Midweek 18th September 2024

The latest in a long line of BBC sex offenders got a suspended sentence – sending out a sign that it’s okay to abuse . But what is it about the BBC that there are so many who don’t know the difference between right and wrong ? Or was that question just answered .?

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  1. MarkyMark says:

    TAX the 1% – 1% LEAVE – Tax the NEXT 1% – 1% LEAVE – REPEAT UNTIL NET 0% TO TAX!

    The Labour government’s potential expat exit tax will drive foreign direct investment outside of the UK, according to Vanesha Kistoo, head of the French desk at Blick Rothenberg.

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being urged to introduce CGT exit charges on people when they are leaving the UK in the upcoming October Budget.

    https://www.ftadviser.com/your-industry/2024/09/18/govt-s-expat-exit-tax-deeply-flawed/

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    • Emmanuel Goldstein says:

      MM.
      They way they say it, “Those with the broadest shoulders should pay a little bit more” sounds reasonable when they keep coming out with it.
      Just like Communism sounds reasonable on paper.

      Of course, they use this ‘pay just a little bit more” to say how they will pay for every one of their giveaways.

      Do the pensioners have ‘broad shoulders’?
      Those getting about £12,000 a year to live on paying ‘just a little bit more’ (WFP and probably a few more things like single occupancy, bus passes and anything else they can think of)

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      • MarkyMark says:

        “Those with the broadest shoulders should pay a little bit more”

        ……………………………

        Over a decade has passed since the Westminster expenses scandal of 2009. It is widely regarded as one of the factors, together with the banking crisis and the absence of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which led to popular contempt for the political class, the growth of UKIP, and thus the outcome of the 2016 referendum.

        https://constitution-unit.com/2020/03/06/an-extraordinary-scandal-looking-back-at-the-2009-mps-expenses-crisis-and-its-consequences/

        Jack Straw, the minister in charge of the bill, added them to the list of public authorities in Schedule 1 to the Act, and is said to have regretted it ever since. Individual MPs and peers were not then – and are not now – regarded as public authorities. But the House authorities were subject to the Act, and since they administered the expenses system and held the information on MPs’ claims, it became disclosable.

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  2. Fedup2 says:

    On the great leader and his arsenal executive club membership – if you join the ‘avenal club ‘ you get a personalised coat hook … I couldn’t find how much the package costs but I reckon maybe £50 000 a year to see home games ….
    … as I researched this I recall that the last British prime minister sat in the stands at Southampton games …. No box ? And the dire manager refused to meet him .

    At least Southampton are heading for relegation …

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  3. Zephir says:

    Well now we are going from having bins collected every two week to every three weeks in Hertfordshire.

    Is there no lefty lawyer to take councils to court over public health implications ?

    As long as their pensions are safe, that’s all that matters.

    The largest four schemes are for the civil service, armed forces, NHS and teachers. Public sector workers and their employers made £44bn in contributions, leaving a net cost of £1bn to the taxpayer, around £37 a household. This pension pay gap figure hit £10bn in 2019 – or £357 per household.

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  4. Fedup2 says:

    The UK net debt is now 100% of the output of the UK for 1 year – £13.7 billion borrowed last month against £10 billion last year …
    …I think reeve should apply for a balance transfer credit card ……

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  5. Zephir says:

    ” How ‘Ponzi scheme’ public sector pensions threaten to bankrupt Britain.

    ‘Scandalous’ system will rack up a multi-trillion pound bill that taxpayers will pay.
    The public sector pension “Ponzi scheme” will blow a multi-trillion pound hole in Britain’s finances, a senior economist has warned.

    Former Bank of England economist and author, Neil Record, said it was an “absolute scandal” that successive governments had failed to confront the “appalling situation” head on.

    He warned that when the system finally becomes unaffordable, the Government will need to find money elsewhere to plug the pensions gap – at a cost to taxpayers of £50bn a year and rising.

    In the meantime, the cost of paying all pensions promises made so far has swelled to £4.9 trillion – almost twice the national debt of around £2.7 trillion.

    Analysis of government accounts for The Telegraph also reveals the true cost of funding the gold-plated retirement incomes that are guaranteed to rise in line with inflation.

    NHS pensions currently cost taxpayers the equivalent of 82pc of salaries, more than six times what even the highest earning workers actually pay in.

    It comes as some schools are also offering pay rises for staff willing to leave the generous Teachers’ Pension Scheme amid long term funding concerns.

    Unions have defended the schemes and say they are “anything but excessive”.

    Salary-linked pension schemes in the private sector must have enough assets to fund the projected amount they will pay out, known as their pension liabilities. They are regularly valued and if they’re not sufficiently funded, a recovery plan is required.

    Public sector pensions, however, are exempt. It means that contributions made by employers and employees are not set aside, let alone invested in a fund to pay future pensions.

    Instead, retirees are paid from current tax income. This has stored up a series of potential problems – which could one day threaten the entire system, Mr Record said.

    The first is that contributions do not cover pensions payments. The Government spent £45bn on approximately 5.3 million pensions in 2022-23, according to the Treasury’s latest analysis. The largest four schemes are for the civil service, armed forces, NHS and teachers.”

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/pensions/true-cost-public-sector-pensions-bankrupt-britain/

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  6. MarkyMark says:

    ARESENAL TO OFFER FREE AT POINT OF ACCESS TO THEIR VIP BOXES.

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  7. MarkyMark says:

    “Last night, openDemocracy published a story about a £4 million donation to the Labour Party from Quadrature. The donation in question is the largest made in the history of the Labour Party and raises some very serious questions about the ethics and intentions of both those giving and receiving the money.”

    https://thecorbynproject.com/news/what-labours-4m-donation-from-a-tax-haven-based-hedge-fund-tells-us-about-our-so-called-democracy/

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    • Rich says:

      Quadrature Climate Foundation.

      Big investors in ‘solar geoengineering’. Basically f#%kin’ about with the weather in lots of of unusual ways as part of the climate change scam.

      https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/06/14/1093778/foundations-are-lining-up-to-fund-geoengineering-research/

      Plenty of planning permission for piles of panels perhaps? Payment upfront?

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      • MarkyMark says:

        Solar Panels – a natural energy …. HA HA HA HAH A
        solar%20farm%20worlds%20biggest%20china.jpg

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      • MarkyMark says:

        Saudi Arabia’s Regional Cloud Seeding Program aims to improve weather conditions and increase rainfall in the country. The program’s goals include:

        Increasing rainfall: Cloud seeding can increase rainfall by up to 20% in targeted areas.
        Expanding green spaces: The program aims to increase green areas and combat desertification.
        Finding new water resources: The program is looking for new sources of water.

        Protecting the Holy Sites: The program prioritizes the holy city of Makkah and the Holy Sites of Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah.

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    • Fedup2 says:

      Marky
      In a free country a decent journo might looks at the ownership and directors of that hedge fund and see why they bunged labour £ 4 million ….

      The directors are on the company’s house website…

      But we are not in a free country so NUJ members will be avoiding the corruption in this donation thus encouraging more and more bribes and gifts .

      One might have thought this dirt would have come later in the parliament but shows what is to come as labour backbenchers get caught ….

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  8. atlas_shrugged says:

    The covid vaccine witch hunt continues as another dissenting doctor is punished

    https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/the-witch-hunt-continues/

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    • MarkyMark says:

      “Dr White was an experienced General Practitioner who, like many others, found himself conflicted between his NHS practice expecting him to promote Covid-19 vaccines to his patients, while seeing increasing numbers of people with vaccine injuries. After much soul-searching he resigned from his post in February 2021. A few months later, in June 2021, he recorded a short face-to-camera video explaining why he had decided to quit, which he then posted on a social media site. Perhaps to his surprise, it was viewed by millions and within a few days had come to the attention of his employer, namely NHS England. They blocked him from any NHS work, a move which he legally challenged. A General Medical Council (GMC) investigation followed and his NHS suspension was reversed, but an Interim Orders Tribunal put conditions on his registration, namely that he must not use social media to express any medical opinion about the pandemic.

      https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/the-witch-hunt-continues/

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  9. Emmanuel Goldstein says:

    Earlier posts are mentioning that the Covid originated ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ in the market beside the Wuhan Lab working on this very virus.

    What are the chances of that.
    Of all the markets in the world, the one to be blamed for this virus just happens to be beside the Lab working on this virus.

    And they expect us to believe that.

    Mind, in this crazy world it’s becoming common to believe six impossible things before breakfast every day now.
    They are all crackers, and us for allowing it.

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  10. MarkyMark says:

    Hate UK = ok
    Hate other countries = HATE CRIME!

    HA HA HA HA!

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  11. Zephir says:

    EG
    Yes, although I have been to some of those markets in China, shocking, rivers of blood running across the concrete floor everywhere, cows heads in buckets, live fish in small plastic boxes flapping away in 6 inches of water, piles of offal on plastic tables….

    I can well imagine the lab and the market together provided ideal conditions for any virus to rapidly propogate.

    Especially if the lab workers fancied a cows head and offal sandwich for lunch at their desk.

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  12. tomo says:

    Ricky’s getting political?

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  13. Zephir says:

    Gervais, always found him funny, but a rather disturbing man has recently been revealed:

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  14. MarkyMark says:

    When Philips was asked why Alli would spend thousands on someone’s suits, her answer was: “Because I think he probably wanted a Labour government.
    order-order.com

    ……………

    Lord Alli’s Labour donations are an ‘annoying’ distraction, says Jess Phillips
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/09/20/politics-latest-news-rachel-reeves-budget/

    distraction.distraction.distraction.distraction.distraction

    ……………

    https://members.parliament.uk/member/4370/career
    Jess Phillips
    Jess Phillips is the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office).

    Home Office
    Home Office
    Home Office

    The Home Office is a UK government department that works to keep the country safe, fair, and prosperous. The Home Office’s responsibilities include:
    Crime: The Home Office works to reduce and prevent crime, and to ensure that people feel safe in their homes and communities.
    Immigration: The Home Office secures the UK border, controls immigration, and considers applications to enter and stay in the UK.

    Click to access Home-Office-Short-Guide1.pdf

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  15. MarkyMark says:

    Lord Alli
    Lord Alli’s full title is The Lord Alli. His name is Waheed Alli, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
    https://members.parliament.uk/member/3482/registeredinterests

    Category 1: Directorships
    Director, BM Creative Management Ltd (talent agent)
    Director, Silver Star Productions Ltd (production company) (unremunerated until 1 May 2024)
    Director, SGIK 3 Investments Limited (fashion company) (unremunerated but interest accrues)
    Director, Silvercloud Holdings Limited (holding company for Le Chameau Holdings Limited) (unremunerated until 1 May 2024)
    Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
    SGIF 2 investments Ltd (investment company)
    Silver Star Productions Ltd (production company)
    SGIK 3 Investments Limited (fashion company)
    Category 4: Shareholdings (a)
    SGIF 2 investments Ltd (investment company)
    SGIK 3 Investments Limited (fashion company)
    Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
    Olga TV Ltd (TV production)
    Ellipsis Entertainment Ltd
    Olio Exchange Limited
    Livia’s Health Foods Ltd
    Zound Industries International AB (audio accessories)
    Floom Limited (flower delivery)
    Jessie and James Limited (children’s clothing)
    TMIK Media Limited
    Shine Capital Advisor Fund
    Category 5: Land and property
    Property in London N1 from which rental income is received
    Property in East Coast Demerara, Guyana from which rental income is received
    Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
    Director, Olga TV Ltd (production company)
    Director, Silvergate Media Ltd (production company) (interest ceased 4 December 2023)
    Director, Silvergate PPL Ltd (production company) (interest ceased 4 December 2023)
    Director, Hignell Gallery Ltd (sculpture gallery)
    Director, Silvergate BP Bidco (production company) (interest ceased 4 December 2023)
    Director, SGIF 2 investments Ltd (investment company)
    Director, Executive Pipeline Ltd (formerly MK-LF Partnership Limited) (executive coaching and training company)
    Chairman and a Director, 450 Holdings (investment vehicle)
    Director, Le Chameau Holdings Limited (luxury boot maker)
    Director, MAC (BVI) Limited (investment vehicle)
    Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
    Trustee, Charlie Parsons Foundation

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  16. MarkyMark says:

    Voting record
    Review the House of Lords voting record of Lord Alli.
    https://members.parliament.uk/member/3482/voting

    Experience
    Find out about the experience of Lord Alli outside of Parliament.
    There is no experience information to show.

    https://members.parliament.uk/member/3482/experience

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  17. MarkyMark says:

    Keir Starmer is once again feeling the heat for his time as Director of Public Prosecutions. Back in 2008, Fayed, the owner of Harrods, was quizzed by the Met Police after a 15-year-old girl accused him of assaulting her at his luxury store. Though in 2009, the CPS, headed by Starmer, dismissed the case as there were “no realistic prospect of conviction”.
    order-order.com

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    Ehsan Abdulaziz: Saudi millionaire who said he ‘accidentally tripped and penetrated’ teenage girl cleared of rape
    He said it was possible he had semen on his hands from having sex with a 24-year-old woman earlier

    Emma Henderson
    Wednesday 16 December 2015 10:07 GMT

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/millionaire-ehsan-abdulaziz-who-said-he-accidentally-tripped-and-penetrated-teen-is-cleared-of-rape-a6774946.html

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