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  1. MalcSB

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    Isn’t that collectivism In action? I didn‘t say force, my suggestion was to enable and encourage population movement to where their work is, and / or move the jobs to where the people are.
  2. MalcSB

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    That reminds me of the Eric Morecambe / Andre Previn sketch for some reason, May be it’s the people that are in the wrong place if there are indeed plenty of houses. Building more will mean empty houses in those places which are over provided. Perhaps having policies which enabled and...
  3. MalcSB

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    You want to see asset values decrease. Change my choice of word from plummet to decrease. Is the resulting scenario I described unlikely? It will make little or no difference to me, I have no mortgage. Reducing house prices will reduce the tax take through SDLT, IHT and where applicable Capital...
  4. MalcSB

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    Is that being a crank? You could possibly be described as a pro immigration crank. In terms of his claim, Rayner didn’t challenge it and the trends are what he seemed to be referring to. I assume you totally disagree with Rayner’s assertion that there are plenty of houses.
  5. MalcSB

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    Ever thought of what would happen to the economy if house prices plummeted? All those mortgage defaults, it would be like the crash all over again. People unable to withdraw their deposits from banks. Builders stopping building because there is no profit to be made?
  6. MalcSB

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    So why is Rayner saying we have plenty of houses then? Labour haven't set any immigration targets although they have talked about secure borders (I know, I know). I wonder whether Phillips ever thought, whilst chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, that he would be described as a...
  7. MalcSB

    Israel - Palestinian Conflict

    Definition of genocide Section 1091 of Title 18, United States Code, prohibits genocide whether committed in time of peace or time of war. Genocide is defined in § 1091 and includes violent attacks with the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or...
  8. MalcSB

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    It may well be that no party has anything to offer me, which has tended to be the situation every election. Earned too much to benefit from Labour and nowhere near enough to benefit from Tories. Felt shafted by both Brown and Osborne as chancellors. I may just abstain and then I can be an equal...
  9. MalcSB

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    An older one She really hasn’t improved with experience.
  10. MalcSB

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    A clamp down on benefit fraud. The government will get back well over half of anything they give me in tax of one form or another.
  11. MalcSB

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    Social care provision improved significantly. Would help the NHS. Somehow being made to feel a valued part of society.
  12. MalcSB

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    I think Rayner is even more confused than I am. The planning system she describes as causing chaos was introduced by Labour,
  13. MalcSB

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    It’s really no5 a weird question. If we have enough houses, why are we building even more? If immigration was at a lower level, would we even need any more houses?
  14. MalcSB

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    Perhaps she meant we have plenty of hotels for immigrants,
  15. MalcSB

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    Looks real, if incredible, to me. They seem to be wheeling Rayner out for media duties at every opportunity. Are they trying to finish her political career?
  16. MalcSB

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    One person walking disaster area. No need to build on the green belt, no need to rip up planning laws - “ there are plenty of houses” Its beyond parody and satire.
  17. MalcSB

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    I’ll just go with a wild card then.
  18. MalcSB

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    Be fair, many people wanted just to get rid of the Tories and not because they saw Starmer as some superior political being. I was in favour of the petition, albeit not genuinely expecting a GE to follow. However, if it had, Labours huge majority would have probably melted and a lesson might...
  19. MalcSB

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    I've already signed up!! And you didn't even have to knock on my door.
  20. MalcSB

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    Far to early to decide yet. I will take a view on the manifestos and who is more likely to keep to what they say. Or at least who is saying stuff which will benefit me and others similar. Preferably a woke free zone. I'm getting sick of a vocal tiny minority dictating to the silent majority...
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