Soapy FFC Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 3 hours ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: Aye, I'm old enough to have required a meeting with the Manager of my local Clydesdale Bank to discuss my mortgage application for a one-bedroom tenement flat priced at less than £10K. Fast forward into full-throttle Thatcherism and you could get five times that by phoning a number in an advert on the back of Exchange & Mart. Now watch that pendulum as it swings back. Over 35 years ago I remember having to go into the branch to discuss a relatively small loan. The last time I took out a loan for a car, it took 10 minutes or so to do the application on internet baking, and the money was deposited in my current account immediately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Soapy FFC said: Over 35 years ago I remember having to go into the branch to discuss a relatively small loan. The last time I took out a loan for a car, it took 10 minutes or so to do the application on internet baking, and the money was deposited in my current account immediately. Big team found. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 22 hours ago, Jeff Venom said: Comparisons of which period of time was worse for the average punter, the 80s-mid 90s, or now, have a crucial thing in common. When are people going to wake up? The economy needs a strong Rangers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Nae more cake fur you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongeheid15 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Spongeheid with the analysis of a puddle-drinking simpleton. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Clown Job said: Nae more cake fur you wait dont you get a pretty beefy meals allowance + a hefty daily rate in the HoL? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Nice to see Johnson is doing his best to make ends meet during this crisis. Quote On 14 October, the former prime minister addressed the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB) conference in Colorado Springs for 30 minutes, before engaging in “fireside chat” for 45 minutes, for which he was paid. He was given transport and accommodation from the conference for himself and two members of staff, on top of the £276,130 fee https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/17/boris-johnson-received-276130-plus-expenses-for-us-speech 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongeheid15 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 59 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: Spongeheid with the analysis of a puddle-drinking simpleton. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackislekillie Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 2 hours ago, spongeheid15 said: His debating skills have improved though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 5 hours ago, Clown Job said: Nae more cake fur you Why go on Twitter when the majority of replies are going to rip the piss? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRocketman II Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Why go on Twitter when the majority of replies are going to rip the piss? like so many - say something you know will be considered by many as contentious, hypocritical, patronising, and/or ill-thought out, and then await the responses so that OP and their small cabal can then point to the "cesspit" that is twitter/the opposition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jedi Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 9 hours ago, oaksoft said: Perhaps but the problem is that whether we like it or not or agree with it or not, dealing with the truly rich is a balancing act and requires cross-country co-operation. You only need one country prepared to allow tax avoidance and the whole scheme falls apart. It's a shame that more people don't seem to understand how difficult that group is to deal with. Very true...it was interesting that a hard Brexit coincided with the EU taking steps to form a united front on the non-dom tax avoidance though. Surely Reece-Mogg et al weren't keeping an eye on that, while pushing the aforementioned hard deal through... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jedi Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, oaksoft said: Maybe. The argument would presumably be that allowing non-doms to reside in the UK gives us an advantage against the EU and makes the UK look better for the US. Absolutely....the Tories hiding away cash in offshore accounts again shocker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) 42 minutes ago, oaksoft said: Maybe. The argument would presumably be that allowing non-doms to reside in the UK gives us an advantage against the EU and makes the UK look better for the US. Wouldn’t make a difference for US citizens; they have to complete a US tax return every year wherever they happen to be, and pay American tax above a certain threshold. It’s why Boris renounced his US citizenship Edited November 19, 2022 by carpetmonster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 All in it together remember 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 19/11/2022 at 20:47, carpetmonster said: Wouldn’t make a difference for US citizens; they have to complete a US tax return every year wherever they happen to be, and pay American tax above a certain threshold. It’s why Boris renounced his US citizenship How come Sunak got all that stick for having a US green card when Johnson spent most of his political career as a full US citizen without a murmur? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, welshbairn said: How come Sunak got all that stick for having a US green card when Johnson spent most of his political career as a full US citizen without a murmur? Johnson being a dual national means the US won't care if he runs for office in the UK, and given he left America when he was 8 (IIRC) then I can't see the public having too much interest unless he was doing weird shit that seemed to benefit the US over the UK (and given the UK press still seems to hang on the 'special relationship' when the US generally ignores Britain, even then it might be brushed over). Sunak is a weird one tho - normally if you're 'ordinarily living' outside the US for 12 months - and they really don't like more than 6 - they'll deem your green card vacated and withdraw it. I don't think he can lay much claim to be ordinarily resident in the US when he's an elected member of the British parliament, let alone a Cabinet minister, never mind PM. Wonder why they haven't? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Clown Job said: All in it together remember I'm more surprised they couldn't already do this tbh. Business leaders being able to expense staff entertainment (which is essentially what this is) is fairly common. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Clown Job said: All in it together remember To be fair, both sides of Westminster have already come out and said they won't be using it - Sunak himself for the Tories and Jess Phillips for Labour. Both speaking on a personal basis but the way Sunak worded it seems very much an instruction/warning to Tories not to come the c**t. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/prime-minister-mps-ipsa-jess-phillips-independent-parliamentary-standards-authority-b1041727.html#r3z-addoor Edited November 22, 2022 by carpetmonster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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