On topic I agree. This government would be considerably stronger with Osborne and indeed Gove in it. It is not a time for petty personality nonsense. We need our brightest and best on this. Personally I would like Mandelson involved as well (I appreciate this is a minority view).
Gove blabs. He leaks. He plays games. And that is exactly what is not required for the next two years.
We need silent types with a good poker face.
Not to mention that the Murdoch press would be first to know!
Merkel has not said anything the EU has not said before, ie the existing relationship has to be clarified before the future relationship is determined. As for OGH's admiration for Osborne's negotiating skills, if he and Cameron had negotiated a half decent deal with the EU last Spring we would never have had Brexit in the first place!!
By the way, Valls (the losing candidate in the Socialist election) has endorsed Macron. Meanwhile, Melanchon (far left) has inched up again, to 15%. He has a shot at coming 3rd above Fillon (who is in the 17-20 range) but Macron or Le Pen (on 25-26) would need to melt down spectacularly to get him into 2nd.
Valls' endorsement for Macron means Le Pen will now certainly try to portray Macron as the real Socialist Party candidate not Hamon in order to try and win over Fillon voters in the runoff. Given the Dutch election reinforced the US and UK and Spanish election polls' tendency to slightly underestimate the centre right party I also expect Fillon to be a comfortable third in the end but still to miss the runoff
Lloyd's of London is reportedly poised to name Brussels as its new base in Europe.
The announcement by the world's largest insurance market will come less than 24 hours after Theresa May triggered Article 50 with the timing first reported by Sky News.
Lloyd's is shifting some operations to the continent in order to protect revenues generated within the European Union as the UK heads for the exit.
Merkel has not said anything the EU has not said before, ie the existing relationship has to be clarified before the future relationship is determined. As for OGH's admiration for Osborne's negotiating skills, if he and Cameron had negotiated a half decent deal with the EU last Spring we would never have had Brexit in the first place!!
Merkel has not said anything the EU has not said before, ie the existing relationship has to be clarified before the future relationship is determined. As for OGH's admiration for Osborne's negotiating skills, if he and Cameron had negotiated a half decent deal with the EU last Spring we would never have had Brexit in the first place!!
Absolutely. The swooning over Osborne forgets that both he and Cameron delivered the worse EU renegotiation possible and a number of omnishamble budgets.
We just have to wait for Mrs May's Norway debate moment.
Churchill if I remember stood firm when most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis after Chamberlain had tried to stop them by appeasement, given it was Cameron and Osborne's agreement to virtually everything the EU wanted last year which led to the Leave vote it is Osborne who is Chamberlain, May who is Churchill
Lloyd's of London is reportedly poised to name Brussels as its new base in Europe.
The announcement by the world's largest insurance market will come less than 24 hours after Theresa May triggered Article 50 with the timing first reported by Sky News.
Lloyd's is shifting some operations to the continent in order to protect revenues generated within the European Union as the UK heads for the exit.
Merkel has not said anything the EU has not said before, ie the existing relationship has to be clarified before the future relationship is determined. As for OGH's admiration for Osborne's negotiating skills, if he and Cameron had negotiated a half decent deal with the EU last Spring we would never have had Brexit in the first place!!
Merkel has not said anything the EU has not said before, ie the existing relationship has to be clarified before the future relationship is determined. As for OGH's admiration for Osborne's negotiating skills, if he and Cameron had negotiated a half decent deal with the EU last Spring we would never have had Brexit in the first place!!
Absolutely. The swooning over Osborne forgets that both he and Cameron delivered the worse EU renegotiation possible and a number of omnishamble budgets.
If anyone wants to REALLY depress themselves switch on CH4. Theyre doing a studio programme with a cross section of the residents of Hull discussing Brexit.
You could divide the audience by IQ and nothing else.
Lloyd's of London is reportedly poised to name Brussels as its new base in Europe.
The announcement by the world's largest insurance market will come less than 24 hours after Theresa May triggered Article 50 with the timing first reported by Sky News.
Lloyd's is shifting some operations to the continent in order to protect revenues generated within the European Union as the UK heads for the exit.
Lloyd's of London is reportedly poised to name Brussels as its new base in Europe.
The announcement by the world's largest insurance market will come less than 24 hours after Theresa May triggered Article 50 with the timing first reported by Sky News.
Lloyd's is shifting some operations to the continent in order to protect revenues generated within the European Union as the UK heads for the exit.
As opposed to the bases in France, Germany and Switzerland you mean.......
The view where I am is that more shifts in operations are likely without a significant change in London headcount (except if you think that, in the counterfactual, new jobs would have been added).
The top end to the London real estate sector has returned but the mid-market is yet to catch up.
Merkel has not said anything the EU has not said before, ie the existing relationship has to be clarified before the future relationship is determined. As for OGH's admiration for Osborne's negotiating skills, if he and Cameron had negotiated a half decent deal with the EU last Spring we would never have had Brexit in the first place!!
Merkel has not said anything the EU has not said before, ie the existing relationship has to be clarified before the future relationship is determined. As for OGH's admiration for Osborne's negotiating skills, if he and Cameron had negotiated a half decent deal with the EU last Spring we would never have had Brexit in the first place!!
Absolutely. The swooning over Osborne forgets that both he and Cameron delivered the worse EU renegotiation possible and a number of omnishamble budgets.
Careful - you're in danger of thoughtcrime and a trip to the Ministry of Love.
You need to win the victory over yourself and love George Osborne.
Ignorance is Strength Freedom is Slavery War is Peace
Merkel has not said anything the EU has not said before, ie the existing relationship has to be clarified before the future relationship is determined. As for OGH's admiration for Osborne's negotiating skills, if he and Cameron had negotiated a half decent deal with the EU last Spring we would never have had Brexit in the first place!!
Merkel has not said anything the EU has not said before, ie the existing relationship has to be clarified before the future relationship is determined. As for OGH's admiration for Osborne's negotiating skills, if he and Cameron had negotiated a half decent deal with the EU last Spring we would never have had Brexit in the first place!!
Absolutely. The swooning over Osborne forgets that both he and Cameron delivered the worse EU renegotiation possible and a number of omnishamble budgets.
Careful - you're in danger of thoughtcrime and a trip to the Ministry of Love.
You need to win the victory over yourself and love George Osborne.
Ignorance is Strength Freedom is Slavery War is Peace
Lloyd's of London is reportedly poised to name Brussels as its new base in Europe.
The announcement by the world's largest insurance market will come less than 24 hours after Theresa May triggered Article 50 with the timing first reported by Sky News.
Lloyd's is shifting some operations to the continent in order to protect revenues generated within the European Union as the UK heads for the exit.
As opposed to the bases in France, Germany and Switzerland you mean.......
The view where I am is that more shifts in operations are likely without a significant change in London headcount (except if you think that, in the counterfactual, new jobs would have been added).
The top end to the London real estate sector has returned but the mid-market is yet to catch up.
We're going to be renting out our Hampstead house while I'm in LA, and the estate agents have been v. gloomy about the prime rental market.
Lloyd's of London is reportedly poised to name Brussels as its new base in Europe.
The announcement by the world's largest insurance market will come less than 24 hours after Theresa May triggered Article 50 with the timing first reported by Sky News.
Lloyd's is shifting some operations to the continent in order to protect revenues generated within the European Union as the UK heads for the exit.
As opposed to the bases in France, Germany and Switzerland you mean.......
The view where I am is that more shifts in operations are likely without a significant change in London headcount (except if you think that, in the counterfactual, new jobs would have been added).
The top end to the London real estate sector has returned but the mid-market is yet to catch up.
We're going to be renting out our Hampstead house while I'm in LA, and the estate agents have been v. gloomy about the prime rental market.
Didnt they also say there would be a 10% drop in London house prices in the year after brexit...
Lloyd's of London is reportedly poised to name Brussels as its new base in Europe.
The announcement by the world's largest insurance market will come less than 24 hours after Theresa May triggered Article 50 with the timing first reported by Sky News.
Lloyd's is shifting some operations to the continent in order to protect revenues generated within the European Union as the UK heads for the exit.
As opposed to the bases in France, Germany and Switzerland you mean.......
The view where I am is that more shifts in operations are likely without a significant change in London headcount (except if you think that, in the counterfactual, new jobs would have been added).
The top end to the London real estate sector has returned but the mid-market is yet to catch up.
We're going to be renting out our Hampstead house while I'm in LA, and the estate agents have been v. gloomy about the prime rental market.
Didnt they also say there would be a 10% drop in London house prices in the year after brexit...
Sorry by "top end" I meant commercial. No idea about residential.
By the way, Valls (the losing candidate in the Socialist election) has endorsed Macron. Meanwhile, Melanchon (far left) has inched up again, to 15%. He has a shot at coming 3rd above Fillon (who is in the 17-20 range) but Macron or Le Pen (on 25-26) would need to melt down spectacularly to get him into 2nd.
n.b. although it may come as a surprise to some, Valls' endorsement was widely expected. Indeed he was expected to have made it last week.
I am still a remainer, but some of the partial quoting and mad demands from Farron etc are starting to get on my nerves. They've almost reached some of the brexiter claims before the vote. It does nothing but damage their own position.
Lloyd's of London is reportedly poised to name Brussels as its new base in Europe.
The announcement by the world's largest insurance market will come less than 24 hours after Theresa May triggered Article 50 with the timing first reported by Sky News.
Lloyd's is shifting some operations to the continent in order to protect revenues generated within the European Union as the UK heads for the exit.
As opposed to the bases in France, Germany and Switzerland you mean.......
The view where I am is that more shifts in operations are likely without a significant change in London headcount (except if you think that, in the counterfactual, new jobs would have been added).
The top end to the London real estate sector has returned but the mid-market is yet to catch up.
We're going to be renting out our Hampstead house while I'm in LA, and the estate agents have been v. gloomy about the prime rental market.
Why not rent it to a certain Camden based world bestriding thriller writer who might have use of a larger property for entertaining purposes.
Didnt they also say there would be a 10% drop in London house prices in the year after brexit...
My grim flat has gone up 40% in 3.5 years and it was overpriced when I bought it. Think a lot of people would actually vote for a 10% drop, or more, if it was on the menu...
The master strategist who lost the Tories the 2010 GE, was sidelined for 2015 GE where the big boys were brought in to get the job done, lost the EU referundum & author of so omnishambles budgets I lost count.
Where has this reputation as an elite political operator come from? He is a poundshop peter mandelson.
Lloyd's of London is reportedly poised to name Brussels as its new base in Europe.
The announcement by the world's largest insurance market will come less than 24 hours after Theresa May triggered Article 50 with the timing first reported by Sky News.
Lloyd's is shifting some operations to the continent in order to protect revenues generated within the European Union as the UK heads for the exit.
As opposed to the bases in France, Germany and Switzerland you mean.......
The view where I am is that more shifts in operations are likely without a significant change in London headcount (except if you think that, in the counterfactual, new jobs would have been added).
The top end to the London real estate sector has returned but the mid-market is yet to catch up.
We're going to be renting out our Hampstead house while I'm in LA, and the estate agents have been v. gloomy about the prime rental market.
Didnt they also say there would be a 10% drop in London house prices in the year after brexit...
You might have notice something I've missed but we haven't had brexit yet.
Lloyd's of London is reportedly poised to name Brussels as its new base in Europe.
The announcement by the world's largest insurance market will come less than 24 hours after Theresa May triggered Article 50 with the timing first reported by Sky News.
Lloyd's is shifting some operations to the continent in order to protect revenues generated within the European Union as the UK heads for the exit.
As opposed to the bases in France, Germany and Switzerland you mean.......
The view where I am is that more shifts in operations are likely without a significant change in London headcount (except if you think that, in the counterfactual, new jobs would have been added).
The top end to the London real estate sector has returned but the mid-market is yet to catch up.
We're going to be renting out our Hampstead house while I'm in LA, and the estate agents have been v. gloomy about the prime rental market.
Didnt they also say there would be a 10% drop in London house prices in the year after brexit...
You might have notice something I've missed but we haven't had brexit yet.
I've marked the beginning of Brexit by making a small donation to the Liberal Democrats. I still think Tim Farron is a bit of a wally but he's the best that's on offer at the moment.
Today it's all got very real, very worrying and it became crystal clear that my Conservative voting days are behind me. I've voted for them at every general election since eligible but they're not even in the same library as me now let alone on the same page.
The master strategist who lost the Tories the 2010 GE, was sidelined for 2015 GE where the big boys were brought in to get the job done, lost the EU referundum & author of so omnishambles budgets I lost count.
Where has this reputation as an elite political operator come from? He is a poundshop peter mandelson.
The fact that he's considered some kind of giant by a hardcore Lib Dem Remainer says it all, really.
Has Corbyn just managed to piss off The Scots and The Ulster Unionists at the same time?
That should be the SNP not Scotland as a whole on present polling
Sounds as if he has upset the Nats and SLab at the same time. Smart guy, is Jeremy, could go far.
FWIW I think's SLAB's united front will crumble as they are increasingly look like Tory stoodges
chortle
reduced to name calling
tell us what your going to do for an economy
Based on chatting with the dwindling band of SLABers I know.
Re economy we'd be fine !
economy of the verite I think there
with a 9-10% govt deficit theres nothing but pain ahead for the first 5 years
FWIW half the "deficit" is UK debt - a big gap in data is the many folks like myself who work in London etc - but would be tax resident in iScot
No you wouldn't. If England is a separate country and you are living and working there that is where you would pay your tax. If you retained a Scottish domicile you might pay an extra tax in Scotland if our taxes were higher than England's (which they would be) but you would be entitled to offset the tax paid in England against any liability.
Has Corbyn just managed to piss off The Scots and The Ulster Unionists at the same time?
That should be the SNP not Scotland as a whole on present polling
Sounds as if he has upset the Nats and SLab at the same time. Smart guy, is Jeremy, could go far.
FWIW I think's SLAB's united front will crumble as they are increasingly look like Tory stoodges
chortle
reduced to name calling
tell us what your going to do for an economy
Based on chatting with the dwindling band of SLABers I know.
Re economy we'd be fine !
economy of the verite I think there
with a 9-10% govt deficit theres nothing but pain ahead for the first 5 years
FWIW half the "deficit" is UK debt - a big gap in data is the many folks like myself who work in London etc - but would be tax resident in iScot
Do you have a source on that? I'd be interested in seeing those numbers.
Not in GERS I believe - my guess would a few thousand folks in this boat - most will be relatively well paid though !! - Also be flip side with folks working in Scot & OR for tax in rUK
Has Corbyn just managed to piss off The Scots and The Ulster Unionists at the same time?
That should be the SNP not Scotland as a whole on present polling
Sounds as if he has upset the Nats and SLab at the same time. Smart guy, is Jeremy, could go far.
FWIW I think's SLAB's united front will crumble as they are increasingly look like Tory stoodges
chortle
reduced to name calling
tell us what your going to do for an economy
Based on chatting with the dwindling band of SLABers I know.
Re economy we'd be fine !
economy of the verite I think there
with a 9-10% govt deficit theres nothing but pain ahead for the first 5 years
FWIW half the "deficit" is UK debt - a big gap in data is the many folks like myself who work in London etc - but would be tax resident in iScot
Do you have a source on that? I'd be interested in seeing those numbers.
Not in GERS I believe - my guess would a few thousand folks in this boat - most will be relatively well paid though !! - Also be flip side with folks working in Scot & OR for tax in rUK
So no real evidence that it constitutes half the deficit? It could be 1% or 100%.
I've marked the beginning of Brexit by making a small donation to the Liberal Democrats. I still think Tim Farron is a bit of a wally but he's the best that's on offer at the moment.
Today it's all got very real, very worrying and it became crystal clear that my Conservative voting days are behind me. I've voted for them at every general election since eligible but they're not even in the same library as me now let alone on the same page.
Has Corbyn just managed to piss off The Scots and The Ulster Unionists at the same time?
That should be the SNP not Scotland as a whole on present polling
Sounds as if he has upset the Nats and SLab at the same time. Smart guy, is Jeremy, could go far.
FWIW I think's SLAB's united front will crumble as they are increasingly look like Tory stoodges
chortle
reduced to name calling
tell us what your going to do for an economy
Based on chatting with the dwindling band of SLABers I know.
Re economy we'd be fine !
economy of the verite I think there
with a 9-10% govt deficit theres nothing but pain ahead for the first 5 years
FWIW half the "deficit" is UK debt - a big gap in data is the many folks like myself who work in London etc - but would be tax resident in iScot
No you wouldn't. If England is a separate country and you are living and working there that is where you would pay your tax. If you retained a Scottish domicile you might pay an extra tax in Scotland if our taxes were higher than England's (which they would be) but you would be entitled to offset the tax paid in England against any liability.
The master strategist who lost the Tories the 2010 GE, was sidelined for 2015 GE where the big boys were brought in to get the job done, lost the EU referundum & author of so omnishambles budgets I lost count.
Where has this reputation as an elite political operator come from? He is a poundshop peter mandelson.
The fact that he's considered some kind of giant by a hardcore Lib Dem Remainer says it all, really.
It's quite something when people on the left who hated Osborne for "austerity" are now singing his praises. Brexit has sent some people round the twist.
Has Corbyn just managed to piss off The Scots and The Ulster Unionists at the same time?
That should be the SNP not Scotland as a whole on present polling
Sounds as if he has upset the Nats and SLab at the same time. Smart guy, is Jeremy, could go far.
FWIW I think's SLAB's united front will crumble as they are increasingly look like Tory stoodges
chortle
reduced to name calling
tell us what your going to do for an economy
Based on chatting with the dwindling band of SLABers I know.
Re economy we'd be fine !
economy of the verite I think there
with a 9-10% govt deficit theres nothing but pain ahead for the first 5 years
FWIW half the "deficit" is UK debt - a big gap in data is the many folks like myself who work in London etc - but would be tax resident in iScot
Do you have a source on that? I'd be interested in seeing those numbers.
Along with a source for the numbers resident in Edinburgh but would be tax resident in ienglandand wales.
The same would apply to them in reverse. If they are working and living in Edinburgh in an independent Scotland that is where they would pay their tax. The key word in that sentence is "if". The risk of substantial parts of our higher rate tax paying base heading south is very real, particularly in financial services.
Has Corbyn just managed to piss off The Scots and The Ulster Unionists at the same time?
That should be the SNP not Scotland as a whole on present polling
Sounds as if he has upset the Nats and SLab at the same time. Smart guy, is Jeremy, could go far.
FWIW I think's SLAB's united front will crumble as they are increasingly look like Tory stoodges
chortle
reduced to name calling
tell us what your going to do for an economy
Based on chatting with the dwindling band of SLABers I know.
Re economy we'd be fine !
economy of the verite I think there
with a 9-10% govt deficit theres nothing but pain ahead for the first 5 years
FWIW half the "deficit" is UK debt - a big gap in data is the many folks like myself who work in London etc - but would be tax resident in iScot
Do you have a source on that? I'd be interested in seeing those numbers.
Along with a source for the numbers resident in Edinburgh but would be tax resident in ienglandand wales.
The same would apply to them in reverse. If they are working and living in Edinburgh in an independent Scotland that is where they would pay their tax. The key word in that sentence is "if". The risk of substantial parts of our higher rate tax paying base heading south is very real, particularly in financial services.
My point exactly. Can't have your cake and eat it.
Has Corbyn just managed to piss off The Scots and The Ulster Unionists at the same time?
That should be the SNP not Scotland as a whole on present polling
Sounds as if he has upset the Nats and SLab at the same time. Smart guy, is Jeremy, could go far.
FWIW I think's SLAB's united front will crumble as they are increasingly look like Tory stoodges
chortle
reduced to name calling
tell us what your going to do for an economy
Based on chatting with the dwindling band of SLABers I know.
Re economy we'd be fine !
economy of the verite I think there
with a 9-10% govt deficit theres nothing but pain ahead for the first 5 years
FWIW half the "deficit" is UK debt - a big gap in data is the many folks like myself who work in London etc - but would be tax resident in iScot
No you wouldn't. If England is a separate country and you are living and working there that is where you would pay your tax. If you retained a Scottish domicile you might pay an extra tax in Scotland if our taxes were higher than England's (which they would be) but you would be entitled to offset the tax paid in England against any liability.
183 days etc - I live in Scotland
So what? It is where you earn that you pay the tax. It is different in the UK because it is a single country and there is an argument that the GERS does not accurately reflect the domicile of all taxpayers but none of that would matter if we became independent.
The same would apply to them in reverse. If they are working and living in Edinburgh in an independent Scotland that is where they would pay their tax. The key word in that sentence is "if". The risk of substantial parts of our higher rate tax paying base heading south is very real, particularly in financial services.
Well of course, because whilst there are some UK financial companies that do a lot of business in the EU, there aren't many where it is a majority, but there are many Scottish financial companies that do most of their business south of the border.
The master strategist who lost the Tories the 2010 GE, was sidelined for 2015 GE where the big boys were brought in to get the job done, lost the EU referundum & author of so omnishambles budgets I lost count.
Where has this reputation as an elite political operator come from? He is a poundshop peter mandelson.
The fact that he's considered some kind of giant by a hardcore Lib Dem Remainer says it all, really.
It's quite something when people on the left who hated Osborne for "austerity" are now singing his praises. Brexit has sent some people round the twist.
Astute point. In their eyes moderate spending cuts were evil incarnate, threatening massive cuts and tax hikes if people voted the 'wrong' way was fine.
Has Corbyn just managed to piss off The Scots and The Ulster Unionists at the same time?
That should be the SNP not Scotland as a whole on present polling
Sounds as if he has upset the Nats and SLab at the same time. Smart guy, is Jeremy, could go far.
FWIW I think's SLAB's united front will crumble as they are increasingly look like Tory stoodges
chortle
reduced to name calling
tell us what your going to do for an economy
Based on chatting with the dwindling band of SLABers I know.
Re economy we'd be fine !
economy of the verite I think there
with a 9-10% govt deficit theres nothing but pain ahead for the first 5 years
FWIW half the "deficit" is UK debt - a big gap in data is the many folks like myself who work in London etc - but would be tax resident in iScot
No you wouldn't. If England is a separate country and you are living and working there that is where you would pay your tax. If you retained a Scottish domicile you might pay an extra tax in Scotland if our taxes were higher than England's (which they would be) but you would be entitled to offset the tax paid in England against any liability.
183 days etc - I live in Scotland
I lived in the US (and had my tax residency there) while I earned in the UK. Guess what - I paid tax in the UK.
Has Corbyn just managed to piss off The Scots and The Ulster Unionists at the same time?
That should be the SNP not Scotland as a whole on present polling
Sounds as if he has upset the Nats and SLab at the same time. Smart guy, is Jeremy, could go far.
FWIW I think's SLAB's united front will crumble as they are increasingly look like Tory stoodges
chortle
reduced to name calling
tell us what your going to do for an economy
Based on chatting with the dwindling band of SLABers I know.
Re economy we'd be fine !
economy of the verite I think there
with a 9-10% govt deficit theres nothing but pain ahead for the first 5 years
FWIW half the "deficit" is UK debt - a big gap in data is the many folks like myself who work in London etc - but would be tax resident in iScot
No you wouldn't. If England is a separate country and you are living and working there that is where you would pay your tax. If you retained a Scottish domicile you might pay an extra tax in Scotland if our taxes were higher than England's (which they would be) but you would be entitled to offset the tax paid in England against any liability.
183 days etc - I live in Scotland
So what? It is where you earn that you pay the tax.
Its a nice idea though. "I won't pay you tax, coz I'm going to pay tax in my home country. Honest."
The same would apply to them in reverse. If they are working and living in Edinburgh in an independent Scotland that is where they would pay their tax. The key word in that sentence is "if". The risk of substantial parts of our higher rate tax paying base heading south is very real, particularly in financial services.
Well of course, because whilst there are some UK financial companies that do a lot of business in the EU, there aren't many where it is a majority, but there are many Scottish financial companies that do most of their business south of the border.
Of course, that is where most of the wealthy clients are. And the back office functions remain considerable employers too. But if Scotland becomes independent the "Scottish" label (traditionally thought to be a sign of prudence, despite the efforts of RBS) becomes another risk factor, particularly if we have a currency risk as well.
Shouldn't you wait for the public to judge on such a thing?
Yes. I should. And I'm going to look quite the idiot, a prize prize idiot, a vulgar bloviating fool, if it turns out to be shite. Which is very possible.
But I dunno. I've got a buzz about it. Like I had about the ICE TWINS, but which I didn't have about THE FIRE CHILD
The premise is simple yet intriguing, and all the narrative action springs naturally from that initial hook: which is exactly what you want in a psychological thriller. There is no contrivance, and no deus ex machina, and no Maguffin.
Plus Dartmoor turned out to be a great location.
I also wrote the book in two months. Literally two months. 93,000 words. At one point I was doing almost 4000 words in a day. That can be a great sign, or a terrible sign.
We shall see.
Serious question....
With the infinite number of modern distractions from nubile young corbynistas to the tinterweb, how do you go about blasting out 4000 words a day? Do you have a strict specific schedule and rules about when it is "work" time eg phone off, internet blocked?
Shouldn't you wait for the public to judge on such a thing?
Yes. I should. And I'm going to look quite the idiot, a prize prize idiot, a vulgar bloviating fool, if it turns out to be shite. Which is very possible.
But I dunno. I've got a buzz about it. Like I had about the ICE TWINS, but which I didn't have about THE FIRE CHILD
The premise is simple yet intriguing, and all the narrative action springs naturally from that initial hook: which is exactly what you want in a psychological thriller. There is no contrivance, and no deus ex machina, and no Maguffin.
Plus Dartmoor turned out to be a great location.
I also wrote the book in two months. Literally two months. 93,000 words. At one point I was doing almost 4000 words in a day. That can be a great sign, or a terrible sign.
We shall see.
Will the kindle edition be pricier than the deluxe, bound in diamond encrusted dolphin skin and printed in unicorn ink on gold leaf hardback version?
Didnt they also say there would be a 10% drop in London house prices in the year after brexit...
My grim flat has gone up 40% in 3.5 years and it was overpriced when I bought it. Think a lot of people would actually vote for a 10% drop, or more, if it was on the menu...
My part of Hampstead is down 30% in the last three years. At its peak in 2013/4, an 1,800 three bedroom flat in Rosecroft Avenue (which is unfashionable Golders Green end of Hampstead) went to £2.8m (£1,400/square foot). Now, a 4,000 square foot house on the same street is on for £4m, and they'll probably get slightly less.
Didnt they also say there would be a 10% drop in London house prices in the year after brexit...
My grim flat has gone up 40% in 3.5 years and it was overpriced when I bought it. Think a lot of people would actually vote for a 10% drop, or more, if it was on the menu...
My part of Hampstead is down 30% in the last three years. At its peak in 2013/4, an 1,800 three bedroom flat in Rosecroft Avenue (which is unfashionable Golders Green end of Hampstead) went to £2.8m (£1,400/square foot). Now, a 4,000 square foot house on the same street is on for £4m, and they'll probably get slightly less.
£4m? How on earth will they cope, the poor souls.
I would say "think of the children" but the reality is the children would be a lot better placed if it was under £1m.
Didnt they also say there would be a 10% drop in London house prices in the year after brexit...
My grim flat has gone up 40% in 3.5 years and it was overpriced when I bought it. Think a lot of people would actually vote for a 10% drop, or more, if it was on the menu...
My part of Hampstead is down 30% in the last three years. At its peak in 2013/4, an 1,800 three bedroom flat in Rosecroft Avenue (which is unfashionable Golders Green end of Hampstead) went to £2.8m (£1,400/square foot). Now, a 4,000 square foot house on the same street is on for £4m, and they'll probably get slightly less.
Sorry to hear that, I'll organise a whip round for you.
Seriously is there a reason for that - is Hampstead not a fashionable hiding place for hot Chinese money for example.
Shouldn't you wait for the public to judge on such a thing?
Yes. I should. And I'm going to look quite the idiot, a prize prize idiot, a vulgar bloviating fool, if it turns out to be shite. Which is very possible.
But I dunno. I've got a buzz about it. Like I had about the ICE TWINS, but which I didn't have about THE FIRE CHILD
The premise is simple yet intriguing, and all the narrative action springs naturally from that initial hook: which is exactly what you want in a psychological thriller. There is no contrivance, and no deus ex machina, and no Maguffin.
Plus Dartmoor turned out to be a great location.
I also wrote the book in two months. Literally two months. 93,000 words. At one point I was doing almost 4000 words in a day. That can be a great sign, or a terrible sign.
We shall see.
Will the kindle edition be pricier than the deluxe, bound in diamond encrusted dolphin skin and printed in unicorn ink on gold leaf hardback version?
I've marked the beginning of Brexit by making a small donation to the Liberal Democrats. I still think Tim Farron is a bit of a wally but he's the best that's on offer at the moment.
Today it's all got very real, very worrying and it became crystal clear that my Conservative voting days are behind me. I've voted for them at every general election since eligible but they're not even in the same library as me now let alone on the same page.
Funny, I feel the same way about the Lib "dems".
Fair enough, neither party will lose any sleep over either of us anyway.
Didnt they also say there would be a 10% drop in London house prices in the year after brexit...
My grim flat has gone up 40% in 3.5 years and it was overpriced when I bought it. Think a lot of people would actually vote for a 10% drop, or more, if it was on the menu...
My part of Hampstead is down 30% in the last three years. At its peak in 2013/4, an 1,800 three bedroom flat in Rosecroft Avenue (which is unfashionable Golders Green end of Hampstead) went to £2.8m (£1,400/square foot). Now, a 4,000 square foot house on the same street is on for £4m, and they'll probably get slightly less.
Weird how it varies. My part of Camden hasn't budged. Not up or down. The new development right next door to my house, Solstice Point, has two bed flats on sale for about a million. They were successfully (if slowly) selling them for a million a year ago, and two years ago.
My guess is help to buy has pushed the bottom of the market up quite substantially. The middle has stagnated as people with two or three bedrooms in nice places have been quite happy to sit on their nest egg. The top end of the market has suffered simply because of oversupply, too many new builds marketed at rich foreign investors.
I think you'd struggle to get a flat in London now for under 300k, even in the outer zones. Effectively ending the dream of home ownership for anyone who doesn't have an income of 50k a year and a 50k deposit to spare.
Why aren't we getting any live blogging from the piss-up ?
OGH left them all a nice surprise
Actually, somebody who couldn't be there phoned up and prepaid a tab, apparently. I only had one pint at this generous person's pleasure, had to get home to the wife.
He'd be mad to take the job even if it were offered, which of course it won't be. It's an impossible job and even were he somehow to sweet-talk the pan-European political glitterati into a decent deal, the loony Leavers would still be baying that he had sold them out in some hitherto unimportant but now mission critical way.
Far better from his perspective to leave the current idiots in charge for the inevitable car crash.
I've marked the beginning of Brexit by making a small donation to the Liberal Democrats. I still think Tim Farron is a bit of a wally but he's the best that's on offer at the moment.
Today it's all got very real, very worrying and it became crystal clear that my Conservative voting days are behind me. I've voted for them at every general election since eligible but they're not even in the same library as me now let alone on the same page.
Funny, I feel the same way about the Lib "dems".
Fair enough, neither party will lose any sleep over either of us anyway.
Hah, true that!
I just find it weird. I used to know what the lib dems stand for, now I feel as if they stand for nothing but submission, at any cost, to a foreign power. It seems odd to me, almost an irrelevance - an extremist, single issue party, not unlike UKIP.
Got a tenner on them to come through the middle and win in Manchester Gorton, though.
"May urgently needs to swallow her pride and bring Osbo back into the fold for this critical period."
I don't think she can without losing her right wing.
She has very limited agency.
Balls. Bringing back Osborne wouldn't be popular in either party or country. He made the Tories toxic again in 2016 with a pants budget and worse referendum.
He'd be mad to take the job even if it were offered, which of course it won't be. It's an impossible job and even were he somehow to sweet-talk the pan-European political glitterati into a decent deal, the loony Leavers would still be baying that he had sold them out in some hitherto unimportant but now mission critical way.
Far better from his perspective to leave the current idiots in charge for the inevitable car crash.
Right conclusion, wrong reasoning. The only perspective Osborne has is making himself as much cash as possible. There's more to be made from Blackrock and the Standard than government work.
"May urgently needs to swallow her pride and bring Osbo back into the fold for this critical period."
I don't think she can without losing her right wing.
She has very limited agency.
Balls. Bringing back Osborne wouldn't be popular in either party or country. He made the Tories toxic again in 2016 with a pants budget and worse referendum.
A spell of silence from him would be appreciated.
Great to meet so many PBers this evening!
If it were Friday, I could have made it! Anyway hope you had a nice evening.
I just find it weird. I used to know what the lib dems stand for, now I feel as if they stand for nothing but submission, at any cost, to a foreign power. It seems odd to me, almost an irrelevance - an extremist, single issue party, not unlike UKIP.
Got a tenner on them to come through the middle and win in Manchester Gorton, though.
I guess a fundamental difference between our thinking is that I don't see the EU as being a foreign power although it will, obviously, become one in 2019.
Chancellor Osborne in October 2015(?) announced changes in stamp duty for landlords six months in advance. This caused a noticable spike in house prices for those six months. Ths was an unforced error that was entirely predictable, as the exact same mistake had been made by Chancellor Nigel Lawson in 1987(?).
Osborne is also responsible for the misbegotten and various "Help To Buy" schemes, which by pumping money into a market with inflexible supply, causes nothing but inflation.
Both of these are mistakes which somebody who claims to be a) an adult and b) a Conservative should not be making. But he did them and for some unfathomable reason nobody has punched him repeatedly in the face.
Was great! Sadly had to leave 9.30 as heading back home tonight after a profitable day in the Smoke. Bought a little known copy of John Locke's first appearance in print (1660) amongst many others.
Such as the generousity of PB regulars that tab was still in credit when i left. Legends, you know who you are - thank you!
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The'visionary' Ted Heath, GFK and Corbyn, and now Ozzy.
reduced to name calling
tell us what your going to do for an economy
Also much more expansion into Asia last few years.
Re economy we'd be fine !
The top end to the London real estate sector has returned but the mid-market is yet to catch up.
with a 9-10% govt deficit theres nothing but pain ahead for the first 5 years
You need to win the victory over yourself and love George Osborne.
Ignorance is Strength
Freedom is Slavery
War is Peace
Brexit is Brexit
No dogs, no curry eaters, no plumbers, but n###s are welcome...
Landlord Fergus Wilson defends 'no coloured people' ban over curry
http://news.sky.com/story/landlord-fergus-wilson-defends-no-coloured-people-ban-over-curry-10817305
I don't think she can without losing her right wing.
She has very limited agency.
Why would anyone believe a word he said?
It does nothing but damage their own position.
But, much of what was said by the EU today will have been for public consumption.
Where has this reputation as an elite political operator come from? He is a poundshop peter mandelson.
Today it's all got very real, very worrying and it became crystal clear that my Conservative voting days are behind me. I've voted for them at every general election since eligible but they're not even in the same library as me now let alone on the same page.
Hasn't Osborne stolen enough jobs from other potential candidates already???
Captain pasty tax who came back with a deal so crap we voted for Brexit as the negotiator ? Lolza.
With the infinite number of modern distractions from nubile young corbynistas to the tinterweb, how do you go about blasting out 4000 words a day? Do you have a strict specific schedule and rules about when it is "work" time eg phone off, internet blocked?
none of you have got any balls.
Debbie: Can I ask you a question?
Grim Reaper: What?
Debbie: ... How can we all have died at the *same* time?
Grim Reaper: [pointing] The salmon mousse!
I would say "think of the children" but the reality is the children would be a lot better placed if it was under £1m.
Seriously is there a reason for that - is Hampstead not a fashionable hiding place for hot Chinese money for example.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/thespatialdistributionofindustriesingreatbritain/2015
https://twitter.com/MackieJonathan/status/847187793092784128
I think you'd struggle to get a flat in London now for under 300k, even in the outer zones. Effectively ending the dream of home ownership for anyone who doesn't have an income of 50k a year and a 50k deposit to spare.
'He said he was happy to rent to "negroes" as "they haven't generated a curry smell at the end of the tenancy".'
Far better from his perspective to leave the current idiots in charge for the inevitable car crash.
I just find it weird. I used to know what the lib dems stand for, now I feel as if they stand for nothing but submission, at any cost, to a foreign power. It seems odd to me, almost an irrelevance - an extremist, single issue party, not unlike UKIP.
Got a tenner on them to come through the middle and win in Manchester Gorton, though.
A spell of silence from him would be appreciated.
Great to meet so many PBers this evening!
Osborne is also responsible for the misbegotten and various "Help To Buy" schemes, which by pumping money into a market with inflexible supply, causes nothing but inflation.
Both of these are mistakes which somebody who claims to be a) an adult and b) a Conservative should not be making. But he did them and for some unfathomable reason nobody has punched him repeatedly in the face.
The man is utterly incompetent
Such as the generousity of PB regulars that tab was still in credit when i left. Legends, you know who you are - thank you!
They are acting like the spurned obsessive partner instead of understanding what happened, why it happened and moving on.