RuamRudy

Where in the story is there any mention of transgender issues?

Was trump not promising to drain the swamp? Now he can do that. Why the reluctance?

If only his party, when in government, hadn't been so ideologically driven that they had to flog off everything of value, we might actually have a rail network we could be proud of.

This feels very much like a vulture circling a dying animal. I presume the contributions of all other donor countries will be equally recognised?

To suggest someone should not be admired is not an accusation. It is a personal belief in what is and what is not admirable. What evidence are you suggesting implies that greed IS a pleasant trait? I did read the OP and I am aware that people are fleeing the prospect of making a slightly smaller return on their already massive wealth. I stand by my original statement that if I was unimaginably wealthy, I do not think I would worry too much about its growth decelerating slightly because the government imposed a new tax regime. I note that you have no comment to make on the multiple articles highlighting how the ultra rich abuse charity laws to further enrich themselves. Are you still convinced that these are the good guys?

So I am correct, all you have are lies and your willingness to spout them to try to justify your position.

You have on from spouting lies about my posts to simply inventing lies about me in general; why do these lies come so easily to you? Is it because they are all you have?

They decided that they did not want to be subject to the tax rules imposed by the democratically elected government; these rules would not have made them a single penny poorer. They would still have remained unimaginably rich, but their accumulation of further wealth would not have been at the same pace as before so they decided to leave the country and avoid their legal obligations had they remained here. But in an attempt to disabuse you of the false understanding of these people whom you idolise, here is the reality of the 'philanthropy' of these types: How the Ultrawealthy Use Private Foundations to Bank Millions in Tax Deductions While Giving the Public Little in Return https://www.propublica.org/article/how-private-nonprofits-ultrawealthy-tax-deductions-museums-foundation-art Rich using bogus charities to avoid tax, says David Cameron's spokesman https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/apr/10/rich-using-bogus-charities-tax A growing worry for charities: Tax havens for the rich https://apnews.com/article/business-philanthropy-b8acb10f529ac2dbaff7631021d823c9 How Tech Billionaires Hack Their Taxes With a Philanthropic Loophole https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/business/donor-advised-funds-tech-tax.html

Their actions fit my post perfectly. They are not people to be admired.

No that's not what I suggested in any way. Either you are wilfully misrepresenting my post or your comprehension skills as failing you.

If I choose to support charities of my choice, can I expect not to have to be subject to the tax regime set by the government?

What on earth are you talking about? Nowhere did I suggest that. An ounce of comprehension should have made that clear to you, or did you deliberately misrepresent what I wrote for cheap Internet points?

Of course not - and I don't expect others to. I pay what the elected government decrees I should pay. But I am also not in the top 0.1%; these guys will never be poor and will never need to worry about paying their bills, but they are worried about not accumulating even more. What a tragic way to live. I say again, these are not people who should be admired. Greed is not a pleasant trait.

The effect it may have on the UK economy aside, imagine having more money than you could ever spend in multiple lifetimes but being so parsimonious and gasping that you would move country to avoid paying taxes. These are not people to be admired.

It wasn't a claim. It was fact. Do you think that there is a ceasefire deal? Trump has abandoned Ukraine and protected Russia from further economic harm, allowing them to move forward with their next phase of conscription.

Are you banned from Google? https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/russia-and-eurasia/russia#:~:text=Russia Trade Summary&text=U.S. goods imports from Russia,(%241.5 billion) over 2023. Well, he is punishing US allies and small, weak SE Asian countries yet he is avoiding any form of tariff on putin despite the massive imbalance. I must admit, I don't find it strange. I find it entirely in line with his behaviour since he took office.

No tariffs on Russia despite a trade deficit of $2.7 billion. Strange, that...

Surely a joke! If anyone wants to see how Russia 'develops' it's far eastern territories, just Google Nogliki, Kitangli or Petropavlosk Kamchatsky. The locals get quite uppity about Japanese claims to the Kurils but I always thought that if I lived there I would be desperate for the Japanese to come and save us from the total disregard they receive from Russian leadership.

They have to think about the optics though - BP in GOM, Exxon in Prince William Sound etc. The cost of doing regular hydrocarbon business in an Arctic climate is going to be absurdly high; cleaning up a major or even minor spill is going to be astronomical. Will the prize be worth the public opprobrium? Shell has been doing the hokey cokey over Arctic drilling for years - nothing has changed to make the challenges less significant. Royal Dutch Shell pulls plug on Arctic exploration LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its Arctic search for oil after failing to find enough crude, a move that will appease environmental campaigners and shareholders who said its project was too expensive and risky. The withdrawal came six weeks after the final U.S. clearance and three months after Shell was still defending the project, a rapid change of heart for such a large company that showed it is preparing for a prolonged period of low oil prices while trying to close its $70 billion takeover of rival BG. Shell has spent about $7 billion on exploration in the waters off Alaska so far and said it could take a hit of up to $4.1 billion for pulling out of the treacherous Chukchi Sea, where icebergs can be as large as New York's Manhattan island. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-shell-alaska-idUSKCN0RS0EX20150928/

So was Yaxley Lennon lying when he pled guilty? He should be ashamed.

He literally went to jail for attacking a policeman who tried to stop him from beating up a woman. It doesn't matter what his ex wife said, the fact remains that the coeard beats up women. What's Biden Snr it Jr got to in this case? I am not American and I presume you aren't either. He was found guilty of mortgage fraud. You can try all the whataboutism you like but he is still a convicted fraudster. "FAR-RIGHT HAND Man Tommy Robinson poses for pictures with notorious Dublin heroin dealer He has been heavily involved in organised crime in Ballyfermot for nearly three decades" https://m.sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crime/tommy-robinson-poses-for-pictures-with-notorious-dublin-heroin-dealer/2089141237.html

Contempt of court is a very standard charge levelled in courts the world over. There is nothing special about the charges this woman beating, drug dealing fraudster was found guilty of.

If that was true, they would not have invaded a sovereign country and committed uncountable war crimes. Then why are they invading western countries, carrying out acts of political sabotage, interfering in the democratic processes and committing murder in the west?

I am not a US voter so I neither won nor lost. But you were wholly wrong in your statement - as the numbers show, the majority of people in the US did not support Trump. I am sorry that you have to live with the fact that most Americans do not support him, but it gives the rest of the world hope that the majority of Americans have common sense and morality.

You missed 'A minority of' in front of that sentence. With an electoral roll of 186.5 million in September 2024, 77.3 million US voters backed Trump, which equals 41% of all voters. The majority of Americans did not support Trump in 2024 and, most likely, even more have turned away from him since then. Therefore your statement that the 'American people' trust Trump is patently untrue. Context shows that a significant majority did not put their trust in him.