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« Reply #1290 on: Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 16:17:03 » |
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Speaking of Osbourne... was watching PMQ's earlier and he was as usual sat next to Cameron...
Is there something wrong with him, he seems to look ever more pale, unwell and haunted?
Bit harsh! Continually missing his own fiscal targets must surely take a heavy toll, give the guy a break. Or maybe he isn't too bothered by all that and instead it is because he's just come off his Christmas Diet and is struggling with the regression back to normal food and balanced diets. If so, I can sympathise. |
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« Reply #1291 on: Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 16:27:52 » |
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Speaking of Osbourne... was watching PMQ's earlier and he was as usual sat next to Cameron...
Is there something wrong with him, he seems to look ever more pale, unwell and haunted?
He's gone a shade too dark with his hair dye |
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« Reply #1292 on: Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 17:00:39 » |
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He's gone a shade too dark with his hair dye
That could be it, he just looks ill. |
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« Reply #1293 on: Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 20:13:01 » |
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That could be it, he just looks ill.
Too much gear probably |
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« Reply #1294 on: Thursday, January 7, 2016, 06:05:30 » |
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Speaking of Osbourne... was watching PMQ's earlier and he was as usual sat next to Cameron...
Is there something wrong with him, he seems to look ever more pale, unwell and haunted?
Peaky and Porky? |
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Tout ce que je sais de plus sūr ą propos de la moralité et des obligations des hommes, c'est au football que je le dois. - Albert Camus
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« Reply #1295 on: Thursday, January 7, 2016, 19:53:18 » |
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Does anyone on here dye their hair? I'm a bit badger but don't care.
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« Reply #1297 on: Sunday, January 17, 2016, 13:59:09 » |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35337432Not getting involved with the discussion regarding Trident however he is now just making this stuff up off the top of his head... So to maintain jobs he plans to spend billions on submarines that have no function?
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« Reply #1298 on: Sunday, January 17, 2016, 15:02:40 » |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35337432Not getting involved with the discussion regarding Trident however he is now just making this stuff up off the top of his head... So to maintain jobs he plans to spend billions on submarines that have no function? That's not what he said and as for making stuff up off the top of his head, Japan was mentioned for doing the same already. Great point as well from Corbyn about companies paying dividends to shareholders, whilst not paying their employees a living wage. |
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« Reply #1299 on: Sunday, January 17, 2016, 15:20:36 » |
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Great point as well from Corbyn about companies paying dividends to shareholders, whilst not paying their employees a living wage.
Is the legal basis in place (or ever going to be accepted by parliament) to stop companies paying dividends to their shareholders if they so choose - going to piss of the stock markets (and thus by extension most of the pension funds we all pay into) if a company dividend is bought under the control of the government. At last good to see some flesh on the bones, but he will need to be careful what he promises can be delivered in government, I suspect that Momentum will be somewhat less forgiving that the Lib Dem membership were if promises are never delivered when the opportunity arises. |
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« Reply #1300 on: Sunday, January 17, 2016, 15:37:29 » |
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Is the legal basis in place (or ever going to be accepted by parliament) to stop companies paying dividends to their shareholders if they so choose - going to piss of the stock markets (and thus by extension most of the pension funds we all pay into) if a company dividend is bought under the control of the government.
Funds would just move to companies that were able to pay the dividend, thereby punishing those that aren't paying a living wage. It wouldn't be under the control of government as such, it would just be a condition they have to fulfil. No idea about the legality though. |
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« Reply #1301 on: Sunday, January 17, 2016, 15:46:16 » |
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Funds would just move to companies that were able to pay the dividend, thereby punishing those that aren't paying a living wage. It wouldn't be under the control of government as such, it would just be a condition they have to fulfil. No idea about the legality though.
I understand the principle, its how it can be delivered that is wooly, I can just see it ending up like tax evasion has under successive governments in that they bang on about it, their supporters say how they will be much stronger than their predecessors on the issue and then when it actually has to be delivered nothing happens as the specialists that the corporations use tend to be better than those within government. |
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« Reply #1302 on: Sunday, January 17, 2016, 15:55:23 » |
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Possibly, I'd guess you could make it pretty straightforward if you wanted too. It certainly would require a real desire to make it work. It still amazes me that after the financial crisis, the likes of RBS could still tell the government no. They should have been our bitches! Another possible problem could be companies moving jobs out of the country to avoid the rule. Yeah, it'll never work  |
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #1303 on: Monday, January 18, 2016, 18:45:07 » |
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Parliament is currently debating banning Trump for saying he'd have a moratorium on Muslim immigration/travel to the US, until the security situation is stabilised. Apparently 30 odd % of norverners think it should apply here. |
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« Reply #1304 on: Monday, January 18, 2016, 19:21:40 » |
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Let's also ban those norveners too.
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