2024 UK politics - now with Labour in charge
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None of that has anything to do with the article I posted. If deportations of FNO and unsuccessful asylum applicants are going up, I'd have thought you'd be pleased, even if it's the other side that's doing it. It's people that shouldn't be here being removed after due process. What's to not like? Or is it just that you can't bear to acknowledge anything with a red sticker?
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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As a counterpoint, the supposed end to jobs/perks for donors seems to have lasted a couple of months, which is depressing.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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I'm making the point anyway - do you not think its valid? Or are you trying to avoid it?
Since you're showing your Labour supporting tendencies, I suppose I should keep you happy by saying that the removals are welcome, but that's not enough. As I already said above.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
You've made the point numerous times and you know my views. I see immigration at around the levels we have as a necessity rather than a problem. This puts me somewhat at odds with Labour, who have suggested they want to reduce overall immigration. The removing of people whom it has been decided shouldn't be here is a good thing because it's been decided they shouldn't be here. I don't think it's intended to have an impact on overall immigration. I'm happy to support the bits I agree with from any party and vice versa. I've already noted the deal that Sunak arranged with Albania. On the other hand, appointing donors to the Civil Service is a stupid move when either Labour or the Conservatives do it. Ditto scrapping the appointment of the National Security Advisor.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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Bro wants lower taxes and then squeals when the govts loosens the rules on labour migration to help lower taxes.
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Who are you blaming for what you see as excessive visa allocations Stevo?
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"don't pay the doctors more" - can only afford doctors from poor countries as a result "but don't have immigrants!"
Which is it.
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We need to train more. The BMA has actually voted to limit training places so it doesn't affect career opportunities.
That is going to be part of making sure we have enough doctors and other nhs staff along with pay and staff from abroad. In the immediate future we've got no choice but to rely on pay and staff from outside the uk.
[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
Remnants of Guild culture in gatekeeping shocker.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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I suppose one solution would be to let less clever people become doctors if they are British.
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Meh plenty of people get rejected who are clever enough who (despite what some might say about exams) have a bad day. Or don't have the right background to get an impressive enough stack of extra curricular activities. Or develop at different times.
There is probably a good argument that you can't significantly increase the training capacity.
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I am unconvinced that academic brilliance is the best indicator of a good medic.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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I had only just realised pensioners don’t pay national insurance.
fucking hell there’s £15bn right there.
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Really? It's been mentioned numerous times.
Where do you get your £15 bn from? Finger in the wind?
Your hatred of those older than yourself knows no bounds ......
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It’s not hatred. If you’re working and earning over 65 why are you exempt from paying NI?
It’ll be between £10-15bn. NI is what, 175bn, so roughly 8% of that.
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It's an interesting question how you select those you're going to train to be responsible for your health, given the long journey to become a medic, and the qualities needed to be a good one. I'll admit I've kind of assumed that the various stages of selection and training would weed out the rubbish ones and promote the good ones, overall.
Equally, sure, academic brilliance at age 18 (or aptitude for passing exams with a good mark, at least) might not be the best measure for initial selection, but I'm not sure how else you sift for intelligence/ability to learn at that age. I certainly wouldn't want to have a doctor who I didn't think was reasonably bright, and preferably more on the ball than me.
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Probably true for a lot of jobs but in the absence of any other reasonable means of assessing future doctors it's probably not a bad starting point.
I am in a role that could be broadly described as engineering management, I was assessed for academic competence (the courses weren't popular enough to require excellence) before starting university course that led me here but if you asked me now how important A level physics is to my current role, I would have to say not very.
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Explain how that helps to lower taxes.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Apparently there's nearly twice as much savings to be had from chopping gold plated public sector pensions. Thoughts on that?
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Before the GE, the Tories. After the GE, Labour. Did you really need to ask?
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
It is a job that puts a premium on deductive reasoning based on good fact recall under pressure. I think academic performance is a pretty good starting point. I certainly want my medics to be smarter and more mentally agile than I am, when I am in a bad spot.
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I don't see why you can't ask for good exam results AND some demonstration of other skills.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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You would prefer they stopped working and claimed the state pension?
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Why would you stop working because you had to pay NI?
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Part of the anti-growth coalition0 -
Probably thinks they should drop dead at that point. But he doesn't hate them, it's more resentment.
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100%. It's not brain surgery is it...
I agree though
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In fairness, it seems you can work and claim the state pension. If you delay it, you get extra pension.
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66 year old man working, pays NI. 67 year old working, does not.
Employer still pays NI for both.
It doesn't make sense, but I'd be surprised if there was £10bn there per year. Should be an easy few billion though.
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I've mostly been persuaded. I previously thought it was in lieu of pension.
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