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Reply | Child poverty 2 child benefit cap abolished
at 23:37 4 Dec 2025
This...
You don't need just shy of £300 tax free to provide for a child, each child, a month...
It needs to be far less over the minimum than than the basic CB - £173 a month for two for example - needed for the new shoes, school uniforms,clothing etc which is why it was brought in by the Welfare State in the first place.
The figure is open to debate but UC should not reward idlement, If you refuse to work benefits must be stopped...or at the very least cut back to the bare minimum.
There are folks , from next year claiming an extra £1500 a month Universal Credit child allowance for the simple fact of having spat out 5 kids...that's a lot of fish fingers, beans and chips or Pot Noodles for tea ...and crisps and a fizzy drink for breakfast isn't it ? Mum's Gone to Iceland...then her dealer...
No doubt the surplus will be spent on booze, weed and Netflix by many of the feckless parents..It happens and it's far more widespread than the hand-wringing socialist apologists would have everyone believe - let's not pretend it doesn't ...
Then there's the millions of immigratnts who cannot believe their luck that we indulge, and agree with their Islamic view that women can't /shouldn't work and throw them £millions in benefits to facilitate their stone age religious hegemony...
Our precious lauded "Communities" ?.... up yours Starmer...
The benefits lifestyle we have allowed to fester is a cancer in our collective economy and wealth....
When a nation has a culture of not making work pay and aspiration dashed on the rocks of state reliance, it is doomed...it becomes the failed state many migrants are legging it from.
But never mind, Jesus H Corbyn and the Tit Hypnotiser Zak Snaggletooth are here to save us from our toxic "far right" selves..
Halal-bloody-lulliah [Post edited 5 Dec 8:57]
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Reply | Tulip Siddiq sentenced to two years imprisonment
at 20:10 4 Dec 2025
So a woman has been convicted of a crime and sentenced by a politically motivated, sole Judge decision and given a disproportionate sentence without due process to appeal ?
Thank God we don’t have that sort of nonsense going on in this country….British justice is the envy of the World dontcha know!!?
L**y C*****ly…….
Shhhhhhhhh! [Post edited 4 Dec 23:51]
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Reply | Yet more money for Cardiff
at 19:06 4 Dec 2025
Haven't the front concourse area and the back of the station been refurbished only in the last decade or so..?
What an absolute waste of money !! It's fine as it is - it's a modern rail station not some crumbling Victorian ediface like many of them. Apart from rugby matchdays it functions as it should. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread
at 18:55 4 Dec 2025
Ah you'll have to excuse me I'm still fairly new-ish on here I mainly just stick to the forums and read the articles.
I've now only just looked under squad and can see there's a ton of stuff on there and all sorts of reports going back a few years...
Lots to catch up on! |
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Reply | Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread
at 16:18 4 Dec 2025
That's good news.
Someone should probably update the official site though ! 
The info on all squads there is patchy or non-existant at best. Can't think of a club at this level that doesn't have "pen pics" of many of their first and senior squads. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread
at 15:40 4 Dec 2025
Another problem he's got is many are out of contract in June, including Lissah and Wilson and they won't fancy dropping down a level at a crucial juncture in their career if we go down. Needs to assess who are the best long-term prospects and tie them down to contracts. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread
at 14:13 4 Dec 2025
I have no idea WR but I'm sure one of the priorities for Matos given his background will be monitoring our younger crop of players and giving them opportunities where possible.
I guess as of now only O'Leary is left with detailed first hand knowledge of those players out on loan to advise VM and the new backroom staff. The revolving door at the club has not helped us in this one bit. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread
at 13:47 4 Dec 2025
Interesting that tonight he was played at RCB by McGlynn and performed well even better than he has at LB in his last 8 games....
He's been named Player of the Month for November :---
"The defender picks up his first club award since joining on loan in the Summer.
Naturally a central defender, Filip has filled in at left back due to injuries and has put in a run of impressive performances.
The Bairns have enjoyed a very successful November that has seen us go unbeaten in the William Hill Premiership, with two dominant wins against Kilmarnock and Dundee United, and two draws against Livingston and Rangers. Falkirk sit sixth in the table, exceeding all expectations, and Filip’s performances have been an crucial part of the team’s run of form.
Well done, Filip!"
I don't know if he's ready for the Championship FT but seems to be holding his own in the SPL - Seems he would be a useful utility player in our woeful defence though. The old adage if they're good enough they're old enough springs to mind.
Some comments from Falkirk fans after last night's game against Motherwell :---
"Lissah plays with slippers on. What a f**king player. Strolled it."
"I'll take it...how Lissah is deemed surplus in a struggling Swansea side is unbelievable...that little juke through the middle a thing of beauty... stunned if this guy doesn't go on to have a great career "
"I had zero expectations for Filip Lissah when he signed. None. I thought he was here to make up the squad, bit of cover on the right.
How wrong I was. This lad is something special. I hope we get to keep him for the season before he heads on to bigger things. What a talent."
"The ball comes near Lissah and 9 times out of 10, one of the following occurs :
- controls it first time
- wins a header which goes to a Falkirk player
- takes off the pressure with a crisp, accurate pass to (the excellent) Bain
- accepts a pass from a Falkirk player and plays an accurate forward pass
- wins a 50-50 tackle
He’s only played a handful of games at this level - the last two against current top 5 teams in Scotland.
Every time he’s looked the best defender on the park. An exceptional talent." [Post edited 4 Dec 14:01]
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Reply | Child poverty 2 child benefit cap abolished
at 20:05 3 Dec 2025
That is CHILD BENEFIT as explained in earlier posts.
It’s not the UC element that is where the £292 comes in and the cap being removed …after £339 for the first born kid.
It’s a common misconception- admittedly the GOv.UK spiel is badly written but I know friends and family that are on/have been on UC and know the amounts they get. Some justified some not so much. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread
at 19:56 3 Dec 2025
It’s a shame Lissah is not a right back to replace Key as he’s doing a fine job at Falkirk, did very well against Rangers nullifying attacking threats.
Falkirk manager is anxious we might recall our 2 loanees because of the current omnishambles. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread
at 11:22 3 Dec 2025
The way I saw it was Fulham were not making any meaningful runs until they were 3-0 down. I remarked to the bloke next to me in the pub that it reminded me of the Swans as the ball was taken to the City box then passed around and eventually back to the keeper. The half-time subs and teamtalk obviously changed Fulham's approach and they kept at it even at 5-1 down and could have salvaged a draw. |
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Reply | Migrants welcome in Wales says Baroness Morgan
at 23:18 2 Dec 2025
I have a family tree lineage directly back to the Royal houses of Dehaubarth and Aberffraw.
Like many my DNA is very much of our collective land . roots and heritage. 99.8% in fact.
I am no Dic Sion Dafydd. I am fiercely proud to be Welsh and grew up in a Welsh speaking family.
However...
I see Plaid and the Welsh Labour elites for what they really are - A shower of egotistical Crachach t**ts that are only interested in their self-aggrandisement not what benefits Wales in the long-term. They are gaslighting the people with their false promises of wealthy independence and the perceived benefits thereof... The nation of Sanctuary idea is lunacy given the Senedd cannot even provide for its own..
England & Wales have been intrinsically linked since Henry Tudor.
One day, perhaps, the argument for Welsh independence and fully devolved power may be worth visiting but for now it would spell utter economic disaster.
Stick with the Union, warts and all. We have greater threats to our collective future ... [Post edited 3 Dec 8:21]
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Reply | Hillsborough
at 14:24 2 Dec 2025
The commentary of Swansea's own Peter Jones has stayed with me down the years as he held it together witnessing the horror unfold. He also saw the Heysel disaster first hand 4 years earlier.
He collapsed and died a year later aged 60. Many say that he never got over what he saw that day and it took its toll on his health. I wonder how many more people who were there that day have some form of PTSD. My guess would be hundreds. Kenny Dalgleish never seemed the same after that day and attending all those funerals. He had a haunted look about him for years afterwards in dealings with the press. The first time he seemed upbeat was when Blackburn won the PL in 95.
A terrible day for football that affected so many. |
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Reply | Child poverty 2 child benefit cap abolished
at 13:24 2 Dec 2025
That's just child benefit which everyone under a certain threshold is entitled to claim whether in work or not. You used to be given the forms to fill in at the hospital when your partner gives birth. I think they stopped that after the Tories tweaked the rules and failed to properly inform the public via HMRC. It has never been capped on numbers just household income.
UC is £292 a month per extra child, it was previously capped at 2. So if you have 5 kids you now get an extra approx E900 a month, plus your rent, which usually includes any bills service charges paid in full.
It's all on GOV.UK if you want to read the details |
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Reply | Second migrant offender accidentally released from prison
at 12:15 2 Dec 2025
In addition to this there's the 736 foreign criminals that have absconded from justice before they could be deported I mentioned in my Migration Figures thread last week.
This government and the last have failed to protect their own citizens from harm. Neither were/are fit for office. |
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Reply | 🔴 Site running slow
at 22:18 1 Dec 2025
Yes, have noticed it, was going to send a DM but looks like you're onto it . Thought it was my router but same slow speed on two unrelated wifi's. |
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Reply | How can Scotland afford this?
at 13:35 1 Dec 2025
It's already happening in England to a certain extent with there being inset days before and after term breaks. This is just taking it a step further and it's not like having a day off to play golf or do DIY etc..it's still work.
My friend's wife is a secondary school teacher with grown up kids and is nearly retired, but I can imagine that for teachers with school-age kids themselves it's a hard slog these days with class sizes, Ofsted etc. and the pay isn't great from what I gather. People point to the summer holidays and half-terms but there is a certain amount of playing catch up during this downtime, not to mention those staff that are involved in extra curicular activities like school trips, sports, D of E awards and it never feels like a proper break. |
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Reply | Migrants welcome in Wales says Baroness Morgan
at 01:10 1 Dec 2025
Why do you feel the need to constantly wave your unmentionables at the World and scream about your exclusive and precious culture ? Are you that insecure ?
I don't.
I'm comfortable in my own skin, speak Welsh as an inherited second language but largely happy to be part of GB and the wider Anglosphere...
We get a pretty good deal as such, what with our GB passports and visas enabling us to work and be respected around the globe...
Why do you want to drag us down into the largely irrelevant equivalent global status of Liechtenstein or Gibraltar ?
Maybe the prospect of marching up and down rain-soaked provincial town squares with the ghost of Cayo-Evans and the Free Wales Army tossing over your shoukder gets the Cymric blood stirring where rugby has failed to do so will give you a certain pep in your dotage?
Me? I look at the crap and pain Ireland endured in its quest for glory and exclusivity and I think..."feck that nonsense"
Being born British is a gift that many the world over crave and why we have a surplus of desperate applicants...
Some are deluded enough to think that binning their priviledge is an act of noble nationalism...
Good luck with that and God's Speed... [Post edited 1 Dec 11:41]
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