Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 10:52 pm
Kezzer wrote:Imagine trying to one up each other with shittier and shittier puns
Page 391 of 410
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:13 pm
Kezzer wrote:Imagine trying to one up each other with shittier and shittier puns
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 1:26 am
Kezzer wrote:Imagine trying to one up each other with shittier and shittier puns
shit-tree-er?
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:25 pm
Tories restore whip to MP suspended for using racist language
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... are_btn_tw
Party of the people.
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:50 pm
For people that believe these things...
The latest YouGov voting intention survey for The Times, taken following the latest EU agreement, finds The Conservatives have retaken the lead over Labour for the first time in many months, with The Tories now on 42% (up from 40% last week) and Labour on 41%. The Liberal Democrat voting intention meanwhile stands at 7%.
The most popular party of those who define themselves as working class is Conservative (at 45%) and Labour on 40%.
On who would make the best Prime Minister, 37% of people prefer Theresa May while 28% favour Jeremy Corbyn. A further 35% chose Don’t Know.
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:41 pm
Scottish Budget delivered.
New 19% and 21% tax bandings introduced.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotl ... s-42309353
EDIT:
New 19% and 21% tax bandings introduced.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotl ... s-42309353
EDIT:
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:11 pm
Good move. Having visited the US I'm more in favour of progressive taxation than ever.
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:13 pm
Doesn't seem like the bands are going to be a huge amount of difference, I mean we're talking about less than £1 a week if I'm guessing it right (I'm terrible at maths though). Kind of a waste of time.
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:03 pm
Meep wrote:Doesn't seem like the bands are going to be a huge amount of difference, I mean we're talking about less than £1 a week if I'm guessing it right (I'm terrible at maths though). Kind of a waste of time.
The 19% band equates to £20 less tax a year. So there's no real tangible difference for people earning less than £33. It's a trip to the cinema for two people, or a cheap night at the pub.
Under the old bandings, assuming an income of £44,272 (The max before hitting the Higher 40% rate) you would pay £6,484.60 in Income Tax.
That's:
£11,850 @ 0% (Tax free allowance) = £0
£32,422 @ 20% = £6,484.60
Under the new bandings that would rise to £6,667.12.
That's:
£11,850 @ 0% (Tax free allowance) = £0
£2,000 @ 19% = £380
£10,150 @ 20% = £2,030
£20,272 @ 21% = £4,257.12
So it's a rise of £182.50 a year for people with that income, or £3.51 more a week.
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:51 pm
Reading about this Commons drama, I'm wondering why voting is done in a way that isn't anonymous. Surely attributing each vote to a named person discourages MPs to vote in a way that represents what they truly believe is right, if it differs from the Party line?
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:52 pm
Oh and I support progressive taxation. Go Scotland!
(Sorry, self-employed people.)
(Sorry, self-employed people.)
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:00 pm
Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Reading about this Commons drama, I'm wondering why voting is done in a way that isn't anonymous. Surely attributing each vote to a named person discourages MPs to vote in a way that represents what they truly believe is right, if it differs from the Party line?
But at the same time MPs could never be held accountable for their choices if voting was all completely anonymous.
Re: The Politics Thread 3.0
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:00 pm
twitter.com/hackneyabbott/status/941386055684521984
