[Goku]

 Wooden Spoon, on 06 May 2025 - 08:46 PM, said:

I did ask the question on another thread. I didn’t know the detail.


I should have waited for the detail instead of knee jerking. Just so annoyed with labour at the minute my buttons are easily pressed

Happens to the best of us mate

[Wooden Spoon]

 Goku, on 06 May 2025 - 09:01 PM, said:

Happens to the best of us mate

And this is an easy place to have a rant and let off a bit of steam


Maybe I should log out and take a few weeks off

[Mr Mercury]

Wooden Spoon, on 06 May 2025 - 09:20 PM, said:

And this is an easy place to have a rant and let off a bit of steam


Maybe I should log out and take a few weeks off

Why take a few weeks off?
Get on here and rant, I love it, and if you get it wrong or if people disagree with you then feck em.

This post has been edited by Mr Mercury: 06 May 2025 - 09:23 PM

[Spire-ite]

Goku, on 06 May 2025 - 08:38 PM, said:

I see you’re continuing your recent spell of being tricked by the right. You really need to switch on mate. They need to be employed by an Indian company and it’s for temp workers only. The worker still needs to pay NI in India, but this stops them from having to pay the same tax twice. The English employer still has to pay NI on their temporary Indian employee (the tax which Labour raised to discourage mass-reliance on cheap labour). Visa requirements are still strict.

Just had a quick look on bbc and sky news, cannot see any of these points on there. (Apart from paying same tax twice, who does that?)Thats why every other party is enraged by it.

This post has been edited by Spire-ite: 06 May 2025 - 09:33 PM

[Goku]

 Spire-ite, on 06 May 2025 - 09:25 PM, said:

Just had a quick look on bbc and sky news, cannot see any of these points on there. (Apart from paying same tax twice, who does that?)Thats why every other party is enraged by it.

Hmm let me have a second look, brb

Edit: ok sorry let me correct myself. The employer has to pay into the Indian provident scheme (their retirement system) at the same rate as NI. This is so the temp Indian employees aren’t paying into a British state pension pot that they’ll never receive (as there is no path to citizenship on an inter-company work visa). It’s the same for Brits temporarily working in India although obviously that number will be much lower. And remember this is about temporary transfers of employees, so they need a job for the Indian company to be temporarily transferred to the British company. This does not apply to UK companies hiring Indian workers.

There may be subsequent problems that come about as a result of this, I dunno, but overall seems like a good deal.

This post has been edited by Goku: 06 May 2025 - 10:05 PM

[Spire-ite]

Goku, on 06 May 2025 - 09:43 PM, said:

Hmm let me have a second look, brb

Edit: ok sorry let me correct myself. The employer has to pay into the Indian provident scheme (their retirement system) at the same rate as NI. This is so the temp Indian employees aren’t paying into a British state pension pot that they’ll never receive (as there is no path to citizenship on an inter-company work visa). It’s the same for Brits temporarily working in India although obviously that number will be much lower. And remember this is about temporary transfers of employees, so they need a job for the Indian company to be temporarily transferred to the British company. This does not apply to UK companies hiring Indian workers.

There may be subsequent problems that come about as a result of this, I dunno, but overall seems like a good deal.

Fair enough.

[fishini]

Goku, on 06 May 2025 - 09:43 PM, said:

Hmm let me have a second look, brb

Edit: ok sorry let me correct myself. The employer has to pay into the Indian provident scheme (their retirement system) at the same rate as NI. This is so the temp Indian employees aren’t paying into a British state pension pot that they’ll never receive (as there is no path to citizenship on an inter-company work visa). It’s the same for Brits temporarily working in India although obviously that number will be much lower. And remember this is about temporary transfers of employees, so they need a job for the Indian company to be temporarily transferred to the British company. This does not apply to UK companies hiring Indian workers.

There may be subsequent problems that come about as a result of this, I dunno, but overall seems like a good deal.

We have the same deal with 50 other countries also

[Mr Mercury]

Electoral Maps latest poll, apparently these bods were the pollsters who got closest with Reforms local councils results landslide.

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 33% (+4)
LAB: 20% (-1)
CON: 16% (-3)
LDM: 15% (+2)
GRN: 11% (=)

This post has been edited by Mr Mercury: 08 May 2025 - 04:55 PM

[dart in the crossbar]

Mr Mercury, on 08 May 2025 - 04:54 PM, said:

Electoral Maps latest poll, apparently these bods were the pollsters who got closest with Reforms local councils results landslide.

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 33% (+4)
LAB: 20% (-1)
CON: 16% (-3)
LDM: 15% (+2)
GRN: 11% (=)

Have they sorted the leadership and cabinet for DCC yet?

[Mr Mercury]

dart in the crossbar, on 08 May 2025 - 07:42 PM, said:

Have they sorted the leadership and cabinet for DCC yet?

Why would I know?
Give it another 4 years and you’ll be asking me if they’ve sorted out minister for defence, home secretary etc.

This post has been edited by Mr Mercury: 08 May 2025 - 08:26 PM

[Middle East]

Mr Mercury, on 08 May 2025 - 08:25 PM, said:

Why would I know?
Give it another 4 years and you’ll be asking me if they’ve sorted out minister for defence, home secretary etc.

I wouldn't worry in 4 years time when there's a proper election no one will remember who reform were...

[Mr Mercury]

Middle East, on 08 May 2025 - 09:07 PM, said:

I wouldn't worry in 4 years time when there's a proper election no one will remember who reform were...

I’m certainly not worried at all. I’ve only got to look at the first page of this thread to see how wrong some posters were.

[isleaiw1]

Middle East, on 08 May 2025 - 09:07 PM, said:

I wouldn't worry in 4 years time when there's a proper election no one will remember who reform were...

In 4 years we will be talking about the biggest loss of seats of a sitting govt in history - unless Labour are saved by a split vote as everyone doesnt want Labour but what they do want varies. They havent a clue economically, they havent a clue in terms of reading the public and their ability to "do" politics is pretty poor...

If we had Proportional rep which we should they would be lucky to get 100 seats...

[Middle East]

isleaiw1, on 08 May 2025 - 09:38 PM, said:

In 4 years we will be talking about the biggest loss of seats of a sitting govt in history - unless Labour are saved by a split vote as everyone doesnt want Labour but what they do want varies. They havent a clue economically, they havent a clue in terms of reading the public and their ability to "do" politics is pretty poor...

If we had Proportional rep which we should they would be lucky to get 100 seats...

OK Thanks for the insight. Let's leave it for 4 years......


....

[Wooden Spoon]

 isleaiw1, on 08 May 2025 - 09:38 PM, said:

In 4 years we will be talking about the biggest loss of seats of a sitting govt in history - unless Labour are saved by a split vote as everyone doesnt want Labour but what they do want varies. They havent a clue economically, they havent a clue in terms of reading the public and their ability to "do" politics is pretty poor...

If we had Proportional rep which we should they would be lucky to get 100 seats...

4 years is a long time


If labour get a grip on migration and reduce it to acceptable levels, and also start deporting foreign criminals released from prison they will gain a massive boost in confidence


If that issue continues as it has for the last 2 decades labour will be finished


This is the issue that will decide the next election. Reform and farage realise this and are on the March.


Labour had best grasp the nettle or hand power to the extremists

[Spire-ite]

Middle East, on 08 May 2025 - 09:07 PM, said:

I wouldn't worry in 4 years time when there's a proper election no one will remember who reform were...

I will remind you of that quote.
Do you really believe the electorate will vote for liebour again?

[Middle East]

Spire-ite, on 08 May 2025 - 11:20 PM, said:

I will remind you of that quote.
Do you really believe the electorate will vote for liebour again?

Some of the electorate will. Some wont.

4 years is a long time and what people think now isn't necessarily what they will think in 2029...

[Mr Mercury]

Middle East, on 09 May 2025 - 07:14 AM, said:

Some of the electorate will. Some wont.

4 years is a long time and what people think now isn't necessarily what they will think in 2029...

As you say 4 years is a long time in politics, one thing I’d say with certainty, imho of course, is that Labour won’t win next time with Starmer as leader.

[Johnnyspireite7]

It's reported that 2 Reform Durham councillors have been forced to resign as they work for Durham Council. You can't be a councillor and an employee of the council.

It's reported that 1 Reform Newark Councillor has resigned as he didn't realise he had to take up so much of his free time to do a councillor's work.

[Misnomer]

 Johnnyspireite7, on 09 May 2025 - 08:13 AM, said:

It's reported that 2 Reform Durham councillors have been forced to resign as they work for Durham Council. You can't be a councillor and an employee of the council.

It's reported that 1 Reform Newark Councillor has resigned as he didn't realise he had to take up so much of his free time to do a councillor's work.

And?

https://www.dailymai...ing-claims.html

https://www.msn.com/...gns/ar-AA1DQ3tf

This post has been edited by Misnomer: 09 May 2025 - 08:18 AM