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Peternimmo

@Peternimmo@mastodon.scot

Early-retired #Church of #Scotland #minister. Graduate of #Glasgow University and #Princeton Seminary- #Fulbright alumnus. Registered same-sex marriage celebrant. Occasional reposts or links in #German.
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thisismyglasgow, to glasgow
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A question to start today: Why is constructing the building on the left be VAT-free, while renovating the historic building on the right and converting it to a new purpose is not? To me, this is completely the wrong way round and such tax rules are undoubtedly contributing to what seems to be the rapidly-accelerating loss of our built heritage.

Cont./

Peternimmo,
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@thisismyglasgow a bugbear of mine for years. If you have a historic church, you have to pay VAT and then claim it back. If we were really interested in our historic buildings- and, for that matter, if public policy was serious about the environmental crisis- we would abolish VAT for repairs

RickiTarr, to random
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Alright, lots of heavy discussions today, so let's talk about something silly!

What is a movie that always makes you laugh?

Personal pick:

Anything Mel Brooks, but Robin Hood: Men in Tights, it's just funny every time I watch it.

Peternimmo,
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@RickiTarr I once saw Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein in the cinema, complete with his introduction to it. You could tell half the audience knew the jokes before they arrived- but it was a lovely experience

Peternimmo,
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@RickiTarr my 2 children watched Blazing Saddles recently. The theatre studies student was mildly amused until the Hollywood song and dance sequence, which knocked them flat

Peternimmo,
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@RickiTarr Carry On Up the Kyber

Peternimmo,
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@TLB73 @RickiTarr gosh, yes. I always enjoy a rewatch of A Shot in the Dark! The pre titles sequence doesn't even have Sellers in it, but it's ingenious https://youtu.be/NC_s4gyIqag?feature=shared

Peternimmo,
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@RickiTarr two of Bill Forsyth's gentle comedies. I watched Gregory's Girl with my wife recently. She hadn't seen it and loved it. I also rewatched, for the first time in years, Local Hero- I'd forgotten how good the young Peter Capaldi was in that

Peternimmo, to BBC
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's Steve Rosenberg on the library in Russia. Its founder has fled . The 68 year old says “We helped destroy the but failed to build . We didn’t have the experience to know when to stand firm and say ‘You mustn’t do this.’ Perhaps if my generation had read Ninety Eighty-Four, it would have acted differently.”
I read at in , but I'm not sure he's on the now. He should be
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckrr1k1xl0lo

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