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[Rita_Poon]

Had no clue Laura kuennesburg was a blue

Hahaha, so some of the dislike aint undeserved.

 

[Rita_Poon]

To be fair to @peteblue he didn’t say that and I don’t think that’s what he meant. This more of a Labour whack a mole for him to enjoy after all the years of being on the defensive with Boris & the boys.

That is possibly the most charitable use of that word I've ever seen!

 

[Alan Whittle]

That is possibly the most charitable use of that word I've ever seen!

I meant in terms of numbers really. At times it must have been like Zulu;
“Poons Sir…..Fousands of ‘em!”
Not to say Pete didn’t pot a few of the blighters now and then.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I meant in terms of numbers really. At times it must have been like Zulu;
“Poons Sir…..Fousands of ‘em!”
Not to say Pete didn’t pot a few of the blighters now and then.

 

[peteblue]

Pubs are dying because by and large, the country has changed habits. People stay at home because there is an abundance of entertainment on TVs now, and education on the harms of alcohol are having an impact. For too long bad businesses have been propped up by governments just because they are a pub. The market is still strong enough for many to remain open, just let somebody better at running business take over your pub.

You haven’t a clue do you, come on be honest….

 

[peteblue]

WFH hasn’t helped either.

We are going to let all our staff in the pub to work from home… not sure how that will work out mind, could be a queue at the bar…..

 

[peteblue]

So when the tories are in power, everything wrong with the country is down to Labour, Ukraine, Covid and Labour and when Labour are in power, everything that is wrong is down to Labour.
Think I’m getting the hang of this.

No mate it’s all the fault of Brexit…..

 

[JimmyJeffers]

No mate it’s all the fault of Brexit…..

In will probably take about another 10 years for politicians to start openly admitting what a shitshow that actually was.

 

[peteblue]

You know that across Europe similar issues are being faced?

No mate, VW are closing factories because of Brexit, it's the standard excuse these days……

 

[peteblue]

Just heard Martin Lewis on the WFA payment.

No getting around it, they’ve dropped a proper bollock on this.

It needed more thought.

They had years to think and still screwed it up…bunch of amateurs…..

 

[Rita_Poon]

We are going to let all our staff in the pub to work from home… not sure how that will work out mind, could be a queue at the bar…..

The customers not leaving work and calling in for a swift easy one on their way home.

You daft fart in a bag.

 

[bluestevon]

No mate, VW are closing factories because of Brexit, it's the standard excuse these days……

Kinda doesn't explain the heart of the EU - Germany shutting down factory after factory though does it , unless I somehow missed Deutschexit

 

[Rita_Poon]

Addressing the blood scandal and post office scandal via compensation is to be applauded.

The tory scum couldn't be ar$ed in 14 years. Lest we forget.

Expected this to get a lot more love tbh.

Telling that it hasn't.

 

[peteblue]

Just seen a video of a ‘shepherdess’ in tears about how the budget is completely unfair . A quick google puts her 680 acre farm on the Isle of Bute at around £10m and she’s set the world record for most expensive sheepdog ever sold (approx £19k) . It’s tough to muster too much sympathy to be honest .

I think there are a few issues with all this. Multi-millionaire investors in land who have done so to bypass IHT should be hit. Family owned farms that have been run for generations should not. If my mate were to die, his son who works on the farm, would inherit and would only have a few options, pay IHT by selling land, no doubt to other investors, or sell to builders. Either way the farm gets smaller and workers get paid off…the country loses more available farming land resulting in a lose lose situation…..

 

[Harryflashman]

I think there are a few issues with all this. Multi-millionaire investors in land who have done so to bypass IHT should be hit. Family owned farms that have been run for generations should not. If my mate were to die, his son who works on the farm, would inherit and would only have a few options, pay IHT by selling land, no doubt to other investors, or sell to builders. Either way the farm gets smaller and workers get paid off…the country loses more available farming land resulting in a lose lose situation…..

I said it earlier Pete the problem is the Dyson and the clarksons of this world are to blame for buying huge swathes of land in order to cheat the treasury and simultaneously bemoaning the state of the country .

I also said I could probably be persuaded to agree with exemptions but I’m not clever enough to legislate for that .

Also I can see it’d be a bit hard to swallow if city dweller A leaves £500k and is taxed on the excess of the inheritance tax allowance but farmer B whose estate Is valued at ten times that is exempt .