In reply to Post #134
Twist that investment/spending in our future with that damning stat in a positive way mate
I'm not here to twist stats.
Having worked for a company that relied on stats to boast great customer but in reality it was poor.
Having a local council that blatantly uses made up stats so they can ignore their residents means I take all stats with a pinch of salt.
I could go on.
All I believe is we as a country spent billions on covid measures so we shouldn't be surprised we now have money problems.
How many billions? I don't know but if someone from either side of the political divide in politics claims to know I won't be taking it as gospel.
Twist that investment/spending in our future with that damning stat in a positive way mate
I'm not here to twist stats.
Having worked for a company that relied on stats to boast great customer but in reality it was poor.
Having a local council that blatantly uses made up stats so they can ignore their residents means I take all stats with a pinch of salt.
I could go on.
All I believe is we as a country spent billions on covid measures so we shouldn't be surprised we now have money problems.
How many billions? I don't know but if someone from either side of the political divide in politics claims to know I won't be taking it as gospel.
In reply to Post #132
Starting to get some of this back "onshore" might help!
https://www.ft.com/content/a14162d0-0f65-4c63-842e-e0778516d03a
Starting to get some of this back "onshore" might help!
https://www.ft.com/content/a14162d0-0f65-4c63-842e-e0778516d03a
In reply to Post #137
UK admits it has no idea how much tax is being evaded through offshore assets
I'm not surprised, these people evading are not stupid. I hate to think how many decades it's been going on.
Chances are that although it's morally wrong it's not against the law, the question is can the laws be changed.
Not meaning to come across a defeatist but a simple yes from an expert on here won't do it for me.
UK admits it has no idea how much tax is being evaded through offshore assets
I'm not surprised, these people evading are not stupid. I hate to think how many decades it's been going on.
Chances are that although it's morally wrong it's not against the law, the question is can the laws be changed.
Not meaning to come across a defeatist but a simple yes from an expert on here won't do it for me.
In reply to Post #138
And the answer is highly unlikely, the next pm may well be a billionaire through marriage and if not him the likely successor will have close links to many billionaire's.
And the answer is highly unlikely, the next pm may well be a billionaire through marriage and if not him the likely successor will have close links to many billionaire's.
In reply to Post #139
money goes to money.
Look how all the parties are funded - from wealthy donors - those are the folk who really make the decisions we just deal with the puppets.
money goes to money.
Look how all the parties are funded - from wealthy donors - those are the folk who really make the decisions we just deal with the puppets.
In reply to Post #139
And anybody with that level of wealth is not in touch with the working man
They need to review the requirements to be a “commoner”
With so many gains to be had from offshore fiddles i am quite sure they could invest in a couple of hundred decent folk to start with to purse them, wonder why not
Pick the industry and up the import taxes, 25%, that should give us a boost and also give manufacturing in this country a good chance of survival
We need somebody with some bollox. Two divides now, conservatives as ever looking after the rich and the Labour Party, the one who looked out for the working man is now looking after the scroungers
Confidence 0%
And anybody with that level of wealth is not in touch with the working man
They need to review the requirements to be a “commoner”
With so many gains to be had from offshore fiddles i am quite sure they could invest in a couple of hundred decent folk to start with to purse them, wonder why not
Pick the industry and up the import taxes, 25%, that should give us a boost and also give manufacturing in this country a good chance of survival
We need somebody with some bollox. Two divides now, conservatives as ever looking after the rich and the Labour Party, the one who looked out for the working man is now looking after the scroungers
Confidence 0%
In reply to Post #141
In reply to Post #136
So you take statistics on our children's education, therefore our future prosperity with a pinch of salt comparing for justification your local council? No wonder we're in this endless mire.
#142
There'd be a bigger pool of millionaire types to choose from if every child was lined up on the same starting line mate.
So you take statistics on our children's education, therefore our future prosperity with a pinch of salt comparing for justification your local council? No wonder we're in this endless mire.
#142
There'd be a bigger pool of millionaire types to choose from if every child was lined up on the same starting line mate.
In reply to Post #143
Whoever comes in the other job that needs attention is the salaries in local councils it's all got out of hand.
Whoever comes in the other job that needs attention is the salaries in local councils it's all got out of hand.
In reply to Post #144
Has it??
Has it??
Patel is still too quiet for my liking....
Just waiting for the opening shots of her video, slow motion walking flanked by stormtroopers with the imperial death march as a soundtrack
Johnson remains utterly immune to the wants and needs of the people he's supposed to represent. Ultimate remoaner.
get Bexit done
Just waiting for the opening shots of her video, slow motion walking flanked by stormtroopers with the imperial death march as a soundtrack
Johnson remains utterly immune to the wants and needs of the people he's supposed to represent. Ultimate remoaner.
get Bexit done
In reply to Post #140
100% Jason.......them donors then have vested interests through their circle, their circles and on and on.....
100% Jason.......them donors then have vested interests through their circle, their circles and on and on.....
In reply to Post #143
I've tried and will continue to try to be neutral. But how do I know your children's education statistics are true?
I will continue to keep an open mind. Just because you think you are right doesn't mean you are.
Since I learnt about confirmation bias I've tried not to fall fail of it.
I've tried and will continue to try to be neutral. But how do I know your children's education statistics are true?
I will continue to keep an open mind. Just because you think you are right doesn't mean you are.
Since I learnt about confirmation bias I've tried not to fall fail of it.
In reply to Post #144
Don't start me on local councils!!!
Don't start me on local councils!!!
In reply to Post #148
Here's a few more stats Sir Blankalot.
76% of pupils in a school in North Manchester are living in poverty, 900 kids. The principal says they are working with 15 other schools in a very similar position. The measure of child poverty is apparently a family income of £14k. Sounds a fair measure.
All the Tory pretender's lining up at the hustings, are any beating the drum to genuinely change this ?It'll and is bringing generations of issues if not tackled.
Only stats to be taken with a pinch of salt though....
Here's a few more stats Sir Blankalot.
76% of pupils in a school in North Manchester are living in poverty, 900 kids. The principal says they are working with 15 other schools in a very similar position. The measure of child poverty is apparently a family income of £14k. Sounds a fair measure.
All the Tory pretender's lining up at the hustings, are any beating the drum to genuinely change this ?It'll and is bringing generations of issues if not tackled.
Only stats to be taken with a pinch of salt though....