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Liberal Democrats

@libdems.org.uk

Cut rail fares. Cut bus fares. Slash fuel duty. Our plan to cut the cost of living and Keep Britain Moving. ⬇️

2/4/26, 9:18 am37 reposts58 likes

Stew Elliott

@stewcelliott.bsky.social

2 Apr

Making a scarce resource cheaper to consume in a supply crisis is a policy worthy of Kemi Badenoch, well done lads.

Stew Elliott

@stewcelliott.bsky.social

2 Apr

How does Australia, a coal-mining company with a country attached, get this right but you do not? www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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Martin Hunt

@martinhunt.uk

2 Apr

1 is not the answer. I know local elections are coming up and lots of petrol heads may be voting but encouraging fossil fuel usage which is the cause of current mess is a vote loser with me. won’t stop shorthaes. When bus fares were capped at £2 I used the bus 3x the amount I do now.

Steve Partridge

@sjpartridge.bsky.social

2 Apr

That's a long term problem that needs to be properly addressed. Government has failed to put measures in place. This is a short term fix during a crisis planned to last 3 months.

Bestie

@bestieuk.bsky.social

2 Apr

Why not give everyone free rail, free bus journeys, free fuel, free mortgage payments? You’ll never be in government so you can promise any old guff.

Miserable Old Git

@howardfh.bsky.social

2 Apr

I'm a Libdem voter/supporter - but where's the frigging money coming from to pay for all this?? Are we finally going to tax the multi-millionaires?

Steve Partridge

@sjpartridge.bsky.social

2 Apr

"The £2 billion cost would be covered by the unexpected extra tax revenues the Treasury is raking in due to higher fuel prices. If the crisis drags on for longer and fuel prices stay high, our package could be extended until they come down."

Abelian

@abelian.bsky.social

2 Apr

What happens to the tax revenue if the pumps run dry?

Steve Partridge

@sjpartridge.bsky.social

2 Apr

If the pumps run dry then people won't need a cap on prices as they won't be buying anything.

ed2209.bsky.social

@ed2209.bsky.social

2 Apr

VAT on EV charging is ridiculous: if the Chancellor wants a mileage tariff, this definitely needs to be cut. Otherwise where's the incentive to electrify?

mothball

@gcball.bsky.social

2 Apr

A hard no to slashing fuel duty. Please have a spine where the environment is concerned.

Arch Duke

@archdukeofgloom.bsky.social

2 Apr

Projecting beyond these suggestions, the best way to solve a problem is to take inspiration from another country that has already solved the problem. While it's 'nice' to design a policy that works, I'd rather have one picked of the shelf of 'it works for them' as it's quickly to enact.