Tommy G

You mean the winter fuel allowance? The policy they brought in and rowed back on because it was a farce. They wen't too far with it and that was the problem. I'm sure the average person has maybe 2/3 GP appointments a year, and it isn't unreasonable to ask someone who isn't on means tested benefits to pay that. Its not even a halfway house to privatisation, we are asking everyone to be in this together and pay their way - I'm saying this should be a policy for labour to bring in now - and I don't think it would be as unpopular as you think.

You are missing his point - £20 to see a NHS Dr - forget private, it would stop people bunking off appointments and make them think twice for booking them if they have a cough. It would also raise some much needed revenue for the government. It's hard for people to make valid points on here before they are jumped on without reading the post properly. Tiring

What you could do is make a GP appointment for say £20/£30, but it's free if you are in receipt of certain benefits - that then shoulders the cost onto who can actually afford it, and means the poorest in society still have access to a GP. I've got private healthcare too - it's not all its cracked up to be - it's £100 excess per treatment for starters, secondly you have to get referred for everything which is time consuming - and they have a list of exclusions with coverage, it's not some gold plated product people think it is - still can't get a GP appointment!

The poster didn't mention reform?

Same with topics like climate change - people wittering about the problems but still driving their ICE cars, buying imported food, leaving lights on, going on holiday on planes. All preposterous examples but we exist in a virtue signalling society where it's important to be seen to be doing the right thing rather than doing it I guess.

Are you talking about your friend here Trump? I'm not sure what you want the opposition to do, this is exactly what they should be doing? Holding the govt to account, you'd expect labour to be doing the same if they were in opposition, no? There seems to be a trend at the minute of finger pointing at other people, political parties about how they go about their business or otherwise without holding yourself to those standards because they are 'worse'. They should be talking about Mandelson - what is has to do with right leaning policy and trump I don't know.

Ask a 90 year old with poor insulation

Some people are intrigued by that kind of stuff I guess which is why there’s hugely popular stuff on tv around that subject - not my cup of tea but each to their own.

Mrs mumbled something but it was met with a shake of the head

How many arrests yesterday vs something of a similar scale, like Notting hill carnival?

No suspicious circumstances usually means suicide - terrible news RIP

Doesn’t have to be - going on what’s happened in the past! idgaf - I’d rather there was a bit of needle in these debates but…

This threads going to last about another 30 mins I think

Definitely more than 120,000 people there whatever side of the fence you sit

The hatred towards Musk has simmered down a bit now he’s not all over Trumps arse, there would have been a lot of emotional disposal with their shares and cancelled orders at the time.

@Raj expect RR to continue climbing, got a decent CEO in and commercial and military A&D only going one way. Hold onto it for a bit if you’ve got a good position, price is too high for me now.

Living rent free as per

Looks like employees have exercised some stock options to buy the stock at pennies, only 3m shares though and looks like there is c700m of ord share cap. im not invested in it but its quite normal stock fluctuations and looks like a combination of the above and some natural market correction.

Sinner competing in this?

Brentford fans

The gunman is nowhere to be seen 48 hours later, the most wanted man in America - it's not a wild theory, it's very plausible. If people get offended by that then I don't really know what to say

It's just as staggering the people on the carriage who just stood there and let her bleed out - I can't get my head round it. There is a similarity to another famous crime a few years back that blew up america and world wide, with roles reversed, but you just can't go there.

Death Penalty surely?

Not a conspiracy theory at all - but it's much easier to travel by private than commercial if you are a criminal and have some $$$. Thought you'd get that.

Not if you're on a private jet it isn't