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Re: Getting squeezed like a Chippendale’s arse at a hen party – politicalbetting.com
Fair play to the guy. He just wanted to run his post office. He didn’t decide to become a national hero, he was just being shat on by c***s who didn’t care that their software was flawed, had been shown to be flawed and did nothing about it. Arguably without his efforts the scandal would not have even achieved this level of resolution. Mush more needs to be done. Prison time for perjury as a minimum.Sir Alan Bates has received a multi million pound compensation settlement from the PO after his campaigning, as well as the knighthood he got from the KingCue grumbling about wealthy pensioners?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5e723qv0no
Re: Getting squeezed like a Chippendale’s arse at a hen party – politicalbetting.com
RIP Dick Cheney. Whatever you think of his views he was one of the dominant US politicians of the last 50 years. Chief of Staff to President Ford, Defense Secretary under President Bush 41 in the Gulf War and most famously VP to President George W Bush when he was leader of the neocons with Rumsfeld and led the response to 9/11 and orchestrated to War on Terror and invasion of Iraq that removed Saddam. He also was a vocal opponent of Trump and one of the few Republicans brave enough to openly say they were voting for Harris last year
HYUFD
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Re: Getting squeezed like a Chippendale’s arse at a hen party – politicalbetting.com
Catalonia is not in my good books this evening.
I was invited by the very active and quite impressive Catalan investment board to a reception at the Shard to celebrate their winning some sort of global cuisine award. 2 Michelin starred chefs showing off their oeuvre. Speeches etc.
As I have an early flight tomorrow this is the sort of thing I would usually duck out of and get an early night, but the promise of Catalan molecular cuisine was too tempting. 2 hours into the event and the amount of food I’d managed to get hold of was truly molecular. At my hunger nadir I stood through 10 minutes of the chef from one of the restaurants, a place called Miramar, doing a demo of how he dabs tiny blobs of lemon juice on to a very delicious starter, before getting roughly 12 calories of the stuff. I probably burned more off waiting than I consumed.
Maybe they’re just Iberian and the feast will all come out at 11pm. But whatever, I’ve downed a couple of cavas and am now on the way home to eat some leftover pizza from the fridge.
I was invited by the very active and quite impressive Catalan investment board to a reception at the Shard to celebrate their winning some sort of global cuisine award. 2 Michelin starred chefs showing off their oeuvre. Speeches etc.
As I have an early flight tomorrow this is the sort of thing I would usually duck out of and get an early night, but the promise of Catalan molecular cuisine was too tempting. 2 hours into the event and the amount of food I’d managed to get hold of was truly molecular. At my hunger nadir I stood through 10 minutes of the chef from one of the restaurants, a place called Miramar, doing a demo of how he dabs tiny blobs of lemon juice on to a very delicious starter, before getting roughly 12 calories of the stuff. I probably burned more off waiting than I consumed.
Maybe they’re just Iberian and the feast will all come out at 11pm. But whatever, I’ve downed a couple of cavas and am now on the way home to eat some leftover pizza from the fridge.
MelonB
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Re: Getting squeezed like a Chippendale’s arse at a hen party – politicalbetting.com
Having had a think about it today I believe the government are going to raise income tax by 2% in each bracket to 22%, 42% and 47% but at the same time cut NI by 2% to 6% and drop the 2% rate for higher threshold earners.
That maintains the manifesto commitment to not raise tax on working people but it does raise about £8-10bn per two points. If they were to phase NI down to 0% by 2029 that raises £30-35bn per year which I think will appeal to them since landlords and old people aren't going to vote Labour anyway. It will give them a solid pre-election warchest to pump up public spending, benefits and other payroll voters to buy back enough votes to avoid a wipeout.
It will be presented as tax neutral for working people and therefore not technically break the manifesto pledge just as they said the NI rise didn't. I'm not sure that the public will buy it but it keeps the plates spinning for the government and avoids a very costly tax rise like VAT or raising tax on business which will cause a slowdown in the economy. Indeed raising income tax will probably cause a drop in inflation allowing interest rates and bond yields to drop faster.
That maintains the manifesto commitment to not raise tax on working people but it does raise about £8-10bn per two points. If they were to phase NI down to 0% by 2029 that raises £30-35bn per year which I think will appeal to them since landlords and old people aren't going to vote Labour anyway. It will give them a solid pre-election warchest to pump up public spending, benefits and other payroll voters to buy back enough votes to avoid a wipeout.
It will be presented as tax neutral for working people and therefore not technically break the manifesto pledge just as they said the NI rise didn't. I'm not sure that the public will buy it but it keeps the plates spinning for the government and avoids a very costly tax rise like VAT or raising tax on business which will cause a slowdown in the economy. Indeed raising income tax will probably cause a drop in inflation allowing interest rates and bond yields to drop faster.
MaxPB
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Re: Why I think Scotland will not vote for independence – politicalbetting.com
Evening luv:Of course Forbes doesn't want any discussion about it. The SNP answer to everything broken is Independence. Can't see an NHS dentist today? Take heart as your teeth rot, for one day we will have independence and then you can have a dentist.More bollox, you think that england is Utopia full of shiny implants for the peasants, give your head a wobble FFS.
How will Scotland pay for that dentist you ask? UNIONIST!!!
I look forward to seeing more doors slammed in SNP faces as the campaign gets going. They tried the INDEPENDENCE argument last year and got scunnered. And seemingly the strategy next year is the same. Marvellous stuff.
1) Its not bollox. Its a demonstrable fact that the SNP lost 40% of its vote and was crushed down to 9 seats. Its also a demonstrable fact that they put independence literally on page 1 of their manifesto as the central issue. And I watched doors slammed in their faces. As reflected in the vote they retained
2) I've said nothing about England, which is worse than Scotland
3) its not my fault the SNP are this shit, is it?
Re: Getting squeezed like a Chippendale’s arse at a hen party – politicalbetting.com
@joxley.jmoxley.co.uk
Not sure who will win out in the New York mayoralty, but I'm hearing some *very* confident noises from Susan Hall's team.
Not sure who will win out in the New York mayoralty, but I'm hearing some *very* confident noises from Susan Hall's team.
Scott_xP
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Re: The Mid-Mid-Terms – politicalbetting.com
So, I think @SandyRentool is right to trumpet hydrogren as a fuel source.
He's right.
Humanity should take advantage of a giant hydrogen fusion plant, situated suitably off planet, and use the energy it generates via some form of transfer over the visible (and invisible) light spectrum.
We should then capture this energy in various ways: perhaps using some method to lock the energy up in chemical bonds, or perhaps using the impact of it heating gases, causing them to expand (and therefore move around...) perhaps we could use some form of propeller system to turn that into electricity. It may even be possible to capture the energy even more directly, using some form of 'panel'.
I realise this all sounds like science fiction, but hydrogren power is possible.
He's right.
Humanity should take advantage of a giant hydrogen fusion plant, situated suitably off planet, and use the energy it generates via some form of transfer over the visible (and invisible) light spectrum.
We should then capture this energy in various ways: perhaps using some method to lock the energy up in chemical bonds, or perhaps using the impact of it heating gases, causing them to expand (and therefore move around...) perhaps we could use some form of propeller system to turn that into electricity. It may even be possible to capture the energy even more directly, using some form of 'panel'.
I realise this all sounds like science fiction, but hydrogren power is possible.
rcs1000
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Re: The Mid-Mid-Terms – politicalbetting.com
Virtually all of the useless commentary is on taxes.
The fundamental thing is that government spending is too high.
Bringing that should be target number one
The fundamental thing is that government spending is too high.
Bringing that should be target number one
geoffw
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Re: The Mid-Mid-Terms – politicalbetting.com
Not just online.I’ve already seen on Twitter that it was a staged attack to make illegals (sic) look good.Algerian immigrant. Those people on X are total scumbags.
A rail worker credited with saving multiple lives during a mass stabbing on a train has been named as Samir Zitouni.
The 48-year-old's actions on the Doncaster to London King's Cross service on Saturday evening were described as "nothing short of heroic".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxr4qn6d66o
I’m from Sri Lankan heritage.
I commanded submarines for the Royal Navy.
I’ve served this country almost my entire adult life.
And in the last year, I’ve been challenged directly about my skin colour in the UK.
Never happened since the 1970's and 80's...
..Has Britain suddenly become racist?
I don’t think so.
I think pressure, politics, and online rage are dragging old ideas to the surface.
Fear is being weaponised.
Division is easy currency.
https://x.com/SSN14CO/status/1985299647774990358
Nigelb
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Re: The Mid-Mid-Terms – politicalbetting.com
Something uplifting for a change:
Cambridgeshire stabbing attack: ‘heroic’ train worker praised for saving passengers’ lives
LNER employee Samir Zitouni, who was hospitalised after Saturday’s incident, hailed by police for ‘incredibly brave’ actions
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/04/cambridgeshire-stabbing-attack-hero-train-worker-samir-zitouni-praised
Cambridgeshire stabbing attack: ‘heroic’ train worker praised for saving passengers’ lives
LNER employee Samir Zitouni, who was hospitalised after Saturday’s incident, hailed by police for ‘incredibly brave’ actions
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/04/cambridgeshire-stabbing-attack-hero-train-worker-samir-zitouni-praised
