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Starmer, the answer is yes, what was the question?

BB

We don’t need to panic, the donkey Milliband says that we are fine with wind and solar, so what can possibly go wrong?

One Labour MP says the farmers need to pay for the 20B black hole, another Labour MP says the farmers have to pay for the 22B black hole and now Reeves says the farmers have to shore up the NHS hole. How many more holes have the farmers got to pay for?

The only hole I want the farmers to fill is the hole in each Labour MP ‘ar se’ with the largest celeriac possible.

LTI

“ the excuse for this outrageous tax , is that it affects only a few - an absolutely pathetic reason to keep it.”

What hasn’t been mentioned so far as I know is the amount of time the IHT threshold has been sitting at. The £325,000 has been set at this level since 2009. That is 15 long years. If you try and convert that into today’s money you are looking at possibly a tad over £500,000, which when you look at where we are now with the £325K and the £175K RNRB we are spot on, still doesn’t make it fair when more estates are climbing above the combined threshold.

Where it will start to be disproportionately a problem is where Reeves has decided to keep the thresholds the same for another 5 years? This will erode the value while all the time moving many more into paying IHT.

G13

“ If the farmers blocked all the motorways again”

What we need to do is invite the French farmers over to help block the roads, now they know how to do it to perfection, some lessons our farmers can learn.

Chid

“ PS, Christmas trees are going up even more 'due' to Brexit checks”

What a cheap one off price to pay for leaving the EU. And if we were still in the EU they would have gone up anyway, so what’s all the fuss about?

MV

“ Merseyside Police.

Said that being offensive is in itself an offence”

Well if it was offensive then I would expect that tw at Lammy to be done as well, but of course he has a donkey to protect him.

Tham

I’m sure many are looking at this as a route to avoid IHT. Problem is that any advantage to doing it doesn’t kick in until the 5th year when it reduces to 16%, not much less than what the government has set the limit to.

G13

“ I forgot the boat crossings.”

And that is what the donkey Starmer wants us to do. I wonder how many more countries he is going to give money to to stop the migrants. And Labour criticised Rwanda, the hypocrisy of it all. Starmer could do a Trump and stop this in its tracks but he won’t, a traitor to the country.

STP, who clearly knows nothing about the history of Gibraltar.

STP who conveniently keeps forgetting that Brexit was sabotaged by the MP’s and the Civil Servants.

And so far nearly 3,000 boat crossings this month so far, will it break the 6,000?

Starmer hasn’t got a clue how to deal with the boat people. Now giving millions to Vietnam to stop them. Doesn’t the donkey realise if he does stop some there are many more going to replace them so nothing will change.

Oiler

I hope that when you pass that you will be gifting your home, cash, shares and any other assets to the government as it seems that you don’t believe your kids deserve/need anything from your estate.

MB

“ ........whingeing about paying a little bit more tax.”

Someone passes and leaves a 200k pot which is taxed at 40%. The surviving spouse gets 120K. If they pass away soon after that pot is taxed again at 40% which leaves near to 70K. Double taxation which means that nearly 65% is taken in total. I don’t see that as a little more tax.

Well we know one scummy person that engineered his pension to be wrapped up in cotton wool. No taxes for him.

Gate13boy

I concur entirely. Lives in a fantasy world. I looked up his party, the ‘Patriotic Party” it died 60 years ago.

Loopyloo

“ A SINCERE patriot.”

That’s worse than being a Socialist. Least you know where you are with a Socialist.

I can see I have been wasting my time in debating with you, a pointless exercise.

Loopyloo

So, you are not a true Socialist, what are you then? How disappointing.

Loopyloo

This is your world and you are welcome to it, I prefer my world

Socialism, an economic system where the state controls production, distribution, and prices, has disadvantages, including:

Lack of competition

In a socialist economy, there is no competition between producers, which can lead to a lack of incentive to adjust prices. This can result in a lack of choice for consumers and lower quality products and services.

Slow economic growth

In a socialist economy, the state determines what is produced, which can lead to an artificial system that doesn't follow the principles of supply and demand. This can cause the economy to become static instead of growing.

Less entrepreneurial opportunity

Socialism doesn't reward or encourage entrepreneurial ventures or competitiveness.

Bureaucratic inefficiency

Public control of production can create an unwieldy bureaucracy.

Centralized control

In a socialist economy, a centralized body controls everything, which means individuals can't own assets.

Loss of personal autonomy

In a socialist economy, central planners can control the behavior of producers, consumers, and investors.

Loopyloo

I never said Denmark was Socialist, that bit was aimed at your views.

“ 'lack of motivation by individuals due to lesser rewards' again this is just you skipping off into a blinkered fantasy world.”

Well it’s funny that wherever you look on the internet about Socialism it always mentions lack of motivation being a disadvantage, but you have it your way and keep the blinkers on believing otherwise.

Anyway a bit more about Denmark

In 2022, the share of agriculture in Denmark's gross domestic product was 1.17 percent, industry contributed approximately 19.66 percent and the services sector contributed about 67.26 percent.

The economy is based primarily on service industries followed a long way behind with trade and manufacturing; only a tiny percentage of the population is engaged in agriculture and fishing.