Do you want to discuss boring politics? (27 Viewers)
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skybluetony176
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And the boats aren’t even the biggest issue. By far the biggest cause of illegal immigration is visa overstay. It dwarfs the boat statistics.
shmmeee
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As above, trivial point but cope isn't a noun. Unless you're street. Bruv.
Fine, I, a middle aged data engineer am “street”. I will take the massive fail, I hear your ask and after I go for a run and check the AWS spend on my latest save of my build, you made a fair call and I’ll try and remember the catch next time
fernandopartridge
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Listened to an after dinner speech from Robert Winston today. He talked passionately about the House of Lords winning 5 votes against the government on the Rwanda bill last night
I was quite convinced by what he said about the HoL, especially his point that it wasn't a bad thing per sē but that it needed less lawyers and politicians but more experts.
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I was quite convinced by what he said about the HoL, especially his point that it wasn't a bad thing per sē but that it needed less lawyers and politicians but more experts.
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OffenhamSkyBlue
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The Lords, when populated with experts and all-round good eggs like him, is no bad thing - the appearance of hereditary peers IS!
fernandopartridge
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He mentioned that, the whim of an individual politician
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shmmeee
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Yeah I’d scrap all of that, and most of the political appointments.
Sick Boy
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Fox hunters really are vile privileged cunts.
ovduk78
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I've never heard of that either. Is it possible to provide a glossary of all these new words & acronyms for all of us old bastards?
shmmeee
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literally just short for charisma.
skybluetony176
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They just can’t help themselves. Ignore the headline she’s not paying jack shit, the taxpayer is picking up the bill of their culture war nonsense
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Cabinet minister told to pay damages over Hamas claim - BBC News
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan had claimed a university professor sympathised with Hamas.
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fernandopartridge
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fernandopartridge
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The tax payer does not pay for anythingThey just can’t help themselves. Ignore the headline she’s not paying jack shit, the taxpayer is picking up the bill of their culture war nonsense
Cabinet minister told to pay damages over Hamas claim - BBC News
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan had claimed a university professor sympathised with Hamas.
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OffenhamSkyBlue
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This comment could easily belong in the "Things that annoy you" thread, but as it has a political theme, i will keep it away from there:-
The undermining of Parliamentary process by "leaks" of proposals in the Budget does my fuckin' head in! All of it should be embargoed until the Chancellor has presented it to the HoC. Or maybe let the lazy bastard journos do some actual journalistic work and report on what has actually happened.
I suspect i am most annoyed by "Budget Day" of old turning into something like "Guy Fawkes Fortnight" in the media.
The undermining of Parliamentary process by "leaks" of proposals in the Budget does my fuckin' head in! All of it should be embargoed until the Chancellor has presented it to the HoC. Or maybe let the lazy bastard journos do some actual journalistic work and report on what has actually happened.
I suspect i am most annoyed by "Budget Day" of old turning into something like "Guy Fawkes Fortnight" in the media.
stay_up_skyblues
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Jeremy Hunt does a better Arnold Rimmer than Chris Barrie.
clint van damme
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Take it from a former banker: the budget is for ordinary people. The mega-rich look on and laugh | Gary Stevenson
Whatever Jeremy Hunt says, traders know the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. And they’re paid millions to bet on it, says the author Gary Stevenson
skybluetony176
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If you listened to the budget, then closed your ears and erased your memory of the last 14 years it would sound good in isolation.
However if you remembered the previous 14 years you would know that a lot of what they announced were either a reversal of things they’d done in the past 14 years, re announcement of policy they’ve already failed to achieve or left you thinking you’ve been in power for 14 years why are you only announcing doing anything about it now as you desperately lurch to a GE defeat.
If you left your ears open afterwards you’d know that not lifting the tax threshold not only keeps low earners paying tax it drags new low earners into paying tax.
I’ve used one of the various online calculators and anything going into my pocket directly doesn’t even cover the elevation in council tax I received a bill for yesterday. Between me and the Mrs we will be marginally better off considering the council tax rise but the reality inflation means in real terms we had a lot more expendable income 2 years ago. We’re one of the lucky ones too, we’re still on a fixed rate mortgage until 2028 so our mortgage hasn’t been effected by Trussonomics yet.
However if you remembered the previous 14 years you would know that a lot of what they announced were either a reversal of things they’d done in the past 14 years, re announcement of policy they’ve already failed to achieve or left you thinking you’ve been in power for 14 years why are you only announcing doing anything about it now as you desperately lurch to a GE defeat.
If you left your ears open afterwards you’d know that not lifting the tax threshold not only keeps low earners paying tax it drags new low earners into paying tax.
I’ve used one of the various online calculators and anything going into my pocket directly doesn’t even cover the elevation in council tax I received a bill for yesterday. Between me and the Mrs we will be marginally better off considering the council tax rise but the reality inflation means in real terms we had a lot more expendable income 2 years ago. We’re one of the lucky ones too, we’re still on a fixed rate mortgage until 2028 so our mortgage hasn’t been effected by Trussonomics yet.
Oh God my daughter is due at the end of the year! Well done BTW.
How much should it have increased to fag packet maths ?
David O'Day
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It's not even a good budget
The frozen tax thresholds still make most people worse off.
The frozen tax thresholds still make most people worse off.
But compound no, so inclusive of last year or longer?
skybluetony176
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My mortgage?
No not really Dave'provided the tweet.
David O'Day
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As of this budget.
Most people still lose more money than the cut in NI gives them back.
Yeah,,but last the loss is existing for two years not just the one ahead plus the one previous?
skybluetony176
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She’ll probably be in for a shock but mercifully mortgage rates are coming down marginally so it would have been a lot worse had she’d been needing to get a new deal last year.
David O'Day
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It exists until the thresholds change
Please just quantify how much is lost over that period so we have a record of their failure?
David O'Day
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I can't give you figures as I don't have any information on when the tax thresholds may be raised and if they are how much they will be raised by.
Regardless of your personal crusade on this topic, I think it’s only appropriate for the costs of defaming someone to be picked up by the person doing the defaming, rather than their employer!
