The Chronicles of Rishi - Page 16

Sephiroth · 03-01-2023, 08:37

They'd still piss it away. I'm one of the last decent Conservatives left!

1andrew1 · 03-01-2023, 09:08

Sunak's not got an easy to-do list. With the strikes and NHS backlogs it's easy to forget the economy is not in the best of shapes.

I really do hope they're wrong.

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Britain will suffer the deepest recession among the world’s largest economies in 2023 as it is battered by rising energy bills, high interest rates and a rise in failing businesses.

Analysts at insurer Allianz Trade predicted the UK economy will shrink by 0.9 per cent this year compared with a 0.7 per cent decline in Germany, a 0.4 per cent slump in France and a 0.3 per cent shrinkage for the US.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mies-2023.html

ianch99 · 03-01-2023, 10:05

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth

On your other point of "keeping voting for them", when I did vote for them last (2019) this shambles was not predictable in my eyes.

I thought you voted for Liz Truss? It was clear she was an idiot and was being manipulated by the Tufton Street mafia.

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So let's turn this on its head. Through government mismanagement of pretty much everything, we've got to this sad position.

That said, with £30 billion pissed away by Truss, where's the money to be found for bringing public sector employees up to an inflationary pay standard?

There's no money to pay these rises. Broken.

You fogot to add the £40+ billion pissed away each year from leaving the EU.

1andrew1 · 03-01-2023, 14:08

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth

So let's turn this on its head. Through government mismanagement of pretty much everything, we've got to this sad position.

That said, with £30 billion pissed away by Truss, where's the money to be found for bringing public sector employees up to an inflationary pay standard?

There's no money to pay these rises. Broken.

We could have a less frictional trading relationship with the EU than hapless BoJo "negotiated", therefore growing our GDP and tax revenue. Even just harmonising veterinary standards will help restore some of the exports we lost since his hapless hard Brexit.

We could increase National Insurance to be more in line with those of other countries.

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Originally Posted by ianch99

I thought you voted for Liz Truss? It was clear she was an idiot and was being manipulated by the Tufton Street mafia.

She was deluded and this was evidenced this in her writings.

Johnson's track record and character flaws were known from his time as Lord Mayor of London. An amusing person to be stuck in the lift one with but less amusing when he's stuck in No. 10 as Prime Minister.

Mr K · 03-01-2023, 17:32

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Sunak's not got an easy to-do list. With the strikes and NHS backlogs it's easy to forget the economy is not in the best of shapes.

I really do hope they're wrong.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mies-2023.html

Interesting were doing worse than our European neighbours, I wonder why?

1andrew1 · 03-01-2023, 18:27

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Interesting were doing worse than our European neighbours, I wonder why?

The UK's poor industrial relations, its lack of self-sufficiency in energy and the hokey-cokey around the mini budget can't be helping matters.

The Daily Mail article quotes Rob Dobson, director at S&P Global Market Intelligence who suggests Brexit is impacting manufacturing negatively.

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'The weakness in the latter is still being exacerbated by the constraints of Brexit, as higher costs, administrative burdens and shipping delays encourage increasing numbers of [EU] clients to shun trade with the UK.'

Mr K · 04-01-2023, 11:40

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

The Daily Mail article quotes Rob Dobson, director at S&P Global Market Intelligence who suggests Brexit is impacting manufacturing negatively.

Ooff, the Daily Fail readership won't invite him back !

1andrew1 · 04-01-2023, 12:47

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Originally Posted by Mr K

Ooff, the Daily Fail readership won't invite him back !

Sometimes they allow such views to be expressed to boost their comments sections and thereby advertising and profits.

Their most popular comment is currently:

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Tory Britain broken by Brexit and an utterly incompetent Government, a series of habitual liars and the only modern economy to erect trade barriers on itself. Exports have collapsed, insufficient people to fill vacancies and a party that thinks protecting the wealth of the hoarders while holding down the wages of working wealth creators is the way to fuel growth.

Kursk · 04-01-2023, 12:59

LOL y'know, if someone broke wind you'd somehow interpret it as Brexit. Gawd, you could send a glass eye to sleep - let it lie fellers; if only for the sake of your sanity

1andrew1 · 04-01-2023, 13:05

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LOL y'know, if someone broke wind you'd somehow interpret it as Brexit. Gawd, you could send a glass eye to sleep - let it lie fellers; if only for the sake of your sanity

It's not Cable Forum posters interpreting it as Brexit.
My post from 18.27 yesterday refers.

Kursk · 04-01-2023, 13:12

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

It's not Cable Forum posters interpreting it as Brexit.
My post from 18.27 yesterday refers.

Yep. Riveting

1andrew1 · 04-01-2023, 13:14

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Yep. Riveting

My plan has worked.

Kursk · 04-01-2023, 13:22

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My torture has worked.

**Hugh** · 20-01-2023, 18:40

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...worth-millions

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The Conservative party chair, Nadhim Zahawi, agreed to pay a penalty to HMRC as part of a seven-figure settlement over his tax affairs, the Guardian has been told.

The former chancellor, who still attends the cabinet, has been subject to extensive questions in parliament and the media in recent days after it emerged he agreed to pay millions to HMRC in December after a settlement with the tax agency.

The Guardian has now been told that the former chancellor paid a penalty imposed by HMRC – part of an estimated £5m tax bill.

Penalties are applied if someone does not pay the correct tax at the right time.

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Experts estimate the tax due was about £3.7m based on the capital gains tax incurred by the sale of multiple tranches of shares in YouGov worth more than £20m, which led to transfers of money to Zahawi.

It is understood HMRC applied a 30% penalty to the £3.7m, bringing the total due to £4.8m. Combined with interest charges that HMRC also applies to taxes owed, this is believed to have taken the final settlement to more than £5m.

Last summer, news reports emerged about Zahawi’s financial affairs, including an HMRC look at his taxes. At the time, Zahawi described such reports as “smears”.

It is understood that after those reports a representative for Zahawi approached HMRC to discuss his tax position.

Michael Gove defended Zahawi on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday, saying: “My firm understanding is HMRC have no quibble with Nadhim. He’s paid everything that he should, and, people paying their taxes, that’s not a story – people not paying their taxes, yeah that is a problem.”

Zaharia literally got fined for not paying his taxes…

Mr K · 20-01-2023, 18:49

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been issued with a "conditional offer of fixed penalty" by Lancashire Constabulary for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car.

Lancashire Constabulary said a 42-year-old man from London was issued with a conditional offer of fixed penalty following a video circulating on social media showing a passenger not wearing a seatbelt in a moving car in the county.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...wear-seatbelt/

He's a serial law breaker, lock him up !