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- Wed 03 Dec, 2014 2:44 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
- Replies: 235
- Views: 61882
Re: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Luckily Osborne's done the hardwork for me. If you buy a house (Not live in as a poor little old lady hopeless to stop the gentrification of her surrounding area, but actively choose to buy) a house worth £900,000, you will pay less tax to the exchequer. And what was one of his other minor prioritie...
- Wed 03 Dec, 2014 2:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
- Replies: 235
- Views: 61882
Re: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Poor Myleene Klass can't catch a break, can she?
Her tiny £2m garage will cost her £153,750 in stamp duty, whereas previously it would have cost her £131,250 - which means that she'll need to find another £22,000.
#londontax
(I'm only kidding; I couldn't give a stuff)
Her tiny £2m garage will cost her £153,750 in stamp duty, whereas previously it would have cost her £131,250 - which means that she'll need to find another £22,000.
#londontax
(I'm only kidding; I couldn't give a stuff)
- Mon 01 Dec, 2014 12:07 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 1st December 2014
- Replies: 172
- Views: 50940
Re: Monday 1st December 2014
But will that include income from renting out property as well?AngryAsWell wrote:Labour Policies @LabourPolicies · Nov 29
If Labour form the next government, Ed Miliband will ban MPs from raking in cash on second jobs.
- Mon 01 Dec, 2014 12:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 1st December 2014
- Replies: 172
- Views: 50940
Re: Monday 1st December 2014
ToriesNastyTacticinThurrock.jpg Tim Montgomerie ن @montie · 19h 19 hours ago Well said @JGForsyth. Tory leaflet attack on @Tim_Aker indefensible http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2854566/Silence-Dave-biggest-immigration-gamble-yet.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fal...
- Sat 29 Nov, 2014 9:50 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2014
- Replies: 286
- Views: 86681
Re: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2014
There's only one scene from Ghost I want to see him recreate and it involves a broken window, a poor latch and a terrified look on his face.
- Sat 29 Nov, 2014 9:48 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2014
- Replies: 286
- Views: 86681
Re: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2014
The Daily Maul (I'm keeping that one) is tying itself in knots again over the Mansion Tax. Its not my fault I've ended up with an asset worth 400% of what I paid for it, but if you reduce it to a 399% gain I'll kick and scream all the way.
- Fri 28 Nov, 2014 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 28th November 2014
- Replies: 158
- Views: 61080
Re: Friday 28th November 2014
Reading on Twitter that the Shelter sponsored 'revenge evictions' bill, which had substantial cross party support so was assumed to be a shoo in to go to committee stage, has been 'talked out' by two filibustering Tory lowlifes; one was Mr McVey himself, Philip Davies, the other was Christopher Cho...
- Fri 28 Nov, 2014 12:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 28th November 2014
- Replies: 158
- Views: 61080
Re: Friday 28th November 2014
Slightly off topic, but worth the share. Somebody has started a spoof Simon Danczuk account on Twitter, got him bang to rights in my opinion. SimonDanczuk @Simon_Danczuk · 36m 36 minutes ago Couldn't resist naming Sir Edward Garnier yesterday. Keeps me media bandwagon rolling and me in the limeligh...
- Thu 27 Nov, 2014 4:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 27th November 2014
- Replies: 254
- Views: 59432
Re: Thursday 27th November 2014
Is he a friend of Mitchell? He's been carrying out a one-man "Save Andrew" campaign, including showing some CCTV from Downing street that didn't seem to prove anything, one way or another, but Crick swore it meant that Mitchell didn't have time to call the police "Plebs". Oh dea...
- Wed 26 Nov, 2014 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 26th November 2014
- Replies: 221
- Views: 66565
Re: Wednesday 26th November 2014
I see Quentin Letts has written in the Daily Mail today a piece entitled 'Who do they think they are? First Labour's sneering Emily. Now Mellor. How much more proof do we need that the smug elite despise us?' The same Letts who branded former Speaker Michael Martin 'Gorbals Mick'? That Letts? Poor ...
- Wed 26 Nov, 2014 12:30 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 26th November 2014
- Replies: 221
- Views: 66565
Re: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Um, pretty certain that Shakespeare was ineligible to vote when Zahari was standing as an MP, on account of having been dead for about 300 years.
Unless someone's pulling a postal vote scam, of course.
Unless someone's pulling a postal vote scam, of course.
- Wed 26 Nov, 2014 12:03 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 26th November 2014
- Replies: 221
- Views: 66565
Re: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Ha! Well played, Mr Sparrow. This is surreal. Nigel Farage has started posting tweets that implicitly critcise himself for having children. . . .And what makes Farage’s decision to promote this figure so peculiar. The fact that he’s responsible for at least one of these 3.8m himself. His wife, Kirst...
- Mon 24 Nov, 2014 9:22 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 24th November 2014
- Replies: 210
- Views: 82605
Re: Monday 24th November 2014
Morning. After a career in politics, IDS became a swimming coach. One day a group of children turned up and he told them he had a great new way to get them to swim. To the children's horror he picked each one up and pitched them into the pool. There was much screaming and thrashing whilst IDS looked...
- Sun 23 Nov, 2014 10:06 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
- Replies: 291
- Views: 90394
Re: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
Even though the SNP thing isn't a real problem for the left, as Sturgeon would never vote with the Tories - at least, not for the same reasons, its the old EVEL thing that will cause problems when talking about education health or those devolved welfare issues. In actual fact, its in Cameron's inter...
- Sun 23 Nov, 2014 8:08 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
- Replies: 291
- Views: 90394
Re: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
The Daily Maul this morning has an article which is basically a sneeringbmap to the shadow cabinets houses. I've heard of one rule for the rich and one for the poor but I didn't think it was supposed to work this way #Leveson. Incidentally, Alistair Cameron and David Miliband are private individuals...
- Sat 22 Nov, 2014 7:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
- Replies: 291
- Views: 90394
Re: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
Oh, we know what Macmillan's REALLY trying to say about Britain's moustachioed muffin deliverers, don't we? Anti-muffin bigot.
- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 2:34 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
The Sun have now violated Emily Thornberry's privacy by printing a photo of her front door with White Van Dan in front. It looks like he's twisted her knocker.
- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 12:07 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
Anyone who uses the term "white" in front of "Working Class" is far more interested in promoting the former than the latter.
- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 12:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
On a lighter note, the band Kasabian are also in trouble for making "ahem" disparaging remarks about a section of society.
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- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
Tweet out! Can Cameron track down the Tory MP who called Strood the "Benefits Street of the South East?"
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- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 11:48 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
My favourite Reckless picture.
Edit: Wait, is that a white van on the billboard?
Edit: Wait, is that a white van on the billboard?
- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:46 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
Cameron asked: Would you sack a Frontbencher who tweeted a similar picture? His reply (According to Sparrow) Absolutely. Let’s be clear: Emily Thornberry is one of Ed Miliband’s closes allies and aides, and effectively what this means is Ed Miliband’s Labour party sneers at people who work hard, who...
- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:37 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
Genocide?Spacedone wrote:According to some journo from The Sun there's no worse crime than "having a go at someone for being patriotic".
- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:37 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
Interesting that in the Evening Standard there was an article over one of the top performing primary schools in the country (Grinling Gibbons) ....and there was not a single mention of academies in the entire article. And no, they're not an academy... I read that as Grinning Gibbons, which is an aw...
- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:36 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
Morning All. I see I've been promoted to Committee Member! I never really intended to become a regular here, but I seem to have become hooked! As committee chair, let me say we welcome your continued output, especially if it's of the same quality and coherency of thought as this post. I noted that ...
- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:27 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
The media really are trying to have it both ways, aren't they? On the one hand they're going after Ed for his "Politics of Envy" in taxing multimillionaire houses and then they're saying that those living in multimillionaire houses - like Emily - are out of touch by marvelling at a man who...
- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:01 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
If there was a mistake in Emily Thornberry's tweet, it was displaying the number plate of the individual - that wasn't a good move. She also tweeted #Rochester, when the house was in Strood. She was attempting citizen journalism, and it was no more a judgment on the individual than those economy st...
- Fri 21 Nov, 2014 9:52 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
- Replies: 223
- Views: 79515
Re: Friday 21st November 2014
If there was a mistake in Emily Thornberry's tweet, it was displaying the number plate of the individual - that wasn't a good move. She also tweeted #Rochester, when the house was in Strood. She was attempting citizen journalism, and it was no more a judgment on the individual than those economy sto...
- Thu 20 Nov, 2014 7:28 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 20th November 2014 - Rochester & Strood
- Replies: 199
- Views: 69041
Re: Thursday 20th November 2014 - Rochester & Strood
Delighted to see Michael "Onebuttonmonkey" Sylvain here; I have such a crush on his mind. Re: Thornbury; an easy response would be to say that there are no out of bounds areas for Labour and she was listening to all constituents - but no, she had to blow it and say she was taking "tou...
- Thu 20 Nov, 2014 2:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 20th November 2014 - Rochester & Strood
- Replies: 199
- Views: 69041
Re: Thursday 20th November 2014 - Rochester & Strood
Guardian:
It's almost as if everyone else is at work, and UKIP only appeal to pensioners and the independently wealthy, isn't it?The population of Rochester appears to be about 75% Ukip activists today.
- Wed 19 Nov, 2014 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 19th November 2014
- Replies: 221
- Views: 68706
Re: Wednesday 19th November 2014
An MP AND a GP? No. We need rules against that kind of thing. Neither job is getting the attention it deserves. I don't actually know that for a fact - I don't know this person. However, I've seen the job description for GPs & MPs. I would have thought it impossible for someone in either profes...
- Wed 19 Nov, 2014 3:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 19th November 2014
- Replies: 221
- Views: 68706
Re: Wednesday 19th November 2014
I only went to Cif to look at today's cartoon, the headlines of this article Only 3 days in Commons? At least part-time Tories might do less damage caught my eye And the first BTL comment was from someone who evidently shares an MP with me. Glad I'm not the only one that thinks he's a drain on the ...
- Wed 19 Nov, 2014 1:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 19th November 2014
- Replies: 221
- Views: 68706
Re: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Serious question; would appreciate a tweet to Labour HQ.
Can Ed assure us that when the Mansion Tax is brought in, IPSA allowances are not raised to a higher level which means that UK taxpayers are essentially paying it for all of our Non-London MPs?
Ta
DHP
Can Ed assure us that when the Mansion Tax is brought in, IPSA allowances are not raised to a higher level which means that UK taxpayers are essentially paying it for all of our Non-London MPs?
Ta
DHP
- Wed 19 Nov, 2014 11:14 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 19th November 2014
- Replies: 221
- Views: 68706
Re: Wednesday 19th November 2014
UKIP tweeting how disgraceful it is that the Tory Running Mate used to express sympathies for the BNP. Curiously, it appears to be the same Running Mate as this chap: http://www.yourmedway.co.uk/news/nationalist_councillor_joins_the_medway_tories_1_1078563 http://www.yourmedway.co.uk/polopoly_fs/1.1...
- Tue 18 Nov, 2014 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 18th November 2014
- Replies: 198
- Views: 55103
Re: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Will the Mansion Tax carnage ever stop? Now it's the Estate Agents who are suffering!
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- Tue 18 Nov, 2014 1:42 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 18th November 2014
- Replies: 198
- Views: 55103
Re: Tuesday 18th November 2014
In response to the usual "Bedroom Tax" isn't a tax rhetoric which keeps surfacing, I present my modest proposal. In Britain today there are pensioners today receiving £113.10 per week who are in possession of two perfectly working legs. Studies have shown that those with two legs spend twi...
- Tue 18 Nov, 2014 11:49 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 18th November 2014
- Replies: 198
- Views: 55103
Re: Tuesday 18th November 2014
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/myleene-klass-mocked-justgiving-page-4646673 :lol: :lol: Myleene Klass is worth £11 million!!!! My entire knowledge of her is that she was once in an X-Factor style pop band about 15 years ago (which is no long term money spinner if you don't write the son...
- Tue 18 Nov, 2014 11:34 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 18th November 2014
- Replies: 198
- Views: 55103
Re: Tuesday 18th November 2014
It's Christmas time, There's no need to pay your tax At Christmas time We get richer off disabled people's backs. And in our world of plenty We shouldn't have to pay our way Put the burden on the poor at Christmas time! So say a prayer, A prayer for those in SW1 At Christmas time, my house has only ...
- Tue 18 Nov, 2014 10:41 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 18th November 2014
- Replies: 198
- Views: 55103
Re: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Morning all. @Stephen, Rachel & Chuka have, prudently, only been preprogrammed with a limited of phrases they can use; this has been done with all the remaining Blairites, to stop them getting ideas above their station. Good performance by Miliband on The Agenda last night with a panel every bi...
- Mon 17 Nov, 2014 11:13 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 17th November 2014
- Replies: 186
- Views: 59490
Re: Monday 17th November 2014
UKIP always talk about an "Australian-based points system" but each Australian state has its own rules. I looked at relocating to Sydney, for example, and although the increased wages were tempting, I would be expected to pay for ALL school fees for my K-16 children - an average of 8K a ye...
- Wed 12 Nov, 2014 4:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 12th November 2014
- Replies: 182
- Views: 55182
Re: Wednesday 12th November 2014
They can see that Philae is definitely SITTING on the surface harpoons fired, rewound, anchored and secure! How bloody amazing is this part of this day!? Science, scientists, knowledge, there is definitely terrestrial intelligence (quote!) I would add that much of this is thanks to the absolutely b...
- Wed 12 Nov, 2014 3:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 12th November 2014
- Replies: 182
- Views: 55182
Re: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Don't the Guardian / Observer usually defend their own figures by saying "We focussed on our Opiniman(?) survey because it's the one we pay for - in which case, why so much prominence given to a rival survey? I don't know, though, there's something about the wind that makes me think Mr "T...
- Wed 12 Nov, 2014 2:43 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 12th November 2014
- Replies: 182
- Views: 55182
Re: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Don't the Guardian / Observer usually defend their own figures by saying "We focussed on our Opiniman(?) survey because it's the one we pay for - in which case, why so much prominence given to a rival survey? I don't know, though, there's something about the wind that makes me think Mr "Th...
- Tue 11 Nov, 2014 4:27 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
- Replies: 218
- Views: 65080
Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014
BestAntiImmigrationReasoningToDate.jpg Frances Ryan @frances__ryan · 19h 19 hours ago The best anti-immigration reasoning to date: (via @HuffPostUK) https://twitter.com/frances__ryan/with_replies :lol: "Disruptive Spanish refusing to speak English," That is Hi-blooming-larious.
- Tue 11 Nov, 2014 4:25 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
- Replies: 218
- Views: 65080
Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014
@Ohsocynical - How do Tories get that way? What in the world happened in McVey's life or brain to get like that?? Look at that, will you - I used two question marks. I'll be using smileys at this rate. From the articles I've read Conservatives are born that way. Psychopathic to a certain degree whi...
- Tue 11 Nov, 2014 2:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
- Replies: 218
- Views: 65080
Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014
According to one person BTL at the Groan it was all the fault of that dastardly puppetmaster Ed Miliband, forcing that really lovely Theresa May to utterly abuse the Parliamentary procedure and pretend that a vote for one thing means that it's indicative of support for something else. I guess this ...
- Tue 11 Nov, 2014 1:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
- Replies: 218
- Views: 65080
Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014
All the people who are complaining about the EAW being wrong because some of the people got let off - do they think it was wrong to deport Abu Hamza because he "got off" as well?
There is nothing worse than a moral judgment based on hindsight.
There is nothing worse than a moral judgment based on hindsight.
- Tue 11 Nov, 2014 12:25 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
- Replies: 218
- Views: 65080
Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014
I have the 'pleasure' of having Rees-Mogg for my MP. I have to say, although I don't agree with any of his principles, at least he has some. Can't say the same for Liam Fox whose constituency my village used to be in. Mogg's still a right toff, though, whose mother has upset lots of people locally ...
- Tue 11 Nov, 2014 8:21 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
- Replies: 218
- Views: 65080
Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014
According to one person BTL at the Groan it was all the fault of that dastardly puppetmaster Ed Miliband, forcing that really lovely Theresa May to utterly abuse the Parliamentary procedure and pretend that a vote for one thing means that it's indicative of support for something else. I guess this ...
- Tue 11 Nov, 2014 8:18 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
- Replies: 218
- Views: 65080
Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Re: EAW dabate; watched the whole thing. Ken Clarke as my least worst Tory mostly good form except for his wilful misrepresentation of the Lisbon Treaty. Labour securedcan opt out for this very reason; he can't blame them because the Tories can't get agreement with 40 or so of their backbenchers. Da...