comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 5 minutes ago
A think tank has blamed "woeful budgeting" at the Home Office for repeated overspending on asylum support.

Over the last three years, the department's initial estimated budgets for asylum, border, visa and passport operations amounted to £320m.

But the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said it had ended up spending £7.9bn over the period, £7.6bn more than forecast.

The IFS also warned the department had submitted figures it "knows to be insufficient" for this year.
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This is the kind of stuff they find out after they have toppled a Dictator in South America

The IFS also warned the department had submitted figures it "knows to be insufficient" for this year.
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The Tories were deliberately increasing the size of the Black Hole more than a year ago.

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 39 minutes ago
A think tank has blamed "woeful budgeting" at the Home Office for repeated overspending on asylum support.

Over the last three years, the department's initial estimated budgets for asylum, border, visa and passport operations amounted to £320m.

But the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said it had ended up spending £7.9bn over the period, £7.6bn more than forecast.

The IFS also warned the department had submitted figures it "knows to be insufficient" for this year.
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And yet Tories will still repeat the lie that they are the party of fiscal responsibility.

comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unlimited Pote-ntial of the Fernçalvenoo triumvirate (U17054)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 39 minutes ago
A think tank has blamed "woeful budgeting" at the Home Office for repeated overspending on asylum support.

Over the last three years, the department's initial estimated budgets for asylum, border, visa and passport operations amounted to £320m.

But the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said it had ended up spending £7.9bn over the period, £7.6bn more than forecast.

The IFS also warned the department had submitted figures it "knows to be insufficient" for this year.
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Smoking to be BANNED in pub gardens, outside footy stadiums, Shisha bars & in kids’ parks, leaked government plans reveal

comment by Oscar. #TeamFury #TeamTrump2024 #FightFightFig... (U12980)
posted 19 minutes ago
Smoking to be BANNED in pub gardens, outside footy stadiums, Shisha bars & in kids’ parks, leaked government plans reveal
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Ridiculous, the final nail in the coffin for traditional boozers

Not sure there are many traditional boozers left in business these days. Most depend on food sales and try and change to gastro pubs or the like.

From that point of view I think I'm for it, but would want it extended to outside hospitals, hotels, playgrounds, schools or indeed most public places. Genuinely riles me when you run a gauntlet of smokers just trying to get into a hotel, airport or the like.

Wish they'd treat vapes the same way as they do tobacco as well.

They have to make it an illegal act. You can't expect bar staff and the like to police it.

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
A think tank has blamed "woeful budgeting" at the Home Office for repeated overspending on asylum support.

Over the last three years, the department's initial estimated budgets for asylum, border, visa and passport operations amounted to £320m.

But the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said it had ended up spending £7.9bn over the period, £7.6bn more than forecast.

The IFS also warned the department had submitted figures it "knows to be insufficient" for this year.
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Jesus... I wonder how they missed the forecast and burn-rate section of their monthly, quarterly, and annual meetings.

Any Project/ Departmental Head would have been asked questions on any slight deviations, or proactively raise risks and issues, and replan at the very least.

The traditional pubs near me (not many left) are the ones that have people in 7 nights a week and they all have beer gardens or something similar.

Gastro pubs are mostly empty midweek unless they have some mega food deal on

The brewers have facked the pub game.

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 6 minutes ago
The traditional pubs near me (not many left) are the ones that have people in 7 nights a week and they all have beer gardens or something similar.

Gastro pubs are mostly empty midweek unless they have some mega food deal on
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Hardly any left around where I am now. One was a traditional pub and changed to the gastro experience whilst renovating the premises. It lost it's "soul" to an extent and interestingly at the weekend when I went back in it seems to have reverted more to a pub vibe.

And better for it.

comment by Joshua The King Of Kings Zirkzee (U10026)
posted 7 minutes ago
The brewers have facked the pub game.
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Think it's more that society has changed, forcing independent landlords to sign up to a brewery. Slippery slope I agree.

comment by mancWoohoo- maximus mardius cob-onius (U10676)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
A think tank has blamed "woeful budgeting" at the Home Office for repeated overspending on asylum support.

Over the last three years, the department's initial estimated budgets for asylum, border, visa and passport operations amounted to £320m.

But the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said it had ended up spending £7.9bn over the period, £7.6bn more than forecast.

The IFS also warned the department had submitted figures it "knows to be insufficient" for this year.
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Jesus... I wonder how they missed the forecast and burn-rate section of their monthly, quarterly, and annual meetings.

Any Project/ Departmental Head would have been asked questions on any slight deviations, or proactively raise risks and issues, and replan at the very least.
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They didn't miss it. They hid it. Appalling

Easier just to ban kids from pubs, there’s plenty of restaurants to cater for family groups

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted less than a minute ago
Easier just to ban kids from pubs, there’s plenty of restaurants to cater for family groups
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Pubs depend on families. They barely survive as it is and now they cross markets.

comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 12 minutes ago
Not sure there are many traditional boozers left in business these days. Most depend on food sales and try and change to gastro pubs or the like.

From that point of view I think I'm for it, but would want it extended to outside hospitals, hotels, playgrounds, schools or indeed most public places. Genuinely riles me when you run a gauntlet of smokers just trying to get into a hotel, airport or the like.

Wish they'd treat vapes the same way as they do tobacco as well.

They have to make it an illegal act. You can't expect bar staff and the like to police it.
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Smokers contribute more to the exchequer than you do in tax revenue. They also contribute enough to pub revenue to warrant pubs building outdoor spaces to accomodate them. What right do non smokers have to dictate who uses outdoor spaces built to accommodate smokers.

Smoking near hospitals, schools or playgrounds makes sense and is a fair point. Airports etc smoking areas are usually no where near the entrances and exits.

comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted 37 seconds ago
comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 12 minutes ago
Not sure there are many traditional boozers left in business these days. Most depend on food sales and try and change to gastro pubs or the like.

From that point of view I think I'm for it, but would want it extended to outside hospitals, hotels, playgrounds, schools or indeed most public places. Genuinely riles me when you run a gauntlet of smokers just trying to get into a hotel, airport or the like.

Wish they'd treat vapes the same way as they do tobacco as well.

They have to make it an illegal act. You can't expect bar staff and the like to police it.
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Smokers contribute more to the exchequer than you do in tax revenue. They also contribute enough to pub revenue to warrant pubs building outdoor spaces to accomodate them. What right do non smokers have to dictate who uses outdoor spaces built to accommodate smokers.

Smoking near hospitals, schools or playgrounds makes sense and is a fair point. Airports etc smoking areas are usually no where near the entrances and exits.
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Smokers pay much more to the tax revenue than I do? Hardly a shock when something like 13% of adults still smoke. Completely irrelevant in any case and I'd suggest they cost proportionately more in health care than I do as well.

What right do smokers as a minority group have to pollute public space for non smokers might be a more appropriate question.

Disgusting habit anyway.

And every time I go through an airport, there are plenty who think it's ok to stand around entrances and pollute the air. They don't all wander off to the designated area

We should ban cars too. I’m sick of the pollution in the air.

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t ... (U6374)
posted less than a minute ago
We should ban cars too. I’m sick of the pollution in the air.
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I don't think anyone is talking about banning smoking. Although I can see it eventually heading that way if it just doesn't happen naturally as society changes.

Oh facking hell is ginger off on one AGAIN

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted less than a minute ago
Oh facking hell is ginger off on one AGAIN
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What? It's just a debate on the supposed ban on smoking in public places.

I'm just passing the time of day. Why make it personal?

Guess the problem is where does it end.

I’d love to ban food on trains, fed up of listening to khunts waffling down or crunching food on trains

Guess we should probably ban fish and nuts from being consumed in public and on planes/trains too given peoples deadly allergies to them and that they stink

comment by Oscar. #TeamFury #TeamTrump2024 #FightFightFig... (U12980)
posted less than a minute ago
Guess the problem is where does it end.

I’d love to ban food on trains, fed up of listening to khunts waffling down or crunching food on trains

Guess we should probably ban fish and nuts from being consumed in public and on planes/trains too given peoples deadly allergies to them and that they stink
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Think this is more around health and wellbeing as opposed to personal dislikes.