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Not The Politics Thread.

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The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

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25 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Take accountability yes, but do you honestly think you can completely change your behaviour without some sort of support? There’s a reason why weight watchers and AA are so successful, it’s because it’s part of a community. This is the age of the individual and we’re destroying ourselves because of it. 

You definitely can, I'm not denying support makes it a lot easier. But as you've said these communities are highly popular and easily accessible, there's no real excuse to not get involved. Or even if you were to go alone, there's so much information out there to help someone lose weight and get back on track. I think your head is in the right place, but these people don't want to be helped.

Jon the Hat

Jon the Hat

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2 hours ago, leicsmac said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61061230

 

Macron v Le Pen in the run-off it is, then.

 

"Votez pour l'escroc, pas pour le facho" once again, anyone?

I don't know if Macron actually qualifies as the former, but he is certainly a bit of a twat.  Still better than the alternative.  It is a worry that Le Pen has done such a good job of shifting into the center.

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Sly

Sly

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So just catching up. 
 

Sunak has called for an enquiry into someone exposing his Wife as a tax dodger?!? Nothing like digging yourself a hole. 

Jon the Hat

Jon the Hat

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Just now, Sly said:

So just catching up. 
 

Sunak has called for an enquiry into someone exposing his Wife as a tax dodger?!? Nothing like digging yourself a hole. 

Non Dom status is not tax dodging.  It recognizes that international business people pay tax in different jurisdictions.

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Sly

Sly

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3 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

Non Dom status is not tax dodging.  It recognizes that international business people pay tax in different jurisdictions.

To a degree, it’s still tax avoidance.

Lionator

Lionator

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The whole issue with this saga is that it’s distracting from the fact the chancellor is failing to support people with this cost of living crisis. If anything, it’s meaning that it’s going almost unnoticed. 

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frakenfox

frakenfox

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8 hours ago, leicsmac said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61061230

 

Macron v Le Pen in the run-off it is, then.

 

"Votez pour l'escroc, pas pour le facho" once again, anyone?

France gives itself the same question again.

 

Round 1 with the heart, round 2 with the head.  Or, looked at another way, round 2 becomes for many people about who you least don't want. Still, it's a system. Everyone knows the rules.

 

Melenchon's result was good though a shame it amounts to squat. One for the regionals.

 

My neighbouring commune voted Le Pen 1st, Mélenchon 2nd. There must be some interesting conversations there.

 

 

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Lionator

Lionator

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Just now, frakenfox said:

France gives itself the same question again.

 

Round 1 with the heart, round 2 with the head.  Or, looked at another way, round 2 becomes for many people about who you least don't want. Still, it's a system. Everyone knows the rules.

 

Melenchon's result was good though a shame it amounts to squat. One for the regionals.

 

My neighbouring commune voted Le Pen 1st, Mélenchon 2nd. There must be some interesting conversations there.

 

 

Economically not too far apart to be fair. Morally, there’s quite the distance lol. 

frakenfox

frakenfox

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In my commune, Le Pen was 3rd to Macron and Mélenchon. OK, we're only talking 50 votes max for any one candidate (small communes) but it's incredible to my mind that you can get such variations within a small area.

frakenfox

frakenfox

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5 hours ago, Lionator said:

Economically not too far apart to be fair. Morally, there’s quite the distance lol. 

Indeed, and as it's the economic argument that Le Pen has been focusing on (to good effect) then it's praps understandable they're considered not too far apart. It's the side dish that comes with it though; fascism or militantism

Zear0

Zear0

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10 hours ago, ClaphamFox said:

And true to form, the right honourable Crispin Blunt MP is “appalled and distraught” at the conviction.

 

 

Noticed he's been "realigned" overnight.

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Jimothy

Jimothy

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BBC News - Johnson and Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61083402

 

Surely has to go then. He stood in HOP and said he wasn't aware of the parties and that he never attended, then that he saw the gatherings but thought it was a work event and all rules were kept to. Now he's being fined for breaking said rules.

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Lionator

Lionator

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1 minute ago, Facecloth said:

BBC News - Johnson and Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61083402

 

Surely has to go then. He stood in HOP and said he wasn't aware of the parties and that he never attended, then that he saw the gatherings but thought it was a work event and all rules were kept to. Now he's being fined for breaking said rules.

He won’t go, he’ll attempt to sweep it under the carpet but I think he’s probably done for if he goes into the next election. 

Jimothy

Jimothy

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Just now, Lionator said:

He won’t go, he’ll attempt to sweep it under the carpet but I think he’s probably done for if he goes into the next election. 

Of course he won't. 

 

He lied to parliament, and unless I'm mistaken under the ministerial code a minister, even a PM, must resign if they are caught doing that. He'll find a way to worm out of it.

Bellend Sebastian

Bellend Sebastian

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5 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

Of course he won't. 

 

He lied to parliament, and unless I'm mistaken under the ministerial code a minister, even a PM, must resign if they are caught doing that. He'll find a way to worm out of it.

Even the spirit of that rule went out the window ages ago

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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Of course he won't step down - he's a Nixon, it's against his very personal ethos.

 

So someone will have to do the deed - quite possibly the Tories themselves if they see he'll be a liability going into 2024.

urban.spaceman

urban.spaceman

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4 minutes ago, FoxesWalk said:

Any decent person would resign in such a scenario. I think we all know that isn’t happening. 

They’re not decent people. They never were. 

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