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mosssideblue said:
Antisemitism is a huge agenda item for the Government atm.
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Hate crime of all types have been on the rise due to the febrile atmosphere created by certain sectors of the political spectrum and should be a focus of any government but this is not a simple case of anti-Semitism it's a complex public order issue around which legitimate concerns exist. At most the government should have been using back channels to raise questions and express concern rather than what he's done.
 
Brewster's millions said:
If this is what you come up with when you think for yourself, I’d actually rather you just stick to parroting whatever happens to be on LBC.
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"Shit the bed" was YOUR analogy. I can't help it if YOU decided to come up with it and at the same time decide 14 and 4 are the same. Maybe on that occasion BKB didn't!!

Your rantings have become more desperate over the last few weeks. In fact if you were a politician I've got you down as a Richard Holden (look him up on Politics Live earlier in the week)

Now toddle off back to GBN or the musings of Kimi so you can "parrot" her again just as you did the other day.
 
metalblue said:
We will never be able to pick the bones out of it mate as too many variables. Would I put it past Tesco (or anyone) trying to maximise profits? Absolutely not it’s why they are in business.
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You're right, but at the same time as the profits and margins are rising, don't moan about some increased costs to the business.
 
hampshireblue said:
You're right, but at the same time as the profits and margins are rising, don't moan about some increased costs to the business.
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£2.74 Billion profit last year.

That says to me they could have absorbed some of those increased costs with a lower profit margin.

Something Labour should be doing is taxing huge profits as that shows how much companies like Tesco are taking the piss out of us.
 
TinFoilHat said:
£2.74 Billion profit last year.

That says to me they could have absorbed some of those increased costs with a lower profit margin.

Something Labour should be doing is taxing huge profits as that shows how much companies like Tesco are taking the piss out of us.
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You're right. I do have a bit of sympathy for them that their profit margins are actually quite low as businesses go. But to actually increase those margins whilst at the same time moaning about the affordability of the NI and minimum national wage increases comes across as a bit hypocritical.
 
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hampshireblue said:
You're right. I do have a bit of sympathy for them that their profit margins are actually quite low as businesses go. But to actually increase those margins whilst at the same time monaing about the affordability of the NI and minimum national wage increases comes across as a bit hypocritical.
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My economics knowledge is as much as the football intelligence of a rag.
 
threespires said:
Hate crime of all types have been on the rise due to the febrile atmosphere created by certain sectors of the political spectrum and should be a focus of any government but this is not a simple case of anti-Semitism it's a complex public order issue around which legitimate concerns exist. At most the government should have been using back channels to raise questions and express concern rather than what he's done.
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Given that the Home Office knew about this a week ago, the government have had ample opportunity to address the situation, if they had wished to do so.

As it is, Starmer is simply paying lip service to the idea of tackling antisemitism and he shouldn’t be taken seriously.
 
Brewster's millions said:
Given that the Home Office knew about this a week ago, the government have had ample opportunity to address the situation, if they had wished to do so.

As it is, Starmer is simply paying lip service to the idea of tackling antisemitism and he shouldn’t be taken seriously.
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How do you know this hasn't been discussed earlier and only became public yesterday?
 
Brewster's millions said:
Given that the Home Office knew about this a week ago, the government have had ample opportunity to address the situation, if they had wished to do so.

As it is, Starmer is simply paying lip service to the idea of tackling antisemitism and he shouldn’t be taken seriously.
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It's performative bollocks and not just him but Badenoch and Davey at it too. You could argue they were in a less informed position but no excuse for any of them exacerbating what was already a difficult situation with crass announcements.
 
Brewster's millions said:
Given that the Home Office knew about this a week ago, the government have had ample opportunity to address the situation, if they had wished to do so.

As it is, Starmer is simply paying lip service to the idea of tackling antisemitism and he shouldn’t be taken seriously.
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I bet that makes for an interesting Friday Night Dinner conversation with his Jewish wife and children, both of whom are brought up in the Jewish faith.

"How are things going with fighting antisemitism Dad as we had names shouted at us in the street today?"

"Don't know and don't care kids, now pass the pork (joke)!"

But as we all know:

BKB

Shalom!!
 
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threespires said:
I despair with Starmer. Wtf is he doing wading into a football public order decision? It's not like he hasn't got a few other things on his plate he could do with addressing.
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I would say Starmer views antisemitism as the same way Thatcher viewed the unions, a huge risk to position and power. He was in the Shadow cabinet of Corbyn and got a front row seat for how that issue caused huge damage for the party.
 
Marlo said:
I would say Starmer views antisemitism as the same way Thatcher viewed the unions, a huge risk to position and power. He was in the Shadow cabinet of Corbyn and got a front row seat for how that issue caused huge damage for the party.
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I suspect you're right there. I don't know why I keep expecting some form of nuanced moral leadership over political expediency; it's hardly like the environment is conducive to it.
 
hampshireblue said:
You're right, but at the same time as the profits and margins are rising, don't moan about some increased costs to the business.
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Chicken and egg, are profits rising because of inflation or inflation rising because of profits?

Inflations is merely a measurement of what a pound was worth between a given period. If a company made £100 profit last year and inflation was 5% I would expect them to be making £105 profit this year just to stand still. With supermarkets it’s a complex supply chain as well, so many touch points paying higher costs and NI in it. As I say trying to pick the bones of out it is a fools errand.
 
metalblue said:
Chicken and egg, are profits rising because of inflation or inflation rising because of profits?

Inflations is merely a measurement of what a pound was worth between a given period. If a company made £100 profit last year and inflation was 5% I would expect them to be making £105 profit this year just to stand still. With supermarkets it’s a complex supply chain as well, so many touch points paying higher costs and NI in it. As I say trying to pick the bones of out it is a fools errand.
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That's why the margin is important. They're charging at a greater rate than their own costs have gone up. It's not a lot but it's there.
 
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