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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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 Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:50 am Post subject: Many Brits want to bail? |
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I thought this was interesting...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2330678,00.html
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ONE in five Britons � nearly 10m adults � is considering leaving the country amid growing disillusionment over the failure of political parties to deliver tax cuts, according to a new poll.
The extensive survey conducted by ICM, the polling company, shows that � contrary to the current approach of both Labour and the Tories � an overwhelming majority of voters do want to see cuts in income and inheritance tax.
The results will raise alarm in both political camps, but particularly for David Cameron, who has yet to solidify the Conservatives� lead over Labour in the opinion polls.
The Tory leader, who has ditched his party�s long-standing commitment to tax cuts in favour of �economic stability�, has maintained a solid lead over Labour since May in most of the polls, but is still well short of securing a majority.
Today�s poll shows that many people are highly disillusioned with the British political system and nearly half the population do not associate themselves with the main parties. It suggests that a majority believe tax cuts would be affordable if public services were genuinely reformed, but they have little faith that any party could achieve this.
The results suggest that Cameron could be missing an �open goal� by failing to capitalise on the desire for tax cuts.
The poll found that a large majority of people � 81% against 9% � supported a �significant� increase in the �32,000 threshold for the 40% tax band, which would take more people on middling incomes out of that bracket. |
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JLarter
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:29 am Post subject: |
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Haha what a load of rubbish. I think everyone in the world has sometime considered leaving their country.
May I suggest that the poll asks people if they are ACTUALLY leaving the country instead. It's not really news. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| JLarter wrote: |
Haha what a load of rubbish. I think everyone in the world has sometime considered leaving their country.
May I suggest that the poll asks people if they are ACTUALLY leaving the country instead. It's not really news. |
Bingo! |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:57 am Post subject: |
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I agree.
But I do like the stuff about tax cuts. |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Too right. Britons are not just overtaxed but ripped off at the shops right left and centre by the small number of companies that monopolize most high streets.
But it's still a good place to live. |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Britons have been leaving mud island for centuries because everywhere else is better. The biggest impetus behind the British empire was the need to get a suntan. |
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sundubuman
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:15 am Post subject: |
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| JLarter wrote: |
Haha what a load of rubbish. I think everyone in the world has sometime considered leaving their country.
May I suggest that the poll asks people if they are ACTUALLY leaving the country instead. It's not really news. |
you haven't spent much time in the states...... |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| sundubuman wrote: |
| JLarter wrote: |
Haha what a load of rubbish. I think everyone in the world has sometime considered leaving their country.
May I suggest that the poll asks people if they are ACTUALLY leaving the country instead. It's not really news. |
you haven't spent much time in the states...... |
... where most peopel do not even want leave their home village ... |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Was that supposed to be some smug cut at the USA? |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| BJWD wrote: |
| Was that supposed to be some smug cut at the USA? |
Read into it what you want. |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you drunk? |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you drunk? |
Not yet: ask me again around 10pm this evening. |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Wangja wrote: |
| BJWD wrote: |
| Are you drunk? |
Not yet: ask me again around 10pm this evening. |
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sundubuman
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:34 am Post subject: |
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| Wangja wrote: |
| sundubuman wrote: |
| JLarter wrote: |
Haha what a load of rubbish. I think everyone in the world has sometime considered leaving their country.
May I suggest that the poll asks people if they are ACTUALLY leaving the country instead. It's not really news. |
you haven't spent much time in the states...... |
... where most peopel do not even want leave their home village ... |
home village???
nice.
1 New York�Northern New Jersey�Long Island NY�NJ�PA 18,709,802
2 Los Angeles�Long Beach�Santa Ana CA 12,925,330
3 Chicago�Naperville�Joliet IL�IN�WI 9,391,515
4 Philadelphia�Camden�Wilmington PA�NJ�DE�MD 5,800,614
5 Dallas�Fort Worth�Arlington TX 5,700,256
6 Miami�Fort Lauderdale�Miami Beach FL 5,361,723
7 Houston�Sugar Land�Baytown TX 5,180,443
8 Washington�Arlington�Alexandria DC�VA�MD�WV 5,139,549
9 Atlanta�Sandy Springs�Marietta GA 4,708,297
10 Detroit�Warren�Livonia MI 4,493,165
11 Boston�Cambridge�Quincy MA�NH 4,424,649
12 San Francisco�Oakland�Fremont CA 4,153,870
13 Riverside�San Bernardino�Ontario CA 3,793,081
14 Phoenix�Mesa�Scottsdale AZ 3,715,360
15 Seattle�Tacoma�Bellevue WA 3,166,828
16 Minneapolis�St. Paul�Bloomington MN�WI 3,116,206
17 San Diego�Carlsbad�San Marcos CA 2,931,714
18 St. Louis MO�IL 2,764,054
19 Baltimore�Towson MD 2,639,213
20 Tampa�St. Petersburg�Clearwater FL 2,587,967
21 Pittsburgh PA 2,401,575
22 Denver�Aurora CO 2,330,146
23 Cleveland�Elyria�Mentor OH 2,137,073
24 Portland�Vancouver�Beaverton OR�WA 2,064,336
25 Cincinnati�Middletown OH�KY�IN 2,058,221
26 Sacramento�Arden-Arcade�Roseville CA 2,016,702
27 Kansas City MO�KS 1,925,319
28 Orlando�Kissimmee FL 1,861,707
29 San Antonio TX 1,854,050
30 San Jose�Sunnyvale�Santa Clara CA 1,741,431
31 Columbus OH 1,693,906
32 Las Vegas�Paradise NV 1,650,671
33 Virginia Beach�Norfolk�Newport News VA�NC 1,644,250
34 Providence�New Bedford�Fall River RI�MA 1,628,808
35 Indianapolis�Carmel IN 1,621,613
36 Milwaukee�Waukesha�West Allis WI 1,515,738
37 Charlotte�Gastonia�Concord NC�SC 1,474,734
38 Austin�Round Rock TX 1,412,271
39 Nashville�Davidson�Murfreesboro TN 1,395,879
40 New Orleans�Metairie�Kenner LA 1,319,589
41 Memphis TN�MS�AR 1,250,293
42 Jacksonville FL 1,225,381
43 Louisville�Jefferson County KY�IN 1,200,847
44 Hartford�West Hartford�East Hartford CT 1,184,564
45 Buffalo�Niagara Falls NY 1,154,378
46 Richmond VA 1,154,317
47 Oklahoma City OK 1,144,327
48 Birmingham�Hoover AL 1,082,193
49 Rochester NY 1,041,499
50 Salt Lake City UT 1,018,826
I suppose the 150,000,000 plus Americans who live in metros of over 1,000,000 people are also equally nazel-gazing.
Anti-Americanism is always interesting, even in its most harmless forms (as here)- for it reflects many times more the mind of the speaker/poster than it does the reality of America. |
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stevieg4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Location: London, England
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Many Brits want to bail? |
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Me for one - 1 of the meain reasons why im learning korean lol
taxes are crippling in the UK imo especially if you are in the capital
| BJWD wrote: |
I thought this was interesting...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2330678,00.html
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ONE in five Britons � nearly 10m adults � is considering leaving the country amid growing disillusionment over the failure of political parties to deliver tax cuts, according to a new poll.
The extensive survey conducted by ICM, the polling company, shows that � contrary to the current approach of both Labour and the Tories � an overwhelming majority of voters do want to see cuts in income and inheritance tax.
The results will raise alarm in both political camps, but particularly for David Cameron, who has yet to solidify the Conservatives� lead over Labour in the opinion polls.
The Tory leader, who has ditched his party�s long-standing commitment to tax cuts in favour of �economic stability�, has maintained a solid lead over Labour since May in most of the polls, but is still well short of securing a majority.
Today�s poll shows that many people are highly disillusioned with the British political system and nearly half the population do not associate themselves with the main parties. It suggests that a majority believe tax cuts would be affordable if public services were genuinely reformed, but they have little faith that any party could achieve this.
The results suggest that Cameron could be missing an �open goal� by failing to capitalise on the desire for tax cuts.
The poll found that a large majority of people � 81% against 9% � supported a �significant� increase in the �32,000 threshold for the 40% tax band, which would take more people on middling incomes out of that bracket. |
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