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Book - I tend to read military history, so it would probably be Enemy Coast Ahead which was written by one of the Dam Buster pilots or Operation Mincemeat. Both fascinating accounts of ordinary people doing the extraordinary in war time. Vulcan 571 is also up there. Film - Shawshank Redemption or my new favourite Argo.

Of course, but a person on minimum wage probably puts every penny back into the economy whereas a billionaire will probably put a fraction back.

There is only a certain amount of money, if one person has it all then everyone else has none

I agree, Labour needs to move to the centre left to have any chance. And I think a Labour with Blair style policies and a credible leader will be more popular than the Tories all day long.

Of course everyone wants to be rich you plum, but some people have the intelligence and compassion to not want other people to suffer or live uncomfortable lives. I am rich anyway, me and my mrs both earn way above average salaries in a wealthy part of a rich country, I am in the top 0.11% of the World - that's why I don't cry like a big baby because I pay a sizeable sum of tax.

I don't support any party and agree with some policies of the Conservatives, some from Labour, some from the Lib Dems and even UKIP and the Greens. I have never claimed to be a socialist and have never voted Labour in my life so I'm not sure what point you are trying to make. I just particularly dislike greed which is at the core of Conservative thinking.

All policies I agree with, yet if Labour had done that Tory nobheads like you would be crying like a bunch of babies saying it's not funded. "I have to pay some tax" wahhhh wahhhh wahhhh

I think with all those years with dodgy owners they have confused investment with money laundering. As rallyboy says, any chance they had of attracting an investor went out the window when they sold their future for a few feet of Tarmac. If they were located anywhere else in England they may have a chance but there is no room for a stadium anywhere else on the Sceptic Isle and they have landlocked themselves.

I'm in favour of helping people in need of help yes.

People with more money than they need, giving it to those in need - very much in the spirit of socialism. If more people were like him instead of being utter c@nts like you we wouldn't have to pay as much tax as we do.

I actually agree with the new dividend tax. Most of my mates are small business owners and the amount of ways they get out of paying tax is unbelievable.

Surely it's only fair you show a capitalist version, where there are loads more beggars and the fat bloke tells them to f*ck off and die.

The only way to make any difference is to be in power - that's the bottom line. A lurch further to the left would be a complete disaster regardless of who is leader. Without middle England you cannot win an election.

I don't think its ageist to say that in general older people tend to be more racist, sexist and homophobic.

I'm old

That's ******, old people are way more racist. You can add homophobic and sexist to that as well. It doesn't make them worse, it's just culture is forever changing and in today's world people are way less ignorant.

What a nob head, just another idiot who doesn't understand that being against mass immigration has nothing to do with racism.

Those people are probably as English as you or me.

Why do the plod allow this, surely holding up banners inciting murder is illegal.

I have a salaried job and my own business, I know exactly what paying a tax return is like. The principle is the same, the better work I do the better off I am - the rate of tax is irrelevant.

A bit less attractive sure but I doubt anyone on that sort of salary goes to work thinking "I'm not going to try hard today because I have to pay some tax". Is that seriously how you think? Every job I do I do the best possible because I know it will make me and my company better off - it's as simple as that.

I agree, the government should do everything possible to crack down on benefit cheats and tax avoiders but that is a separate issue. I still don't get how paying a bit more tax stops people wanting to better themselves. You still earn more the better you do wether the tax rate is 20, 30 or 40 percent. If you are that motivated by money you will want work more regardless of what percentage is taken out at the end of the month.

Never bothered no.

I agree. But I don't think paying a little bit more tax would have any effect on individual endeavour. If you are that greedy you will want to earn as much as possible regardless of what percentage is taken out. I was always taught it is good to share, I pity those who worry about how much tax they pay.

Exactly, which is why you need a government to help redistribute wealth and help those in need.