Hots on Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I agree, I reckon you should alert them to this thread so they can explain to you the difference between protest and riot. Its terms like "kick off" that make the polices ears prick up. I suppose the events involving that loon who recklessly through a fire extinguisher from the roof of a tall building on to people below was just a protest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 To criticise a political party's policies just because it is not your preferred party is a democratic right. To criticise a policy which you think is wrong should be challenged by the opposition. But to challenge a policy just because of the party that suggested it is not beneficial to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 To criticise a policy which you think is wrong should be challenged by the opposition. . We employ and pay politicians, they are our servants, the notion we can't criticise them is rather strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 We employ and pay politicians, they are our servants, the notion we can't criticise them is rather strange. Please read my post again before pouncing in and deleting the relevant part in your quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I'll be over to the UK once the riots start. Lots of good gear in Harrods worth nicking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 But to challenge a policy just because of the party that suggested it is not beneficial to anyone. Who has done that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Its terms like "kick off" that make the polices ears prick up. I suppose the events involving that loon who recklessly through a fire extinguisher from the roof of a tall building on to people below was just a protest Yeah. How many people complained 'that loon' had injured them? How many law-abiding protestors complained that the police had injured them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Are we back in recession again? Double dip, I think the term is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Here's another reason: At the moment tax law ensures that companies based here, with branches in other countries, don't get taxed twice on the same money. They have to pay only the difference between our rate and that of the other country. If, for example, Dirty Oil plc pays 10% corporation tax on its profits in Oblivia, then shifts the money over here, it should pay a further 18% in the UK, to match our rate of 28%. But under the new proposals, companies will pay nothing at all in this country on money made by their foreign branches. Foreign means anywhere. If these proposals go ahead, the UK will be only the second country in the world to allow money that has passed through tax havens to remain untaxed when it gets here. The other is Switzerland. The exemption applies solely to "large and medium companies": it is not available for smaller firms. The government says it expects "large financial services companies to make the greatest use of the exemption regime". The main beneficiaries, in other words, will be the banks. From here: The Guardian So we're all in it together, except for the rich, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_words Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Here's another reason: From here: The Guardian So we're all in it together, except for the rich, of course. Are you saying they shouldn't pay tax in other countries? What if the tax is higher there, should we give them a rebate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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