Is the Meghan Interview with Oprah a big deal in the UK? Is/was Oprah Winfrey a big celeb with you folks?

[Brew_DD2]

Well i wasn't expecting you to to be honest its easy to call something bollocks rather than take the time to prove it is.




Does that also go for the 1% below or is it just the royals you dislike?


Almost a quarter of all household wealth in the UK is held by the richest 1% of the population, according to alarming new research that reveals a historic underestimation of inequality in the country.

The study found that the top 1% had almost £800bn more wealth than suggested by official statistics, meaning that inequality has been far higher than previously thought. Researchers said the extra billions was a conservative estimate and could well be more.

The revelation comes amid calls for ministers to consider a new wealth tax or substantial reforms to existing levies on the rich, so that they play a bigger role in helping the country deal with the Covid fallout and the costs of an ageing population. Demands for a mansion tax are also being revived.

Around 5% of the total wealth held by the very richest households has been missed by official measures, researchers at the Resolution Foundation thinktank found. It discovered the missing wealth by comparing official statistics compiled by the Office for National Statistics with data from the Sunday Times Rich List.

https://www.theguardian.com/inequal...ve-almost-a-quarter-of-uk-wealth-study-claims

Off with all their heads.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Burden of proof is on the person presenting the data.

Reminds oneself of the old saying about food and trolls.

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

Well i wasn't expecting you to to be honest its easy to call something bollocks rather than take the time to prove it is.




Does that also go for the 1% below or is it just the royals you dislike?


Almost a quarter of all household wealth in the UK is held by the richest 1% of the population, according to alarming new research that reveals a historic underestimation of inequality in the country.

The study found that the top 1% had almost £800bn more wealth than suggested by official statistics, meaning that inequality has been far higher than previously thought. Researchers said the extra billions was a conservative estimate and could well be more.

The revelation comes amid calls for ministers to consider a new wealth tax or substantial reforms to existing levies on the rich, so that they play a bigger role in helping the country deal with the Covid fallout and the costs of an ageing population. Demands for a mansion tax are also being revived.

Around 5% of the total wealth held by the very richest households has been missed by official measures, researchers at the Resolution Foundation thinktank found. It discovered the missing wealth by comparing official statistics compiled by the Office for National Statistics with data from the Sunday Times Rich List.

https://www.theguardian.com/inequal...ve-almost-a-quarter-of-uk-wealth-study-claims

As DD2 says

Burden of proof is on the person presenting the data.

and it would help if you stuck to the point

 

[Brew_DD2]

Reminds oneself of the old saying about food and trolls.

If you say so. I'm certainly not trolling when I say we'd be better off going down the route the French did.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

So did Hitler - or at least how he thought it was

Who decides what is "as it is"

He feeds a nationalistic, racist dogma

Totally agree. Tell a big lie often enough and it becomes the truth. Ministry of Propaganda in the Reich. We've got the Mail, Sun ,Express.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

and it would help if you stuck to the point

I thought i had, you said -

where no one has secret privileges and wealth is evenly shared

I asked -

Does that also go for the 1% below or is it just the royals you dislike?
Almost a quarter of all household wealth in the UK is held by the richest 1% of the population, according to alarming new research that reveals a historic underestimation of inequality in the country.

 

[VW911]

This all puts me in mind of the "marxist" thread a while back...

 

[Clint]

Just wondering...how could wealth be shared?
How is it that the richest are the most wealthy?

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

This all puts me in mind of the "marxist" thread a while back...

Why?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Typical to call any challenge to the status quo of this country marxists. If the gutter press turned on the Royal Family or the Tories then they would be swept away so the media moguls get what they want including Brexit.
CT as a moderator you should stay neutral however hard that may be.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

This all puts me in mind of the "marxist" thread a while back...

Explain yourself please

 

[Clint]

What really gets on my t1ts are those begging adverts by some top celebrity who is likely getting paid to ask people who are skint to part with their money...that's one way the rich are wealthy. Off topic but an example.

 

[VW911]

Mainly because of all of the extreme left wing views and comments.
I really can't understand why there is all this fuss about this pair of wasters.
I, for one, will be ignoring this thread from now.

 

[trueblue]

Personally I have never chosen a holiday destination because they have a pampered family living a privileged life in one of their several substantial houses whom I will not meet. I will go to a place with good history, their own culture and historic places to visit whether it has any royal connection or not.
As I said if they bring in that much money privatise them then they can earn money they generate, paying taxes on the profits, and leave us tax payers not having to pay for all this lifestyle. That way we would see how much they really bring into the country and how much comes in because the UK is a great place to visit.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Mainly because of all of the extreme left wing views and comments.
I really can't understand why there is all this fuss about this pair of wasters.
I, for one, will be ignoring this thread from now.

Your saying the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are wasters that's treason off with your head.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

CT as a moderator you should stay neutral however hard that may be.

Why should my position as moderator limit what i can post here?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Personally I have never chosen a holiday destination because they have a pampered family living a privileged life in one of their several substantial houses whom I will not meet. I will go to a place with good history, their own culture and historic places to visit whether it has any royal connection or not.
As I said if they bring in that much money privatise them then they can earn money they generate, paying taxes on the profits, and leave us tax payers not having to pay for all this lifestyle. That way we would see how much they really bring into the country and how much comes in because the UK is a great place to visit.

Tourists come to Britain to see our wonderful countryside and great history not because of some pampered elitist family.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Why should my position as moderator limit what i can post here?

CT it doesn't but you need to take a more neutral view and not get into arguments with members.

 

[Scrattajack]

We've had two useless Charles's do we want this fool as Charles 3.

He's already thought of that. He's going to be a George.

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

Why should my position as moderator limit what i can post here?

You need to be fair in what you are posting about other members - as do we all

Well i wasn't expecting you to be honest