comment by RB&W - He kicked lumps out of them (U21434)
posted 7 minutes ago
Just pay your vastly reduced rate of tax that most of you can still avoid, like the rest of us have to without question at double your rate, you greedy Country Bumkins.
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That’s the spirit. Just arbitrarily tax all market sectors and then see what happens. Then publish your impact assessment whilst continually refuse to explain where this much vaunted growth is coming from.

No point in breath holding

comment by It’s time for some Lancashire hotPote, Ruben (U17054)
posted 44 minutes ago
For context, the number of people employed in food retail in the UK fell from 1.2m to 1.15m between 2003 and 2023, whilst the population grew from 59m to 68m.

It’s a relative significant decrease, but not a vast one.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/315887/food-retailing-workforce-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/

Can’t find the figures for fashion retail, but I’d expect a much bigger drop off.

I have a mate who looks after the servers which look after the warehousing for one giant UK fashion retailer and he says the warehouses are almost completely automated now. All the picking to distribute out to stores and e-customers is done by robots.
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The businesses don't care about us. They only care for profit. Why should we care about them?

comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Ruben The King Amorim Tim Tagi Dim (U10026)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 6 minutes ago
Love the irony of the Tory leadership attending protests now they are in opposition, after years of trying to clamp down on protestors.
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Given how incompetent they are, it wouldn’t surprise me if some of them get arrested under the draconian laws they put in place.
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It’s a legal protest
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Hasn’t stopped the police before.

comment by Ruben The King Amorim Tim Tagi Dim (U10026)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Ruben The King Amorim Tim Tagi Dim (U10026)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 6 minutes ago
Love the irony of the Tory leadership attending protests now they are in opposition, after years of trying to clamp down on protestors.
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Given how incompetent they are, it wouldn’t surprise me if some of them get arrested under the draconian laws they put in place.
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It’s a legal protest
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Hasn’t stopped the police before.
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Only when they believe something illegal has taken place.

Hope all those tractor exhausts are compliant, wouldn't want it to get too noisy.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/baltic-sea-cables-damage-sabotage-german-minister

I thought Putin was benevolent these days.

comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Ruben The King Amorim Tim Tagi Dim (U10026)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Ruben The King Amorim Tim Tagi Dim (U10026)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 6 minutes ago
Love the irony of the Tory leadership attending protests now they are in opposition, after years of trying to clamp down on protestors.
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Given how incompetent they are, it wouldn’t surprise me if some of them get arrested under the draconian laws they put in place.
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It’s a legal protest
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Hasn’t stopped the police before.
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Only when they believe something illegal has taken place.
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My goodness.

comment by Hector (U3606)
posted less than a minute ago
Hope all those tractor exhausts are compliant, wouldn't want it to get too noisy.
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In London? Quiet as a hamsters cage that place

comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by RB&W - He kicked lumps out of them (U21434)
posted 7 minutes ago
Just pay your vastly reduced rate of tax that most of you can still avoid, like the rest of us have to without question at double your rate, you greedy Country Bumkins.
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That’s the spirit. Just arbitrarily tax all market sectors and then see what happens. Then publish your impact assessment whilst continually refuse to explain where this much vaunted growth is coming from.

No point in breath holding
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Growth in publicly funded sectors, is repairing the innumerate things like NHS and court waiting lists, rebuilding schools and public buildings effected by RAAC etc are more important than Tesco's opening more Express stores (down the road from another) or Amazon opening another warehouse filled with poorly paid pissedoff staff IMO.

Is the main issue people have with this tax just that the threshold is too low?

If it was say 30% of farms above £5m would that be better?

comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by RB&W - He kicked lumps out of them (U21434)
posted 7 minutes ago
Just pay your vastly reduced rate of tax that most of you can still avoid, like the rest of us have to without question at double your rate, you greedy Country Bumkins.
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That’s the spirit. Just arbitrarily tax all market sectors and then see what happens. Then publish your impact assessment whilst continually refuse to explain where this much vaunted growth is coming from.

No point in breath holding
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Growth in publicly funded sectors, is repairing the innumerate things like NHS and court waiting lists, rebuilding schools and public buildings effected by RAAC etc are more important than Tesco's opening more Express stores (down the road from another) or Amazon opening another warehouse filled with poorly paid pissedoff staff IMO.
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What? The NHS have already said they can’t improve even with this £22bn to any degree.

Public sector growth. Yeah, you’re right there.

As for those businesses shedding staff and closures, where’s the tax going to come from to pay for this if it’s now reducing?

Unbelievable

Public sector growth indeed. Most departments have been told to slash costs. Like that will happen.

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted about a minute ago
Is the main issue people have with this tax just that the threshold is too low?

If it was say 30% of farms above £5m would that be better?
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Possibly. Be better to have some discussion and at least get the base numbers right first.

Yeah, let's keep supporting these businesses so they can develop tech to replace all the workers to increase their profit.

Fecking genius

https://x.com/bbcnewsnight/status/1858848536873279823?s=61&t=ncpdEcJLIN1zPASIYpgYDA

Jeremy Clarkson is just cringe here. Literally has no clue and is taken apart by Derbyshire 😅

comment by Robben Amorim (U22716)
posted 21 minutes ago
https://x.com/bbcnewsnight/status/1858848536873279823?s=61&t=ncpdEcJLIN1zPASIYpgYDA

Jeremy Clarkson is just cringe here. Literally has no clue and is taken apart by Derbyshire 😅
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My heart bleeds for the Tory priiiiick.

comment by Ruben The King Amorim Tim Tagi Dim (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Robben Amorim (U22716)
posted 21 minutes ago
https://x.com/bbcnewsnight/status/1858848536873279823?s=61&t=ncpdEcJLIN1zPASIYpgYDA

Jeremy Clarkson is just cringe here. Literally has no clue and is taken apart by Derbyshire 😅
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My heart bleeds for the Tory priiiiick.
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I’m pretty confident you don’t take up a second of his thoughts.

I don’t have much time for the man but sorry, that just smacks of jealousy. He’s done very well for himself and at least is spending money on declining markets like small farming and country pubs.

comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 56 minutes ago
comment by RB&W - He kicked lumps out of them (U21434)
posted 7 minutes ago
Just pay your vastly reduced rate of tax that most of you can still avoid, like the rest of us have to without question at double your rate, you greedy Country Bumkins.
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That’s the spirit. Just arbitrarily tax all market sectors and then see what happens. Then publish your impact assessment whilst continually refuse to explain where this much vaunted growth is coming from.

No point in breath holding
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You are unbelivable somtimes Ginge. Its really triggered you this Lab Gvt hasnt it. You are as clueless and as bitter as Jeremy Clarkson sounds. Thought he was going to cry. My kids have to pay tax now whha whha whha
Shock horror landowners now have to pay

comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Ruben The King Amorim Tim Tagi Dim (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Robben Amorim (U22716)
posted 21 minutes ago
https://x.com/bbcnewsnight/status/1858848536873279823?s=61&t=ncpdEcJLIN1zPASIYpgYDA

Jeremy Clarkson is just cringe here. Literally has no clue and is taken apart by Derbyshire 😅
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My heart bleeds for the Tory priiiiick.
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I’m pretty confident you don’t take up a second of his thoughts.

I don’t have much time for the man but sorry, that just smacks of jealousy. He’s done very well for himself and at least is spending money on declining markets like small farming and country pubs.
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Tory priiiiick coming to the defence of another Tory priiiick. Imagine my shock.

comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Pranky 23/24 LFC Draft Champ (U22336)
posted 12 minutes ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp816jrnynyo

Pro business right
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Retail stores have largely been cutting staff for years anyway, it's just a convenient scapegoat.

Any time I go into a store like Tesco half the tills are no longer manned, and clothes shops barely have anyone on the shop floor anymore.
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Those staff are generally retrained and doing different roles. They’re not being dismissed.
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What roles would they be filling?
Really what did they retrain the shelf fillers and cashiers to do?

Clarkson is an uberkhunt, I'm in support of anything he's against.

comment by Robben Amorim (U22716)
posted 53 minutes ago
https://x.com/bbcnewsnight/status/1858848536873279823?s=61&t=ncpdEcJLIN1zPASIYpgYDA

Jeremy Clarkson is just cringe here. Literally has no clue and is taken apart by Derbyshire 😅
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Total annihilation

CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,322% since 1978

https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-in-2020/

This is where your tax cuts and downsizing savings have gone.

The crocodile tears of business owners inspire as much empathy as two gorillas hanging off my balls.

comment by It’s time for some Lancashire hotPote, Ruben (U17054)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by Robben Amorim (U22716)
posted 53 minutes ago
https://x.com/bbcnewsnight/status/1858848536873279823?s=61&t=ncpdEcJLIN1zPASIYpgYDA

Jeremy Clarkson is just cringe here. Literally has no clue and is taken apart by Derbyshire 😅
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Total annihilation
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That's was painful but enjoyable... Loved him trying to beg support from the crowd

comment by It’s time for some Lancashire hotPote, R... (U17054)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by Robben Amorim (U22716)
posted 53 minutes ago
https://x.com/bbcnewsnight/status/1858848536873279823?s=61&t=ncpdEcJLIN1zPASIYpgYDA

Jeremy Clarkson is just cringe here. Literally has no clue and is taken apart by Derbyshire 😅
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Total annihilation
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Totally owned

comment by Ruben The King Amorim Tim Tagi Dim (U10026)
posted 54 minutes ago
comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Ruben The King Amorim Tim Tagi Dim (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Robben Amorim (U22716)
posted 21 minutes ago
https://x.com/bbcnewsnight/status/1858848536873279823?s=61&t=ncpdEcJLIN1zPASIYpgYDA

Jeremy Clarkson is just cringe here. Literally has no clue and is taken apart by Derbyshire 😅
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My heart bleeds for the Tory priiiiick.
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I’m pretty confident you don’t take up a second of his thoughts.

I don’t have much time for the man but sorry, that just smacks of jealousy. He’s done very well for himself and at least is spending money on declining markets like small farming and country pubs.
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Tory priiiiick coming to the defence of another Tory priiiick. Imagine my shock.
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