Politics Thread 5

[NickSCFC]

Watching that Channel 4 show atm "Sleeping with the Far Right".

Already suprised to learn the guy who got kicked out of the BNP for being too racist is actually half white and half Indian, sounds American and has a Ukrainian wife.

His friends talking about the decline of church attendances and the used of an armed uprising to fix it

[KK]

Another British brand has been sold off, this time to Canadians. What's that all aboot, I hear you ask.

Dairy Crest, whose brands include Cathedral City cheddar and Country Life butter, has agreed to be bought by a Canadian company in a near-£1bn deal.

Saputo, one of the biggest dairy processors in the world, will pay 620p a share, valuing Dairy Crest at £975m.

The deal is Saputo's first in Europe and it said Dairy Crest was an "attractive platform" for UK growth.

Dairy Crest said "virtually" all its 1,100 UK jobs are safe, including 150 at its head office in Surrey.

However, the Unite union said it would be "seeking an urgent meeting" with Saputo about assurances over job security.

Daily Crest's share price, which has risen steadily this week, had jumped almost 12% in late morning trading on Friday.

Saputo has expanded rapidly in recent years through acquisitions. In 2017, the company bought Australia's Murray Goulburn Co-operative for $490m (£380m), becoming the country biggest milk producer. Saputo has also expanded into China.

It said its interest in Dairy Crest had been motivated by a desire to increase its international presence and "enter the UK market by acquiring and investing in a well-established and successful industry player".

The Canadian company said that, under its ownership, Dairy Crest would continue to manufacture its products from its existing UK facilities, and that it also intended the management of its UK operations to remain in Surrey.

Saputo chairman and chief executive Lino Saputo Jr said: "We believe that under Saputo ownership, Dairy Crest will be able to accelerate its long-term growth and business development potential and provide benefits to Dairy Crest's employees and stakeholders."

Dairy Crest's board has unanimously recommended that shareholders accept Saputo's offer.

The chairman of Dairy Crest, Stephen Alexander, said: "The acquisition should enable Dairy Crest to benefit from Saputo's global expertise and strong financial position to fulfil and accelerate its growth ambitions.

"The businesses have strong shared values and the board is confident that Saputo's plans to invest in and grow the Dairy Crest business mean the proposed transaction is positive for all its stakeholders."

Dairy Crest's brands

Cathedral City cheese
Davidstow cheese
Country Life butter
Clover
Utterly Butterly
Frylight
Vitalite

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47329330

They also own the majority of milkmen (and woman...maybe), in case you still have such a thing in your area.

[NickSCFC]

Another British brand has been sold off, this time to Canadians. What's that all aboot, I hear you ask.

Dairy Crest, whose brands include Cathedral City cheddar and Country Life butter, has agreed to be bought by a Canadian company in a near-£1bn deal.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47329330

They also own the majority of milkmen (and woman...maybe), in case you still have such a thing in your area.

I think we'll see a whle wave of asset stripping by American corporations once No Deal happens and we agree a free trade deal with the US.

Cadbury, Walkers and Costa is just the start.

[Jenuall]

Another British brand has been sold off, this time to Canadians. What's that all aboot, I hear you ask.

Dairy Crest, whose brands include Cathedral City cheddar and Country Life butter, has agreed to be bought by a Canadian company in a near-£1bn deal.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47329330

They also own the majority of milkmen (and woman...maybe), in case you still have such a thing in your area.

I think we'll see a whle wave of asset stripping by American corporations once No Deal happens and we agree a free trade deal with the US.

Cadbury, Walkers and Costa is just the start.

I hadn't even realised that Costa was a British company until now.

Just looking them up and spotted this on their Wikipedia page:

In 2009, Costa opened its 1,000th store in Cardiff

strawberry float me the Welsh obviously really love their Coffee. Probably explains why they're so jumpy all the time!

[KK]

We have a habit in this country of bailing once we make a success of something. We either move it somewhere else, or sell it off.

[Moggy]

With the pound at such a low it makes sense for foreign companies to take advantage and snap up (relatively) cheaper UK businesses.

[Hexx]

In 2009, Costa opened its 1,000th store in Cardiff

strawberry float me the Welsh obviously really love their Coffee. Probably explains why they're so jumpy all the time!

You know, every now and again I'm reminded of why I love you.

[Jenuall]

In 2009, Costa opened its 1,000th store in Cardiff

strawberry float me the Welsh obviously really love their Coffee. Probably explains why they're so jumpy all the time!

You know, every now and again I'm reminded of why I love you.

High praise.

My life is one big balancing act of pushing people to the limit before just about managing to redeem myself. It's a high risk strategy I admit, but it has got me this far!

[Vermilion]

With the pound at such a low

Every time i go to buy euros i always find the exchange rate is garbage.

[Moggy]

The Japanese Chris Grayling?

Japan's Yoshitaka Sakurada apologises for being three minutes late

Japan's Olympics Minister, Yoshitaka Sakurada, has publicly apologised after arriving three minutes late to a parliamentary meeting on Thursday.

Opposition MPs said his tardiness showed disrespect for his office and boycotted a meeting of the budget committee for five hours in protest.

They have been highly critical of Mr Sakurada after a series of gaffes.

Last week, he said he felt let down after Olympic swimming hopeful Rikako Ikee was diagnosed with leukaemia.

"She is a potential gold medallist [at the Tokyo 2020 Games], an athlete in whom we have great expectations. I'm really disappointed," he was quoted as saying. He was then forced to apologise after being criticised.

In 2016, he also came under fire for describing so-called comfort women forced to provide sexual services to Japanese war-time troops as "professional prostitutes".

And last year, Mr Sakurada, who is also the cyber-security minister, said he had never used a computer, adding he had always delegated the work to his subordinates.

The opposition has repeatedly called for his resignation.

While it is not considered an egregious cultural faux pas to arrive late at meetings in Japan, this latest incident has been picked up by members of the opposition eager to highlight what they see as Mr Sakurada's failings.

In a poll asking whether Mr Sakurada was suitable for the job, 65% of respondents said he was not, while 13% said he was, according to figures released by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper earlier this week.

Mr Sakurada was appointed to his post in October last year.

His duties include overseeing cyber-defence preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-47328512

Actually that's unfair, he seems far more competent than Chris Grayling.

[Tafdolphin]

I was waiting for a train at my local station there once when an announcement came over the tannoy apologising for the train being a minute late.

[Denster]

I had the same when I was there. It's mind-blowing how efficient it is.
Can't wait to go back.

[Pedz]

In 2009, Costa opened its 1,000th store in Cardiff

strawberry float me the Welsh obviously really love their Coffee. Probably explains why they're so jumpy all the time!

You know, every now and again I'm reminded of why I love you.

I'm guessing the 1000th Costa Store was in Cardiff not Cardiff has 1000 costa stores...

Or was that the joke?

[Jenuall]

In 2009, Costa opened its 1,000th store in Cardiff

strawberry float me the Welsh obviously really love their Coffee. Probably explains why they're so jumpy all the time!

You know, every now and again I'm reminded of why I love you.

I'm guessing the 1000th Costa Store was in Cardiff not Cardiff has 1000 costa stores...

Or was that the joke?

[mcjihge2]

Boring but positive financial news...

Britain's public finances have received a big boost ahead of the chancellor's Spring Statement next month.

Income from taxes beat public spending by £14.9bn in January, the largest monthly surplus since records began in 1993, official figures showed.

The bumper surplus beat economists' forecasts of £10bn, and was £5.6bn greater than January 2018.

January is a key revenue-raising month as it is when taxpayers submit their self-assessment returns.

Analysts said the reduction in borrowing should give Chancellor Philip Hammond extra money for his next economic update in the spring, amid acute Brexit concerns.

Howard Archer, chief economic adviser to the EY Item Club, said: "A record high surplus on the January public finances provides a much-needed welcome boost for Chancellor Philip Hammond as he faces a worrying backdrop to his Spring Statement on 13 March.

"With the economy clearly struggling early on in 2019 after a sharp slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the Brexit situation highly uncertain, the chancellor will have a lot on his mind when he presents the Spring Statement.

"It looks highly likely that he will have to announce downgraded growth forecasts from the OBR [Office for Budget Responsibility] at least for the near term, with possible negative ramifications for expected budget deficits."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47318862

More tax cuts for the rich then.

The government has just stolen £14.9bn of public money. This should be the headline everywhere. This isnt good news. The current government is the most dishonest government since records began - FACT. Every single member of the government should be prosecuted for treason.

[Rocsteady]

Boring but positive financial news...

Britain's public finances have received a big boost ahead of the chancellor's Spring Statement next month.

Income from taxes beat public spending by £14.9bn in January, the largest monthly surplus since records began in 1993, official figures showed.

The bumper surplus beat economists' forecasts of £10bn, and was £5.6bn greater than January 2018.

January is a key revenue-raising month as it is when taxpayers submit their self-assessment returns.

Analysts said the reduction in borrowing should give Chancellor Philip Hammond extra money for his next economic update in the spring, amid acute Brexit concerns.

Howard Archer, chief economic adviser to the EY Item Club, said: "A record high surplus on the January public finances provides a much-needed welcome boost for Chancellor Philip Hammond as he faces a worrying backdrop to his Spring Statement on 13 March.

"With the economy clearly struggling early on in 2019 after a sharp slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the Brexit situation highly uncertain, the chancellor will have a lot on his mind when he presents the Spring Statement.

"It looks highly likely that he will have to announce downgraded growth forecasts from the OBR [Office for Budget Responsibility] at least for the near term, with possible negative ramifications for expected budget deficits."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47318862

More tax cuts for the rich then.

The government has just stolen £14.9bn of public money. This should be the headline everywhere. This isnt good news. The current government is the most dishonest government since records began - FACT. Every single member of the government should be prosecuted for treason.

I'm not sure that's how economics works.

[KK]

Iceland is planning to slaughter more than 2,000 whales within the next five years in a move that has sparked fury.

Despite a declining global market for whale meat and public outrage over hunts, Iceland has decided to remain in defiance of the international ban on whaling.

Iceland’s Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Kristjan Thor Juliusson said whalers would be allowed to harpoon 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales every year until 2023.

She claimed that these numbers are sustainable.

Every summer, thousands of pilot and beaked whales are massacred in bays across the nearby Danish-owned Faroe Islands.

The grim tradition, called Grindadrap, sparks public outrage – but this has not deterred Iceland from setting the new whale massacre quotas.

Disgusting. Why I shop at Sainsbury’s.

[Moggy]

Iceland is planning to slaughter more than 2,000 whales within the next five years in a move that has sparked fury.

Despite a declining global market for whale meat and public outrage over hunts, Iceland has decided to remain in defiance of the international ban on whaling.

Iceland’s Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Kristjan Thor Juliusson said whalers would be allowed to harpoon 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales every year until 2023.

She claimed that these numbers are sustainable.

Every summer, thousands of pilot and beaked whales are massacred in bays across the nearby Danish-owned Faroe Islands.

The grim tradition, called Grindadrap, sparks public outrage – but this has not deterred Iceland from setting the new whale massacre quotas.

Disgusting. Why I shop at Sainsbury’s.

And Botswana wants to turn elephants into pet food.

A report by cabinet ministers in Botswana has recommended lifting a four-year hunting ban and the introduction of elephant culling.

After months of public meetings and consultations, the report by ministers also recommends the "establishment of elephant meat canning" for pet food.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47330414

[Knoyleo]

Boring but positive financial news...

Britain's public finances have received a big boost ahead of the chancellor's Spring Statement next month.

Income from taxes beat public spending by £14.9bn in January, the largest monthly surplus since records began in 1993, official figures showed.

The bumper surplus beat economists' forecasts of £10bn, and was £5.6bn greater than January 2018.

January is a key revenue-raising month as it is when taxpayers submit their self-assessment returns.

Analysts said the reduction in borrowing should give Chancellor Philip Hammond extra money for his next economic update in the spring, amid acute Brexit concerns.

Howard Archer, chief economic adviser to the EY Item Club, said: "A record high surplus on the January public finances provides a much-needed welcome boost for Chancellor Philip Hammond as he faces a worrying backdrop to his Spring Statement on 13 March.

"With the economy clearly struggling early on in 2019 after a sharp slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the Brexit situation highly uncertain, the chancellor will have a lot on his mind when he presents the Spring Statement.

"It looks highly likely that he will have to announce downgraded growth forecasts from the OBR [Office for Budget Responsibility] at least for the near term, with possible negative ramifications for expected budget deficits."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47318862

More tax cuts for the rich then.

The government has just stolen £14.9bn of public money. This should be the headline everywhere. This isnt good news. The current government is the most dishonest government since records began - FACT. Every single member of the government should be prosecuted for treason.

What is public debt, and how do you think it gets paid off?

[mcjihge2]

Boring but positive financial news...

Britain's public finances have received a big boost ahead of the chancellor's Spring Statement next month.

Income from taxes beat public spending by £14.9bn in January, the largest monthly surplus since records began in 1993, official figures showed.

The bumper surplus beat economists' forecasts of £10bn, and was £5.6bn greater than January 2018.

January is a key revenue-raising month as it is when taxpayers submit their self-assessment returns.

Analysts said the reduction in borrowing should give Chancellor Philip Hammond extra money for his next economic update in the spring, amid acute Brexit concerns.

Howard Archer, chief economic adviser to the EY Item Club, said: "A record high surplus on the January public finances provides a much-needed welcome boost for Chancellor Philip Hammond as he faces a worrying backdrop to his Spring Statement on 13 March.

"With the economy clearly struggling early on in 2019 after a sharp slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the Brexit situation highly uncertain, the chancellor will have a lot on his mind when he presents the Spring Statement.

"It looks highly likely that he will have to announce downgraded growth forecasts from the OBR [Office for Budget Responsibility] at least for the near term, with possible negative ramifications for expected budget deficits."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47318862

More tax cuts for the rich then.

The government has just stolen £14.9bn of public money. This should be the headline everywhere. This isnt good news. The current government is the most dishonest government since records began - FACT. Every single member of the government should be prosecuted for treason.

What is public debt, and how do you think it gets paid off?

Yeah, i made this post a good few beers in after not reading the link and only half reading the post. I apologise to all of GR for drunk posting, and only hope that you can forgive me. With gods help i will conquer this terrible affliction.