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Can anyone actually forecast what would likely happen if the law was changed to 'force' the likes of Starbucks to pay the full amount of corporation tax on their UK based profits? Here's my guess: the share price would drop as investors look for better value for money elsewhere (nationally or internationally); my private pension fund shrinks because of the dip in share price; Starbucks hold back on opening some new outlets because they have less capital to invest; Starbucks employment rate recedes because of the above. I know next to nothing about how corporate finances work so maybe my 'what would happen?' guess is wide of the mark but it seems to have some merit on the surface. Any better guesses? Edit: I acknowledge the reining in of the likes of Starbucks, and any negative effects of that on the economy, could be offset by more independent coffee shops setting up business. So that just leaves my pension fund being buggered even more than it is already. Great... If only I worked in the public sector with a gold played pension that was immune to market forces...

Nah - the nation having a good old fashioned whinge about it on social media for 48 hours before moving onto the next bandwagon is the best approach...

[video=youtube_share;T8YCSJpF4g4]http://youtu.be/T8YCSJpF4g4

Aren't they all related....?

oh-oh.....Appy's not gonna be 'Appy.... Kris Temple ‏@kristemple Possible bad news for #Pompey fans from @neilmeldrumecho: Eddie Howe: "We would certainly think about recalling Wes Thomas"

No one forces people to go to Starbucks for a coffee. The great British public are as much to blame for feeding the nasty fat cat companies in the first place....vicious circle I admit...

I'm not against companies operating within the law. Neither am I against changing the law to stop companies operating in the way they do, as long as those changes don't disadvantage the UK in the international market place of course.

We should stop companies like this trading in this country. It's not as if they contribute to the economy in other ways, like offering employment to tens of thousands of people or anything... P.s. I never use Starbucks either...not paying that much for a cup of coffee :-)

Looks like Birch has booked the venue for the liquidation party then... http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Victory-Bar-Closure-On-December-15-3804.aspx

Go on, you know you want to... @officialpompey: Take the Fratton Park stadium tour this Sunday: http://t.co/9KqV89IW #pompey "All guests will receive a tour certificate and opportunity to have their photo taken with a full-size replica of the FA Cup." All proceeds to the creditors who are owed c.£150m due to Pompey cheating their way to the cup final (and beyond) no doubt?

Lee playing football full-stop would be a good idea

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Graeme Bailey ‏@SkyGraemeBailey PSV Eindhoven star Jeremain Lens admits that he is looking to secure a move to a major league next summer.http://www1.skysports.com/football/teams/psveindhoven …

Unless inciting something illegal, sure all views are "legitimate"? I don't agree with Johnson but it's a valid opinion.

Amen

That's a bit like crediting Icarus with building the first aeroplane....

http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/portsmouth/fb_news.php?storyid=18396&title=hall_right_now:_portpin_will_take_over_pompey_-_andronikou Erm...fees they are entitled to in law you mean Mr Andronikou? Good luck with that one...(would explain why Birch has gone to ground if there's a legal dispute brewing re: PKF fees...)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19962844 John Mcyintyre, London emails: Absolute double standards! Babar Ahmed was held with no evidence for the last seven years and was extradited. What is this Home Secretary playing at? She is giving the wrong messages, namely if you are a muslim you will be extradited (even if there is no evidence against you,) but if you are a white caucasion you are safe from extradition!.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218414/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-tips-London-Mayor-Boris-Johnson-return-Commons-Prime-Minister.html?ITO=socialnet-twitter-mailonline

Just watching it on BBC Parliament. Every MP bar Alan Johnson in agreement. Johnson accused May of making a decision that was in the best interests for her party not for the country....

BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking Computer hacker #GaryMcKinnon will not be extradited to US, due to risk he would end his own life - UK home secretary http://bbc.in/T7U72K

When interviewed yesterday, our Prime Minister said "This is as important for the UK as a whole as it is for Scotland" (I've paraphrased his actual words). I agree with you Mr Cameron...the future of the United Kingdom matters as much to me as it does to someone from Scotland. I'm not saying that Scots should be denied a referendum on what they believe should happen to Scotland, I'm simply saying that there should be a parallel or pre-emptive referendum asking the rest of the UK what they would like to see happen to their country. I actually think Cameron has missed a trick here.....as well as granting the Scots a referendum on separation in 2014 he should have set in motion a referendum for the UK as a whole for 2013 asking everyone (Scots included) whether they want to keep the Union or break it up.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/appy-in-move-to-keep-thomas-1-4369394