Guest Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 This P&O announcement seems like it could be fun...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Just now, Florentine_Pogen said: MP's tell population of UK............................"F*ck you all." https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/mar/17/plans-to-cap-uk-mps-earnings-from-second-jobs-dropped Yep, and on the same day that P & O make their entire ferry crews redundant, to be replaced by agency slave wage overseas labour due reportedly to the combined effects of Covid and Brexit. Whilst there is likely an element of truth as to the hit on business, if this goes through there will follow a cavalry charge with both the Tory Government and Labour likely to stand idly by. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: Yep, and on the same day that P & O make their entire ferry crews redundant, to be replaced by agency slave wage overseas labour due reportedly to the combined effects of Covid and Brexit. Whilst there is likely an element of truth as to the hit on business, if this goes through there will follow a cavalry charge with both the Tory Government and Labour likely to stand idly by. If they do indeed try this, then there will be blockades of the ports and National strikes may not be far away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 23 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: MP's tell population of UK............................"F*ck you all." https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/mar/17/plans-to-cap-uk-mps-earnings-from-second-jobs-dropped Donchaknow there's a war on and we all need to forget all the awful things they've done and rally round the fleg/c**t. Also, the obsequious hinterland invertebrate Douglas Ross and his screeching handbrake cowardice was briefly mentioned on daily politics and Lord Vaizey could barely contain his mirth when wee Dougie got namechecked. "I wish I could be an MP again and put in, then take out my letter for attention." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 800 sacked and "private security sent in to remove the crew" Not going to end well..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 30 minutes ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: Yep, and on the same day that P & O make their entire ferry crews redundant, to be replaced by agency slave wage overseas labour due reportedly to the combined effects of Covid and Brexit. Whilst there is likely an element of truth as to the hit on business, if this goes through there will follow a cavalry charge with both the Tory Government and Labour likely to stand idly by. I don't think it was Brexit. Just heard this reported on the BBC and they never mentioned Brexit. So it can't be that. It's the bloody foreign owners. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 45 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: MP's tell population of UK............................"F*ck you all." https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/mar/17/plans-to-cap-uk-mps-earnings-from-second-jobs-dropped https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/mar/17/boris-johnsons-broken-promise-on-mps-second-jobs-fits-a-pattern If it wasn’t for Covid and now Ukraine then Johnson would have been utterly humiliated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 17/03/2022 at 13:35, Granny Danger said: If it wasn’t for Covid and now Ukraine then Johnson would have been utterly humiliated. I realise that I'm not entirely unbiased, but wasn't he utterly humiliated when he went to Saudi Arabia for oil price help and was told to eff off? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duries Air Freshener Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Salt n Vinegar said: I realise that I'm not entirely unbiased, but wasn't he utterly humiliated when he went to Saudi Arabia for oil price help and was told to eff off? No. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Duries Air Freshener said: No. What, did he sell them more bombs to drop on Yemen then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duries Air Freshener Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 19 hours ago, welshbairn said: What, did he sell them more bombs to drop on Yemen then? Not to my knowledge Welsh Bairn. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Is there any reason why both of these things couldn't be pegged to inflation, even with a twice yearly review? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Very much a Katie Price budget statement. Spoiler Not even touching the sides 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 18 minutes ago, 101 said: Is there any reason why both of these things couldn't be pegged to inflation, even with a twice yearly review? Yes. Conservatives couldn't give a shit about poor people and wish to spend the country's money on stuff for them and their mates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 37 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Very much a Katie Price budget statement. Hide contents Not even touching the sides 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMCs Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 23/03/2022 at 15:24, 101 said: Is there any reason why both of these things couldn't be pegged to inflation, even with a twice yearly review? The state pension is linked to inflation, in fact more than that as it's triple locked, it's just been paused for a couple years as the pandemic caused some weird distortions. Ultimately pensioners have more disposable income than those actually working and it's National Insurance that's rising to pay for the £400bn pandemic debt so it seems to me that pensioners have it good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 17 hours ago, DMCs said: The state pension is linked to inflation, in fact more than that as it's triple locked, it's just been paused for a couple years as the pandemic caused some weird distortions. Ultimately pensioners have more disposable income than those actually working and it's National Insurance that's rising to pay for the £400bn pandemic debt so it seems to me that pensioners have it good. I thought the triple lock had been scrapped? https://www.itv.com/news/2021-09-07/pension-triple-lock-to-be-suspended-as-tories-break-another-manifesto-pledge 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMCs Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 30 minutes ago, 101 said: I thought the triple lock had been scrapped? https://www.itv.com/news/2021-09-07/pension-triple-lock-to-be-suspended-as-tories-break-another-manifesto-pledge Suspended for now. They will bring it back in a year or two. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 6 hours ago, DMCs said: Suspended for now. They will bring it back in a year or two. Sure... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, 101 said: Sure... Your cynicism, I'm sure, is misplaced. I for one have no reason to mistrust the Westminster administration 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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