Recent content by Miner Willy

Sounds like the EU

Avoid war that's how it started, but it has morphed into something else. Currency union, erosion of democratic power, central court rule of law, joint army. Starvation & hunger, tell that to the people of Greece and any member who dares challenge the central power. Empires today are built on...

While I agree,the aspiration is there and in old money it would be called an Empire

Probably:rolleyes: The EU is empire building in all but name, hence the posters reply. And it's matter I'm the son, why?:whistling

So why did Roosevelt refer to Japan as the Empire of Japan when the USA was dragged kicking and screaming into WW2?

You was saying spreadbetting was taxable and advising traders to put money aside in case of a tax investigation. I was merely pointing out the maths and risk in that action for members who read this thread and think 'whoopee' and dive straight in making 10% a day. Again HMRC are extremely...

Terrible advice. Anyone thinking or knowing that their situation is taxable by HMRC, hoping they don't come calling is a big risk. They could end up paying a tax rate of either 60% or 100% depending on their tax bracket, plus compound interest. They would also have the higher trading costs of...