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Reply | Farmers
at 19:48 22 Nov 2024
A big whinge for many with the Common Agricultural Policy was the fact that small family owned farms (particularly in France and Italy) seemed to benefit disproportionately from the subsidies dished out whereas the bigger company farms didn’t get so much.
FWIW, I agree with your comments about tax policy. I’d like to see commercial rents reduced and business rates cut on our High Streets in a bid to encourage regeneration and jobs and taxes on the online retailers increased a little to compensate. I’d also lik3 to see the VAT rules tightened up to prevent all the Chinese companies who’ve created bogus accounts to claim VAT from trading.
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Reply | Farmers
at 21:31 21 Nov 2024
I read a piece this week which claimed that James Dyson now owned 34,000 acres of land worth around £555m which would previously have been exempt from IHT would, after the proposed tax changes had been introduced post 2026 have to pay £111m (20% rate). The £111m charge still represents a considerable saving when compared to the to standard IHT charged at 40%. Clarkson has previously talked about buying land and farming to avoid IHT !!!!!
Labour are taking a lot of flak over this policy, but what is clear is that they’re trying to close the loop holes the very wealthy are using to avoid paying taxes and that, in my opinion is to be commended.
It appears the proposed changes will mean that IHT will be not be due on many farms valued under £3m, however that message is not always getting through and it’s being drowned out by the vested interests, press and farmers. I think Labour are getting the policy right, but they’re messing up with the implementation just as they’ve done with the pensioners winter heating allowance. I think the concept of the land tax policy is sound, but it needs a few changes. In my opinion Labour need to revisit the policy, increase the threshold limit so that less genuine farmers are caught up in the mix and that the focus is on the Dyson’s of the world and the 20 Dukes who own more than 1m acres of land and have avoid tax. Frame it that way and there’ll be no public back lash.
Labour have been a bit naive in that they’ve under estimated the backlash from the landowners, vested interests and some farmers and they’ve brought it on themselves.
They were right to remove the WFA from all pensioners, it shouldn’t go to the likes of Dyson, Drakers, Theresa May etc etc because they do not need it, but there’s going to be a lot of people who need it not getting it.
As a country though, we need to look at who gets what because we need to ensure work pays and people aren’t better off loafing in comparison to working. If we want better services especially the NHS, the money has to come from somewhere. |
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Reply | Interesting article - NY Times
at 21:53 20 Nov 2024
Like pretty much everyone on here I’m glad to see the back of them.
A long time ago I held the club and its officials in very high esteem, what happened after the Hull game through to the Napoli games was astounding. After that, things started to go Pete Tong and the way the takeover was conducted and the manner in which the Trust were treated left me feeling quite disillusioned - I’ve not been to the Liberty as often as I could and should have.
I appreciate there are still going to be connections with the old regime, but I very much hope this is going to be a case of a new broom sweeping clean and wish the new owners the best of luck. Hopefully the fans can get behind Coleman and the new ownership team. |
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Reply | Interesting article - NY Times
at 21:39 20 Nov 2024
“Weak managers allowed Jenkins to waste money ……”
What on earth is this drivel? The managers were simply employees of the Club, Jenkins was the Chairman / Head Honcho. The managers would not have a great deal of say in anything and would do what they were told.
If the managers had the degree of power you’re talking about, maybe they could have “not allowed” Jenkins to sack them. |
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Reply | Buy to Let on the Wane
at 21:24 20 Nov 2024
I think that’s a very civic and commendable thing to do - good on you, not many people would do that. Sadly, it seems your generosity wasn’t appreciated and the people in question took advantage.
There’s good and bad everywhere and while’s there’s lots of kids out there grafting there’s a large number who want to take out without putting in. I’ve recently spent some time visiting a local food bank trying to assist some of their service users. They all need help which is why they’re allowed to access the food bank ( have to be referred they can’t just walk in) but it’s a right cross section, some (the majority) have fallen on hardship times and need a hand up, but there’s an element who are lazy and just want freebies which is really sad to see, the latter have come from challenging backgrounds.
One guy I spoke to was sofa surfing, he told me he wasn’t far off overstaying his welcome with his mate and had acquired a tent so he could sleep in the local park as he’d rather do that than stay at a hostel in a nearby town which was “full of alkies and druggies.” He was a tidy guy, had been working until fairly recently and he was desperately looking for a new job, but he couldn’t get one as he didn’t have an address, -nobody would touch him until he had an address. I felt really sorry for him. |
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Reply | Wales internationals : Nations League
at 22:50 19 Nov 2024
Fantastic result tonight, but they were shaky at the start. I’m really proud of the team and fair play Bellamy. Swansea City can hold its head up high.
Liam Cullen - take a bow son, well done. |
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Reply | Manchester Airport Police attack
at 22:33 19 Nov 2024
Some of the claims you make about the figures are questionable, the difference between inflation figures depends on which measure is being used and the dates your quoting. Growth in the EU over the last 4 years is consistently higher than the U.K., when it comes to the £ v $ or € it is again dependent on which dates you use. Sterling has climbed above and dropped below the Brexit level of both competitor currencies over the last 4 years and as of this month it’s lower now than it was when Brexit took place. Unemployment in the EU is higher. |
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Reply | Manchester Airport Police attack
at 20:40 19 Nov 2024
And you know this for a fact, where’s your evidence? Spouting this bull is just unhelpful.
The economic growth conversations are setting out fact, but I don’t think that’ll be the main driver for people’s decision making for a long time, immigration is the issue that people will focus on. Starmer wont start moves to reverse Brexit, he’ll be toast if he does. Any politician who starts the rejoining process without a 70%+ majority in favour of returning will be committing political suicide. Think Cameron.
Brexit has been a disaster, our politicians are to blame for that. |
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Reply | Wales internationals : Nations League
at 00:15 19 Nov 2024
That’s what I was thinking too, but I wouldn’t take anything for granted. I’d love to play the Scots and smash them as a little payback for previous matters (not that anything will ever undo the hurt Joe Jordan caused) but they’ve had Lady Luck on their sides when they’ve faced us in the past and I fear that combination again tbh. Defo don’t want the Serbs or Belgium. |
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Reply | Energy prices
at 23:55 18 Nov 2024
The CH4 article is over 2 years old and the interview was given in August 2022 when we were facing huge increases in energy costs as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the time the interview was given the price cap was £1971 and there were forecasts of the price cap going up to over £3k, in January 2023 the cap increased to £4.2k and these rises are the background and context to what Starmer was talking about. Truss’s initial view was that the government wouldn’t be forthcoming with any financial assistance, but as we all know that subsequently changed and we had support which was what Starmer said he was going to do. He basically offered a solution to a problem which we faced and eventually the government of the day introduced their version of a support package he’d advocated.
The world has changed significantly since 2022 and energy prices are a lot lower now, however the tensions in the Ukraine and now the Middle East still impact on price sensitivity as we’re seeing with this increase.
The link from the Daily Express refers to the Independent regulator Ofgem imposing a 1% increase in the energy price cap in January next year which is the equivalent of £19 a year 37.5 pence a week or for the “average” consumer - 1 coffee a month from Greggs or Starbucks will cost more than the increase.
It’s clear you don’t like Starmer ( and I can’t say I’m all that fussed on him either) but dredging up an interview from over 2 years ago given under a totally different context and circumstances is a bit silly in my opinion. There’s plenty to complain about, but I believe your post and the linkage here is ridiculous. You’re a much better poster than this. [Post edited 19 Nov 0:12]
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Reply | Manchester Airport Police attack
at 21:37 18 Nov 2024
None of us know what the future holds, but I reckon if growth and prosperity increase we’ll stay out of the EU. If it doesn’t and our standard of living falls below our European rivals I wouldn’t bet against us being back in the E.U. in 15 years. It’s all academic for now. |
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Reply | Manchester Airport Police attack
at 19:54 18 Nov 2024
100% agree with you about it being the will of the people and the right to choose, but that doesn’t mean the statement about making it more difficult for exporters was wrong.
The majority of the people who cast their vote voted to leave and that’s what’s happened, it’s democracy in action. It’s the same as the last GE…….Labour in, Conservatives out - people have to accept it. |
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Reply | The Indy on BlueSky 👍
at 19:42 18 Nov 2024
It’s an alternative to Twitter which people seem to be leaving in droves as they don’t like Musk and what’s been happening there. |
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Reply | 🏴 Autumn internationals
at 20:13 17 Nov 2024
Australia were the best team and deserved to win, but we don’t help ourselves! We made lots from f mistakes gifting them a number of tries. Over and above that, when we eventually managed to work up a head of steam we managed to blow the chance, the 50 /22 kick was high won us an attacking position was thrown away when we lost the line out.
We can criticise Gatland as we did Pivac before him, bu5 the bottom line is that we just aren’t good enough. |
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Reply | Best Sunday carvery
at 20:06 17 Nov 2024
The Bridgend Inn in Llangennech has a good reputation. We went there a couple of months ago, food was very good but it was really busy, far too busy for my liking. |
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Reply | Manchester Airport Police attack
at 18:01 17 Nov 2024
It’s not a case of two tier Keir again, the cases and likely mode of case disposal are completely different, you are comparing apples with pears.
We’d all (well most people would) like to see the Manchester airport case sorted and the offenders Charged and sent down, but it’s going to take a while. |
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Reply | Manchester Airport Police attack
at 17:52 17 Nov 2024
I can see what you’re saying, but in this particular case (assuming it results in the brothers being charged) it’s going to end up n the Crown Court and things like medical records, details of treatments etc will be required for the full file, if the officers aren’t on board and decline to release their medical records it’s going to cause huge issues at Court. |
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Reply | NHS: The return of "targets and terror"?
at 17:33 17 Nov 2024
With the advent of tools like Power BI having detailed and robust data is certainly possible and will provide much more information than before.
HMIC have data which Nablus effective comparisons between police forces and there’s no reason why we can’t have that in the NHS. It doesn’t need to be hospital level, in Wales it could be Health Board level as there only 7 of them. I’d have no issue with some areas receiving less attention, those areas could be subject to reduced scrutiny or thematic inspections and comparisons. The executives and senior managers would be made responsible for delivery, if there are issues in relation to reaching a target then the barriers need to be discussed in an adult way and steps identified to overcome the issues. It wont take Einstein to sort this out, just people who know what they’re doing. |
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Reply | Manchester Airport Police attack
at 16:11 17 Nov 2024
The only thing he’s going is pursuing his own agenda. The police officers were the victims in all this and the case shouldn’t turn in to a political circus. |
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Reply | Would you go all out for Conner Roberts free in the summer?
at 14:51 17 Nov 2024
Connor Roberts is a very good player who is 29 years of age and on a reported £30k per week at Burnley. If there is substance to those figures, then he’s going to want something similar back here to return. Is his position the weak link in the team - I don’t think it is. As much as I’d love to see him in a Swans shirt again, I think there are more pressing areas in need of reinforcing and £1.5m could be better spent elsewhere. |
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