The Politics Thread 3.0

[Moggy]

I have no evidence that IDS pays prostitutes to piss on him. I am not making any kind of formal, libellous claim that that's how he spends his free time. But... it would kind of fit, wouldn't it? Makes you think.

There is no evidence at all for that, but there was a rumour that Trump was into that and we are desperate for a trade deal. I am not saying your theory is correct, but it would make sense for Tory MPs to try and establish a pissy rapport with Donald….

[Preezy]

I hear the trade deal is going to be very valuable, and it's going to make money rain down. A golden shower, if you will.

[Hexx]

Opt out Organ donation in the UK!

Give me your corneas!

[That]

Give me your corneas!

Gay slang gets weirder and weirder as time goes on.

[Squinty]

I hear the trade deal is going to be very valuable, and it's going to make money rain down. A golden shower, if you will.

Theresa would love that golden shower, I'm sure. It's just if the Don can supply it still. He might not be able to release it.

[Hexx]

Give me your corneas!

Gay slang gets weirder and weirder as time goes on.

Oh shush you and let me have your sweet sweet see hole.

[Errkal]

twitter.com/owenjbennett/status/915534112361984001

haha awesome.

[Hexx]

twitter.com/daily_politics/status/915534771299655680

EDIT DAMN YOU ERRKAL

[Errkal]

*raspberry* I win!

[Memento Mori]

Opt out Organ donation in the UK!

Good. Let's hope it happens.

[Preezy]

Whilst I am for organ donation (and am registered myself), I'm not sure it should be a state-mandated rule that is forced upon people.

Aside from that part of the debate, what about people that smoke or drink excessively, are they meant to be donors?

[That]

Whilst I am for organ donation (and am registered myself), I'm not sure it should be a state-mandated rule that is forced upon people.

Aside from that part of the debate, what about people that smoke or drink excessively, are they meant to be donors?

Nothing is forced on anyone, though? It's opt-out, it just means that if you care if you have to say "no." Lots of things we think are broadly beneficial for society are opt-out, like education (the 'default' is sending your kid to school but you can 'opt-out' and homeschool if you want).

And people who smoke might have bad lungs but their sweet delicious corneas are probably fine.

[Moggy]

Whilst I am for organ donation (and am registered myself), I'm not sure it should be a state-mandated rule that is forced upon people.

Aside from that part of the debate, what about people that smoke or drink excessively, are they meant to be donors?

Nothing is forced on anyone, though? It's opt-out, it just means that if you care if you have to say "no." Lots of things we think are broadly beneficial for society are opt-out, like education (the 'default' is sending your kid to school but you can 'opt-out' and homeschool if you want).

And people who smoke might have bad lungs but their sweet delicious corneas are probably fine.

I agree with Karl. If somebody is against it then they can opt out.

Anybody on the opt out list should be refused a transplant though.

[Rex Kramer]

Doesn't seem like a Tory kind of thing to do though, what happened to being about small government? That coupled with building council houses, wonder what your average shires Tory thinks of this.

[KK]

The European Union has launched a fresh crackdown against tech giants Amazon and Apple over tax avoidance.

Amazon has been ordered to repay €250m (£221m; $293m) in back taxes after the European Commission said it had been given an unfair tax deal in Luxembourg.

The Commission also plans to take Ireland to court over its failure to collect €13bn of back taxes from Apple.

Amazon denied it owed any back tax, saying it did "not receive any special treatment from Luxembourg".

"We will study the Commission's ruling and consider our legal options, including an appeal," an Amazon spokesperson said.

But European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the Luxembourg arrangement meant that Amazon had been allowed to pay "substantially less tax than other businesses", which it said was "illegal under EU state aid rules".

Selective' benefits

"Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits to Amazon.

As a result, almost three-quarters of Amazon's profits were not taxed," Ms Vestager added.
She said Amazon paid four times less tax than other local companies.

"Member states cannot give selective tax benefits to multinational groups that are not available to others," she added.

The decision on Amazon follows a three-year long investigation by the European Commission, which said in 2014 that it had suspicions the arrangement had broken EU rules.

The tax deal between Luxembourg and Amazon was struck in 2003.

The Commission said it had enabled Amazon to shift the "vast majority" of its profits from Amazon EU to Amazon Europe Holding Technologies, which was not subject to tax.

It said this arrangement had "significantly reduced" Amazon's taxable profits.

At the time the deal was struck, Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission's president, was the prime minister of Luxembourg.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41497459

Oh that is just glorious...

[Hexx]

Whilst I am for organ donation (and am registered myself), I'm not sure it should be a state-mandated rule that is forced upon people.

Aside from that part of the debate, what about people that smoke or drink excessively, are they meant to be donors?

Nothing is forced on anyone, though? It's opt-out, it just means that if you care if you have to say "no." Lots of things we think are broadly beneficial for society are opt-out, like education (the 'default' is sending your kid to school but you can 'opt-out' and homeschool if you want).

And people who smoke might have bad lungs but their sweet delicious corneas are probably fine.

Doesn't matter anymore. I'm gonna take Errkals.

[Moggy]

Doesn't seem like a Tory kind of thing to do though, what happened to being about small government? That coupled with building council houses, wonder what your average shires Tory thinks of this.

I just saw that May has promised a new generation of house building, including council houses. And has said that there will be an energy price freeze.

Interesting.

[Preezy]

Whilst I am for organ donation (and am registered myself), I'm not sure it should be a state-mandated rule that is forced upon people.

Aside from that part of the debate, what about people that smoke or drink excessively, are they meant to be donors?

Nothing is forced on anyone, though? It's opt-out, it just means that if you care if you have to say "no." Lots of things we think are broadly beneficial for society are opt-out, like education (the 'default' is sending your kid to school but you can 'opt-out' and homeschool if you want).

And people who smoke might have bad lungs but their sweet delicious corneas are probably fine.

That's true, I clearly didn't process the information properly

[Squinty]

I'd rather be an unmarried man than Iain Duncan Smith.

I reckon he's going to start blaming Brexit failures on unmarried men next.

[Cuttooth]

Got to give Lee Nelson his due, he knows how to create a defining image in other people's live press conferences.