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Not at all sure that the British electorate would happily pay more Corporation Tax, more VAT and a higher rate of individual tax but since you brought Denmark into the equation, may we take it for granted that you have given up on a move to France in favour of Denmark, Rollo?

Does he have a house in Denmark too? :-D

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Rollo you're safe voting Tories your taxes won't go up..... you are mega rich aren't you? :-D :-D

..but the Tories have increased the Stamp Duty (April 2016) on those who buy a second/third/fourth home :-0

Oh, how jolly nice for you :-D

It's a shame Germany is utterly baffled - so am I :-(

Is that the Royal 'we' who are going to be forced to take Denmark into account (more then we are used to do)(?), or the French Government or even the UK Government?

I get the 3 of you mixed up :-S

*sigh* Churchill was elected, Rollo, that what I said and that's what happened. So your point is still utterly pointless.

Elected despite my grandmother loathing him for his stance against votes for women. She certainly didn't vote for his party until he was dead. Only 6 years between '45 and '51 so hardly enough time for controversy to disappear into the ether.

People are still banging on about Jezza 40 years after he met Sinn Fein members.

Not a fan of Jezza but I will never be able to vote Tory. *shudder*

Probably Lib Dem for me. But the Tories will win, I have no doubt. But very much depleted. Let's hope the left sort themselves a decent leader for 2022. May will be long gone by then, like Maggie before her.

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Not a useful phrase for me as I would rather stick pins in my eyes than suffer camping!