breadandcircuse
"The time is always right to do what is right"
He has been on a lot of news/politics programmes over the last few years, as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury/now in the role in government.
Question Time tonight
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danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
Regretfully, I’m out.
PTK
Paul Kegan
You are out in a regretful fashion?
breadandcircuse
"The time is always right to do what is right"
QT is now unwatchable. I used to watch it regularly years ago, but I can't bear it now, especially with Bruce and her pro-Tory bias at the helm.
tommers
It was... Rebekah Vardy's account
I've had to turn it off.
People moaning that they've had £1.3 million taken out of their profits and now they might have to lose two of their 30 units cos they are unprofitable.
Those are your choices mate. You don't "have to" do anything. Use the profitable units to support the unprofitable ones if you're that bothered.
Lowering the threshold costs £600 / employee. For a full time employee on minimum wage, say £22k a year, then the increase is a difference of £750, which is an increase of about 3% (assuming they have no other benefits and they will cos you need to pay them a pension for a start). That percentage will drop the more you pay your staff. Nobody likes being taxed but all this "I'll need to decide how many of my team to keep" reminds me of "tax me and I'll leave the country" that they always come out with.
People moaning that they've had £1.3 million taken out of their profits and now they might have to lose two of their 30 units cos they are unprofitable.
Those are your choices mate. You don't "have to" do anything. Use the profitable units to support the unprofitable ones if you're that bothered.
Lowering the threshold costs £600 / employee. For a full time employee on minimum wage, say £22k a year, then the increase is a difference of £750, which is an increase of about 3% (assuming they have no other benefits and they will cos you need to pay them a pension for a start). That percentage will drop the more you pay your staff. Nobody likes being taxed but all this "I'll need to decide how many of my team to keep" reminds me of "tax me and I'll leave the country" that they always come out with.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Eh, the last general election was marked by nether of the two major parties offering anything more than the most bland beige - as you were - offerings. The fundamental differences between the proposed budgets of the two were in the grand scheme pretty minor, less than 10%.
Rather than offering the moon on a stick both the Tories and Labour offered so little that that voters detested them with their share of the electorate dropping to either the worst (Con) or third lowest post war (Lab).
EDIT: The detested above should have been a deserted them - but it kind of works anyway
Rather than offering the moon on a stick both the Tories and Labour offered so little that that voters detested them with their share of the electorate dropping to either the worst (Con) or third lowest post war (Lab).
EDIT: The detested above should have been a deserted them - but it kind of works anyway
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Ax^
Silly Rabbit
Kevbad the Bad
Amiable Bowel Syndrome
For lots of things
For withdrawing his wholly truthful words about Trump from a few years ago?
The never knowingly undersmug Tim Stanley on tonight. I think the Telegraph are all guns blazing for Trump, so I expect him to be an apologist for the orange one.
They've also got a Green MP and the bloke from Octopus Energy on, so we might get at least one question on the demise of the biosphere and civilisation, maybe as the cheeky finishing question.
They've also got a Green MP and the bloke from Octopus Energy on, so we might get at least one question on the demise of the biosphere and civilisation, maybe as the cheeky finishing question.
Stanley seemed to make his first contribution without invitation, interrupting one of the others to pontificate his economy-before-ecology guff. Bruce should've told him to shut the fuck up and wait his turn.
I'm glad Chowns mentioned Nick Stern, as his report barely ever gets mentioned these days.
I'm glad Chowns mentioned Nick Stern, as his report barely ever gets mentioned these days.
Kevbad the Bad
Amiable Bowel Syndrome
It was interesting to learn that the media is so dominated by the left. I'd never noticed that before.
felixthecat
are we there yet?
It was. Recorded 2 night ago at the Civic Centre just down the road. It's the biggest thing that's happened in Trowbridge in years!
When was the last time QT didn't have a Tory MP, Lord or one of the mayors on?
I liked how Frostrup and Menon's takes on immigration seemed to go down better with the audience.
But oh fuck, they've invited American election campaigner, TV shock-jock and rumoured MP for Clacton Nigel Farage on next week, for the 38th time! Only Ken Clarke, Ming Campbell and Harriet Harman have been on more, of living people.
I liked how Frostrup and Menon's takes on immigration seemed to go down better with the audience.
But oh fuck, they've invited American election campaigner, TV shock-jock and rumoured MP for Clacton Nigel Farage on next week, for the 38th time! Only Ken Clarke, Ming Campbell and Harriet Harman have been on more, of living people.
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
could have the whole event during a question time ... with Fiona Bruce wielding the pineapple
that an episode i would watch rather than another hour long mouth piece for the right wing cunt funded by the license fee
not a trot
Well-Known Member
Mr Farage, what does Donald Trumps arse taste like ?
LakieLady
Well-Known Member
In light of the petition to get parliament to debate sticking a pineapple up Farage's arse, could someone stick one on his seat tonight.
Is the petition still open? I've googled, but couldn't find it, so would appreciate a link if anyone has one.
Of course, I'd prefer it if he had a red hot poker shoved up his arse...
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