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  1. BigT

    Footballers’ Wages

    They can earn what they like as long as they pay the correct tax. I’m guessing most avoid it so yes it’s completely wrong.
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    2024 UK general election predictions and general discussion.

    You don’t have to reveal your hand but can give a push to the direction of travel. Labour almost had a good policy with the creation of a national wealth fund to run a green energy infrastructure, it didn’t go far enough but was a good direction of travel, what happened? Scaled back so now not...
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    2024 UK general election predictions and general discussion.

    Thing is we aren’t really discussing about who’s done what that’s for the other political thread, it’s about what’s promised for the next parliament and beyond, what we would like to see and who you trust to deliver it. It’s a hard choice seeing as they are all more or less promising the same...
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    2024 UK general election predictions and general discussion.

    Thing is there is little real difference between the two main parties, what this country needs is REAL change. Where has all of the money gone in the last 30 years? Where is our sovereign wealth fund? Where is our teachers pension fund? Where is our world class infrastructure? Why does someone...
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    [202X] Project Horizon (SW9?): Planning Approved

    We import machinery from Europe and don’t face or plan for any delays, most likely hold up would be a couple of days not a year.
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    [202X] Project Horizon (SW9?): Planning Approved

    There are no delays at the border for machinery as long as the cheque is in the post. We seriously haven’t got to the point of blaming Brexit for the delay of the project by one year have we?🤣🤣
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    Any 'runners' out there?

    I managed 5k today on my first run for 2 months, nothing spectacular but just glad my Achilles hasn’t flared back up. Funny old things ankles.
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    Russia vs NATO

    This I agree with but whilst we are buying their crap they will not likely rock the boat. With Russia I have a feeling Putin won’t see the end of the war in Ukraine one way or another, we just need to hope what follows has a sensible head on the shoulders. No normal person wants a war, we just...
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    Russia vs NATO

    Trump will pull all support for Ukraine, he’s already said that, America first. He’s no fan of NATO either as he sees it as the US is spending money to defend the Europeans when they won’t, both Germany and France are below the 2% of GDP that countries are supposed to spend on defence to be a...
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    UK politics general discussion

    Which magazine also don’t use the card offer price and turns out Sainsbury were more expensive than Waitrose. I didn’t realise that BOE and ONS used the non offer price when working out inflation, if that’s the case then I feel we have been misled.
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    UK politics general discussion

    A lot of it is caused by people driving around without insurance and personal injury claims. Certain electrical cars bursting into flames don’t help either…🤣 (just kidding of course that doesn’t really happen or the owner of x gets upset)
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    2024: General Discussion

    Maybe I’ve missed this but just reading up about the pirate takeover in Feb half term. https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids/alton-towers-pirate-takeover-coming-9035541
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    The Brexit Thread

    I only use the ferry one a year the rest of the time I’m flying so maybe I’m not the best person to quote on travelling by ferry as I also use the quieter Portsmouth ferry route but there is hardly a difference there in time taken to go through passport control. Airport wise there is very...
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    The Brexit Thread

    So before brexit you didn’t show your passport or queue at the border? I have never just been ushered through as you say. Re-entering the UK there is literally no difference.
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    Veganuary (and beyond?) 2024

    I don't have meat every meal, I quite like a stir fry or pasta either with or without meat. Tonight is pasta bake with no meat in it but I did push the boat out and have a full English in the hotel this morning, delicious. On another note fruit pastilles are now vegan friendly so “can be...
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    A rant about a bad haircut

    What’s the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut? Answer: Two weeks….
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    Veganuary (and beyond?) 2024

    Those in the industry know about animal welfare and environmental issues so the contempt is well deserved, jumping on the environmental issues with corrupt data is actually laughable when you know the truth on things like water use. Counting rain water that feeds the grass or corn for example as...
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    The Brexit Thread

    Ferry ports were always worse, I’ve been going to Lemans 24 hour every year for god knows how many years and there really isn’t much difference between now or before Brexit, okay I use Portsmouth not Dover so maybe there is a difference there. It also depends how you hit it, first off the boat...
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    The Brexit Thread

    https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees/general-information_en#:~:text=The%20EES%20replaces%20passport%20stamping,more%20efficient%20for%20the%20traveller. EES will replace passport stamping, it will work alongside ETIAS.
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    The Brexit Thread

    It should actually get better once the ETA is introduced as you won’t need your passport stamping any longer as the Schengen zone computer system will finally be able to work it out. I wouldn’t hold my breath it happens anytime soon though, the EU has a long history of these things taking years...
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