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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th December 2019, 01:07 PM
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Violations of Rules 0 and 12 of the Membership...

Violations of Rules 0 and 12 of the Membership Agreement removed.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th December 2019, 01:05 PM
Replies: 3,447
Views: 261,387
The past circulation of the Mirror is immaterial...

The past circulation of the Mirror is immaterial when considering the wider circulation of right-wing newspapers currently. I'm talking about the situation now, not in 1976, granddad.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th December 2019, 07:30 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th December 2019, 06:40 AM
Replies: 3,447
Views: 261,387
That you clearly don't understand circulation...

That you clearly don't understand circulation figures and simple mathematics.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th December 2019, 06:16 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 13,209
Yes, a civil servant. Not sure how that meet's...

Yes, a civil servant. Not sure how that meet's Casbro's "violent prone" requirement.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 21st December 2019, 08:36 AM
Replies: 3,447
Views: 261,387
Yes, because the Mirror and the Guardian have...

Yes, because the Mirror and the Guardian have exactly the same reach as the Sun, Mail, Telegraph, Express, Times, etc.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 21st December 2019, 03:33 AM
Replies: 3,447
Views: 261,387
Do you genuinely believe that the right-wing...

Do you genuinely believe that the right-wing press would have similarly ignored the sort of moral transgressions Johnson is guilty of if Corbyn have committed them? Do you genuinely think that the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 21st December 2019, 03:12 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
Racist bollocks.

Racist bollocks.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st December 2019, 03:07 AM
Replies: 270
Views: 20,022
I doubt the 16 year old will be paying the fine...

I doubt the 16 year old will be paying the fine himself, so the point is a bit moot.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th December 2019, 10:20 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 13,508
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28009977

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28009977
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2019, 08:45 AM
Replies: 270
Views: 20,022
All London buses have multiple internal CCTV...

All London buses have multiple internal CCTV cameras, so it's probably fairly clear in the evidence which of the assailants was actually violent, or rather to what degree.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2019, 08:43 AM
Replies: 270
Views: 20,022
Of course, but it's not necessarily being "let...

Of course, but it's not necessarily being "let off." Five were arrested, four charged, and it looks like three were actually found (or pleaded) guilty, reflecting the obvious reality that not all of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2019, 07:45 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 15,248
BBC News: Harry Dunn crash death - US woman to be...

BBC News: Harry Dunn crash death - US woman to be charged (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50870459)

"A US woman will be charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of teenage...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2019, 07:38 AM
Replies: 270
Views: 20,022
Anyone who doesn't see the inside of a prison...

Anyone who doesn't see the inside of a prison cell is "let off" as far as the Daily Heil is concerned.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th December 2019, 07:30 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 5,946
Moral: if Ricky Gervais thinks someone is an...

Moral: if Ricky Gervais thinks someone is an ********, then they must really be an ********.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th December 2019, 06:59 AM
Replies: 3,447
Views: 261,387
Priceless.

Priceless.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th December 2019, 06:36 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
No it wasn't. It was "only" 8.9 million last...

No it wasn't. It was "only" 8.9 million last year.



Please feel free to post the figures. Don't forget that you'll also need to subtract Tories votes from their total, as well.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2019, 06:27 AM
Replies: 270
Views: 20,022
This is the first of the assailants to be...

This is the first of the assailants to be sentenced, with the others are due on Monday.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2019, 06:21 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 5,372
One of the designated landing spots for the...

One of the designated landing spots for the London Air Ambulance is this school playground a couple of streets away from ours:

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4507378,-0.004348,127m/data=!3m1!1e3...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th December 2019, 06:13 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 5,372
I never said it did. It is a fact, though, that...

I never said it did. It is a fact, though, that the percentage spends in the HMRC letters are based on recipients' total income tax and NI, not just the former.

You are, though, wrong in claiming...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2019, 08:43 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 5,372
Not the percentage of tax paid, no. If a person...

Not the percentage of tax paid, no. If a person pays tax/NI, 19.9% of that tax/NI goes on healthcare. This is exactly the same as 22% of your federal income tax going on healthcare.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2019, 06:48 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 5,372
The same percentages as non-middle class ones.

The same percentages as non-middle class ones.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2019, 06:43 AM
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Views: 5,372
The letters are personalised to show exactly how...

The letters are personalised to show exactly how much income tax/National Insurance the recipient paid, and the breakdown is based on the same percentages for everyone - 19.9% in the case of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2019, 06:38 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 5,372
UK taxpayers are supposed to get a personalised...

UK taxpayers are supposed to get a personalised letter every year showing what percentage of their tax went on different service, so a) they're aware of what they're paying for, and b) how much...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2019, 06:28 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 5,372
The NHS internal price for an MRI scan is £130....

The NHS internal price for an MRI scan is £130. Even someone not eligible for NHS treatment would only pay £195 (i.e. cost + 50% uplift)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th December 2019, 05:36 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 5,372
It can actually be accurate to the penny for the...

It can actually be accurate to the penny for the specific patient. The data exists, because it's how hospitals charge local commissioners.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 03:19 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 13,508
There is a strong argument that a drastic change...

There is a strong argument that a drastic change of circumstances - or more information being available than previously - would merit a shorter time period between referendums. Given that Scotland...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th December 2019, 09:53 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,288
FTFY

FTFY
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th December 2019, 09:47 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 7,797
Porkless pies probably wouldn't have been...

Porkless pies probably wouldn't have been considered to offensive in MM, but I bet the bit I bolded would.[/QUOTE]

It would be illegal in the whole of the UK.

Claiming to be "a Great British...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th December 2019, 09:43 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 7,797
:D Tempting...

:D Tempting...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 09:41 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,746
I thought I was getting off lightly with "just"...

I thought I was getting off lightly with "just" high blood pressure, but now it turns out I have atrial fibrillation, but at least it was discovered without having a stroke first to draw attention to...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 09:37 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
The actual votes cast don't support your boringly...

The actual votes cast don't support your boringly persistent claims that the majority of the country wants a hard Brexit. End of.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 09:35 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
You think I needed the "corporate media" to add...

You think I needed the "corporate media" to add those numbers up?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 08:04 AM
Replies: 3,447
Views: 261,387
Still clinging to that one, even if it only...

Still clinging to that one, even if it only counts for people born before the UK leaves the EU. Luckily, Analyst Junior Ver 2.0 is due on 25 January...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 08:00 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
No, it isn't complicated, so your inability to...

No, it isn't complicated, so your inability to understand it is rather telling.

Votes:

Conservative - 13,966,565
Labour/LD/SNP - 15,207,871

Conservative/Brexit Ltd./UKIP - 15,231,754 ...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 07:47 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
Can you imagine the press reaction if a Labour...

Can you imagine the press reaction if a Labour government had suggested such changes...?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 07:42 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
Simple maths says you are clearly wrong on that...

Simple maths says you are clearly wrong on that point.


No, you're just deluded as to what the facts actually are.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 03:25 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
I'm sure there are outliers like that, but the...

I'm sure there are outliers like that, but the idea that Labour's defeat was only down to Brexit supporters deserting them is - and always has been - misleading.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 03:24 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
That's a rather ironic thing to say, considering...

That's a rather ironic thing to say, considering your offensive avatar.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 03:17 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
The referendum result wasn't a mandate for a hard...

The referendum result wasn't a mandate for a hard Brexit, so you can't whinge about "remain lite" as if it was somehow unacceptable.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2019, 03:05 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
In places they drew votes away from Labour, but...

In places they drew votes away from Labour, but then so did the Lib-Dems and Greens (and SNP, where applicable). I would think that in most places where the Tories gains from Labour, it was more on...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th December 2019, 05:21 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 13,508
"Throatwobbler mangrove."

"Throatwobbler mangrove."
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th December 2019, 05:04 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
I have issues with how the BBC covered the...

I have issues with how the BBC covered the election, but Johnson flatly refusing to be interviewed - or to appear in certain debates (not all BBC) - is hardly the BBC's fault.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th December 2019, 04:55 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
A bit harsh on alley cats.

A bit harsh on alley cats.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th December 2019, 04:35 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
Someone should have put that on the side of a big...

Someone should have put that on the side of a big red bus.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th December 2019, 04:27 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 13,508
That's an option, of course, and I wouldn't...

That's an option, of course, and I wouldn't condemn the country for going down that route if that's the popular choice. It does run contrary to the defence policy set out in the Scotland's Future...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th December 2019, 04:24 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 13,508
I guess they may "notionally" paid 9.6% of a...

I guess they may "notionally" paid 9.6% of a minority of the funding in some of your examples. As I noted, the vast majority of funding for Crossrail comes from London, which of course raises a third...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th December 2019, 04:04 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,089
Only when she was close enough!

Only when she was close enough!
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th December 2019, 09:49 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 13,508
Except that none of those where wholly funded by...

Except that none of those where wholly funded by central government, and some if not all of them only had a minority of such funding. Crossrail, for example, is funded from a variety of sources, many...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th December 2019, 07:52 AM
Replies: 1,461
Views: 81,400
Not in the context of direct polling it isn't.

Not in the context of direct polling it isn't.
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