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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by ChilcoSaint, Feb 23, 2016.

  1. shoot_spiderman

    shoot_spiderman Power to the People

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    “Lee Anderson has refused to rule out joining Reform UK after he was suspended by the Tories for suggesting Sadiq Khan is controlled by Islamists”

    Yes please Lee
     
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  2. shoot_spiderman

    shoot_spiderman Power to the People

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    Good to see Julian Richer of Richer Sounds involved. Always liked the store …

    This …
    “The TUC and TaxWatch said there was a strong case for funding HMRC because estimates showed that every £1 spent on compliance generated £15 back for the public purse, with the returns rising to as much as £39 for investigations into large companies”
     
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  3. San Tejón

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    I am hoping that the rift between Reform and the Conservatives is big enough to see them contest the same constituencies, in the general election, instead of Reform stepping aside to give the Tories a free run in certain areas. It would be great to see them battling against each other only to let a left of centre party sneak past them both.
     
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    Well known but not well publisised. Tory contributors certainly not welcoming HMRC funding to enforce compliance.
     
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  5. shoot_spiderman

    shoot_spiderman Power to the People

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    Exactly :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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  6. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    The biggest problem is that it is easier to go after benefit claimants or people on PAYE with a second job as it it is more or less black and white on how much tax you should pay. Larger companies are more complex and though the return is potentially huge, the time and effort needed is a lot. That said, if they invested in the pursuing larger companies then they would get that reward.

    A few years ago I was investigated for my self assessment - 9 months later and over £1000 in accountant bills (my side), I paid the HMRC £5.37 including interest on 'tax owed'. This was on a self employed (2nd income) turnover of £3,000. Shocking waste of time and tax payers money.
     
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  7. St. Luigi Scrosoppi

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    Just look at these feminist extremists blocking the roads and intimidating politicians at Westminster. They have taken over London and have the Mayor in their pocket. Did you know there are parts of this country out of bounds to men? Only the other day I tried to go into a women's toilet and I was screamed at and told to get out. Something needs to be done about this disgraceful situation and I know I speak for the whole country when I say these feminist extremists need to be put in their place and locked up or even better sent home. I want to know why the metropolitan police aren't taking a hard line with them as they have done in the past. It is obvious that Khan has told them not to take any action and to let them do what they like. This is a real challenge to our democracy. Before you know it our country will become feminist and controlled by women.


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  8. St. Luigi Scrosoppi

    St. Luigi Scrosoppi Well-Known Member

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    Look they're still at it those bloody feminist extremists.

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  9. Ian Thumwood

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    I have to say that Lee Anderson always seesm to have acted as if he was in Reform!

    His comments about Khan are completely out of order and have no basis on any fact whatso ever. I just find these kinds of politicians to be dangerous and feel that the likes of Anderson have no role in contemporary politics. Unfortunately, there are now so many of them and they get a lot of coverage in places like GB News or the Daily Express. They acheive nothing except whipping up hatred. There is a whole raft of politicians such as Farage, Anderson, Rees-Mogg and Truss who are dangerous. I appreciate that the likes of Galloway on the Left are equally ridiculous but I feel that these Right Wing politicians are getting traction in the media and with the public where they have no right to.

    It is an interesting situation and contrasts with the late 1970s where politicians like Anderson would be confronted by the likes of the Anti-Nazi League. This is not happening now. It feels like the ideas that were ultimately proved to be offensive and racist that people thought had been irradicated in the 80s and 90s have returned but in a fashion which is even more ridiculous. I cannot believe that there are some who have defended these people and see them as "champions" against Woke.

    I would like to be controversial and twist Anderson's comments about the influence of radical Islam on Khan. I hate the idea that the likes of Anderson only perceive a white vision of Britain and that anyone who deviates from this concept is wrong. I often go to Qatar and think that there are elements in Islamic society which are far more respectful than in Western society. Listening to Anderson I was thinking about what would happen if the UK adopted some of the principles from Islam where they would genuinely be to the benefit of society. Would this necessarily be a bad thing ? There is a trope that Islam is somehow negative in relation to "British values" yet the likes of Anderson being able to have a credible career on politics let alone having had both Johnson and Truss as Prime Ministers is demonstrative in my eyes that these people are far less worthy of representing the UK than Mr Khan. The fact that Islam is the second most practised religion in the UK after catholicism (and will quickly over take RC) suggests to me that Anderson is clearly trying to take the canoe in the wrong direction against the current. We are a mult-cultural society but forget that the kind of politics the like of Anderson espose are not "traditional , British values" nor something that is worthwhile spending any time whistfully wishing for their return. You cannot try to make a case the re-balancing the politics of this country involves silencing a significant proportion of the population and one, who in recent weeks with the protests against Israel, have shown themselves to have been ignored by the main political parties even when the case is so morally persuasive.

    For me, it is the likes of Anderson who are so wrong and have no place in 21st Century society. We need a politics for everyone and not one which reflects the Imperialst values of 70 years ago.
     
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    Crazy. As it says though, best returns are on large companies
     
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  11. StJabbo1

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    A self funding initiative giving big returns over investment. What's not to like unless you're a Tory contributor sailing close to the wind.
     
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    Do the Tories have a problem with Islamaphobia? Well …

    A clear majority of 521 Conservative party members (58%) surveyed by Opinium think Islam is a threat to the British way of life, while only 18% believe the two are compatible. Over half think it’s true that “Parts of many European cities are under the control of Sharia Law and are ‘no-go’ zones for non-Muslims”, with only a fifth thinking that statement is false. Twice as many party members have a negative view of Muslims as those who have a positive view“
     
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  14. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    The Metropolitan Police is completely ****ed. Wayne Cousins was a known sex offender when he joined the force, and had free rein to commit further offences while serving, including the abduction, rape, and murder of Sarah Everard.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68433319

    We can be fairly certain that there are other sexual offenders serving in the Met to this day.
     
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  15. StJabbo1

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    Many of the party members have never met a Muslim, or a migrant and are also unaware of the positive contribution to society made by them.
     
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    Do Jews have a part in the multi-cultural society you mention or are they still authentic targets like you spouted last time? This post is full of the usual ramblings of the looney far left. Naive at best but going on your previous record it suggests a more sinister motive at work. Not unexpected from you but more of a concern is the number of likes it got.
     
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    Are you Anderson, Farage or Poxley-Lennon in disguise?
     
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    I thought it was daft and unrealistic when a known youth criminal is planted in the police as a recruit in Line of Duty. I just thought “oh this is getting silly now and they just need to try and force this for the storyline they need to tell. There will be background checks. I think in that his background was covered up by the shadowy network that show is based around. Turns out they didn’t even need to go that far it seems

    Seems I am naive about certain things
     
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    Applied for a new passport a while back but because a witness signature was 0.00001mm over the line on the box, it got declined. But yet this c*nt sails into the police. Boils my ****ing piss!
     
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  20. It'sOnlyAGame

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    You Wappie
     
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