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@booboo said in British Politics:
@Snowy said in British Politics:
"see the countryside as being a white environment "
That made me laugh. It's mostly green.
Not after snow.
Or when frosty.
It still mostly identifies with green. Deep down anyway.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in British Politics:
@junior said in British Politics:
They have also latched onto some of Gandi's less than favourable comments about black people too.
Calls to remove 'racist' Gandhi statue in Leicester
Well he was a racist misogynist. And he was Indian, not English so what's the problem?
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@Rembrandt said in British Politics:
Defund
Eureka! Now I know why blonde haired, blue eyed Bonesetta is always trying to get me to go for a "nice walk" and I instantly recoil.
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@Bones said in British Politics:
@Rembrandt said in British Politics:
Defund
Eureka! Now I know why blonde haired, blue eyed Bonesetta is always trying to get me to go for a "nice walk" and I instantly recoil.
Are you sure she's yours?
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@pakman said in British Politics:
@Bones said in British Politics:
@Rembrandt said in British Politics:
Defund
Eureka! Now I know why blonde haired, blue eyed Bonesetta is always trying to get me to go for a "nice walk" and I instantly recoil.
Are you sure she's yours?
Around about 100% she's not! But I can understand you asking that question what with certain practices in the ME throughout the ages.
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What did UK-based ferners make of the Chancellor's statement yday? Feels like we are in store for big tax hikes next year. Top rate to 60%? Over the pond, if Biden’s tax plan passes, a self-employed person in California or NYC will have a 66% top marginal rate.
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@TeWaio said in British Politics:
What did UK-based ferners make of the Chancellor's statement yday? Feels like we are in store for big tax hikes next year. Top rate to 60%? Over the pond, if Biden’s tax plan passes, a self-employed person in California or NYC will have a 66% top marginal rate.
Goes against everything the Tories are about, so I just can't see it happening.
I see a lot of changes to stealth taxes and also a huge reform of the NHS. The whole lot can be avoided if somebody would have the balls to make the NHS partially user pays.
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@TeWaio said in British Politics:
What did UK-based ferners make of the Chancellor's statement yday? Feels like we are in store for big tax hikes next year. Top rate to 60%? Over the pond, if Biden’s tax plan passes, a self-employed person in California or NYC will have a 66% top marginal rate.
We already have an effective marginal rate of 60% at £100k as the personal allowance gets taken away. Having said that higher rates of personal tax have never been that effective at revenue raising. I agree with @MajorRage that we should expect a rise in stealth taxes. It would be great if Boris’ new deal generates increased tax revenues but that is likely to be a longer game.
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@Catogrande said in British Politics:
@TeWaio said in British Politics:
What did UK-based ferners make of the Chancellor's statement yday? Feels like we are in store for big tax hikes next year. Top rate to 60%? Over the pond, if Biden’s tax plan passes, a self-employed person in California or NYC will have a 66% top marginal rate.
We already have an effective marginal rate of 60% at £100k as the personal allowance gets taken away. Having said that higher rates of personal tax have never been that effective at revenue raising. I agree with @MajorRage that we should expect a rise in stealth taxes. It would be great if Boris’ new deal generates increased tax revenues but that is likely to be a longer game.
Yeah the 120-125 zone is killer. If it wasn't for Brexit, you could be sure as shit that corporate tax would be going up.
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@TeWaio said in British Politics:
What did UK-based ferners make of the Chancellor's statement yday? Feels like we are in store for big tax hikes next year. Top rate to 60%? Over the pond, if Biden’s tax plan passes, a self-employed person in California or NYC will have a 66% top marginal rate.
Top marginal rate in the UK is already 61% (45% Tax, 2% NI and 14% Employers NI). Higher if you include allowances being cut back once you reach 90K
As a short-term measure, it's OK. But the level of tax increases needed in the future to pay for all the Covid & post GFC spending are going to be eye-watering.
There's also a view that the current overall tax take - 45% - is very near the max an economy can sustain without stifling growth.
Thank heavens our political class is so honest with the voters...
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Fuck Huawei ha ha
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@Frank said in British Politics:
Fuck Huawei ha ha
Watched the BBC 10pm News last night
5 stories
Huawei and 5G
Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Bail
Economic downturn in UK and unepmployment
Blackburn next town to be locked down
Queen talking to members of the armed forces via ZoomSurely to christ they should have led with
Blackburn
because if you don't sort your shit out the UK economy is going to get even worsethen the other shit
Huawei and 5G a smokescreen
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@MiketheSnow I dunno, I'm quite enjoying the daily BBC "here's a unique/inconspicuous person/business/industry that the government has failed and is unemployed/out of business/bankrupt".
Like the company that makes displays for festivals that earned £30mill last year and has done next to no business since March. HOW COULD YOU GOVERNMENT!
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@MiketheSnow said in British Politics:
@Frank said in British Politics:
Fuck Huawei ha ha
Watched the BBC 10pm News last night
5 stories
Huawei and 5G
Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Bail
Economic downturn in UK and unepmployment
Blackburn next town to be locked down
Queen talking to members of the armed forces via ZoomSurely to christ they should have led with
Blackburn
because if you don't sort your shit out the UK economy is going to get even worsethen the other shit
Huawei and 5G a smokescreen
You don't think missing off the world's only Super Power is the big story?
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Used to be a really avid listener to BBC Radio 4 - particularly the Today programme as I drove to work. Found myself listening less and less after I gave up work.
Tuned into Today a couple of months back. God, it was awful. Hectoring presenters looking for "gotchas" rather than insight and a lazy bias towards a London-centric viewpoint.
The BBC really needs a kick up its arse if it's going to survive in its current form.
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