Politics

[Traf]

2 hours ago, Sweep said:

I've just done that, it's quite good - obviously it's looking at more than just the NI, that is capped at £754

 

Apparently I'm no better off, and Mrs Sweep is £2000 better off.

 

[Traf]

No doubt the self-employed won't be any better off.

[BobyBrno]

8 minutes ago, Traf said:

No doubt the self-employed won't be any better off.

Depends on your self-employed status. I was for 22 years as a ‘sole trader’. My choice. If I was still SE I’d be saving around the £680 mark. You have to have been paying it to save. I paid NI for 49 years.

Edited March 7, 2024 by BobyBrno

[BobyBrno]

1 hour ago, captainmed said:

Not even looked at the budget.

All parties are lying scumbags anyway.

The UK has been fucked for years and will only get worse and worse.

Interesting article in the Guardian. People will make their own minds up as to the reasons and blame but things are looking gloomy whoever presides over the next 5 years. There’s a graph as well!

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/07/ifs-warns-of-labour-and-tory-conspiracy-of-silence-over-future-tax-and-spending-plans

[Not in Crawley]

40 minutes ago, Traf said:

No doubt the self-employed won't be any better off.

Nah - but then we just run the business by paying the directors PAYE. 

I mean I tax write off expenses - or rather our accountacy firm does. I wondering if I can get the cat insurance done as a 'guard cat'

[Casino]

1 hour ago, mickbrown said:

Whitt gets it. 

landlords gain, dont they?

[Sweep]

44 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

Interesting article in the Guardian. People will make their own minds up as to the reasons and blame but things are looking gloomy whoever presides over the next 5 years. There’s a graph as well!

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/07/ifs-warns-of-labour-and-tory-conspiracy-of-silence-over-future-tax-and-spending-plans

I don't doubt there are tough times ahead - and as is always the way, the opposition (more than likely the Conservative Party) will be jumping up and down every time the Government (more than likely Labour) talk about cuts or raising taxes. The public, as ever, will have very short memories.

All we can hope is that we can back to Politics being a little bit boring, and those in charge just set about concentrating on fixing the economy, rather than the circus we've had for the last couple of years. It'll not happen though.

[mickbrown]

35 minutes ago, Casino said:

landlords gain, dont they?

Like Hunt with his nice little portfolio?

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

45 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Like Hunt with his nice little portfolio?

Which a Tory donor gave him a healthy discount on, and which he "forgot" to declare

[MickyD]

The big question this whole budget raises is this:

Where does Little Whitt do his shopping? Harrods or Fortnum & Mason?

In Morrisons Hienz Soup is 5 tins for a £5 note. Now, I’m no math genius but I reckon that’s about a pound per tin.

[Not in Crawley]

28 minutes ago, MickyD said:

The big question this whole budget raises is this:

Where does Little Whitt do his shopping? Harrods or Fortnum & Mason?

In Morrisons Hienz Soup is 5 tins for a £5 note. Now, I’m no math genius but I reckon that’s about a pound per tin.

AH but you see, that's where they do make the money, if they sell in bulk at a fiver, yes its cheaper but some people can't do all their shopping like that. Its akin to if you can afford to pay your car tax up front it's cheaper, but when you've got £15 for a week's shop - a fiver on soup is a big slice of the money. As with anything, the more money you have, you can afford to buy things at aon overall cheaper price.

Supermarkets are best on those hikes on wine if you look at them - pushing you to spend 2-3 quid more. 

Used to be a card carrying member of the pricing isntitute - they love to find those ways to get you to part with more of your money

[Sweep]

41 minutes ago, MickyD said:

The big question this whole budget raises is this:

Where does Little Whitt do his shopping? Harrods or Fortnum & Mason?

In Morrisons Hienz Soup is 5 tins for a £5 note. Now, I’m no math genius but I reckon that’s about a pound per tin.

I noticed the same deal in Asda yesterday, but they were selling Heinz 😉

[Mounts Kipper]

5 hours ago, little whitt said:

Car ins is up 30-40%

Council tax is up 5-10%

Mortgage's are up 

and a tin of  Heinz Tomato Soup is £1.70p a Tin 

So who is realey better off 

 

Mr Heinz.

 

[little whitt]

and i tell you what's gone to silly money 

Dog Food     AKA    Fray Bentos 

was a £1 in BM  now £3 

fuck paying that  just to eat the Puff Pastray 

[Not in Crawley]

Well the landlord of the office hiked the rents right up, so sod that - going to do WeWork even though that appears to be on its arse.

At least you get free tea and coffee and free beer from 3-6pm

[DazBob]

5 hours ago, little whitt said:

and a tin of  Heinz Tomato Soup is £1.70p a Tin 

 

How many packs of ciggies do they cost in GERMANY?

[Not in Crawley]

2 hours ago, DazBob said:

How many packs of ciggies do they cost in GERMANY?

One bumming and a reach round

[MickyD]

3 hours ago, Sweep said:

I noticed the same deal in Asda yesterday, but they were selling Heinz 😉

Ooh, spelling police!

[Winchester White]

Just checked my council tax bill for 24/25, £269 a month. We have lived here 11 years and it has increased by 45% in that time.

Given inflation until the last couple of years has been very low, that seems quite a rise.

But government spending to councils has been cut and cut so no wonder really.

[DazBob]

26 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Ooh, spelling police!

Whitt spells better than you. JSL.

[MickyD]

Ouch!

[Casino]

48 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

Just checked my council tax bill for 24/25, £269 a month. We have lived here 11 years and it has increased by 45% in that time.

Given inflation until the last couple of years has been very low, that seems quite a rise.

But government spending to councils has been cut and cut so no wonder really.

Twats like Ferrari pushing the bullshit that councils going bust is on Labour!

[MickyD]

2 minutes ago, Casino said:

Twats like Ferrari pushing the bullshit that councils going bust is on Labour!

Fucking wankers. They should stick to selling expensive cars.

[little whitt]

51 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

Just checked my council tax bill for 24/25, £269 a month. We have lived here 11 years and it has increased by 45% in that time.

Given inflation until the last couple of years has been very low, that seems quite a rise.

But government spending to councils has been cut and cut so no wonder really.

Every Council have made a Fortune since 

The Poll Tax / Council Tax 

back in the day was about £300 a year for a Terrace house 

And about £500 for a Detched 

[Not in Crawley]

4 minutes ago, little whitt said:

Every Council have made a Fortune since 

The Poll Tax / Council Tax 

back in the day was about £300 a year for a Terrace house 

And about £500 for a Detched 

So, that selling off social housing thing...