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To absolutely hate this government, and what they are doing to our country?

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CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 11:30

To absolutely hate this government, and what they are doing to our country?

Strong words but is is how I feel at this point in time. All of them make me feel physically sick. The latest example -

No wonder Labour won't cut benefits. More than half of Burnham's MPs represent seats where claimant count is higher than their Commons majority

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16147745/No-wonder-Labour-wont-cut-benefits-half-Burnhams-MPs-represent-seats-claimant-count-higher-Commons-majority.html

Half of Labour MPs in seats where PIP claims are higher than majority

Some 212 Labour MPs in England and Wales have more constituents on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) than their winning margin at the 2024 general election .

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16147745/No-wonder-Labour-wont-cut-benefits-half-Burnhams-MPs-represent-seats-claimant-count-higher-Commons-majority.html

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shecanbe · 21/09/2026 18:41

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:37

Racism isn't fine and I don't exercise it. I also don't allow myself to be gaslit into saying I make racist remarks.

Well nobody thinks they are racist do they?
Nevertheless words speak for themselves.

2dogsandabudgie · 21/09/2026 18:41

placemats · 21/09/2026 18:39

Sending all my support to you ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Why are you being so childish.

TemperanceWest · 21/09/2026 18:42

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:37

Racism isn't fine and I don't exercise it. I also don't allow myself to be gaslit into saying I make racist remarks.

Racism can be covert as well as overt.

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:43

shecanbe · 21/09/2026 18:41

Well nobody thinks they are racist do they?
Nevertheless words speak for themselves.

Yes words and behaviour can do that to you when they are judged subjectively.

placemats · 21/09/2026 18:43

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 18:40

Good luck @placematsI hope gifs pay your bills too.

If you are struggling with money there's help out there. Can I suggest Citizens Advice?

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:44

TemperanceWest · 21/09/2026 18:42

Racism can be covert as well as overt.

It certainly can. As the last 3 years on the streets of London have revealed.

placemats · 21/09/2026 18:44

2dogsandabudgie · 21/09/2026 18:41

Why are you being so childish.

Why don't you read the full thread?

2dogsandabudgie · 21/09/2026 18:44

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 21/09/2026 18:35

That's great. But perhaps you need to get better at spotting racism as you are on lots of threads with blatantly racist comments and I don't see you calling these out.

I'm not sure that people even know the meaning of racism any more. Surely racist posts are reported and deleted.

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 18:45

placemats · 21/09/2026 18:43

If you are struggling with money there's help out there. Can I suggest Citizens Advice?

Ok useful for anyone who needs it. GIFs won’t do it though and @2dogsandabudgieis right.

TemperanceWest · 21/09/2026 18:46

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:44

It certainly can. As the last 3 years on the streets of London have revealed.

And as many threads on MN reveal almost every day now.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 21/09/2026 18:46

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:37

Racism isn't fine and I don't exercise it. I also don't allow myself to be gaslit into saying I make racist remarks.

I'm glad that you agree that racism is wrong and look forward to seeing you call out all racist posts in future.

Brudffaa · 21/09/2026 18:46

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 21/09/2026 17:21

Oh, right, ok. So you want all foreign nationals to get a tax/NI rebate so that they don't contribute anything towards the cost of the welfare benefits bill but then they can't claim anything from it either.

What about pensions?

They can pay taxes (as all immigrants do) but they can't take from it until naturalise. Like they can only get the contributory stuffs things you need and everyone pays into

placemats · 21/09/2026 18:47

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 18:45

Ok useful for anyone who needs it. GIFs won’t do it though and @2dogsandabudgieis right.

It's good to know that you have found a friend.

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:47

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 21/09/2026 18:46

I'm glad that you agree that racism is wrong and look forward to seeing you call out all racist posts in future.

How do you know I don't already?

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:48

TemperanceWest · 21/09/2026 18:46

And as many threads on MN reveal almost every day now.

Best get reporting to the mods then. Has anybody reported the thread for racism?

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 21/09/2026 18:49

2dogsandabudgie · 21/09/2026 18:44

I'm not sure that people even know the meaning of racism any more. Surely racist posts are reported and deleted.

Sometimes. A lot of blatantly racist content is left to stand.

And sometimes it is deleted but it takes an age for MN to get there.

And yes, we know the meaning of racism. We also know the tricks that racist posters use in order to just stay on the right side of the moderators.

shecanbe · 21/09/2026 18:49

Just drop it now for your own sake because people can read past threads.

Smokeywater · 21/09/2026 18:50

It's not racism to say there are too many immigrants - it's just saying there are too many immigrants - in a poor country with inadequate housing and infrastructure for the locals many hundreds of thousands a year for 25 years is a disaster!! It's not racism as the immigrants over that time are all creeds and colours. There's just too many.

And as AB is not doing anything about it like the last 10 PMs or so he will get voted out.

shecanbe · 21/09/2026 18:50

Sorry that was to @LuckyHazelFox

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 18:50

placemats · 21/09/2026 18:47

It's good to know that you have found a friend.

Are you ok? You sound anxious about something Labour might introduce and taking it out on posters. It’s a tough time, but this stuff is a bit silly.

DdraigGoch · 21/09/2026 18:50

Schlossadler · 21/09/2026 14:06

Hey Q for you.

If I sold a business or part of it, and realised a gain of GBP 10m - how much tax should I pay on it, IYHO?

You should pay whatever you would have paid if that capital gain was income earned over the same period of time. With a deduction to account for inflation of course.

placemats · 21/09/2026 18:52

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:44

It certainly can. As the last 3 years on the streets of London have revealed.

My brother has moved to London to be near his sons. He's been given exceptional care in the Royal London Hospital and in his assisted living flat. Oh just in case you're wondering, he moved there from another part of the UK.

He lives in a wonderful part of London, just shy of Whitechapel.

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:52

shecanbe · 21/09/2026 18:49

Just drop it now for your own sake because people can read past threads.

You tell me where I have been racist on past threads. Not what you think is racist, but where I have actually been racist. Throwing out generalisations isn't going to cut it.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 21/09/2026 18:53

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 18:47

How do you know I don't already?

Observation.

TeenLifeMum · 21/09/2026 18:54

Under which government was the country not a mess? The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Very little changes unless you have a full regime change - which is quite dramatic and extreme.

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