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by HindleA
Wed 05 Nov, 2014 3:32 am
Forum: Pub
Topic: Atos invitation.
Replies: 26
Views: 16013

Re: Atos invitation.

"And just to confirm.that I am officially mad" There was a guy who used to frequent a local hostelry some time back who had spent some time in an asylum,he kept a very worn out letter that be got on leaving and used to announce at regularly intervals "I'm the only one here that has a ...
by HindleA
Tue 04 Nov, 2014 10:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Replies: 137
Views: 56776

Re: Tuesday 5th November 2014

@TubbyIsaacs thanks for link.
by HindleA
Tue 04 Nov, 2014 10:31 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Replies: 137
Views: 56776

Re: Tuesday 5th November 2014

"Is Government really going to send this nonsense to all taxpayers?"

Declan Gaffney

http://lartsocial.org/taxsummary" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Tue 04 Nov, 2014 8:47 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Replies: 137
Views: 56776

Re: Tuesday 5th November 2014

Not only do I read manifestos I keep them for posterity (sad git)
by HindleA
Tue 04 Nov, 2014 11:23 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Replies: 137
Views: 56776

Re: Tuesday 5th November 2014

Declan Gaffney :tax statements overstated "welfare" by 39 %
by HindleA
Tue 04 Nov, 2014 11:14 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Replies: 137
Views: 56776

Re: Tuesday 5th November 2014

Morning.

The IFS on the "personal tax statements"

http://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/7424" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


IDS appearing in front of the DWP Select Committee tomorrow at 09.30.
by HindleA
Mon 03 Nov, 2014 7:41 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 3rd November 2014
Replies: 177
Views: 72000

Re: Monday 3rd November 2014

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/rev ... 912?lskjdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Mon 03 Nov, 2014 4:31 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 3rd November 2014
Replies: 177
Views: 72000

Re: Monday 3rd November 2014

The state pension is separated out. Benefits to pensioners aren't. State Pension expenditure isn't part of the ("welfare") social security budget? Please clarify because that's not my understanding. "Welfare " according to the personal tax statements. http://lartsocial.org/COFOG...
by HindleA
Mon 03 Nov, 2014 12:14 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 3rd November 2014
Replies: 177
Views: 72000

Re: Monday 3rd November 2014

The truth as ever is hard to disseminate.24 million propaganda sheets,journalists either too lazy or complicit in the farce versus a few left that care about such things and can be bothered to investigate.Bad times indeed.
by HindleA
Mon 03 Nov, 2014 12:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 3rd November 2014
Replies: 177
Views: 72000

Re: Monday 3rd November 2014

"Welfare" as in non pension benefits overstated by at least twenty per cent in personal tax statements-Declan Gaffney
by HindleA
Mon 03 Nov, 2014 11:34 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 3rd November 2014
Replies: 177
Views: 72000

Re: Monday 3rd November 2014

How Gov.derived figures https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-public-spending-was-calculated-in-your-tax-summary/how-public-spending-was-calculated-in-your-tax-summary" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; As regards welfare,basically "social protection" minus p...
by HindleA
Mon 03 Nov, 2014 8:38 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 3rd November 2014
Replies: 177
Views: 72000

Re: Monday 3rd November 2014

Also seeing as VAT and similar are excluded, how have these calculations actually been done? How does the Treasury know that % of income tax has gone on "welfare"? Some analysis here. http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2014/11/03/why-personal-tax-statements-are-so-wildly-inaccurate/"...
by HindleA
Sun 02 Nov, 2014 11:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014
Replies: 180
Views: 72198

Re: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014

Fyi "the shenanigans involved"-assuming they haven't changed since April


http://lartsocial.org/COFOG" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Sun 02 Nov, 2014 10:53 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014
Replies: 180
Views: 72198

Re: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014

Oh dear,let the hate fest begin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29871522" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;




"Taxpayers to receive summary detailing how takings are spent"
by HindleA
Sun 02 Nov, 2014 10:05 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014
Replies: 180
Views: 72198

Re: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014

"This immoral Government"

Robin Lustig.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/robin-l ... _hp_ref=tw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Sun 02 Nov, 2014 5:10 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014
Replies: 180
Views: 72198

Re: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014

Mike Smithson thinks the Rochester and Strood byelection will be tighter than it appears.

http://www1.politicalbetting.com/index. ... s-suggest/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Sun 02 Nov, 2014 1:19 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014
Replies: 180
Views: 72198

Re: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014

Will Hutton in scathing form http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/02/david-cameron-is-immoral-not-our-tax-system" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "It is a fiction that Britain does not flourish because of high taxation and a bloated welfare state; neither is...
by HindleA
Sat 01 Nov, 2014 11:47 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014
Replies: 180
Views: 72198

Re: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014

Long article but worth a read IMHO.About legal aid changes. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n21/frederick-wilmot-smith/necessity-or-ideology" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The Government has not delegalised various classes of dispute; instead, various classes of people have been e...
by HindleA
Sat 01 Nov, 2014 12:27 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November 2014
Replies: 180
Views: 72198

Re: Saturday 1st November 2014

Morning.

Lovely sunny day here.

Today I voted "Yes" for Unison to retain their political fund and in "trauma" after the visage of Cameron appeared on a Tory Party "survey"-unsolicited mail of a offensive nature,there should be a law against it.
by HindleA
Fri 31 Oct, 2014 10:15 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 31st October 2014
Replies: 185
Views: 104483

Re: Friday 31st October 2014

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/great-council-house-selloff-scandal-righttobuy-council-houses-leave-nowhere-for-poor-to-live-9832339.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Council house sell off scandal right to buy Council houses leave nowhere for poor to...
by HindleA
Fri 31 Oct, 2014 3:37 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 31st October 2014
Replies: 185
Views: 104483

Re: Friday 31st October 2014

Thomas Cook loses appeal in disability discrimination case.

http://m.travelweekly.co.uk/Article.asp ... s&id=50936" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Fri 31 Oct, 2014 2:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 31st October 2014
Replies: 185
Views: 104483

Re: Friday 31st October 2014

tinyclanger2 wrote:
PorFavor wrote:students at my daughter's university have been told not to use the phrase "brain-storming"
"brain showering" sounds very socks-and-sandals.

(apologies in advance to anyone wearing both).

No socks and my late Uncle's slippers FWIW.
by HindleA
Fri 31 Oct, 2014 2:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 31st October 2014
Replies: 185
Views: 104483

Re: Friday 31st October 2014

#failinggrayling

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/oct ... s-grayling" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Senior judge calls on justice secretary Chris Grayling to attend hearing to answer how justice can be delivered
by HindleA
Fri 31 Oct, 2014 1:42 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 31st October 2014
Replies: 185
Views: 104483

Re: Friday 31st October 2014

Thanks for the info about Labour plans 're buses PaulfromYorkshire.This is a particularly important issue for those of us reliant on public transport/have mobility considerations to take account of.Each separate mode of transport may be accessible but lack of integration can be a nightmare to negoti...
by HindleA
Fri 31 Oct, 2014 1:15 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 31st October 2014
Replies: 185
Views: 104483

Re: Friday 31st October 2014

Apparently Labour vote similar to 2012 on a lower turnout.
by HindleA
Fri 31 Oct, 2014 12:22 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 31st October 2014
Replies: 185
Views: 104483

Re: Friday 31st October 2014

Missed this.They really should give this Brindle's coverage more prominence IMHO.


Post Winterbourne View
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014 ... -moved-out" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Fri 31 Oct, 2014 12:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 31st October 2014
Replies: 185
Views: 104483

Re: Friday 31st October 2014

"Universal Credit ID logon contract signed by Freud/PayPal in 2012 described by Cabinet Office as "not fit for purpose"

"Cabinet Office abandons plans for level 3 logon required by DWP for UC and PIP.

Information supplied by Brian Wernham
by HindleA
Fri 31 Oct, 2014 9:54 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 31st October 2014
Replies: 185
Views: 104483

Re: Friday 31st October 2014

Judicial review today into the use of counting DLA as income in DHP calculations.


http://www.irwinmitchell.com/newsandmed ... edroom-tax" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Fri 31 Oct, 2014 9:29 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 31st October 2014
Replies: 185
Views: 104483

Re: Friday 31st October 2014

Morning . For anyone interested and/or stand much more of the Government's sickening hypocrisy. The Family Test:Assessing the impact of policies on families. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-test-assessing-the-impact-of-policies-on-families" onclick="window.open(this.href)...
by HindleA
Thu 30 Oct, 2014 12:21 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 30th October 2014
Replies: 95
Views: 57297

Re: Thursday 30th October 2014

For those interested. "Thirty years of independent living for people with disabilities" http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2014/oct/29/thirty-years-of-independent-living-for-people-with-disabilities?CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www....
by HindleA
Thu 30 Oct, 2014 1:52 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

@Ladycenturia 1.There is considerable churn. 2.It took them.over five years to even start the process of transferring in our case ,and ours was paper only (ie no WCA) 3..Of course the long term cases were higher than expected.Both parties have propagandised the "they're not really ill" lin...
by HindleA
Thu 30 Oct, 2014 1:18 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

"Cuts to ESA considered" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29821696" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; So they aren't getting all these people into work, and are just cutting the amount to live on. I'm shocked and stunned. BBC probably seen different possible opt...
by HindleA
Thu 30 Oct, 2014 12:22 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

"Cuts to ESA considered"


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29821696" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Wed 29 Oct, 2014 10:53 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

Whoops! DWP caught out posting fake tweets http://voxpoliticalonline.com/2014/10/28/whoops-dwp-caught-out-posting-fake-tweets/ The tweet seems to have been deleted by a DWP Press Office that should be deeply embarrassed (but probably isn’t). The tweeter quoted above is a person who is known to this...
by HindleA
Wed 29 Oct, 2014 10:35 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

Sorry for posting cockups the sites playing up for me.Hopefully this will posted (but only the once)
by HindleA
Wed 29 Oct, 2014 10:27 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

Yougov has

Lab 34
Tory 31
UKIP 17
Green 7
LD 6
by HindleA
Wed 29 Oct, 2014 10:27 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

Yougov has

Lab 34
Tory 31
UKIP 17
Green 7
LD 6
by HindleA
Wed 29 Oct, 2014 10:10 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

"Are critics of Benefits Street Censoring the truth?"

http://mediapovertywelfare.wordpress.co ... shildrick/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Wed 29 Oct, 2014 8:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

FWIW
The reason you cannot get Carer's Allowance when you are a pensioner is because they are both replacement income benefits.
by HindleA
Wed 29 Oct, 2014 5:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

Continued shenanigans from the Tories to stop Andrew George's Affordable Homes Bill even being debated. Warning includes mention of McVey,particularly happy with herself in denying people basic protections. http://www.24dash.com/news/central_government/2014-10-29-Opinion-An-MPs-valiant-effort-to-cru...
by HindleA
Wed 29 Oct, 2014 2:51 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Re: Wednesday 29th October 2014

Kate Green on the WCA/Maximus

http://leftfootforward.org/2014/10/labo ... sessments/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Wed 29 Oct, 2014 3:40 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Replies: 104
Views: 43971

Wednesday 29th October 2014

Morning. Link to the WH debate on PIP Harper with the repeated guff about "other benefits are available" and "backdated".Delays harm,sometimes irretrievably so,it is not just income.All the problems totally foreseeable and repeatedly warned about -the unnecessary face to face med...
by HindleA
Wed 29 Oct, 2014 12:46 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Replies: 131
Views: 46390

Re: Tuesday 28th October 2014

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014 ... ts-confirm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Tue 28 Oct, 2014 11:08 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Replies: 131
Views: 46390

Re: Tuesday 28th October 2014

TechnicalEphemera wrote:
HindleA wrote:
letsskiptotheleft wrote: Anything to do with UKIP? They keep promising one.

It's near me but I didn't" feel the Earth move"
At 2.6 on the Richter scale I doubt it would disrupt a game of snooker.

True.
by HindleA
Tue 28 Oct, 2014 9:36 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Replies: 131
Views: 46390

Re: Tuesday 28th October 2014

@AngryAsWell


I read it a bit earlier and felt the same way.
by HindleA
Tue 28 Oct, 2014 9:31 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Replies: 131
Views: 46390

Re: Tuesday 28th October 2014

letsskiptotheleft wrote:
HindleA wrote:Apparently there was an earthquake(2.6) near Mansfield this evening.
Anything to do with UKIP? They keep promising one.

It's near me but I didn't" feel the Earth move"
by HindleA
Tue 28 Oct, 2014 9:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Replies: 131
Views: 46390

Re: Tuesday 28th October 2014

Apparently there was an earthquake(2.6) near Mansfield this evening.
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthq ... vents.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by HindleA
Tue 28 Oct, 2014 12:39 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Replies: 131
Views: 46390

Re: Tuesday 28th October 2014

Opposition Day Debate -Effects of Government Policies on the disabled /vote of no confidence in Freud/Coalfield Communities on BBC Parliament in a few minutes for those interested.
by HindleA
Tue 28 Oct, 2014 4:31 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 27th October 2014
Replies: 224
Views: 88708

Re: Monday 27th October 2014

"Why the Conservatives could still lose seats to Labour even if it manages to get a six point lead" http://www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2014/10/28/why-con-could-still-be-losing-seats-to-lab-even-if-its-manages-to-get-a-6-lead/" onclick="window.open(this.href);retu...
by HindleA
Tue 28 Oct, 2014 4:23 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 27th October 2014
Replies: 224
Views: 88708

Re: Monday 27th October 2014

The tactic of late is to claim "clumsily phrased",rather like the daily rags printing hatefilled propaganda and then reprinting the hate filled propaganda with an extra line saying it was lies as "clarification".The words are deliberately chosen of course.