9 - 08. Dec 2009 at 14:43

All part and parcel of the daft "exponential" society we live in. I can't think of a better word to describe it. Nothing is done at a measured pace anymore.

Everything has to be done at a breakneck speed be it the introduction of new technology, speech, new laws, proliferation of speed camers, changes to the education system and so on.

In this case Gordy is just caught up in the climate change hype. No actual ONE definitive study but instead lots of conflicting sound bites to give everyone their five minutes of fame. Just a way of saying what he did for the world after he has been ousted next year and he is writing his book.

As far as the cost of flights is concerned even at 700 they are cheap compared with say a train ticket in the UK. People will still fly but perhaps not as much as before.

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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No" Reply #10 - 08. Dec 2009 at 15:40 People will still fly, after getting a train to Paris first to avoid his punitive tax. That will do a great deal of good for UK PLC and development of London as a "Hub". (still can't see why that was so important). .. except isn't it owned by Spain PLC now? I give up. Kevin
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threppence Junior Member Offline Posts: 141 Leeds Gender: Drives: omega elite not anymore I don't	Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No" Reply #11 - 08. Dec 2009 at 19:04 Found this today and thought 'So thats what this global warming is all about---MONEY' http://tinyurl.com/yfyjgth Even Friends of the Earth are against this next money grab
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Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No"
Reply #12 - 08. Dec 2009 at 22:50

AUSTRALIAN Tourism is taking a pounding by the new UK "climate" tax, with many airlines slashing the number of flights Down Under.

Despite industry opposition, Prime Minister Gordon Brown introduced a 112 per cent rise in a passenger duty, slugging a family of four wanting to fly to Australia with up to $700 in fees and charges.

The airline industry has hit back with new figures showing airlines operators have cancelled more routes and flights out of London than any other city in Europe, including a dozen flights Down Under.

It's worse than that in 1995 I travelled to OZ with 2 kids £1800 for me and £800 each for the kids.
I'm going in March next year £1078 for me and the wife which is good value, but then add on tax of £670. 62% of the value of the flight somebody i.e. Gordon Brown is having a laugh. Angry

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Re: Wanna see your folks in OZ? Gordon says "No"
Reply #13 - 08. Dec 2009 at 23:27

threppence wrote on 08. Dec 2009 at 19:04:

Found this today and thought 'So thats what this global warming is all about---MONEY'

http://tinyurl.com/yfyjgth

Even Friends of the Earth are against this next money grab

Good link! Thumbs Up!

Derivatives were once useful tools to iron out price volatility. Unfortunately, they got "taken over" in the 1990s - coincidentally when electronic trading came of age - and the industry mushroomed into a monster, unrelated to the real-life business of trading and hedging commodities. Carbon trading is a huge scam and will undoubtedly fail big-time. I will be extremely happy to see the likes of Al Gore lose his shirt, but that happiness will be tempered by the fact that many financial institutions are hugely exposed to potential losses in this hot-air market.

Another crash on the way? Could be. Sad

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