Mr. Merkel

Speedy recovery and get well soon.

I would think that bolt is to do with a greener side safety on the left side of the stock.

Well done, they look great

Also similar to above had mine years ago now I am sure the procedure has changed a little since, mine was done through my left arm no stint fitted just an examination of my heart following a suspected heart attack, remained at the hospital for a few hours afterwards then all back to normal. Wish you all the best for yours.

Very sad to hear this R.I.P.

Hypothetically speaking if I owned a farm inherited from my family to avoid this new inheritance tax when I pass, could I make the farm business and property a limited company. With the buildings and land as assets of that company, my wife and children as directors/officers, so when I turn my toes up my wife or children simply take over the role as the manging director. Would that be possible, not ever having run my owned business I don't know.

Looks lovely

Hi, MPs are classified as office holders are are therefore exempt from employment legislation and certain tax laws, certainly the reason why they don't pay tax on donations. If donations have to be made I don't understand why they are not given to the party as a whole rather than to individual MPs.

Hi, the article is about 5 weeks old, since the a total of £44,000 has been declared as registered interests by 2nd August. Hope that clears things.

I cut and pasted this from the Spectator, Liam Conlon MP maybe a good guy, but this is why accepting donations is wrong, he is a new MP but has already registered 44K in donations since July 2024 he has been corrupted by the system from day one, a 10K donation from Lord Alli was accepted to help with canvassing From The Spectator :- It seems that bad headlines run in Sue Gray’s family. After a week of newspaper reports suggesting that Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is to blame for the government’s ails, now it is the turn of her son to face the wrath of Fleet Street. Liam Conlon, who was elected last month as the MP for Beckenham and Penge, has quickly been earmarked as one to watch. Within days of his election, he was appointed as a parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Transport. Talk about a rapid rise: perhaps he knows someone at the top? Unfortunately for Conlon, his new appointment has landed him in a spot of bother with the Mail on Sunday. For the newspaper points out today that the ministerial aide accepted a £4,000 donation from Britain’s biggest train drivers’ union – just months before his department offered it an inflation-busting pay rise. On Friday the Aslef union announced a wave of fresh strikes – less than 48 hours after it was offered a pay deal that would boost the average driver’s salary by 14 per cent to £69,000. A few hours later, the first register of MPs’ interests for the new parliament was published, showing that the newly-elected MP had declared the £4,000 donation in his first ever entry. It is understood the donation was made to Conlon soon after he was selected as a Labour candidate for the constituency at the end of last year. Given his mother’s high profile, Steerpike suspects Conlon’s entries will be one to watch…

There's a story running with GB News that Starmer was living in Lord Alli's penthouse with his son during the election campaign and also during the covid lockdown when urging every one to stay at home while he stayed at someone else's home. https://www.gbnews.com/politics/keir-starmer-fresh-fury-labour-donor-penthouse-coronavirus-pandemic

Copied and pasted from the Governments registered interests of Sir Keir Starmer Name of donor: Lord Waheed AlliAddress of donor: privateAmount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation, value £20,437.28Date received: 29 May 2024 to 13 July 2024Date accepted: 29 May 2024Donor status: individual(Registered 2 August 2024)

There is an article running this morning that a £20,000 donation from Lord Alli for accommodation was for his teenage son to have a peaceful place to study for his GCE exams during the election campaign. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/pm-suggests-20000-accommodation-donation-was-for-son-to-find-somewhere-for-gcse-revision/ar-AA1r9L0j

I wouldn't know where to start on that one.

For anyone who maybe unaware of this facility click on the link type in the MP's name scroll down to registered interests and all their admitted bungs are listed. https://members.parliament.uk/