The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
I bet the client vote weren't too happy at the Tory manifesto earlier this year. They'd be more happy with Labour's.. retaining the triple lock, no dementia tax...
The wording of this bet makes the 5/4 unattractive.
There might barely be value in the 5/1 on another referendum before the end of 2019. I'm not betting on it but I'd make it about a 4/1 shot at present.
In 2009, as part of a reader Q&A, the Brighton Argus asked David Cameron who he thought would win in a fight between a baboon and a badger. Unsurprisingly, Cameron ducked it – but now there's a hot new question at the centre of cross-species political pugilism.
UKIP leader Henry Bolton has been bragging this last week that he could kill a badger with his bare hands. Which prompts the question: Who would win in a fight between a Bolton and a badger?
We asked our resident countryside expert for their opinion on the bout.
"Every bit of a badger is over-engineered and unusually strong: bones, teeth, even skin. There are many stories of bullets bouncing off their skulls, cars hitting them at 30mph with seemingly no effect etc. They are also extremely fighty when threatened. There's a reason farmers go after them with guns and don't just punch them to get them to leave.
"I reckon in hand-to-paw combat any UKIP member would get savagely bitten – and hopefully die of sepsis."
The wording of this bet makes the 5/4 unattractive.
There might barely be value in the 5/1 on another referendum before the end of 2019. I'm not betting on it but I'd make it about a 4/1 shot at present.
It's certainly better value than the betfair exchange price of about 11/2 for another referendum by the end of 2018!
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
I hate to sound obtuse, but what is that article saying that is not entirely obvious? "There has been plenty of research on differences between rich and poor countries, gaps in prosperity within countries, and even how to improve productivity within individual businesses. But there is no consensus on what governments can do to improve their citizens’ lot in life, in the aggregate. Most differences seem to be attributable to history, geography, and culture rather than identifiable policy choices." Well, bugger me, economics is really complicated and governments cannot usefully pass a Make the Economy Grow at 3% Real Terms a Year for Ever Act. Who knew?
I also don't see the connection with the tory "butter up the elderly" strategy; what you say is largely true, but the strategy has been maxed out. "Doubling down on it" will bring in comparatively few additional oldie votes at the cost of losing, or rather not winning, those of the rest of the population.
To pay £65 billion to the EU or not to pay £65 billion to the EU? That is the question for May and Corbyn and the price of any FTA deal.
She'll pay it in the end.
5/4 are bad odds on No Deal.
If she does I think it will tip enough Leaver Tory MPs into backing a vote of no confidence. A new Tory leader from the Leave camp, probably Boris or Davis, may then go to the country for a mandate for no deal.
Mm, another back my version of Brexit GE? That should work.
If Corbyn wants to pay £65 billion let him, even if he somehow manages to form a government post election I doubt it would be with much of a mandate and reliant on SNP and LD support.
As time goes on that scenario plays better than the current spell of inertia. Yes Corbyn is PM but with his wings clipped by wee Jimmy and Uncle Vince is fast becoming more attractive than Boris or Davis's vision of Brexit and beyond.
A Corbyn government propped up by Nicola and Vince. There are worse prospects for the Tories than that
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
I bet the client vote weren't too happy at the Tory manifesto earlier this year. They'd be more happy with Labour's.. retaining the triple lock, no dementia tax...
Not if they haven't drawn down their pension and the whole lot is in the stock market :-)
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
I also don't see the connection with the tory "butter up the elderly" strategy; what you say is largely true, but the strategy has been maxed out. "Doubling down on it" will bring in comparatively few additional oldie votes at the cost of losing, or rather not winning, those of the rest of the population.
All they have to do is consolidate the older vote to win back and retain their majority. The over 50's. The pensioners and the can't-wait-to-retirees. It's the most viable electoral coalition for them. Embrace the "pensioners party" thang.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up the value of their parents house on zoopla and calculated their inheritance and go to bed every night hoping their parents don't wake up in the morning will vote tory.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
I hate to sound obtuse, but what is that article saying that is not entirely obvious? "There has been plenty of research on differences between rich and poor countries, gaps in prosperity within countries, and even how to improve productivity within individual businesses. But there is no consensus on what governments can do to improve their citizens’ lot in life, in the aggregate. Most differences seem to be attributable to history, geography, and culture rather than identifiable policy choices." Well, bugger me, economics is really complicated and governments cannot usefully pass a Make the Economy Grow at 3% Real Terms a Year for Ever Act. Who knew?
I also don't see the connection with the tory "butter up the elderly" strategy; what you say is largely true, but the strategy has been maxed out. "Doubling down on it" will bring in comparatively few additional oldie votes at the cost of losing, or rather not winning, those of the rest of the population.
An interesting post probably because the same general thoughts about history geography and culture in another context have been occurring to me. I just watched a film called Victoria and Abdul directed by Stephen Frears and it was not only laden with stereotypes but the inadvertent racism within the film while purporting to be about racism and the aristocracy could only be explained by Stephen Frears existing prejudices. Most of his films have similar themes and most veer towards caricature But the result in this case was an uncomfortable watch.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up the value of their parents house on zoopla and calculated their inheritance and go to bed every night hoping their parents don't wake up in the morning will vote tory.
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents who are homeowners, especially in London, the South East and East, have built up a large nest egg particularly with rising house prices which they want to pass on to their children and grandchildren. It is called looking after your family.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up the value of their parents house on zoopla and calculated their inheritance and go to bed every night hoping their parents don't wake up in the morning will vote tory.
a few.
Others (used to) write Lacan-inspired verbiage for Vice...
What I have noticed is that the French demand is fairly consistently 20% more than ours. I appreciate France is a much bigger country and no doubt their wastage in transmission will exceed ours by a considerable margin but their economy is roughly the same size as is their population. What makes their energy consumption so much higher than ours?
What I have noticed is that the French demand is fairly consistently 20% more than ours. I appreciate France is a much bigger country and no doubt their wastage in transmission will exceed ours by a considerable margin but their economy is roughly the same size as is their population. What makes their energy consumption so much higher than ours?
Could be TGV, or more general manufacturing - especially metal extraction, eg aluminium melting, arc furnaces.
Does this include the electricity they sell to neighbouring countries?
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up the value of their parents house on zoopla and calculated their inheritance and go to bed every night hoping their parents don't wake up in the morning will vote tory.
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents who are homeowners, especially in London, the South East and East, have built up a large nest egg particularly with rising house prices which they want to pass on to their children and grandchildren. It is called looking after your family.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
What I have noticed is that the French demand is fairly consistently 20% more than ours. I appreciate France is a much bigger country and no doubt their wastage in transmission will exceed ours by a considerable margin but their economy is roughly the same size as is their population. What makes their energy consumption so much higher than ours?
In the summer they will have a significant power demand for a/c. Maybe they have more electric domestic heating than in the UK too.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
I hate to sound obtuse, but what is that article saying that is not entirely obvious? "There has been plenty of research on differences between rich and poor countries, gaps in prosperity within countries, and even how to improve productivity within individual businesses. But there is no consensus on what governments can do to improve their citizens’ lot in life, in the aggregate. Most differences seem to be attributable to history, geography, and culture rather than identifiable policy choices." Well, bugger me, economics is really complicated and governments cannot usefully pass a Make the Economy Grow at 3% Real Terms a Year for Ever Act. Who knew?
I also don't see the connection with the tory "butter up the elderly" strategy; what you say is largely true, but the strategy has been maxed out. "Doubling down on it" will bring in comparatively few additional oldie votes at the cost of losing, or rather not winning, those of the rest of the population.
An interesting post probably because the same general thoughts about history geography and culture in another context have been occurring to me. I just watched a film called Victoria and Abdul directed by Stephen Frears and it was not only laden with stereotypes but the inadvertent racism within the film while purporting to be about racism and the aristocracy could only be explained by Stephen Frears existing prejudices. Most of his films have similar themes and most veer towards caricature But the result in this case was an uncomfortable watch.
The redeeming feature was Judi Dench’s performance.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
I hate to sound obtuse, but what is that article saying that is not entirely obvious? "There has been plenty of research on differences between rich and poor countries, gaps in prosperity within countries, and even how to improve productivity within individual businesses. But there is no consensus on what governments can do to improve their citizens’ lot in life, in the aggregate. Most differences seem to be attributable to history, geography, and culture rather than identifiable policy choices." Well, bugger me, economics is really complicated and governments cannot usefully pass a Make the Economy Grow at 3% Real Terms a Year for Ever Act. Who knew?
I also don't see the connection with the tory "butter up the elderly" strategy; what you say is largely true, but the strategy has been maxed out. "Doubling down on it" will bring in comparatively few additional oldie votes at the cost of losing, or rather not winning, those of the rest of the population.
An interesting post probably because the same general thoughts about history geography and culture in another context have been occurring to me. I just watched a film called Victoria and Abdul directed by Stephen Frears and it was not only laden with stereotypes but the inadvertent racism within the film while purporting to be about racism and the aristocracy could only be explained by Stephen Frears existing prejudices. Most of his films have similar themes and most veer towards caricature But the result in this case was an uncomfortable watch.
The redeeming feature was Judi Dench’s performance.
Yes to a point but what was someone as socially conscious as JD doing getting involved in such a load of crap?
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up the value of their parents house on zoopla and calculated their inheritance and go to bed every night hoping their parents don't wake up in the morning will vote tory.
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents who are homeowners, especially in London, the South East and East, have built up a large nest egg particularly with rising house prices which they want to pass on to their children and grandchildren. It is called looking after your family.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
Something was said the other day about a policy to nationalise housing (don't know whether it was a spoof).
I'd be open to something really radical to tackle the housing 'problem', although there are so many factors involved I can't see it happening.
Say the state takes ownership of my housing. If it does, then the state will have to pick up the tab for my care in later life. Bit of a gamble whether the state comes out of it for gain or for loss.
What I have noticed is that the French demand is fairly consistently 20% more than ours. I appreciate France is a much bigger country and no doubt their wastage in transmission will exceed ours by a considerable margin but their economy is roughly the same size as is their population. What makes their energy consumption so much higher than ours?
In the summer they will have a significant power demand for a/c. Maybe they have more electric domestic heating than in the UK too.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
I hate to sound obtuse, but what is that article saying that is not entirely obvious? "There has been plenty of research on differences between rich and poor countries, gaps in prosperity within countries, and even how to improve productivity within individual businesses. But there is no consensus on what governments can do to improve their citizens’ lot in life, in the aggregate. Most differences seem to be attributable to history, geography, and culture rather than identifiable policy choices." Well, bugger me, economics is really complicated and governments cannot usefully pass a Make the Economy Grow at 3% Real Terms a Year for Ever Act. Who knew?
I also don't see the connection with the tory "butter up the elderly" strategy; what you say is largely true, but the strategy has been maxed out. "Doubling down on it" will bring in comparatively few additional oldie votes at the cost of losing, or rather not winning, those of the rest of the population.
An interesting post probably because the same general thoughts about history geography and culture in another context have been occurring to me. I just watched a film called Victoria and Abdul directed by Stephen Frears and it was not only laden with stereotypes but the inadvertent racism within the film while purporting to be about racism and the aristocracy could only be explained by Stephen Frears existing prejudices. Most of his films have similar themes and most veer towards caricature But the result in this case was an uncomfortable watch.
The main question I had about the film was could Victoria speak and write Urdu?
What I have noticed is that the French demand is fairly consistently 20% more than ours. I appreciate France is a much bigger country and no doubt their wastage in transmission will exceed ours by a considerable margin but their economy is roughly the same size as is their population. What makes their energy consumption so much higher than ours?
In the summer they will have a significant power demand for a/c. Maybe they have more electric domestic heating than in the UK too.
What do PBers think would happen if TMay decided to go for the No Deal option and call a commons vote on it a confidence matter? Would she (and the government) go down to a Tory Remain rebellion?
Why would you call a confidence motion on that?
It's neither politically expedient, nor practically helpful.
What do PBers think would happen if TMay decided to go for the No Deal option and call a commons vote on it a confidence matter? Would she (and the government) go down to a Tory Remain rebellion?
Why would you call a confidence motion on that?
It's neither politically expedient, nor practically helpful.
What I have noticed is that the French demand is fairly consistently 20% more than ours. I appreciate France is a much bigger country and no doubt their wastage in transmission will exceed ours by a considerable margin but their economy is roughly the same size as is their population. What makes their energy consumption so much higher than ours?
Their non-financial economy is much bigger than ours. Only our financial sector makes us roughly the same size.
Therefore, their electricity [ energy ] consumption would be higher.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents ily.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
I said parents AND grandparents want to help their children as many 20 and 30 year olds now get the deposit to buy their first house or flat from an inheritance they receive from their grandparents. Of course if you are a couple you may get an inheritance from 4 sets of grandparents and 2 sets of parents negating the impact of sharing it with siblings. The dementia tax has now been scrapped exempting the home from assessment for personal care costs and the £23k of assets before care costs payment guarantee may yet rise to £100k.
A house price crash may not be much help, banks would lend less and existing home owners enter negative equity.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents ily.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
I said parents AND grandparents want to help their children as many 20 and 30 year olds now get the deposit to buy their first house or flat from an inheritance they receive from their grandparents. Of course if you are a couple you may get an inheritance from 4 sets of grandparents and 2 sets of parents negating the impact of sharing it with siblings. The dementia tax has now been scrapped exempting the home from assessment for personal care costs and the £23k of assets before care costs payment guarantee may yet rise to £100k.
A house price crash may not be much help, banks would lend less and existing home owners enter negative equity.
Though we do need to build more affordable housing.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents ily.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
I said parents AND grandparents want to help their children as many 20 and 30 year olds now get the deposit to buy their first house or flat from an inheritance they receive from their grandparents. Of course if you are a couple you may get an inheritance from 4 sets of grandparents and 2 sets of parents negating the impact of sharing it with siblings. The dementia tax has now been scrapped exempting the home from assessment for personal care costs and the £23k of assets before care costs payment guarantee may yet rise to £100k.
A house price crash may not be much help, banks would lend less and existing home owners enter negative equity.
Though we do need to build more affordable housing.
The tory approach - to impose austerity on the young and the poor while transferring wealth from them to their client vote through the housing market is a rather smart electoral strategy.
They can win the next election if they double down on it.
Fu*king terrifying if you're a young/poor/non-homeowner.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents ily.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
I said parents AND grandparents want to help their children as many 20 and 30 year olds now get the quity.
Though we do need to build more affordable housing.
What I have noticed is that the French demand is fairly consistently 20% more than ours. I appreciate France is a much bigger country and no doubt their wastage in transmission will exceed ours by a considerable margin but their economy is roughly the same size as is their population. What makes their energy consumption so much higher than ours?
Their non-financial economy is much bigger than ours. Only our financial sector makes us roughly the same size.
Therefore, their electricity [ energy ] consumption would be higher.
Absolutely correct. Also, there is a history of industrial users paying very low power prices in France, subsidised by households. That was always much less the case in the UK even when we still had a lot of electricity-intensive industry. The EU has been trying for years to end the long term contracts guaranteeing low power prices in France and some other countries, without much success so far.
Out of the 7 faces fully visible in that picture, I count 5 have beards (and Livingstone had a moustache). Very indicative of the circles Jez moved in, as beards were very unfashionable in the early 80s.
Out of the 7 faces fully visible in that picture, I count 5 have beards (and Livingstone had a moustache). Very indicative of the circles Jez moved in, as beards were very unfashionable in the early 80s.
Robert Jones was the only Tory MP with a beard at the time, and apparently Maggie told him to shave it off. He refused.
Out of the 7 faces fully visible in that picture, I count 5 have beards (and Livingstone had a moustache). Very indicative of the circles Jez moved in, as beards were very unfashionable in the early 80s.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up the value of their parents house on zoopla and calculated their inheritance and go to bed every night hoping their parents don't wake up in the morning will vote tory.
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents who are homeowners, especially in London, the South East and East, have built up a large nest egg particularly with rising house prices which they want to pass on to their children and grandchildren. It is called looking after your family.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
Something was said the other day about a policy to nationalise housing (don't know whether it was a spoof).
I'd be open to something really radical to tackle the housing 'problem', although there are so many factors involved I can't see it happening.
Say the state takes ownership of my housing. If it does, then the state will have to pick up the tab for my care in later life. Bit of a gamble whether the state comes out of it for gain or for loss.
Good evening, everyone.
It would quickly become a major liability on the state. Not only would the state become liable for all maintenance and repairs, there would be no incentive for people to look after their houses.
Out of the 7 faces fully visible in that picture, I count 5 have beards (and Livingstone had a moustache). Very indicative of the circles Jez moved in, as beards were very unfashionable in the early 80s.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up the value of their parents house on zoopla and calculated their inheritance and go to bed every night hoping their parents don't wake up in the morning will vote tory.
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents who are homeowners, especially in London, the South East and East, have built up a large nest egg particularly with rising house prices which they want to pass on to their children and grandchildren. It is called looking after your family.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
Something was said the other day about a policy to nationalise housing (don't know whether it was a spoof).
I'd be open to something really radical to tackle the housing 'problem', although there are so many factors involved I can't see it happening.
Say the state takes ownership of my housing. If it does, then the state will have to pick up the tab for my care in later life. Bit of a gamble whether the state comes out of it for gain or for loss.
Good evening, everyone.
It would quickly become a major liability on the state. Not only would the state become liable for all maintenance and repairs, there would be no incentive for people to look after their houses.
A crash in house prices wouldn't help young buyers, unless they had plenty of cash (which most people in their 20's don't).
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up the value of their parents house on zoopla and calculated their inheritance and go to bed every night hoping their parents don't wake up in the morning will vote tory.
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents who are homeowners, especially in London, the South East and East, have built up a large nest egg particularly with rising house prices which they want to pass on to their children and grandchildren. It is called looking after your family.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
Something was said the other day about a policy to nationalise housing (don't know whether it was a spoof).
I'd be open to something really radical to tackle the housing 'problem', although there are so many factors involved I can't see it happening.
Say the state takes ownership of my housing. If it does, then the state will have to pick up the tab for my care in later life. Bit of a gamble whether the state comes out of it for gain or for loss.
Good evening, everyone.
Bang goes most peoples' main asset overnight were housing to be nationalised.
Of course the state currently picks up the tab for care anyway if you have assets under £23k (excluding your house in the case of personal care), maybe soon rising to £100k
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up the value of their parents house on zoopla and calculated their inheritance and go to bed every night hoping their parents don't wake up in the morning will vote tory.
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents who are homeowners, especially in London, the South East and East, have built up a large nest egg particularly with rising house prices which they want to pass on to their children and grandchildren. It is called looking after your family.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
Something was said the other day about a policy to nationalise housing (don't know whether it was a spoof).
I'd be open to something really radical to tackle the housing 'problem', although there are so many factors involved I can't see it happening.
Say the state takes ownership of my housing. If it does, then the state will have to pick up the tab for my care in later life. Bit of a gamble whether the state comes out of it for gain or for loss.
Good evening, everyone.
Bang goes most peoples' main asset overnight were housing to be nationalised.
Of course the state currently picks up the tab for care anyway if you have assets under £23k (excluding your house in the case of personal care), maybe soon rising to £100k
I imagine that such a policy could only be imposed by using extreme violence.
60% of the country are homeowners most of whose children and grandchildren will inherit that housing wealth thanks to Osborne's inheritance tax cut.
Anyway Javid is already pushing a mass programme of building more affordable housing, even going beyond council's local plans to do so.
You're not wrong that a few youngsters (esp only children) who have looked up the value of their parents house on zoopla and calculated their inheritance and go to bed every night hoping their parents don't wake up in the morning will vote tory.
a few.
It does not have to be that cynical but many parents and grandparents who are homeowners, especially in London, the South East and East, have built up a large nest egg particularly with rising house prices which they want to pass on to their children and grandchildren. It is called looking after your family.
Of course it all depends whether they are happy to stay renting until their mid 60s when their parents in their mid 80s pass away - 30 or 40 years is a long wait if you have kids or want security of tenure. Living under the constsnt threat of being evicted at two months notice and relying on landlords to fix problems with your accommodation is no fun. By the time they inherit of course their kids will have grown up - too late too late!
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
Something was said the other day about a policy to nationalise housing (don't know whether it was a spoof).
I'd be open to something really radical to tackle the housing 'problem', although there are so many factors involved I can't see it happening.
Say the state takes ownership of my housing. If it does, then the state will have to pick up the tab for my care in later life. Bit of a gamble whether the state comes out of it for gain or for loss.
Good evening, everyone.
Bang goes most peoples' main asset overnight were housing to be nationalised.
Of course the state currently picks up the tab for care anyway if you have assets under £23k (excluding your house in the case of personal care), maybe soon rising to £100k
I imagine that such a policy could only be imposed by using extreme violence.
It would mean a move towards a socialist state certainly.
I think it's highly unlikely that Bernie Sanders, who will be 79 at the time of the next US Presidential election, will even stand to be the Democratic nominee.
I think it's highly unlikely that Bernie Sanders, who will be 79 at the time of the next US Presidential election, will even stand to be the Democratic nominee.
In a world of Trump,Brexit and Corbyn, what's normal?
I think it's highly unlikely that Bernie Sanders, who will be 79 at the time of the next US Presidential election, will even stand to be the Democratic nominee.
I think it's highly unlikely that Bernie Sanders, who will be 79 at the time of the next US Presidential election, will even stand to be the Democratic nominee.
In a world of Trump,Brexit and Corbyn, what's normal?
It may be Brexit and Trump will be followed by Corbyn and Sanders, anti immigration populism giving way to anti austerity and anti big business populism
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There might barely be value in the 5/1 on another referendum before the end of 2019. I'm not betting on it but I'd make it about a 4/1 shot at present.
>> Bolton v Badger <<
Rumble in the brambles
In 2009, as part of a reader Q&A, the Brighton Argus asked David Cameron who he thought would win in a fight between a baboon and a badger. Unsurprisingly, Cameron ducked it – but now there's a hot new question at the centre of cross-species political pugilism.
UKIP leader Henry Bolton has been bragging this last week that he could kill a badger with his bare hands. Which prompts the question: Who would win in a fight between a Bolton and a badger?
We asked our resident countryside expert for their opinion on the bout.
"Every bit of a badger is over-engineered and unusually strong: bones, teeth, even skin. There are many stories of bullets bouncing off their skulls, cars hitting them at 30mph with seemingly no effect etc. They are also extremely fighty when threatened. There's a reason farmers go after them with guns and don't just punch them to get them to leave.
"I reckon in hand-to-paw combat any UKIP member would get savagely bitten – and hopefully die of sepsis."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4997038/The-ruins-Raqqa-Shocking-images-devastation.html
I also don't see the connection with the tory "butter up the elderly" strategy; what you say is largely true, but the strategy has been maxed out. "Doubling down on it" will bring in comparatively few additional oldie votes at the cost of losing, or rather not winning, those of the rest of the population.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/41684310
a few.
https://twitter.com/BBCBusiness/status/921018054221488135
The tweet underneath.
What I have noticed is that the French demand is fairly consistently 20% more than ours. I appreciate France is a much bigger country and no doubt their wastage in transmission will exceed ours by a considerable margin but their economy is roughly the same size as is their population. What makes their energy consumption so much higher than ours?
Does this include the electricity they sell to neighbouring countries?
And that assumes your parents don't end up spending it all on their social care - and you are an only child so don't have to split the proceeds amongst siblings or multiple other grandkids.
Rent privately for 40 years and then inherit - or own in your 20s and 30s post a Corbyn induced crash? I expect most would rather the latter option.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/651932/Oct_Transparency_over__10k_FINAL.csv/preview
I'd be open to something really radical to tackle the housing 'problem', although there are so many factors involved I can't see it happening.
Say the state takes ownership of my housing. If it does, then the state will have to pick up the tab for my care in later life. Bit of a gamble whether the state comes out of it for gain or for loss.
Good evening, everyone.
To kneel or not to kneel? Lewis Hamilton faces decision before US GP
The championship leader is considering kneeling during the US national anthem on Sunday but F1 and politics have never been comfortable bedfellows
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2017/oct/19/kneel-lewis-hamilton-us-gp-f1
She was multilingual, she could speak German too.
http://www.dcttradingexposed.com/ !
It's neither politically expedient, nor practically helpful.
https://twitter.com/Pundamentalism/status/921055632442249216
she needs a deal as much as TMay
https://twitter.com/LeaveEUOfficial/status/920963885909336064
excellent
shes in trouble
If the EU want to ask Dublin to build a fence then that is their look out.
I suggest as they haven't started already then the EU isn't preparing properly for a no deal exit.
Captain Blackadder: So your father's German, you're half-German and you married a German?!
Therefore, their electricity [ energy ] consumption would be higher.
explain our policy of splendid isolation then
To be fair it won't help May either, but that's because she's rubbish.
Das Reich ist kaputt as she would have told Albert
I still maintain our biggest mistake post second world war was not joining the EC/Coal and steel thingy from the start.
We're good at empire building.
You need a break
A house price crash may not be much help, banks would lend less and existing home owners enter negative equity.
Though if he agrees to pay £65 billion to the EU for a FTA that may reopen it.
I replied with
I'm hearing rumours he might not stand.
I've gone all Queen Victoria after Albert died.
A few months ago I did the same for the overnight Brexit day threads!
http://www2.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2016/06/24/the-results-so-far-have-developed-not-necessarily-to-remains-advantage/
"rcs1000 Posts: 19,751
June 2016
This has been - by a mile - my most profitable betting evening of all time."
Looks like an advert for Man at C&A.
Sanders is on 31%, Biden 24% and Warren 13%.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/bernie-sanders-leads-joe-biden-in-2020-new-hampshire-poll/article/2637949
Of course the state currently picks up the tab for care anyway if you have assets under £23k (excluding your house in the case of personal care), maybe soon rising to £100k
Sanders would also go down far better in the key rustbelt swingstates than Hillary did.
https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/polls/2018-shaping-big-democrats/
https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/football/market/1.135666751
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/07/23/bernie-sanders-considering-a-2020-run/23043759/
10 clubs, one stadium, so everyone always has home advantage.
"Gibraltar United" seems to be a misnomer.
The national average used to be a house cost 3.5 times average salary 20 years ago, now it's 7.5 times.
In London it's gone from 4 times salary to 12 times!