Shaw_nuff

3 hours ago, MakemineVanilla said:

But didn't the shopkeepers in a little Welsh town work out a scheme for off-shoring their profits?

They were reported as being uncomfortable with the idea, which seems to suggest that attitudes are cultural.

But how many people even do their best to ensure their estate is not subject to inheritance tax (40%)?

The 7-year rule is a very simple method of reducing the size of an estate, but I don't know anyone who has done it or are beneficiaries from such a move.

I am sure that the assumption that only the rich are allowed to do such things, prevents the 'little guy' from benefiting.

 

There's a fair point there. Most people wouldn't see the pile of bricks they need for shelter as an 'estate' I suppose, nor would have everyday access to an at-hand solicitor. The best solicitors would be prohibitive to all but those who would see them as a nominal fee for a much greater return.

5 hours ago, Risso said:

Watch the video above and it'll explain why everything you've written is complete guff. 

I did snd no it doesn't so guff off.

Booing is **** juvenile and moronic when it's done to any player. This is just ridiculous.

He's clearly lost the plot but he's shown no disrespect to the club and no lack of effort.

cameron paid tax on profits that themselves were in part a product of tax avoidence facilitated by locating the company offshore in the first place.

We are constantly told that the City is a great national asset because it represents such a great pool of financial expertise- so why not base your company in the UK? Why base it in some remote speck half a world away?

I have no problem with people avoiding tax as long as everyone else can do the same- so, for example- why not introduce a law that allows those on PAYE to nominate the tax regime/location of their choice? This would allow the plebs to gain the same advantages as the rich and no one would have any cause to complain since we would all be in a position to choose the tax regime that offered us the lowest tax rates.

But- of course- such a law would never be introduced because the parasites that run the system are not stupid enough to allow the little to guy to follow their example.

4 minutes ago, chrisp65 said:

It really does make you wonder why he made such a pigs orifice of trying to carefully word a 'clever' vague suspicious sounding none answer on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

 

Because he has a penchant for pig's orifices?

2 minutes ago, coda said:

Empty seats by Little. Where are the rest of the gang?

The inevitable London Housing bubble has started to collapse and there is nothing the tories can do about it. All the bullets have ben fired.

http://www.standard.co.uk/business/hedge-funds-up-bets-against-luxury-london-property-a3219296.html

"

Hedge funds have upped their bets against London’s luxury homes market in the latest sign of overheating in the capital, it emerged today.

Earls Court developer Capital & Counties has become the latest target for short-sellers, a couple of months after hedge funds began to circle luxury housebuilder Berkeley Group, the Standard can reveal.

Filings from the Financial Conduct Authority reveal Boston-headquartered Wellington, one of the world’s biggest asset managers, has built a short position of 1% in Capco.

Last week, London-based Marshall Wace took out a short of 0.5%, the level at which the City watchdog must disclose bearish bets. 

Data from Markit suggest that as much as 5.1% of shares in the FTSE 250 group are now on loan, up from 1% in January — a wager worth more than £140 million."

"...

It comes amid concerns about a glut of homes in parts of the capital, with inflated prices and new stamp duty rises on buy-to-let homes scaring off potential buyers, especially from overseas.

Last month, Morgan Stanley warned prices of new, upmarket London flats could fall by as much as 20% this year, meaning Capco might delay pre-sales until the market has improved."

It should be noted that NewTory were just as much to blame as the Tories for this mega bubble that is going to wreak havoc over the country now it's bursting.

2 hours ago, maqroll said:

I just donated money to Sanders, first time I've given money to a politician. 

The next two weeks are going to be great theater leading up to New York...

At the very least with Sanders, you know it won't end up in Panama. 

2 hours ago, Xela said:

I'm just waiting to hear that high level officials from my company are in there. Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest 

Are they already dead or did they jail/attempt to jail any bankers?

If the answer is no, they're safe.

31 minutes ago, blandy said:

You're right I think. I suspect the general answer is that the EU tends to be viewed as protecting us against the vileness of unconstrained free market types like the tories and big business. It's been good for employment rights, the environment, peace, science, opportunity for easy travel and so on. It's massively flawed, but viewed as better than the alternative, I think.

Only the polar opposite is true. Mario Draghi is ECB president for God's sake. That should be enough to sound the alarm bells that the neo Libs have taken over the European asylum.

What I will never understand is why the left (to which I tend to lean) in general are so anti-Brexit? 

How uncontrolled immigration is the friend of the proles is beyond me; watering down the wages of the lowest paid. And Labour wonder why they were deserted in the last election leaving us with these neo-liberal psychopaths.

Labour's meme seems to be about foreign workers coming here and doing the jobs that the 'indigenous' don't want to do. Wrong, they're doing the work for a fee that people here won't do because it makes no discernible difference to their lives. All ambition has been sucked from these people. Meanwhile some Eastern Europeans come over and get five times what they can back home and load themselves up with tax credits/child support and sleep four to a room. A few years later go home and buy a house outright. No wonder they're motivated! (Ironically the same happened in the 80s with 'Harder working' British workers going over to Germany to take 'lazy German' jobs - Auf Wiedersehen Pet)

At least with Cameron you can understand that his paymasters want the cheap labour on tap, but the labour party? They still don't get it.

The free movement of labour was never meant to bring 'their' living standards up. but to bring yours down. Thanks Globalisation, thanks NWO and get a grip Labour!!!

No.

50 minutes ago, ReasonforRevolution said:

John Carver has changed his tune. I thought he hated us.....

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/10226442/former-newcastle-manager-john-carver-applies-for-aston-villa-job#ooid=NsZmdpMjE6Uu_fBnXUFlV3uYjUhQK91I

Any chance of some result enhancing drugs?

Agreed. Don't like booing.

Still, I said Bacuna was utter shite the first day I saw him. He's remained shit and he always will be shit.

I wish him luck with Real.

12 minutes ago, MuleAthon said:

The reason he is caught out so much is really simple, and it's the same reason Aly has had a mare today on the other side.

The midfield isn't good enough, and we don't have natural wide midfielders, only wing forwards, which leave the full backs persistently high and dry.

This, plus the 3x Defensive Midfielders means any wide defender in our team is going to look lost.

It is a credit to Hutton that he still tries to make an impact in both offensive and defensive capacities, when all around him he has no support and no passes on at any given point he is in possession.

Right on the money. It's easy to hide and for all his limitations at least he doesn't do that. One of the few I'd keep for application and intent alone.

3 hours ago, Phumfeinz said:

Gabby's Villa career

 

Which one is Gabby? The dead footballer or Jabba with the camera?

"Mervyn King. Track record in finance is second to none...."

I stopped reading there.

12 minutes ago, villa4europe said:

£60k a week for 8 years of his career, it'd take a special kind of idiot to spend that kind of money, even child support payments aren't going to dent that

He knows he's finished now and doesn't care. Without pace he's nothing.

4 hours ago, Ikantcpell said:

I will go support birmingham city if gary neville becomes the next villa manager.

This club is like watching an alcoholic crawl to ever deeper depths. Just when you think the bottom has been reached a new level of wretchedness is found.

...and I should know.

10 hours ago, Ingram85 said:

No one is blaming gabby for getting him sacked, were just sick of seeing him outlast yet another manager when he should have his contact torn up and be put out to pasture. Or a bolt through the head. Whichever you prefer 

The latter would have to be the greatest shot of all time.