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Those must have been the good bankers!
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The first one to suss - but too late laddie , too late laddie !Originally posted by minestrone View Post
And they said
'Will ye no come back again"
Its true folks - its payback time from the Jacobites OR should that be - JacoBytes ?
And you all sleptwalked right into it.
Buts its too late now ...
Better get the FireBrigade - cos The City's really going to burn .Last edited by AlfredJPruffock; 23 February 2009, 12:32.Comment
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*cough* Scottish oil *cough*Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View Post
*cough* Welsh steel *cough*Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.
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ok maybe the examples are wrong - nevertheless labour has taken taxes from the south to subsidise something elsewhere.Originally posted by BrowneIssue View PostThis default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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A war in Iraq? don't blame the Scots or Welsh for that.Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View PostComment
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A lot have companies have their registered offices in London and the sarf east but that does not mean their main bussiness is conducted there. So figures on the proportion of tax contribution from that economic region can be misleadingOriginally posted by sasguru View PostThe court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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I thought that both Scotland & Wales received a net "credit" when all was taken into account.Originally posted by BrowneIssue View Post
I can't remember who said it or where though..."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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With the banks failing and the burden on the public purse it could be argued London and the City is be subsidised by the UK taxpayerThe court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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The Scots and Welsh are first to be sent in though!Originally posted by minestrone View PostComment
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Nope. there is a thing called the "Barnett Formula" which is a way of organising some parts of the allocation of resources to several parts of the UK, including Scotland and Wales and regions of England. If you consider the Barnett Formula in isolation, it does look as if there is a "net" credit to the regions, including Scotland and Wales. This is a fallacy (I almost typed "farce") because this formula takes no account of any income at all. It's a bit like saying there is a net credit from me to the office where I work, because the only flow of cash that you can see is from me to the office canteen!Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post
By allocating some of their resources to that rather than to other expenses. England could do the same but chooses other expenditure, such as capital expenditure in London. This is entirely independent of what the net flow of funds from here to there might be.Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome
So please give up on this tired old whinge.Last edited by expat; 23 February 2009, 13:53.Comment
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