lichtgilphead Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) On 10/04/2024 at 18:11, lichtgilphead said: There's no "Daily Record Bias" thread, so I'll just put this here... https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/calls-scrap-scottish-tax-bands-32546821 This article is from yesterday's Daily Record. Effectively, it's publicising a petition to remove tax varying powers from Holyrood. It describes the petition as "new", even though the poll has been online since 8th January, and has only attracted 4700 signatures in that time (including today's boost thanks to the Record's publicity - it's gone up by over 100 since I began typing this post) The sub-headline states "All workers in Scotland earning over £28,000 a year pay more tax than elsewhere in the UK." Firstly, that's not true. The breakeven point is ~£28,850. Secondly, 51% of Scottish taxpayers actually earn less than this, so they will continue to pay slightly less Income Tax in 2024-25 than if they lived elsewhere in the UK. (source) Anyone wanting to switch to the rUK system is LITERALLY demanding a tax cut for the highest earners and the bill to be footed by people earning less than £28,850. The Record really is a scummy and devious piece of shit. I see that the Daily Record have rewritten & republished the above story. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/calls-remove-scottish-tax-bands-32754154 Let the poor pay for tax cuts for the rich. How socialist. Still scum. Edited May 9 by lichtgilphead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4dd9lzx02o The EU and the European Commission are a bunch thin skinned losers There was also the time Ursula von der Leyen decided wolves should be culled across Europe because one killed her horse and who could forget Angela Merkels anti Greek racism. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 As if Eurovision wasn't already an absolute shitshow this year without these bozos crying about flegs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Better late than never. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 On 13/05/2024 at 20:53, D Angelo Barksdale said: As if Eurovision wasn't already an absolute shitshow this year without these bozos crying about flegs. EBU said national flegs only at the Song Contest otherwise people are making a political point. I've seen saltires (and Welsh flags) waved by the crowd at previous contests- is that making a political point as it's the UK that competes under the Union fleg. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 2 minutes ago, tamthebam said: EBU said national flegs only at the Song Contest otherwise people are making a political point. I've seen saltires (and Welsh flags) waved by the crowd at previous contests- is that making a political point as it's the UK that competes under the Union fleg. It probably is, yeah, unless the competitor came from the constituent nation of the fleg being flown. Flegs, eh. The immediate thought would be that the eejits should be allowed to fly whatever fleg they fancy, but then some arsehole would arrive with a Nazi fleg, or something else to indicate hate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONTROOPER Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 BREAKING NEWS:- Julian Assange has been give leave to appeal his case against extradition to the USA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 No surprise that SNP MSPs receive more abusive social media posts than any other political party. Over ten times as many as any other political party. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2jd31ygxjno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Diamond For Me Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 4 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: No surprise that SNP MSPs receive more abusive social media posts than any other political party. Over ten times as many as any other political party. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2jd31ygxjno You'd expect them to get more because there are more of them and they're the government, but it's totally out of all proportion. I left Twitter a while ago, but any Scottish politics stuff had become unreadable long before the idiot Musk fucked it with the blue checks thing. Just screeds and screeds of the dullest people on the planet saying the most vile things, usually with no relevance to whatever the matter at hand was. This got much, much worse with the transphobic culture war shite, and of course any post from Humza Yousaf was 100% guaranteed to be followed by dozens and dozens of comments about his religion and Hamas. I'm not a member of and do not support the SNP, but so much of that is just totally out of order, and on a much bigger scale than the also-shite stuff that goes the other way (which certainly also exists). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Twelve Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 12 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: No surprise that SNP MSPs receive more abusive social media posts than any other political party. Over ten times as many as any other political party. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2jd31ygxjno VILE CYBERNATS, or something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorOnopko Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 2 hours ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: No surprise that SNP MSPs receive more abusive social media posts than any other political party. Over ten times as many as any other political party. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2jd31ygxjno Fortunately, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom calmed the political tensions right down last week like a responsible leader with his speech in which he welcomed Scottish Nationalists as holding views which should be respected and engaged with. Oh no, wait, he basically called them dangerous extremists. Looking forward to his personal humiliation and his party's electoral annihilation. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 2 hours ago, A Diamond For Me said: You'd expect them to get more because there are more of them and they're the government, but it's totally out of all proportion. I left Twitter a while ago, but any Scottish politics stuff had become unreadable long before the idiot Musk fucked it with the blue checks thing. Just screeds and screeds of the dullest people on the planet saying the most vile things, usually with no relevance to whatever the matter at hand was. This got much, much worse with the transphobic culture war shite, and of course any post from Humza Yousaf was 100% guaranteed to be followed by dozens and dozens of comments about his religion and Hamas. I'm not a member of and do not support the SNP, but so much of that is just totally out of order, and on a much bigger scale than the also-shite stuff that goes the other way (which certainly also exists). Twitter was a binfire before Musk - it's just a bigger binfire now as they've allowed some of the real pond life back on. Well avoided tbqh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 2 hours ago, VictorOnopko said: Looking forward to his personal humiliation and his party's electoral annihilation. Yeah, I’ll go with that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, orfc said: Doesn't give the proportions of the 38 MSPs in the trial.... Though given the time frame, there's a good chance a fair chunk is NAT on NAT action Gender wars, Sturgeon fallout, Where's my 600k, We Hate Kate, Alba etc etc 452 posts were deemed racist/religist. That isn't acceptable, no matter which party is involved. This was just MSPs - if you did the same for Westminster I suspect Sunak would have his own share of these types of post as well. Too many hide behind a keyboard and resort to this type of shit. Edited May 20 by DeeTillEhDeh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Inflation falls to 2.3%. Tories working for UK. Milk and honey when they win the election. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) LBC reporting that Sunak is poised to call a general election for 4 July... Edit.. it is apparently being rumoured but the rumours are not being denied by those alleged to be in positions to deny... Edited May 22 by Salt n Vinegar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 12 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: LBC reporting that Sunak is poised to call a general election for 4 July... Edit.. it is apparently being rumoured but the rumours are not being denied by those alleged to be in positions to deny... I guess the "wait and see if England win the Euros" plan has been axed as unrealistic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 23 minutes ago, BFTD said: I guess the "wait and see if England win the Euros" plan has been axed as unrealistic. Sounds daft but that kind of effect is genuine, I think. Milei might not have won in Argentina had the football team not won the World Cup the previous year. Milei possibly managed to harness the euphoria a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 21 minutes ago, Freedom Farter said: Sounds daft but that kind of effect is genuine, I think. Milei might not have won in Argentina had the football team not won the World Cup the previous year. Milei possibly managed to harness the euphoria a bit. There is a belief that Labour lost the 1970 election because England lost to Germany in Mexico. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Scotland do well, SNP vote soars, Labour don't get expected gains north of the border, Tories capitalise on England doing well in Germany too, Tories win with a majority of about 5. 4D chess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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