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jda
jda
Sep 2021
5:24am, 17 Sep 2021
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jda
I think the fact that it’s embarrassing to them is precisely the reason why it should be public like all wills.
LindsD
LindsD
Sep 2021
7:46am, 17 Sep 2021
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LindsD
I agree
LindsD
LindsD
Sep 2021
7:47am, 17 Sep 2021
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LindsD
It's also interesting that you, Cheg, have lumped 'us' all together, presumably in opposition to you.

Sorry if my assessment of the situation is off.
FenlandRunner
FenlandRunner
Sep 2021
7:53am, 17 Sep 2021
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FenlandRunner
How do the Tory lovers support the weights and measures idea? Isn't it purely a move to be appealing to the hard of thinking?
JRitchie
JRitchie
Sep 2021
9:01am, 17 Sep 2021
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JRitchie
I don’t understand why an individual’s personal assets and liabilities be a matter of public record - if you are claiming IHT exemption for works of art where there is an obligation to make them available for viewing and research purposes then clearly that needs to public. Fair enough. The rest is private.
Mushroom
Mushroom
Sep 2021
9:11am, 17 Sep 2021
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Mushroom
Why is the Govt announcing a move back to imperial weights and measures, if nothing more than an Ireland Bridge distraction.

Here's a thread from a Weights & Measures Inspector to suggest it's a useless and expensive folly..

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HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
Sep 2021
9:12am, 17 Sep 2021
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HappyG(rrr)
The reason why any citizen can have a reasonable interest in the estate and wills of the Royal Family (and indeed of politicians) is that we all fund them, through our taxes. It's not just nosiness in someone else's private business, it's auditing that taxes are properly spent (and paid, indeed!) :-) G
JK *chameleon*
JK *chameleon*
Sep 2021
9:17am, 17 Sep 2021
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JK *chameleon*
I have no interest in Phil's will, but the fact that they feel it needs to be sealed puts me in the mind that either (a) it means there is something not above board in there that needs to be supressed, or (b) there is some media-related need to cause a ripple of excitement/interest.

Is it a dead cat to distract from Andy's legal woes, perhaps?
Mushroom
Mushroom
Sep 2021
9:18am, 17 Sep 2021
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Mushroom
The fact that the Court has withheld Phillip's Will "..in order to maintain the dignity of the Sovereign and close members of her family" is the very reason that it should be public...
jda
jda
Sep 2021
9:46am, 17 Sep 2021
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jda
It’s not an individual, it is the estate of a dead person. Like marriages, births and deaths, the disposal of their assets after death is (for 99.9999% of people) a subject of public record and regulated by a body of law that conveys substantial benefits as well as controls. It’s not the behaviour of a private person in their own private life.

If you think all wills should be private (why?), then argue that case and change that law. Exemptions for the super-privileged is not acceptable IMO.

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