Last week the SNP was asking for an assurance that the devolved governments would be given advance notice of the triggering of article 50. Now the devolved governments, along with everyone else, have been given advance notice, but the SNP’s Brexit minister, Michael Russell, seems to be complaining that he wasn’t given advance notice of the advance notice.
Very occasionally the lottery becomes value to play - a lucky dip on a multiple rollover might just have an expected return higher than 100%...
Obviously the variance is massive still (Which is the appeal !)
As a curmudgeon, I view the lottery as tax on poor people, but I only play it when it is a multiple rollover.
A lot of people do the same and I find the logic curious. So £70m-odd would change your life but £12m is neither here nor there?
I could imagine (more or less) how I would spend £12m. £70m is unimaginable.
Above about £20 million* no one has much use for it. So the trick is to give it all away.
* £5m for a London house. £2m for a holiday home. £2m to fund education/deposit on a flat for the kids, £10m to generate an annual pre-tax income of about £350,000 for living expenses and £1m for a @SeanT style blowout
First £5M wasted , how many sensible people would want to waste money on a house in London when you can chose anywhere, London would be way way way down most people's lists.
£5m will get you a nice house anywhere - London is my bailiwick but fundamentally I was thinking of a principal residence.
I could buy an estate and have large part of that left. PS: given I will never have 5 Million it is of little matter mind you but nice thought
Very occasionally the lottery becomes value to play - a lucky dip on a multiple rollover might just have an expected return higher than 100%...
Obviously the variance is massive still (Which is the appeal !)
As a curmudgeon, I view the lottery as tax on poor people, but I only play it when it is a multiple rollover.
A lot of people do the same and I find the logic curious. So £70m-odd would change your life but £12m is neither here nor there?
I could imagine (more or less) how I would spend £12m. £70m is unimaginable.
Above about £20 million* no one has much use for it. So the trick is to give it all away.
* £5m for a London house. £2m for a holiday home. £2m to fund education/deposit on a flat for the kids, £10m to generate an annual pre-tax income of about £350,000 for living expenses and £1m for a @SeanT style blowout
First £5M wasted , how many sensible people would want to waste money on a house in London when you can chose anywhere, London would be way way way down most people's lists.
£5m will get you a nice house anywhere - London is my bailiwick but fundamentally I was thinking of a principal residence.
I could buy an estate and have large part of that left. PS: given I will never have 5 Million it is of little matter mind you but nice thought
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