tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post7097412258622906626..comments2023-09-24T01:25:13.638-07:00Comments on Witterings from Witney: A small point......WitteringsfromWitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-60739617966876853482012-02-05T15:01:36.371-08:002012-02-05T15:01:36.371-08:00Sue: Agree with both points!
W42: A point RN made...Sue: Agree with both points!<br /><br />W42: A point RN made when linking to my post.......WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-17918557100636504842012-02-05T11:20:40.573-08:002012-02-05T11:20:40.573-08:00Like Woodsy42 I run Firefox + Adblock + Flashblock...Like Woodsy42 I run Firefox + Adblock + Flashblock and never see any of these adverts. However I turned them off and find Chris Heaton-Harris' blog carries ads for solar panels on the post about a letter to the PM re wind turbine subsidies!<br /><br />They are every bit as disgraceful a waste of taxpayers money as bird mincers...microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-46915101109133525012012-02-05T11:20:32.357-08:002012-02-05T11:20:32.357-08:00I would hate to have adverts on my blog. It's ...I would hate to have adverts on my blog. It's so tacky, but then again so are most of our politicians.<br /><br />I blog because I feel the need to say something, not because I want a few extra bob out of it.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165615283953837706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-41639173552869912082012-02-05T09:04:04.117-08:002012-02-05T09:04:04.117-08:00Anon: Ah, we need an accountant, methinks - above ...Anon: Ah, we need an accountant, methinks - above my payscale.....WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-68726262832701263642012-02-05T08:52:37.570-08:002012-02-05T08:52:37.570-08:00I agree with the comments here but would also poin...I agree with the comments here but would also point out that our political elite are also quoted on Dun & Bradstreet as limited companies. I presume this is to reduce their tax bill but would anyone like to confirm please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-40557279408768732532012-02-05T08:24:24.219-08:002012-02-05T08:24:24.219-08:00Anon: Yes it is!
DH: Whether a site is or is not ...Anon: Yes it is!<br /><br />DH: Whether a site is or is not funded from the public purse is beside the point - see TT's two points.<br /><br />TT: Well spotted - have reposted those on RN's comments section.<br /><br />W42: Good spot from you too - thanks!WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-37098128964723956562012-02-05T08:09:26.551-08:002012-02-05T08:09:26.551-08:00Using Firefox and adblock I hadn't actually no...Using Firefox and adblock I hadn't actually noticed, but it seems to me to open serious questions about whether MPs public activities should accept sponsorship or advertising.<br />If I were them I would not want adverts or seem to be in the pay of corporates however indirectly.Woodsy42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355671210161625647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-33078939326329951432012-02-05T07:45:16.296-08:002012-02-05T07:45:16.296-08:00Oh another thought, do these MPs now have to decla...Oh another thought, do these MPs now have to declare an interest when speaking on any matters in The Commons that bear any relationship to those advertising on their Websites ? Or do they declare these interests to Voters at election time and in their Manifesto ?TomTomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-31956714971774981632012-02-05T04:37:35.507-08:002012-02-05T04:37:35.507-08:00The simple fact is these MPs have Expenses provide...The simple fact is these MPs have Expenses provided by Taxpayers. Any Revenues they pick up through advertising or sponsorship should be offset against those ExpensesTomTomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-71137589743229397972012-02-05T02:49:54.320-08:002012-02-05T02:49:54.320-08:00I hadn't noticed, because I run ad-blocking so...I hadn't noticed, because I run ad-blocking software. I do know that Carswell makes it clear that his site is not funded from the public purse, so one assumes that advertising money goes towards running the site. <br /><br />To me, the question is whether the running costs of the site are more or less than the advertising revenue and if there's a surplus, what happens to it.Dave Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-15124950716864639922012-02-05T02:47:56.116-08:002012-02-05T02:47:56.116-08:00This is indeed a serious matter. In similar vein ...This is indeed a serious matter. In similar vein did anybody else read the reports last week that Richard Branson is paying the overtime bill for a team of Metropolitan police detectives to investigate " video pirates" who are undermining the profit margins of one of his TV companies. Branson ( a UK tax avoider) has also given plod an undertaking that they can retain 25% of any compensation they can " screw out of the video pirate"<br /><br />There was a little bit of a ripple in the media but not a single politician has had the guts to tell Branson to take a running jump. What is the hold that the odious Branson has over the establishment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com