Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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kieth,by any chance have you got your own opinion.if so can you express it so we know we stand before we give an opinion ourselves.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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We import their LNG for which we pay loads of dosh. Would you prefer them to invest elsewhere?
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Rate rigging trader in court.Tom Hayes,the first British trader to be prosecuted over one
of the biggest financial scandals, faces eight counts of conspiracy to defraud for allegedly
trying to distort LIBOR..He connived with employees of at least nine other Banks or brokers
over a period of four years and faces ten years in prison if convicted........tip of the iceberg ?
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
The can of worms is opening up
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
still not giving your opinion then kieth
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
Its fair to say my opinions are clear on the fact that we are NOT in it all together
and support prosecutions
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
- Posts: 4,010
They are all in it together.............
Outgoing Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King accuses George Osborne of lobbying on
behalf of banks to weaken regulation
George Osborne was challenged over whether he gave in to intense lobbying by bankers to force
regulators to water down demands for banks to raise more capital to protect themselves against
future shocks.
Sir Mervyn King, the departing Governor of the Bank of England, claimed that there were
"certainly calls made to Number 11 [Downing Street] and even in some cases Number 10" to put
pressure on the Prudential Regulation Authority [PRA]."
He told the Commons Treasury Select Committee that it was "very often it was the first response"
of banks to call politicians after confidential discussions with regulators. He praised the PRA for
maintaining its independence, suggesting the authority had not bowed to any pressure from
Mr Osborne or David Cameron, but said such lobbying must stop
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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conservatives blame Gordon brown
labour blames Maggie
lib dems have no idea which way to turn
UKIP start to get found out on there one policy and letting the electorate down
doesn't bode well for the future
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
- Posts: 4,010
Coutesy The Times............rvhised.............
Queen in line for a £38m windfall
The Queen will receive about £5 million more than she spends on official duties
The Queen is to receive a multimillion-pound windfall for the second year running after the
Crown Estate posted record-breaking profits.
George Osborne's new system for financing the Royal Family means that next year the Queen will receive £37.89
million from the State, a 5 per cent increase on this year's Sovereign Grant of £ 36 million.
That figure was itself £ 2 million more than Buckingham Palace expected...........and the number of food banks
increases all the time
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
All in it together though lol
don't tell alexander lol
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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It would appear Charlie does not approve of the work our FINANCE jOHNNIES
are doing to prevent the nations coffers to receive it`s just contribution.
He must also feel the same as he does about TAX AVOIDANCE as TAX EVASION
Question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ........
*** Charlie Elphicke (Dover, Conservative)
As so little has been done about problems of tax avoidance over the past decade,
can the Chancellor confirm that HMRC will have the resources and the cultural
enthusiasm it needs to tackle tax avoidance?
Would our Right Honorable Right Winger not agree ?
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I repeat Reg - avoiding tax is the right of everybody, evasion is illegal. Even you have a perfectly legal right to take steps to mitigate legally your tax that the law does not require you to pay. A judge has ruled it is the duty of financial advisers and accountants to help clients in this respect. I am proud to advise people, within my scope of advice, how to do this. Anybody who says they are happy to pay more tax than they legally have to is a liar, gullable or insane.
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
Keep going Barry you're spot on and consistently accurate in your financial analysis.
Watty
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Charlies question was on tax avoidance..........not evasion but I am sure he is,like everyone against that too
suggest you talk to Charlie with your defence argument after all he is a Tax Expert.........
Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Paul.
If BarryW is spot on, then you both have to start defending those that avoid working by finding loopholes in the benefits system.
If they are both legal and you have no morals about one, then you must defend the other.
Yes?
"My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Keep going Gary you're spot on and consistently accurate in your analysis. -
unfortunately the `few` only defend the `elite greedy pigs.............
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
No Gary , what is legal is defendable, what is illegal is not.
If loopholes need sorting out, so be it.
That's for our Parliament/Government to sort.
As you point out there is no difference to a welfare claimant or a rich corporation.
The same maxim applies.
Watty
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
disagree paul, i think gary is right on this one - he refers to loopholes.
the finance johnnies are praised for their acumen in expoliting them but, for want of a better word - a chav is seen as a low life for doing the same.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
- Posts: 4,010
Agree Howard........````loop·hole
n.
1. A way of escaping a difficulty, especially an omission or ambiguity in the wording
of a contract or law that provides a means of evading compliance.............sounds like Tax Avoidance to me......
DT1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 15 Apr 2008
- Posts: 1,116
Defendable, legal and ultimately acceptable. People talk as if these terms are absolute.