Genie Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 minute ago, foreveryoung said: There ya go! It’s a fact though isn’t it, we’d have billions more to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 30 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: I don't think thank you is the right word here mate but that is the most powerful image I have seen in this thread or in relation to this whole 12 days since the queen died. For all the grandeur, pomp and ceremony that some people have seemed to revel in and laud this image depicts reality. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Genie said: It’s a fact though isn’t it, we’d have billions more to spend. Maybe moreso if the billion pound companies i.e Amazon, Starbucks pay there correct taxes in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 19, 2022 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Maybe moreso if the billion pound companies i.e Amazon, Starbucks pay there correct taxes in the UK. They do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 9 minutes ago, bickster said: They do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ender4 Posted September 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Yes they pay the correct amount of tax as per the current tax laws of the UK. If you want them to pay more tax, then you need a different government to change the tax laws so they owe more tax. One for the Tory thread I guess. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 So anyway, I had mates around today for a house party today. No reason for it except we were free. It was great fun but I haven’t switched on the TV today, except for YouTube because we were discussing some music. Did I miss anything? I assume they buried or cremated the queen ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, ender4 said: So anyway, I had mates around today for a house party today. No reason for it except we were free. It was great fun but I haven’t switched on the TV today, except for YouTube because we were discussing some music. Best of Queen? Edited September 19, 2022 by Xela 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, NurembergVillan said: what a load of tosh... Edited September 19, 2022 by imavillan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: Not watched a minute of it. Literally, not even a second. Those who watched it and like this sort of stuff, hope you enjoyed it. I have managed to go the whole hog and not watched a minute of it since she died, helped by being out of the country for the first 5 days. I have dipped in and out of this thread, which I think has in the main been balanced with a few at the far end of either of extreme but most not really giving too much of a shit, and I have come across a few things on social media. I haven't forced my couldn't care less attitude onto others and thankfully those who do care either haven't forced their views onto me or if they have I have just tolerated them for the brief moments it happened. Hopefully the country can now quickly re focus on things that really do matter to people life's as way too much time and resources have been wasted on this given the state the country is in and the reality many are already living and the future many people now face. Edited September 19, 2022 by markavfc40 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted September 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, imavillan said: what a load of tosh... I don't understand, which part of it is tosh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Now its all over, I hope the media circus dies down and Charles and others have chance to mourn/grieve for a while. Charles has covered more ground than Phileas Fogg in the last week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: I don't understand, which part of it is tosh? The relationship to the post and the funeral of undoubtedly a fine, fine woman, who represented this country to the best and in a most dignified way. I could put pictures up of any old shit that's happening in this country or indeed the world. What does that prove? Every country in the world has the have's and have nots. It's a cheap shot. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Panto_Villan Posted September 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2022 I can definitely see where @villabromsgrove is coming from, tbh. I don't see anything wrong with being a republican or not wanting anything to do with the funeral (and I think the coverage is a bit excessive too), but a lot of people do want to be part of this and it's pretty disappointing to see all the people on here who actively seem to be trying to diminish the emotions that other people might be feeling today. My wife got quite emotional today because she lost her mother early last year and she felt a lot of sympathy when the Queen lost Phillip and was grieving in a public way for him. And now she's watching the royal family at the funeral service having lost their mother / grandmother and she finds it quite moving. She'd have been there today if she could. Similarly, my grandfather is almost ninety and he found today moving because she's been on the throne his entire adult life and there's precious few constants left for him. I think he'd have gone to see the coffin if he could too. I don't really think there's anything unreasonable about that. I'm not really sure all the disdain on here is warranted; I'm sure there's plenty of people across the country (and indeed probably some on VT) who have perfectly good reasons to want to mourn today. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: I have managed to go the whole hog and not watched a minute of it since she died, helped by being out of the country for the first 5 days. I have dipped in and out of this thread, which I think has in the main been balanced with a few at the far end of either of extreme but most not really giving too much of a shit, and I have come across a few things on social media. I haven't forced my couldn't care less attitude onto others and thankfully those who do care either haven't forced their views onto me or if they have I have just tolerated them for the brief moments it happened. Hopefully the country can now quickly re focus on things that really do matter to people life's as way too much time and resources have been wasted on this given the state the country is in and the reality many are already living and the future many people now face. Given your last two posts are about how the funeral has been a massive waste of money and resources and about how people should be thinking about the reality of homelessness rather than the fake pageantry of mourning the Queen, I'd hate to see what it looks like when you do try to force your opinions about the topic on people! Edited September 19, 2022 by Panto_Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Segundo Posted September 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, imavillan said: undoubtedly a fine, fine woman How do you know this for certain? Did you know her? As for what the photo proves, how about that too many people in this country have their priorities well and truly the wrong way up. Edited September 19, 2022 by El Segundo 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 hour ago, villabromsgrove said: Ledbury's idyllic high street You''ve given the game away now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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markavfc40 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Panto_Villan said: Given your last two posts are about how the funeral has been a massive waste of money and resources and about how people should be thinking about homelessness rather than mourning the Queen, I'd hate to see what it looks like when you do try to force your opinions about the funeral on people. I am not forcing them on people though am I. I am just presenting my opinions on here which is a forum for discussion. I haven't mentioned it at work, I haven't mentioned it to friends or family when I have been out, I haven't spoke to my neighbours about it when I have bumped into them. At work I have had a couple of people give opinions I am opposed to but I have tolerated. This whole site wouldn't last long would it if we didn't enter into discussions/give opinions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 minute ago, El Segundo said: How do you know this for certain? Did you know her? here we go... did she pop round for some sugar when she'd run out, well no she didn't. did i meet her in the pub every Saturday for a game of pool, well, there's another no. i've seen enough and read enough to see what i know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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