What is that "mate" of mine Sadiq Khan trying to achieve ?

 

You lost you demented little cretin, get over it and concentrate on your job you terrorist sympathiser.

2 hours ago, frank_spencer said:

Pah, that's got nowt on my view 😁

You realise you can see your penis in the reflection? 😁

6 minutes ago, kent_white said:

You realise you can see your penis in the reflection? 😁

I set on fire on purpose so it would show up at the bottom of the photo, glad my effort didn't go unnoticed 

10 minutes ago, frank_spencer said:

I set on fire on purpose so it would show up at the bottom of the photo, glad my effort didn't go unnoticed 

🤣🤣

3 hours ago, Dimron said:

Is that golf parked or abandoned?

Woman driver, so hard to tell.

5 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Trying my best!! 

Lot of steps. You sure an owd fella like you can cope?😉

9 hours ago, mickbrown said:

Lot of steps. You sure an owd fella like you can cope?😉

 

Thanks for your concern 😁 Hope all well Mr Brown FYI I’m fitter than I’ve been for a long time, newish hip…. Lost 10kilos weight. Hopefully health holds up and I’ll be ok. 

Edited April 2Apr 2 by Mounts Kipper

1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said:

 

Thanks for your concern 😁 Hope all well Mr Brown FYI I’m fitter than I’ve been for a long time, newish hip…. Lost 10kilos weight. Hopefully health holds up and I’ll be ok. 

Good stuff, keep it up

Lol. More proof GB News is nothing but Reform propaganda TV.

Edited April 2Apr 2 by jmjhb

On 01/04/2026 at 20:54, Mounts Kipper said:

Still grafting in uk though, only been working and paying taxes to keep the workshy in luxury for 45 years. Set of lazy cunts. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn085pdly86o

More proof do the right things your fucked… have kids you can’t afford and we will look after you (chasing Muslim vote) it’s no wonder every illegal immigrant chances their arm to get to the UK.  This country is fucked beyond belief no surprise folk leaving with money in large numbers. 

19 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn085pdly86o

More proof do the right things your fucked… have kids you can’t afford and we will look after you (chasing Muslim vote) it’s no wonder every illegal immigrant chances their arm to get to the UK.  This country is fucked beyond belief no surprise folk leaving with money in large numbers. 

I know, 4.8% increase to the state pension!

12 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

I know, 4.8% increase to the state pension!

In 2024/25 an estimated £166 billion of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit spending is directed at pensioners – around 58% of all benefit spending in Great Britain

Source: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2025-0035/

3 minutes ago, jayjayoghani said:

In 2024/25 an estimated £166 billion of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit spending is directed at pensioners – around 58% of all benefit spending in Great Britain

Source: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2025-0035/

Aye… but they’ve paid in for 50 years…got nowt in return…. Have more kids get more money for free, while folk can’t afford to retire on piss poor state pension. 

6 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Aye… but they’ve paid in for 50 years…got nowt in return…. Have more kids get more money for free, while folk can’t afford to retire on piss poor state pension. 

The state pension wasn't designed to give us a comfortable life into our 90s. It was designed to be just enough to see out the five years post retirement before died. A bit more if you were lucky. Same as the NHS was. We need a sensible conversation about how to manage both of these things in a world where most of us have a good 20 years plus once we retire. 

Like most things though - we'd all need to collectively pay more in if that's what we want. 

1 hour ago, jayjayoghani said:

In 2024/25 an estimated £166 billion of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit spending is directed at pensioners – around 58% of all benefit spending in Great Britain

Source: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2025-0035/

I worked for 50 years paying taxes and NI, I think I have earned my state pension

1 minute ago, athywhite1958 said:

I worked for 50 years paying taxes and NI, I think I have earned my state pension

Absolutely.

And those kids we're helping now will (hopefully) pay my pension in 30 years. 

9 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Absolutely.

And those kids we're helping now will (hopefully) pay my pension in 30 years. 

Many won’t, benefits parents produce kids that turn into benefit adults.

Edited April 6Apr 6 by Mounts Kipper

1 hour ago, jayjayoghani said:

In 2024/25 an estimated £166 billion of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit spending is directed at pensioners – around 58% of all benefit spending in Great Britain

Source: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2025-0035/

As you are in Australia, maybe a comparison with your country would be interesting. On pension payments alone, Aus 42% to UK 55% of welfare spending. If you include total social aged care, 67% Aus compared to 65% UK. 
It’s good to see that both countries look after the people who have worked all their lives. 👍

25 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

As you are in Australia, maybe a comparison with your country would be interesting. On pension payments alone, Aus 42% to UK 55% of welfare spending. If you include total social aged care, 67% Aus compared to 65% UK. 
It’s good to see that both countries look after the people who have worked all their lives. 👍

Isn’t it?

Work place pension will be paying me 35k a year when I retire at 68 (25 years from now)..

Hopefully get more than a few years :p 

As it stands ill currently be on 16k a year if i leave teaching now and don't add to it. That's work place and state. It's terrifying that people don't have pensions in place,

7 hours ago, athywhite1958 said:

I worked for 50 years paying taxes and NI, I think I have earned my state pension

Been said many times before. As shit as it sounds, your 50 years of taxes and NI have been paying for your parents’ and grandparents’ pension (amongst the many other things they pay for). Now it’s a case of relying on your kids and grandkids to pay your pension. Your payments to HMRC haven’t been set aside for you, now you’re retired.

The money you paid into your private pension is the pension you’ve earned for yourself.

 

14 hours ago, Jol_BWFC said:

 

The money you paid into your private pension is the pension you’ve earned for yourself.

 

Which they take £250 per month off me for the privilege

5 hours ago, athywhite1958 said:

Which they take £250 per month off me for the privilege

I suppose the argument (from those who know a lot better than I do) would be that pensions are tax deferred. During your working life, you would typically have received tax relief on the contributions. So, some of your income wasn't taxed at the time, but is simply being taxed/taken later in life. Also, even in retirement, you still benefit from public services (NHS, State Pension, Social Care, Infrastructure etc) - you're still using them even though you've retired.

It's far from a perfect system, I'd much rather....especially as I get closer to that age, that Pensions were totally tax exempt 😁

4 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I suppose the argument (from those who know a lot better than I do) would be that pensions are tax deferred. During your working life, you would typically have received tax relief on the contributions. So, some of your income wasn't taxed at the time, but is simply being taxed/taken later in life. Also, even in retirement, you still benefit from public services (NHS, State Pension, Social Care, Infrastructure etc) - you're still using them even though you've retired.

It's far from a perfect system, I'd much rather....especially as I get closer to that age, that Pensions were totally tax exempt 😁

True enough.
You can't have it both ways.

Quick check in on how Starmer is doing with the boat folk:

 

My lad just strolled in and announced him and all his mates are voting for Rupert Lowe.

Theres about 10 of them in the WhatsApp group and they have zero interest in any of the main parties.

not sure if this applies to all youngsters, but I was a bit surprised.