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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 20:50:42 GMT
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 15:59:00 GMT
It's a start, but I'm not sure all of this is within the gift of the Government, will need EU cooperation. "The shadow chancellor said Labour would "forge a closer relationship with our nearest neighbours in the European Union to ease the burden of bureaucracy and red tape on British businesses". That includes a new veterinary agreement, an agreement on musician touring visas and the mutual recognition of professional qualifications. She also said Labour would bring investors to the UK "to bring growth back to Britain, to bring hope back to Britain... to deliver a better future for working people"." It’s bollox and like trying to polish a turd 💩🙄 All this to try and appease a few geriatric northern racists As I said, better than nothing. Hopefully there'll be more fundamental agreement or discussion in the 2025 review, but I suspect not much done before the next GE in or around 2029. It's probably the way for the time being, a gradual rebuilding oc trust and side agreements.
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 15:56:39 GMT
Electoral fraud (the only thing the police could charge her with) was time limited anyway. HMRC and the council now have all the information they need, although I doubt they will rush out a decision before the election... That would be awfully bad luck for you old boy if it was after the election, as that would mean you lost the bet . Double or quits?
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 15:22:44 GMT
It's a start, but I'm not sure all of this is within the gift of the Government, will need EU cooperation.
"The shadow chancellor said Labour would "forge a closer relationship with our nearest neighbours in the European Union to ease the burden of bureaucracy and red tape on British businesses".
That includes a new veterinary agreement, an agreement on musician touring visas and the mutual recognition of professional qualifications.
She also said Labour would bring investors to the UK "to bring growth back to Britain, to bring hope back to Britain... to deliver a better future for working people"."
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 15:16:10 GMT
Nothing from GMP, over to HMRC now.
"They say, having "completed a thorough, carefully considered and proportionate investigation", officers concluded "no further police action will be taken".
However, the force adds that "matters involving council tax and personal tax do not fall into the jurisdiction of policing" - and details have been shared with HMRC.
The statement ends by saying:
Quote Message: GMP has liaised with Stockport Council and information about our investigation has been shared with them. Details of our investigation have also been shared with His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)." GMP has liaised with Stockport Council and information about our investigation has been shared with them. Details of our investigation have also been shared with His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)." "
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 15:06:20 GMT
Is the plan that the law states you have to do military service or forced to do volunteer service if you can’t do military service? Those aren’t thoughts, those are claims that other countries are considering (not making election pledges) something similar. That is just a flimsy statement, not a thought or opinion. Presuming you know what one of those is, why don’t you tell us your opinion on this? So tell us, what has everyone said on here that is so factually incorrect that you feel the need to be so patronising and intellectually superior, rather than just making a civilised point? I’m very curious what made you think, ‘I now have the right to put myself above the others here and talk down to them’. It's not mandatory military service. That has never been the proposal, that is the "...headline..." from people who are happy to deliberately spread misinformation. I'm reaching the point where I'm wondering if it's patronising to link to some of the news stories about Sunak's proposal or some of the wider 'perspective' pieces comparing it to what those other counties either already do or are suggesting they will start to do... ...I'll let you google it. The trouble with social media is that whether it's ten, ten thousand or ten million people who see incorrect information they want to believe, no matter what the actual facts are so many of them will believe the false version that corrections are basically pointless. Doesn't mean I don't feel the need to correct it though... "people who see incorrect information they want to believe, no matter what the actual facts are". True, see Brexit as an example. In terms of the policy itself, what's your take?
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 9:35:38 GMT
More likely needing a heart. I was thinking more a requirement to have spent time in a role, for example spending a week in A&E or taking classes in a secondary school. There are Parliamentary schemes but nothing formal or compulsory as far as I know. Maybe MPs who want to be Ministers should have to attend unless they have real world experience. That just wouldn’t be fair. All the MPs would he sitting for Labour! It does make you wonder why most of those in public service go to Labour? Either way, if Sunak wins then you’ll get your wish as they’ll all have gone into the military or forced to work unpaid in some of those institutions. What’s the term called again when you force people to work without pay? A carer?
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 9:32:53 GMT
So I've started making a list of all the shows I want to watch. Here's the ones I've ticked off in the past year that are worth recommending Your honor The last of us Yellowstone Star trek: strange new worlds Band of brothers / the pacific / masters of the air Top boy Das boot (series) 3 body problem Ted lasso (just on season 3. Season 2 wasn't very good, but loving S3) Band of Brothers is a must. But, once you've watched that The Pacific is a bit underwhelming, still worth a watch but not as good. Haven't seen more than a few youtube clips of Masters of the Air but I'll be getting that when, if it's released. Since we discussed Band of Brothers I've had a number of related videos pop up on YouTube. Some interesting interviews with the actors. This is a nice touch too. "Band of Brothers cast members will make a parachute jump over Normandy in the D-Day commemorations to honour the legacy of the soldiers they played."
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 8:57:22 GMT
Angela Rayner filmed "pleading" for the Muslim vote (surprised SG hasn't mentioned it yet). Steve Baker defending c 5,000 majority is doing it while on holiday in Greece. Has he given up? He appears to have migrated to the other place where he has brought it up. Sorry, FG A couple are sailing close to the wind, is it unmoderated?
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 8:55:05 GMT
Should there be a minimum qualification for being a politician, or maybe a minister? If it was a minimum of 1 GCSE Rayner wouldn't be an MP. I'm not really looking at academia, more life experience. Who would be better qualified to look at child provision, for example? A single parent MP or a fresh faced 20 something with a PPE degree from Oxbridge?
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 7:43:54 GMT
Angela Rayner filmed "pleading" for the Muslim vote (surprised SG hasn't mentioned it yet).
Steve Baker defending c 5,000 majority is doing it while on holiday in Greece. Has he given up?
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 7:23:46 GMT
Should there be a minimum qualification for being a politician, or maybe a minister? Yes , a brain cell. More likely needing a heart. I was thinking more a requirement to have spent time in a role, for example spending a week in A&E or taking classes in a secondary school. There are Parliamentary schemes but nothing formal or compulsory as far as I know. Maybe MPs who want to be Ministers should have to attend unless they have real world experience.
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Post by stuart1974 on May 28, 2024 6:43:44 GMT
😂😂😂😂🇬🇧 Nutters ! MP suspended after endorsing Reform UK candidate The Conservative Party says MP Lucy Allan has been suspended for backing a Reform UK candidate. Ms Allan insists that she quit the party in order to support Reform UK candidate Alan Adams in the seat she is vacating. She publicly gave her support to Mr Adams rather than Tory Hannah Campbell in Telford, Shropshire. A Conservative Party spokesman said she had been suspended "with immediate effect" while the prime minister said a vote for Reform would "put Keir Starmer in power". Mr Adams would offer an alternative to "more of the same politics and more of the same politicians", Ms Allan said. She won Telford in 2019 with a majority of 10,941 but in 2017 the Conservatives won by 720 votes - and she first won the seat in 2015 with a majority of 730. The MP stated that she had known Mr Adams for many years and that the Royal Navy veteran "is genuinely the best person for the job". Ms Allan said: "I want the best for Telford and I can't just let the Labour candidate have a walkover." Asked about Ms Allan's revolt, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said "when it comes to Reform, I understand people's frustrations". But he added a vote for other parties "particularly Reform, all that is going to do is put Keir Starmer in power". Ms Allan added about Mr Adams that he was "not in it for personal advantage, power, or control over people" and his motivation for standing "is profoundly honourable". She said: "Alan gives Telford a choice, so that Telford does not have to settle for more of the same politics and more of the same politicians." The Tory spokesman said, following Ms Allan's suspension, "the people of Telford now have the chance to vote for a dedicated and hard-working new candidate who will put Telford first". Veterans minister Johnny Mercer said it was "very sad" to see Ms Allan supporting the Reform candidate. “I like Lucy but any broad political organisation like the Conservatives trying to get through the incredibly turbulent time of the last 7 or 8 years…are gonna have the edges where people don't agree and that is fine," he added. A Reform spokesman said the party was "absolutely delighted" Ms Allan was backing their candidate. "She, like many Conservatives, feels that the Reform party represents traditional centre-right values and priorities in a way that the Conservative Party has long forgotten," they added. "Conservatives trying to get through the incredibly turbulent time of the last 7 or 8 years" When did this start? 🤔
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Post by stuart1974 on May 27, 2024 22:48:37 GMT
Should there be a minimum qualification for being a politician, or maybe a minister?
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Post by stuart1974 on May 27, 2024 22:46:55 GMT
This is getting very Jeremy Corbyn circa 2019 when he announced free unicorns for all. "Pensioners will be given a tax break worth £2.4 billion a year, Rishi Sunak is expected to promise as part of an expansion of the triple lock. The prime minister will announce on Tuesday that from April next year the income tax personal allowance for pensioners will be increased in line with the triple lock, as he continues the Conservatives’ election campaign. The pledge would mean both the state pension and pensioners’ tax-free allowance will always rise in line with the highest of earnings, wages or 2.5%. Billed the "triple lock plus," the policy is estimated to cost £2.4 billion a year by 2029/30, a price tag which mirrors Mr Sunak’s proposed national service duty for all 18-year-olds, billed at £2.5 billion a year. The tax cut will be funded through a previously announced plan to raise £6 billion a year by the end of the next parliament by clamping down on tax avoidance and evasion." www.itv.com/news/2024-05-27/tories-promise-to-expand-triple-lock-giving-pensioners-24bn-income-tax-break
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Post by stuart1974 on May 27, 2024 18:57:32 GMT
To be fair, I was very, very drunk. Don’t worry about it mate , Stu wants to vote for AFD but can’t find it on his voting slip 🙄 🇩🇪 You wouldn't catch me voting for those lefty liberals.
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Post by stuart1974 on May 27, 2024 18:46:46 GMT
Always thought that Baggins bloke was a wrong’un 🙄🇬🇧 To be fair, I was very, very drunk. How could we tell the difference? 😉
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Post by stuart1974 on May 27, 2024 18:10:26 GMT
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Post by stuart1974 on May 27, 2024 12:40:12 GMT
"The president of the Birmingham Young Conservatives has defected to the Lib Dems in the wake of the Tories' national service announcement. The scheme would give 18-year-olds the choice of a year-long full-time military placement, or volunteering for one weekend a month in a public service like the NHS. But the move has been met with disquiet from the youngest corners of the party. Harvey Whitby, 20, called the plans "particularly concerning" and said he feared they would not just lose the party the election, "but lock us out of government for a generation or more". He said, by contrast, the Liberal Democrats offered Britain a "true centre party", posting a statement on X with the simple caption: "I'm done." " news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-sunak-starmer-davey-tories-labour-lib-dems-general-election-12593360?postid=7733401#liveblog-body
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