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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 15:41:54 GMT
No Oldie. As always your view of things are just black & white. You do seem to be unable to look at things realistically. The threshold is for lower paid workers. You do understand that? Guess what, there are other tax brackets available! Yeah ok, if you say 2+2=4 is too "black & white...then guilty as charged. But I still cannot believe you are promoting increasing the tax take๐ค๐คญ No. Once again you do not understand. I am not promoting increasing the tax take. I am just explaining to you how a Labour government will increase the tax take, but still claim not to increase the taxes.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 15:24:42 GMT
Are you aware that the thresholds on NI and Income Tax bands are set as they are until 2028? This means as pay rises, more and more people will pay more. It's called Fiscal Drag. Stop it, you are making me laugh. So on one hand you say raising the threshold is a good thing, but then suggesting that this will be funded by people paying more in tax...the mind boggles No Oldie. As always your view of things are just black & white. You do seem to be unable to look at things realistically. The threshold is for lower paid workers. You do understand that? Guess what, there are other tax brackets available!
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 15:19:54 GMT
Oh dear, so Labour are proposing to increase 'devolution' across England? That went so well for Scotland and Wales didn't it. ๐๐ Let's ignore the Institute for Government appraisal shall we.... Sorry, who are they? I'd rather see myself, using both Scotland and Wales as examples of Devolution. Do you think Devolution has been a success so far?
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 15:17:19 GMT
The ยฃ20,000 earnt and pay no tax is surely a real motivation for the unemployed, those chained to benifits ,to break free,get a job and get their lives going. A real game changer. How are we going to pay for that? "The UK government's borrowing rate, or the difference between its public sector spending and income, varies from month to month. In April 2024, the UK government's borrowing was ยฃ20.5 billion, which was the fourth highest April borrowing since 1993. As of April 2024, the UK government's debt was 97.9% of its GDP, and 89.9% when excluding the Bank of England's debt. This is the highest debt the UK government has incurred since the early 1960" Go Nigel....๐๐๐ Are you aware that the thresholds on NI and Income Tax bands are set as they are until 2028? This means as pay rises, more and more people will pay more. It's called Fiscal Drag.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 15:13:33 GMT
Oh dear, so Labour are proposing to increase 'devolution' across England? That went so well for Scotland and Wales didn't it.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 15:11:29 GMT
You seem to be concentrating on the 'costings' and ignoring the policies. Doctor's and Nurses having their student loans wiped out after serving for 10 years in the NHS. Don't you think this is a good idea to help with staff retention? Increasing the base rate threshold for tax to 20,000. Don't you think this helps those on lower wages? Or are you happier to stick to character assassination politics? Are Reform radical? No, I don't think so. However, they are the only party that will not raise taxes to pay for their policies, unlike Labour, Tory, Lib Dems, Greens, SNP etc etc. There is not a single tax increase in their policies. The good news is that if Reform are taking a lot of flak, it means they are over the target ! I don't know if that was intentional or not but you are confirming that Reforms policies do not add up? Nobodies policies add up! Do you really think Labour's add up? Seriously?
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 14:40:04 GMT
Hooray "Ineos founder endorses Starmer devolution plan for Manchester" What on earth is a "devolution plan for Manchester"?
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 14:39:18 GMT
set to humiliate Keir Starmer by snubbing Labour's plans to reverse Brexit The European Union has "moved on" from the UK and will ignore any attempt from a new Labour government to "deepen ties". ๐๐๐๐๐ As quoted in GBNews ๐๐๐ As quoted everywhere actually.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 14:38:47 GMT
But neither do the Tories or Labour costs add up! Nobodies costings ever add up in politics. Saying that's true then, you cannot claim that Reform is the "radical alternative" it and it's supporters claim? You seem to be concentrating on the 'costings' and ignoring the policies. Doctor's and Nurses having their student loans wiped out after serving for 10 years in the NHS. Don't you think this is a good idea to help with staff retention? Increasing the base rate threshold for tax to 20,000. Don't you think this helps those on lower wages? Or are you happier to stick to character assassination politics? Are Reform radical? No, I don't think so. However, they are the only party that will not raise taxes to pay for their policies, unlike Labour, Tory, Lib Dems, Greens, SNP etc etc. There is not a single tax increase in their policies. The good news is that if Reform are taking a lot of flak, it means they are over the target !
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 14:26:21 GMT
Meanwhile Doing the "maffs" (an anathema to Reform Party supporters I accept) This happens x.com/guardian/status/1802710656770093270From the IFS "Reform UK plans โdonโt add upโ and costings are out โby tens of billions of pounds per yearโ, says IFS" Ah well.....you could say it lasted a day ๐๐ But neither do the Tories or Labour costs add up! Nobodies costings ever add up in politics.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 12:14:29 GMT
On radio 4 this morning there was an interesting talk about the visit of Putin to North Korea and how the US are worried about Russia giving North Korea missile technology especially for submarine launched missiles. Russia getting munitions from North Korea and providing them with oil and food,i still wonder if North Korea will send 50,000 'volunteers' to fight for Russia in Ukraine. North Korea could start kicking off on the border with South Korea the US wouldnt like that,China in the background biding their time. On BBC website a good article about Uke recruitment squads and the Ukes hiding from them. No, I cannot see NK sending any troops. It would be a logistical nightmare with the added language problems. The NK's would just not fit into the CoC of the Russians.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 11:08:00 GMT
ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1024/cpsprodpb/3b10/live/53029b70-2d53-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.jpgPost Office Horizon IT inquiry continues with evidence from Ron Warmington and Ian Henderson, the directors of Second Sight Support Services Limited The independent forensic accountants Second Sight played a key role in exposing the scandal It found flaws in the Horizon computer system, which generated false evidence of cash shortfalls at sub-post offices, leading to wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters Documents obtained by BBC earlier this year showed Post Office bosses secretly decided in April 2014 to sack the forensic accountants who found bugs in their IT system When Paula Venells gave evidence she contradicted herself. At one point they were asking her about the interim report from Second Sight. She said that she felt it had been produced too quickly and so therefore couldn't be accurate. 20 minutes later they were talking about the attempts the PO made to get rid of Second Sight, and she gave the main reason being that they were too slow to produce anything ! The real reason they wanted to get rid of Second Sight was because the PO didn't like the things that were being highlighted by them!
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 18, 2024 8:54:36 GMT
It was'nt all about money Oldie,please try to understand. Ehhhh? You post up about the size of the LSE, I point out that we were a $trillion + larger than the Paris Bourse in 2016 (that's who the LSE have just overtaken) and now you say it's not about money!! What is it then, tiddlywinks?? This article is not really about the size, or value, of the LSE. It's stating the value of the companies that list on the market. It's a bit of a non-story to be honest.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 17, 2024 18:14:51 GMT
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 17, 2024 16:57:34 GMT
Vineyards existed in Northumberland during Roman times. It was warmer then. An anomaly that the climate change fanatics cannot explain away. I wonder which grape variety they used? ๐๐๐ It's historical and archaeological fact.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 17, 2024 16:55:24 GMT
This is hard work. No, there is no system in place to monitor this. In fact, it is a scandal that the government/civil service have no idea as to how many people are entering the country. Reform are saying that they will put something in place to monitor it. So let me get this straight. They are proposing to implement something which they know they cannot do, but say they will implement a system that will allow them to do it, but they have yet to define what that system is. Right. And pigs might fly How do you know they cannot implement it? How will Labour produce their claimed 40,000 extra GP appointments per week? How will they produce the extra 6,500 teachers they are promising? I'd rather concentrate on the falsehoods being peddled by our new government.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 17, 2024 16:24:55 GMT
No, you have got it totally wrong again. The Immigration Policy of Reform is Net Zero Immigration, which means one out, one in. As 600,000 people per year leave the UK this will allow for 600,000 people to legally migrate to the UK. Have you seriously any confidence that, even if you choose to believe that guff, there is any system in place that could actually monitor that? Come on, it's equivalent of selling opiates on street corners. This is hard work. No, there is no system in place to monitor this. In fact, it is a scandal that the government/civil service have no idea as to how many people are entering the country. Reform are saying that they will put something in place to monitor it.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 17, 2024 16:21:22 GMT
I do. Enjoying a glass of rose as I type. What's the question about English wine? Didn't an English sparkling wine come out best before any French Champagne....must have really pissed the locals off here ๐๐ Yes it did France and it is bloody delicious. Pricey, but delicious. One of the benefits of climate change, existing English "terroir" now has the weather to go with it. Vineyards existed in Northumberland during Roman times. It was warmer then. An anomaly that the climate change fanatics cannot explain away.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 17, 2024 15:15:44 GMT
Is there any need for that? Ok, how about the views on English Wine? I don't drink wine.
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Post by Nobbygas on Jun 17, 2024 15:15:25 GMT
Ha, ha, ha, I love your concern and biased hatred! Nobody is taking Reform "seriously" as such. We are all aware that they will not get many seats. This is a long-term plan, however the Reform of this country and the way it is governed has to start somewhere. But seriously, you must be happy with the way the country has been ran over the last 50 years as you support the status quo. You must be happy for Labour to come out with their pack of lies as you seem to consider it "proper and reasoned"! and you want us to take you seriously? I already stated my thoughts on Labour, in direct answer to your questions. But this is good x.com/Otto_English/status/1802677802732290296and there you have it yet again. Let's post a made-up picture of Farage and link it to the Nazis! It's pretty juvenile isn't it.
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