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ND23 · 18th January 2021, 10:23

I am not advocating 50/50 PC reporting. I am saying that to totally ignore 50% of the population is bias in the extreme, not the same thing at all. I'm not a fan of PC driven bias but in order to ensure quality reporting surely a bare minimum is to be able to recognise the diversity of the population you are trying to reach otherwise we might as well keep the blinkers on.

Rogue · 18th January 2021, 10:39

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Originally Posted by ND23

He lives in that well known tax haven Monaco and to be honest given the money he earns to say he is in the top 5000 tax payers in the UK speaks volumes for his tax avoidance. Still doesn't alter the fact that he drives for a German racing team and lives the high life in Monaco, what's the UK got to be proud of?

What you mean is that you don't like him.

ND23 · 18th January 2021, 10:57

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What you mean is that you don't like him.

Bit lame isn't it? What the hell as that got to do with anything? He is undoubtedly a great racing driver who wouldn't be where he is without such an equally great team of people supporting him and a great deal of money backing up the team. My point is what has he got to do with being British? He has chosen to live as a tax exile so does nothing to support the British economy, dips in and out of 'causes' when he needs the publicity, what's to like? I wouldn't necessarily single him out amongst the many who could do so much more for this country (unlike the BBC) but choose not to. The inequality of wealth is not something any of us should be proud of.

Rogue · 18th January 2021, 11:23

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Originally Posted by ND23

I wouldn't necessarily single him out amongst the many who could do so much more for this country.

But you chose to nevertheless. Seems he is an easy target for those that choose not to do any research to what he does for charitable causes etc when he isn't racing. Btw that 'German' team he races for is based in the UK and employs a large number of people here.

solarsailor · 18th January 2021, 11:48

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Originally Posted by ND23

He lives in that well known tax haven Monaco and to be honest given the money he earns to say he is in the top 5000 tax payers in the UK speaks volumes for his tax avoidance. Still doesn't alter the fact that he drives for a German racing team and lives the high life in Monaco, what's the UK got to be proud of?

How about the fact that Mercedes chose to base its F1 team in Brackley and employs nearly 1,000 people?

Rogue · 18th January 2021, 11:52

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How about the fact that Mercedes chose to base its F1 team in Brackley and employs nearly 1,000 people?

Add to that the 700 that work at Brixworth on the engines and powertrains.

Georgies Dad · 18th January 2021, 13:54

Whenever the proverbal gets stirred its uncanny the said stirrers are always low posters who are blue,strange fact that,it seems to happen on lots of threads,then they seem to go to ground and are replaced by another

edwardmk · 18th January 2021, 14:44

I remember Mick Jagger saying he would never leave London and was happy to pay his taxes, until the 98% tax for high earners was introduced by Labour. Talk about the politics of envy! Successful high earners left the UK in droves, including Mick, and who could blame anyone for abandoning a country that treated them with such contempt? When taxes go above 50% the tax take actually goes down (Laffer curve). I should imagine the actual tax take at 98% was probably close to zero.

mileshawk56 · 18th January 2021, 15:01

So Dave "selling to Berlin etc etc" But not selling Brisbane etc etc- so the EU was/is a nice little earner and the rest of the world is kept out. Chris.S.

torque2me · 18th January 2021, 16:06

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Ah but in those far off days of B & W 12 inch sets with cathode-ray tubes and sitting in darkened rooms, there was BBC1 and ITV and . . . that was about it I think. Would you rather watch Fox News and Farage's goobledegook? (Is he still alive?)

If you've ever watched foreign TV, esp in USA, it's appalling. I think there used to be a ruling that ads should occupy no more than 4 minutes of ads/hour. I recently wrote to OfCom querying that but answer came there none. Yes the Beeb is overstaffed and possibly Lineker is not worth £1000000000000000, but I'd rather watch Auntie - no I'd rather listen to steam radio actually - or read a good book - than most other channels.

Dave

The LibDem/Conservative alliance (I think) allowed more advertising per hour. When I was a snot nosed kid it was adverts about every 27 minutes with an ad break in which a pot of tea could be made. Now ad breaks are after every 10 minutes for 4 minutes (when I last timed them).

The number of channels has mushroomed but has followed the USA in that there is rubbish on them followed by rubbish repeats infinite (World at War for instance).

Pay by programme might be a good model and I would pay a fiver a week for no-advert streaming!

Kev
p.s.
I doubt if anyone at the BBC
votes other than LD & Labour.

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ND23 Newbie Not disclosed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yep Posts: 24 Thanks: 11 Thanked 34 Times in 26 Posts	I am not advocating 50/50 PC reporting. I am saying that to totally ignore 50% of the population is bias in the extreme, not the same thing at all. I'm not a fan of PC driven bias but in order to ensure quality reporting surely a bare minimum is to be able to recognise the diversity of the population you are trying to reach otherwise we might as well keep the blinkers on.

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edwardmk Gets stuck in MG ZT 260, Rover 75 Connie SE auto Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Redruth Posts: 984 Thanks: 1,324 Thanked 399 Times in 271 Posts	I remember Mick Jagger saying he would never leave London and was happy to pay his taxes, until the 98% tax for high earners was introduced by Labour. Talk about the politics of envy! Successful high earners left the UK in droves, including Mick, and who could blame anyone for abandoning a country that treated them with such contempt? When taxes go above 50% the tax take actually goes down (Laffer curve). I should imagine the actual tax take at 98% was probably close to zero.

18th January 2021, 15:01	#39
mileshawk56 Posted a thing or two MGZT Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,281 Thanks: 1,738 Thanked 299 Times in 216 Posts	So Dave "selling to Berlin etc etc" But not selling Brisbane etc etc- so the EU was/is a nice little earner and the rest of the world is kept out. Chris.S.