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Reply | The Donald
at 17:26 11 Nov 2024
Are you tripping? |
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Reply | Buy to Let on the Wane
at 17:24 11 Nov 2024
My uncle has 8 properties which he rents out including 3 x HMO’s, the only “hassle” he’s had is with the students and he’s prepared to take that on the chin as he gets extra cash. He interviews all his tenants snd gets the checks done through a decent agent as there are a few cowboys out there.
There are good and bad tenants and there are good and poor landlords. The poor landlords have resulted in the additional regulatory legislation.
There’s supposed to be a fast track process to get people out if they don’t pay, it’s 1 month or 14 days for non payment but not sure how quick it is in reality. |
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Reply | Labour MPs
at 16:24 8 Nov 2024
At least the document had been published and we have done transparency about who and what.
The last government failed to disclose gifts, interests etc for government ministers between November 23 and when they were voted out in July. No info on freebies, gifts, etc etc, and no transparency. |
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Reply | Labour MPs
at 20:32 7 Nov 2024
That’s a surprise, not seen that anywhere. I know that his defence team had to supply a defence statement by the middle of October, but not the bail bit. If he’s had bail, it’s been given by a Crown Court judge. |
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Reply | Labour MPs
at 20:06 7 Nov 2024
In terms of the Liverpool MP, why would he need to be fast tracked in to Court?
In terms of the guy Ricky Jones, you are wrong. He was remanded in Custody on 6.9.24 pending a trial in the New Year. [Post edited 7 Nov 20:12]
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Reply | Trump and Brexit
at 15:50 6 Nov 2024
The OBR will no doubt be criticised by many, but it’s the nearest thing we have to independent scrutiny of government policy/action and it paints a really poor picture. I dare say that’s why Truss and Kwarteng sidelined the OBR back in the day.
Brexit was the will of the people and it’s here to stay at least for the next 5 to 10 years. Brexit meant different things to different people, but I suspect a common theme would have been less immigration. I think most people with half a brain knew there’d be an economic hit (and we’re happy to take a smallish hit) despite claims it would be the easiest deal ever etc. but a 15% hit if huge. The withdrawal deal was poorly executed and riddled with political and personal agendas. We were let down by our politicians many of whom remain unhappy with what we have, and in terms of the Lord Frosts of the world they want to move further to the right. |
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Reply | All this Budget Speculation
at 17:24 1 Nov 2024
That’s exactly the way in works in Wales. Just because the money is going to the NHS England it doesn’t mean there won’t be an increase in Primary Care funding, there’s extra money for estates and I’m pretty sure money will be apportioned as required. |
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Reply | All this Budget Speculation
at 16:44 1 Nov 2024
As far as I can see it’s gone to the NHS, there’s nothing to say Primary Care won’t benefit. In Wales, the 7 Trusts are responsible for Primary Care and Secondary Care, the Trust commission Primary Care and NHS Dentistry services. I’d imagine there’ll be an uplift in both GP and Dentistry service capacity. |
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Reply | All this Budget Speculation
at 16:35 1 Nov 2024
I’ve no issue with the triple lock and I’d have no issue with a higher pension for the people who’ve paid in because the current pension is poor, but when the country is in the state it’s in paying for it is the challenge.
Whilst pensions are low, they’ve gone up in accordance with the triple lock (apart from 22/23 when the government suspended the increase) which is better than public sector wages which have been peg below inflation. |
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Reply | All this Budget Speculation
at 16:25 1 Nov 2024
GP’s have been contracted commissioned services for decades and decades, since the inception of the NHS and there was a similar model before that - nothing to do with Tony Blair.
I see no reason why GP’s or care homes should be exempt from the VAT increase, GP practices are well paid and partners in practices can earn a lot of money over and above what they get from the NHS. I recently claimed on a travel insurance policy as I was unable to travel to due a close relative being diagnosed with a terminal illness, getting the GP to confirm the hospital diagnosis and sign the claim was £35. If you want a travel vaccine, medical form signed you pay. You mention care homes, a guy I know has one, his net profit is £500k per annum - he can afford the 1.2% or £100 for each employee. |
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Reply | Sleepy Joe
at 14:27 1 Nov 2024
It’s ironic that the Republicans blocked Biden from improving the border situation a little while ago.
The border and immigration is something our government need to get under control, it’s a huge challenge but it can be done. |
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Reply | All this Budget Speculation
at 14:22 1 Nov 2024
The Conservatives opposed the introduction of the minimum wage and 1 MP even introduced a private members bill to try and undermine it.
There has to be a balanced approach where taxes are fair to businesses and individuals, the last decade has seen a huge transfer of wealth to the very wealthy. Meanwhile, living standards for most people have consistently dropped and it’s only recently that real term wages have increased beyond the 2008 level - fourteen years of being poorer than we were 16 years ago.
We need to make work pay, I read an article this week about a lady who wasn’t working and her cumulative benefits including PIP amounted to £33k per year including housing benefit of £900 per month, that equates to around £46k per year before tax. I’m not saying this particular person didn’t need or deserve PIP, but there are quite a few out there who don’t need it but get it. Why work when you trouser £33k for doing nowt. We need to tighten up on what we pay and to whom. |
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Reply | Sleepy Joe
at 13:39 1 Nov 2024
It’s far from in the bag.
Trump has started to repeat the same old guff and narrative after he lost the last election, but it’s certainly not over. I’d put him as favourite. |
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Reply | All this Budget Speculation
at 07:55 1 Nov 2024
We’ve just had a budget that didn’t increase the bulk of the taxes the mainstream media scare mongered that it would. The next 2 years may be better than predicted, who knows. Why don’t people take a chill pill for a while and see how things start to pan out.
Hopefully we’ll see some decent growth and things will improve significantly for the better. Our new government have a considerable amount of damage to make good and the continuing impact of Brexit which has had a much bigger adverse impact than many of us thought it would. I’m not suggesting for 1 minute that we should reverse Brexit because it was the will of the people that we leave, but we have to acknowledge the detrimental impact has been much bigger than many thought it would be because of the poor way it was executed. |
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Reply | Labour MPs
at 01:02 1 Nov 2024
There is no reference to force one level above in the law, the law says the level of force has to be reasonable and the belief honestly held - that’s it.
The level of force used to satisfy the self defence requirement will vary from person to person as will the belief.
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Reply | Labour MPs
at 18:35 31 Oct 2024
Some of what you’ve written above is wrong and miss informed.
Nowhere in law does it say “you can only use an amount of force one level above what is being used against you” - the law says a person must have honestly believed it was necessary to use the level of force to defend themselves, the force must have been reasonable in the circumstances and that the force must not have been excessive.In this case, there is nothing to stop the MP claiming his acts were committed in self defence.
A person can claim self defence if he felt threatened to such extent that he needed to use a preemptive strike to protect himself. Striking an offender who was on the ground doesn’t look good and could be seen as being completely OTT and disproportionate to you and I, but that doesn’t mean it wouldn't be reasonable act of self defence to someone else. In this case we don’t have the full facts and until they are known it’s impossible to say if self defence was used or not.
If for example the MP thought he was going to be subject to a violent assault, he would be entitled to use a preemptive strike to protect himself and the extent of the preemptive strikes and other subsequent blows would depend on the MP’s perceptions about the level of violence he faced.
Whether the acts constituted self defence will ultimately be down to the police/CPS and Magistrates /jury to determine, but before it gets that far the MP will be interviewed and have a chance to put his views across. He has to provide sufficient reasoning to explain his acts and demonstrate that his actions to were lawful, reasonable and proportionate.
Hurty words, as you say are not reasonable force. Being told by someone that they’ve got a knife or a syringe in their pocket and they’re going to stab you would be a completely different set of dynamics.
I’ve got my views on this incident, contrary to what some may believe it’s certainly not the clear cut case a lot of people are suggesting it could be. [Post edited 31 Oct 19:05]
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Reply | All this Budget Speculation
at 17:53 31 Oct 2024
It’s not quite that straight forward, over and above the farmers who are by and large genuine people trying to make a living the very wealthy have been buying up huge amounts of land as part of a tax avoidance strategies to offset tax liabilities. The change has been introduced to close a loophole, the consort is good but maybe it should be refined to prevent genuine farmers getting caught up. |
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