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by bimboman
Fri May 10, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

The middle ground is probably less positive than me about immigration but deserves adult discussions about the taxpayer/inactives "imbalance". I am hardly in favour of the dramatic rate of increase in immigration numbers since we "took back control". Anti migrant rhetoric by those responsible is di...
by bimboman
Fri May 10, 2024 11:12 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9865
Views: 332586

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

It’s hard to think of any President that would have opposed Israeli action from the start. Biden is hardly unique. Trump certainly wouldn’t be ruminating about Rafah, he’d be all in . Trump would be spending his efforts in Saudi Arabia and sending cruise missiles into Iran. He’s for a 2 state solut...
by bimboman
Fri May 10, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9865
Views: 332586

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

In fact it’s not a deciding factor in the young vote . Surprisingly. Perhaps, for now However Russia is at war. It has a sizable online capability Has tangible benefit in using Gaza vs Biden as a wedge issue with US voters to reduce turnout Nov19 os a taste of what the next few months will be like ...
by bimboman
Fri May 10, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Replies: 40969
Views: 2115218

Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread

8 We could have proper vacuum cleaners 13 We could get rid of windfarms 14 We could have blue passports again 17 It would be easier to get rid of fridges 18 No more stupid recycling bins 20 Finally, we could have proper lightbulbs again Imagine giving up the right to free movement in 27 countries i...
by bimboman
Fri May 10, 2024 7:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

Oh and then we'll tax capital gains at 40% which will completely destroy entire trading markets, and mean that nobody will ever sell non principal residential property unless they are desperate or somebody dies. Or just shove it into a company instead. The Sunak tax return outrage was so f**king tr...
by bimboman
Fri May 10, 2024 7:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

Where as post crimea the rest of the world did loads.


Revisionism and dishonesty.

Lib Dem shill.
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

shereblue wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 5:39 pm
bimboman wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 5:27 pm
puku wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 5:22 pm

Are you saying there is no tax relief to farmers who maintain woodlands on their properties?
Tax relief against what ?
fill yer boots

https://www.icaew.com/insights/tax-news ... -woodlands
You get inheritance tax relief on all farm land.
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

A neat countryside is another way of describing a lack of natural diversity. Prairies of monoculture. Grass or cereals. 1/2 his land is woodland or wild. I do enjoy the “progressive “ view in people having something to eat. No it isn't. 1/2 the land he chooses to show you (and pretends he farms) is...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

A neat countryside is another way of describing a lack of natural diversity. Prairies of monoculture. Grass or cereals. 1/2 his land is woodland or wild. I do enjoy the “progressive “ view in people having something to eat. True. Food is almost definitely too cheap. Farmers are on a hamster wheel o...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 6:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

Johnson has been more pro Ukraine and any politician globally. Trump not in power and the Russian stuff a proven hoax. You’re either a deliberate troll or have someone read the daily mirror to you . what the fudge has Ukraine got to do with this now, I was referring to Johnson being a perpetual lyi...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 6:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

Why would you assume I am unaware? Is ECHR merely a refugee convention? Poor effort. BTW. It's Rwanda. (Though if the politicians instigating the nonsense can't get it right, it's probably too much to expect you to.) Oh, you seemed to think it was British bad. …. Yes I’m aware that there’s other th...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

puku wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 5:22 pm
bimboman wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 4:59 pm
puku wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 3:51 pm

Salient point, in addition to tax breaks.
What tax breaks do they get from making the countryside look neat ?
Are you saying there is no tax relief to farmers who maintain woodlands on their properties?
Tax relief against what ?
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

November2019 wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 5:02 pm
bimboman wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 4:58 pm
November2019 wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 2:40 pm
If you call grants nothing.
The grants are for the states control over what they produce, not making the place look good.
Not true, there are plenty of environmental schemes.
Most of which come at a cost of production. You are funny.
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

Salient point, in addition to tax breaks. What tax breaks do they get from making the countryside look neat ? A neat countryside is another way of describing a lack of natural diversity. Prairies of monoculture. Grass or cereals. 1/2 his land is woodland or wild. I do enjoy the “progressive “ view ...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

Woah now, we all now you right wingers are bending the knee to daddy Putin you all love a "strong leader" after all. There’s so many dots you’d need to connect and criss cross to make this true, :lol: It goes hand in hand, out of touch boomer who thinks the COVID vaccine had microchips in it, Trump...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 5:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

The party that want to send brown people to Rwanda, tried to ban all forms of protest and just did a huge speech about how badly they want to fudge the poor and disabled over again truly is fighting over the centre ground Fvck me, you should work for Putin. That amount of spin is making us all dizz...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

The world is not accepting the need to change the rights on migration. Had it done so the rights would have changed. Many people, myself included, would change them. Although in my case I accept there's a quid pro quo around accepting the affects of climate change, and who is polluting and for what...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

That of course is the issue. It may make me insufferable and arrogant but how pig shit thick are those supporting this? Faux outrage from those who well appreciate just how thick. All the while looking to take advantage with the ever-reliable immigrant card. You both seem unaware that other EU coun...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

My favourite thing here is the reach of the council and the locals on the AONB with no thought that its beauty is maintained for nothing by the farmer. If you call grants nothing. Salient point, in addition to tax breaks. What tax breaks do they get from making the countryside look neat ?
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 4:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

November2019 wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 2:40 pm
bimboman wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 2:01 pm My favourite thing here is the reach of the council and the locals on the AONB with no thought that its beauty is maintained for nothing by the farmer.
If you call grants nothing.
The grants are for the states control over what they produce, not making the place look good.
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

Clarksons farm has done more for public interest in farming than any other initiative on the planet. He must’ve got the idea from Country Calendar while in NZ. It was viewed very sceptically (rightly so) , however that they run the accounts pretty straight without clarkson hiding his privilege so t...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9865
Views: 332586

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

Not quite the same thing though as me claiming it was it ? So lay off with the petulant and imaginary bullshit huh ? Well thank you for the disassociation. While it seems minor , it like many other incorrect claims are designed to always frame things badly. The progressive western outrage at univer...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

LoveOfTheGame wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 1:54 pm He's is obviously very controversial character off the screen, but I thoroughly enjoy his shows. Clarkson's Farm is right up there with the best he has ever done imho.
He’s not in the leat controversial to 95% of the population.
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

Possibly, and something better can and will no doubt be found. It's a deterrent to the issue of failed EU asylum seekers jumping on boats in their thousands to try their luck in the UK. I very much doubt many will actually go to Rwanda... But that's not the point of the exercise. If it stops the bo...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9865
Views: 332586

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

I claimed that ? Where ? Unlike you I’m pretty sure I stick to the subject at hand and attempt to resist whataboutery. I see no reason to minimise let alone rationalise what is currently unfolding in Gaza . You do . The conversation you’re joining in on started with the claim that the deaths in Gaz...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9865
Views: 332586

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

Ohhhhhhh yes you did - you dishonest bugger. I claimed that for the Iraq war which it did for 3 years. Quite amazing your batting along with the wrong idiot here who even posted a link demonstrating his wrongness . You very clearly said one year ! So I was even more conservative than the 3 then. Ir...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Camino Way
Replies: 20
Views: 580

Re: The Camino Way

Pat the Ex Mat wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 7:45 am
bimboman wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 4:21 pm I’d love to do this, how hard in the knees. Was the accommodation ok, I’ve a CPAP so need relative comfort.
You can do it in sections as well at your own pace/comfort level.

My Sister and BiL do a section each year

I plan on doing it in the future
:thumbup:
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

Latest yougov polling suggests Tories could lose all by 13 seats :lol: Oh and Reform getting none But Sunak thinks it's going to be a hung parliament. Best you get a bet on that one …. It won’t be a hung parliament, but it won’t be 13 seats. Tell you what, I’ll buy at 100 quid a seat at 36 right now.
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Investing
Replies: 618
Views: 26140

Re: Investing

Yeah but who's doing that? I'd it the big institutional investors? Or small, boutique funds? Intra day with that size and or determination will be the execution models of investment banks, hedge funds, not the small guys :thumbup: I'd love to see some numbers/stats on the influence of various inves...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!
Replies: 53
Views: 956

Re: Jeremy Clarkson is a better broadcaster than David Attenborough!

Big claim, however Clarkson is a quite brilliant maker of television. Props of course go to Andy Willman.

Clarksons farm this season has already made me laugh and cry like a child.
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Investing
Replies: 618
Views: 26140

Re: Investing

So BoE decided to keep interest rates unchanged and FTSE 100 jumped by about 0.4% in 10 mins. Rates were widely expected to stay the same. How the markets move is crazy.. Is it all the retail investors affecting the price? Are institutional investors allowed to buy/sell quickly? Edit - I think we'l...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9865
Views: 332586

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

Biden is clearly better than Trump. The quandary is that if he keeps winning that sets the standard; he's good enough. Just possibly if he loses they'll try to do better. Sure mate . As if Trump wouldn’t have supported just as vehemently, and frankly I doubt he would even consider restraint- ever. ...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9865
Views: 332586

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

As I've said, the link to the various figures is there for those who want to look into it... Lets see your evidence for the 250k dead civilians every year. Where is it? Just post it for feck sake, it shouldn't be that hard. I’ve not claimed that. Ohhhhhhh yes you did - you dishonest bugger. I claim...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9865
Views: 332586

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

As I've said, the link to the various figures is there for those who want to look into it... Lets see your evidence for the 250k dead civilians every year. Where is it? Just post it for feck sake, it shouldn't be that hard. I’ve not claimed that. indeed. Iraq was worse Yemen worse even by your abso...
by bimboman
Thu May 09, 2024 1:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Investing
Replies: 618
Views: 26140

Re: Investing

So BoE decided to keep interest rates unchanged and FTSE 100 jumped by about 0.4% in 10 mins. Rates were widely expected to stay the same. How the markets move is crazy.. Is it all the retail investors affecting the price? Are institutional investors allowed to buy/sell quickly? Edit - I think we'l...
by bimboman
Wed May 08, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

I like how the right wing blowhards are conflating people voting tactically get tories out on local elections with a hung parliament. I bet you are going to grab on this last bit of hopium right up until the results from the GE come in and Tories go away as a political party for a decade. The idea ...
by bimboman
Wed May 08, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

I like how the right wing blowhards are conflating people voting tactically get tories out on local elections with a hung parliament. I bet you are going to grab on this last bit of hopium right up until the results from the GE come in and Tories go away as a political party for a decade. You’re mi...
by bimboman
Wed May 08, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9865
Views: 332586

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

So, unsurprisingly bimbo was not able to furnish anything to back up his farcical claim that nearly 2.5 million civilians (250k a year) were killed in Iraq...the vast majority of sources and actual studies (not surveys) put the the figure closer to 210-250k. feel free to check for yourself if you'r...
by bimboman
Wed May 08, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 646
Views: 67247

Re: The Reform Party UK

5. accepting a layer of (generally more fertile) migrants to re-balance that discrepancy and increase younger generations of taxpayers for the future. Also directing the Migrant taxes to providing the infrastructure to minimise the cultural challenges arising from burgeoning migration. If we don’t ...
by bimboman
Wed May 08, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9865
Views: 332586

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

So, unsurprisingly bimbo was not able to furnish anything to back up his farcical claim that nearly 2.5 million civilians (250k a year) were killed in Iraq...the vast majority of sources and actual studies (not surveys) put the the figure closer to 210-250k. feel free to check for yourself if you'r...