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Reply | Greg Wallace
at 16:27 1 Dec 2024
What’s the betting he ends up as Reform candidate…. |
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Reply | Farmers
at 21:18 30 Nov 2024
This is what they’re trying to do with this one - closing a loophole.
I don’t think it’s popular per se, more one of the less damaging taxes, comparatively. |
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Reply | Farmers
at 20:59 30 Nov 2024
It if the policy works it should bring the price of land down and it won’t be as much of a temptation to have in the first place,
There will always be ‘losers’ when it comes to tax and choices are always difficult. I see this as less difficult than others is all. |
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Reply | Farmers
at 20:44 30 Nov 2024
Not sure about the wording of the legislation but it has been clumsily communicated.
Why do it? Some of the small minority are very wealthy and it’ll raise some much needed tax take.
It’ll also do some levelling up as outlined earlier. |
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Reply | Farmers
at 20:24 30 Nov 2024
It seems to be part of a bigger push to try and tell us that during a cost of living crisis, the group who need help the most are those who are wealthy.
Just point to the small (relatively) number in that group who aren’t and ask for sympathy.
New figures out yesterday showing record numbers of children are homeless. Very little about this in the news. |
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Reply | Farmers
at 19:30 30 Nov 2024
I think (and hope) that by the time the number of farms affected take on financial advice to final number should be quite small. The knock on effect should be that farmland prices fall and become less attractive to those wanting to use it as a tax break.
The upsides of not means testing taxes are that it’s hard to evade and is easier to administer.
The downside is that there will be some at the lower end who are really hit hard.
See also the removal of the winter fuel allowance. |
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Reply | Farmers
at 17:58 30 Nov 2024
I don’t think it’s really about what will be raised.
It’s more about preventing losses in the future. Clarkson and Dyson are good examples of this. |
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Reply | Farmers
at 12:20 30 Nov 2024
While I totally accept that a small percentage of farmers are going to me hit by IHT and and a relatively small number of pensioners are going to be adversely affected by the WFA cut, I am surprised the level of sympathy given to some of the most well off members of society while others get the short shrift. |
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Reply | Migration into the UK July 2022 - June 2023
at 12:15 30 Nov 2024
I wouldn’t have quite phrased it like that but certainly it’s far more comes now for families to have both parents out to work, often for longer hours and less pay than our European counterparts.
Add into this the practical privatisation of the care industry making in a cash cow for hedge funds (as are children’s homes and SEN schools but that’s a different conversation) and we end up with a perfect storm. |
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Reply | Migration into the UK July 2022 - June 2023
at 10:04 30 Nov 2024
This is turning into the best thread we’ve had on here on immigration.
Lots pointing out the wider issues that need sorting and not purely focussing on small boats. |
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Reply | Meanwhile in London….
at 13:06 29 Nov 2024
I've done very little in Asia so cant compare.
I've done quite a bit of European traveling so I suppose that's my frame of reference.
Multi-weeks in Wuhan? You're not Patient Zero are you?  |
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Reply | Meanwhile in London….
at 10:49 29 Nov 2024
Depends where you're comparing it to. Can you think of a city of 9 million people that's safer?
I'm off there tonight for a show. Really looking forward to it. |
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Reply | Meanwhile in London….
at 22:11 28 Nov 2024
I can think of areas in any city I wouldn’t like to live.
Overall, London is a pretty safe city. Relatively. |
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Reply | Meanwhile in London….
at 22:00 28 Nov 2024
Had a long weekend in Birmingham last year.
Had a good time but was in the centre so didn’t come across much strife.
I like London much more. Just a personal opinion- I’m not trying to sell it to anyone. [Post edited 28 Nov 22:10]
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Reply | Meanwhile in London….
at 21:25 28 Nov 2024
Too fast paced for me to live but that would be the same as any big city.
I agree though, if you put the time in it’s easy to do without spending a fortune. |
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Reply | Meanwhile in London….
at 21:24 28 Nov 2024
Culture, art, food, transport, sports and entertainment, architecture, history etc. Variety really.
And compared to many other European metropolises, safe. [Post edited 28 Nov 21:26]
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Reply | Meanwhile in London….
at 21:21 28 Nov 2024
Love Barcelona too.
Difference for me is that feel much safer in London than I do in Barcelona. |
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Reply | Meanwhile in London….
at 13:44 28 Nov 2024
Counterpoint.
I think its the best city in the world. |
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