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My step-father died many years ago when split wills were the thing to do. His half of the house was passed on to my sister and me. Thus leaving my mother with her half (and lifetime interest) and reducing the liability to tax - so long as she survived for long enough. Trouble was, my mother...

Have to agree - she is struggling all the way through.

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Sacha Baron Cohen attacks Mark Zuckerberg for facilitating 'hate and violence' as he accepts ADL International Leadership Awards “If you pay them, Facebook will run any political ad you want, even if it’s a lie. And they’ll even help you micro-target those lies to their users for maximum...

But the UK appears to have no control over foreigners wherever they are resident. Within the EU you can, as usual, argue a level of fairness based on the idea we have the same rights in the EU27 as they have here.

The more I think about that the more it is crazy that people who have no right whatsoever to come to the UK, would never be allowed in or would be deported as soon as they were found, criminals, actors for foreign governments, and others who do not in any way uphold the UK's interests, could be...

I see the tories are now saying they want to impose an extra stamp duty on foreign property purchases of 3%. I suggest that we should consider a perpetual tax of some sort, not just at change of ownership. Could call it something like "rates" and base it on a property value. And just what did...

Sorry, also taking illegal dividends and failing to pay tax and NI: A Conservative parliamentary candidate who has been praised by Boris Johnson is facing questions over why he received an illegal dividend from a security firm that went into administration owing £271,000 in tax. Stuart...

Our system is set up so that most of us have to work our 40 hours a week for £8.21 an hour or not much more. That is supposed to be sufficient incentive to motivate a workforce of millions. Whereas those who, apparently, were born entrepreneurs or lucky inheritors, are only motivated by returns...

There might even be a few quid to start the groundworks... Buckingham Palace to undergo 'essential' £370m refurbishment This article is more than 3 years old Labour and SNP politicians question why the Queen is gettting so much more money at a time of austerity...

Whatever government - without the serial adulterer and continuous liar anywhere near. (I say "serial", but perhaps he is actually a parallel offender?)

I thought he was terrible and I am far from the only one who thought he should never have been leader. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/15/tim-farron-hijacked-lib-dems-with-his-beliefs-book-claims

"This is one of the biggest con tricks of the lot because leaving #EU on Johnson's terms just means finishing the first stage of the #Brexit process and beginning the next.." https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/11/19/watch-eu-law-expert-professor-michael-dougan-dissects-boris-johnsons-brexit-deal/

Whereas at present we are only seeing a mass exodus of car manufacturers, etc. Which has no impact.

I see twitter was very impressed by the factcheckUK stunt pulled by the cons. Twitter’s statement, carried by the BBC, said: Twitter is committed to facilitating healthy debate throughout the UK general election. We have global rules in place that prohibit behaviour that can mislead people...

Not always: Westward Ho! is a seaside village near Bideford in Devon, England.

Just saw Adam Price - Plaid Cymru - answering an audience's questions on ITV. Of course, he is a politician but he listened to the questions, he gave intelligent answers, he came across extremely well. Of course we don't really expect every ambition to be achieved, nor did everyone there like...

To have plans would demonstrate that they are responsible adults. Couldn't have that, could we?

Some photos should only be viewable by consenting adults...

Live by the sword: die by the sword. Maybe? Arron Banks' private messages leaked by hacker ... "Arron Banks has shown extraordinary contempt for the ICO and British data laws and so this is a moment for him to reflect on the need for those laws and a regulator to enforce them," said the...