It will be a little known fact that in advertising and allied services the UK punches well above its weight. Such is the reputation of the industry that it 's fair to say the sun never sets where British technicians and creatives aren't working. I myself have shot for for over 30 countries. Reputations count for a lot and hailing from the the first 'go to' country when a client is looking to shoot an ad is a huge advantage.
I heard this week that a large Japanese agency who were about to buy a small UK hot shop have pulled out. The reason given were worries the UK might lose some of its pan European business.
In 1982 when Colin Welland picked up the Oscar for 'Chariots of Fire' he famously (and presciently)) said "The British are Coming!". Well they came and thanks to the morons in Hartlepool it looks like they're now going.
Those people in Hartlepool who actually live in this county must be crying themselves to sleep at problems for jet setting ad execs! This is almost as laughable as the People’s vote moaning about museum collections yesterday. If I had not seen you post here for years I would think you were a parody.
It's the jet setting ad execs' taxes that are paying the Hartlepudlians' benefits though.
It will be a little known fact that in advertising and allied services the UK punches well above its weight. Such is the reputation of the industry that it 's fair to say the sun never sets where British technicians and creatives aren't working. I myself have shot for for over 30 countries. Reputations count for a lot and hailing from the the first 'go to' country when a client is looking to shoot an ad is a huge advantage.
I heard this week that a large Japanese agency who were about to buy a small UK hot shop have pulled out. The reason given were worries the UK might lose some of its pan European business.
In 1982 when Colin Welland picked up the Oscar for 'Chariots of Fire' he famously (and presciently)) said "The British are Coming!". Well they came and thanks to the morons in Hartlepool it looks like they're now going.
What is a "hot shop" ?
Ad agencies are often called 'shops' and 'hot' is used to mean creative so generally small creative agencies as opposed to the more traditional large agencies.
It will be a little known fact that in advertising and allied services the UK punches well above its weight. Such is the reputation of the industry that it 's fair to say the sun never sets where British technicians and creatives aren't working. I myself have shot for for over 30 countries. Reputations count for a lot and hailing from the the first 'go to' country when a client is looking to shoot an ad is a huge advantage.
I heard this week that a large Japanese agency who were about to buy a small UK hot shop have pulled out. The reason given were worries the UK might lose some of its pan European business.
In 1982 when Colin Welland picked up the Oscar for 'Chariots of Fire' he famously (and presciently)) said "The British are Coming!". Well they came and thanks to the morons in Hartlepool it looks like they're now going.
Those people in Hartlepool who actually live in this county must be crying themselves to sleep at problems for jet setting ad execs! This is almost as laughable as the People’s vote moaning about museum collections yesterday. If I had not seen you post here for years I would think you were a parody...
Don't expect any prosecutions, if any, for five years.
Aaron Banks has never struck me as the sharpest tool in the box but I would be very surprised if his Isle of Man company did not lend the money to himself so that he could then lend it to others. Provided he has the paperwork to establish that chain I really don't think where he got the money to lend is likely to be here or there. That would only be the case if he was a man of straw or nominee making it a paper transaction and I find it hard to believe that anyone would seriously suggest that.
Can't stand the man. He occupies a similar level of loathing reserved for Nigel Farge. That pairing probably cost the Leave campaign votes - for people not wanting to be on the same side as them.
That said, there was a spectacular amount of guilty-until-proven-innocent by Sarah Montague on WatO. She seemed not to understand the basic concept that it was was for prosecutors to show that any money used by Banks for Leave was dodgy.
Don't expect any prosecutions, if any, for five years.
Aaron Banks has never struck me as the sharpest tool in the box but I would be very surprised if his Isle of Man company did not lend the money to himself so that he could then lend it to others. Provided he has the paperwork to establish that chain I really don't think where he got the money to lend is likely to be here or there. That would only be the case if he was a man of straw or nominee making it a paper transaction and I find it hard to believe that anyone would seriously suggest that.
Can't stand the man. He occupies a similar level of loathing reserved for Nigel Farge. That pairing probably cost the Leave campaign votes - for people not wanting to be on the same side as them.
That said, there was a spectacular amount of guilty-until-proven-innocent by Sarah Montague on WatO. She seemed not to understand the basic concept that it was was for prosecutors to show that any money used by Banks for Leave was dodgy.
I agree that without Banks and probably Farage Leave would have won more easily. They were not happy bed fellows for many, including myself.
It will be a little known fact that in advertising and allied services the UK punches well above its weight. Such is the reputation of the industry that it 's fair to say the sun never sets where British technicians and creatives aren't working. I myself have shot for for over 30 countries. Reputations count for a lot and hailing from the the first 'go to' country when a client is looking to shoot an ad is a huge advantage.
I heard this week that a large Japanese agency who were about to buy a small UK hot shop have pulled out. The reason given were worries the UK might lose some of its pan European business.
In 1982 when Colin Welland picked up the Oscar for 'Chariots of Fire' he famously (and presciently)) said "The British are Coming!". Well they came and thanks to the morons in Hartlepool it looks like they're now going.
Those people in Hartlepool who actually live in this county must be crying themselves to sleep at problems for jet setting ad execs! This is almost as laughable as the People’s vote moaning about museum collections yesterday. If I had not seen you post here for years I would think you were a parody.
It's the jet setting ad execs' taxes that are paying the Hartlepudlians' benefits though.
Is it? Or are they using tax efficient wheezes to get out if paying tax?
Don't expect any prosecutions, if any, for five years.
Aaron Banks has never struck me as the sharpest tool in the box but I would be very surprised if his Isle of Man company did not lend the money to himself so that he could then lend it to others. Provided he has the paperwork to establish that chain I really don't think where he got the money to lend is likely to be here or there. That would only be the case if he was a man of straw or nominee making it a paper transaction and I find it hard to believe that anyone would seriously suggest that.
Can't stand the man. He occupies a similar level of loathing reserved for Nigel Farge. That pairing probably cost the Leave campaign votes - for people not wanting to be on the same side as them.
That said, there was a spectacular amount of guilty-until-proven-innocent by Sarah Montague on WatO. She seemed not to understand the basic concept that it was was for prosecutors to show that any money used by Banks for Leave was dodgy.
I agree that without Banks and probably Farage Leave would have won more easily. They were not happy bed fellows for many, including myself.
I completely disagree with this. Leave.EU brought an essential element of the Leave coalition on board that otherwise would not have bothered to vote.
It will be a little known fact that in advertising and allied services the UK punches well above its weight. Such is the reputation of the industry that it 's fair to say the sun never sets where British technicians and creatives aren't working. I myself have shot for for over 30 countries. Reputations count for a lot and hailing from the the first 'go to' country when a client is looking to shoot an ad is a huge advantage.
I heard this week that a large Japanese agency who were about to buy a small UK hot shop have pulled out. The reason given were worries the UK might lose some of its pan European business.
In 1982 when Colin Welland picked up the Oscar for 'Chariots of Fire' he famously (and presciently)) said "The British are Coming!". Well they came and thanks to the morons in Hartlepool it looks like they're now going.
Those people in Hartlepool who actually live in this county must be crying themselves to sleep at problems for jet setting ad execs! This is almost as laughable as the People’s vote moaning about museum collections yesterday. If I had not seen you post here for years I would think you were a parody...
It will be a little known fact that in advertising and allied services the UK punches well above its weight. Such is the reputation of the industry that it 's fair to say the sun never sets where British technicians and creatives aren't working. I myself have shot for for over 30 countries. Reputations count for a lot and hailing from the the first 'go to' country when a client is looking to shoot an ad is a huge advantage.
I heard this week that a large Japanese agency who were about to buy a small UK hot shop have pulled out. The reason given were worries the UK might lose some of its pan European business.
In 1982 when Colin Welland picked up the Oscar for 'Chariots of Fire' he famously (and presciently)) said "The British are Coming!". Well they came and thanks to the morons in Hartlepool it looks like they're now going.
Those people in Hartlepool who actually live in this county must be crying themselves to sleep at problems for jet setting ad execs! This is almost as laughable as the People’s vote moaning about museum collections yesterday. If I had not seen you post here for years I would think you were a parody.
It's the jet setting ad execs' taxes that are paying the Hartlepudlians' benefits though.
Is it? Or are they using tax efficient wheezes to get out if paying tax?
Yeah, you're probably right, but the PBI that work for them do pay tax. I know I did when I worked for an online agency and in adtech.
... there may be those looking out at High Streets with a dozen or more betting shops who might argue three or four less would be no bad thing.
Afternoon.
Some of the stories that you hear about gambling addiction are horrendous and I feel that the expansion of gambling created by New Labour was one of their more damming errors in government.
Don't expect any prosecutions, if any, for five years.
Aaron Banks has never struck me as the sharpest tool in the box but I would be very surprised if his Isle of Man company did not lend the money to himself so that he could then lend it to others. Provided he has the paperwork to establish that chain I really don't think where he got the money to lend is likely to be here or there. That would only be the case if he was a man of straw or nominee making it a paper transaction and I find it hard to believe that anyone would seriously suggest that.
Can't stand the man. He occupies a similar level of loathing reserved for Nigel Farge. That pairing probably cost the Leave campaign votes - for people not wanting to be on the same side as them.
That said, there was a spectacular amount of guilty-until-proven-innocent by Sarah Montague on WatO. She seemed not to understand the basic concept that it was was for prosecutors to show that any money used by Banks for Leave was dodgy.
I agree that without Banks and probably Farage Leave would have won more easily. They were not happy bed fellows for many, including myself.
I completely disagree with this. Leave.EU brought an essential element of the Leave coalition on board that otherwise would not have bothered to vote.
They will have brought on some but at the cost of others, notably Cameroons.
It will be a little known fact that in advertising and allied services the UK punches well above its weight. Such is the reputation of the industry that it 's fair to say the sun never sets where British technicians and creatives aren't working. I myself have shot for for over 30 countries. Reputations count for a lot and hailing from the the first 'go to' country when a client is looking to shoot an ad is a huge advantage.
I heard this week that a large Japanese agency who were about to buy a small UK hot shop have pulled out. The reason given were worries the UK might lose some of its pan European business.
In 1982 when Colin Welland picked up the Oscar for 'Chariots of Fire' he famously (and presciently)) said "The British are Coming!". Well they came and thanks to the morons in Hartlepool it looks like they're now going.
Those people in Hartlepool who actually live in this county must be crying themselves to sleep at problems for jet setting ad execs! This is almost as laughable as the People’s vote moaning about museum collections yesterday. If I had not seen you post here for years I would think you were a parody.
It's the jet setting ad execs' taxes that are paying the Hartlepudlians' benefits though.
Is it? Or are they using tax efficient wheezes to get out if paying tax?
Yeah, you're probably right, but the PBI that work for them do pay tax. I know I did when I worked for an online agency and in adtech.
Probably. But someone who thinks that their jetsetting trumps the "little people" in 'Hartlepool' probably regards tax as for the "little people" too.
Note the increase in the Bundestag to 815 to allow for more representation so you need 408 for a majority.
815? Is the undisputed title of the most lunatic legislature in Europe held by the HoL finally coming under threat? Time to appoint more nutters. Its not like we are short of them.
It will be a little known fact that in advertising and allied services the UK punches well above its weight. Such is the reputation of the industry that it 's fair to say the sun never sets where British technicians and creatives aren't working. I myself have shot for for over 30 countries. Reputations count for a lot and hailing from the the first 'go to' country when a client is looking to shoot an ad is a huge advantage.
I heard this week that a large Japanese agency who were about to buy a small UK hot shop have pulled out. The reason given were worries the UK might lose some of its pan European business.
In 1982 when Colin Welland picked up the Oscar for 'Chariots of Fire' he famously (and presciently)) said "The British are Coming!". Well they came and thanks to the morons in Hartlepool it looks like they're now going.
Those people in Hartlepool who actually live in this county must be crying themselves to sleep at problems for jet setting ad execs! This is almost as laughable as the People’s vote moaning about museum collections yesterday. If I had not seen you post here for years I would think you were a parody.
It's the jet setting ad execs' taxes that are paying the Hartlepudlians' benefits though.
Is it? Or are they using tax efficient wheezes to get out if paying tax?
Yeah, you're probably right, but the PBI that work for them do pay tax. I know I did when I worked for an online agency and in adtech.
Probably. But someone who thinks that their jetsetting trumps the "little people" in 'Hartlepool' probably regards tax as for the "little people" too.
The point remains that industries like these that are going to be clobbered by Brexit pay for a big chunk of Leave-voting communities' income.
Note the increase in the Bundestag to 815 to allow for more representation so you need 408 for a majority.
815? Is the undisputed title of the most lunatic legislature in Europe held by the HoL finally coming under threat? Time to appoint more nutters. Its not like we are short of them.
It has a hundred more seats because of the vote distribution, or did they increase the number of constituencies?
You have six party groupings all comfortably clearing the 5% threshold and all within (roughly) the range of 10-25% so it's perfectly piossible under the German system to have more seats awarded on the "top up". The Hessen Landtag went from 109 to 137 for the same reason after last Sunday's result.
Incredibly, the Greens finished second outpolling the SPD by just 94 votes. The CDU/Green Coalition won 69 (CDU 40, Green 29) so can in theory continue with a 1-seat majority.
I've not heard if that is what will happen or whether any other coalition options are being explored in Hesse.
It has a hundred more seats because of the vote distribution, or did they increase the number of constituencies?
You have six party groupings all comfortably clearing the 5% threshold and all within (roughly) the range of 10-25% so it's perfectly piossible under the German system to have more seats awarded on the "top up". The Hessen Landtag went from 109 to 137 for the same reason after last Sunday's result.
Incredibly, the Greens finished second outpolling the SPD by just 94 votes. The CDU/Green Coalition won 69 (CDU 40, Green 29) so can in theory continue with a 1-seat majority.
I've not heard if that is what will happen or whether any other coalition options are being explored in Hesse.
The FOBT reduction is possibly the only issue that could bring all the non-Conservative parties including the DUP into the same lobby (and quite a few Conservatives too it would seem).
How does May climb down ? I know the budget being amended isn't quite a confidence motion, but it's damned close.
Not really, it happens quite often. A famous example was Ken Clarke being forced to backtrack on increasing VAT on domestic fuel. There were also U-turns on the National Insurance change last year, and by Osborne on the stupid opposition to the 'pasty tax'.
Note the increase in the Bundestag to 815 to allow for more representation so you need 408 for a majority.
It has a hundred more seats because of the vote distribution, or did they increase the number of constituencies?
The vote distribution. It looks like the more split the vote - and so the less proportional FPTP becomes, the more seats have to be added to even it out.
It's not just Tracy Crouch who feels strongly on this, so that's a silly way of Paul Brand to describe it. It the government backs down (which I think is likely) it will be because they were going to lose an amendment on it.
As for the lost tax, it's peanuts in the overall scheme of things. The bigger issue is how quickly the bookies can amend the software, but they've had plenty of warning.
How does May climb down ? I know the budget being amended isn't quite a confidence motion, but it's damned close.
Not really, it happens quite often. A famous example was Ken Clarke being forced to backtrack on increasing VAT on domestic fuel. There were also U-turns on the National Insurance change last year, and by Osborne on the stupid opposition to the 'pasty tax'.
Isn't a backdown on something in the budget become a bit of a perennial event now?
Last year was the proposed NI changes for the self-employed. Who can forget pasty tax?
A six month delay on a change being cancelled will if swiftly retreated on be soon forgotten amongst those. The longer a retreat is postponed, especially if a resignation happens first, the more damage it will do.
It will be a little known fact that in advertising and allied services the UK punches well above its weight. Such is the reputation of the industry that it 's fair to say the sun never sets where British technicians and creatives aren't working. I myself have shot for for over 30 countries. Reputations count for a lot and hailing from the the first 'go to' country when a client is looking to shoot an ad is a huge advantage.
I heard this week that a large Japanese agency who were about to buy a small UK hot shop have pulled out. The reason given were worries the UK might lose some of its pan European business.
In 1982 when Colin Welland picked up the Oscar for 'Chariots of Fire' he famously (and presciently)) said "The British are Coming!". Well they came and thanks to the morons in Hartlepool it looks like they're now going.
Is it just me or is a 15% tax on online gambling quite low? Why should online gambling be less-taxed than VAT? Or even Machine Game Duty or other comparable taxes?
How does May climb down ? I know the budget being amended isn't quite a confidence motion, but it's damned close.
Not really, it happens quite often. A famous example was Ken Clarke being forced to backtrack on increasing VAT on domestic fuel. There were also U-turns on the National Insurance change last year, and by Osborne on the stupid opposition to the 'pasty tax'.
Isn't a backdown on something in the budget become a bit of a perennial event now?
Last year was the proposed NI changes for the self-employed. Who can forget pasty tax?
A six month delay on a change being cancelled will if swiftly retreated on be soon forgotten amongst those. The longer a retreat is postponed, especially if a resignation happens first, the more damage it will do.
Yes, it can be framed as the government listening to parliament. In this particular case especially, I don't see it being damaging. It's not as though the bookies have many friends. It would probably be more damaging to persist with it.
Arron Banks's spectacular whataboutery involving George Soros shows (a) that he is a deeply odious berk and (b) that he is concerned this is going somewhere so he is laying an irrelevant and false trail.
@alastairmeeks. Before I forget, your article yesterday was really good. I didn’t do as well as you on the quiz!
Never say never but I would be surprised if had done anything wrong. The answer is a the guy is deeply odious - he lives very near me and has a large number of charity gromit (Wallace and gromit) statues outside the front of his house. It is a narrow country road so you can’t stop to look at them or anything - I can’t stand those who parade their charitable giving.
Arron Banks's spectacular whataboutery involving George Soros shows (a) that he is a deeply odious berk and (b) that he is concerned this is going somewhere so he is laying an irrelevant and false trail.
@alastairmeeks. Before I forget, your article yesterday was really good. I didn’t do as well as you on the quiz!
Never say never but I would be surprised if had done anything wrong. The answer is a the guy is deeply odious - he lives very near me and has a large number of charity gromit (Wallace and gromit) statues outside the front of his house. It is a narrow country road so you can’t stop to look at them or anything - I can’t stand those who parade their charitable giving.
That's very kind of you to say so - I always enjoy writing the articles most when I learn a lot myself. I did when putting that one together.
The problem is that opinion has barely shifted since June 2016 and Remain can't be at all confident they wouldn't be defeated again.
A better route for them is to play it long with Theresa's vasselhood and campaign to rejoin in 5-10 years.
Yes, a campaign targeting 2016 Leave voters by effectively saying to them "You were bought with dodgy money, you must vote differently this time" would be... how shall I put this?... not entirely guaranteed to succeed.
It will be a little known fact that in advertising and allied services the UK punches well above its weight. Such is the reputation of the industry that it 's fair to say the sun never sets where British technicians and creatives aren't working. I myself have shot for for over 30 countries. Reputations count for a lot and hailing from the the first 'go to' country when a client is looking to shoot an ad is a huge advantage.
I heard this week that a large Japanese agency who were about to buy a small UK hot shop have pulled out. The reason given were worries the UK might lose some of its pan European business.
In 1982 when Colin Welland picked up the Oscar for 'Chariots of Fire' he famously (and presciently)) said "The British are Coming!". Well they came and thanks to the morons in Hartlepool it looks like they're now going.
Those people in Hartlepool who actually live in this county must be crying themselves to sleep at problems for jet setting ad execs! This is almost as laughable as the People’s vote moaning about museum collections yesterday. If I had not seen you post here for years I would think you were a parody.
It's the jet setting ad execs' taxes that are paying the Hartlepudlians' benefits though.
Is it? Or are they using tax efficient wheezes to get out if paying tax?
Yeah, you're probably right, but the PBI that work for them do pay tax. I know I did when I worked for an online agency and in adtech.
Probably. But someone who thinks that their jetsetting trumps the "little people" in 'Hartlepool' probably regards tax as for the "little people" too.
The point remains that industries like these that are going to be clobbered by Brexit pay for a big chunk of Leave-voting communities' income.
That’s complete nonsense. If Labour got voted in by promising more money on benefits, and investment in their heartlands it wouldn’t delegitimise that result because the beneficiaries of their policies weren’t directly paying for it.
Arron Banks's spectacular whataboutery involving George Soros shows (a) that he is a deeply odious berk and (b) that he is concerned this is going somewhere so he is laying an irrelevant and false trail.
@alastairmeeks. Before I forget, your article yesterday was really good. I didn’t do as well as you on the quiz!
Never say never but I would be surprised if had done anything wrong. The answer is a the guy is deeply odious - he lives very near me and has a large number of charity gromit (Wallace and gromit) statues outside the front of his house. It is a narrow country road so you can’t stop to look at them or anything - I can’t stand those who parade their charitable giving.
That's very kind of you to say so - I always enjoy writing the articles most when I learn a lot myself. I did when putting that one together.
It suffered the fate of many a good article on here - someone said something about Brexit and it got bumped down!!!
The problem is that opinion has barely shifted since June 2016 and Remain can't be at all confident they wouldn't be defeated again.
A better route for them is to play it long with Theresa's vasselhood and campaign to rejoin in 5-10 years.
Yes, a campaign targeting 2016 Leave voters by effectively saying to them "You were bought with dodgy money, you must vote differently this time" would be... how shall I put this?... not entirely guaranteed to succeed.
Of course Leave will start campaigning for real Brexit at the same time... So I guess at some point in the 2020's there will be another referendum that will either be Rejoin or WTO Brexit - I don't think anyone can predict which way that goes.
Theresa's deal certainly doesn't look sustainable beyond a few years.
It takes real f****** genius to take cutting the maximum bet on FOTBs to £2 and turn it into a bad news story. Very few other than the politically inept May and her even more other worldly Chancellor could have managed it.
For £100m? I mean, what planet are these people on?
It takes real f****** genius to take cutting the maximum bet on FOTBs to £2 and turn it into a bad news story. Very few other than the politically inept May and her even more other worldly Chancellor could have managed it.
For £100m? I mean, what planet are these people on?
The planet where someone lobbied them about lost jobs probably. Which is crazy, since the jobs would go, if they do really go, in October now rather than April.
The problem is that opinion has barely shifted since June 2016 and Remain can't be at all confident they wouldn't be defeated again.
A better route for them is to play it long with Theresa's vasselhood and campaign to rejoin in 5-10 years.
Yes, a campaign targeting 2016 Leave voters by effectively saying to them "You were bought with dodgy money, you must vote differently this time" would be... how shall I put this?... not entirely guaranteed to succeed.
Of course Leave will start campaigning for real Brexit at the same time... So I guess at some point in the 2020's there will be another referendum that will either be Rejoin or WTO Brexit - I don't think anyone can predict which way that goes.
Theresa's deal certainly doesn't look sustainable beyond a few years.
Unless Mogg becomes PM if May gets a Deal WTO terms Brexit is unlikely to be an option in any future EUref2.
If a FTA agreed eventually there is unlikely to be any EUref2 anyway at most the question may concern rejoining the single market
The planet where someone lobbied them about lost jobs probably. Which is crazy, since the jobs would go, if they do really go, in October now rather than April.
This is "Project Fear" from the bookmakers. In East Ham, we've lost a Hills and a Paddy Power - one is now a Savers and the other is a coffee shop. I suspect both employ more than the bookies ever did.
It's up to the bookies whether they keep shops going which aren't economically viable but don't assume there will suddenly be economic disaster if a few betting shops go.
It takes real f****** genius to take cutting the maximum bet on FOTBs to £2 and turn it into a bad news story. Very few other than the politically inept May and her even more other worldly Chancellor could have managed it.
For £100m? I mean, what planet are these people on?
The planet where someone lobbied them about lost jobs probably. Which is crazy, since the jobs would go, if they do really go, in October now rather than April.
I wonder whether they were planning to scrap the reform altogether? If so, they have miscalculated...
The problem is that opinion has barely shifted since June 2016 and Remain can't be at all confident they wouldn't be defeated again.
A better route for them is to play it long with Theresa/Robbins vasselhood and campaign to rejoin in 5-10 years.
Problem with that is even if they won the actual re-accession process could easily take another 5-10 years after that. And if the UK had left and locked it into an arrangement without much downside to the EU, it's not obvious everyone in the EU with a veto would want to let the UK back in.
The budget sought to delay the already announced restriction for another year. Crouch threatened to resign over it. May is now apparently climbing down because she would lose the vote. So we have gone from bravely facing down the gambling industry to being pathetic to being even more pathetic when called on it. As I said, genius!
The budget sought to delay the already announced restriction for another year. Crouch threatened to resign over it. May is now apparently climbing down because she would lose the vote. So we have gone from bravely facing down the gambling industry to being pathetic to being even more pathetic when called it. As I said, genius!
In an otherwise good budget how could the treasury not see how bad delaying this measure to help bookies would look.
The budget sought to delay the already announced restriction for another year. Crouch threatened to resign over it. May is now apparently climbing down because she would lose the vote. So we have gone from bravely facing down the gambling industry to being pathetic to being even more pathetic when called it. As I said, genius!
In an otherwise good budget how could the treasury not see how bad delaying this measure to help bookies would look.
Not in touch seems to ring a bell
Not sure it’s a good budget. It seems to have abandoned the need to eliminate the deficit, if sees us adding to our humongous debt mountain, it basically assumes that we will have a stable period of growth for another 5 years when we have already had 8 in this cycle, it seriously risks us going into the next downturn still in deficit and it contained far too many gimmicks.
The problem is that opinion has barely shifted since June 2016 and Remain can't be at all confident they wouldn't be defeated again.
A better route for them is to play it long with Theresa/Robbins vasselhood and campaign to rejoin in 5-10 years.
Agree.
It’s a moot point until we see the political and public reaction to the exit deal itself.
It will be spun by both sides such that everyone will be back where they started understanding-wise and hence the outcome of any vote would once more be uncertain.
The budget sought to delay the already announced restriction for another year. Crouch threatened to resign over it. May is now apparently climbing down because she would lose the vote. So we have gone from bravely facing down the gambling industry to being pathetic to being even more pathetic when called it. As I said, genius!
In an otherwise good budget how could the treasury not see how bad delaying this measure to help bookies would look.
Not in touch seems to ring a bell
This is one of the Tories Achilles heels. Policies on things that they haven’t got a clue about. These things cause misery in already deprived communities. Any delay is unacceptable. It like the pasty tax and caravan tax. No Tory goes to Greggs or on caravan holidays - they don’t have a clue how these things come across in communities who do.
Isn't Brazilian politics the biggest real House of Cards ever? Bolsonaro just invited the Judge, Moro, that arrested Lula (who would be candidate if not for his now very suspicious condemnation) to be his Justice Minister. He accepted.
The problem is that opinion has barely shifted since June 2016 and Remain can't be at all confident they wouldn't be defeated again.
A better route for them is to play it long with Theresa/Robbins vasselhood and campaign to rejoin in 5-10 years.
Problem with that is even if they won the actual re-accession process could easily take another 5-10 years after that. And if the UK had left and locked it into an arrangement without much downside to the EU, it's not obvious everyone in the EU with a veto would want to let the UK back in.
No. Europe is not a menu of options from which a country is free to choose any combination. It's amazing how British politicians fail to understand this - May talks of her deal, some Tories want the "Norway option" or the "Canada option" and then we have the Starmer option a "jobs first Brexit". All of these mythical "options" are advanced in the U.K. as serious choices but in practice none are available as they all rely on the agreement of other countries and these countries are not prepared to offer such an agreement. The only "options" available to the U.K. are accepting the EU's terms or a cliff edge departure. And if we leave and then try to rejoin it will be on the EUs terms.
I saw Dylan first at Birmingham in Spring 1965 when it was still just him and his guitar. Later that year i saw him again when he came on with The Band in the second half. We did not boo because we were in shock.
Subsequently I thought he was at his peak when I saw him in 1978 at Blackbushe.
Although I have seen him seven times I no longer go to his concerts because his voice has gone - especially later in the tours. Instead I listen to the many tapes of his old concerts which are still emerging.
There must be well over 100 fantastic original songs written by Dylan and he is still writing more. He should find other singers to join his Never Ending Tour and help sing his songs for him. Who will tell him?
The problem is that opinion has barely shifted since June 2016 and Remain can't be at all confident they wouldn't be defeated again.
A better route for them is to play it long with Theresa/Robbins vasselhood and campaign to rejoin in 5-10 years.
Problem with that is even if they won the actual re-accession process could easily take another 5-10 years after that. And if the UK had left and locked it into an arrangement without much downside to the EU, it's not obvious everyone in the EU with a veto would want to let the UK back in.
No. Europe is not a menu of options from which a country is free to choose any combination. It's amazing how British politicians fail to understand this - May talks of her deal, some Tories want the "Norway option" or the "Canada option" and then we have the Starmer option a "jobs first Brexit". All of these mythical "options" are advanced in the U.K. as serious choices but in practice none are available as they all rely on the agreement of other countries and these countries are not prepared to offer such an agreement. The only "options" available to the U.K. are accepting the EU's terms or a cliff edge departure. And if we leave and then try to rejoin it will be on the EUs terms.
You are suggesting the UK shouldn't have bothered sending negotiators, and just accepted whatever as proposed?
At first, Jeremy had the benefit of novelty. A politician who meant what he said. Now, the sparkle has gone, he's just the same as other politicians but without the brains.
The budget sought to delay the already announced restriction for another year. Crouch threatened to resign over it. May is now apparently climbing down because she would lose the vote. So we have gone from bravely facing down the gambling industry to being pathetic to being even more pathetic when called it. As I said, genius!
In an otherwise good budget how could the treasury not see how bad delaying this measure to help bookies would look.
Not in touch seems to ring a bell
Not sure it’s a good budget. It seems to have abandoned the need to eliminate the deficit, if sees us adding to our humongous debt mountain, it basically assumes that we will have a stable period of growth for another 5 years when we have already had 8 in this cycle, it seriously risks us going into the next downturn still in deficit and it contained far too many gimmicks.
Not sure that's fair - debt as % of GDP falls pretty significantly over the next few years.
And a deficit of just 1% of GDP is very low by historical standards.
Given the huge and unavoidable demands on the NHS given the ageing population I think the above is more than a reasonable result.
Comments
Service industry exports make rather a large contribution to the UK's economy.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/bulletins/internationaltradeinservices/2016
https://twitter.com/NikGammon/status/1057995632525430784
That said, there was a spectacular amount of guilty-until-proven-innocent by Sarah Montague on WatO. She seemed not to understand the basic concept that it was was for prosecutors to show that any money used by Banks for Leave was dodgy.
*convenient shorthand for the places economically stagnating, and voting Leave.
INSA poll:
CDU/CSU 25%
Greens 20%
AfD 16.5%
SPD 14%
Linke 11%
FDP 9.5%
Helpfully, Europe Elects have done a seat projection:
https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1057979785115246592
Note the increase in the Bundestag to 815 to allow for more representation so you need 408 for a majority.
Some of the stories that you hear about gambling addiction are horrendous and I feel that the expansion of gambling created by New Labour was one of their more damming errors in government.
The hereditaries are waiting in the wings....
Incredibly, the Greens finished second outpolling the SPD by just 94 votes. The CDU/Green Coalition won 69 (CDU 40, Green 29) so can in theory continue with a 1-seat majority.
I've not heard if that is what will happen or whether any other coalition options are being explored in Hesse.
https://twitter.com/DanielBoffey/status/1057984485499781121
I wonder how high it could go?
The only question then is who she disappoints by doing so and how much that costs her.
Are there any Tory MPs with notable links to the betting industry?
As for the lost tax, it's peanuts in the overall scheme of things. The bigger issue is how quickly the bookies can amend the software, but they've had plenty of warning.
Last year was the proposed NI changes for the self-employed.
Who can forget pasty tax?
A six month delay on a change being cancelled will if swiftly retreated on be soon forgotten amongst those. The longer a retreat is postponed, especially if a resignation happens first, the more damage it will do.
Exactly right. Pointlessly divisive for no good financial reason.
Never say never but I would be surprised if had done anything wrong. The answer is a the guy is deeply odious - he lives very near me and has a large number of charity gromit (Wallace and gromit) statues outside the front of his house. It is a narrow country road so you can’t stop to look at them or anything - I can’t stand those who parade their charitable giving.
A better route for them is to play it long with Theresa/Robbins vasselhood and campaign to rejoin in 5-10 years.
Theresa's deal certainly doesn't look sustainable beyond a few years.
For £100m? I mean, what planet are these people on?
Mr. L, what's happened?
Always impresses me when she appears on TV.
But maybe too young and inexperienced at this stage? Depends when Jezza falls I suppose.
If a FTA agreed eventually there is unlikely to be any EUref2 anyway at most the question may concern rejoining the single market
Oh wait...
It's up to the bookies whether they keep shops going which aren't economically viable but don't assume there will suddenly be economic disaster if a few betting shops go.
"Piers Morgan, one of England’s greatest proponent of civil rights, democracy, rule of law and freedom of speech, ..."
https://canadafreepress.com/
No, no. That’s “pain” , as in pain in the...
Like some sort of anti-Leonidas.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/bob-dylans-first-day-with-tangled-up-in-blue
Not in touch seems to ring a bell
https://twitter.com/HarasRafiq/status/1057950735499976704
Subsequently I thought he was at his peak when I saw him in 1978 at Blackbushe.
Although I have seen him seven times I no longer go to his concerts because his voice has gone - especially later in the tours. Instead I listen to the many tapes of his old concerts which are still emerging.
There must be well over 100 fantastic original songs written by Dylan and he is still writing more. He should find other singers to join his Never Ending Tour and help sing his songs for him. Who will tell him?
And a deficit of just 1% of GDP is very low by historical standards.
Given the huge and unavoidable demands on the NHS given the ageing population I think the above is more than a reasonable result.