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Post by mikeunderpenyard on Jun 23, 2024 18:52:47 GMT
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Post by eggchaserbull on Jun 24, 2024 12:53:27 GMT
I saw what the bloke was accused of, and his name made me think of the following lyrics: Money, get back, I'm alright, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack Money, it's a hit, Don't give me that do-goody-good bullshit, I'm in the high-fidelity, first-class travelling set, and I think I need a Learjet
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Post by mikeunderpenyard on Jun 24, 2024 13:36:52 GMT
They should form a Pet Shop Boys tribute band.
The Bet Shop Boys, Opportunities (let's make lots of money) that would be a good start.
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Jun 25, 2024 7:50:43 GMT
Post by glawsterwhite on Jun 25, 2024 7:50:43 GMT
Reminds me of “loadsamoney” (in a drawling landan accent)
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Post by D.M. Dorko on Jun 25, 2024 8:59:22 GMT
Pop Fact of the Day: Loadsamoney (the UK hit single by Harry Enfield from 1988) was co-written by William Orbit.
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Jun 25, 2024 9:05:41 GMT
Post by White Lightning on Jun 25, 2024 9:05:41 GMT
Pop Fact of the Day: Loadsamoney (the UK hit single by Harry Enfield from 1988) was co-written by William Orbit. This is the sort of reason why it is worth paying the subscription for this place. Even though they keep putting it up like BT Sport did.
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Jun 25, 2024 14:24:33 GMT
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Post by Saul Goodman on Jun 25, 2024 14:24:33 GMT
It seems that the 'Chief Data Officer' for the Conservative Party, the one who has taken leave of absence as the investigation by the Gambling Commission into irregular, or possibly illegal, betting on the date of the General Election continues, is a member of Herefordshire Council.
I believe he's the Councillor for Weobley Ward.
He's obviously a big asset in Sir Bill Wiggin's attempt to retain his seat.
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Post by eggchaserbull on Jun 25, 2024 15:39:08 GMT
It seems that the 'Chief Data Officer' for the Conservative Party, the one who has taken leave of absence as the investigation by the Gambling Commission into irregular, or possibly illegal, betting on the date of the General Election continues, is a member of Herefordshire Council. I believe he's the Councillor for Weobley Ward. He's obviously a big asset in Sir Bill Wiggin's attempt to retain his seat. This made I chuckle
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Jun 25, 2024 21:51:33 GMT
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Post by greekgod on Jun 25, 2024 21:51:33 GMT
Apparently he has not attended quite a few local council meetings, something to do with them clashing with another meeting he had with Joe Coral
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Jun 26, 2024 20:43:58 GMT
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Post by Barney still in B-Block on Jun 26, 2024 20:43:58 GMT
Comfortable points victory for Starmer just now, Sunak a shouty out of touch palpably unsuited to leadership waste of space.
But but but, if he swapped jobs with Saint Gareth, would we be any worse off? I’d say no, almost certainly not.
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Jun 26, 2024 22:18:35 GMT
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Post by lazarus on Jun 26, 2024 22:18:35 GMT
Totally predictable and blinkered response. I am old enough not to be bothered who wins but hope I live long enough to see some people's response 3 or 4 years down the line.
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Jun 27, 2024 4:52:29 GMT
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Post by White Lightning on Jun 27, 2024 4:52:29 GMT
Totally predictable and blinkered response. I am old enough not to be bothered who wins but hope I live long enough to see some people's response 3 or 4 years down the line. If Labour do anything other than awfully over the next 5 years they have done brilliantly. What are the main tools at their disposal? Optimism, taxation, borrowing, cutting/improving services, growth? Beyond the first one their only hope is growth. They haven't ruled out putting up taxes, but the Tories have already been busy there, we also have plenty of debt, due in fairness to a few unusual circumstances, services they have pledged to improve. The last 14 years have ensured that there is plenty of scope for improvement of services. That isn't cheap, although the Labour pledges are incredibly cautious. Something like £9bn. Mainly because they know they are going to end up in power. So the main hope of getting us out of this is to grow the economy. We have an ageing population so the workforce is shrinking year on year. So to grow the economy we are going to have to get more boots on the ground. But because the right are making so much noise that is a proper hot potato. Therefore if Labour do anything other than badly then go them. What a time to be alive.
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Post by sevenoaksbull on Jun 27, 2024 19:07:31 GMT
Totally predictable and blinkered response. I am old enough not to be bothered who wins but hope I live long enough to see some people's response 3 or 4 years down the line. If Labour do anything other than awfully over the next 5 years they have done brilliantly. What are the main tools at their disposal? Optimism, taxation, borrowing, cutting/improving services, growth? Beyond the first one their only hope is growth. They haven't ruled out putting up taxes, but the Tories have already been busy there, we also have plenty of debt, due in fairness to a few unusual circumstances, services they have pledged to improve. The last 14 years have ensured that there is plenty of scope for improvement of services. That isn't cheap, although the Labour pledges are incredibly cautious. Something like £9bn. Mainly because they know they are going to end up in power. So the main hope of getting us out of this is to grow the economy. We have an ageing population so the workforce is shrinking year on year. So to grow the economy we are going to have to get more boots on the ground. But because the right are making so much noise that is a proper hot potato. Therefore if Labour do anything other than badly then go them. What a time to be alive. What a time to be close to retirement with a what you thought was a decent savings pot. No matter who wins, the value of that pot will be eroded through more tax and inflation. By the time I draw my state pension, it will be taxed as a result of the freezing of allowances. That’s annoying for me, but for those who’s only income is the state pension, its obscene. Labour has been worryingly quiet on this.
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Post by Marty Kilpeck on Jun 27, 2024 21:40:08 GMT
If Labour do anything other than awfully over the next 5 years they have done brilliantly. What are the main tools at their disposal? Optimism, taxation, borrowing, cutting/improving services, growth? Beyond the first one their only hope is growth. They haven't ruled out putting up taxes, but the Tories have already been busy there, we also have plenty of debt, due in fairness to a few unusual circumstances, services they have pledged to improve. The last 14 years have ensured that there is plenty of scope for improvement of services. That isn't cheap, although the Labour pledges are incredibly cautious. Something like £9bn. Mainly because they know they are going to end up in power. So the main hope of getting us out of this is to grow the economy. We have an ageing population so the workforce is shrinking year on year. So to grow the economy we are going to have to get more boots on the ground. But because the right are making so much noise that is a proper hot potato. Therefore if Labour do anything other than badly then go them. What a time to be alive. What a time to be close to retirement with a what you thought was a decent savings pot. No matter who wins, the value of that pot will be eroded through more tax and inflation. By the time I draw my state pension, it will be taxed as a result of the freezing of allowances. That’s annoying for me, but for those who’s only income is the state pension, its obscene. Labour has been worryingly quiet on this. At least you're going to get a state pension, mate. Most of the rest of us will have died from malnutrition by the time we reach the pension age of 80.
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Post by Saul Goodman on Jun 27, 2024 22:42:28 GMT
If Labour do anything other than awfully over the next 5 years they have done brilliantly. What are the main tools at their disposal? Optimism, taxation, borrowing, cutting/improving services, growth? Beyond the first one their only hope is growth. They haven't ruled out putting up taxes, but the Tories have already been busy there, we also have plenty of debt, due in fairness to a few unusual circumstances, services they have pledged to improve. The last 14 years have ensured that there is plenty of scope for improvement of services. That isn't cheap, although the Labour pledges are incredibly cautious. Something like £9bn. Mainly because they know they are going to end up in power. So the main hope of getting us out of this is to grow the economy. We have an ageing population so the workforce is shrinking year on year. So to grow the economy we are going to have to get more boots on the ground. But because the right are making so much noise that is a proper hot potato. Therefore if Labour do anything other than badly then go them. What a time to be alive. What a time to be close to retirement with a what you thought was a decent savings pot. No matter who wins, the value of that pot will be eroded through more tax and inflation. By the time I draw my state pension, it will be taxed as a result of the freezing of allowances. That’s annoying for me, but for those who’s only income is the state pension, its obscene. Labour has been worryingly quiet on this. Labour has been worryingly quiet about pretty much everything thus far. There has been a lot of noise about what they won't do. But it has been eerily quiet about what they will do. The tax threshold has been frozen by the Tories but I suspect that won't change under Labour. My modest personal pension income has reduced, and continues to decline, as a result. Once the state pension increase tips all retirees above the tax free limit, good luck with that. If, as rumoured, under a Labour government you lose the 25% tax free cash withdrawal element of your pension pot, best start planning how to mitigate that now. You have 6 days left to sort it. I wish you well. Maybe ask Barney to assist you. He appears to believe that Sir Keir Starmer, the son of a factory worker/toolmaker, has all the answers. After all, he's changed everything, hasn't he?
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Post by White Lightning on Jun 28, 2024 5:04:43 GMT
On brighter news, the likes of MT and I are still working so at least you know that the state pension pot has a reliable source of income.
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Post by Barney still in B-Block on Jun 28, 2024 7:08:42 GMT
What a time to be close to retirement with a what you thought was a decent savings pot. No matter who wins, the value of that pot will be eroded through more tax and inflation. By the time I draw my state pension, it will be taxed as a result of the freezing of allowances. That’s annoying for me, but for those who’s only income is the state pension, its obscene. Labour has been worryingly quiet on this. Labour has been worryingly quiet about pretty much everything thus far. There has been a lot of noise about what they won't do. But it has been eerily quiet about what they will do. The tax threshold has been frozen by the Tories but I suspect that won't change under Labour. My modest personal pension income has reduced, and continues to decline, as a result. Once the state pension increase tips all retirees above the tax free limit, good luck with that. If, as rumoured, under a Labour government you lose the 25% tax free cash withdrawal element of your pension pot, best start planning how to mitigate that now. You have 6 days left to sort it. I wish you well. Maybe ask Barney to assist you. He appears to believe that Sir Keir Starmer, the son of a factory worker/toolmaker, has all the answers. After all, he's changed everything, hasn't he? All the answers? If you believe I think that (I don’t, not for a moment), you’ve not been paying attention. Or become worryingly hard of thinking. To assist you Mr Hawkeye, here’s where I am with Starmer. He’s a centrist, who understands what he needs to say, and probably more importantly, what not say, to get his party elected. I would prefer him to be closer, philosophically, to Corbyn than Blair, he’s not, but were he so, we’d be looking at another term of Tory corruption and thievery, so I’ll take it. This country is within Europe, an outlier with its FPTP system, I don’t like it, but without PR, I feel that voting for one’s ’least worst’ viable candidate is necessary. And also why tactical voting is - and it shouldn’t be - a thing. All of which said, Starmer is a grown-up, and has enough about him for me to hope he/they crush the crooked cabal into irrelevance. Sure he’s far from perfect, but those who allow perfect to be the enemy of the best one can get will forever be disappointed. Happy to help.
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Post by eggchaserbull on Jun 28, 2024 11:07:13 GMT
It's very difficult in this country to say you will do anything radical if you gain power, because the electorate want as much as they can get out of the government without it affecting them.
A typical example is the NHS; everybody wants it to be free, available immediately they have a health issue, but nobody wants it to cost them anything, such as extra tax.
Building houses is another; everybody pays lip service to the need to build many more houses, as long as they're not built, "where I like to walk my dog," or "if they build it there it will spoil my view."
Immigration is another; people moan about the large numbers of net migration (legal migration dwarfs illegal migration), but the services they rely on would not be there if it wasn't for foreign workers. We seem to have millions out of work but not prepared to do these jobs.
The British electorate probably deserve every shit government they've ever had.
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Jun 29, 2024 9:44:57 GMT
Post by glawsterwhite on Jun 29, 2024 9:44:57 GMT
Sadly ecb I largely agree with you.
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Post by colebridgebull on Jul 3, 2024 11:18:52 GMT
Pop Fact of the Day: Loadsamoney (the UK hit single by Harry Enfield from 1988) was co-written by William Orbit. This is the sort of reason why it is worth paying the subscription for this place. Even though they keep putting it up like BT Sport did. Only yours. we tried with MT, but he just growled at us and started sniffing his fingers. Thought we’d best leave it
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