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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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Differentforgirls · 21/09/2026 14:43

Femalemachinest · 21/09/2026 12:28

Agree. Loop holes need sorting out. I have a team leader on just less than 40k, he openly tells us he puts so much in his pension he takes home the same as a general op. His partner doesnt work, they have 4 kids, all now at school. He should be living off his wages not tucking it away and taking top ups. Someone else has dropped a days work because they now have a child so they get top ups and doesnt make much difference to them.

40k 😆

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 14:43

Schlossadler · 21/09/2026 14:38

Very true.

Also has a penchant to dodge valid Q’s, too.

But racist, but far right thugs etc etc. Thugs who punch party canvassers in the face though and it's tumbleweed.

Firstbornunicorn · 21/09/2026 14:44

Is that you, Nigel?

BensonAndStabler · 21/09/2026 14:44

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 14:25

It is true. I know you don't like it, but you can't change facts because you don't like them. The number of 'asylum seekers' has increased every quarter since 2024. Seriously do some proper research.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2026/how-many-people-claim-asylum-in-the-uk

As a secondary source, see figure 1. Yes, the number claiming asylum increased from March 24 to March 25, but then saw a 12% decrease to March 26. And no evidence of a statistically significant increase, as you suggested. You've also conveniently ignored the very sharp increase in those claiming asylum from March 21 to March 23.

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 14:45

PaulGalicoagain · 21/09/2026 13:31

Its @CoventryCity again..and again..and again.

Well I could name change, like a lot of the cowardly folk do (you know the ones don't ya). Alas poor Yorick tis me and I am not ashamed to say it. If only others were more.... transparent..

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Schlossadler · 21/09/2026 14:45

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 14:43

But racist, but far right thugs etc etc. Thugs who punch party canvassers in the face though and it's tumbleweed.

Ah yes, and the PA thug who fractured a WPC’s spine.

Silence.

TemperanceWest · 21/09/2026 14:47

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 14:32

They just can't help getting personal, can they?

"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?"

Was the q. He made other personal, not me!

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 14:47

Schlossadler · 21/09/2026 14:45

Ah yes, and the PA thug who fractured a WPC’s spine.

Silence.

Yes. Hideous, aren't they, in their hypocrisy.

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EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 14:48

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 14:45

Well I could name change, like a lot of the cowardly folk do (you know the ones don't ya). Alas poor Yorick tis me and I am not ashamed to say it. If only others were more.... transparent..

The site would only be Labour if pp drove everyone else off. Keep posting don’t worry about it.

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 14:49

Schlossadler · 21/09/2026 14:45

Ah yes, and the PA thug who fractured a WPC’s spine.

Silence.

They can't handle people who disagree with them so it's either tantrum throwing, calling posters names and troll hunting. You go on one of their threads though and you're told you're deflecting and doing whataboutery. I've never known a collective bunch of hypocrites as the left. Mods are getting wiser to it now.

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 14:50

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 14:48

The site would only be Labour if pp drove everyone else off. Keep posting don’t worry about it.

There's always Reddit.

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 14:50

angelos02 · 21/09/2026 14:28

Yes - the bright and successful are leaving. The people we are allowing in (legally and illegally)- not so much!

But they will be dependent on the state. Just as Labour like it. Voters in their pocket.

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CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 14:52

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 14:48

The site would only be Labour if pp drove everyone else off. Keep posting don’t worry about it.

I fret not. they make me laugh more than anything, the clueless ones on here. Not the clueless ones in gvt. They don't make me laugh, at all.

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AnswerIsNo · 21/09/2026 14:53

Femalemachinest · 21/09/2026 12:28

Agree. Loop holes need sorting out. I have a team leader on just less than 40k, he openly tells us he puts so much in his pension he takes home the same as a general op. His partner doesnt work, they have 4 kids, all now at school. He should be living off his wages not tucking it away and taking top ups. Someone else has dropped a days work because they now have a child so they get top ups and doesnt make much difference to them.

yeah and he probably has a useless degree that he didn't even need

I'm sure your TL openly tells you all about his private finances

I love the smell of napalm bullshit in the morning

Ablushingcrow · 21/09/2026 14:53

sharksnip · 21/09/2026 11:33

Ooohh we are early with the benefit bashing and racist posts today. Morning everyone lol

Racist? Where has op been racist?

Differentforgirls · 21/09/2026 14:54

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 13:27

The number of 'asylum seekers' has increased significantly every year since labour came to power.

All two years?

KeepPumping · 21/09/2026 14:54

TemperanceWest · 21/09/2026 14:25

Do they realise their Dear Leader wants to cut their benefits?

Or maybe they want to work and it is jobs I meant?

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 14:57

Schlossadler · 21/09/2026 13:59

@CoventryCity

Just remember OP - whatever shit is slung at you on this thread, you are absolutely correct.

Don’t let the bastards get you down.

Ah they never do get me down, because I know they are wrong.. As per the men can be women bull shit they spouted for years. You know you've touched a nerve when they start posting desperate denials in their droves (often with name changes of course).

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CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 15:00

Ablushingcrow · 21/09/2026 14:53

Racist? Where has op been racist?

I asked that too. I said if they could tell me where the racism was i would report it to MN.... This was their response..

kansas GIF
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Schlossadler · 21/09/2026 15:01

TemperanceWest · 21/09/2026 14:47

"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?"

Was the q. He made other personal, not me!

What’s the answer.

Schlossadler · 21/09/2026 15:02

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 15:00

I asked that too. I said if they could tell me where the racism was i would report it to MN.... This was their response..

That’s because there was none.

Simples.

topcat2014 · 21/09/2026 15:02

Coffeeandallthebooks · 21/09/2026 11:42

The economist Richard J Murphy has estimated there is a tax gap.

Companies which shut down in the first year of trading have their tax liabilities end with them. They don't pay VAT, corporation tax, or anything else, and often the sole trader who wound them up starts a new company totally free of any tax liability.

We need to get the money we are due much more than we need to curb spending. Changing the law to make tax a personal and not company liability should be a priority.

The sum the government is missing out on is in the region of 17 billion pounds a year.

I read a lot of Richard's work, but we should only remove the concepts of limited liability in cases of fraud etc

Schlossadler · 21/09/2026 15:04

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 14:49

They can't handle people who disagree with them so it's either tantrum throwing, calling posters names and troll hunting. You go on one of their threads though and you're told you're deflecting and doing whataboutery. I've never known a collective bunch of hypocrites as the left. Mods are getting wiser to it now.

Re mods - I noticed that.

I had a pleasant exchange with one recently.

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 15:04

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 15:00

I asked that too. I said if they could tell me where the racism was i would report it to MN.... This was their response..

Me and you are famous on their troll hunting corner of Reddit BTW. Wonder why people continue to use MN when they then run off to Reddit slagging off how it's run. I find that so bizarre. Sad but bizarre.

Femalemachinest · 21/09/2026 15:06

AnswerIsNo · 21/09/2026 14:53

yeah and he probably has a useless degree that he didn't even need

I'm sure your TL openly tells you all about his private finances

I love the smell of napalm bullshit in the morning

Call bullshit if you want but its true. Everyone knows how much theyre paid. And yes he has told us all, wants to retire early apparently unlike the rest of us want to work forever. I can tell you all about his snip too if youd like, hes a very open guy.

He doesnt have a degree hes just worked there since he was 18.

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