Theroadlesstravelled Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 50 minutes ago, Highlandmagyar 2nd Tier said: Todays Observer comment is absolutely stonking. Searing opinion of this kop out deal from Boris. Unfortunately gammon readers of the Observer are low. The Sun and Express have already passed it off as a fantastic deal for Britian. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar 2nd Tier Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 26 minutes ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Unfortunately gammon readers of the Observer are low. The Sun and Express have already passed it off as a fantastic deal for Britian. Indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 ROFL. Scottish Conservatives are as spineless as they come. They'll fold like a cheap deckchair. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) I really hope this is true. Edited December 27, 2020 by Theroadlesstravelled 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jedi Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 And yet, still no comment in the press about the EU continuing it's clampdown on accounts in tax havens like the Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Taiwan, the Virgin Island etc.....not of course that that had anything to do with Johnson switching from Remain to Leave in the first place, or the views of Rees-Mogg and Gove... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 It will definitely be interesting to see how that affects any deal that is reached over financial services given how much money laundering is involved in that in a City of London context. Also amusing to watch how Brexiteers react on twitter when they read the small print on fishing and see what the EU can do in retaliation after any future changes on fishing quotas beyond the 25%. Any adjustment after 5 years is more likely to be in the EU's favour in exchange for concessions elsewhere, such as not being quite so strenuous on going after the Cayman Islands and BVI where the Old Etonian spivs that rule us have all their assets squirreled away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 18 hours ago, doulikefish said: I like how Kirstine signs her name Kirstine Hairy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Jedi said: And yet, still no comment in the press about the EU continuing it's clampdown on accounts in tax havens like the Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Taiwan, the Virgin Island etc.....not of course that that had anything to do with Johnson switching from Remain to Leave in the first place, or the views of Rees-Mogg and Gove... What clampdown is this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I seemed to have missed the SNP switching to pro No Deal Brexit btw. Good lads. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Jedi said: And yet, still no comment in the press about the EU continuing it's clampdown on accounts in tax havens like the Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Taiwan, the Virgin Island etc.....not of course that that had anything to do with Johnson switching from Remain to Leave in the first place, or the views of Rees-Mogg and Gove... 6 minutes ago, coprolite said: What clampdown is this? ^^^ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 I seemed to have missed the SNP switching to pro No Deal Brexit btw. Good lads. @StormzyYou are letting yourself down a tad with this post m8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said: @Stormzy You are letting yourself down a tad with this post m8 Not at all. The SNP are letting down the good people of Scotland, once again. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: I like how Kirstine signs her name Kirstine Hairy. Bless you for pointing this out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 58 minutes ago, coprolite said: What clampdown is this? Something that's been happening for a few years but is unlikely to feature in the news as reported by any mainstream media outlet in the UK to any huge extent, especially those of a tabloid variety. There's a move globally to force tax havens to provide much more info about who owns what in terms of overseas assets, so tax evasion and money laundering becomes more difficult. If it ever gets extended effectively from Swiss style bank account secrecy to trusts, the UK elite's traditional way of doing business in offshore jurisdictions, so that tax is something that only the plebs have to worry about, will be under serious threat: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/07/david-cameron-offshore-trusts-eu-tax-crackdown-2013 It wasn't exactly a shock that David Cameron did what is mentioned in the above link after what appeared in the Panama papers: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/07/david-cameron-admits-he-profited-fathers-offshore-fund-panama-papers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Something that's been happening for a few years but is unlikely to feature in the news as reported by any mainstream media outlet in the UK to any huge extent, especially those of a tabloid variety. There's a move globally to force tax havens to provide much more info about who owns what in terms of overseas assets, so tax evasion and money laundering becomes more difficult. If it ever gets extended effectively from Swiss style bank account secrecy to trusts, the UK elite's traditional way of doing business in offshore jurisdictions, so that tax is something that only the plebs have to worry about, will be under serious threat: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/07/david-cameron-offshore-trusts-eu-tax-crackdown-2013 It wasn't exactly a shock that David Cameron did what is mentioned in the above link after what appeared in the Panama papers: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/07/david-cameron-admits-he-profited-fathers-offshore-fund-panama-papers Oh right, i thought you meant the EU was doing something we'd got out of. We are subject to DAC6 requirements from January through domestic law and i think thats the most up to date EU provision. I doubt we'll be as keen on transparency as the EU in the future, but it looks like "the deal" leaves plenty of scope for them to make us jump though hoops for City access to financial markets. What we probably won't have to do is worry about how we can influence the rules that apply to our companies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) On 24/12/2020 at 23:45, Bishop Briggs said: Not sure about the Tories. I got the impression, during the referendum results, that Laura was pro-Brexit. She started to toe the BBC line soon afterwards. In any case, she's a Jags fan... After her knee to knee with Johnson documentary a couple of years ago which echoed the 'at home with the Camerons' one done by Nick Robinson just prior to a previous election.., I'm generally in agreement with the tweeter who said..... ".... I used to have a lot of respect for Robert Peston, but throughout this election he's been so far up Boris Johnson's arse he can see Laura Kuenssberg's feet..." [ Except for the bit about Robert Peston. He's always been a showboater. ] Edited December 28, 2020 by beefybake 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Fat drunken tosspot Foulkes is pushing "The SNP are voting for no deal Brexit!!!" hard on Twitter after a few early morning drams. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Fat drunken tosspot Foulkes is pushing "The SNP are voting for no deal Brexit!!!" hard on Twitter after a few early morning drams. They all are...its basically so they can say you voted for it when it goes pear shaped Edited December 28, 2020 by doulikefish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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