Thread 30 Starmer - Magic Roundabouts

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Pull up a chair for some friendly chit chat about politics and beyond

Taxes optional but greatly appreciated.

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More "concerned mums" at Epping...

https://bsky.app/profile/simongosden.bsky.social/post/3lxjtzhweys2z

Lots of fighting age men here

https://bsky.app/profile/simongosden.bsky.social/post/3lxjtzhweys2z

Snap Bob

If I accidentally found myself in the middle of that crowd, I'd be taking refuge in the hotel.

I wonder what proportion of those concerned citizens have previous for violent offences?

I have a family member who has recently had shingles and likely to lose vision in one eye, he looks like he's gone ten rounds with Mike Tyson, very sad to see.

Let's put it this way.

While those protests are going on, domestic violence calls have halved. And police are quite nifty with the old facial recognition these days.

Any news on how flags are driving house prices up,.yet ? Sometimes the most interesting news is no news ...

No but there is news on what Reeves might do to the banks.

More than £8bn has been wiped off the value of Britain’s biggest banksamid fears that Rachel Reeves is preparing to launch a tax raid on the sector.

Shares in listed lenders across the FTSE 350 fell as much as 2.3pc in early trading on Friday, as investors responded to growing speculation that the Chancellor could introduce a new bank levy to plug a hole in the public finances of up to £50bn.

NatWest was the worst performer on the FTSE 100, dropping by as much as 5.1pc to shave £2.2bn off its market valuation.

That's young, so sorry.

I had £100 from Nationwide earlier this year.

#justsayin.

That is awful. Your poor relative.

So did DS

Rock and roll.

Dont forget to declare it to HMRC.

#justignorin works better, I find.

#justignorin works better, I find.

No idea why that posted twice!

You find it impossible, though.

x 2

An August poll of UK companies by Lloyds Bank shows optimism about trading prospects at highest level since 2014

My dd got £50 then £100 from nationwide.

More detail here. Good news for Reeves.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/29/pre-budget-lift-for-rachel-reeves-as-uk-business-confidence-rises

I always try not to stereotype.

But when you are faced with all these men who are outwardly similar in so many ways it’s so hard not to.

But yes I’d be scared of that crowd. I’ve never yet felt scared of an asylum seeker I’ve met.

I felt sorry for that poor little boy, he looked scared to death. I wonder how much that intensive policing costs? And how much crime is taking place elsewhere in Essex while so much resource is centred in Epping?

Yes, my Mum is trying to help all she can but he's on his own and she lives about an hour away. I am the other end of the country so can't help.

There will be a judgement on the Bell Hotel injunction at 2pm. If it is overturned, prepare for all the two tier crap to be trotted out.

Yes, quite worrying.

The hotel shouters will be out in force regardless