howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#1
The main one as usual will be the economy i.e. who will benefit me the most financially. Labour are going for the £10 minimum hourly work rate which is not much more than it is now and more protection for workers which is very vague. Mrs May for the Tories has hinted at a rise in tax thresholds but that happens most years anyway. The Chancellor has refused to rule out rises in income tax, national insurance and VAT.
The Lib Dems and UKIP haven't come out with any economic plans so far concentrating on Brexit and banning the Burka respectively.
Reginald Barrington
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#2
That £10 p/h is a significant one, an extra £2.50 p/h for a 40 hr week is £100 though that would take many out of family and tax credits and put many above no tax threshold.
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Arte et Marte
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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#3
Reginald Barrington wrote:That £10 p/h is a significant one, an extra £2.50 p/h for a 40 hr week is £100 though that would take many out of family and tax credits and put many above no tax threshold.
But don't forget EVERYONE gets a tax free allowance. Taxation only kicks in after the threshold and only anything in excess of the threshold is taxed. £10 per hour plus 4 extra public/bank holidays - what's not to like?
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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#4
Trussell Trust (the food bank charity) reports that more than
400,000 of the recipients were children.
Official figures published last month show that
most child poverty is now concentrated in working families.
More than two-thirds of children classified as living in poverty are in families where at least one parent is working - the highest levels on record.
Source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39704993?post_id=192927941166523_276729339453049#_=_
Britain needs a pay rise.
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Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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#5
The Bishop wrote:But don't forget EVERYONE gets a tax free allowance. Taxation only kicks in after the threshold and only anything in excess of the threshold is taxed. £10 per hour plus 4 extra public/bank holidays - what's not to like?
Whats not to like? Corbyn as PM for starters!
Arte et Marte
Brian Dixon
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#6
its ok reg corbyn has a mouth piece in ms abbot
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#7
Brian Dixon wrote:its ok reg corbyn has a mouth piece in ms abbot
To be perfectly honest Brian if it is all the same to you I would rather not think about what Jezza has or had in Ms Abbott.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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#8
wouldnt like to say howard
Captain Haddock
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#9
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
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#10
the labour parties Trump card to win the election is to guarantee the rights of EU workers.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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#11
Keith Bibby wrote:the labour parties Trump card to win the election is to guarantee the rights of EU workers.
What? Like these? Pictured after a hard day propping up our (sic) NHS! Let them stay I say. Why ever not?
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
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#12
It amazes me the depth of just how out of touch the labour party is with the British working class .
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#13
Some serious electoral analysis courtesy of News Thump.
All major political parties have decided to dispense with policies this election and move directly to comparing their opponents to literally Hitler.
Election campaigns usually have at least two weeks where parties talk about their policies and what they might mean before moving to what experts call the ‘Hitler phase’, but 2017 is believed to be the first time they have all agreed to skip the difficult bit where they have to think of stuff.
A spokesman for the Conservative party told us that their electoral strategy was to say nothing at all and just point silently point at Jeremy Corbyn whilst their opponents destroy themselves without any help.
Meanwhile, Labour have adopted a strategy of getting their supporters to call anyone who disagrees with them both stupid and evil until they change their vote, as that has always been tremendously successful in the past.
When asked for an outline of the SNP policy platform, leader Nicola Sturgeon told reporters, “Scotland scotland scotland, scotland scotland referendum scotland tories scotland. Scotland scotland scotland.”
The Liberal Democrats have confirmed they would not be willing to enter a coalition government with anyone as all the other parties are ‘literally Hitler’, according to leader Tim Farron.
At the same time, UKIP have been busy comparing themselves to Hitler whilst staring wistfully into a mirror.
When asked if pursuing an election campaign where nobody talked about anything but how loathsome the opposition is was healthy for democracy, Professor of Politics Simon Williams told us that was ‘the sort of thing Hitler would say’.
Keith Sansum1
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#14
When T May first called the election I thought wow good move for her.
but slowly its starting to unwind and the result is no longer one way.
Scotland could well be the one to watch,
It is just a shame that parties like UKIP didn't have staying power, and involved itself in expulsions and funding gone.
I think the SNP will lose seats this time round.
going to be along few weeks
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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#15
Isn't that statement a bit like driving along a road and pulling over for directions to be told: "Well, I wouldn't start from here!" In other words, surely a new low is having the need for Food Banks in one of the richest nations in the world. 1.2 million food bank parcels is not a minor concern - it is a catastrophic failure of government.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#16
Interesting point mr or mrs bishop
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#17
Keith Sansum1 wrote:
Scotland could well be the one to watch,
It is just a shame that parties like UKIP didn't have staying power, and involved itself in expulsions and funding gone.
I think the SNP will lose seats this time round.
going to be along few weeks
It is widely expected that the SNP will lose seats to the Tories because of the charismatic leader of the latter. Incidentally the latest polls show support for Scottish Independence down to 40%.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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#18
'Free' movement of labour. Here's what you have to do if you wish to use your entitlement (sic) in Poland.
Whereas we don't know who is here, don't know how long they have been here and don't know where they are doing here but are quite happy to pay out for their housing, schooling, health care and all other benefits including child allowance for children they have supposedly left back in Poland etc.
Do you see how it works now?
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#19
Funny how things go, Poland is one of the noisiest Governments in demanding money from us on leaving the EU yet they couldn't find work for 100s of thousands of their citizens who now work in this country with some receiving child benefit for children living in Poland. What would they do if our Government suddenly decided to send those workers back?
Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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#20
There is zero chance of us deporting anybody here legally
