howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Captain Haddock wrote:Off to A&E. I've hurt my head banging it on the desk in exasperation. AND I've got a bloody Council meeting tonight to listen to more 'obvious' solutions from the latter day equivalent of the 'man on the St Radigunds omnibus'. God give me strength.
I feel certain that you will have ingenious solutions that nobody else has thought up.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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No Howard. I do not intend to re-invent the wheel when there has been extensive research already done on the subject. There is more than one 'bible' in the library at at Marlinspike Hall.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/193236496X
There was an interesting article in the Economist the other week on 'parking' you might like to think about? Believe it or not 'free parking' is no more without cost than 'free' education, health etc.
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21720281-average-car-moves-just-5-time-improve-cities-focus-other-95-perilous"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,897
Hospital patients should not have to pay as they have to be there, no real reason others should not have to pay.
Staff can usually get a permit that allows reduced parking charges, similar with visitors of long stay patients.
Some hospitals already have a system where patients get a parking pass on arrival so do not pay when leaving.
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Captain Haddock wrote: There is more than one 'bible' in the library at at Marlinspike Hall
I'm not sure if that insinuation is vulgar or Vulgate.
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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The Bishop wrote:I'm not sure if that insinuation is vulgar or Vulgate.
The latter is far too 'bells and smells' even for St Andrews Deal!
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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So far the Tory campaign and their media friends have been totally focused on the personality and views of Jezza. This can backfire in the end because soon people will be asking the question "what plans do the Tories have"?
Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
- Posts: 393
It can't backfire because Corbyn is simply unelectable. The polls are sometimes a little bit out but all the evidence so far suggests a landslide for the Tory's.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
the unelectable some times get elected,take trump for instance.
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Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
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Trump was a massive outsider when he first entered but quickly attracted support from voters and soon became electable. In the latter part of their Election he was clearly very electable and, erm, won.
There is more chance of Dover becoming the most desirable town to live in the UK than Corbyn turning around a 20 point poll deficit in less than a month. It really isn't going to happen.
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,259
He also had an opponent that was reviled and distrusted by the majority of the populace, she was the Democrats biggest mistake!
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Arte et Marte
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Reginald Barrington wrote:He also had an opponent that was reviled and distrusted by the majority of the populace, she was the Democrats biggest mistake!
indeed
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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All comes down to Jezza, good hard working councillors lost their seats because of him last week and many good MPs will lose their seats in four weeks time yet the penny doesn't drop with him or his disciples. They could replace him with almost anyone else in the party and the level of defeat would be narrowed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/13/exclusive-telegraph-orb-poll-conservatives-lead-across-social/Paul M, Guest 2060 and Jan Higgins like this
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:good hard working councillors lost their seats because of him last week
Vote Tory. The return of Grammar Schools
AND Bear Baiting! What's not to like?
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Guest 2060- Registered: 19 Apr 2017
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Bear baiting? Charlie didn't warn me about this.
Bob,what happened to Robert Nodding?
Charlie's former bag carrier /agent before Phil +Jamie.
Robert always looked like he was sucking a lemon when he was in the presence of real people and jovial Charlie.
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,172
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Post #277 - Papa Smurf is getting a bit political!
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,707
A not so subtle reference to the proposal that a Financial Transaction Tax (as proposed by the EU but kicked into the long grass as the UK refused to play ball) or Tobin Tax as it is known in the USA is introduced.
We already levy stamp duty on share transactions in the UK (supported by all parties last time I checked) but do not do so on trading in bonds or derivative instruments. Given the sheer volume of transactions in this type of instrument a minimal levy(suggestions seem to be in the range of 0.05% to 0.5% - the current level of SDRT - of the transaction value) would raise a fair sum in tax without, certainly in the medium to long term, impacting the value of pensions and savings.
As an aside Labour propose removing what is known as intermediaries relief from the many hedge funds and market making firms that have it.
I struggle to fathom, beyond keeping our chums in the City happy, why this relief is allowed when they trade for their own account especially as the initial intentions was to only exempt recognised brokers trading for and on behalf of their clients against clear instructions.
Anyway what's not to like?
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While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Well he's certainly chosen an 'interesting' election campaign chief!
https://order-order.com/2017/05/15/andrew-murrays-greatest-hits/howard mcsweeney1 likes this
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Corbynisom will win.
not in 2017 but the next election, the young and the left will carry in the immigrant vote,cupeld with a perfect storm on unaffordable housing and homelessness.
the rich are now on a path of their own making. they can run with the cash, not the land and property
