Google seem to be delighted we are leaving the EU?

[jon lopgel]

That?s silly.

You're free to try. Doubt many would use it tho.

[mm0fmf]

According to reports, Mrs. Patel still doesn't grok that a significant number of the economically inactive people in the UK are those who managed to retire early and are not likely to want to start working again especially wiping the arses of the demented and elderly infirm.

[Fredxx]

Perhaps she is of the opinion that "wiping the arses of the demented and elderly infirm" carries with it a premium wage?

You can always get someone to do a job, you just have to pay them the right wage.

[Andrew]

Or create a level playing field by making all forms of income including all benefits liable to tax and NI.

[Steve Walker]

Many benefits are taxable.

The ones that aren't are things like PIP, where the benefit is not income to live on, but purely to help compensate for the extra costs of living with a disability.

SteveW

[Fredxx]

I genuinely thought most were now taxable apart from NI.

I wouldn't have an issue with applying NI to all income.

[Adrian Caspersz]

Automation - use robots?

[Richard]

Why? Do you actually *know* where your data is? I don't *really* know where data held about me is, not that I can do much about that.

[Roger Hayter]

The difference, FWIW, is that data held in the EU should only be used by the data holder for its own business or purposes you have agreed to, or given to our intelligence services. Whereas, data held in the US, subject to relatively unenforceable English law, can be sold to anyone or used in any way the data holder likes.

[T i m]

<snip>

But hey, all the Brexiteers knew all that when they voted for it eh. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

[Andy Burns]

OK, regardless of useful postings or not, that's enough brexit obsession from you, enjoy a couple of months in my killfile ...

[Tim Streater]

Data held in the US is not subject to any species of English law, enforceable or not.

[The Natural Philosopher]

So exactly like the EU, then.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Neither is it in the EU

[Dave Plowman (News)]

But the difference is we had the opportunity to have a say on EU law...

[T i m]

Aww, Andy, didn't you spot the subject of the thread? You know leaving the EU is also called Brexit?

(And Brian is the one who is 'optically challenged'). ;-)

Enjoy your break. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

[T i m]

Ooops, you know that sounds like you are questioning the sense of the whole Brexit thing Dave. That can easily get you killfiled round here! <weg>

Cheers, T i m

[Richard]

I am sensible enough to know that nothing is forever. If you feel that your data is more secure in the EU, UK, USA or wherever else that's fine.

[Richard]

We may well have had say in EU law and do in UK law. How do you know that the law is being followed to the letter? Ask yourself, do I trust the Europeans more than the Americans? Do I trust the UK government more than I do myself?

[Dr S Lartius]

The UK is not leaving the EU, because the UK has left the EU. PKUATBT, Google.

Parliament should oblige Google to use Google Ltd/plc, and ensure that Google's operations in the UK are obliged to comply with UK Law & Taxes.