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comment by Silver (U6112)

posted on 12/9/24

comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 44 minutes ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
just got on a bus in Albania for 30p. After travelling across the country in a bus for 2 hours, for £4.
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Even a model railway costs at least £125 on amazon and that's 1:76 scale. Trains are expensive in this country, even the tiny ones.
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Roads are expensive too and I don't use 99% of the roads I pay for with my tax money. We should not be funding roads from our tax money. The customer gets FREE ROADS.
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Do you believe in the congestion charges, Baz?

posted on 12/9/24

comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 44 minutes ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
just got on a bus in Albania for 30p. After travelling across the country in a bus for 2 hours, for £4.
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Even a model railway costs at least £125 on amazon and that's 1:76 scale. Trains are expensive in this country, even the tiny ones.
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Roads are expensive too and I don't use 99% of the roads I pay for with my tax money. We should not be funding roads from our tax money. The customer gets FREE ROADS.
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Ahh but that's your choice. They have been laid out for you to use any time you want, at your convenience.

Whenever I drive somewhere I take the longest route to make sure I'm getting my money's worth.

posted on 12/9/24

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 44 minutes ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
just got on a bus in Albania for 30p. After travelling across the country in a bus for 2 hours, for £4.
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Even a model railway costs at least £125 on amazon and that's 1:76 scale. Trains are expensive in this country, even the tiny ones.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Roads are expensive too and I don't use 99% of the roads I pay for with my tax money. We should not be funding roads from our tax money. The customer gets FREE ROADS.
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Do you believe in the congestion charges, Baz?
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I think cars should be banned from city centres apart from deliveries and such at certain hours, like in most cities in civilised countries.

You get Tories on here talking about the economy yet also want cars to jam up city centres like in developing countries. Look at the city centres of the most developed cities in the world. Highly efficient public transport systems with pedestrians and cycling in the centres.

Cars should not be in city centres for sooooo many reasons. What are your thoughts?

Remember if everyone took their car into the city centre, then no one could. But it would be interesting if you were to make a case for why you specifically, should be able to?

comment by kinsang (U3346)

posted on 12/9/24

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 3 hours, 22 minutes ago
comment by kinsang (U3346)
posted 3 hours, 32 minutes ago

Compared to most countries, we are still a relatively low taxed country
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You sure about that?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26327114
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That's based on 10 years ago and on a wage of £240,000??!! Compared to a lot of wealthier countries, we aren't highly taxed

comment by kinsang (U3346)

posted on 12/9/24

wealthy, not wealthier

comment by kinsang (U3346)

posted on 12/9/24

https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/highest-taxed-countries/#google_vignette

A more recent representation

posted on 12/9/24

comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 8 hours, 57 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unlimited Pote-ntial of the Fernçalvenoo triumvirate (U17054)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 3 minutes ago
Would you be up for privatising the road network Devon guy?
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I’m sure that the private sector would run the road network much more efficiently and at a reduced cost to the taxpayer…

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How do you mean run it ?
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The road network costs the taxpayer a fortune and they are full of potholes. Hand it over to a private company and get them to run the roads for a profit. Then we wouldn't have so many potholes. All roads tolled and if the road isn't making a profit then it doesn't get maintained. Simples
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Simples but awful. The country full of peage where you stop and pay for X number of miles. It can only be done on motorways so the owners of haulage companies won't pay so they have to go on A roads.
We visit our daughter in Bordeaux , cost 140€ return. To go on a route nationale is to travel in a lorry convoy, and don't forget France is about six times bigger than England.
When there are roadworks with massive queues or diversiond it's the same price.

comment by Silver (U6112)

posted on 12/9/24

comment by kinsang (U3346)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/highest-taxed-countries/#google_vignette

A more recent representation
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Yet being ranked 29/172 according to your link makes us one of the LEAST taxed countries?

Hmmm

comment by Silver (U6112)

posted on 12/9/24

comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 3 hours, 51 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 44 minutes ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
just got on a bus in Albania for 30p. After travelling across the country in a bus for 2 hours, for £4.
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Even a model railway costs at least £125 on amazon and that's 1:76 scale. Trains are expensive in this country, even the tiny ones.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Roads are expensive too and I don't use 99% of the roads I pay for with my tax money. We should not be funding roads from our tax money. The customer gets FREE ROADS.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Do you believe in the congestion charges, Baz?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think cars should be banned from city centres apart from deliveries and such at certain hours, like in most cities in civilised countries.

You get Tories on here talking about the economy yet also want cars to jam up city centres like in developing countries. Look at the city centres of the most developed cities in the world. Highly efficient public transport systems with pedestrians and cycling in the centres.

Cars should not be in city centres for sooooo many reasons. What are your thoughts?

Remember if everyone took their car into the city centre, then no one could. But it would be interesting if you were to make a case for why you specifically, should be able to?


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What is this - you wanna MY thoughts before answering?

comment by Silver (U6112)

posted on 12/9/24

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago

don't forget France is about six times bigger than England.

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UK 243,610 km²
France 551,695 km²

Back to school, mate!

posted on 12/9/24

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago

don't forget France is about six times bigger than England.

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UK 243,610 km²
France 551,695 km²

Back to school, mate!
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Yeah the Highlands and islands make up a surprisingly large amount of England in terms of land area, you're right.

posted on 12/9/24

comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago

don't forget France is about six times bigger than England.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
UK 243,610 km²
France 551,695 km²

Back to school, mate!
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Yeah the Highlands and islands make up a surprisingly large amount of England in terms of land area, you're right.
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And Wales. Back to school silver.

posted on 12/9/24

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago

don't forget France is about six times bigger than England.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
UK 243,610 km²
France 551,695 km²

Back to school, mate!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah the Highlands and islands make up a surprisingly large amount of England in terms of land area, you're right.
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And Wales. Back to school silver.
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Oh and it was a guess anyway, but I know it's a helluver lot bigger.

comment by Silver (U6112)

posted on 12/9/24

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago

don't forget France is about six times bigger than England.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
UK 243,610 km²
France 551,695 km²

Back to school, mate!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah the Highlands and islands make up a surprisingly large amount of England in terms of land area, you're right.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And Wales. Back to school silver.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Oh and it was a guess anyway, but I know it's a helluver lot bigger.
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But England and UK are synonymous, no?

posted on 12/9/24

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago

don't forget France is about six times bigger than England.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
UK 243,610 km²
France 551,695 km²

Back to school, mate!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah the Highlands and islands make up a surprisingly large amount of England in terms of land area, you're right.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And Wales. Back to school silver.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Oh and it was a guess anyway, but I know it's a helluver lot bigger.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
But England and UK are synonymous, no?
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Not if you're Scottish or Welsh. English yes.

posted on 12/9/24

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago

don't forget France is about six times bigger than England.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
UK 243,610 km²
France 551,695 km²

Back to school, mate!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah the Highlands and islands make up a surprisingly large amount of England in terms of land area, you're right.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And Wales. Back to school silver.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Oh and it was a guess anyway, but I know it's a helluver lot bigger.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
But England and UK are synonymous, no?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Not if you're Scottish or Welsh. English yes.
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I think he's a Rangers fan so he doesn't distinguish between England and the UK. I assume he is a big fan of Britannia

comment by kinsang (U3346)

posted on 12/9/24

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
comment by kinsang (U3346)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/highest-taxed-countries/#google_vignette

A more recent representation
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yet being ranked 29/172 according to your link makes us one of the LEAST taxed countries?

Hmmm
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I'm talking about developed countries - look compared to most of our developed European counterparts. Sorry to expect you to use a little initiative when looking at such figures. Try to compare like with like..............

comment by Silver (U6112)

posted on 13/9/24

comment by kinsang (U3346)
posted 11 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
comment by kinsang (U3346)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/highest-taxed-countries/#google_vignette

A more recent representation
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yet being ranked 29/172 according to your link makes us one of the LEAST taxed countries?

Hmmm
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm talking about developed countries - look compared to most of our developed European counterparts. Sorry to expect you to use a little initiative when looking at such figures. Try to compare like with like..............
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Meh, you missed that qualification in your assertion so what do you expect?

comment by Silver (U6112)

posted on 13/9/24

comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 11 hours, 27 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by Michel Pageaud (U1734)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 1 minute ago

don't forget France is about six times bigger than England.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
UK 243,610 km²
France 551,695 km²

Back to school, mate!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah the Highlands and islands make up a surprisingly large amount of England in terms of land area, you're right.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And Wales. Back to school silver.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Oh and it was a guess anyway, but I know it's a helluver lot bigger.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
But England and UK are synonymous, no?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Not if you're Scottish or Welsh. English yes.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think he's a Rangers fan so he doesn't distinguish between England and the UK. I assume he is a big fan of Britannia
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Try harder

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