Phil xxkr

Here, have a couple of paracetamol, you'll feel better in the morning. 🍻

Final word? Is that you acknowledging your position being one of a definite possibility of a very firm maybe. 😅

I believe this was attributed to Mark Twain "Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." 😎

We need to change our thinking. Tony blier used the term "new Labour" to distance themselves from "old Labour". We need to think the same. Today's Labour is no longer the representive of unionised people working in pits, factories and manual work, they are in decline. No, they are now the party of the Public Sector, that's who they represent now. They should be called the TPSP (Not TSP🙂). The Public Sector Party 🤠. Once you get that image in your head victims of the various budget sequestrations becomes more understandable as not one of the front bench have ever been tainted from working in the private sector.

Think of Chaos Theory Malc, you know, a butterfly's wing flapping in Brazil 🤔. Should you go ahead you may well ruin the economy of third world 🤗

But that's because if you are working you will by default getting less. From the OBR October forecast post budget ; "Real earnings growth is around 2½ per cent in 2024, but then falls to around zero in 2026 and 2027. Real wages are around 1½ per cent higher than our March forecast in 2028, despite being lowered by around ½ a per cent due to Budget policies, due to a higher starting point." Taken with a backdrop of rising prices the young strivers in this country are in for a" character building " tough 36 months or so. Forget s****y cars and holidays just make sure your hatches are watertight! it may however make the cries of intergenerational unfairness even more strident. ☹️🤑🤔

Unless your alter ego is Alex Gerko probably not 😅

Costco have Michelin tyres 👍

As with no VAT increase? . By definition increasing inflation (as admitted) will increase the vat contribution on a lot of items. Yet another disingenuous statement.

Two things chaps, firstly, financial analysis is going on rest assured reccomendations will be forthcoming from very smart people. Secondly, this "Pol-Pot lite" regime has a finite life. Read Charriere's bio "Papillon" for the definition of a hard life but turns out right in the end. 😎

I thought janitorial duties had been outsourced? 😅

Yes Malc, the whole things unravelling at a pace. Here's a comment from a friend whose family own an award winning olive oil business in Greece, "Hi Phil, the sad truth is that farmers all over Europe are being attacked. This government appears to be following the same agenda by introducing this cruel, unethical tax. It's clear that there's a systematic effort to take control of the food supply chain and this is another step to achieving this goal. As farmers did in the Netherlands, Italy, France and Greece, I really hope farmers here get organised and get out and protest. If anything, it'll help spread awareness and get the public on their side." It's hard not to conclude that this is out of the Marxist handbook first control food then the means of production then the people. 😱

Good lawd Linas, I dearly wish I had your lack of foresight, I could sleep more soundly and wake up happier. 🤯

Agricultural property relief (APR) and business property relief (BPR) saw a significant reform in the Budget announcement. The current 100% rate of relief will only extend to the first £1 million of combined agricultural and business property in excess of all existing nil-rate bands and exemptions. The rate of relief for qualifying property in excess of £1 million has reduced to 50%. In addition, in all circumstances for shares designated as “not listed” on a recognised stock exchange such as AIM, the rate of business property relief available will reduce from 100% to 50%. So quite different from a Ltd company. It may well be Trusts are the way forward to protect the integrity of the holding. Incidentally, 1 mn pounds is unlikely to get you 100 acres let alone a house - utterly unworkable.

Here in Derbyshire that's a familiar story, if it's not solar it's houses or "rewilding" leaving not one square foot of productive land for people or animals. The consequences are inevitable and very very gloomy for both farmers and consumers alike 🙁

Comment from a local farmer, "One thing is for sure there will be no tenant or smaller family farms left under the current government". So if you think car tax going up is expensive wait till you see food prices! 😱

I think it will start with Motor homes.

They should have spoken with you beforehand or at least the FSB. If you live in a rural community like me there just may be a bright spot here concerning solar panel farms if you are contesting one near you. Changes to the hereditary tax position for farms means if you are unable to pay the death duties your only option is to sell up. But who is going to buy land with a Solar farm on it other than the energy companies or hedge funds at a knock-down price.? Being cynical it's a very cute way of supporting the net zero lunatics. ☹️

Well, well informed, educated, discerning and upstanding members of the LOC what do we reckon?

It wasn't an argument, it was a contemplation on the future for young people and free expressions. If it were not a threat then what would be the purpose of; >The appointment a Director of Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom to the Office for Students (OfS), whom students and academics can complain to if they believe their speech rights under the Higher Education Act 2023 have been breached. This act received Royal Assent recently but has now been paused by Labour. >The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill gradually making its way through parliament. It gives the police powers to restrict or forbid a demonstration that “may cause” persons in the vicinity “to suffer serious unease, alarm or distress” Define that if you will. >Toby Young's Freedom of Speech Union very active and successfully defending free speech cases >Mayour Tousi, YouTuber with 700,000 subscribers promoting honest open free speech. And here are two external comments, "At least 83 governments worldwide have used the Covid-19 pandemic to justify violating the exercise of free speech and peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities have attacked, detained, prosecuted, and in some cases killed critics, broken up peaceful protests, closed media outlets, and enacted vague laws criminalizing speech that they claim threatens public health. The victims include journalists, activists, healthcare workers, political opposition groups, and others who have criticized government responses to the coronavirus. (Human Rights Watch) Quote, "For years, I have been writing about the decline of free speech in the United Kingdom and the steady stream of arrests.A man was convicted for sending a tweet while drunk referring to dead soldiers. Another was arrested for an anti-police t-shirt. Another was arrested for calling the Irish boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend a “leprechaun.” Yet another was arrested for singing “Kung Fu Fighting.” A teenager was arrested for protesting outside of a Scientology center with a sign calling the religion a “cult.”Last year, Nicholas Brock, 52, was convicted of a thought crime in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The neo-Nazi was given a four-year sentence for what the court called his “toxic ideology” based on the contents of the home he shared with his mother in Maidenhead, Berkshire." (Jonathan Turley American Legal authority) It was unthinkable just a few years ago to see people have their freedoms taken away for what they wrote said or thought but not now welcome George Orwell

It may well be you won't need prescriptions look at this from Streeting. " The Health Secretary warned the additional funding set to be announced in Labour’s first Budget is unlikely to deliver major improvements and will not prevent patients dying while waiting for care this winter. Speaking at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south London, yesterday, he said there is ‘no magic wand’ and warned the NHS will still face ‘real problems’ in the coming months." So there we have it! The assessment of 4k deaths as a consequence of WFP withdrawal can be safely subsumed into overall numbers and blamed on insufficient NHS funding due to the 14 years of Tory mis management. I'm really not sure where we go from here but it's all quite depressing thinking about the future for young people and the way they will be manipulated by having no freedom of expression. 😕

Now that's a spark plug!

I thawt that also 🤣

Quite right! I personally know a GP who managed the oil rigs a few years ago off Scotland. Apparently the record is/was a frozen chicken 🍗🤣

Makes a lot of sense John. What is more likely is move eligibility in line with retirement age. This of course would add costs to those over sixty years old but not technically a tax, cunning eh?