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  • FlatlanderFlatlander Posts: 5,012
    Leon said:

    Do any PB-ers know Leeds well?

    Because today I went through a suburban village called "Tingley" and I thought, my God, what a shit-hole, it looks like something you USED to see in Eastern Europe

    I'm kinda hoping it is one of the worst areas of Leeds otherwise, Eeek

    A lot of south Leeds is not great. Holbeck? Beeston?

    But on the other hand, a lot of north Leeds is perfectly acceptable.
  • FlatlanderFlatlander Posts: 5,012
    edited May 24

    Leon said:

    Do any PB-ers know Leeds well?

    Because today I went through a suburban village called "Tingley" and I thought, my God, what a shit-hole, it looks like something you USED to see in Eastern Europe

    I'm kinda hoping it is one of the worst areas of Leeds otherwise, Eeek

    A lot of south Leeds is not great. Holbeck? Beeston?

    But on the other hand, a lot of north Leeds is perfectly acceptable.
    But both north and south Leeds are more acceptable than parts of Edlington:
    https://maps.app.goo.gl/rfyJy77kKJ1tZTPN7
  • The_WoodpeckerThe_Woodpecker Posts: 484

    Leon said:

    Do any PB-ers know Leeds well?

    Because today I went through a suburban village called "Tingley" and I thought, my God, what a shit-hole, it looks like something you USED to see in Eastern Europe

    I'm kinda hoping it is one of the worst areas of Leeds otherwise, Eeek

    A lot of south Leeds is not great. Holbeck? Beeston?

    But on the other hand, a lot of north Leeds is perfectly acceptable.
    But both north and south Leeds are more acceptable than parts of Edlington:
    https://maps.app.goo.gl/rfyJy77kKJ1tZTPN7
    Tingley is, was, and forever shall be a sh1thole.

    It is not Leeds but Wakefield.

    It's basic but there thousands of worse places to live in Britain.

    There are
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 79,510

    Leon said:

    Do any PB-ers know Leeds well?

    Because today I went through a suburban village called "Tingley" and I thought, my God, what a shit-hole, it looks like something you USED to see in Eastern Europe

    I'm kinda hoping it is one of the worst areas of Leeds otherwise, Eeek

    A lot of south Leeds is not great. Holbeck? Beeston?

    But on the other hand, a lot of north Leeds is perfectly acceptable.
    But both north and south Leeds are more acceptable than parts of Edlington:
    https://maps.app.goo.gl/rfyJy77kKJ1tZTPN7
    Google mapping Tingley can't see much wrong with it. I'd recommend Manningham, Edlington and Page Hall
  • Andy_JSAndy_JS Posts: 35,058
    HYUFD said:

    Andy_JS said:

    isam said:

    Farage has retweeted the Telegraph article about restoring the WFA & scrapping the two child cap… so looks like it’s true

    He must be calculating that the Tories are in such a mess at the moment that economically right-wing RefUK voters aren't going to back to them.
    Yes reversing the 2 child benefit cap is not designed to appeal to southern economic Thatcherites nor is reinstating WFA in full to all pensioners (even Kemi wants to means test it at a higher threshold).

    Farage's proposals may appeal to social conservatives and low income parents and pensioners in the redwall though which is no doubt his target audience
    I just don't know where Farage is going to get the money from without raising taxes.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 79,510
    Andy_JS said:

    HYUFD said:

    Andy_JS said:

    isam said:

    Farage has retweeted the Telegraph article about restoring the WFA & scrapping the two child cap… so looks like it’s true

    He must be calculating that the Tories are in such a mess at the moment that economically right-wing RefUK voters aren't going to back to them.
    Yes reversing the 2 child benefit cap is not designed to appeal to southern economic Thatcherites nor is reinstating WFA in full to all pensioners (even Kemi wants to means test it at a higher threshold).

    Farage's proposals may appeal to social conservatives and low income parents and pensioners in the redwall though which is no doubt his target audience
    I just don't know where Farage is going to get the money from without raising taxes.
    It's not a problem when you're not in government
  • MikeLMikeL Posts: 7,778
    And remember Farage says he is going to raise the Personal Allowance to £20k.

    Today looks like the day that literally everyone has abandoned any idea of running the country in a responsible way.
  • Luckyguy1983Luckyguy1983 Posts: 31,333

    isam said:

    Farage has retweeted the Telegraph article about restoring the WFA & scrapping the two child cap… so looks like it’s true

    Kemi then should go hard no on 2 child cap increase. No gain on the bandwagon but a useful dividing line if SKS does it and it all goes tits up
    Yes, I agree. I am not sure I agree with keeping the cap, but there's definitely an argument for it. I'd use the public finances argument though - when Suella (and presumably other Tories) agree with scrapping it, it's tricky to go in two-footed.
  • FlatlanderFlatlander Posts: 5,012
    Pulpstar said:

    Leon said:

    Do any PB-ers know Leeds well?

    Because today I went through a suburban village called "Tingley" and I thought, my God, what a shit-hole, it looks like something you USED to see in Eastern Europe

    I'm kinda hoping it is one of the worst areas of Leeds otherwise, Eeek

    A lot of south Leeds is not great. Holbeck? Beeston?

    But on the other hand, a lot of north Leeds is perfectly acceptable.
    But both north and south Leeds are more acceptable than parts of Edlington:
    https://maps.app.goo.gl/rfyJy77kKJ1tZTPN7
    Google mapping Tingley can't see much wrong with it. I'd recommend Manningham, Edlington and Page Hall
    Yeah, Page Hall is definitely a hole. Shame, because there's plenty of green space around even if it was primarily used for burning cars.

    Didn't think much of Eston in Middlesbrough either, although at least half the terraces there have already been leveled, leaving grids of streets with no houses..
  • KnightOutKnightOut Posts: 162

    Leon said:

    Do any PB-ers know Leeds well?

    Because today I went through a suburban village called "Tingley" and I thought, my God, what a shit-hole, it looks like something you USED to see in Eastern Europe

    I'm kinda hoping it is one of the worst areas of Leeds otherwise, Eeek

    A lot of south Leeds is not great. Holbeck? Beeston?

    But on the other hand, a lot of north Leeds is perfectly acceptable.
    'was', not 'is'.

    It literally depends on the Member of Parliament. It's all bad now. And RefUK won't change that.
  • vikvik Posts: 407
    HYUFD said:

    Andy_JS said:

    isam said:

    Farage has retweeted the Telegraph article about restoring the WFA & scrapping the two child cap… so looks like it’s true

    He must be calculating that the Tories are in such a mess at the moment that economically right-wing RefUK voters aren't going to back to them.
    Yes reversing the 2 child benefit cap is not designed to appeal to southern economic Thatcherites nor is reinstating WFA in full to all pensioners (even Kemi wants to means test it at a higher threshold).

    Farage's proposals may appeal to social conservatives and low income parents and pensioners in the redwall though which is no doubt his target audience
    Reform's support is heavily concentrated among C2, D & E. (They have 39% in the Yougov tracker vs 22% among A, B & C1.)

    It makes political sense for them to promise generous benefits to voters.
  • Andy_JSAndy_JS Posts: 35,058
    "Inside Labour plot to oust Keir Starmer as PM is given 12 months to turn things around

    This week’s dramatic winter fuel U-turn has not been enough to stop speculation about the future of Starmer as leader, as political editor David Maddox found out"

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-labour-leadership-plot-angela-rayner-b2757214.html
  • scampi25scampi25 Posts: 139
    kinabalu said:

    Yep, happy with all that.

    Incredibly naive and plain stupid.
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