Sick Boy
Super Moderator
It's an attempt by the Tory right to push through the hardest of Brexits....I'm sure there are more than a few who would love for talks to quickly break down and to start dismantly all that red tape.
This is why I really don't understand the desire to shut down parliamentary debate on the subject.
It's an attempt by the Tory right to push through the hardest of Brexits....I'm sure there are more than a few who would love for talks to quickly break down and to start dismantly all that red tape.
It's an attempt by the Tory right to push through the hardest of Brexits....I'm sure there are more than a few who would love for talks to quickly break down and to start dismantly all that red tape.
Brexit wasn't about left or right of politics. Many left politicians and groups pushed for brexit as did right wing politicians.
It was about which direction do you want the country to go. Did you want the U.K. to be a self governing independant country who controls its own borders , own courts and trade deals and even currency or did you want it all done for you by the unelected commission of the eu and courts In Luxembourg as part of a european superstate? That was the question I asked myself anyway in a nut shell.
unfortunately the strong pick off the weak....The Netherlands was an easy target WW2. Their form of democracy gives them little choice but to follow the European model.How many mich percentage did Wilders get in the end? I don't know yet. About 13%? Which would mean that the established parties got 87% between them.
Extreme right didn't really come anywhere near power.
What was the percentage increase for the greens? I think they are much happier than Wilders.
Wilders thought he would get a lot more and be the number one.
I think that people look at what the right actually does when it gets power. The people have not taken their country back in the USA or Britain - not to mention the situation in Russia and Turkey.
Populist slogans are easily lapped up, but the reality at the end is quite a different thing.
unfortunately the strong pick off the weak....The Netherlands was an easy target WW2. Their form of democracy gives them little choice but to follow the European model.
Hmmm I thought I'd said what I thought was probably their best choice. Not any of the others. But I didn't say that did I?
It's easy to dismiss it if you already own your own home and live a comfortable lifestyle. I'm sure the rising costs of basic food supplies is already hitting the poorest in our society, something I'm sure you have spent a long considering.
I yawn because you think up bad things by yourself, jump to conclusions without considering alternatives and then state them as fact.
1. No, there is not a majority of even the Tory party that want a hard brexit. Are there any? Sure, just like your previous facts that the far right are behind voting to leave - but they are not in control are they? A hard brexit is being considered only as a last resort.
2. If there is a reduction in immigration it will remove pressure on housing and they will become more affordable. This was one of the main reasons why I voted to leave.
3. If there is a reduction in immigration then it will remove wage pressure on the lowest earners and they will have more to spend - not less.
4. Inflation is increasing due to the relatively weak fx rate - yes. But the fx rate isn't outside the bounds of normal fluctuation anyway and when we increase the BoE base rate it will strengthen. It already strengthened just on the hint that the monetary committee is now becoming more hawkish.
5. We only import a quarter of food from the EU and we also export food. We import nearly a quarter from outside the EU. If there are import tariffs with the EU then we'll eat more home produced food and food from outside the EU which will become cheaper when we agree trade terms that cannot be agreed now.
I don't know what will happen. I voted on the balance of probability that things will get better when we leave and there is still a very strong case to make that they will; that the poorest will have more money, that houses will become more affordable... Just try to consider the alternatives to the doom scenario you play in your head. If the worst comes to the worst and there is a hard brexit then there are alternatives.
At the end of the day, I think that with the tories romping away, the poorest will not have more money to spend. Just a hunch based on the tories present economic policies. The rich will though.
I thought they hadn't considered the effects of a very hard Brexit. If there are less immigrants there will be a reduction of contract in the building industry and the population will stop rising and maybe decline reducing demand for products and services.
Inflation has started to kick in a bit and interest rates have started to creep up - US leading - which will also affect house prices and consumption.
I don't know which of the arguments will prevail. I wouldn't have taken the risk though.
At the end of the day, I think that with the tories romping away, the poorest will not have more money to spend. Just a hunch based on the tories present economic policies. The rich will though.
I yawn because you think up bad things by yourself, jump to conclusions without considering alternatives and then state them as fact.
1. No, there is not a majority of even the Tory party that want a hard brexit. Are there any? Sure, just like your previous facts that the far right are behind voting to leave - but they are not in control are they? A hard brexit is being considered only as a last resort.
2. If there is a reduction in immigration it will remove pressure on housing and they will become more affordable. This was one of the main reasons why I voted to leave.
3. If there is a reduction in immigration then it will remove wage pressure on the lowest earners and they will have more to spend - not less.
4. Inflation is increasing due to the relatively weak fx rate - yes. But the fx rate isn't outside the bounds of normal fluctuation anyway and when we increase the BoE base rate it will strengthen. It already strengthened just on the hint that the monetary committee is now becoming more hawkish.
5. We only import a quarter of food from the EU and we also export food. We import nearly a quarter from outside the EU. If there are import tariffs with the EU then we'll eat more home produced food and food from outside the EU which will become cheaper when we agree trade terms that cannot be agreed now.
I don't know what will happen. I voted on the balance of probability that things will get better when we leave and there is still a very strong case to make that they will; that the poorest will have more money, that houses will become more affordable... Just try to consider the alternatives to the doom scenario you play in your head. If the worst comes to the worst and there is a hard brexit then there are alternatives.
It's no different in the €urozone. The European Central Bank had printed money to buy bonds which has created an asset bubble for the mega rich which has yet to translate into any so-called trickle-down effect on the poor. Manual workers in countries like Holland and Germany are having to work longer and harder in order to bail out profligate states like Greece and Italy.
I have bookmarked this post and look forward to seeing it again in a few years.
If you believe the likes of Johnson, Gove, Duncan-Smith, Rees mogg care about the poor and vulnerabile and would like to fairer distribution of wealth, then you are majorly deluded.
May does not have a backbone and crumbles as soon as Dacre disapproves. Having her as PM does not bode well for negotiations....all we need is for the Mail to get up in arms about the 'divorce bill' and urging her not pay it.
Are they? People are getting pay rises above inflation- 4 or 5%. There is pressure on wages - in the cities at least. I am paying my staff more. Cannot speak for Holland as I don't know. We have very low unemployment in Germany which means that wages have to go up. There are, though, about 1 million of unemployed who are difficult to place and are, or will be, long term unemployed.
We pay nearly £900 a month for a one bed flat. At the moment, there is black mould growing on a wall in the kitchen, there is a leak in the boiler, the oven and hob do not work due to tripping the electricity and one of our bedroom windows has a hole in the wood due to rot.
Our threats at withholding rent are met with counter-threats of poor credit rating.
It's a fucking disgrace and I genuinely can't wait to leave this hell hole of a country and actually not have to line the pockets of some buy to let landlord and actually save money for myself and a future family.
In most cases, mould is caused by excess damp in the atmosphere and that hitting a cold surface and condensing. That is why is occurs in kitchens and bathrooms. Open windows when cooking and keep the heat on and it will solve the problem. If this is the cause and you are not taking reasonable steps to control it then it is your fault and the landlord has the right to retain deposits to put right - which could even lead to replastering in extreme circumstances.
The next most common source is a leak in a gutter or a roof. If you can see stains or obvious problems there then you can contact your landlord.
For the other problems, it does sound like you have a bad landlord. There are some. However recent regulations have given tenants much more power. Contact Shelter: What to do if your landlord won’t do repairs
I have a lot of respect for all those you mention, especially Rees-Mogg.
We already do all that....we have to keep salt on a radiator to ensure it doesn't solidify.The kitchen seems to be an extension that was done on the cheap. We had a look behind the oven and the entire wall is dark black with white fungus.
Are they? People are getting pay rises above inflation- 4 or 5%.
Eurozone wage growth stumbles at drabbest pace since 2010. Hourly eurozone labour costs grew a feeble annual pace of 1 per cent in the second quarter of this year, the most sluggish pace since the start of 2014. For the wider European Union, the pace was a more sprightly 1.4 per cent.
Eurozone wages increased at the slowest pace in almost six years during the three months to June, a testament to the weakness of the currency area’s economic recovery and a worry for policy makers at the European Central Bank.
Wages in the Euro Area increased 1.6 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2016, following a 0.9 percent gain in the previous period. Wage Growth in the Euro Area averaged 1.85 percent from 2009 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 3.40 percent in the second quarter of 2009 and a record low of 0.90 percent in the third quarter of 2010.
It does sound like condensation mould then, as objects close to the wall will trap moisture. How many exterior walls does it have? The more there are the greater the risk of mould. It's possible it hasn't been insulated properly. Follow up with Shelter or the council if your landlord won't act. Tenants have a huge amount of power now to act against bad landlords and if he doesn't act the council can take him to court. Legislation brought in by the Tories... just saying.
EDIT: Do it even if you are leaving soon for Italy. Bad landlords must never get away with bad behaviour as the next tenants may not know the power they have.
ThanksI will send you some pictures of the interior and exterior, if that's OK? The general quality of rental accommodation in Brighton & Hove is shocking!
And some proportion of unemployment will always be with us. The personal character and ability necessarily to want and to keep a job is a bell curve.
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