Making the news today....

[Mesterh]

Bring back spitting image.

 

Where on earth are they? There is a scramfurious amount of material out there right now begging to be used.

[coppice cutter]

Have you not noticed that a central part of the 'progressive' movement sweeping across the western world is that humour is not allowed.

 

It's been replaced with outrage.

[Mesterh]

Not a bad start to the week.

Chancellor U-turns on plans to scrap 45p tax rate - BBC News

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Kwasi Kwarteng says the proposals, announced just 10 days ago, had become "a...

 

[Stere]

Spitting image was/is back was on pay to view though.

 

Spitting Image (2020 TV series) - Wikipedia

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

 

 

 

 

[Retired Climber]

16 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

Not a bad start to the week.

Chancellor U-turns on plans to scrap 45p tax rate - BBC News

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Kwasi Kwarteng says the proposals, announced just 10 days ago, had become "a...

 

Good or bad depends on your perspective. It was actually a good idea for the economy, but he's had to realise the plebs won't have it due to their blinkered, lack of understanding of economics. Unfortunately, in politics, making the right decision isn't as important as making the popular decision. He had two choices, educate a massive chunk of the population, or give in and think of something less difficult for the masses to understand.

[Stere]

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It was actually a good idea for the economy,

 

Good idea in your opinion if you believe in trickle down & its is  not a view that is shared by all economists.

 

 

[Retired Climber]

4 minutes ago, Stere said:

 

Good idea in your opinion if you believe in trickle down & its is  not a view that is shared by all economists.

 

 

Trickle down has been disproved in numerous studies. That's not the only reason to encourage high earners to want to be UK tax payers though. 

[coppice cutter]

Are people just becoming so lazy, feckless, spoilt, and self-centred in general that they are becoming ungovernable?

[Retired Climber]

10 minutes ago, coppice cutter said:

Are people just becoming so lazy, feckless, spoilt, and self-centred in general that they are becoming ungovernable?

Bloody hell mate, that's some question for a Monday morning. 

 

[coppice cutter]

Just what popped in to my head this morning over the porridge while pondering the headlines.