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Originally Posted by VP959
How come that all the materials I used to build our house were zero rated for VAT, then?
CG
I agree 100% with your original point btw.
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Originally Posted by back to Boeing
If it is such an important issue of principle England could have followed Scotland’s lead before the end of the transition period and made all women’s sanitary products completely free. Or it could have just been an expedient political statement to show the sunny uplands. I guess we’ll never know.
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knc, you can assume what you like, I do not read any "newspapers") and as for the biased broadcasting company, 
Sorry that you couldn't understand what I wrote, the adjective referred to you, not necessarily the rag,
Yet, strangely, given your ability to post a myriad of links to grauniad articles, the attached one seems to have escaped you.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...it-economic-uk
Sorry that you couldn't understand what I wrote, the adjective referred to you, not necessarily the rag,
Yet, strangely, given your ability to post a myriad of links to grauniad articles, the attached one seems to have escaped you.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...it-economic-uk
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How on earth anyone can reach the conclusion that lengths of timber, cable, pipe etc used to build a house were "essential items" and hence free from any VAT at all, and yet women's sanitary products were not, is beyond me.
Very simple - allow political decision-makers to define the ruling and then, further amend the ruling by a witless group in Westminster, such that the same items, when used in a NEW build, don't carry the VAT required when used to rebuild a structure damaged beyond repair.
Very simple - allow political decision-makers to define the ruling and then, further amend the ruling by a witless group in Westminster, such that the same items, when used in a NEW build, don't carry the VAT required when used to rebuild a structure damaged beyond repair.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e...ng-post-brexit
On Thursday - just hours before the UK's full departure from the EU - UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) confirmed EU and English vessels would not be able to take part in pulse fishing within UK waters.
The Government department wrote: "With effect from 23:00 tonight, pulse trawling by EU and English vessels in UK waters will no longer be licensed."
Former MEP Martin Daubney hailed the quick move from Downing Street to ban pulse fishing and called on the Government to now "kick super trawlers out of our waters". Zac Goldsmith, Minister for Pacific and the Environment, also praised the announcement from DEFRA on Twitter with three hand-clapping emojis.
The controversial practice of pulse fishing involves sending electric signals to scare fish away from the seabed before scooping them up into nets.
In 2006, a system of derogations enabled the practice of pulse trawling to continue after catches involving the process were banned eight years earlier in 1998.
On Thursday - just hours before the UK's full departure from the EU - UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) confirmed EU and English vessels would not be able to take part in pulse fishing within UK waters.
The Government department wrote: "With effect from 23:00 tonight, pulse trawling by EU and English vessels in UK waters will no longer be licensed."
Former MEP Martin Daubney hailed the quick move from Downing Street to ban pulse fishing and called on the Government to now "kick super trawlers out of our waters". Zac Goldsmith, Minister for Pacific and the Environment, also praised the announcement from DEFRA on Twitter with three hand-clapping emojis.
The controversial practice of pulse fishing involves sending electric signals to scare fish away from the seabed before scooping them up into nets.
In 2006, a system of derogations enabled the practice of pulse trawling to continue after catches involving the process were banned eight years earlier in 1998.
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Originally Posted by KelvinD
NLG: Your post is pretty much offensive; probably not only to ORAC but others too.
First, you ask if ORAC has worked for a company that has contributed to the Exchequer. ORAC, as far as I can see is not a company so your question was either not aimed at ORAC or was clumsily put together. Not so long ago, I was working in Saudi Arabia and lived on a camp populated mainly by BAE personnel. The BAE personnel were not paying UK taxes but the company was. Is this an example of what you were referring to? In my case, I was working for a Saudi company so neither I nor the company were paying into the Exchequer of the UK. However, I had paid tax & N.I. right up to retirement at 65, regardless of where I was working. The one exception to this was during my 4 years in Germany and the question of UK tax/N.I. didn't come into it due to the reciprocal agreements between the UK & Germany, via the EU.
So you think military service is some sort of abuse of the system? "Military people have screwed the UK"? I take it you haven't served in the armed forces? Let me enlighten you; the general feeling among a lot of the Forces is that the UK has screwed them, not the other way round.
And ORAC didn't destroy your work qualifications, nor those of anybody else. If you have real professional qualifications, nothing will change that. If it is mutual recognition of qualifications between the UK and EU that bothers you, perhaps you should look at yourself. There are avenues you can take to have your qualifications recognised. Note: They may need to be recognised by individual nations within the EU, not the EU itself. If your qualifications include the ability to use Google or Duckduckgo, then you can research this quite quickly. Although it could be argued that you have had 4 years to do this, it is never too late.
I am not writing this on behalf of ORAC, ORAC is quite capable of taking care of herself. I am also not writing this because I agree with ORAC's politics; we are on opposite sides of the political divide and, unless ORAC experiences a Damascene Moment, will always be. But there was no need for your vitriolic post and I think you should apologise to ORAC.
First, you ask if ORAC has worked for a company that has contributed to the Exchequer. ORAC, as far as I can see is not a company so your question was either not aimed at ORAC or was clumsily put together. Not so long ago, I was working in Saudi Arabia and lived on a camp populated mainly by BAE personnel. The BAE personnel were not paying UK taxes but the company was. Is this an example of what you were referring to? In my case, I was working for a Saudi company so neither I nor the company were paying into the Exchequer of the UK. However, I had paid tax & N.I. right up to retirement at 65, regardless of where I was working. The one exception to this was during my 4 years in Germany and the question of UK tax/N.I. didn't come into it due to the reciprocal agreements between the UK & Germany, via the EU.
So you think military service is some sort of abuse of the system? "Military people have screwed the UK"? I take it you haven't served in the armed forces? Let me enlighten you; the general feeling among a lot of the Forces is that the UK has screwed them, not the other way round.
And ORAC didn't destroy your work qualifications, nor those of anybody else. If you have real professional qualifications, nothing will change that. If it is mutual recognition of qualifications between the UK and EU that bothers you, perhaps you should look at yourself. There are avenues you can take to have your qualifications recognised. Note: They may need to be recognised by individual nations within the EU, not the EU itself. If your qualifications include the ability to use Google or Duckduckgo, then you can research this quite quickly. Although it could be argued that you have had 4 years to do this, it is never too late.
I am not writing this on behalf of ORAC, ORAC is quite capable of taking care of herself. I am also not writing this because I agree with ORAC's politics; we are on opposite sides of the political divide and, unless ORAC experiences a Damascene Moment, will always be. But there was no need for your vitriolic post and I think you should apologise to ORAC.
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Originally Posted by denachtenmai
knc, you can assume what you like, I do not read any "newspapers") and as for the biased broadcasting company,
Sorry that you couldn't understand what I wrote, the adjective referred to you, not necessarily the rag,
Yet, strangely, given your ability to post a myriad of links to grauniad articles, the attached one seems to have escaped you.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...it-economic-uk
Sorry that you couldn't understand what I wrote, the adjective referred to you, not necessarily the rag,
Yet, strangely, given your ability to post a myriad of links to grauniad articles, the attached one seems to have escaped you.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...it-economic-uk
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...k-kent-village
Can anyone explain why these Brexit-backing areas can't just accept that they won and get over it?
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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LNG,
Referencing aircraft engineering and licensing, they both seem covered by the deal (Title II - Aviation Safety and Annex SERVIN-4 which explicitly cover cross-recognition of qualifications and licences together with service suppliers and independent contractors involved in "Maintenance and repair of aircraft and parts thereof"). Additionally there is a dedicated Specialised Committee on Aviation Safety, which addresses matters covered by the above. So it would seem a matter of them getting their act together - assuming the good will exists on both sides of the table to progress things in an expeditious manner.
Referencing aircraft engineering and licensing, they both seem covered by the deal (Title II - Aviation Safety and Annex SERVIN-4 which explicitly cover cross-recognition of qualifications and licences together with service suppliers and independent contractors involved in "Maintenance and repair of aircraft and parts thereof"). Additionally there is a dedicated Specialised Committee on Aviation Safety, which addresses matters covered by the above. So it would seem a matter of them getting their act together - assuming the good will exists on both sides of the table to progress things in an expeditious manner.
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: UK
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Originally Posted by Big_D
I actually just read another article on The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...k-kent-village
Can anyone explain why these Brexit-backing areas can't just accept that they won and get over it?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...k-kent-village
Can anyone explain why these Brexit-backing areas can't just accept that they won and get over it?
To quote Sqt. Major Williams "Oh dear, how sad, never mind"!
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Location: Northumberland
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Originally Posted by ATNotts
Unbelievable! They voted for these truck parks, now they're getting them they're up in arms.
To quote Sqt. Major Williams "Oh dear, how sad, never mind"!
To quote Sqt. Major Williams "Oh dear, how sad, never mind"!
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Originally Posted by denachtenmai
knc, you can assume what you like, I do not read any "newspapers") and as for the biased broadcasting company,
Sorry that you couldn't understand what I wrote, the adjective referred to you, not necessarily the rag,
Yet, strangely, given your ability to post a myriad of links to grauniad articles, the attached one seems to have escaped you.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...it-economic-uk
Sorry that you couldn't understand what I wrote, the adjective referred to you, not necessarily the rag,
Yet, strangely, given your ability to post a myriad of links to grauniad articles, the attached one seems to have escaped you.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...it-economic-uk
Quite which sources you use for news can only be speculated on, but, as I've mentioned before, only a short while now before Murdoch / UK Faux News hits the airwaves ...and thereafter, the "benefits " of Brexit will be broadcast daily, if not hourly......with a large effigy of Boris with
as a permanent backdrop .Nearly forgot, read the link when it first appeared and, being simple, it did occur to me this made for an interesting read.
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Originally Posted by SWBKCB
What a nasty comment. So the people of Kent should expect the county to be tarmaced?
What's more, there are many more similar "Farage Garages" to come! All brought to you by the Conservative Party.
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Originally Posted by SWBKCB
What a nasty comment. So the people of Kent should expect the county to be tarmaced?
Where do you suppose these facilities should be placed?
I'm sorry, I wouldn't retract a syllable of my previous posting.
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Originally Posted by Denti
I just hope those Frontex border guards do not use their usual modus operandus of beating and shooting anyone trying to pass the border, or capsizing their boats and ships. That would be a tad over the top.
Nothing changes
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It's all going to look a lot like 17,410,742 large poultry type birds suddenly realizing that a vote for Bernard Matthews might not have been in their best interests. It's a shame they are no longer in the EU, as now they wont be able to luxuriate in a foreign word like schadenfreude. Like I said before, if you haven't already invested in Civil Service and Red Tape futures, you haven't been paying attention.
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Originally Posted by WB627
similarly like the Spanish Inquisition and completely opposite to the skit, Everyone knew the Spanish Inquisition was coming. It was quite openly publicized. Everyone knew the lorry parks were coming. It was quite openly publicized.
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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
Obviously well hidden. Do tell us where it is.
Thanks to a succession of diligent English teachers, I now experience physical pain when confronted with this dreadful construction, hence my mentioning it for such (little) benefit as it might have for others. See if you can recognise my deliberate mistake.
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Originally Posted by Gipsy Queen
Where what is? Do you refer to the official text or my criticism of the manner in which it is written? The subject of your question certainly is well obscured. Should you be enquiring about the latter, it was not hidden at all. To help you recognise it, allow me to explain that a split infinitive is a grammatical device only partly recognised in Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage - you do have a copy. don't you? - in which an infinitive is allied with another word, usually an adverb.
Thanks to a succession of diligent English teachers, I now experience physical pain when confronted with this dreadful construction, hence my mentioning it for such (little) benefit as it might have for others. See if you can recognise my deliberate mistake.
Thanks to a succession of diligent English teachers, I now experience physical pain when confronted with this dreadful construction, hence my mentioning it for such (little) benefit as it might have for others. See if you can recognise my deliberate mistake.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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Surely, if built and paid for by the present government, the lorry parks will not be required and will sit deserted as traffic flows freely - thus allowing KnC and others to yet again scorn their cost as unnecessary and to line the pockets of their friends?
