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On 9/9/2016 at 2:59 AM, freebyrd said:
I had a boss in BKK, he never paid any NI contributions but apparently applied for and receives a pension as there is a minimum amount for all British subjects. I don't have any idea how much it is. It surprised me, but there you go.
Not paying UK NI does not necessarily mean you are not entitled to the UK state pension.
If a person as contributed to the social security system of a country which the UK as an agreement with then these can count towards qualifying toward the UK state pension
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49 minutes ago, SgtRock said:
Contrary to what some Australian hasbeen has to say
The Australian PM has this to say
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/05/australia-to-seal-early-trade-deal-with-britain-after-brexit-predicts-turnbull
Just like Guesthouse. Why is someone who is supposedly in Brisbane all over this thread like a dose of the clap ?
It also appears Mr Turnball knows more than Mrs May
' After the meeting on Monday, Turnbull said Britain planned to exit the EU by early 2019 and had “an enormous amount of work to do to put in place new free trade agreements”. '
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44 minutes ago, SgtRock said:
Contrary to what some Australian hasbeen has to say
The Australian PM has this to say
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/05/australia-to-seal-early-trade-deal-with-britain-after-brexit-predicts-turnbull
Just like Guesthouse. Why is someone who is supposedly in Brisbane all over this thread like a dose of the clap ?
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-trade-analysis-idUKKCN11D1CR
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4 minutes ago, Orac said:
Possibly but unlikely. The EU budget from 2020 onwards is not likely to include UK as it is hard enough for them to negotiate it as it is without having to make allowances for us possibly being still there or not.This could be uk unique deal, invoke emergency break on migration and remain in the single market on a rolling basis as set by the budget timetable
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Noticed the article states ruptured lungs, I thought it was a ruptured liver
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46 minutes ago, Orac said:
No - we automatically leave two years after triggering Art 50 unless both sides agree to an extension. My point was that the UK want that trade deal and EU want to avoid budget complications until 2020.Or you could take a cynical point of view, and say negotations not completed by 2020 , uk pays into budget, and is used as a delaying tactic untill 2023 or beyond.
I dont think the above will happen, but in politics 2 to 3 years can be a long time
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On 9/6/2016 at 8:10 AM, dick dasterdly said:37 minutes ago, Khun Han said:
Australia is very interested in a comprehensive trade deal with us:
It will take years for Britain to complete the process of leaving the European Union so Australia will pursue a trade deal with the bloc first, Australian Trade Minister Steven Ciobo said on Tuesday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-australia-idUKKCN11C20F
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2 hours ago, dick dasterdly said:
Fair enough - Farage claiming that the Brits. voted for a points-based migration system is yet another lie..... We've seen many from both the brexit and remain camp
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But then again those claiming that democracy is best served by ignoring the referendum, or calling for a parliamentary vote/ another referendum etc. are trying to find a way to circumvent the truly democratic referendum.
The Australian points based system was made by the official leave campaign, Boris Johnson , etc.
As there are 3 main brexiters in the cabinet, then I would expect them to pursue the pledge
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5 minutes ago, dick dasterdly said:
Fair enough - Farage claiming that the Brits. voted for a points-based migration system is yet another lie..... We've seen many from both the brexit and remain camp
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But then again those claiming that democracy is best served by ignoring the referendum, or calling for a parliamentary vote/ referendum etc. are trying to find a way to circumvent the truly democratic referendum.
“By the next general election, we will create a genuine Australian-style points-based immigration system. The automatic right of all EU citizens to come to live and work in the UK will end, as will EU control over vital aspects of our social security system,” they wrote.
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13 minutes ago, SgtRock said:
Yes, returning power back to Parliament from the EU.
Not to be confused with Parliament and UK Citizens.
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55 minutes ago, dick dasterdly said:
No. Politicians made the mistake of thinking they would win the referendum - thus 'shutting up' those who had serious problems with various aspects of the EU.
"Legacy from the dark ages" is ridiculous rhetoric at best.
The electorate know that politicians are untrustworthy - and consequently (unlike you) have no respect for the "Parliament Sovereignty".
But was not returning power back to parliamentary sovereignty one of the objectives of the leave campaign
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56 minutes ago, MissAndry said:
I remember the days when all our Lamb came from New Zealand and all the beef came from Argentina.
Great meat, great prices.
Argentine beef is available in the EU
As for lamb
New Zealand has a quota of 280,000 tonnes of sheep meat access to the EU which comes tariff free - with half of that being taken into the UK.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/business/307229/brexit-nz-beef-up,-or-sacrificial-lamb
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15 hours ago, MissAndry said:
Oil 5 years ago $120 a barrel = 80GPB ($1.5 = 1 GBP)
Oil today $45 a barrel = 37GBP ($1.2 = 1 GBP)
Therefore my heating oil should be less than half the price today than it was 5 years ago ...... but strangly it's costing me more.
What don't you understand?
I looked into heating oil , and found the following
Av price based per 1000 Litres in 2012 was 64 pence per litre, and 29 pence per litre in 2016 , a drop of 55%
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14 minutes ago, NanLaew said:
It's about triggering article 50. That's ALL it is about.
How the the UK and the EU progress through the ensuing 24-months hasn't even been defined as it is all new, uncharted territory for all parties.
Now, what did the Remainers hope to gain if they had prevailed at the referendum? Maintaining the status quo is not an acceptable answer BTW.
Status quo would not be the result , if the remain vote had won.
No free movement of nationals of countries outside eu who marry eu national
Child Benefit to be paid at index rate of childs home country
No monies to be paid for eu bailouts, and reimbursed for any central funds used to prop up the euro
Ever closer union would not apply to the UK
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23 hours ago, Khun Han said:
Referendums are the purest form of democracy, just like General Elections. The sides present their best arguments, and voters choose what's pertinent for them. The losing side invariably belittles and derides the winners, and think they know better. Just as the remainers are doing now.
They maybe regarded as pure , it does not equal that they are a good form of democracy. In the UK we elect MPs to make decisions on our behalf. The debates held in parliament are far superior to anything that you will get from arguments in a referendum.
You would not get away with making a claim such as ' we send £350m every week would that be better spent on the nhs', in parliament
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20 hours ago, lungbing said:
If you mean that I am old enough to know my own mind and look at both sides, and if you mean I haven't been educated by Trotskyist lecturers to deride all things British then I agree with you.
I voted to join the Common MARKET, and to leave the European UNION.
If you are referring to the 1975 referendum, then the UK was already a member of the common market, the 1975 referendum was either to continue or leave
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1 hour ago, Khun Han said:
There is nothing wrong with the Lower House debating the details/nitty gritty of brexit. But brexit itself is a fundamental given, not up for debate. That's why we had the referendum: to give the choice to the people, not parliament. We might just as well start reversing General Election results because certain people of power and influence think the people made the wrong choice.
On the subject of ThaiVisa posters' nationalities: I'm from the North West of England; I am of the opinion that Germany is far and away the dominant force in the EU, and would continue to be so in a federal Europe; I will gladly make sacrifices to stop Germany from gaining any kind of direct control of my country. Some of my forefathers made the greatest sacrifice for the same cause.
Referendums are a very poor form of democracy ,basically they reduce complicated issues into a very simplistic yes/no option
It appears to me somewhat irrational to campaign for a leave vote without knowing what you actually want.
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2 hours ago, SgtRock said:
These people are not included in the unemployment figures.
JSA, where the unemployment figure comes from, can only be claimed for 6 months.
The well taught generation of how to milk the system do not claim JSA ( The odd newbie benefit scrounger accepted, everyone has to start somewhere ). They have much better pickings.
For someone so vocal.....................
Contributions based JSA can be claimed for 6 month if meeting the requirements, however income based JSA has no such restrictions.
The JSA will count towards the cliament count figures but not necessarily to the official UK unemployment statistics from LFS
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1 hour ago, Khun Han said:
Sterling rose briefly before the referendum. Before that, it had been stable at just over 50 Baht for a while. It makes perfect sense to pick stable averages as reference points. What's the point in using brief peaks and troughs? Sterling has been stable since the immediate post-referendum drop (it's been rising slightly in the last few days). The nosedive toward parity with the Euro and the US Dollar is a strange fantasy of remainers.
And I wasn't referring to 2013. Sterling was down below 45 Baht for quite a while (even nearing 43 at one point) a few (maybe seven or eight, not sure without checking) years ago. I don't know how you missed it if you've lived in Thailand for so long. Maybe you didn't change any money for a while?
UK financial markets have risen above pre-referendum levels. How did you miss that?
The rest of your post is just more of the crystal ball nonsense (with an infantile insult abut the PM's polite approach to China about trade thrown in).
Here is a link to historical sterling/ Baht exchange rate
http://www.exchangerates.org.uk/GBP-THB-exchange-rate-history.html
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17 minutes ago, robblok said:
So you are attacking the government on unconfirmed rumors that have been dispelled by the government in the news. That does make you a liar, because if you had followed the news the government denied doing away with the 30 baht program and you still spread those unconfirmed and countered lies without base.
Those are lies, they have been officially denounced but you keep spreading them to attack the junta. I would think there is enough real stuf you can attack them with.... or maybe not ?.
Your circles, are red circles you have made that clear before.
Now if this is confirmed I eat my words.. but this has however been DENIED by the government as one of the lies spread by the PTP.
The 30Bht scheme may continue , but in what context remains to be seen. The proposal for a co-pay system as been proposed before and the government already think the existing scheme is to much of a burden to the state.
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On 8/9/2016 at 3:11 AM, sandyf said:
Quite right Bill. If we all went back to the UK the additional pension would be provided and also the additional NHS resources would be financed. It really is a question of penalising the minority to safeguard votes.
Before anyone goes off on a tangent the point on the NHS was about finance, nothing to do with entitlement etc etc.
It will be interesting to see what the gov. does regard uprating of pensions in the EU following Brexit negotations.
As far as i can tell the reason for uprating in europe is due to EU law , and there are only about 5 countries that currently have a separate reciprocal agreement ( germany was in progress but never completed )
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1 hour ago, dick dasterdly said:
Couldn't agree more with the emboldened part.
EU financial waste is known by everyone - overpaid bureaucrats only interested in furthering their own 'nests'/empires.
Its become fairly obvious since the 'leave' vote that they have no intention of changing this, which is a shame.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29916707
It would appear that audits are carried out
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1 hour ago, dick dasterdly said:
Couldn't agree more with the emboldened part.
EU financial waste is known by everyone - overpaid bureaucrats only interested in furthering their own 'nests'/empires.
Its become fairly obvious since the 'leave' vote that they have no intention of changing this, which is a shame.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29916707
It would appear that audits are carried out
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6 minutes ago, ukrules said:
Finally some truth emerges, nobody has been arrested at all.
The BP is reporting a 67 yr old political activist from Trang has been detained
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UK pension in Europe.
in Home Country Forum
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An issue you need to consider, the pension uprating you will receive on relocating to europe is not guaranteed to be maintained whilst you are in thailand , its outcome will be at the decision makers discretion.
On a separate note is your spouse entitled to a category b pension