More strikers than united have in their squad.
Conte for Prime Minister - he hates strikers and does everything he can to bring them down.
Because wage growth in the UK for a good 15 years now has been absolutely horrific when compared to other countries. A lot of workers haven't seen a significant pay raise in years.
Whether that makes strikes ethical or not is another debate entirely, but the root of the issue hasn't been addressed for a long time. High inflation makes it stick out even more so.
There are plenty of football players that could fill the void. They play like once a week. They have plenty of time.
Rashford could work in the railways. He's a great striker and trains late.
We have players like sigurdson who could be a teacher as he loves kids
We have Nunez who could fill in for the ambulances because he could just run along shouting HEE HAW HEE HAW HEE HAW cos he's a donkey and it would sound like a siren
We could have Terry and Suarez in the police or on border control as they have plenty of experience being racist
We could just ask Grealish to get up at 6am so he can take himself to the kerb, cos he's rubbish.
These things solve themselves.
We have Nunez who could fill in for the ambulances because he could just run along shouting HEE HAW HEE HAW HEE HAW cos he's a donkey and it would sound like a siren
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We have Nunez who could fill in for the ambulances because he could just run along shouting HEE HAW HEE HAW HEE HAW cos he's a donkey and it would sound like a siren
———
Barry
As long as the 1%’ers are happy that’s a resounding success for the tories
comment by Lisandro The King Martinez (U10026)
posted 6 minutes ago
We have Nunez who could fill in for the ambulances because he could just run along shouting HEE HAW HEE HAW HEE HAW cos he's a donkey and it would sound like a siren
———
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Ffs
We could just ask Grealish to get up at 6am so he can take himself to the kerb, cos he's rubbish.
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
I didn’t vote to strike, but I can see why so many teachers have.
comment by Clever - son son son - 'Ten Haaaagendas please' of the year Runner Up 2021 (U18599)
posted 11 minutes ago
We could just ask Grealish to get up at 6am so he can take himself to the kerb, cos he's rubbish.
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suarez and terry
You want free pay when you aren’t working?
You want to support Ukraine at war with Russia?
This is the outcome.
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 6 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I like a simple life, so I don’t concern myself with such stuff, until now.
What, if any, is the risk should the government clamp down on these huge businesses and their lack of tax?
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 8 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The trouble is, Ireland just undercut us, and leave the huge corps head offices going there.
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 2 minutes ago
You want free pay when you aren’t working?
You want to support Ukraine at war with Russia?
This is the outcome.
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Why aren’t other countries in Europe facing so much strike action like this country is then?
All current strikers in the UK have my full and total support.
comment by Freds a Red (U22942)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 6 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I like a simple life, so I don’t concern myself with such stuff, until now.
What, if any, is the risk should the government clamp down on these huge businesses and their lack of tax?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
They can’t clamp down.
Their accountants are managing their finances globally, so that profit is pushed through low tax countries, and so they don’t legally owe anymore than they pay.
And if the governments do try and find a way of shutting these practices down, frankly the company’s accountants will be one step ahead.
It’s a scandal of the modern age, but no one knows how to fix it.
Of course we might stand a better chance if we were part of a really large trading bloc… anyone know where we could find one of those?
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by Freds a Red (U22942)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 6 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I like a simple life, so I don’t concern myself with such stuff, until now.
What, if any, is the risk should the government clamp down on these huge businesses and their lack of tax?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
They can’t clamp down.
Their accountants are managing their finances globally, so that profit is pushed through low tax countries, and so they don’t legally owe anymore than they pay.
And if the governments do try and find a way of shutting these practices down, frankly the company’s accountants will be one step ahead.
It’s a scandal of the modern age, but no one knows how to fix it.
Of course we might stand a better chance if we were part of a really large trading bloc… anyone know where we could find one of those?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, eBay, Adobe and Cisco collectively avoided paying an estimated £1.5 billion in tax in 2019.
It’s small fry. We’ve written off £4bn on furlough fraud alone, as well as our first round of £4bn toward Ukrainian war.
Yes in an ideal world the big corps pay their fair share, but it doesn’t touch our deficit. It’s a media driven myth that the big boys not avoiding tax wolves any of our issues.
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 2 minutes ago
You want free pay when you aren’t working?
You want to support Ukraine at war with Russia?
This is the outcome.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why aren’t other countries in Europe facing so much strike action like this country is then?
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Plenty of countries around Europe are a mess. Some didn’t provide a furlough scheme, the majority aren’t supporting Ukraine the way we are, some have out forward larger bills to help with energy in the short term.
It isn’t simple, but the reality is we’ve been through a pandemic, our economy has taken a bashing, we’ve left the EU, and there is war in Europe.
By the way, I think the government have handled it shockingly too.
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by Freds a Red (U22942)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 6 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I like a simple life, so I don’t concern myself with such stuff, until now.
What, if any, is the risk should the government clamp down on these huge businesses and their lack of tax?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
They can’t clamp down.
Their accountants are managing their finances globally, so that profit is pushed through low tax countries, and so they don’t legally owe anymore than they pay.
And if the governments do try and find a way of shutting these practices down, frankly the company’s accountants will be one step ahead.
It’s a scandal of the modern age, but no one knows how to fix it.
Of course we might stand a better chance if we were part of a really large trading bloc… anyone know where we could find one of those?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, eBay, Adobe and Cisco collectively avoided paying an estimated £1.5 billion in tax in 2019.
It’s small fry. We’ve written off £4bn on furlough fraud alone, as well as our first round of £4bn toward Ukrainian war.
Yes in an ideal world the big corps pay their fair share, but it doesn’t touch our deficit. It’s a media driven myth that the big boys not avoiding tax wolves any of our issues.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Small fry!
You’re having a laugh.
It’s a huge sum that should form part of our ability to pay people what they are due.
Of course there are other factors, but it’s billions of pounds per year and it’s a massive problem.
We have become France. Public employees seem to strike every week there.
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by Freds a Red (U22942)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 6 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I like a simple life, so I don’t concern myself with such stuff, until now.
What, if any, is the risk should the government clamp down on these huge businesses and their lack of tax?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
They can’t clamp down.
Their accountants are managing their finances globally, so that profit is pushed through low tax countries, and so they don’t legally owe anymore than they pay.
And if the governments do try and find a way of shutting these practices down, frankly the company’s accountants will be one step ahead.
It’s a scandal of the modern age, but no one knows how to fix it.
Of course we might stand a better chance if we were part of a really large trading bloc… anyone know where we could find one of those?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, eBay, Adobe and Cisco collectively avoided paying an estimated £1.5 billion in tax in 2019.
It’s small fry. We’ve written off £4bn on furlough fraud alone, as well as our first round of £4bn toward Ukrainian war.
Yes in an ideal world the big corps pay their fair share, but it doesn’t touch our deficit. It’s a media driven myth that the big boys not avoiding tax wolves any of our issues.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Small fry!
You’re having a laugh.
It’s a huge sum that should form part of our ability to pay people what they are due.
Of course there are other factors, but it’s billions of pounds per year and it’s a massive problem.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Agree it’s an issue, we certainly shouldn’t be allowing amazon to use funding for infrastructure as we do.
But I’m the grand scheme, considering the jobs they provide (its workforce paying tax too). Furlough was a £70bn bill by the way.
The only real alternative is we reduce corp tax to attract these companies to file taxes here.
Busby, furlough was a one off, so hardly worth using as a comparison.
By the way, the estimate on tax avoidance, fraud etc. is £35 billion.
Tory Busby ignoring the elephant in the room. 13 years of Tory rule and destruction of the country ending up with what you see now. He’s the kind of guy who no doubt blames Sadiq Khan for the crime rates in London while ignoring the Tory cuts to the police force.
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posted on 16/1/23
More strikers than united have in their squad.
posted on 16/1/23
Conte for Prime Minister - he hates strikers and does everything he can to bring them down.
posted on 16/1/23
Because wage growth in the UK for a good 15 years now has been absolutely horrific when compared to other countries. A lot of workers haven't seen a significant pay raise in years.
Whether that makes strikes ethical or not is another debate entirely, but the root of the issue hasn't been addressed for a long time. High inflation makes it stick out even more so.
posted on 16/1/23
There are plenty of football players that could fill the void. They play like once a week. They have plenty of time.
Rashford could work in the railways. He's a great striker and trains late.
We have players like sigurdson who could be a teacher as he loves kids
We have Nunez who could fill in for the ambulances because he could just run along shouting HEE HAW HEE HAW HEE HAW cos he's a donkey and it would sound like a siren
We could have Terry and Suarez in the police or on border control as they have plenty of experience being racist
We could just ask Grealish to get up at 6am so he can take himself to the kerb, cos he's rubbish.
These things solve themselves.
posted on 16/1/23
We have Nunez who could fill in for the ambulances because he could just run along shouting HEE HAW HEE HAW HEE HAW cos he's a donkey and it would sound like a siren
———
posted on 16/1/23
We have Nunez who could fill in for the ambulances because he could just run along shouting HEE HAW HEE HAW HEE HAW cos he's a donkey and it would sound like a siren
———
Barry
posted on 16/1/23
As long as the 1%’ers are happy that’s a resounding success for the tories
posted on 16/1/23
comment by Lisandro The King Martinez (U10026)
posted 6 minutes ago
We have Nunez who could fill in for the ambulances because he could just run along shouting HEE HAW HEE HAW HEE HAW cos he's a donkey and it would sound like a siren
———
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ffs
posted on 16/1/23
We could just ask Grealish to get up at 6am so he can take himself to the kerb, cos he's rubbish.
posted on 16/1/23
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
posted on 16/1/23
I didn’t vote to strike, but I can see why so many teachers have.
posted on 16/1/23
comment by Clever - son son son - 'Ten Haaaagendas please' of the year Runner Up 2021 (U18599)
posted 11 minutes ago
We could just ask Grealish to get up at 6am so he can take himself to the kerb, cos he's rubbish.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
suarez and terry
posted on 16/1/23
You want free pay when you aren’t working?
You want to support Ukraine at war with Russia?
This is the outcome.
posted on 16/1/23
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 6 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I like a simple life, so I don’t concern myself with such stuff, until now.
What, if any, is the risk should the government clamp down on these huge businesses and their lack of tax?
posted on 16/1/23
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 8 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The trouble is, Ireland just undercut us, and leave the huge corps head offices going there.
posted on 16/1/23
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 2 minutes ago
You want free pay when you aren’t working?
You want to support Ukraine at war with Russia?
This is the outcome.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why aren’t other countries in Europe facing so much strike action like this country is then?
posted on 16/1/23
All current strikers in the UK have my full and total support.
posted on 16/1/23
comment by Freds a Red (U22942)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 6 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I like a simple life, so I don’t concern myself with such stuff, until now.
What, if any, is the risk should the government clamp down on these huge businesses and their lack of tax?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
They can’t clamp down.
Their accountants are managing their finances globally, so that profit is pushed through low tax countries, and so they don’t legally owe anymore than they pay.
And if the governments do try and find a way of shutting these practices down, frankly the company’s accountants will be one step ahead.
It’s a scandal of the modern age, but no one knows how to fix it.
Of course we might stand a better chance if we were part of a really large trading bloc… anyone know where we could find one of those?
posted on 16/1/23
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by Freds a Red (U22942)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 6 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I like a simple life, so I don’t concern myself with such stuff, until now.
What, if any, is the risk should the government clamp down on these huge businesses and their lack of tax?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
They can’t clamp down.
Their accountants are managing their finances globally, so that profit is pushed through low tax countries, and so they don’t legally owe anymore than they pay.
And if the governments do try and find a way of shutting these practices down, frankly the company’s accountants will be one step ahead.
It’s a scandal of the modern age, but no one knows how to fix it.
Of course we might stand a better chance if we were part of a really large trading bloc… anyone know where we could find one of those?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, eBay, Adobe and Cisco collectively avoided paying an estimated £1.5 billion in tax in 2019.
It’s small fry. We’ve written off £4bn on furlough fraud alone, as well as our first round of £4bn toward Ukrainian war.
Yes in an ideal world the big corps pay their fair share, but it doesn’t touch our deficit. It’s a media driven myth that the big boys not avoiding tax wolves any of our issues.
posted on 16/1/23
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 2 minutes ago
You want free pay when you aren’t working?
You want to support Ukraine at war with Russia?
This is the outcome.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why aren’t other countries in Europe facing so much strike action like this country is then?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Plenty of countries around Europe are a mess. Some didn’t provide a furlough scheme, the majority aren’t supporting Ukraine the way we are, some have out forward larger bills to help with energy in the short term.
It isn’t simple, but the reality is we’ve been through a pandemic, our economy has taken a bashing, we’ve left the EU, and there is war in Europe.
By the way, I think the government have handled it shockingly too.
posted on 16/1/23
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by Freds a Red (U22942)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 6 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I like a simple life, so I don’t concern myself with such stuff, until now.
What, if any, is the risk should the government clamp down on these huge businesses and their lack of tax?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
They can’t clamp down.
Their accountants are managing their finances globally, so that profit is pushed through low tax countries, and so they don’t legally owe anymore than they pay.
And if the governments do try and find a way of shutting these practices down, frankly the company’s accountants will be one step ahead.
It’s a scandal of the modern age, but no one knows how to fix it.
Of course we might stand a better chance if we were part of a really large trading bloc… anyone know where we could find one of those?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, eBay, Adobe and Cisco collectively avoided paying an estimated £1.5 billion in tax in 2019.
It’s small fry. We’ve written off £4bn on furlough fraud alone, as well as our first round of £4bn toward Ukrainian war.
Yes in an ideal world the big corps pay their fair share, but it doesn’t touch our deficit. It’s a media driven myth that the big boys not avoiding tax wolves any of our issues.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Small fry!
You’re having a laugh.
It’s a huge sum that should form part of our ability to pay people what they are due.
Of course there are other factors, but it’s billions of pounds per year and it’s a massive problem.
posted on 16/1/23
We have become France. Public employees seem to strike every week there.
posted on 16/1/23
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by Freds a Red (U22942)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 6 minutes ago
I suspect there’s some coordination going on with the strikes, to put pressure on the government.
But it’s certainly a right old mess.
Considering how much tax we pay, it’s really quite depressing how short the country seems to be on its finances.
Wouldn’t mind Amazon, Google and the like paying their dues. I suspect we could pay for the public sector increase if just one of those actually paid some tax.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I like a simple life, so I don’t concern myself with such stuff, until now.
What, if any, is the risk should the government clamp down on these huge businesses and their lack of tax?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
They can’t clamp down.
Their accountants are managing their finances globally, so that profit is pushed through low tax countries, and so they don’t legally owe anymore than they pay.
And if the governments do try and find a way of shutting these practices down, frankly the company’s accountants will be one step ahead.
It’s a scandal of the modern age, but no one knows how to fix it.
Of course we might stand a better chance if we were part of a really large trading bloc… anyone know where we could find one of those?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, eBay, Adobe and Cisco collectively avoided paying an estimated £1.5 billion in tax in 2019.
It’s small fry. We’ve written off £4bn on furlough fraud alone, as well as our first round of £4bn toward Ukrainian war.
Yes in an ideal world the big corps pay their fair share, but it doesn’t touch our deficit. It’s a media driven myth that the big boys not avoiding tax wolves any of our issues.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Small fry!
You’re having a laugh.
It’s a huge sum that should form part of our ability to pay people what they are due.
Of course there are other factors, but it’s billions of pounds per year and it’s a massive problem.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Agree it’s an issue, we certainly shouldn’t be allowing amazon to use funding for infrastructure as we do.
But I’m the grand scheme, considering the jobs they provide (its workforce paying tax too). Furlough was a £70bn bill by the way.
The only real alternative is we reduce corp tax to attract these companies to file taxes here.
posted on 16/1/23
Busby, furlough was a one off, so hardly worth using as a comparison.
By the way, the estimate on tax avoidance, fraud etc. is £35 billion.
posted on 16/1/23
Tory Busby ignoring the elephant in the room. 13 years of Tory rule and destruction of the country ending up with what you see now. He’s the kind of guy who no doubt blames Sadiq Khan for the crime rates in London while ignoring the Tory cuts to the police force.
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