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Post by uthacalthing on Feb 12, 2024 21:55:13 GMT
Does anybody ever think of planning for retirement? Or am I nuts?
I know, it's not an either/or
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Post by johnloony on Feb 12, 2024 22:32:43 GMT
George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain) 33.3 Azhar Ali (Lab) 22.9 Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) 16.3 Paul Simon Ellison (Con) 13.6 Simon Christopher Danczuk (Reform UK) 4.0 Guy Nicholas Otten (Green) 3.0 David Anthony Tully (Independent) 3.0 William Leckie Howarth (Independent) 1.5 Raven Rodent Subortna (OMRLP) 1.3 Mark Coleman (no description) 0.8 Michael Howarth (no description) 0.3 Workers Party GAIN Prediction edited 12 February 2038, Defenestrated Fipplebox2038? I demand a recount! |
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Feb 12, 2024 22:34:35 GMT
George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain) 33.3 Azhar Ali (Lab) 22.9 Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) 16.3 Paul Simon Ellison (Con) 13.6 Simon Christopher Danczuk (Reform UK) 4.0 Guy Nicholas Otten (Green) 3.0 David Anthony Tully (Independent) 3.0 William Leckie Howarth (Independent) 1.5 Raven Rodent Subortna (OMRLP) 1.3 Mark Coleman (no description) 0.8 Michael Howarth (no description) 0.3 Workers Party GAIN Prediction edited 12 February 2038, Defenestrated Fipplebox 2038? I demand a recount! Haha! Fair. That was the time, not the year, though I can see the confusion |
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Post by J.G.Harston on Feb 12, 2024 22:38:54 GMT
Well, seeing the media reports of Eric Idle's claims of having to work due to the drying up of Monty Python royalties, I am sure he would welcome a version of it. The reaction to that really did highlight to me that people think that all famous people are resting on millions. Once the repeats dry up, the money dries up. Don't these people ever have pensions, y'know, like ordinary folk.
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Feb 12, 2024 22:57:54 GMT
The reaction to that really did highlight to me that people think that all famous people are resting on millions. Once the repeats dry up, the money dries up. Don't these people ever have pensions, y'know, like ordinary folk.
Former (and indeed late) Eastenders actress June Brown admitted that she kept working into her 80s because her savings dried up. However the papers report that she left millions in her will so maybe the truth is somewhere in the secrets she took to the grave. |
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Post by greatkingrat on Feb 12, 2024 23:04:59 GMT
She might have bought a house in London 50+ years ago for a relative pittance that is now worth a million plus. That doesn't necessarily mean she had loads of cash lying around.
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Post by carlton43 on Feb 13, 2024 1:26:41 GMT
You are going to look sooooo stupid Not really, the percentages are still questionable - they certainly were at the time of posting, nobody saw this coming. Oh! I wouldn't go that far. It had certainly crossed my mind. |
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Post by mboy on Feb 13, 2024 7:33:29 GMT
She might have bought a house in London 50+ years ago for a relative pittance that is now worth a million plus. That doesn't necessarily mean she had loads of cash lying around. That's what "equity release" was invented for. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 13, 2024 8:57:05 GMT
Surely any sleb or vaguely wealthy person would have an accountant, who in turn would make the most of the pension allowance and its tax benefits.
But in this case he's been living abroad.
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Post by Defenestrated Fipplebox on Feb 13, 2024 9:33:56 GMT
Revised prediction entered.
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Post by greenhert on Feb 13, 2024 19:41:38 GMT
Labour 38 Workers Party 26 Conservative 15 Reform UK 9 Liberal Democrats 5 Green 3 Independent (W. Howarth) 1.5 Independent (Coleman) 0.9 Independent (M. Howarth) 0.7 OMRLP 0.5 Independent (Tully) 0.4 New prediction due to the exceptional circumstances of this by-election since the close of nominations (i.e. a candidate defending the seat for their party being disendorsed, in addition to another party candidate being disendorsed): Workers Party 34 (Independent) Labour 24 Reform UK 20 Conservative 14 Liberal Democrats 3 Independent (W. Howarth) 1.5 Independent (Coleman) 0.9 (Independent) Green 0.8 Independent (M. Howarth) 0.7 Independent (Tully) 0.6 OMRLP 0.5 I have put (Independent) in brackets to note the 2 candidates disendorsed by the party they were standing for at the time the statement of persons nominated was released. |
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Post by uthacalthing on Feb 13, 2024 21:53:27 GMT
When the Workers Party find out that Galloway is a Catholic and disendorse him you can have another go
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Post by CatholicLeft on Feb 15, 2024 15:27:27 GMT
When the Workers Party find out that Galloway is a Catholic and disendorse him you can have another go He will only mention if he is elected, so as to disprove claims of Pro-Muslim bias . Then probably on a local radio station rather than national media, so it disappears into obscurity. I have been invited onto Muslim TV, not sure just yet if I'll appear, but if I do, and Rochdale comes up, I will mention his Catholicism as often as it seems polite to do so. |
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Post by hullenedge on Feb 15, 2024 16:14:16 GMT
When the Workers Party find out that Galloway is a Catholic and disendorse him you can have another go He will only mention if he is elected, so as to disprove claims of Pro-Muslim bias . Then probably on a local radio station rather than national media, so it disappears into obscurity. I have been invited onto Muslim TV, not sure just yet if I'll appear, but if I do, and Rochdale comes up, I will mention his Catholicism as often as it seems polite to do so. I can't recall if he mentioned his faith in Batley or printed on his leaflet that although not a Muslim he abstains from alcohol. |
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Post by YL on Feb 19, 2024 19:54:23 GMT
Prediction updated
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Post by johnloony on Feb 19, 2024 20:27:54 GMT
I have revised my predikshun about five times already and will probably do so again before polling day.
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Post by nyx on Feb 20, 2024 3:30:30 GMT
Azhar Ali (Lab) 22.2%
Mark Coleman (no description) 0.2%
Simon Christopher Danczuk (Reform UK) 17.9%
Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) 8.4%
Paul Simon Ellison (Con) 21.4%
George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain) 22.9%
Michael Howarth (no description) 0.3%
William Leckie Howarth (Independent) 1.2%
Guy Nicholas Otten (Green) 4.7%
Raven Rodent Subortna (OMRLP) 0.6%
David Anthony Tully (Independent) 0.2%Difficult one, but here's what I'll update my prediction to. George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain) 33.7% Paul Simon Ellison (Con) 17.6% Simon Christopher Danczuk (Reform UK) 16.9% Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) 11.8% Azhar Ali (Lab) 11.7% Mark Coleman (no description) 3.4% Guy Nicholas Otten (Green) 1.5% William Leckie Howarth (Independent) 1.3% Raven Rodent Subortna (OMRLP) 1.1% David Anthony Tully (Independent) 0.7% Michael Howarth (no description) 0.3% |
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Post by Defenestrated Fipplebox on Feb 20, 2024 14:15:17 GMT
This competition is hard to keep track of   |
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Feb 20, 2024 14:19:53 GMT
This competition is hard to keep track of I don't envy you administering this one! |
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Post by Tony Otim on Feb 20, 2024 17:42:41 GMT
This competition is hard to keep track of This by-election is hard to keep track of 😉 |
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