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5 minutes ago, balti-pie said:
Its so unimaginative, year after year the same nonsense. I do like the digs at stewards though, that's the only funny bit to be fair
Aye, they are a bit sad and needy bless them 😊
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5 minutes ago, Neil said:
because unions are still f**king with people's lives, and the people don't like to be f**ked with.
Yes, of course they have dear 😂
But they did get us equal pay, equal opportunities, protection from being sacked when being sick or on maternity, maternity pay, 2 day weekends, minimum wage and the living wage.
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9 minutes ago, Neil said:
yep, and the public found both sides repellent which is how come thatcher was able to weaponize it.
Nah, the majority of the public knew much less about violence against the unions, as in most cases it takes years for that information to get out..whereas they still push info against unions on front pages very regularly.
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28 minutes ago, Neil said:
strikes are a legitimate action, the way they were done in the 70s was often mob-rule.
As were some of the responses
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38 minutes ago, mouserat said:
If we're doing a Churnups style slot again I'd like whoever it is to be bold enough to not post obvious clues online in advance. Put some fake band name on the Pyramid and leave us guessing until the day of with some well-placed clues on site/in the Glasto paper.
Isn't that what the standard secret sets were?
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13 hours ago, Neil said:
thats the sort of ugly politics from the left in the 70s that gave thatcher her foothold.
gave Thatcher her foothold... So that she could demonise unions and vastly diminish the right to strike.
Let's not carry on harping on like a mail front page about unions when their powers were very much curtailed.
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2 hours ago, PassingCloud said:
A surprising amount on reddit.
Oh aye and some getting their issue resolved, which I hadn't heard of before - but not surprising it's kept quiet
Guess depending on the circumstance, it's simpler and cheaper for them to take balance payments from those allocated than to resell
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13 minutes ago, 4AssedMonkey said:
I'd also do another all nighter at the Stone Circle. Only did it once and it was beautiful. I was the only one of our gang who stayed up so wandered up the hill about 2:30am with a bottle of spiced rum and made some friends. When the dawn arrived and everyone just stopped and looked in silence until the sun broke the horizon, I genuinely had tears in my eyes.
Hehe, not to be flippant, but even though I always stay up late, if I waited until dawn I'd likely have inadvertent tears in my eyes anyway 😭
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25 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:
Ziggy Marley in 2022
Yes, he played a bunch of his dad's tunes as it was the 50th anniversary of his dad touring the UK,was very sound.
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48 minutes ago, Neil said:
my last: number 30, was last year, and i didn't think of doing anything special cos it was my last, except relaxing into it and enjoying it to the full, getting around to see a few old friends who have been a constant part of my glastonbury experience
I thought your first was 86? Only being pedantic as mine was 85 and I thought this year is my 31st - so it's possible I miscounted?
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4 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:
I got through on one device last sale or one before . I forget now but did have the backup of friends that helped . Sometimes there’s just not time for that so get help for yourself if you can
I think you managed 22 and 23 with your lucky laptop
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25 minutes ago, lazyred said:
It's just every Govt promises to crack down and the missing proportion stays the same. A proper crackdown will hit more people like Rayner and very few like Ashcroft.
To raise large amounts everyone has to pay a bit more. If we keep the tax allowance freeze until 2028 it will raise 33Bn extra that year.
That sounds like a great argument if you wanted to do nowt.
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1 hour ago, Crazyfool01 said:
The chances in the resale are probably higher than the competitions . That said someone’s got to win . Good luck I’m off to get some chocolate if my store has any
Wonder how many times @cb4747 has succeeded in resale versus competition?
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2 hours ago, gigpusher said:
And Saturday and Sunday Park is?? Pretty please!!
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I still think FB comments is the place for folks to mither about how they wouldn't want a ticket based on the first poster.
It's just a poster of 5ish stages ffs 😝
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49 minutes ago, lazyred said:
Cracking down on tax evasion means going after small businesses not the rich.
From June 2023 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tax-gap-holds-steady-at-48
Further findings for the 2021 to 2022 tax gap publication show:
- at 56% (£20.2 billion), small businesses represent the largest proportion of the tax gap by group, followed by criminals, large businesses and mid-sized businesses at 11% each (£4.1 billion, £3.9 billion and £3.8 billion respectively)
- wealthy individuals account for 5% (£1.7 billion) while all other individuals account for the remaining 6% (£2.1 billion) of the overall tax gap
- Income Tax, National Insurance contributions and Capital Gains Tax makes up 35% (£12.7 billion) of the total tax gap when measured by type of tax
- Corporation Tax (CT) is now estimated as the second largest component of the tax gap by tax type at 30% (£10.6 billion). New data has increased our understanding of the CT tax gap, resulting in revised estimates
- the VAT gap continues a long-term downward trend falling from 14.0% (£11.9 billion) in 2005 to 2006 to 5.4% (£7.6 billion)
So large businesses, corporation tax and wealthy individuals sound well worth it then.
Perhaps if we had a government that focussed more on that than on repeatedly trying to cut inheritance tax rates, which would only benefit the wealthiest 5%
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1 hour ago, angelin said:
Can you imagine?😀 it would be great if we knew someone. Last year I was having treatment but it was still perfect just taking my time. The weather helped. This year Im physically better than I was and have hair😃 but Im happy to see other people go. I think Im just enjoying the chase! Because none of our group have secured them it makes it easier to let it go. I mean, it could all change if we get lucky in the resale lets see.
Most of us have been lucky in the resale once or twice...indeed I've had my own success and more recently in my case kind folks from this parish helped me in 22.
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9 minutes ago, steviewevie said:
Is Reeves really expecting us to believe that a crack down on tax avoidance is going to to be enough to pay for their spending plans, plus all the other things that needs loads more cash?
Isn't one of the things that's annoyed a lot of voters that the tories have mercilessly pursued poor folks even in some cases where they thought they were following advice, yet doing sweet f for tax avoiders?
It can win political support if you don't just spend your time honouring dodgy rich folk.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/07/dwp-carer-allowance-benefit-payment-case
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11 hours ago, Neil said:
Labour going to announce a crackdown on tax avoiders to make up the tax income that hunt used in the budget.
If its rhat easy to crack down on and collect you wonder why no one has done it before.
Someone will suggest they start with Rayner.
Clearly you go after meaty targets...
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48 minutes ago, kemosabe said:
Maybe, as I said myself. I'm actually potentially overestimating the economic issues in this country tbh. But honestly, it's not that deep.
I dunno, it's clearly deep enough for you to suggest that someone with a well established reputation for kindness and good causes is telling porkies.
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3 hours ago, incident said:
Feels like I'm stating the obvious here, but the the Chocolate / Cheese / Brothers competitions aren't really designed for the people who're prepared to spend silly money buying far more than they normally would. They exist to encourage the substantially larger majority of people who might buy enough for a small number of entries to change their habits - buy an ethical (and nicer) chocolate bar instead of something from Mondelez or Nestle. Buy it from Oxfam instead of Tesco, and hell while you're there take a look around and see if there's anything else of interest.
Remember that on the recent prize draw, there was a total of 63,972 entries from 33,606 people - so on that one easily more than half of the people entering only did so once - no idea whether that translates to the other competitions but I think it does show that for the majority a competition to win Glastonbury tickets is treated as a punt, rather than something to approach tactically.
Even though I've already got a ticket, I did indeed buy a couple online, plus small donation to charity.
Nice cheap novelty pressie for a couple of friends and decent cause too.
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5 hours ago, PassingCloud said:
Had a good chuckle about those that forgot to pay the balance.
Oh aye, where's that?
Not that I wish to do likewise obviously 😉
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1 hour ago, angelin said:
That sounds like a plan. Honestly it drove me mad last and cost a fortune and you can’t even regift as you have to open it 😀 Can anyone remember where the winning ones where? Was it 2 in Manchester? It’s like a needle in a haystack really. It would’ve been so much better if they did done kind of treasure hunt. I still can’t remember if the last one was found last year. I wonder if they even know where they are themselves? I’ll stick to my local one as well. They had plenty last year.
so on my day off tomorrow I’m stocking up on cider, weak beer and overpriced chocolate is that right 😀? Hopefully I’ll find a co op somewhere in London.
Isn't it just a form of treasure hunt?
The chocolate is pretty popular, the competition got tons of positive publicity and it drove a lot of traffic to shops, all for a modest outlay in terms of tickets.
As with many competitions, you're right about the odds, but people can and do win, for a modest outlay.
I also thought that folks saved unnecessary travel by phoning the shops or buying online?
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17 minutes ago, Ryan1984 said:
I can’t see too many people putting their tickets back but equally the Eavii have a history of being a tad ‘economical’ with the truth, especially when it comes to good news stories and highlighting successes!
Do they?
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Posted · Edited by clarkete
Indeed, hence why they made many, many, many changes to the law to restrict the powers of unions, thus invalidating @Neil's point about what a terrible nuisance he finds them.
https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2023/01/how-conservative-governments-destroyed-union-rights/
He's free to substantiate claims about what they do.
As I see it, the right to be in a union is strictly controlled, the right to strike is strictly controlled - so if you see a strike today then it's because the workers took part in a secret ballot and they were bloody livid - eg. doctors, junior doctors, teachers, etc