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Sorry Iain you’ve got this wrong – politicalbetting.com
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The BBC TV 6pm news led on Matt Hancock???? I get that it's amusing, a glorified diary story or second order story about the curious antics of an MP. But it isn't anything like the most important thing that happened in Britain today, and then there's Ukraine and so on.
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Was Hancock really the lead story on the Six O'Clock News? That is ridiculous.
As a backbencher, it deserves to be covered in the news (partly so that his constituents can make their own minds up about whether they want him eating kangaroo penis whilst he’s supposed to be doing his day job), but top story does seem excessive IMHO.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/01/huge-planet-killer-asteroid-discovered-and-its-heading-our-way
The constitution says he lost. So, by inference he accepts he has.
If he follows the constitution he'll vacate office on Jan 1st.
Im not sure hes calmed the waters though, and thats probably exactly as planned
Does that refer to those who are saying they'll vote Labour/Conservative or those who voted that way at the last election?
Gormless twonks
It's what sells hits, viewings and sales.
Israel
https://13tv.co.il/live/
https://votes25.bechirot.gov.il/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Israeli_legislative_election
Unlike Denmark which will probably finish counting in 3-4 hours after poll closing, Israel counts slowly and we aren't likely to get any results for a while.
UPDATE: exit polls giving Right bloc 61-62/120 seats so looking like a return for Bibi.
Thanks,
DC
Included in the tasks will be eating various parts of animal anatomy, one could say he has had plenty of practice on that already in the office of the Health Secretary during the lockdown with Gina but we won't go too much into that given this is a serious political site!
Boris Johnson will address a cryptocurrency conference in Singapore next month as he forges a post-prime ministerial speaking career.
Having failed to secure a second stint in Downing Street, Johnson will be the featured keynote speaker at the International Symposium on Blockchain Advancements on December 2. He remains the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip and the event will take place while parliament is sitting.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-to-speak-at-singapore-cryptocurrency-conference-w5kt7rn2g
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Edit - even better, a loitering about browsing then prosecco lunchies tax.
Man i think Ive solved it!
From the start, the problems and dangers the Rwanda policy offered the Tory party was never how popular the policy was with the public, the problem was how unpopular it would be with the public when it didn’t work, and collapsed into a costly fiasco.
Sam Tarry was sacked by Starmer for making up Labour policy on the hoof, so as Sievella is still in post we have to believe she spoke for Rishi’s Sunak’s whole government when talking about “The Invasion” yesterday, and Rwanda is currently the most well known untried response to that Invasion. But they’ve kept Rwanda policy away from the HoC, except for one debate and non vote, as it was clear from the debate a strong majority of Tory backbenchers would not vote for it, simply because they didn’t get assurances it would work or how much the gamble of it working would cost.
In fact Patel told the house she could share neither costs nor time frames for the policy working, because revealing that would play into the hands of the traffickers.
Numerous studies have shown the optimality of pursuing this strategy while reducing the tax burden on the merely well off.
Sunak would earn a lot of credit if he made the suspension permanent - so Hancock can't stand as Con candidate at the next GE.
No doubt people would say that is too harsh - but never mind - Sunak could say he is doing things differently and this behaviour is not acceptable. And it would cut through with the public as IAC is very high profile.
As only a Man could.
Being serious for a second, what are property taxes, and why haven’t they been tried in this situation. Yet.
Lord Willetts to me, David Willetts to you, is proposing a proportional property tax.
How do PBers feel about paying the good lords proportional property tax?
https://fairershare.org.uk/property-tax-would-bridge-the-wealth-gap-between-ages-lord-willetts/
It looks OK frankly as a tax raising idea, but my biggest concern is renters make no financial contribution whatsoever to their local services.
Why can't he just quit and seek to influence things from the sidelines like Farage? He's probably be better at it, now Brexit has already occurred.
If Sunak does “PROPER DEATH TAX” like he done proper windfall tax, the government will end up paying the dead.
Besides, Sunak has just assumed office and is laying down the law.
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/live-foelg-folketingsvalget-2022
A property tax is a proxy for a wealth tax. In many ways it's easier and fairer to tax property than other forms of wealth, since property cannot be squirrelled away offshore and UK property owned by non-doms would also be taxable.
Disadvantages are: property is illiquid so it may not be easy for property rich, income poor individuals to find the tax. The other issue is agreeing an accurate valuation.
Both of these issues are easily solvable, e.g.: Allow the owner to 'pay' the tax by placing a charge on the property to be settled when the property is sold or on death. For valuations, default the value to the last sale price uprated by the relevant property or land price index, allowing the owner to request (and pay for) an official valuation.
I'm in favour, even though it will cost me.
I'm not full of ire, I'm just surprised this particular new information is felt to be of such interest. I mean, a former minister suspended, but not even for a scandalous or criminal reason?
And sticking to "what's new" however trivial it is tends to downplay other serious stuff that's developing more slowly, such as a genocidal war in Europe.
Question is are they going to withdraw the whip from other truants, including you know who?
The Guardian has seen documents, marked “official sensitive”, which warn that in a “reasonable worst-case scenario” all sectors including transport, food and water supply, communications and energy could be “severely disrupted” for up to a week.
Filling your pockets is what people expect of a few, so long as they are theoretically on hand to deal with MP stuff if needed.
He used to specialise in a gormless gaze when dressing up for photo-stunts in anything science or tech.
Or perhaps he could get something ghostwritten by his old friend Arcuri.
https://twitter.com/RobDotHutton/status/1583861207815319552
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Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has broken the silence he had maintained since being defeated in Sunday's presidential election.
He thanked voters who had cast their ballots for him but did not acknowledge defeat.
But he did not contest the result either, as some had feared he would
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-63451860
I have managed to keep my heating off into November, although I have noticed that, although it is still 19 degrees indoors, with the wetter and cooler weather outside it actually feels colder indoors than it did.
"They were right."
I'd say an acknowledgement the state cannot fix everything and people need to take their own steps would be a good thing.
So why the difference between PB widely supporting property tax, but government not acting on our recommendation?
How do you see the chances of this months budget including property tax’s?
He told MPs he will support Sunak and the new govt
BUT he also said he will seek to ‘protect his legacy’ on Ukraine, Brexit, levelling up & the 2019 manifesto
https://twitter.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1587550739680854017
So, the government will last about nine months until something happens to one of the 61.
There aren't many better arguments for FPTP than Israel.