whelk

The vast majority of parents cannot afford private education for their children - assume you don’t dispute that? Why should a subsidy, which is what it is a VAT exemption is, be in place for those that are in a privileged position to chose? State education needs to improve and that is more likely the more rich kids, and influential parents are involved in it. Schools were actually in a relatively decent state under Blair, largely due to increase in funding. There will be individual stories that can make any tax seem unfair but taxes need to be collected somehow. Haven’t seen the stats on all the kids that were doing everyone a favour by opting out of using state resources, that now due to 20% price hike are flooding the state schools? That was the Tory scare story wasn’t it? And so many schools will close as no pupils left? Come on, do I really need to answer that?

Yes considering how hateful the rhetoric is on both sides and how deeply violent US culture is, with easy access to weaponry, I am too. Only needs one person to be unhinged, and I imagine millions slip through the mental health system too, Unfortunately this will be used to stoke the culture war rather than be any sort of epiphany

Imagine having to use the state system like so many others. Laughable how people want to defend this. Eton is not a charity.

lol - want to quote some figures?

Bellingham is a cunt. Scoring a goal for a team and then declaring ‘who else?’ sets you apart as a special sort of wanker. Best mate with TAA who can also do one. Form a team not full of prima donnas

Let’s hope football is the winner

Pol Potesque

Yeah, usual fucking morons who seem to think it’s some sort of gotcha. Can’t seem to comprehend we want lots of people to pay more tax you so the treasury gets extra billions that can actually make a difference to services/society, not we want to send in our own personal cheques for ideological reasons, so why, don’t we?Honestly, only on Saintsweb do I come across such stupid people that need to have the most simplest (you’d think) of rationales explained. And they get so sensitive when they are referred to what they are, thick cunts.

Tuchel - inspired appointment

You don’t seem to grasp it. It isn’t a want. VAT on private schools is more ideological and there is no reason for them to be exempt. And weird that every wealthy person you speak to talks about private education and their view on VAT. Many still will use state education. Anyway that’s me for the day - not in the Uk and shouldn’t be distracted with largely tedious debate

I am not by any means saying I am some anthropological good guy. Everyone’s situation can deserve sympathy on an individual basis. Private schools should not be exempt from VAT and I was largely privately educated and my dad made sacrifices to send me. Everything should get to an equilibrium and I am fully aware the wealthy have the lobbying power and control the narrative for the deferential. So much of it is bs and that isn’t from the ‘politics of envy’

Quite good for you

Do you know who Winston Churchill is?

I have friends who are incredibly wealthy. One is almost certainly worth over £100 million and someone I see probably every other week so a very good mate. I also have a fair few friends who probably view me as the wealthy one. So no dislike of people with wealth. however I loathe the greed of some wealthy, not generally the people i associate with, who should have more humility and reflect with a ‘There by the grace of God go I’ approach rather than the selfish ‘it’s all mine’ outlook.

You seem stuck in the eighties. Do you still think Derek Hatton is an influence in politics?

And mummy and daddy make £50m a year off their investments. Now they also want to buy any property going as other investments. Can’t pay the same rate of tax a ward nurse does on her income though. Wealth creators!

4 mins in and so far all adverts and Patreon shout outs. Have you all bought big houses with the profits?

And guess what….. I don’t need a ‘eureka moment’ against a right wing cliche such as yourself. Loony left blah blah, wealth creators leaving the country….

Yes, but for example raising the minimum wage - ideologically I would guess you say that is a bad thing. I would disagree and is helpful for tackling (in a very small part) wealth inequality

You were making a point against the Uk govt based on one metric. Economies are not that simple, and think I responded to that effect

Their, thick boy

It’s not anyone’s fault per se , the way economies and empires rise and fall. China will take over from the West and it won’t be Starmer’s fault

Where’s Ralphie boy to laud it about France’s booming economy and low inflation?

Shouldn’t you be worried about Thai politics and whatever the current issues are over there? Deserters should fuck off and stay out of shit that doesn’t involve them……and in your case they don’t understand

Only way this cunt can function is grouping everybody. So like SOG although SOG probably has 5 times his intelligence