387 Responses to Midweek 21st May 2025

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  1. tomo says:
    May 23, 2025 at 9:31 am

    Much as I despise BJ

    he does have a point there

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    • MarkyMark says:
      May 23, 2025 at 9:43 am

      Boris did not stop one boat. Ignored 1400 girls being raped and 3 teachers hiding in Batley and push for NetZero for sexual favours from this wife….that last bit is a maybe….. in essence Boris sold his country away as much as Starmer has. He would have done the same thing …. the only difference is Boris cannot do anymore damage, or at least less damage to the UK.

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  2. taffman says:
    May 23, 2025 at 9:41 am

    Border Force ? More like Border Farce .
    We need a new government, a government that will defend our borders and country.

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  3. tomo says:
    May 23, 2025 at 9:43 am

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  4. Fedup2 says:
    May 23, 2025 at 9:48 am

    Re Lucy Connolly

    The court of appeal political trial decision on Lucy Connolly is freely available at the excellent BAILII . The judgement of
    Lord Justice Holroyde – a fully approved TTK fan – is – as I predicted – brief – and avoids the exact reason why she got 31 months for a tweet ….
    We live i a corrupted police state with a corrupted prosecuting authority and judiciary – welcome to east Germany ….

    … funny how they spout on about ‘proportionality’ but doesn’t apply in political show trials in britainistan … im sure the labour councillor threatening to cut throats in public will also get a proportionate sentence if found guilt … in August !

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  5. Althepalerp says:
    May 23, 2025 at 10:04 am

    My Advice.. .

    Sell up, and get out while you still can.

    I chose Portugal. Cheap. Peaceful. Safe. Sun. No political correctness, and no Muslims.

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  6. harry142857 says:
    May 23, 2025 at 11:09 am

    Not the BBC.

    Two-tier justice was just the start – now a new divide emerges – Opinion – Kevin Foster

    Two-Tier justice saw heavy sentences for tweets, whilst antisemitic marches were tolerated.

    Two-Tier law enforcement saw silent Christian prayer punished, whilst abusers from rape gangs were treated with kid gloves.

    Now Two-Tier Keir has got a new one to add to the list: Two-Tier Tax.

    Last month, businesses across the UK were hit by the national rise Rachel Reeves announced in her October Budget:

    · An increase in the rate of employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) from 13.8% to 15%.

    · A cut in the secondary threshold—the point at which employers become liable to pay NICs on employees’ earnings—from £9,100 a year to £5,000 a year, bringing many part-time employees into the scope of their employers having to pay tax on their employment.

    What has been dubbed the “Jobs Tax” was a whopping £25bn hit for the economy overall. Sectors like hospitality and retail, which employ many part-time or seasonal staff, have been badly hit, with many employers reducing staff, freezing investment, or increasing prices—making our companies less competitive when bidding for work.

    For many retail and hospitality businesses, this tax raid has been the final straw—pushed over the edge by this tax raid. When combined with increased Business Rates bills for pubs, shops, hotels, and restaurants, it’s hastening the decline in our high streets.

    Groups like UK Hospitality have been hoping ministers would listen to the desperate pleas to relook at this tax raid before it’s too late for many businesses.

    Whilst the pleas of British businesses have been ignored by the Chancellor and Prime Minister, it appears there is one set of businesses Labour has recognised the impact of the Jobs Tax on—how it will deter them from investing and how it could make their pricing uncompetitive: Indian businesses.

    The UK Government has agreed a trade deal with India. It includes reducing UK tariffs on Indian exports like clothing and footwear—even frozen prawns! In return, India will cut tariffs on UK exports like higher-value cars and whisky.

    All standard trade deal territory, with each side looking to benefit their own exporters whilst avoiding opening up more sensitive parts of their domestic economy they wish to protect. It’s the three-year exemption from National Insurance Contributions for Indian workers being seconded into the UK by Indian companies which has rightly provoked outrage.

    The UK Government argues this is acceptable due to a reciprocal provision for UK companies seconding workers to India. Yet even a basic review of India’s labour market shows why this will be a one-way arrangement—of workers travelling from India to the UK.

    According to the Office for National Statistics, the average weekly wage in the UK in February 2025 was £716. Meanwhile, in India, the average monthly wage for those working for a large company is just £140. With figures like this, it’s easy to see which way the employee secondments will be flowing!

    This tax deal gives Indian companies an additional cost advantage in bidding for UK-based work, in a way UK companies do not realistically get in the Indian market, due to the lower wage rates overall making it unattractive for UK staff to relocate there. The discount on employers’ NICs on UK wage rates is clearly worth more than it is to have the same in India.

    A request for this arrangement from India in previous negotiations was rejected by then-Conservative governments. Now Two-Tier Keir has given in, creating a Two-Tier Tax system which gives an advantage to Indian companies bringing cheaper labour to the UK.

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    Happy Friday. Enjoy the sunshine until Labour start taxing it.

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    • MarkyMark says:
      May 23, 2025 at 11:13 am

      Harry – you can avoid the sunshine tax today!

      “The Window Tax was a historical property tax levied in England and Wales from 1696 to 1851, based on the number of windows in a house. It was intended to be a progressive tax, with higher rates for homes with more windows. Some people bricked up windows to avoid the tax, leading to reduced sunlight and ventilation, with potential health consequences. “

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      • harry142857 says:
        May 23, 2025 at 11:27 am

        I pass a migrant hotel everyday, now back to open to the public, The Calcot in Reading. The front yard was full of people sunbathing, last summer whilst the kids were running around.

        Rayner and Reeves will freeze pensioners this winter, many excess will die. Are they really that callous, they must have “friends” or relations that will suffer.

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  7. pugnazious says:
    May 23, 2025 at 11:28 am

    Sooooo…..who is to blame for Andrew Tate and the ‘manosphere’?

    Woman’s Hour moaning, as usual, about men and the manosphere(surely the equivalent of feminism?) and wheeled in a lovely chap, a revert to wokeness, who, lol, told us he was being bombarded by anti-male messaging about toxic masculinity and men should get to the back….this turned him towards the manosphere….ie the exact toxic anti-male messaging that the BBC pumps out every day is what drove him to listen to the likes of Andrew Tate.

    The BBC is the reason men turn to people with positive messages about men whilst the BBC teaches the world to hate them.

    The BBC, once again, proves itself to be the most dangerous otganisation in Britain.

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  8. Emmanuel Goldstein says:
    May 23, 2025 at 11:32 am

    I noticed in the Sunderland Echo today an Asian man has been appointed (not voted for) as Mayor of the City.
    I was unaware we had one.

    He may well be a decent Mayor, I don’t know.

    The comments however are all saying vote Reform so maybe if the people living in Sunderland have an opportunity to actually vote for a Mayor in the future this man may only have a short term in office.

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  9. Emmanuel Goldstein says:
    May 23, 2025 at 11:58 am

    After the South African meeting with Trump do you think TTK will never again have this type of meeting in the White House because there are so many things Trump can call him out on.

    Lefties don’t do embarrassment because they are incapable of reason but the rest of the World could see what a disgrace this lot are, the worst government since time began.
    Hyperbole? no, I mean it.

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  10. MarkyMark says:
    May 23, 2025 at 12:51 pm

    Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lnngl6713o

    Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vy191rgn1o

    HA HA AH AHAH A HAHA HAHH A!

    Comment “All the thousands of delegates flying there, telling everyone else to fly less and eat less meat. Brazil main export is?
    Beef”

    Comment “Every year COP manages to outdo itself in the “irony of the year” competition.”

    ………………

    https://x.com/Ed_Miliband/status/1839326332179849598

    Last month I was pleased to visit Brazil, hosts of #COP30 🇧🇷 and important partners in the fight against the climate crisis.

    Britain is back in the business of climate leadership.
    Quote
    Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
    @energygovuk
    ·
    26 Sep 2024
    Climate leadership is essential if we are to protect both the UK and global citizens from the climate crisis.

    As well leading at #ClimateWeekNYC, Energy Secretary @Ed_Miliband recently visited Brazil to see how we can work together to tackle climate change 🌎

    “global citizens”??? HA HA HAH AH AH !

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  11. Althepalerp says:
    May 23, 2025 at 1:15 pm

    These 2m people in Gaza getting aid.

    Do they actually pay for anything?

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  12. Fedup2 says:
    May 23, 2025 at 1:30 pm

    1million neets aged 16 -24 …. No job – no nothing – World at one interviews 22 year old law graduate who can’t get a job . Maybe having a kid a 22 with no ‘partner ‘ might not help .

    Naturally the law graduate wants the government to ‘do something ‘

    Then some kid whose first sentence was ‘I’ve got autism ‘ … wouid i as an employer even look at him ? No way ..

    If it wasn’t so pitiful it wouid be funny ….

    Even when I did my law degree that part of the system was ‘over represented ‘ with law graduates … the lecturers knew t
    Most would not get law jobs ….

    Do people – kids – study law for status ? Wouid it not be better to find out what job you might get at the end of a degree ? It’s all on the internet – or have a mummy or dad who is a lawyer … or work for the BBC …

    Btw – the bbc interview ‘Robert half on ‘ the lefty Tory who is now at the ‘work institute ‘ . He blamed on about this and . That .

    On wiki this character has never had a job – from university to becoming a Tory research assistant before becoming an MP …. So no real job for that creature …

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  13. Emmanuel Goldstein says:
    May 23, 2025 at 1:42 pm

    Trump putting 50% tariff on the eu.

    Will the eu use the UK as a way to get their stuff into the USA as our tariffs are lower.

    Will that result in Trump slapping a 50% tariff on the UK.

    What will TTK do. Whatever he does you can be sure the UK will be worse off and any sort of ‘deal’ will be bad for us as EVERY other deal this bunch of zealots has made has left us much worse off, not one deal they’ve made has left us in a better position.

    Good that Trump is commenting on labour’s net stupid zero policy and he’s on our side against the fanatics.

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    • Fedup2 says:
      May 23, 2025 at 2:14 pm

      EG – fantastic news on both fronts – looks like the EU will try to dump stuff on other markets .. like us .

      And the Green crap – is just self harm – drill baby drill …

      And even better – if the price of oil continues to drop the Treasury will get less tax from us at the pump – …. Bring it all down …. Get that recession going …

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  14. MarkyMark says:
    May 23, 2025 at 2:44 pm

    Unlocking Space for Business: Call 2
    Funding type: Research, innovation and technology development

    Who can apply: A variety of organisations including academia, industry and not-for-profit organisations. All organisations must be registered in the UK

    Funding: Up to £400,000 of grant funding is available per project (up to £2 million total funding)

    Deadline: 4:00 pm BST on 7 July 2025

    The UK Space Agency invites proposals from end-user business led consortiums, with a space supplier and any relevant integrator organisations, for innovative pilot projects to commercialise space solutions within the Financial Services or Transport & Logistics sectors in the UK.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency

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  15. MarkyMark says:
    May 23, 2025 at 2:48 pm

    Electronic Market Place for Kirklees Welcomes Assisting Vulnerable Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees

    Value of contract £2,500,000

    https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/885e06ae-7459-43f9-9097-424121d380b1?origin=SearchResults&p=1

    Coming to a new place can be disorientating and confusing. We are looking for providers who can provide support and integration services to asylum seekers, refugees and migrants living in accommodation within the Kirklees area.

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  16. MarkyMark says:
    May 23, 2025 at 2:53 pm

    Asylum Seeker Integration Programme
    Awarded value £40,000
    Awarded supplier Asylum and Refugee Community Blackburn

    Asylum Seeker Mental Health and Trauma Project
    Awarded value £16,633
    Awarded supplier University of Central Lancashire

    Specialist Support for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
    Awarded value £322,000
    Awarded supplier The Harbour Project

    Asylum seeker and asylum route refugee vulnerabilities, needs and support
    Awarded value £229,920
    Awarded supplier M&C SAATCHI (UK) LTD

    Local Authority Grant funding to support the care of unaccompanied asylum seeking children and former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who are now care leavers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
    Awarded value £5,612,727
    Awarded supplier Multiple Local Authorities

    Asylum Seeker IAC Primary Care Provision (Feltham and Bedfont PCN)
    Awarded value £113,500
    Awarded supplier Little Park Surgery (Hounslow)

    Proc678 – Atlas Caseworking – Asylum
    Awarded value £29,969,550
    Awarded supplier MASTEK (UK) LTD
    https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search/Results?page=1#460eb00b-ebff-483d-a70c-2491a13cb9a5

    Contract for the provision of Home Office and Asylum Interviews
    Awarded value £5,026,005
    Awarded supplier VF SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

    ….. follow the money ….
    VF SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
    Company number 0573518

    https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05735180/officers

    DAMANIA, Preetesh
    Nationality
    Indian

    PANDEY, Avay Kumar
    Nationality
    Indian

    SAMUEL, Elizabeth
    Nationality
    Indian

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  17. MarkyMark says:
    May 23, 2025 at 3:03 pm

    One billion seventy-nine million.

    AASC – Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract NW
    Awarded value £1,079,000,000
    Awarded supplier SERCO LTD
    Publication date 9 April 2021

    https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/e6f6d5d6-6dee-4708-b5f8-f9e061b7374a?origin=SearchResults&p=1

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  18. atlas_shrugged says:
    May 23, 2025 at 3:03 pm

    If your car won’t start it could be because you have failed to get up to date with your latest Covid booster.

    Billy Goats GAVI up to their tricks in Ghana:

    https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/biometric-scans-now-being-tied-to

    “While these systems can reduce medical errors due to mixups of patient records, when tied to a biometric identification card that’s required to access services from financial institutions or the government, failure to comply with vaccination mandates may result in inability to deposit a check, withdraw cash, purchase property or drive a car, in theory”.

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  19. Fedup2 says:
    May 23, 2025 at 3:27 pm

    On good days like this – when the EU will be panicking over US tariffs i used to look at BBC Market data – but that was too capitalist so they did away with it …. Just another reason for hating it …

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  20. pugnazious says:
    May 23, 2025 at 4:37 pm

    Lots of gushing loveyness on Wato as David Harewood talks about Othello and how he will rewrite it to remove the difficult bits…ie any bit he doesn’t like that references what he believes is racism….which kind of makes it not ‘Othello’….even though Othello is not a racist play but a play about racism or difference in many respects.

    Lots of squeamishness about ‘blackface’ and yet was Othello black? Consensus is not…probably Turkish or from North Africa, even Spain…a ‘Moor’ could be any of those. So Harewood is probably doing ‘Arabface’….but that’s OK.

    In 1600 ‘Abd al-Wāḥid bin Mas’ūd bin Muḥammad bin ‘Anūrī, Moroccan Ambassador to Queen Elizabeth I, came to England for 6 months…and was widely celebrated….Shakespeare wrote Othelllo, the Moor of Venice, shortly after….is that a coincidence? Is Othello in fact a personification of that Moroccan ambassador?…not black African as we can see…

    BRM_UBMC_A0427-001.jpg

    Is the BBC yet again blacking Britain with its lies and disinformation?

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  21. MarkyMark says:
    May 23, 2025 at 4:40 pm

    Comment “I was 16 years old when me and my family got attacked on our farm.The police caught three of the bastards but let them go.I was nearly shot in the face with a pistol tied up face down like a pig for slaughter and they laughed about it before beating me.Then I were robbed at knifepoint and the two suspects were let go again.I am done.Going to the US to escape from all of this.Oh and I was also rejected multiple times for a job because I was white.They needed BBBEE.This is all true.Thank you to everyone that hear our cries for help”

    Comment “Brown Indian from India here. On a visit to SA for an IT project (GOVT) implementation, I was shocked to be asked by Client Management to take into account what they called the BEE Policy. Black Economic Empowerment Policy. The system was sopposed to work in a way that priorities Blacks ( Females then males), then coloureds (Females then males), etc, etc… White, non-disabled coming up Last. Basically design a race based system of exclusion. The system. will priority govt benefits, jobs, licenses, grants, scholarships, everything. Follow same race – based hierarchical system logic.”

    Apartheid 2.0? A DIRE Warning From South Africa

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  22. pugnazious says:
    May 23, 2025 at 4:45 pm

    Government would like children to show a bit more ‘grit’ and not collapse in tears at the slightest provocation. This is probably a bad thing suggests the BBC.

    Adam Fleming on ‘Anti-Social’ isn’t too keen on the idea and suggests that children being taught to be disciplined, respectful, punctual, hard working and resilient was all a bit ‘right-wing’….and no doubt a bit ‘white’?

    Can’t have that can we?

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002cf3h

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    • MarkyMark says:
      May 23, 2025 at 4:49 pm

      WE ARE HERE “And, weak men create hard times.”

      “Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
      ― G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain

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  23. MarkyMark says:
    May 23, 2025 at 4:58 pm

    Whilst the UK spent 5 years to find out what a man and woman was …. https://youtu.be/uLCXn445-eQ?si=6jLvhkrEOSP9JDXg&t=520

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