~~~ Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 You'd think Labour would have been the ones calling for the collection to be abolished from the offset How times have changed. It's unbelievable the situation even arose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill. Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 To right they should pay their poll tax like the rest of us, you must be idiots if you like paying it to support those who hide away from paying it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dryhorce Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Hope all you no voters are proud of your self,you just gave them the mandate for Westminster to treat Scotland worse now If you thought the bed room tax was bad you have not saw the worse of what they will hit us with next Block grants been slashed three times and cash was taken for it of off set the bed room tax And now there taking away the Barnett formula that has worked for them for years,ask your self why? Its down to them knowing now that they can bring in a better deal to suite there own cruel agenda in London Suppose they need to pay for there wars somehow so they will take benefits away from under 25 year old people now Its as if there happy with people going to commit crimes simple to feed them self,and if they grow pot there happy to As they think stoned people are less likely to care about politics and vote them out,same thing happened in black areas in USA Turned a blind eye to drugs and let all the heavy drugs in,more doors need kicked in down south Manchester London Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 To right they should pay their poll tax like the rest of us, you must be idiots if you like paying it to support those who hide away from paying it? You do know it was abolished in 1993? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoRaj Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Alex still getting them telt. Very pleasing. And a wee scheme goblin tax break into the bargain. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaven Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Alex still getting them telt. Very pleasing. And a wee scheme goblin tax break into the bargain. Great stuff. I do hope he raises that higher rate of tax before he steps down. That would tickle me pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Legislation to prevent people being prosecuted for tax evasion? Very strange, especially as so many complain about tax avoidance, which is legal and the onus falls on governments to frame tax laws better. This could backfire on the SNP if the people against tax avoidance are consistent in their views. You do know that non payment is a civil offence. It isn't tax evasion in a legal sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Good stuff,waste of money by councils chasing this now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 The rest of the UK only chase debts up to 6 years old. Chasing 25 year old debts to scare people of the electoral roll is just bitter and twisted, and would cost more than they'd ever recover. Yes let's make it clear that this is what it's about. A cynical attempt to try to scare folk back off the electoral register. The Labour Party has lost all moral compass, yet many of them we be offended if you told them they weren't socialists. Self deluded charlatans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Take off your political tinted glasses guys ffs. There was approx £330,000 collected in historic Community Charge in the whole of Scotland last year. Our two largest authorities recovered almost half of it leaving the other 30 recovering well under £10k each on average. Even employing 1 member of staff at a collecting agency is no longer cost effective so today's announcement is the right thing to do. Simple economics not petty politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Legislation to prevent people being prosecuted for tax evasion? Very strange, especially as so many complain about tax avoidance, which is legal and the onus falls on governments to frame tax laws better. This could backfire on the SNP if the people against tax avoidance are consistent in their views.Another SNP seethe merchant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomhill Ultra Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Debt collectors in general will be having a boom time now that so many imbeciles have turned up again on the electoral roll. Its only right that these people pay their share, after all, its everyone else thats had to cough up for them in the meantime. Want to vote?, play the game. Will be writing lots of letters to SNP controlled councils urging them to collect this money. Will you be using lots of smilies in your letters as well? They really add to your brooding, edgy 'brand' you're trying so hard to get across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Take off your political tinted glasses guys ffs. There was approx £330,000 collected in historic Community Charge in the whole of Scotland last year. Our two largest authorities recovered almost half of it leaving the other 30 recovering well under £10k each on average. Even employing 1 member of staff at a collecting agency is no longer cost effective so today's announcement is the right thing to do. Simple economics not petty politics. It's funny how those on the political right are huge advocates of 'value for money' right up until the point where they're not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Labour councils doing Thatcher's debt-collecting dirty work and the SNP step in to save the day for the working class. Yet Labour still don't understand why they are getting fucked in the polls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontPage Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Why is this considered a bad thing for the SNP/Yes campaign?Half the folk joining and campaigning for them have probably never even heard of the poll tax for one but won't their be more No voters on the lists, given these are pro-Union council areas doing the hounding?Infact I'd have thought poll tax refuses were most likely staunch Labour supporters who would follow the likes of Brown into a No vote, rather than the center-left block of the party who may have considered voting Yes. edit- by a bad thing, I mean the fact these people who registered to vote might be put off in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Is it true a Tory councillor was on morning call today defending the attempted poll tax collection and Salmond phoned in to tear him a new one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banterous Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Is it true a Tory councillor was on morning call today defending the attempted poll tax collection and Salmond phoned in to tear him a new one? He's in a no win situation with regard to retaining support but he's playing a very dangerous game actually. He's terrified of fracturing the SNP alliance of leftists, conservatives and all other diverse political views so he's effectively allowed tax dodgers to get away with it. Reynard is so f**king accurate. They will split every which way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crùbag Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Good stuff,waste of money by councils chasing this now This. Salmond's move is common sense all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banterous Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 This. Salmond's move is common sense all round. No Salmond is making a calculated political move to retain votes and ensure the SNP don't lose any support. Did you come up the Clyde in a f**king bubble???!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 No Salmond is making a calculated political move to retain votes and ensure the SNP don't lose any support. Did you come up the Clyde in a f**king bubble???!! You're an idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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