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No need to resort to personal abuse just because you disagree with me old chap 😊 I’m certainly not stupid but I’m too modest to quote my academic achievements 👍 Please also note that I have made criticisms of both Starmer and Sunak of which this is but one example:

There appears to be some twisting of the facts by both parties. The Conservative Party document “Labour’s tax rises” states that it is “largely” (so not exclusively) based on Treasury analysis. It also includes some figures from other independent sources. Where Labour produced a range of...

Hardly an explanation. The letter you quote simply states that the Civil Service was not involved in the production of the figures, which doesn’t mean that they are false. We need more honesty and transparency from both leaders. It would be nice if Starmer didn’t keep doing u-turns on just...

I agree with every word of that 👍

Starmer doesn’t seem to have an answer to the accusation that that under Labour each family will pay £2,000 p.a. in extra taxes. If it is true he should admit it and explain what it will be spent on and what benefits will result. If it is false then he should explain why. Perhaps we will get...

I quite agree. The key thing about Starmer is, if you don’t like his principles or his policies, then wait until tomorrow because he will probably have different ones then.

There are already some additional taxes on second homes. There are higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax on purchase, Capital Gains Tax on gains made on sale and in some areas there are higher rates of Council Tax.

I don't like her as a politician because her views are too extreme for my tastes but I do have sympathy for the way she has been treated. The disciplinary process was - no doubt deliberately - dragged out for a very long time. She is then offered a token gesture of having the Labour whip...

A 30% fall in house prices will plunge a lot of people into negative equity, with potentially disastrous consequences for them personally and for the wider economy. The people who will be worst affected will be first time buyers - usually the younger generation - as they are the ones with...

He certainly has done a lot of that. I suppose it's good that someone is prepared to buy these failed businesses out of administration in order to secure some of the jobs. His business plan then usually requires job losses and probably lower pay and worse terms and conditions. Although that...

According to the BBC we are owed about £465,000:

Otherwise known as Cyril.

I guess this will be the big name signing: Names don’t get much bigger than that. 😊

Welcome on board Tom. It's a great club with wonderful fans. It's a good time to get involved because after being in the doldrums for some years we are on the up again. The dream of getting back to the Premiership suddenly seems to be within our grasp. The question of where to sit is very...

I'm sure MR will get us to the play-offs again. 😊 #havefaith

I reckon that’s spot on. He seems really committed to the Sky Blues “project” and I’m sure we will have him for a few more years to come.

The accounts to 31st May 2023 - the most recent available - give the wage bill as a bit over £16 million, although that is for all 196 employees not just the playing squad. Doug King must pay his secretary well 😊

Make of it what you will but their wage bill is more than double ours: https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/all-24-efl-championship-sides-in-order-of-their-wage-bill-ranked/ It should be noted that ours is the smallest apart from Plymouth.

I disagree. The right to abstain is just as much a part of the democratic process as the right to vote. I regard it as important to vote and have always done so, even in the low level elections such as for the parish council, but if people don't want to that is their right. I think they are...

Elphicke's defection is bizarre. She gave one of her main reasons for crossing the floor as Sunak's failure to stop the votes but she is hardly a fan of Starmer's immigration policy: https://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/1762668/labour-immigration-open-borders She was also a right...