Left-wing protesters blind a horse by shooting a firework into its face, assault a young woman trying to protect it, and (likely) break the arm of a photographer depicting their crimes:
Left-wing protesters blind a horse by shooting a firework into its face, assault a young woman trying to protect it, and (likely) break the arm of a photographer depicting their crimes:
If a couple is on a good income and have four kids, yet one partner dies and the other has to cut back hours to be a single parent, then I think it's reasonable they're assisted if the remaining parent falls into a low income.
To a limit, I'd agree.
However, anyone who has a large family should mitigate against risk.
Surely, the high earner should have taken out appropriate insurance to help with the extra children, whilst safe in the knowledge that the ordinary element of support would be forthcoming?
Tax credits are a 'pull' factor to the UK, and reducing them is far more likely to have an effect than Cameron's attempts to exclude EU workers from benefits for the first 4 years of their arrival (which he now looks very unlikely to get) In fact, he'll be lucky to get six months.
Tax credits are benefits. 327,000 EU nationals receive them.
Quite often, tax credits go hand in hand with child benefit and housing benefit.
Clearly, Osborne should change the name because tax credits are anything but.
WTC = Workers Income Support CTC = Child Benefit Extra
Yep, 86% of people want to own their own home. Of course they do. But that doesn't mean they will ever have enough money to do it. Huge numbers of people rely on social rents and/or Housing Benefit to be able to keep a roof over their heads. And their situation is getting worse.
Personally, I think what the government is missing as a trick is getting big pension funds into the game. They need long-term secure income streams and are far more responsibly counterparties than the individual Joe Schmoe who dominate the social BTL segment. If a council was to enter into, say, a 30 year contract with a pension fund, offering them a 4-5% return on their money annually, they'd be delighted to build social flats and manage them as well.
More admin fees for your chums in the City?
Personally, I'd have more faith in the smaller landlords than the faceless property giants.
No - it would be invested and managed by them directly.
Pension funds need long-term investments that yield predictable returns in order to manage their liabilities. At the moment they are buying long-dated government bonds for ridiculous yields (partly because they are mandated to and partly to manage longevity risk).
If you can utilise the capital to address a social need while funding pensions on a long-term basis that is a great combination.
re: small private landlords - general they are pretty good. But the good landlords rarely play in the social housing market. If you can institutionalise that segment, you can reduce overhead and admin costs allowing for: (a) better returns for the pension fund providers; (b) lower costs for the government; and (c) better housing for the tenants
The BBC thinks that Corbyn is not waving but drowning at PMQ.
"... despite 32 years in Parliament, Mr Corbyn does not seem to have the debating skill to really press a point, or the subtler arts needed to ferment dissent on the other side's benches..."
I noticed that Labour's vote decline again in Torbay. Must be that Corbyn effect.
Everybody's vote declined except the LibDems. The LibDems made a big play for the seat, partly to get Sanders back locally (despite him pledging he wouldn't stand as a councillor again), but more as a mark of respect for their highly-regarded previous councillor, who died from cancer. I'm told the LibDems had a Super Saturday, with helpers brought in from outside the area.
The Tories, frankly, split over the candidate - several of their sitting councillors weren't exactly impressed and did little/nothing to help. But a big factor yesterday was the weather. It was absolutely foul, all day. The LibDems got their vote out. Nobody else did. Big win for the Can't Be Arsed Party....
Left-wing protesters blind a horse by shooting a firework into its face, assault a young woman trying to protect it, and (likely) break the arm of a photographer depicting their crimes:
What the... Egyptian authorities are apparently refusing permission to enter to British rescue flights bound for Sharm today. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34743388
What the... Egyptian authorities are apparently refusing permission to enter to British rescue flights bound for Sharm today. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34743388
The Egyptians are doing their best to lose nearly a million British tourist visitors a year.
Good luck to them as travellers go elsewhere in future. Who will pick up the slack? Probably not the Russians.
Left-wing protesters blind a horse by shooting a firework into its face, assault a young woman trying to protect it, and (likely) break the arm of a photographer depicting their crimes:
The BBC thinks that Corbyn is not waving but drowning at PMQ.
"... despite 32 years in Parliament, Mr Corbyn does not seem to have the debating skill to really press a point, or the subtler arts needed to ferment dissent on the other side's benches..."
The BBC thinks that Corbyn is not waving but drowning at PMQ.
"... despite 32 years in Parliament, Mr Corbyn does not seem to have the debating skill to really press a point, or the subtler arts needed to ferment dissent on the other side's benches..."
Huh, I always thought in that situation it was 'foment', not 'ferment', but apparently both are acceptable.
I am surprised at that piece, not least because, without investigating further, I've seen several headlines for articles, often Tory, about needing to not barrack so much because it is excessive, whereas this one says it is not as much as others faced. ]
Left-wing protesters blind a horse by shooting a firework into its face, assault a young woman trying to protect it, and (likely) break the arm of a photographer depicting their crimes:
Do Corbyn and McDonnell support or oppose these protests?
As someone whose partner owns, and as I look after horses on a daily basis, this has wound me right up.
My blood is boiling !
Referring to these people as right wing/left wing or anything else is ridiculous, they are criminals, full stop, and should be treated accordingly. If I went out now and shot a rocket at a horse I would be prosecuted, quite rightly.
The BBC thinks that Corbyn is not waving but drowning at PMQ.
"... despite 32 years in Parliament, Mr Corbyn does not seem to have the debating skill to really press a point, or the subtler arts needed to ferment dissent on the other side's benches..."
What the... Egyptian authorities are apparently refusing permission to enter to British rescue flights bound for Sharm today. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34743388
Probably a fit of pique over not being informed of the British intelligence.
Left-wing protesters blind a horse by shooting a firework into its face, assault a young woman trying to protect it, and (likely) break the arm of a photographer depicting their crimes:
What the... Egyptian authorities are apparently refusing permission to enter to British rescue flights bound for Sharm today. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34743388
The Egyptians are doing their best to lose nearly a million British tourist visitors a year.
Good luck to them as travellers go elsewhere in future. Who will pick up the slack? Probably not the Russians.
Undermining the tourist industries of these countries will make them even more prey to Islamist takeover.
What is happening to the Tunisian tourist industry, for instance?
What the... Egyptian authorities are apparently refusing permission to enter to British rescue flights bound for Sharm today. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34743388
Probably a fit of pique over not being informed of the British intelligence.
Are they going to hold the British visitors 'hostage'? The Egyptians seem intent on hobbling the local tourist industry.
Alasdair..What would these massive wodges be..I just get the basic pension..and a WFA.. ..hardly massive..I don't have a TV license..nor do I catch a bus without paying..but I still pay normal taxes on my income..I didn't realise I was being pampered by the state..
What the... Egyptian authorities are apparently refusing permission to enter to British rescue flights bound for Sharm today. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34743388
Probably a fit of pique over not being informed of the British intelligence.
Are they going to hold the tourists 'hostage'? They seem intent on destroying the local tourist industry.
Like most Muslim countries Egypt is essentially an honour society, let's not forget. If you insult someone's honour they're duty-bound to try to get their own back, even if they damage their own interests in the process.
Left-wing protesters blind a horse by shooting a firework into its face, assault a young woman trying to protect it, and (likely) break the arm of a photographer depicting their crimes:
Do Corbyn and McDonnell support or oppose these protests?
That's disgusting.
It reminds me of a piece by Cath Elliott on Comment is Free. Her dog cut its paws open, when she was walking it, after members of PETA had strewn glass across an area of countryside, to prevent a hunt from taking place.
I am still gob smacked at the level of benefits available in the UK..My Italian friends are amazed at the high levels that far exceed the national income here..they think the UK Gov is insane and state that is the reason so many people are trying to enter the country illegally..
Isn't Italy one of the places where people retire from public jobs like teaching at 45 or 50 and then have a huge pension and a second career? Or am I behind the times?
Yep, 86% of people want to own their own home. Of course they do. But that doesn't mean they will ever have enough money to do it. Huge numbers of people rely on social rents and/or Housing Benefit to be able to keep a roof over their heads. And their situation is getting worse.
....Personally, I think what the government is missing as a trick is getting big pension funds into the game. They need long-term secure income streams and are far more responsibly counterparties than the individual Joe Schmoe who dominate the social BTL segment. If a council was to enter into, say, a 30 year contract with a pension fund, offering them a 4-5% return on their money annually, they'd be delighted to build social flats and manage them as well.
Great idea Charles. The question is why is this not happening on a massive scale to add 100,000 more units each year on top of current levels?
I ruled out Egypt for security reasons when I went to Tunisia back in 2012. I'd still be happy about going to Turkey, though I only went there last year.
The BBC thinks that Corbyn is not waving but drowning at PMQ.
"... despite 32 years in Parliament, Mr Corbyn does not seem to have the debating skill to really press a point, or the subtler arts needed to ferment dissent on the other side's benches..."
Everybody's vote declined except the LibDems. The LibDems made a big play for the seat, partly to get Sanders back locally (despite him pledging he wouldn't stand as a councillor again), but more as a mark of respect for their highly-regarded previous councillor, who died from cancer. I'm told the LibDems had a Super Saturday, with helpers brought in from outside the area.
The Tories, frankly, split over the candidate - several of their sitting councillors weren't exactly impressed and did little/nothing to help. But a big factor yesterday was the weather. It was absolutely foul, all day. The LibDems got their vote out. Nobody else did. Big win for the Can't Be Arsed Party....
Spot on, Mr Mark. It was the weather. Nothing at all to do with the short-sighted and unpopular policies of the Conservative administration.
Yep, 86% of people want to own their own home. Of course they do. But that doesn't mean they will ever have enough money to do it. Huge numbers of people rely on social rents and/or Housing Benefit to be able to keep a roof over their heads. And their situation is getting worse.
Personally, I think what the government is missing as a trick is getting big pension funds into the game. They need long-term secure income streams and are far more responsibly counterparties than the individual Joe Schmoe who dominate the social BTL segment. If a council was to enter into, say, a 30 year contract with a pension fund, offering them a 4-5% return on their money annually, they'd be delighted to build social flats and manage them as well.
More admin fees for your chums in the City?
Personally, I'd have more faith in the smaller landlords than the faceless property giants.
No - it would be invested and managed by them directly.
Pension funds need long-term investments that yield predictable returns in order to manage their liabilities. At the moment they are buying long-dated government bonds for ridiculous yields (partly because they are mandated to and partly to manage longevity risk).
If you can utilise the capital to address a social need while funding pensions on a long-term basis that is a great combination.
re: small private landlords - general they are pretty good. But the good landlords rarely play in the social housing market. If you can institutionalise that segment, you can reduce overhead and admin costs allowing for: (a) better returns for the pension fund providers; (b) lower costs for the government; and (c) better housing for the tenants
Sounds a good idea. Whatever the route, though, we desperately need more housing. I had a look the other day at the level of housing provision and housing construction against the number of households in the country since the Seventies. It made for scary reading. Given that we need to build enough houses to: A. Cope for the increase in number of households; and B. Replace ageing stock,
... we haven't even accomplished A, let alone B. We need to increase our rate of house-building from under 150,000 per year to over 170,000 per year if houses lasted forever; to over 200,000 per year if houses lasted a thousand years; to over 300,000 per year if houses lasted two centuries ... just to stand still.
The rental levels, HB levels and house prices all come from the same issue - demand constantly outstripping supply. When that happens, there has to be some form of rationing.
The issue with housing is that the feedback loop of higher-prices-boost-supply is broken due to the planning regulations and the now-embedded expectation of continuing scarcity.
Left-wing protesters blind a horse by shooting a firework into its face, assault a young woman trying to protect it, and (likely) break the arm of a photographer depicting their crimes:
Do Corbyn and McDonnell support or oppose these protests?
As someone whose partner owns, and as I look after horses on a daily basis, this has wound me right up.
My blood is boiling !
Referring to these people as right wing/left wing or anything else is ridiculous, they are criminals, full stop, and should be treated accordingly. If I went out now and shot a rocket at a horse I would be prosecuted, quite rightly.
This is nothing to do with politics.
Their propensity for violence, considering they profess themselves as peacenik antiwarmongering pacifists, is remarkable. Vicious left wing thugs, expect more of it especially if you are a normal labour party member.
Left-wing protesters blind a horse by shooting a firework into its face, assault a young woman trying to protect it, and (likely) break the arm of a photographer depicting their crimes:
Do Corbyn and McDonnell support or oppose these protests?
That's disgusting.
It reminds me of a piece by Cath Elliott on Comment is Free. Her dog cut its paws open, when she was walking it, after members of PETA had strewn glass across an area of countryside, to prevent a hunt from taking place.
Absolutely despicable.
Like many on the extremes, they are very angry people who enjoy hating and love hitching themselves to a 'cause' that they think gives them moral-licence, and thereby excuses the consequences of acting out their base instincts.
I was referring to the other allowances other than state pensions,,Tax Credits..housing benefits.etc..seems there are a few out there..some of the figures quoted in HOC debates are very high..
Are you referring to any other of the massive wodge of benefits benefits pensioners get?
The words I would like to use to describe your nasty hatred of pensioners would get me banned. You should be ashamed of yourself.
I noticed that Labour's vote decline again in Torbay. Must be that Corbyn effect.
Everybody's vote declined except the LibDems. The LibDems made a big play for the seat, partly to get Sanders back locally (despite him pledging he wouldn't stand as a councillor again), but more as a mark of respect for their highly-regarded previous councillor, who died from cancer. I'm told the LibDems had a Super Saturday, with helpers brought in from outside the area.
The Tories, frankly, split over the candidate - several of their sitting councillors weren't exactly impressed and did little/nothing to help. But a big factor yesterday was the weather. It was absolutely foul, all day. The LibDems got their vote out. Nobody else did. Big win for the Can't Be Arsed Party....
Basically the result in Torbay last night was the political equivalent of the electorate giving Adrian Sanders a sympathy shag after the events of May.
I was referring to the other allowances other than state pensions,,Tax Credits..housing benefits.etc..seems there are a few out there..some of the figures quoted in HOC debates are very high..
Are you referring to any other of the massive wodge of benefits benefits pensioners get?
Pensioners as a rule have paid into the system over their lifetimes.
Many of the spongers claiming every other benefit and credit haven't coughed up a penny.
Yep, 86% of people want to own their own home. Of course they do. But that doesn't mean they will ever have enough money to do it. Huge numbers of people rely on social rents and/or Housing Benefit to be able to keep a roof over their heads. And their situation is getting worse.
Personally, I think what the government is missing as a trick is getting big pension funds into the game. They need long-term secure income streams and are far more responsibly counterparties than the individual Joe Schmoe who dominate the social BTL segment. If a council was to enter into, say, a 30 year contract with a pension fund, offering them a 4-5% return on their money annually, they'd be delighted to build social flats and manage them as well.
More admin fees for your chums in the City?
Personally, I'd have more faith in the smaller landlords than the faceless property giants.
No - it would be invested and managed by them directly.
Pension funds need long-term investments that yield predictable returns in order to manage their liabilities. At the moment they are buying long-dated government bonds for ridiculous yields (partly because they are mandated to and partly to manage longevity risk).
If you can utilise the capital to address a social need while funding pensions on a long-term basis that is a great combination.
re: small private landlords - general they are pretty good. But the good landlords rarely play in the social housing market. If you can institutionalise that segment, you can reduce overhead and admin costs allowing for: (a) better returns for the pension fund providers; (b) lower costs for the government; and (c) better housing for the tenants
A good idea, and well thought through. Which means it will never happen.
The govt in 2010 did a good crowdsourcing exercise for ideas like this, it would be good to see it repeated.
I was referring to the other allowances other than state pensions,,Tax Credits..housing benefits.etc..seems there are a few out there..some of the figures quoted in HOC debates are very high..
Are you referring to any other of the massive wodge of benefits benefits pensioners get?
Pensioners as a rule have paid into the system over their lifetimes.
Many of the spongers claiming every other benefit and credit haven't coughed up a penny.
I think we all know who are more deserving.
My parents never earned good money, but paid off their mortgage, despite double figure rates, and saved for their retirement
Now they get 0.5% interest on their savings, while the credit fuelled generation (inc me) pay little more on their mortgages
Plus my mum gets taxed on her £8 hr job on the till at boots despite only getting about £130 a week, while tax credits are given to people who say there is no work
I was referring to the other allowances other than state pensions,,Tax Credits..housing benefits.etc..seems there are a few out there..some of the figures quoted in HOC debates are very high..
Are you referring to any other of the massive wodge of benefits benefits pensioners get?
Pensioners as a rule have paid into the system over their lifetimes.
Many of the spongers claiming every other benefit and credit haven't coughed up a penny.
I think we all know who are more deserving.
My parents never earned good money, but paid off their mortgage, despite double figure rates, and saved for their retirement
Now they get 0.5% interest on their savings, while the credit fuelled generation pay little more in their mortgages
Plus my mum gets taxed on her £8 hr job on the till at boots despite only getting about £130 a week!
You can get ~2.7 - 5% quite easily, all FSCS protected
TSB Account is the best one for people with 'little' savings at the moment, Santander 123 if you have 20k+...
I was referring to the other allowances other than state pensions,,Tax Credits..housing benefits.etc..seems there are a few out there..some of the figures quoted in HOC debates are very high..
Are you referring to any other of the massive wodge of benefits benefits pensioners get?
The words I would like to use to describe your nasty hatred of pensioners would get me banned. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Why is pointing out that a lot of money is spent on pensioner benefits "hatred of pensioners"?
I was referring to the other allowances other than state pensions,,Tax Credits..housing benefits.etc..seems there are a few out there..some of the figures quoted in HOC debates are very high..
Are you referring to any other of the massive wodge of benefits benefits pensioners get?
The words I would like to use to describe your nasty hatred of pensioners would get me banned. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Why is pointing out that a lot of money is spent on pensioner benefits "hatred of pensioners"?
There is no shame in claiming the benefits to which one is entitled
I was referring to the other allowances other than state pensions,,Tax Credits..housing benefits.etc..seems there are a few out there..some of the figures quoted in HOC debates are very high..
Are you referring to any other of the massive wodge of benefits benefits pensioners get?
Pensioners as a rule have paid into the system over their lifetimes.
Many of the spongers claiming every other benefit and credit haven't coughed up a penny.
I think we all know who are more deserving.
My parents never earned good money, but paid off their mortgage, despite double figure rates, and saved for their retirement
Now they get 0.5% interest on their savings, while the credit fuelled generation pay little more in their mortgages
Plus my mum gets taxed on her £8 hr job on the till at boots despite only getting about £130 a week!
You can get ~2.7 - 5% quite easily, all FSCS protected
TSB Account is the best one for people with 'little' savings at the moment, Santander 123 if you have 20k+...
The issue with pensioner benefits is the universal award of some things - bus passes, TV licences, winter fuel payments - combined with the way above inflation increases in others.
That's before pension credit gets discussed. That is every bit as bad as tax credits in undermining full time work and contribution.
The sheer scale of Brown's uselessness in just about every sphere of policy continues to beggar belief.
Unfortunately, he'll get away with it, because he doesn't have the challenge of the Labour Party articulating a credible alternative proposal that would potentially appeal to the majority of voters.
Nelson has no credibility. When Osborne previously set back the date for clearing the deficit he howled like fury because he had found a stick to beat him with. Where were the cuts to come from for Nelson's target to be reached? Silence from him. Now that a necessary and tough choice has to be faced, what does Neslon say? Delay clearing the deficit. All that has happened is Nelson has found another convenient stick.
As for silence. We get plenty of that from Mr Palmer when it comes to the Tories implimenting the living wage and increasing tax allowances. We also get lots of silence about reducing the deficit.
I was referring to the other allowances other than state pensions,,Tax Credits..housing benefits.etc..seems there are a few out there..some of the figures quoted in HOC debates are very high..
Are you referring to any other of the massive wodge of benefits benefits pensioners get?
Pensioners as a rule have paid into the system over their lifetimes.
Many of the spongers claiming every other benefit and credit haven't coughed up a penny.
I think we all know who are more deserving.
My parents never earned good money, but paid off their mortgage, despite double figure rates, and saved for their retirement
Now they get 0.5% interest on their savings, while the credit fuelled generation pay little more in their mortgages
Plus my mum gets taxed on her £8 hr job on the till at boots despite only getting about £130 a week!
You can get ~2.7 - 5% quite easily, all FSCS protected
TSB Account is the best one for people with 'little' savings at the moment, Santander 123 if you have 20k+...
I was referring to the other allowances other than state pensions,,Tax Credits..housing benefits.etc..seems there are a few out there..some of the figures quoted in HOC debates are very high..
Are you referring to any other of the massive wodge of benefits benefits pensioners get?
Pensioners as a rule have paid into the system over their lifetimes.
Many of the spongers claiming every other benefit and credit haven't coughed up a penny.
I think we all know who are more deserving.
My parents never earned good money, but paid off their mortgage, despite double figure rates, and saved for their retirement
Now they get 0.5% interest on their savings, while the credit fuelled generation pay little more in their mortgages
Plus my mum gets taxed on her £8 hr job on the till at boots despite only getting about £130 a week!
You can get ~2.7 - 5% quite easily, all FSCS protected
TSB Account is the best one for people with 'little' savings at the moment, Santander 123 if you have 20k+...
Yes, I'm with TSB now, changed recently. Also saved over £200 on house insurance and a similar amount on car insurance. It's a pain but it's worth shopping around every year. Elec/Gas probably give greatest saving, I'm with Ovo - looked at Utility Warehouse this year but they couldn't match the Ovo deal.
What the... Egyptian authorities are apparently refusing permission to enter to British rescue flights bound for Sharm today. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34743388
The Egyptians are doing their best to lose nearly a million British tourist visitors a year.
Good luck to them as travellers go elsewhere in future. Who will pick up the slack? Probably not the Russians.
Jordan, Oman and UAE will be happy.
The Russians have been going to Egypt recently as it was cheaper than Dubai after the Rouble collapsed.
Brits sure as hell won't be going near Egypt for a while!
The issue with pensioner benefits is the universal award of some things - bus passes, TV licences, winter fuel payments - combined with the way above inflation increases in others.
That's before pension credit gets discussed. That is every bit as bad as tax credits in undermining full time work and contribution.
The sheer scale of Brown's uselessness in just about every sphere of policy continues to beggar belief.
Just how old do you have to be to get a free TV licence?? It's now paid from the licence fee. How desperate do people have to be to attack pensioners in the way they do. Bus passes! I ask you! Jesus wept!
I was referring to the other allowances other than state pensions,,Tax Credits..housing benefits.etc..seems there are a few out there..some of the figures quoted in HOC debates are very high..
Are you referring to any other of the massive wodge of benefits benefits pensioners get?
Pensioners as a rule have paid into the system over their lifetimes.
Many of the spongers claiming every other benefit and credit haven't coughed up a penny.
I think we all know who are more deserving.
My parents never earned good money, but paid off their mortgage, despite double figure rates, and saved for their retirement
Now they get 0.5% interest on their savings, while the credit fuelled generation pay little more in their mortgages
Plus my mum gets taxed on her £8 hr job on the till at boots despite only getting about £130 a week!
You can get ~2.7 - 5% quite easily, all FSCS protected
TSB Account is the best one for people with 'little' savings at the moment, Santander 123 if you have 20k+...
Yes, I'm with TSB now, changed recently. Also saved over £200 on house insurance and a similar amount on car insurance. It's a pain but it's worth shopping around every year. Elec/Gas probably give greatest saving, I'm with Ovo - looked at Utility Warehouse this year but they couldn't match the Ovo deal.
TSB Contactless is a great deal. "Stop the checkout when the shop gets to £29" xD
The issue with pensioner benefits is the universal award of some things - bus passes, TV licences, winter fuel payments - combined with the way above inflation increases in others.
That's before pension credit gets discussed. That is every bit as bad as tax credits in undermining full time work and contribution.
The sheer scale of Brown's uselessness in just about every sphere of policy continues to beggar belief.
Just how old do you have to be to get a free TV licence?? It's now paid from the licence fee. How desperate do people have to be to attack pensioners in the way they do. Bus passes! I ask you! Jesus wept!
Abolishing the telly tax completely gets neatly around that issue.
I see One True Voice is going to preach to the converted
On Egypt: saw a snippet of Sky News, which suggested it was a logistical issue (lack of capacity) rather than anything else.
If Egypt is really going to try and get in the way of the British airlift, they might find that the next British aircraft to turn up are RAF Hercules - and they won't be asking for permission first!
What the... Egyptian authorities are apparently refusing permission to enter to British rescue flights bound for Sharm today. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34743388
The Egyptians are doing their best to lose nearly a million British tourist visitors a year.
Good luck to them as travellers go elsewhere in future. Who will pick up the slack? Probably not the Russians.
Jordan, Oman and UAE will be happy.
The Russians have been going to Egypt recently as it was cheaper than Dubai after the Rouble collapsed.
Brits sure as hell won't be going near Egypt for a while!
Interestingly enough it gives us, and should give the locals, an insight into what life in an ISIS led Islamic state would be like. Isolated and dirt poor. These countries are of course the cradle of civilisation and should really be advanced wealthy and free. What is it about people like Assad that they cannot simply say 'we've had a good run, have loads of dosh stashed away, we can just go into cosy exile and leave everybody to it' ??
@RuthDavidsonMSP: Conservative GAIN in Huntly by-election. Not just taking a seat off the Libs, but winning outright & beating the SNP by 36 votes. #TeamTory
Mr. Flightpath, I believe that the reason, or one, why Assad hasn't buggered off to exile with a load of money is the international community's desire, understandably, to put on trial dictators rather than let them get off.
The problem is that this has removed a back door escape route so they instead do everything they can to cling on, however bad things get, because their choices are staying in power or imprisonment/death.
Left-wing protesters blind a horse by shooting a firework into its face, assault a young woman trying to protect it, and (likely) break the arm of a photographer depicting their crimes:
Do Corbyn and McDonnell support or oppose these protests?
As someone whose partner owns, and as I look after horses on a daily basis, this has wound me right up.
My blood is boiling !
Absolute filth.
If like to see the person that did it get a proper good hiding
It's certainly persuaded me of the need to ban face masks in protests. The far left are disgusting, violent creatures. And yet polite society likes to pretend the Tory Right and UKIP are the dangers to society.
@RuthDavidsonMSP: Conservative GAIN in Huntly by-election. Not just taking a seat off the Libs, but winning outright & beating the SNP by 36 votes. #TeamTory
Wow. What are the odds on the Tories coming second next year in Scotland?
Mr. Eagles, Sauron was the most stupid villain imaginable.
There was one place in the whole world that could destroy him. It was within his territory and he had total military superiority.
All he had to do was park ten thousand orcs there. Instead, there was not a single one guarding the open door.
Muppet.
Like Emperor Palpatine, his over confidence was his weakness
Palpatine orchestrated a civil war in which he led both sides, then utterly dominated the galaxy for 20 years (even though his chief underling was looking to overthrow him from the very beginning, as stated in Revenge of the Sith), managed to almost turn Luke despite only speaking to him for five minutes (having had years to learn how to turn Anakin) and his final plan would have worked perfectly if not for the Ewoks. He had a good run really.
His weakness was not foreseeing teddy bears, and an inability to keep his mouth shut. Thusly:
I've always felt that Sauron wasn't as bad as people made out.
He was a fairly poor military commander and strategist.
I mean two Hobbits managed to walk up to his front door and destroy the ring he wanted.
I'm sure Tolkien based him on someone from Carthage.
LOL!
Possibly, that's the wisdom of hindsight. Sauron believed, reasonably enough, that anyone who got the ring would want to use it against him. It never crossed his mind that anyone could or would want to destroy it.
Since you're around, how would you price up a Lib Dem v UKIP seats market for 2020.
After re-reading Antifrank's piece I still think the Lib Dems could beat the UKIP on MPs.
That's got to be strong odds on Lib Dems surely. Yeah, they could easily drop to 4 seats. But I struggle to see how UKIP get up to 4 seats unless they manage to 'break through' the 20-25% barrier (in which case they'll win 20+ seats and there are likely to be better ways of betting on that - see SNP seats GE 2015)
I've always felt that Sauron wasn't as bad as people made out.
He was a fairly poor military commander and strategist.
I mean two Hobbits managed to walk up to his front door and destroy the ring he wanted.
I'm sure Tolkien based him on someone from Carthage.
LOL!
Possibly, that's the wisdom of hindsight. Sauron believed, reasonably enough, that anyone who got the ring would want to use it against him. It never crossed his mind that anyone could or would want to destroy it.
That is indeed the exact logic Gandalf gives for the plan having a chance of success:
the only measure that [Sauron] knows is desire, desire for power; and so he judges all hearts. Into his heart the thought will not enter that any will refuse it, that having the Ring we may seek to destroy it
And he was technically right of course, in that Frodo couldn't do it in the end.
Mr. Eagles, Sauron was the most stupid villain imaginable.
There was one place in the whole world that could destroy him. It was within his territory and he had total military superiority.
All he had to do was park ten thousand orcs there. Instead, there was not a single one guarding the open door.
Muppet.
Like Emperor Palpatine, his over confidence was his weakness
Palpatine orchestrated a civil war in which he led both sides, then utterly dominated the galaxy for 20 years (even though his chief underling was looking to overthrow him from the very beginning, as stated in Revenge of the Sith), managed to almost turn Luke despite only speaking to him for five minutes (having had years to learn how to turn Anakin) and his final plan would have worked perfectly if not for the Ewoks. He had a good run really.
His weakness was not foreseeing teddy bears, and an inability to keep his mouth shut. Thusly:
What the... Egyptian authorities are apparently refusing permission to enter to British rescue flights bound for Sharm today. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34743388
The Egyptians are doing their best to lose nearly a million British tourist visitors a year.
Good luck to them as travellers go elsewhere in future. Who will pick up the slack? Probably not the Russians.
Jordan, Oman and UAE will be happy.
The Russians have been going to Egypt recently as it was cheaper than Dubai after the Rouble collapsed.
Brits sure as hell won't be going near Egypt for a while!
Interestingly enough it gives us, and should give the locals, an insight into what life in an ISIS led Islamic state would be like. Isolated and dirt poor. These countries are of course the cradle of civilisation and should really be advanced wealthy and free. What is it about people like Assad that they cannot simply say 'we've had a good run, have loads of dosh stashed away, we can just go into cosy exile and leave everybody to it' ??
The International Court of Justice.
It used to work very well - the deal was they would get $100m and a place to live in Central America or South East Asia and everyone would ignore them.
Now people want to imprison them for life for war crimes it gives them no incentive to surrender or flee.
On the other hand, Palpatine could be forgiven for expecting an army of stormtroopers to beat a tribe of sodding Ewoks.
It was a wretched ending to the trilogy.
In reality, Imperial Stormtroopers would spatchcock them.
Sauron had a pretty good run, of about 7,000 years. He survived the overthrow of Morgoth, ruled over most of Middle Earth during the Second Age, destroyed Numenor, survived being killed twice, and rebuilt an empire that lasted several hundred years until his downfall.
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http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/million-mask-march-london-young-woman-punched-and-abused-while-protecting-horse-from-baying-a3108191.html
Do Corbyn and McDonnell support or oppose these protests?
Had to smile at a Guardian article on one of the last southern lefty bastions Bristol the other day.
Apparently its getting worryingly prosperous.
However, anyone who has a large family should mitigate against risk.
Surely, the high earner should have taken out appropriate insurance to help with the extra children, whilst safe in the knowledge that the ordinary element of support would be forthcoming? Tax credits are benefits. 327,000 EU nationals receive them.
Quite often, tax credits go hand in hand with child benefit and housing benefit.
Clearly, Osborne should change the name because tax credits are anything but.
WTC = Workers Income Support
CTC = Child Benefit Extra
Pension funds need long-term investments that yield predictable returns in order to manage their liabilities. At the moment they are buying long-dated government bonds for ridiculous yields (partly because they are mandated to and partly to manage longevity risk).
If you can utilise the capital to address a social need while funding pensions on a long-term basis that is a great combination.
re: small private landlords - general they are pretty good. But the good landlords rarely play in the social housing market. If you can institutionalise that segment, you can reduce overhead and admin costs allowing for: (a) better returns for the pension fund providers; (b) lower costs for the government; and (c) better housing for the tenants
"... despite 32 years in Parliament, Mr Corbyn does not seem to have the debating skill to really press a point, or the subtler arts needed to ferment dissent on the other side's benches..."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34732282
The Tories, frankly, split over the candidate - several of their sitting councillors weren't exactly impressed and did little/nothing to help. But a big factor yesterday was the weather. It was absolutely foul, all day. The LibDems got their vote out. Nobody else did. Big win for the Can't Be Arsed Party....
My blood is boiling !
Egyptian authorities are apparently refusing permission to enter to British rescue flights bound for Sharm today.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34743388
Good luck to them as travellers go elsewhere in future. Who will pick up the slack? Probably not the Russians.
I am surprised at that piece, not least because, without investigating further, I've seen several headlines for articles, often Tory, about needing to not barrack so much because it is excessive, whereas this one says it is not as much as others faced. ]
And now i really must be off.
This is nothing to do with politics.
If like to see the person that did it get a proper good hiding
What is happening to the Tunisian tourist industry, for instance?
..hardly massive..I don't have a TV license..nor do I catch a bus without paying..but I still pay normal taxes on my income..I didn't realise I was being pampered by the state..
It reminds me of a piece by Cath Elliott on Comment is Free. Her dog cut its paws open, when she was walking it, after members of PETA had strewn glass across an area of countryside, to prevent a hunt from taking place.
Went to North Devon this year
A. Cope for the increase in number of households; and
B. Replace ageing stock,
... we haven't even accomplished A, let alone B. We need to increase our rate of house-building from under 150,000 per year to over 170,000 per year if houses lasted forever; to over 200,000 per year if houses lasted a thousand years; to over 300,000 per year if houses lasted two centuries ... just to stand still.
The rental levels, HB levels and house prices all come from the same issue - demand constantly outstripping supply. When that happens, there has to be some form of rationing.
The issue with housing is that the feedback loop of higher-prices-boost-supply is broken due to the planning regulations and the now-embedded expectation of continuing scarcity.
Like many on the extremes, they are very angry people who enjoy hating and love hitching themselves to a 'cause' that they think gives them moral-licence, and thereby excuses the consequences of acting out their base instincts.
Many of the spongers claiming every other benefit and credit haven't coughed up a penny.
I think we all know who are more deserving.
The govt in 2010 did a good crowdsourcing exercise for ideas like this, it would be good to see it repeated.
@montie: Cheerio Britain. During my year on the other side of the pond I'll be tweeting about US politics from @MontieUSA https://t.co/1g8uhPOfMg
Now they get 0.5% interest on their savings, while the credit fuelled generation (inc me) pay little more on their mortgages
Plus my mum gets taxed on her £8 hr job on the till at boots despite only getting about £130 a week, while tax credits are given to people who say there is no work
TSB Account is the best one for people with 'little' savings at the moment, Santander 123 if you have 20k+...
On Egypt: saw a snippet of Sky News, which suggested it was a logistical issue (lack of capacity) rather than anything else.
That's before pension credit gets discussed. That is every bit as bad as tax credits in undermining full time work and contribution.
The sheer scale of Brown's uselessness in just about every sphere of policy continues to beggar belief.
Now that a necessary and tough choice has to be faced, what does Neslon say? Delay clearing the deficit. All that has happened is Nelson has found another convenient stick.
As for silence. We get plenty of that from Mr Palmer when it comes to the Tories implimenting the living wage and increasing tax allowances. We also get lots of silence about reducing the deficit.
The Russians have been going to Egypt recently as it was cheaper than Dubai after the Rouble collapsed.
Brits sure as hell won't be going near Egypt for a while!
It's now paid from the licence fee.
How desperate do people have to be to attack pensioners in the way they do. Bus passes! I ask you! Jesus wept!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=938230662925810&set=a.203030093112541.50696.100002166541261&type=3&theater
@WikiGuido: UKIP launch Oldham campaign with freephone number that has been disabled since March: https://t.co/bjHcX2Nl7v https://t.co/wM3lQ2lGfs
I've always felt that Sauron wasn't as bad as people made out.
He was a fairly poor military commander and strategist.
I mean two Hobbits managed to walk up to his front door and destroy the ring he wanted.
I'm sure Tolkien based him on someone from Carthage.
There was one place in the whole world that could destroy him. It was within his territory and he had total military superiority.
All he had to do was park ten thousand orcs there. Instead, there was not a single one guarding the open door.
Muppet.
These countries are of course the cradle of civilisation and should really be advanced wealthy and free. What is it about people like Assad that they cannot simply say 'we've had a good run, have loads of dosh stashed away, we can just go into cosy exile and leave everybody to it' ??
The problem is that this has removed a back door escape route so they instead do everything they can to cling on, however bad things get, because their choices are staying in power or imprisonment/death.
Then there would have been no story! ☺
Huntly, Strathbogie & Howe of Alford (Aberdeenshire) result:
CON: 36.3% (+9.8)
SNP: 35.4% (+0.7)
LD: 22.9% (+4.7)
LAB: 4.8% (+4.8)
LBT: 0.5%
Why not just bloody fly there?
https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/huntly-strathbogie-and-howe-of-alford-by-election/
Ahem.
Red Bull will reportedly be using a Renault engine in 2016 after all, albeit one they upgrade themselves:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/34701222 [gossip page]
I do hope they bugger it up.
On the other hand, Palpatine could be forgiven for expecting an army of stormtroopers to beat a tribe of sodding Ewoks.
Britain Elects @britainelects 12h12 hours ago
Clifton-with-Maidenway (Torbay) result:
LDEM - 69.2% (+39.3)
CON - 14.8% (-13.7)
UKIP - 10.0% (-9.7)
LAB - 3.3% (-9.0)
GRN - 2.7% (-6.8)
After re-reading Antifrank's piece I still think the Lib Dems could beat the UKIP on MPs.
His weakness was not foreseeing teddy bears, and an inability to keep his mouth shut. Thusly:
http://irregularwebcomic.net/462.html
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/06/bbc-question-time_n_8486782.html?1446804816&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067
Possibly, that's the wisdom of hindsight. Sauron believed, reasonably enough, that anyone who got the ring would want to use it against him. It never crossed his mind that anyone could or would want to destroy it.
the only measure that [Sauron] knows is desire, desire for power; and so he judges all hearts. Into his heart the thought will not enter that any will refuse it, that having the Ring we may seek to destroy it
And he was technically right of course, in that Frodo couldn't do it in the end.
It used to work very well - the deal was they would get $100m and a place to live in Central America or South East Asia and everyone would ignore them.
Now people want to imprison them for life for war crimes it gives them no incentive to surrender or flee.
In reality, Imperial Stormtroopers would spatchcock them.
Sauron had a pretty good run, of about 7,000 years. He survived the overthrow of Morgoth, ruled over most of Middle Earth during the Second Age, destroyed Numenor, survived being killed twice, and rebuilt an empire that lasted several hundred years until his downfall.