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Post by oldie on Jul 13, 2024 8:12:06 GMT
This is the most ridiculous thing I think I have heard.. From what I read that includes the man that was the leader of a Islamic rape gang up north.🤬🤬 They might go tough on him Ice. Regular games of'ping pong' for a fortnight,with a couple of walks across the Brecon Beacons.Just to make sure he's learnt his lesson. Knife crime,guns,assault etc. Prisoners that have committed these violent crimes will be considered for release. The probation services will struggle to watch them. The Labour woman claims this must be done more face a complete collapse of law and order in the UK.Sounds like a threat. This is a disgrace and of course it will result in injury and death for some poor people caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Well there you go. A sad legacy of Tory rule of 14 years and austerity.
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Post by baselswh on Jul 13, 2024 8:47:28 GMT
They might go tough on him Ice. Regular games of'ping pong' for a fortnight,with a couple of walks across the Brecon Beacons.Just to make sure he's learnt his lesson. Knife crime,guns,assault etc. Prisoners that have committed these violent crimes will be considered for release. The probation services will struggle to watch them. The Labour woman claims this must be done more face a complete collapse of law and order in the UK.Sounds like a threat. This is a disgrace and of course it will result in injury and death for some poor people caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Well there you go. A sad legacy of Tory rule of 14 years and austerity. It's crass Labour letting them out.
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Post by oldie on Jul 13, 2024 8:49:11 GMT
Well there you go. A sad legacy of Tory rule of 14 years and austerity. It's crass Labour letting them out. No choice, if you want the police and criminal justice system to operate at all
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Post by baselswh on Jul 13, 2024 8:51:48 GMT
It's crass Labour letting them out. No choice, if you want the police and criminal justice system to operate at all Bulls**t.
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Post by oldie on Jul 13, 2024 8:55:13 GMT
No choice, if you want the police and criminal justice system to operate at all Bulls**t. I quote the head of the Prison Governors Association. "The changes to release dates will create essential space across the prison system," the Prison Governors' Association said in a statement."
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Post by baselswh on Jul 13, 2024 8:59:55 GMT
I quote the head of the Prison Governors Association. "The changes to release dates will create essential space across the prison system," the Prison Governors' Association said in a statement." Labours decision to release dangerous people.
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Post by baselswh on Jul 13, 2024 19:37:51 GMT
It's crass Labour letting them out. No choice, if you want the police and criminal justice system to operate at all Oh but there is a choice,at least this would help. We have approximately 10,000 non British citizens in our prisons. We've allowed them into our country and they've repaid us by breaking the law. Deport all of them back from whence they came. That clears 10,000 spaces created and we've off loaded some rotten eggs.
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Post by oldie on Jul 13, 2024 20:01:48 GMT
No choice, if you want the police and criminal justice system to operate at all Oh but there is a choice,at least this would help. We have approximately 10,000 non British citizens in our prisons. We've allowed them into our country and they've repaid us by breaking the law. Deport all of them back from whence they came. That clears 10,000 spaces created and we've off loaded some rotten eggs. And there are more than 10,000 nasty Brits in jails around the world. What happens when they are deported back to us?
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Post by baselswh on Jul 13, 2024 20:29:51 GMT
Oh but there is a choice,at least this would help. We have approximately 10,000 non British citizens in our prisons. We've allowed them into our country and they've repaid us by breaking the law. Deport all of them back from whence they came. That clears 10,000 spaces created and we've off loaded some rotten eggs. And there are more than 10,000 nasty Brits in jails around the world. What happens when they are deported back to us? That's a good point,are you sure this tit for tat situation would occur? Other countries might not do this.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 15, 2024 15:02:42 GMT
Ed Milliband, our new Secretary for Net Zero, has cancelled all new permits for drilling in the North Sea. This means, to meet our energy requirements, we will now have to import that energy. It doesn't do a single thing to help the environment, as it now means that the energy to be provided (+jobs, profit etc) will now go overseas. The energy we need still has to be produced somewhere! There are lessons that should have been learned from the Ukraine war, and that is countries need to be able to provide energy security for themselves wherever possible, and not be reliant on others. Is he planning to get cheap oil and gas from say.....oooo, I dunno......Russia! The rush towards Net Zero is a ridiculous virtue signaling policy.
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Post by lostinspace on Jul 16, 2024 9:58:03 GMT
,Resigned ministers equally culpable, says Rhun ap Iorwerth published at 10:44 10:44 Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth says the “disrepute” of Welsh politics is as much the fault of the ministers resigning today as the first minister himself.
“Vaughan Gething has led a government of chaos and put his own self-interest before the interests of the people of Wales,” he says.
“For months, the First Minister’s poor judgement, aversion to scrutiny and ‘do nothing’ approach to governing has undermined the office of First Minister and brought Welsh politics into disrepute.”
He adds: “Seldom have heads of government in a democracy disregarded the will of its legislature by carrying on despite losing a vote of confidence.
“The Labour party has thrown its weight behind Vaughan Gething and Keir Starmer has acted as his main cheerleader.
"The ministers who resigned today are equally culpable, they should have acted far sooner than their eleventh-hour intervention when it was a case of one bad headline too many.”
He says people in Wales are “losing faith in Labour’s ability to govern Wales”.
“Labour is out of ideas and running out of road with the public.”
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Post by lostinspace on Jul 16, 2024 10:02:59 GMT
Liberal Democrat led Somerset Council tax exemptions could be cut( the council is virtually bankrupt) A portion of a council tax bill reading 'discount' IMAGE SOURCE,PA Image caption, Somerset Council has launched a consultation on its council tax reduction scheme
Ruth Bradley Political reporter, BBC Radio Somerset Published 15 July 2024 Some people on low incomes in Somerset could have to pay more council tax in future.
Somerset councillors have agreed to launch a consultation on changes to its discount scheme, although not for pensioners.
However, a proposal to reduce a specific discount, external offered to disabled people on low incomes was dropped by the council's Liberal Democrat executive committee.
A 10-week consultation will now take place on the proposals, which the council's chief executive said could save the authority up to £2m a year.
The council said the consultation is needed due to the "financial emergency" it is facing but that it does not take any such decisions "lightly".
It has projected a budget overspend of more than £100m for 2025/26.
county hall in Taunton in the sunshine Image caption, Somerset Council declared a financial emergency in 2023
Somerset Council said its council tax reduction scheme supports more than 32,000 people a year at a cost of £29m.
The local authority is only able to alter the scheme for working age residents under pensionable age, and to do this it must hold a public consultation.
The consultation will look at reducing the level of council tax discount for some working age applicants including replacing the 100% discount band for those on the lowest incomes, with a 75% discount.
The report said this would mean a couple with two children and a weekly income of £500 could see their discount reduced from 25% to 10%. The council has a projected budget overspend of more than £100m for 2025/26
The original report had proposed consulting on savings of up to £12m.
These would have included no longer disregarding income from benefits when calculating a person's qualifying income in relation to any council tax discount.
Those benefits included Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA), carer's allowance and child benefit.
But strong objections from within the leading Lib Dem executive, as well as from opposition councillors, saw this part of the proposal dropped - along with an option to remove a disregard for the first £25 a week of someone's earnings in their council tax reduction calculation.
Councillor Theo Butt Philip, lead member for transformation, said he was "deeply uncomfortable" with those proposals which he described as "something I cannot countenance" and "just wrong".
Local charity Compass Disability had also spoken out against the proposals.
David Fothergill, leader of the opposition Conservative group said: "We welcome the amendment brought forward to protect the most vulnerable in Somerset but had this report been more widely considered then the prospect of such draconian proposals may have been avoided."
Lib Dem leader of Somerset Council, Bill Revans, said: “With a 40% reduction in central government support to councils, more and more council spending is coming from council tax than was ever intended.
“Unless there is government action to fix the broken funding system, we will continue to face many challenges that will have a real impact on services and our communities.”
The meeting heard that the council will write to all discount claimants, as well as groups including Citizens' Advice to advertise the consultation.
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Post by oldie on Jul 16, 2024 11:26:21 GMT
Liberal Democrat led Somerset Council tax exemptions could be cut( the council is virtually bankrupt) A portion of a council tax bill reading 'discount' IMAGE SOURCE,PA Image caption, Somerset Council has launched a consultation on its council tax reduction scheme Ruth Bradley Political reporter, BBC Radio Somerset Published 15 July 2024 Some people on low incomes in Somerset could have to pay more council tax in future. Somerset councillors have agreed to launch a consultation on changes to its discount scheme, although not for pensioners. However, a proposal to reduce a specific discount, external offered to disabled people on low incomes was dropped by the council's Liberal Democrat executive committee. A 10-week consultation will now take place on the proposals, which the council's chief executive said could save the authority up to £2m a year. The council said the consultation is needed due to the "financial emergency" it is facing but that it does not take any such decisions "lightly". It has projected a budget overspend of more than £100m for 2025/26. county hall in Taunton in the sunshine Image caption, Somerset Council declared a financial emergency in 2023 Somerset Council said its council tax reduction scheme supports more than 32,000 people a year at a cost of £29m. The local authority is only able to alter the scheme for working age residents under pensionable age, and to do this it must hold a public consultation. The consultation will look at reducing the level of council tax discount for some working age applicants including replacing the 100% discount band for those on the lowest incomes, with a 75% discount. The report said this would mean a couple with two children and a weekly income of £500 could see their discount reduced from 25% to 10%. The council has a projected budget overspend of more than £100m for 2025/26 The original report had proposed consulting on savings of up to £12m. These would have included no longer disregarding income from benefits when calculating a person's qualifying income in relation to any council tax discount. Those benefits included Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA), carer's allowance and child benefit. But strong objections from within the leading Lib Dem executive, as well as from opposition councillors, saw this part of the proposal dropped - along with an option to remove a disregard for the first £25 a week of someone's earnings in their council tax reduction calculation. Councillor Theo Butt Philip, lead member for transformation, said he was "deeply uncomfortable" with those proposals which he described as "something I cannot countenance" and "just wrong". Local charity Compass Disability had also spoken out against the proposals. David Fothergill, leader of the opposition Conservative group said: "We welcome the amendment brought forward to protect the most vulnerable in Somerset but had this report been more widely considered then the prospect of such draconian proposals may have been avoided." Lib Dem leader of Somerset Council, Bill Revans, said: “With a 40% reduction in central government support to councils, more and more council spending is coming from council tax than was ever intended. “Unless there is government action to fix the broken funding system, we will continue to face many challenges that will have a real impact on services and our communities.” The meeting heard that the council will write to all discount claimants, as well as groups including Citizens' Advice to advertise the consultation. Local Government funding is a huge issue way beyond any one authority. We are broke
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Post by oldie on Jul 16, 2024 11:27:14 GMT
,Resigned ministers equally culpable, says Rhun ap Iorwerth published at 10:44 10:44 Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth says the “disrepute” of Welsh politics is as much the fault of the ministers resigning today as the first minister himself. “Vaughan Gething has led a government of chaos and put his own self-interest before the interests of the people of Wales,” he says. “For months, the First Minister’s poor judgement, aversion to scrutiny and ‘do nothing’ approach to governing has undermined the office of First Minister and brought Welsh politics into disrepute.” He adds: “Seldom have heads of government in a democracy disregarded the will of its legislature by carrying on despite losing a vote of confidence. “The Labour party has thrown its weight behind Vaughan Gething and Keir Starmer has acted as his main cheerleader. "The ministers who resigned today are equally culpable, they should have acted far sooner than their eleventh-hour intervention when it was a case of one bad headline too many.” He says people in Wales are “losing faith in Labour’s ability to govern Wales”. “Labour is out of ideas and running out of road with the public.” It appears they are all resigning en masse...
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Post by lostinspace on Jul 16, 2024 11:33:57 GMT
,Resigned ministers equally culpable, says Rhun ap Iorwerth published at 10:44 10:44 Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth says the “disrepute” of Welsh politics is as much the fault of the ministers resigning today as the first minister himself. “Vaughan Gething has led a government of chaos and put his own self-interest before the interests of the people of Wales,” he says. “For months, the First Minister’s poor judgement, aversion to scrutiny and ‘do nothing’ approach to governing has undermined the office of First Minister and brought Welsh politics into disrepute.” He adds: “Seldom have heads of government in a democracy disregarded the will of its legislature by carrying on despite losing a vote of confidence. “The Labour party has thrown its weight behind Vaughan Gething and Keir Starmer has acted as his main cheerleader. "The ministers who resigned today are equally culpable, they should have acted far sooner than their eleventh-hour intervention when it was a case of one bad headline too many.” He says people in Wales are “losing faith in Labour’s ability to govern Wales”. “Labour is out of ideas and running out of road with the public.” It appears they are all resigning en masse... Not looking too good...just 2 weeks into a full term...
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Post by baselswh on Jul 16, 2024 11:37:29 GMT
The Prime Minister once said the Welsh Labour Government could be a "blue print" for a Westminster Labour Government.
He got that about right.
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Post by lostinspace on Jul 16, 2024 11:41:48 GMT
Gething quits..... turmoil!!
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Post by Nobbygas on Jul 16, 2024 11:51:56 GMT
As I now live in Wales I've started see exactly what the Welsh Labour government are doing here. Speaking to friends and neighbours I'm amazed that they keep getting re-elected, as they are universally disliked. The Farming Policy is crazy. They hold a 'public consultation' first. In Wales this means that the decision has already been taken but they have to go through the motions. Farmers will have to set aside 20% of their land for 'wilding', that is each and every farmer! The farmer's will be paid for the non-use of this land, so taxpayers are paying farmers to not produce food! As most are aware the 20 mph speed limit's are nonsense. It has been 'suggested' that the tolls are put back on the Severn Bridges to raise money, but more importantly, to reduce the traffic in Wales! That's something that will really help the economy eh ! Then there is the question of a 90 million pound cut in the Welsh NHS to fund an increase of politicians in the Welsh Assembly. Yes, you've got that, a cut in the NHS budget in the worst performing NHS in the UK to fund even more politicians! The Welsh Government also bought the bankrupt Cardiff Airport, and it's still losing money ! Good move that ! All new infrastructure projects (mainly new roads and road improvements) have been cancelled. They reckon there is no need for these as the traffic levels will drop with their other policies !
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Post by oldie on Jul 16, 2024 12:06:41 GMT
It appears they are all resigning en masse... Not looking too good...just 2 weeks into a full term... Indeed Chaos
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Post by baselswh on Jul 16, 2024 12:14:34 GMT
Apparently only 50% of the Welsh people eligible to vote,voted in the devolution referendum and only about 50% of them voted for it.
Apathy and only about 25% of voters wanted it .
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