Model hobbies
Asked what he did to relax, Boris Johnson claimed that he liked to make model buses. Some others who share his hobby:
— Rod Stewart is a keen railway-modeller who claims to have a set the size of a tennis court at his Beverly Hills home.
— Jools Holland, Roger Daltrey and Pete Waterman are all into model railways.
— Model buses are a more rarefied taste. But if he isn’t already, Boris could consider joining the Model Bus Federation, which has represented the hobby since 1968. Its national show and AGM will be held in Tewkesbury on Saturday 5 October, just after the Conservative party conference.
Who pays?
Boris Johnson wants to raise the threshold for the 40 per cent rate of tax from £50,000 to £80,000. How many people pay tax?
| 1990/91 – 2018/19 | |
| Taxpayers | 26.1m – 31.7m |
| Higher rate (40%) | 1.7m |
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