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One fucking job, BBC. Turn off the ads for slasher movies when reporting on 'multiple stabbings'

How am I suddenly getting likes on this post from 10 months ago?

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a man in a suit and tie is talking on a telephone and making a funny face . Alt: Jim Carrey from the movie Liar Liar yells "STOP BREAKING THE LAW ASSHOLE" into a telephone receiver

Fox's legal team:

Probably because it's a terrible question

- CGT & CGT on carried interest increased. Employers NI up. Stamp duty up from April. IHT increases, VAT on school fee increases. They are taxing the rich.

- No idea on this one, was this a pledge?

- Non-Dom status is being fully abolished

- There's a bill to remove all hereditary peers from HoL

The art of diplomacy is saying "Good doggy" till you can reach a big stick

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To say I'm fucking furious would be a colossal understatement, and it has not been helped by estate agents and solicitors who have been actively hiding this information for as long as possible. It's a crooked industry that desperately needs regulation and reform.

The first buyers in a chain of 7 properties, initially agreed in September 2024, have inexplicably decided to re-apply for a mortgage on the back of marginally lower rates, delaying the whole exchange by at least 3 weeks and risking delaying completion into April, raising everyone's SDLT by 000's.

@eddavey.libdems.org.uk continuing to show that he is a heavyweight politician that isn't afraid to call out cruel, idiotic bullies as the cowards they always have been.

Conflating 'Peace Keeping' and 'War mongering' is certainly an interesting tactic.

Why not do both? That way, you're giving readers easy access to the whole article and not just the (Sometimes clickbaity) headline. I'm sure you're a fan of transparency and I know I would be very grateful for the effort of a quick copy and paste. All the best!

Hi Ben, is there any reason you just post a screenshot of the headline, and don't include a link to the whole article?

You're KILLING INDUSTRY if you give workers MORE rights and HIGHER pay

I was like "Hah, that looks like a.. oh"

Have to eat crumpets upside down

Oh God, that's trypophobia inducing

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I'm all for rehabilitation, but violent offenders that lie about the extent of their crime should not be MPs, and if he hadn't lied, there's a good chance he would have lost the election. It's disgraceful behaviour and should rightly be vilified every time he speaks

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I can see that we're not going to come to an agreement, and I completely disagree with the whole of your last post, so I'm going to end our interaction here. Have a nice night.

So you're saying Starmer let slip there was an IHT charge coming but DIDN'T also say that land could still be transferred in the usual way? It makes zero sense.

As is your right. I'm not a Labour voter, but it's in everybody's interest for the Government of the day to succeed.

And I wouldn't call myself easy going. I'm just looking at the facts and trying to be as objective as possible. If there were something to gain I'd be agreeing with you.

My point being that if they knew about it in advance, and could transfer at any time, why would they do it just before the budget if it made no difference? The only answer that makes sense is that they didn't know at all about the budget, and media creating a 'them vs you' story sells column inches.

What's more likely:

1. The Chancellor told one backbench MP about a specific element in the budget that could affect their IHT, but that they could, AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE, get around by passing the land on as a gift, thereby rendering the timing irrelevant, or

2. It's just a coincidence.

What's their point? Anyone can transfer land to a family member, even after the budget. They haven't "dodged" any IHT or done anything that nobody else could do right now if they chose to, so why would anyone care about this? Total non-story.

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