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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 13, 2022 19:19:38 GMT
New deal on its way. "The Financial Times reports that the annual amount the UK pays to France is expected to increase to €72m (£63m) in 2022 to 2023, from €62.7m (£54.8m) for 2021 to 2022. The UK government has sent a total of €200m (£174.8m) to Paris to police the border since 2018, while France spends around €250m (£218.6m) every year dealing with all matters related to the British border. French officials said the number of officers patrolling to stop small boat crossings will increase from 200 to 300 by mid-2023 under the new agreement, the newspaper reported, with the UK covering additional monitoring costs. It added that the deal also plans for a French operations centre to be reinforced, while British border force officers will be present as observers for the first time, all while respecting France's sovereignty." news.sky.com/story/uk-and-france-clinch-new-agreement-on-migrants-as-suella-braverman-travels-to-paris-12746737 |
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Post by oldie on Nov 13, 2022 19:55:37 GMT
New deal on its way. "The Financial Times reports that the annual amount the UK pays to France is expected to increase to €72m (£63m) in 2022 to 2023, from €62.7m (£54.8m) for 2021 to 2022. The UK government has sent a total of €200m (£174.8m) to Paris to police the border since 2018, while France spends around €250m (£218.6m) every year dealing with all matters related to the British border. French officials said the number of officers patrolling to stop small boat crossings will increase from 200 to 300 by mid-2023 under the new agreement, the newspaper reported, with the UK covering additional monitoring costs. It added that the deal also plans for a French operations centre to be reinforced, while British border force officers will be present as observers for the first time, all while respecting France's sovereignty." news.sky.com/story/uk-and-france-clinch-new-agreement-on-migrants-as-suella-braverman-travels-to-paris-12746737Cooperation... whatever next😱😱 |
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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 15, 2022 10:21:01 GMT
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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 15, 2022 10:34:55 GMT
With the budget/statement coming out on Thursday, watch out for more slights of hand to make cuts without making them sound as bad as they really are.
The other way is to freeze tax rates so that more people are caught.
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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 17, 2022 12:59:43 GMT
Interesting interpretation. OBR suggesting disposable income down 7% over the next two years.
Did I see a review of the State Pension mentioned?
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Post by yattongas on Nov 17, 2022 14:02:15 GMT
Interesting interpretation. OBR suggesting disposable income down 7% over the next two years. Did I see a review of the State Pension mentioned? Income down 7% , wiping out all gains since the Tories came into power. Meanwhile the billion & millionaires have seen their wealth grow at unbelievable rates . |
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Post by baggins on Nov 18, 2022 11:20:41 GMT
Interesting interpretation. OBR suggesting disposable income down 7% over the next two years. Did I see a review of the State Pension mentioned? Income down 7% , wiping out all gains since the Tories came into power. Meanwhile the billion & millionaires have seen their wealth grow at unbelievable rates . Surprise surprise. |
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Post by yattongas on Nov 18, 2022 21:28:14 GMT
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Post by socrates on Nov 18, 2022 22:04:11 GMT
Farage only got popular because he peddled anti EU and Brexit propaganda. He has subsequently been proven a fool so would be surprised if anyone fell for his particular brand of bullshit again. I was surprised that over half the country thought Brexit was a good idea. I was surprised that people thought Liz Truss was our best choice as PM. People are idiots. Yeah I know exactly how you feel. Although I think a better way of putting “ people are idiots” is British people are unbelievably gullible and believe what the mainstream media say and tell them to do. Generally People in other countries think for themselves and are much less likely to fall for the kind of right wing facist propaganda that our electorate consistently falls for. |
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Post by yattongas on Nov 18, 2022 22:15:22 GMT
I was surprised that over half the country thought Brexit was a good idea. I was surprised that people thought Liz Truss was our best choice as PM. People are idiots. Yeah I know exactly how you feel. Although I think a better way of putting “ people are idiots” is British people are unbelievably gullible and believe what the mainstream media say and tell them to do. Generally People in other countries think for themselves and are much less likely to fall for the kind of right wing facist propaganda that our electorate consistently falls for. Agreed , but has any other country got a a media so controlled by right wing ( billionaires ) as we’ve got ? Mail , Sun , Express , Daily Mail , Telegraph plus GBeebies , Talk tv etc |
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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 18, 2022 22:18:10 GMT
Yeah I know exactly how you feel. Although I think a better way of putting “ people are idiots” is British people are unbelievably gullible and believe what the mainstream media say and tell them to do. Generally People in other countries think for themselves and are much less likely to fall for the kind of right wing facist propaganda that our electorate consistently falls for. Agreed , but has any other country got a a media so controlled by right wing ( billionaires ) as we’ve got ? Mail , Sun , Express , Daily Mail , Telegraph plus GBeebies , Talk tv etc Russia. |
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Post by fintanstack on Nov 19, 2022 5:44:35 GMT
I was surprised that over half the country thought Brexit was a good idea. I was surprised that people thought Liz Truss was our best choice as PM. People are idiots. Yeah I know exactly how you feel. Although I think a better way of putting “ people are idiots” is British people are unbelievably gullible and believe what the mainstream media say and tell them to do. Generally People in other countries think for themselves and are much less likely to fall for the kind of right wing facist propaganda that our electorate consistently falls for. Forgotten about Trump already? DeSantis is diet Trump and is sadly my tip for next POTUS. |
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Post by trevorgas on Nov 19, 2022 8:57:31 GMT
I was surprised that over half the country thought Brexit was a good idea. I was surprised that people thought Liz Truss was our best choice as PM. People are idiots. Yeah I know exactly how you feel. Although I think a better way of putting “ people are idiots” is British people are unbelievably gullible and believe what the mainstream media say and tell them to do. Generally People in other countries think for themselves and are much less likely to fall for the kind of right wing facist propaganda that our electorate consistently falls for. Your observation doesn't stand up if you look at Russia. |
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Post by yattongas on Nov 19, 2022 8:59:16 GMT
Yeah I know exactly how you feel. Although I think a better way of putting “ people are idiots” is British people are unbelievably gullible and believe what the mainstream media say and tell them to do. Generally People in other countries think for themselves and are much less likely to fall for the kind of right wing facist propaganda that our electorate consistently falls for. Forgotten about Trump already? DeSantis is diet Trump and is sadly my tip for next POTUS. Desantis is another absolute whopper . |
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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 19, 2022 9:13:00 GMT
Yeah I know exactly how you feel. Although I think a better way of putting “ people are idiots” is British people are unbelievably gullible and believe what the mainstream media say and tell them to do. Generally People in other countries think for themselves and are much less likely to fall for the kind of right wing facist propaganda that our electorate consistently falls for. Your observation doesn't stand up if you look at Russia. Or many countries and their populations. Liberal democracies with a free press are probably in the minority. |
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Post by socrates on Nov 19, 2022 10:27:52 GMT
Yeah I know exactly how you feel. Although I think a better way of putting “ people are idiots” is British people are unbelievably gullible and believe what the mainstream media say and tell them to do. Generally People in other countries think for themselves and are much less likely to fall for the kind of right wing facist propaganda that our electorate consistently falls for. Your observation doesn't stand up if you look at Russia. I said generally , not all people in other countries. |
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Post by trevorgas on Nov 19, 2022 15:13:29 GMT
Your observation doesn't stand up if you look at Russia. Or many countries and their populations. Liberal democracies with a free press are probably in the minority. I have a gut feel that the days of liberal democracies are way past the high water mark. |
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Post by fintanstack on Nov 19, 2022 20:54:00 GMT
Forgotten about Trump already? DeSantis is diet Trump and is sadly my tip for next POTUS. Desantis is another absolute whopper . Agreed. He thinks all the same awful stuff as Trump but is less Trump-like. He is more palettable to those who don't actually pay attention to what he says. |
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Post by yattongas on Nov 19, 2022 20:58:03 GMT
Desantis is another absolute whopper . Agreed. He thinks all the same awful stuff as Trump but is less Trump-like. He is more palettable to those who don't actually pay attention to what he says. Did you hear his war on woke speech nonsense, absolutely cringe worthy but he’s playing to the MAGA nutters I guess ? Still a very dangerous man not to be taken likely. |
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Post by yattongas on Nov 23, 2022 16:22:01 GMT
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