RANT CORNER

[ForFolksSake]

52 years

Bring back the f***ing death penalty

Majority of Britons want death penalty back with support strongest among Millennials

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/brit ... 07751.html

[jimibt]

52 years

Bring back the f***ing death penalty

Majority of Britons want death penalty back with support strongest among Millennials

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/brit ... 07751.html

interesting... tho, one point to note, the maths in that article stinks:

Three in five, (58 per cent)

lol..

[ForFolksSake]

52 years

Bring back the f***ing death penalty

Majority of Britons want death penalty back with support strongest among Millennials

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/brit ... 07751.html

interesting... tho, one point to note, the maths in that article stinks:

Three in five, (58 per cent)

lol..

Well spotted

In 2023, millennials, people born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, made up 22% of the UK population. They are the largest adult cohort in the UK.

[ForFolksSake]

Section 114 loophole

Council tax, an important revenue raiser for local governments, can only be raised by 4.99 per cent a year however without their being a referendum for local taxpayers.

But as taxpayers would never vote to pay more tax, councils are attempting to exploit a loophole to be granted permission to raise the tax without a referendum.

The loophole is called a Section 114 notice which, if signed off by Angela Rayner in her role as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, allows councils to effectively declare themselves bankrupt and allow themselves to go for higher tax rises.

[jimibt]

Section 114 loophole

Council tax, an important revenue raiser for local governments, can only be raised by 4.99 per cent a year however without their being a referendum for local taxpayers.

But as taxpayers would never vote to pay more tax, councils are attempting to exploit a loophole to be granted permission to raise the tax without a referendum.

The loophole is called a Section 114 notice which, if signed off by Angela Rayner in her role as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, allows councils to effectively declare themselves bankrupt and allow themselves to go for higher tax rises.

nice find, and a very sneaky clause

[ForFolksSake]

Section 114 loophole

Council tax, an important revenue raiser for local governments, can only be raised by 4.99 per cent a year however without their being a referendum for local taxpayers.

But as taxpayers would never vote to pay more tax, councils are attempting to exploit a loophole to be granted permission to raise the tax without a referendum.

The loophole is called a Section 114 notice which, if signed off by Angela Rayner in her role as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, allows councils to effectively declare themselves bankrupt and allow themselves to go for higher tax rises.

nice find, and a very sneaky clause

Yes, ( I think you are less affected in Scotland )

Sneaky Section 114 Council tax rises and leasehold service charges - Welcome to rip off England

What a F*ckn liberty

[Derek27]

How stupid do you have to be to not only review paracetamol, but to say: "Pain relief tablets I think"?

Or Basic, generic pain killer. As good as named brands. That's because it's the same flipping thing, you dickhead!!

[greenmark]

How stupid do you have to be to not only review paracetamol, but to say: "Pain relief tablets I think"?

Or Basic, generic pain killer. As good as named brands. That's because it's the same flipping thing, you dickhead!!

they have access to online info to inform them, but miss it. That's life.

[Naffman]

Barclays Online Banking been down now for 24hrs!

[ForFolksSake]

Section 114 loophole

Council tax, an important revenue raiser for local governments, can only be raised by 4.99 per cent a year however without their being a referendum for local taxpayers.

But as taxpayers would never vote to pay more tax, councils are attempting to exploit a loophole to be granted permission to raise the tax without a referendum.

The loophole is called a Section 114 notice which, if signed off by Angela Rayner in her role as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, allows councils to effectively declare themselves bankrupt and allow themselves to go for higher tax rises.

nice find, and a very sneaky clause

Yes, ( I think you are less affected in Scotland )

Sneaky Section 114 Council tax rises and leasehold service charges - Welcome to rip off England

What a F*ckn liberty

These are the councils currently asking the government for permission to increase their council tax bills and by how much:

Bradford - 14.99%
Birmingham 10%
Carmathenshire 10%
Cheshire East 10%
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead 25%
Slough 7.99%
Newham, London 10%
Hampshire 15%

14.99%

[andy28]

I am a punter but I don't think they should be able to advertise betting sites (just my opinion) but here in NZ they are advertising everywhere. But one ad pissed me right off, They have 2 guys talking about who will win a h2h match, so they both go to place their bets and show each other on their phones, problem is one team was 1.8 the other 2.3!! A book of 99% come on just a blatant lie, their odds would be 1.80 & 1.85 but I guess that doesn't sell.

Then at the end they say bet responsibly, how about as the host you too act responsibly

[Derek27]

17 flipping quid for mushroom seeds - that's more than I spend on mushrooms in two years, and I don't even have to grow them!!

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[andy28]

25th March MBR at Betfair to increase, some will be as high as 8%, hardly worth the effort, 6% on non domestic sports, they claim it is due to increase operational costs, not sure how that will work for them. Surely pushing up commission will lead to more leaving and pushing up operational costs even more. 6% on sports the TAB is only 8%

[firlandsfarm]

25th March MBR at Betfair to increase, some will be as high as 8%, hardly worth the effort, 6% on non domestic sports, they claim it is due to increase operational costs, not sure how that will work for them. Surely pushing up commission will lead to more leaving and pushing up operational costs even more. 6% on sports the TAB is only 8%

Does that mean the 2% rate goes up to 3%?

[andy28]

25th March MBR at Betfair to increase, some will be as high as 8%, hardly worth the effort, 6% on non domestic sports, they claim it is due to increase operational costs, not sure how that will work for them. Surely pushing up commission will lead to more leaving and pushing up operational costs even more. 6% on sports the TAB is only 8%

Does that mean the 2% rate goes up to 3%?

It came from Betfair Australia so I am guessing it is for us down under, but I stand to be corrected on that