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  1. beorhthelm

    [Politics] The 2024 US Election - *MATCH DAY*

    though US do not have access to betting that we assume in land of the actual free. in this case the betting markets are wide open to outside influence, not indicative of public.
  2. beorhthelm

    [Politics] The 2024 US Election - *MATCH DAY*

    oops, misread.
  3. beorhthelm

    [Politics] The Labour Government

    can they do this easily? i'd suggest its not easy, or raised other issues, otherwise it would be the common practice (and maybe it is, just no one is saying so). the IHT exceptions for farms (and businesses, overlooked in this) have been put in place long ago for reasons. seems those reasons...
  4. beorhthelm

    [Politics] The 2024 US Election - *MATCH DAY*

    was expecting something more concreate, that's rather vague speculation. US could continue subbing the arms industry as is very popular, sending arms to Ukraine. Putin could be stuck in stalemate for years, China could continue decades of sabre rattling at Taiwan knowing it's not good for trade...
  5. beorhthelm

    [Politics] The 2024 US Election - *MATCH DAY*

    what exactly is it you fear Putin will do with Trump in office that he hasn't done so far; why does Trump enable him?
  6. beorhthelm

    [Politics] The Labour Government

    30 odd years of being told it's the thing to do, expected by schools, college, parents that a degree was the best way for a career in anything. service/knowledge economy see, many jobs ask for degree it became self fulfilling to"need" one.
  7. beorhthelm

    [Sussex] Who’s Going to Lewes Bonfire Celebrations Tomorrow?

    of course they do. though it had got silly with 60-80k crowds, pissed up outsiders not knowing where to go, no room to see anything or move around. not been for years but sounds like it's a sensible level to be more enjoyable.
  8. beorhthelm

    [News] British monarchy “making millions from taxpayers”

    would you as a contracts manager take on or be encouraged to take on a contract because its from the Duchy, rather than another supplier? there are questions over transparency for the Duchies, however seems there's a bigger issue of transparency from the buyers if there are suggestions they buy...
  9. beorhthelm

    [News] British monarchy “making millions from taxpayers”

    of course the royals are ridiculously wealthy, with many estates like Balmoral, Sandingham, many art and other assets kicking about. i'm expecting the programme to pass over that and focus on the estates that are parts of the state, some of which are merely managed by the royals as they pass...
  10. beorhthelm

    [Albion] Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

    though he sounded like reading from a script.
  11. beorhthelm

    [News] British monarchy “making millions from taxpayers”

    this is going to be various misunderstanding of how the Crown Estates, Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall operate.
  12. beorhthelm

    [Politics] The Labour Government

    it's a good way to ensure some form of reliable taxation from business. we do already have income taxes, while company profits are variable and may not occur. without it, many business would pay next to no taxes. it is literally a tax on jobs and not a great idea from that point. the...
  13. beorhthelm

    [Politics] The 2024 US Election - *MATCH DAY*

    my read is the tight margin leads to a Trump win. his base is more motivated, along with the anyone but a Democrat camp, while the Harris campaign stalled doesnt seem to have energised people to vote for her. she needs a clear margin to capture the swing states and dont see that in the polls...
  14. beorhthelm

    [Politics] The Labour Government

    it is PTSD from the mortage rate rises, which people keep linking that budget and gilt market reaction, rather BoE reaction to inflation.
  15. beorhthelm

    [Politics] The Labour Government

    as last two days drops are less than Dax, Nasdaq or S&P, nowt to do with budget. UK gilts are up against other bonds, so the market isnt so happy about the borrowing on the horizon.
  16. beorhthelm

    [Palace] Happy Halloween

    only good thing about pumpkins is a good place to drop airbombs and rookies.
  17. beorhthelm

    [Other Sport] *** 2024 Autumn Budget Official Thread ***

    it's not great for farmers. back of the envelop calc from an av land value of £11500per acre means any farm over about 80-90 acres will be paying. that'll be 40-50% of farms. clever people with money will find ways around the limit, so it'll be the actual farmers that pay, not the Clarksons...
  18. beorhthelm

    [Travel] Train disruption Tonight (Cup versus Liverpool)

    doesnt really move the problem to the rail company, it moves the problem to the fans who'll have to endure massive long queues to buy their ticket, then check their ticket, then checked again on the return. the fall back position if crowds are too much for safety is to cancel stops at Falmer...
  19. beorhthelm

    [Travel] Train disruption Tonight (Cup versus Liverpool)

    there's the problem, there are no extra trains for midweek games. there's no spare trains so we get the regular service. saturday there are spare trains and they put on extra and longer services. unless the club pay several tens of millions for extra trains for 20 odd games a year this wont...
  20. beorhthelm

    [Finance] The cryptocurrency (Bitcoin etc) thread

    solana is the darling of this cycle and only going up, unless it completely fails. at which point it's the catalyst for end of the bull run and collapse of everything. which is probably quite likely, it has technical limitations, doesn't really deal with the whole decentralisation issue, but...

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