Politics

[Dimron]

29 minutes ago, kent_white said:

And to be fair. The redundancy package for the NHS is pretty generous compared to most. I'm sat here doing the sums and trying to figure out if I could open a picture framing business. 

Licence to print bloody money that game! 😉😁

Did it part time a good ew years ago, thought it was something I could take up in retirement... I'll have to dig my Morso out of the lock up 

You'll never be short of work.

[kent_white]

7 minutes ago, Dimron said:

Did it part time a good ew years ago, thought it was something I could take up in retirement... I'll have to dig my Morso out of the lock up 

You'll never be short of work.

Blimey - I didn't realise everyone was at it! 

I'm not sure I'm practical enough to be honest! 😂

[Spider]

3 hours ago, royal white said:

If reasonable cuts can be made then surely it’s a good thing. Theres a lot of our taxes being wasted if this can be stopped then happy days. 

100%

[Tonge moor green jacket]

All an inevitability really. 

Local government was hit badly during the first "austerity". Since; mps and ministers have spoken about reducing the number of civil servants, without ever doing much about it.

Last government seemed to go soft when parts of it kicked off- working from home etc.

Not sure how much appetite there was for doing so with this one, but the axe is apparently going to be wielded.

NHS reform was however, part of their pitch pre election, so not really unexpected. 

Now the war has continued to throw a big financial spanner into the works so more departments are going to be shaved.

The sums have to add up eventually, and if we are to build the armed forces, the money has to come from somewhere. 

 

 

[BobyBrno]

1 hour ago, Dimron said:

Did it part time a good ew years ago, thought it was something I could take up in retirement... I'll have to dig my Morso out of the lock up 

You'll never be short of work.

It’s more than just the mitres. Of all the things I did, this was my favourite. It was for a competition. I saw some of the others and decided not to enter. I’m a bit of a sensitive sausage.

It’s a representation of a record player turntable if it’s not obvious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 13, 2025 by BobyBrno

[gonzo]

2 hours ago, BobyBrno said:

This is the reality of your 6th form socialist politics Fromage. It never ends well and we will all be paying for it for years to come. 
Maybe these boat people will take up the slack.
 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reeves-labour-tax-non-dom-millionaire-b2684803.html#

This cannot be good.

Added to an ageing population and 500 boat people turning up a day I'm not sure who is going to pay all the tax.

I read today those above 70 are more likely to pay income tax than those 18-30.

Madness.

[kent_white]

28 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

All an inevitability really. 

Local government was hit badly during the first "austerity". Since; mps and ministers have spoken about reducing the number of civil servants, without ever doing much about it.

Last government seemed to go soft when parts of it kicked off- working from home etc.

Not sure how much appetite there was for doing so with this one, but the axe is apparently going to be wielded.

NHS reform was however, part of their pitch pre election, so not really unexpected. 

Now the war has continued to throw a big financial spanner into the works so more departments are going to be shaved.

The sums have to add up eventually, and if we are to build the armed forces, the money has to come from somewhere. 

 

 

What they will save on wages is a drop in the ocean mate. 

Wages are 0.625% of our organisations spend annually. The rest goes on services. 

So they are going to save 0.3125% on our running costs. 

[RoadRunnerFan]

40 minutes ago, kent_white said:

What they will save on wages is a drop in the ocean mate. 

Wages are 0.625% of our organisations spend annually. The rest goes on services. 

So they are going to save 0.3125% on our running costs. 

£500m pa overall isn't it?

Which is less than what it costs to run RBH for context. 

Shirley you could get yourself a gig in a provider @kent_white? (If you wanted to?!)

[Spider]

59 minutes ago, gonzo said:

This cannot be good.

Added to an ageing population and 500 boat people turning up a day I'm not sure who is going to pay all the tax.

I read today those above 70 are more likely to pay income tax than those 18-30.

Madness.

Patriots 🇬🇧

[Dimron]

1 hour ago, kent_white said:

Blimey - I didn't realise everyone was at it! 

I'm not sure I'm practical enough to be honest! 😂

It's not all "practical"... I liked it because it was a combination of practical and creativity... I did a basic one day course at a place in Northampton... getting the right kit helps things. Mrs D had a stall on Cambridge Art & Craft Market selling her glasswork and rather than just sit around "helping" I got my own stall, selling framed pictures of Cambridge, I took black and white photos, made them "limited edition" and framed them... we did it for good few years until Brexit and Covid came along.

You can pick up the kit on eBay etc.. give it a go if you fancy it, you only live once

[Dimron]

1 hour ago, BobyBrno said:

It’s more than just the mitres. Of all the things I did, this was my favourite. It was for a competition. I saw some of the others and decided not to enter. I’m a bit of a sensitive sausage.

It’s a representation of a record player turntable if it’s not obvious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have the kit in my lock up.. guillotine, underpinner, mount cutter, A frame cutter etc.

My work was much more basic, I used to take black and white street photographs around Cambridge, frame them and flog them on the  market... it was more of a paid Saturday hobby for me

Edited March 13, 2025 by Dimron

[BobyBrno]

Just now, Dimron said:

I have the kit in my lock up.. guillotine, underpinner, mount cutter, A frame cutter etc.

My work was much more basic, I used to take black and white street photographs around Cambridge, frame them and flog them on the  market

Of course. Absolutely nothing wrong with that and it’s how I started off and as it happens, finished off, in the garage.  To make a living though in that market, you now need a computerised mount cutter which I had. (The first in the area) cost around £20,000 today. 
The equipment you have would probably cost around £4000 for decent stuff. Add to that the cost of commercial premises and you need plenty of work to make a living (and work lots of hours)👍

[Cheese]

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

This cannot be good.

Added to an ageing population and 500 boat people turning up a day I'm not sure who is going to pay all the tax.

I read today those above 70 are more likely to pay income tax than those 18-30.

Madness.

Non-doms contribute fuck all anyway. Good riddance.

[royal white]

10 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

Of course. Absolutely nothing wrong with that and it’s how I started off and as it happens, finished off, in the garage.  To make a living though in that market, you now need a computerised mount cutter which I had. (The first in the area) cost around £20,000 today. 
The equipment you have would probably cost around £4000 for decent stuff. Add to that the cost of commercial premises and you need plenty of work to make a living (and work lots of hours)👍

Matt seems to be doing well at whitewall galleries 

[BobyBrno]

3 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Non-doms contribute fuck all anyway. Good riddance.

That’s not true. non-doms pay tax on what they earn in the uk. Last I heard, about £500,000 each on average. Happy to be proved wrong😉 It certainly isn’t ‘fuck all’

[BobyBrno]

1 minute ago, royal white said:

Matt seems to be doing well at whitewall galleries 

Yep. He sent me a really nice message just before I retired. I keep sending work there from people who still send enquiries to me. 

[Spider]

32 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

That’s not true. non-doms pay tax on what they earn in the uk. Last I heard, about £500,000 each on average. Happy to be proved wrong😉 It certainly isn’t ‘fuck all’

Patriots fucking off as soon as the going gets tough.

Makes you wonder who the real enemies are

[bolty58]

10 hours ago, royal white said:

He gets 5 whether he does 5 is another matter. See the last 14 years. 

Hopefully he'll be set free after two years for trouble free behaviour.

[bolty58]

6 hours ago, BobyBrno said:

This is the reality of your 6th form socialist politics Fromage. It never ends well and we will all be paying for it for years to come. 
Maybe these boat people will take up the slack.
 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reeves-labour-tax-non-dom-millionaire-b2684803.html#

They won't listen when you tell them. Good old RR. I wonder how long the incompetent harpy will survive?

[bolty58]

4 hours ago, gonzo said:

This cannot be good.

Added to an ageing population and 500 boat people turning up a day I'm not sure who is going to pay all the tax.

I read today those above 70 are more likely to pay income tax than those 18-30.

Madness.

It is a result of fanaticism linked to socialist dogma.

A sure way to the poor house. The dumb fuckers.

[bolty58]

Anyway, amongst all of the crossfire, two things to say.

1) I hope a good bloke like Kent who really does care gets to keep his job. Even better, gets promoted.

2) Astounded that it's a Labour government doing these things. They've clearly sensed the wind of change happening all around the globe and are proactively trying to get ahead of the game. I never thought I would ever say that I am impressed by much that a Labour government is doing. This is, of course, if they actually follow through and do it.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

As above.

On the other hand, a further attack on farming has just been revealed.

Astonishing ignorance, and/or something more underhand.

[Casino]

16 hours ago, BobyBrno said:

his decision to target pensioners

When interest rate rises are used as a fix all, thats never described as targetting young folk

Nobody targetted pensioners

Wealthier pensioners just got their chance to muck in fixing a problem

[BobyBrno]

Not good news on the economy front. I’ll stay off today.

[Spider]

5 years Boby. Or 3 at least according to Bolty before any judgement should be passed.

Plenty of time. I just hope 0.1% won’t ruin your day. It certainly won’t ruin mine.