Monday 29th September 2014
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Cull of the spammers may be due, again, breeding like fleas.
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Both the Telegraph and Express are saying that Cameron is promising 7 day opening for GPs.
Wonder how much that'll cost?
Wonder how much that'll cost?
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Now who / what does this remind me of?History In Pictures @historyepics 2h2 hours ago
The Isolator, a helmet invented in 1925 that encourages focus and concentration
Empty could sure do with one of these.
Working on the wild side.
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Doesn't say how long the GPs will be opening for on each of these 7 days though, does he ....RogerOThornhill wrote:Both the Telegraph and Express are saying that Cameron is promising 7 day opening for GPs.
Wonder how much that'll cost?
He'd need a massive increase in GP numbers to fulfil that promise - and yes, that'll cost big time.
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McBride, again, asking how this is going to be funded, through cuts or tax increases, and how the Cons can get away with policies being uncosted while Labour can't.RobertSnozers wrote:Well, an absolute fortune but even if you had the riches of Croesus I doubt it would even be possible. Primary Care is in danger of falling over as it is. Where are you going to get all the additional GPs, practice nurses etc to run it? You'd also have to extend 7 day pharmacy as well as there's no point giving someone a prescription they can't pick up until Monday. So pie-in-the-sky it's laughable. He should fix the mess he's made of general practice before creating a new oneRogerOThornhill wrote:Both the Telegraph and Express are saying that Cameron is promising 7 day opening for GPs.
Wonder how much that'll cost?
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And, of course, it's largely bollocks. The vast majority of people who want GP apps are off work because they are sick, not working because they are old (and sick) or off school because they are sick. The steam about getting a GP appointment is largely to to do with people wanting a checki in service that is precisely not like the one available from almost anyone else.RobertSnozers wrote:Well, an absolute fortune but even if you had the riches of Croesus I doubt it would even be possible. Primary Care is in danger of falling over as it is. Where are you going to get all the additional GPs, practice nurses etc to run it? You'd also have to extend 7 day pharmacy as well as there's no point giving someone a prescription they can't pick up until Monday. So pie-in-the-sky it's laughable. He should fix the mess he's made of general practice before creating a new oneRogerOThornhill wrote:Both the Telegraph and Express are saying that Cameron is promising 7 day opening for GPs.
Wonder how much that'll cost?
Boy 1 phoned at 5:30 this morning, clearly ill and wanting comfort. Rang practice at 0800, appointment at 1015, antibiotics and sofa nest by 1100.
The NHS is marvellous.
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Davis asking Cameron how he, Cameron, would react if he saw two men kissing in public, no mentions of cuts to social security yet.
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letsskiptotheleft wrote:ESA and maternity exempt, trying to find other exemptions..HindleA wrote:Would someone be kind enough to inform me if Carers Allowance/Carers was mentioned in the freezing of benefits/allowances and if the policy is the same basis as the previous capping ie only the support component/relevant premiums unaffected with the main components frozen,cheers.
Cheers but WRAG group not exempt and if on the same basis as the capping of 1% only the support component ,not the main component of ESA,is not frozen.This is not a moot point the "support group" protected line emblazoned on the news is in that case a lie ,pure and simple.Have tweeted to a,series of journalists ,particularly at the BBC about this and my disdain of both the coverage and tone of coverage e.g. "are cuts,targeted at the right people",carers I note not even worthy of a mention.Waste of time but you've got to try.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyAlex · 4 mins4 minutes ago
I want to be supportive BUT CANNOT. Another 5mins of that interview and Cam would be snapping Evan's butt with an Oxford towel. #Newsnight
I want to be supportive BUT CANNOT. Another 5mins of that interview and Cam would be snapping Evan's butt with an Oxford towel. #Newsnight
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it really was that bad!AngryAsWell wrote:Alex Andreou @sturdyAlex · 4 mins4 minutes ago
I want to be supportive BUT CANNOT. Another 5mins of that interview and Cam would be snapping Evan's butt with an Oxford towel. #Newsnight
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He was asked about the rise in borrowing this year.RogerOThornhill wrote:I think I missed that bit - my ears closed up in protest.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Did that bit about the financial year amuse you, Roger?
He said somethig like "I'm only interested in the financial year".
Shame Neil didn't have rolling 12 months figures. He'd have probably said "But they only count if they run from April to March".
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Labour 36%
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UKIP 16%
LibDem 7%
Labour 36%
Con 31%
UKIP 16%
LibDem 7%
I still believe in a town called Hope
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The one about Brooks Newmark is good. Basically, nah, nah, can't hear you.Sky News has obtained a document circulated to Conservative candidates and MPs on how to deal with some of the trickier questions that might be thrown at them.
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Dear O Lord.Q. Do you still care about the environment - aren't you cutting the 'green c***'?
A. This Government is the greenest government ever.
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I don't do telly, I'm a strictly Today, The World At 1 and PM kinda gal (with a large portion of World Service on the side). So it was with a bit of bewilderment and relief we learned Newsnight had elected Evan Davis and not nicked either Naughtie or Mair who I would not like to be without. But of the others, Evan wins prize chump award every time. He can't nail to the wall like the others can, which probably makes him a nicer person but really not Newsnight stuff.letsskiptotheleft wrote:it really was that bad!AngryAsWell wrote:Alex Andreou @sturdyAlex · 4 mins4 minutes ago
I want to be supportive BUT CANNOT. Another 5mins of that interview and Cam would be snapping Evan's butt with an Oxford towel. #Newsnight
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Oh look, someone's had the same thought as I did earlier today.
Now we can use pensions to avoid inheritance tax
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/pers ... e-tax.html
Well done George - not only abolishing the tax on inherited pension but almost certainly reducing the take from IHT too.
Now we can use pensions to avoid inheritance tax
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/pers ... e-tax.html
Brilliant.It will be a big incentive for older, especially wealthy, earners to top up their pensions. While the 55pc tax remained in place, putting spare cash into a pension wasn't a very appealing idea. Say someone in their late 50s already had an estate valued at more than the IHT threshold, as well as adequate retirement income lined up. They would probably be advised to start giving away money or other assets to their children, rather than putting it into a pension. They'd need to survive seven years having made the gift, but then there would be no tax payable by the beneficiaries.
Now, with the 55pc tax abolished, putting excess cash into a pension is suddenly back on the list of potentially worthwhile options.
Well done George - not only abolishing the tax on inherited pension but almost certainly reducing the take from IHT too.
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And clearly what the softening up / releasing pension savings was all about in the first place. So you can have it if you need it but if you don't it's not taxed. Good wheeze Gideon, a hidden tax break.RogerOThornhill wrote:Oh look, someone's had the same thought as I did earlier today.
Now we can use pensions to avoid inheritance tax
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/pers ... e-tax.html
Brilliant.It will be a big incentive for older, especially wealthy, earners to top up their pensions. While the 55pc tax remained in place, putting spare cash into a pension wasn't a very appealing idea. Say someone in their late 50s already had an estate valued at more than the IHT threshold, as well as adequate retirement income lined up. They would probably be advised to start giving away money or other assets to their children, rather than putting it into a pension. They'd need to survive seven years having made the gift, but then there would be no tax payable by the beneficiaries.
Now, with the 55pc tax abolished, putting excess cash into a pension is suddenly back on the list of potentially worthwhile options.
Well done George - not only abolishing the tax on inherited pension but almost certainly reducing the take from IHT too.
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Ha! So Tim Fenton was right, it was Alex Wickham who went on a fishing expedition, and landed himself Brooks Newmark, not some lefty journo then.
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McBride amusing tonight...
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Good luck to the MP answering the easiest follow up questions ever!Tubby Isaacs wrote:Dear O Lord.Q. Do you still care about the environment - aren't you cutting the 'green c***'?
A. This Government is the greenest government ever.