• rosamundi@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    He is terrified of upsetting the car lobby. As Chancellor of the Exchequer he kept the fuel duty freeze which has so far robbed the Exchequer of £100 billion pounds since it was introduced in 2011.

    And he lives in a low traffic neighbourhood himself, it’s not like people are driving up and down Downing Street all day, since it’s gated at both ends.

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      8 months ago

      Hey maybe a weird question, but since you mentioned it…Chancellor of the Exchequer. Is that just the UK’s fancy name for what other countries call “Treasurer”? Or is it a significantly different role?

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      8 months ago

      I’m not sure Downing Street really counts as an LTN in a meaningful sense though, because people aren’t just walking and riding up and down the street either.