Sticky belly Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Hmmmm, let me think - tough one this.This cannot be a serious question can it? political b0llocks or success for Wednesday? Doesn't matter who you vote for - the Government always gets in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SettleForADraw Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Fantastic. Thanks for bringing the topic of politics to owlstalk, where, if we weren't already sure (it was already pretty obvious) of who the degenerates are on here, we almost certainly are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.. Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 50 minutes ago, Jaydubz said: WOW! And here we have a typical Corbyn supporter! Scary thoughts thinking what would happen if he got into power! Concerning! Ironically I don't support Corbyn, don't like him at all. I'm not allowed to vote anyway so absolves me of voting for a party with no chance of getting in (LibDem) or a party with a leader I dislike (Labour). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penrhyn bay owl Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 21 minutes ago, uɐıɹɐqɯıɹ⅁ said: Ironically I don't support Corbyn, don't like him at all. I'm not allowed to vote anyway so absolves me of voting for a party with no chance of getting in (LibDem) or a party with a leader I dislike (Labour). I didn't know the Queen was a Wednesday fan. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von shabba Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, uɐıɹɐqɯıɹ⅁ said: Ironically I don't support Corbyn, don't like him at all. I'm not allowed to vote anyway so absolves me of voting for a party with no chance of getting in (LibDem) or a party with a leader I dislike (Labour). Then why make such a silly remark in the first place. I guess the above gives the reason. And to think Corbyn wants to give the vote to 16 year olds...........now that IS scarey. Edited November 13, 2019 by Ray Von shabba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 18 hours ago, Hitcat said: There's some staggeringly dumb people on here. You must be one if you have only just noticed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chizumgeorge Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 21 hours ago, torres said: I'd take Ed the Duck being in charge if it meant us winning the league!! Yes, it is a stupid question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarn owl Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) No, No, No. This is just a sneeky way of allowing boring Political talk on here. Lets stick to the real issues in this country. How should Wednesday set up at the baggies. sod the politics, every other website has that, i just want Wednesday on here. MODs put elsewhere. Edited November 13, 2019 by tarn owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross owl Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 17 hours ago, sten said: Anyone around here that can ask 'what exactly has happened in the last 9 years that's bad?' is clearly walking around with their head stuck up their arse. There was a time when Sheffielders would bleed themselves dry rather than vote Tory or God forbid Farage. When people don't want to pay taxes you end up with no funds for essential services and we have a fifth of Corporations in this country paying no Corporation tax whatsoever, it's a joke. Is it a good thing that the NHS has sold off our Blood Transfusion, gathering, storage to the Americans who have since sold it to the Chinese? Is it a good thing that Branson is able to sue the NHS for £840k because he didn't get the contract he bid for? Is it a good thing that the Germans own 34% of what was British Rail and we own just 1%. Just like Brexit we have a large number of clueless losers who haven't a clue what they're voting for. We'll end up with a Johnson government, corrupt af and supported by the Nazi Farage. It's all downhill from here. And you can't prove that any other party would have done better or worse in that time frame so it's a meaningless argument . Like has been said the choices are a Britain hating communist , an idiot and someone who wishes to ignore a vote . It's the worst choice for decades . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.armo Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 And your reason for saying Corbyn hates Britain I am left wing just like him but I am British/English and have tattoos to prove it. I am also a Republican and would never sing the national anthem for anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tom Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 16 hours ago, nickswfc said: My opinion on politics is I can't be arsed. I'll vote but I don't particularly care either way. If I work hard I'll do well regardless who is in charge. If I don't I'll be a bum regardless who is in charge. Not a Big Society fan I take it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross owl Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, s.armo said: And your reason for saying Corbyn hates Britain I am left wing just like him but I am British/English and have tattoos to prove it. I am also a Republican and would never sing the national anthem for anyone. Because he sees every single organisation that hate us as having a point , he would on purpose drag us so far into the financial mire by buying back things that have been privatised, he would give power to unions who couldnt care less about britain as a whole just what they can get for nothing . I'd hardly say that would class him as having Britain's best interests at heart . it would take decades to get over . And just because you are left wing doesn't in the slightest mean you are anything like a random mp who happens to be left wing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumboldowl Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 16 hours ago, scilly owl said: It would be helpful if you could make a list of everyone that in your opinion doesn’t deserve to support Sheffield Wednesday....colour, race, gender, nationality, political persuasion, religious beliefs, sexuality, any other prejudices that you have... and I’ll see whether I fit in. Gates are lower enough as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.armo Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, cross owl said: Because he sees every single organisation that hate us as having a point , he would on purpose drag us so far into the financial mire by buying back things that have been privatised, he would give power to unions who couldnt care less about britain as a whole just what they can get for nothing . I'd hardly say that would class him as having Britain's best interests at heart . it would take decades to get over . And just because you are left wing doesn't in the slightest mean you are anything like a random mp who happens to be left wing . I would love to take the services back that was privatised by Thatcher starting with the Railways then water gas electric ect. Coming back from Blackburn our train should have been 18 04 but was cancelled so we got back into Sheffield 22 45 nearly 5 hours to travel 63 miles disgusting .Traveling by train IN Europe is so much better and cheaper.Why do you think Unions don't care less about Britain I find that a interesting theory. As a former Branch Secretary in the TGWU we did care about our members and building a better Britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.. Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 5 hours ago, Ray Von shabba said: Then why make such a silly remark in the first place. I was being deliberately hyperbolic for the sake of provoking opinions both for and against (which it did). Obviously the more supporters we have the better no matter where they're from. The Tory party lack empathy, a lack of empathy is one of the most prevalent traits in sociopaths, but I'm sure some of them are nice people too... I can't vote because (as I recently discovered when looking to register as an overseas voter) apparently if you have lived outside the UK for more than 15 years you're no longer eligible to vote, despite the fact I'm still a citizen, weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross owl Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 hour ago, s.armo said: I would love to take the services back that was privatised by Thatcher starting with the Railways then water gas electric ect. Coming back from Blackburn our train should have been 18 04 but was cancelled so we got back into Sheffield 22 45 nearly 5 hours to travel 63 miles disgusting .Traveling by train IN Europe is so much better and cheaper.Why do you think Unions don't care less about Britain I find that a interesting theory. As a former Branch Secretary in the TGWU we did care about our members and building a better Britain And the several billion pounds will come from where , tax everyone to the hilt , make britain an undesirable place for all business by squeezing them until they leave . And you really think there would be any train on time if it was bought back . They would spend most of the time stood still during yet another strike . Europeans have a different outlook to the british that's why , nothing to do with who owns it . Sorry but in my experience unions make more problems than they solve . The care about their power , their own jobs followed by the jobs of the union members and britain doesn't even figure at any level . Do exactly as we demand or we are on strike and if britain crumbles I couldn't care less as our members have what we wanted . Just my opinion which I imagine is the polar opposite of yours . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbelly Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Blimey.... WAWAW ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sten Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 12/11/2019 at 20:16, HillsboroughOwlNI said: Let’s not forget, in the UK the richest 1% pay 28% of UK tax revenue. If you increase that burden they’ll just leave. Socialism is wonderful, until you run out of other people’s money. I don't think an extra 5% would hurt those highest earners, do you? We're talking £80k plus here. It really is a small percentage of the population. Where would they go? We are a country whose tax rates are among the lowest in the world already! Do your own fact checking; I'm afraid the 'they'll leave the country' argument is fairly tragic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sten Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 12/11/2019 at 20:13, TrickyTrev said: Another fully paid up member of the Cult of Corbyn I see, either answer the OP’s question or jog along to the politics section my gullible friend. Bit too old to be a cult member. The OPs question? Yes it was a stupid question. You'll no doubt vote Tory/Brexit and I'm the gullible one. You're no friend of mine but I do like comedians. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonOwl313 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, sten said: I don't think an extra 5% would hurt those highest earners, do you? We're talking £80k plus here. It really is a small percentage of the population. Where would they go? We are a country whose tax rates are among the lowest in the world already! Do your own fact checking; I'm afraid the 'they'll leave the country' argument is fairly tragic. Well there’s a few problems with this.. one is it diminishes aspiration as there’s no point pushing yourself to earn more if they just tax it all so productivity takes a hit And the other one is that if, as you say, it’s a small percentage of the population, then it isn’t going to raise anywhere near enough revenue to make a difference They need to focus on wealth taxes but in a way that doesn’t crash the economy. So probably levies on ultra high net worth and inheritance taxes are the way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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