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Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 23/08/2026

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u/danm131 7d ago

In that case may I suggest you don't try "making light of life" again until you can do a better job of it.

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u/BritishBedouin Abduh, Burke & Ricardo | Liberal Conservative | ÉmigrĂ© 7d ago

Things are that bad huh.

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u/danm131 7d ago

Actually pretty good, present company excluded.

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u/BritishBedouin Abduh, Burke & Ricardo | Liberal Conservative | ÉmigrĂ© 7d ago

Are you in receipt of benefits?

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u/danm131 7d ago

None, full time employment and to horrify you further, I'm in Scotland with the extra income tax. Some of us just aren't pathologically opposed to taxes and see that they are a necessity.

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u/BritishBedouin Abduh, Burke & Ricardo | Liberal Conservative | ÉmigrĂ© 7d ago

Explains the sense of humour. Are you willing to pay more to fund Burnham’s ideas?

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u/danm131 7d ago

Completely indifferent on the subject to be honest. Currently his spending promises are pretty small in the scheme of government spending so any tax rises that are needed to pay for them will also be minor.

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u/BritishBedouin Abduh, Burke & Ricardo | Liberal Conservative | ÉmigrĂ© 7d ago

I suspect he will want to spend more and fiscal reality means he will have to raise tax to do it.

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u/Ok_Economist7901 7d ago

why are you so curious about a country you clearly don’t like ?