By satnav
#94328
Kelvin Mackenzie was on GBNews accusing Labour of taxing people to death. The basic rate of income tax is now 20% when his all time hero Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister the basic rate of income tax was 30% . Kelvin is not one to let mere facts get in the way of a good rant.
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By davidjay
#94351
satnav wrote: Wed Aug 13, 2025 7:01 pm Kelvin Mackenzie was on GBNews accusing Labour of taxing people to death. The basic rate of income tax is now 20% when his all time hero Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister the basic rate of income tax was 30% . Kelvin is not one to let mere facts get in the way of a good rant.
And that's THE TRUTH.
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By Tubby Isaacs
#94388
The Alan Partridge of the Right has been having quite the run lately. I don't recall anyone saying "If your social circle doesn't include people who voted for Jeremy Corbyn, you're doing it wrong"?

Another of his was. "Convince me the ECHR isn't just a bunch of people pushing leftist liberalism". Perhaps it would be useful for him to think of Jeremy Corbyn again. The ECHR is a break on the wildest Corbynite fantasies of appropriating private property. These people on the Right can't imagine the boot being on the other foot at all. I don't mean what Rachel Reeves to her credit has done on progressive taxes, I mean somebody properly doing to them what they want to do to us.

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By Andy McDandy
#94390
I've seen a few acquaintances express Reform opinions. In almost every case, they were challenged, and in some cases we got through to them that the Reform narrative is crap.

A few were harder to reach. I cut them off, because it generally confirmed what I suspected already and it saves time. It also avoids any arguments before severing the connection.
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By Tubby Isaacs
#94391
Yeah, these kids (who get school results) are a big downgrade on... literally murderers.

And FFS, these kids are effectively bilingual, just like Welsh speakers. The implication that they're all "me no speak English" is dogshit.

By davidjay
#94402
Kids whose first language isn't English very likely have to help their parents in every aspect of life. In other words they're the exact opposite of the spoilt, entitled brats Tommy's followers moan about.
By Bones McCoy
#94403
davidjay wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:24 pm Kids whose first language isn't English very likely have to help their parents in every aspect of life. In other words they're the exact opposite of the spoilt, entitled brats Tommy's followers moan about.
This also means they are functional in two languages.
That's good isn't it.
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Bones McCoy wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:43 pm
davidjay wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:24 pm Kids whose first language isn't English very likely have to help their parents in every aspect of life. In other words they're the exact opposite of the spoilt, entitled brats Tommy's followers moan about.
This also means they are functional in two languages.
That's good isn't it.
Quite probably more. In the days of East African Asian immigration seven wasn't uncommon.
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