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I've got an accy including Bilbao to win. They won 2-1 in 90 minutes, but going to extra time. Does it count as a win towards my bet?

Can only really echo what's already been said about Taylor. Terrible loss for English cricket and a huge shame for him personally after being so patient and working hard to get another chance. As for the test team for this summer I think it'd be highly unfair to drop Bairstow given his form...

Yeah you're right. You don't sound bitter at all.

I love how bitter some of the Preston fans are on here. It'll be a shame to leave you behind for next season.

I certainly agree with you in principle. I wasn't necessarily advocating letting companies get away with tax avoidance, merely asking a question about the potential consequences if we do tighten the relevant laws. Based on what you've said, am I right in thinking there's no real economic risk...

The last minute goals scored by both Brighton and Boro will give them a lot of confidence going into the final few games. We really need to hold our nerve. If we lose at home to Boro in a couple of games time, we're fucked.

Draw HT, City FT. Yes please.

My understanding, which admittedly is limited, is that they do contribute some tax, but not as much as they should. I'm the first to admit that I don't have an in depth understanding of the economics of this situation, but it seems logical that if you insist companies pay more tax, and...

Just noticed that. Winner.

Cheers Forest. :dis:

I don't entirely disagree with you. I'm sure many organisations would still choose to operate here even if there was a significant crack down on tax loopholes. However my point was that there's a risk some companies would either remove their business from Britain altogether, or far more likely...

Greater sovereignty is arguably one of the key reasons that people will vote to leave the EU. What I'd like to know is, what are the changes that leavers would like to see be made if we had greater sovereignty? I should add that this is coming from a genuine position of not knowing rather...

The problem is that I think that's a really hard sell to the general masses. "We're cutting the top rate of tax whilst also cutting back public spending, but trust us, it's going to benefit us all in the long run." Even if there is a sound economic argument for it, I doubt the public would...

That's the million dollar question isn't it. Do you close all tax loopholes and risk many wealthy tax payers buggering off to pastures new, or do you allow them to continue exploiting these loop holes so that you at least get some tax from them, even if it's not as much as they technically owe...

Im fairly certain you said something similar earlier in the thread and I think this is a big part of the problem. Viewing tax avoidance/evasion at a very general level might reveal that collectively it costs the country X amount of billions each year, but that's not how people view it...

Am I right in thinking that's tax avoidance, rather than tax evasion? As you point out it seems that this is debate of morality rather than legality. A much more uncertain ground for any debate, and something that Cameron will no doubt try to use to his advantage to dodge any political bullets.

He might well have. Captain Scarlet does what he wants. Anna Soubry claiming on QT that Cameron's dodgy dealings were actually a perfectly legitimate investment. I'm no economist, so can some clarify - was what DC did actually illegal, just a bit naughty or completely fine?

As far as I can see there's no reason for him to resign. Despite these latest revelations there seems to be little pressure on him to go. The problem is, if Cameron goes for having dodgy tax affairs, who do we replace him with? I bet finding an MP with fully legitimate tax affairs is about as...

EU referendum: PM 'makes no apology' for £9m EU leaflets http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35984991 Is it acceptable to use public money to campaign for the remain side? Michael Fallon claims in the article that the government has campaigned in every referendum since the...

I think that's a misrepresentation of the fears that many people have about leaving the EU. I'm voting to remain in the EU, much for the same reason as C&B in that I'm yet to see anything to convince me that the positives of a leave vote outweigh the negatives. My thinking is nothing to do...