Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
One part of his analysis did strike me as unlikely in the short term:
A deal might include an SNP commitment to support a Labour administration’s Queen Speech and Budget and not to vote on ‘English only’ issues in exchange for further powers for Scotland such as full fiscal autonomy.
I very much doubt Nicola wants to go anywhere near full fiscal autonomy until there is a substantial, sustained recovery in the oil price....
"The favourite to end up in the last two with a Brexiter if there is an early leadership contest is Theresa May, described by one who knows her well as “cold, unfriendly, charmless, not as clever as she thinks she is, lacking imagination, unable to think outside the railway lines and intellectually dishonest”. However, he said that were the choice to be between her and Johnson, “I would, of course, vote for her.”"
Osborne, Boris and May all have a lot of MPs who are strongly opposed to their becoming leader. It's a taylor-made opportunity for a bland man in a grey suit.
I wonder if Priti Patel is worth considering, ticks lots of boxes and seems relatively unscarred by the referendum opprobrium so far. I've no idea how the tory party operates but she's the type that would tempt me back rather than a grey man.
Unsurprisingly, I agree.
I went to see her at a Vote.Leave event this week.
She performed reasonably well, but little real star quality. I cannot see her making the final two.
Priti Patel? Next leader? 18-1 on BF if you really think this.
House prices down by 20% if we leave the EU - bring it on.
House prices actually need to fall by something like 75% in London and the south of England. They are absolutely insane and barely now affordable at 0% interest.
Imagine what will happen next time interest rates reach 15%
Imagine what will happen next time interest rates hit 4%. That by itself would double most monthly repayments...
I mentioned last night on this thread that it has been highlighted already in the media many newer mortgage holders ( and even medium term holders) had not factored in a rise in interest rates. Both had become used to the very low rates and medium term holders had allocated the savings elsewhere etc. 1% rise would cause difficulties for quite a few 2% would result in many foreclosures. It's something that should be of serious concern yet is rarely mentioned or guarded against particularly by the mortgage holders themselves.
Although that's one reason why interest rates won't rise all that far, all that quickly.
As an aside, I don't think rates rising to 4% would double repayments. If my back-of-an-envelope maths are right then they'd increase them by about half. A £100k C&I mortgage at 2.5% is a repayment of about £450/mth; at 6.5% (which is probably a bit high for a 4% base rate but run with it), that's be a £675/mth repayment. A bigger factor is perhaps how much more slowly the mortgage would be paid off. At 2.5%, 15% is paid off after five years; at 6.5%, only 10% is.
"One-legged Albanian murderer who posed as a Kosovan refugee to gain UK citizenship and got a four-bed house and £2k-a-month benefits while dealing cocaine wins legal aid to fight to stay here... Is this proof Britain has lost its marbles?"
House prices down by 20% if we leave the EU - bring it on.
House prices actually need to fall by something like 75% in London and the south of England. They are absolutely insane and barely now affordable at 0% interest.
Imagine what will happen next time interest rates reach 15%
Imagine what will happen next time interest rates hit 4%. That by itself would double most monthly repayments...
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
One part of his analysis did strike me as unlikely in the short term:
A deal might include an SNP commitment to support a Labour administration’s Queen Speech and Budget and not to vote on ‘English only’ issues in exchange for further powers for Scotland such as full fiscal autonomy.
I very much doubt Nicola wants to go anywhere near full fiscal autonomy until there is a substantial, sustained recovery in the oil price....
Interesting article, thanks.
The SNP issue is going to be a big problem for Labour England for the foreseeable future, there will be ads next time with Sturgeon in Corbyn's pocket too. The English are never going to accept people who want to break up the country anywhere near government.
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
The problem is that the two are mutually exclusive.
Once it became obvious that Labour would not be able to get a majority to govern on their own without SNP support they were toast and people in England voted Tory in large numbers to keep them out, with Libdems and UKIP as collateral damage.
The Torys campaign was negative but short of Hitler himself they couldn't have asked for a better bogeyman. Remain are trying to repeat this but this time they are floundering because they are trying to defend the bogeyman.
This Tory advert sums up why they got their extraordinary win
House prices down by 20% if we leave the EU - bring it on.
House prices actually need to fall by something like 75% in London and the south of England. They are absolutely insane and barely now affordable at 0% interest.
Imagine what will happen next time interest rates reach 15%
Imagine what will happen next time interest rates hit 4%. That by itself would double most monthly repayments...
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
The problem is that the two are mutually exclusive.
Once it became obvious that Labour would not be able to get a majority to govern on their own without SNP support they were toast and people in England voted Tory in large numbers to keep them out, with Libdems and UKIP as collateral damage.
The Torys campaign was negative but short of Hitler himself they couldn't have asked for a better bogeyman. Remain are trying to repeat this but this time they are floundering because they are trying to defend the bogeyman.
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If that logic held good last time, it'll hold good next time. And the time after that. And...
So why are we bothering with all the expense & trouble of General Elections?
Because there's a flaw in your argument, Paul. It's true that the Scots (and indeed all Celts) hate the English, but the English can't be bothered to hate the Celts. We can occasionally be bothered to despise them, but those occasions tend to occur in seats that are massively Tory anyway.
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
The problem is that the two are mutually exclusive.
Once it became obvious that Labour would not be able to get a majority to govern on their own without SNP support they were toast and people in England voted Tory in large numbers to keep them out, with Libdems and UKIP as collateral damage.
The Torys campaign was negative but short of Hitler himself they couldn't have asked for a better bogeyman. Remain are trying to repeat this but this time they are floundering because they are trying to defend the bogeyman.
This Tory advert sums up why they got their extraordinary win
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
The problem is that the two are mutually exclusive.
Once it became obvious that Labour would not be able to get a majority to govern on their own without SNP support they were toast and people in England voted Tory in large numbers to keep them out, with Libdems and UKIP as collateral damage.
The Torys campaign was negative but short of Hitler himself they couldn't have asked for a better bogeyman. Remain are trying to repeat this but this time they are floundering because they are trying to defend the bogeyman.
This Tory advert sums up why they got their extraordinary win
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
Mr Jack, have you ever considered getting an injunction to stop us talking about what goes on after dark in the depths of your "dungeon"?
Certainly not.
The publicity has tourists of a certain bent flocking to the county, although we could do without all the English wiffle stick element - All bells and no brass ..
I would think that possibly as many as 50% of people who think they know the details of court injunctions, don't.
This one has been particularly ineffectual.
The Streisand effect will always kick in. Still, at least the lawyers will be earning handsomely.
Given that everyone already knows who's being talked about, prolonging the case now is just paying the mortgages and the school fees of the lawyers. The only reason they could be doing it is to have the Supreme Court make a ruling that amounts to a privacy law, which would most likely be overturned by Parliament anyway.
House prices down by 20% if we leave the EU - bring it on.
House prices actually need to fall by something like 75% in London and the south of England. They are absolutely insane and barely now affordable at 0% interest.
Imagine what will happen next time interest rates reach 15%
Imagine what will happen next time interest rates hit 4%. That by itself would double most monthly repayments...
I would think that possibly as many as 50% of people who think they know the details of court injunctions, don't.
This one has been particularly ineffectual.
The Streisand effect will always kick in. Still, at least the lawyers will be earning handsomely.
Given that everyone already knows who's being talked about, prolonging the case now is just paying the mortgages and the school fees of the lawyers. The only reason they could be doing it is to have the Supreme Court make a ruling that amounts to a privacy law, which would most likely be overturned by Parliament anyway.
Indeed. If they had not gone the injunction route, I'm sure most of us would have forgotten all about it by now.
Mr Jack, have you ever considered getting an injunction to stop us talking about what goes on after dark in the depths of your "dungeon"?
Certainly not.
The publicity has tourists of a certain bent flocking to the county, although we could do without all the English wiffle stick element - All bells and no brass ..
House prices down by 20% if we leave the EU - bring it on.
House prices actually need to fall by something like 75% in London and the south of England. They are absolutely insane and barely now affordable at 0% interest.
Imagine what will happen next time interest rates reach 15%
Imagine what will happen next time interest rates hit 4%. That by itself would double most monthly repayments...
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
The problem is that the two are mutually exclusive.
Once it became obvious that Labour would not be able to get a majority to govern on their own without SNP support they were toast and people in England voted Tory in large numbers to keep them out, with Libdems and UKIP as collateral damage.
The Torys campaign was negative but short of Hitler himself they couldn't have asked for a better bogeyman. Remain are trying to repeat this but this time they are floundering because they are trying to defend the bogeyman.
This Tory advert sums up why they got their extraordinary win
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think you are being optimistic.
British people don't like parties with national in their title. It implies that the party hates someone; in this case, the English.
As someone in Nuneaton put it, the Scots get free prescriptions, free tuition and now they want more. It is this screw-the-English attitude that renders the SNP forever toxic to English voters.
They said the same about Hackney, Brixton, Peckham and even Notting Hill (a long time back).
The seedy southcoast is now seeing the natural ripple effect out from London. Also these old towns like Hastings are full of very desirable period properties.
Hackney, Brixton, Peckham and Notting Hill are all in London and near the centre of arguably the greatest city on earth. Hastings is at the bottom end of East Sussex and the poor relation of Brighton, I expect even Blackpool has a few period properties some may like but that does not comprise the majority of the housing, the average house price in Hastings is £193,817, ie at or slightly below the national average, nowhere near London prices http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/Hastings.html
Sean and HYUFD: I have no idea what the conversation was that led to this exchange, but can I butt into your conversation with the tangential observation that the inner Manchester district of Ancoats is now seeing property prices per square foot equivalent to those in Castlefield, with three-bedroomed properties selling for in excess of £400,000. Not much in London terms, but absolutely staggering for anyone with any memory of Manchester prior to 1996. This was one of the districts that inspired Engels to his views and has been horrible - basically falling down - since at least WW2. Yet as a result of a ripple-out from the Northern Quarter it is suddenly very desirable and seeing vast amounts of development. I went for a walk through it the other day. It's lovely. Quirky, historic, modern, fun, lively without being shouty. Admittedly it was a glorious sunny day; it may be different in the drizzle.
I know this may be nothing to do with what you are talking about and I don't know whose views these support. But as a 41-yearold Mancunian I remain astonished and delighted by it all.
Almost unbelievably, some think the same may happen next to Collyhurst.
I remember the late Terence Donovan saying he'd been offered 10 terraced houses in Salford for £50 each.
Update: Wanted to share with you exciting news about The Wheel of Time. Legal issues have been resolved. The Wheel of Time will become a cutting edge TV series! I couldn’t be more pleased. Look for the official announcement coming soon from a major studio —Harriet
So, all Fantasy lovers WOT will probably be appearing in a few years. LOL
Awesome. Game of thrones will be finished on to by them, good timing if people can transition to what us quite a different style.
British people don't like parties with national in their title. It implies that the party hates someone; in this case, the English.
As someone in Nuneaton put it, the Scots get free prescriptions, free tuition and now they want more. It is this screw-the-English attitude that renders the SNP forever toxic to English voters.
"One-legged Albanian murderer who posed as a Kosovan refugee to gain UK citizenship and got a four-bed house and £2k-a-month benefits while dealing cocaine wins legal aid to fight to stay here... Is this proof Britain has lost its marbles?"
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
One part of his analysis did strike me as unlikely in the short term:
A deal might include an SNP commitment to support a Labour administration’s Queen Speech and Budget and not to vote on ‘English only’ issues in exchange for further powers for Scotland such as full fiscal autonomy.
I very much doubt Nicola wants to go anywhere near full fiscal autonomy until there is a substantial, sustained recovery in the oil price....
Interesting article, thanks.
The SNP issue is going to be a big problem for Labour England for the foreseeable future, there will be ads next time with Sturgeon in Corbyn's pocket too. The English are never going to accept people who want to break up the country anywhere near government.
Update: Wanted to share with you exciting news about The Wheel of Time. Legal issues have been resolved. The Wheel of Time will become a cutting edge TV series! I couldn’t be more pleased. Look for the official announcement coming soon from a major studio —Harriet
So, all Fantasy lovers WOT will probably be appearing in a few years. LOL
Awesome. Game of thrones will be finished on to by them, good timing if people can transition to what us quite a different style.
Personally I am much more excited about the AMC adaptation of 'Preacher' which starts at the end of this month. Mind you it is probably the one graphic novel that, if done properly, will cause more controversy than anything around at the moment.
I would think that possibly as many as 50% of people who think they know the details of court injunctions, don't.
This one has been particularly ineffectual.
The Streisand effect will always kick in. Still, at least the lawyers will be earning handsomely.
Given that everyone already knows who's being talked about, prolonging the case now is just paying the mortgages and the school fees of the lawyers. The only reason they could be doing it is to have the Supreme Court make a ruling that amounts to a privacy law, which would most likely be overturned by Parliament anyway.
Indeed. If they had not gone the injunction route, I'm sure most of us would have forgotten all about it by now.
It's not as if the story is especially interesting.
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think if we had ended up with Labour being propped up by the SNP I doubt there would have been any shameless pork given to Scotland (well, no more than has happened in the past!). The problem is that the SNP is seen by the English as the Scottish Party rather than the social democrat party in Scotland. Until the English think that SNP can be trusted not to put the needs of Dundee ahead of those of Derby, I think Labour will have a big problem.
Update: Wanted to share with you exciting news about The Wheel of Time. Legal issues have been resolved. The Wheel of Time will become a cutting edge TV series! I couldn’t be more pleased. Look for the official announcement coming soon from a major studio —Harriet
So, all Fantasy lovers WOT will probably be appearing in a few years. LOL
Awesome. Game of thrones will be finished on to by them, good timing if people can transition to what us quite a different style.
Wheel of Time must easily be the most successful series of books not to have been adapted yet for film or TV. The series has sold something like 90m copies.
"One-legged Albanian murderer who posed as a Kosovan refugee to gain UK citizenship and got a four-bed house and £2k-a-month benefits while dealing cocaine wins legal aid to fight to stay here... Is this proof Britain has lost its marbles?"
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
The problem is that the two are mutually exclusive.
Once it became obvious that Labour would not be able to get a majority to govern on their own without SNP support they were toast and people in England voted Tory in large numbers to keep them out, with Libdems and UKIP as collateral damage.
The Torys campaign was negative but short of Hitler himself they couldn't have asked for a better bogeyman. Remain are trying to repeat this but this time they are floundering because they are trying to defend the bogeyman.
This Tory advert sums up why they got their extraordinary win
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
British people don't like parties with national in their title. It implies that the party hates someone; in this case, the English. .
Quite a lot of Scottish people do, or are they to be banished from the vast benison of being called 'British'?
Update: Wanted to share with you exciting news about The Wheel of Time. Legal issues have been resolved. The Wheel of Time will become a cutting edge TV series! I couldn’t be more pleased. Look for the official announcement coming soon from a major studio —Harriet
So, all Fantasy lovers WOT will probably be appearing in a few years. LOL
Awesome. Game of thrones will be finished on to by them, good timing if people can transition to what us quite a different style.
Personally I am much more excited about the AMC adaptation of 'Preacher' which starts at the end of this month. Mind you it is probably the one graphic novel that, if done properly, will cause more controversy than anything around at the moment.
When is HBO going to get a grip and do the Thomas Covenant novels?
Economics201: Explain (Again) Why Lower House Prices Are A Good Thing
Q: Is it good to have a Chancellor who hasn't a clue (and is plain daft on this issue)?
Lower hose prices are a good thing.
But massively lower house prices are a bad thing, because that would reduce labour market mobility (those with negative equity cannot easily move), and likely precipitate another banking crisis.
They are if you are wealthy.
A massive house price crash would represent a vast redistrubution of wealth from the top 20% of society to the other 80%
Since high house prices mean that it costs more to get a larger house even if your house is worth more and moving cost lump sums increase drastically due to stamp duty and % charges by estate agents etc. there are only four real beneficiaries.
1) Already well off people who's parents die inherit more.
2) Banks who earn vast amounts of interest and commission
3) Eatate agents
4)) Gideon who rakes in more stamp duty and VAT on all the moving fees and saves a fortune on care home fees because higher house prices mean you can last longer dribbling in your venture capitalist owned concentration camp care home before your assets are exhausted and he has to pay.
Any of that suffering are likely to be welcomed by the WWC.
Hence it is a typical scenario where the elite are aghast at the prospect and think it is a good shroud to wave whereas ordinary people like me think, bring it on, it dosen't matter what my house is worth I will never see the money and if prices crash my kids might actually be able to buy something nearby without being tied to a vast debt their whole lives.
One of the more revolting sights in this referendum is the elite being so in favour of mass immigration because of cheap labour, but also because it drives property prices up. With this callous attitude to ordinary people, is it any wonder those adversely affected will give the elite the two-fingered salute.
Poor kids in Scotland do worse educationally than poor kids in evil Tory England because the SNP prefers to featherbed middle class kids with free University education......similarly the Scottish middle class enjoy free prescriptions, while their English compatriots pay for them.....
In England 'SNP Social Democracy' might be better described as 'Tory'.....
Update: Wanted to share with you exciting news about The Wheel of Time. Legal issues have been resolved. The Wheel of Time will become a cutting edge TV series! I couldn’t be more pleased. Look for the official announcement coming soon from a major studio —Harriet
So, all Fantasy lovers WOT will probably be appearing in a few years. LOL
Awesome. Game of thrones will be finished on to by them, good timing if people can transition to what us quite a different style.
Do you have any recommendations for the summer series? I can't believe Wayward Pines and Zoo have been renewed.
I would think that possibly as many as 50% of people who think they know the details of court injunctions, don't.
This one has been particularly ineffectual.
The Streisand effect will always kick in. Still, at least the lawyers will be earning handsomely.
Given that everyone already knows who's being talked about, prolonging the case now is just paying the mortgages and the school fees of the lawyers. The only reason they could be doing it is to have the Supreme Court make a ruling that amounts to a privacy law, which would most likely be overturned by Parliament anyway.
Indeed. If they had not gone the injunction route, I'm sure most of us would have forgotten all about it by now.
It's not as if the story is especially interesting.
I wonder if the injunction would have been lifted if they'd come out as confirmed Brexiters?
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think if we had ended up with Labour being propped up by the SNP I doubt there would have been any shameless pork given to Scotland (well, no more than has happened in the past!). The problem is that the SNP is seen by the English as the Scottish Party rather than the social democrat party in Scotland. Until the English think that SNP can be trusted not to put the needs of Dundee ahead of those of Derby, I think Labour will have a big problem.
4 years is a long time in politics.
I could see Corbyn coming to an agreement in advance of a GE on a common platform for government. If it is explicit in advance a lot of the fears are neutralised.
I would think that possibly as many as 50% of people who think they know the details of court injunctions, don't.
This one has been particularly ineffectual.
The Streisand effect will always kick in. Still, at least the lawyers will be earning handsomely.
Given that everyone already knows who's being talked about, prolonging the case now is just paying the mortgages and the school fees of the lawyers. The only reason they could be doing it is to have the Supreme Court make a ruling that amounts to a privacy law, which would most likely be overturned by Parliament anyway.
Why would Parliament overturn a privacy law? The'd love it: no more headlines about expenses and affairs -- and the court will have saved our elected representatives the embarrassment of voting for it themselves.
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
The problem is that the two are mutually exclusive.
Once it became obvious that Labour would not be able to get a majority to govern on their own without SNP support they were toast and people in England voted Tory in large numbers to keep them out, with Libdems and UKIP as collateral damage.
The Torys campaign was negative but short of Hitler himself they couldn't have asked for a better bogeyman. Remain are trying to repeat this but this time they are floundering because they are trying to defend the bogeyman.
This Tory advert sums up why they got their extraordinary win
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
British people don't like parties with national in their title. It implies that the party hates someone; in this case, the English. .
Quite a lot of Scottish people do, or are they to be banished from the vast benison of being called 'British'?
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think if we had ended up with Labour being propped up by the SNP I doubt there would have been any shameless pork given to Scotland (well, no more than has happened in the past!). The problem is that the SNP is seen by the English as the Scottish Party rather than the social democrat party in Scotland. Until the English think that SNP can be trusted not to put the needs of Dundee ahead of those of Derby, I think Labour will have a big problem.
People can't figure out why they have their own full Parliament subsidised by the English and yet they also have MPs sitting at Westminster voting on the daily lives of Mrs Scoggins of No2, Railway Sidings, Middle Fartingbridge.
Update: Wanted to share with you exciting news about The Wheel of Time. Legal issues have been resolved. The Wheel of Time will become a cutting edge TV series! I couldn’t be more pleased. Look for the official announcement coming soon from a major studio —Harriet
So, all Fantasy lovers WOT will probably be appearing in a few years. LOL
Awesome. Game of thrones will be finished on to by them, good timing if people can transition to what us quite a different style.
Do you have any recommendations for the summer series? I can't believe Wayward Pines and Zoo have been renewed.
Preacher. Starts on Amazon Prime on 23rd I believe
Update: Wanted to share with you exciting news about The Wheel of Time. Legal issues have been resolved. The Wheel of Time will become a cutting edge TV series! I couldn’t be more pleased. Look for the official announcement coming soon from a major studio —Harriet
So, all Fantasy lovers WOT will probably be appearing in a few years. LOL
Awesome. Game of thrones will be finished on to by them, good timing if people can transition to what us quite a different style.
Do you have any recommendations for the summer series? I can't believe Wayward Pines and Zoo have been renewed.
I confess I've fallen behind in my tv watching for the most part. I enjoyed the first season of 12 monkeys, I think the second of that is airing. Dark matter was mediocre sci fi with potential, I'm hoping that improves and should be coming u.
Update: Wanted to share with you exciting news about The Wheel of Time. Legal issues have been resolved. The Wheel of Time will become a cutting edge TV series! I couldn’t be more pleased. Look for the official announcement coming soon from a major studio —Harriet
So, all Fantasy lovers WOT will probably be appearing in a few years. LOL
Awesome. Game of thrones will be finished on to by them, good timing if people can transition to what us quite a different style.
Personally I am much more excited about the AMC adaptation of 'Preacher' which starts at the end of this month. Mind you it is probably the one graphic novel that, if done properly, will cause more controversy than anything around at the moment.
When is HBO going to get a grip and do the Thomas Covenant novels?
That would be great. I am also hoping that Netflix might bite the bullet and pick up a Dredd series as that has been strongly hinted at recently
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think if we had ended up with Labour being propped up by the SNP I doubt there would have been any shameless pork given to Scotland (well, no more than has happened in the past!). The problem is that the SNP is seen by the English as the Scottish Party rather than the social democrat party in Scotland. Until the English think that SNP can be trusted not to put the needs of Dundee ahead of those of Derby, I think Labour will have a big problem.
4 years is a long time in politics.
I could see Corbyn coming to an agreement in advance of a GE on a common platform for government. If it is explicit in advance a lot of the fears are neutralised.
Only if Nicola ran for Westminster and then became PM with Corbyn quietly moved to one side.
I would think that possibly as many as 50% of people who think they know the details of court injunctions, don't.
This one has been particularly ineffectual.
The Streisand effect will always kick in. Still, at least the lawyers will be earning handsomely.
Given that everyone already knows who's being talked about, prolonging the case now is just paying the mortgages and the school fees of the lawyers. The only reason they could be doing it is to have the Supreme Court make a ruling that amounts to a privacy law, which would most likely be overturned by Parliament anyway.
Indeed. If they had not gone the injunction route, I'm sure most of us would have forgotten all about it by now.
It's not as if the story is especially interesting.
Quite the opposite, who cares a jot about some sad loser , only thing that has fuelled it is the stupidity of them thinking they are important and wasting a fortune on a lost cause. Why not just man up and take their medicine for stupidity.
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
One part of his analysis did strike me as unlikely in the short term:
A deal might include an SNP commitment to support a Labour administration’s Queen Speech and Budget and not to vote on ‘English only’ issues in exchange for further powers for Scotland such as full fiscal autonomy.
I very much doubt Nicola wants to go anywhere near full fiscal autonomy until there is a substantial, sustained recovery in the oil price....
Interesting article, thanks.
The SNP issue is going to be a big problem for Labour England for the foreseeable future, there will be ads next time with Sturgeon in Corbyn's pocket too. The English are never going to accept people who want to break up the country anywhere near government.
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think if we had ended up with Labour being propped up by the SNP I doubt there would have been any shameless pork given to Scotland (well, no more than has happened in the past!). The problem is that the SNP is seen by the English as the Scottish Party rather than the social democrat party in Scotland. Until the English think that SNP can be trusted not to put the needs of Dundee ahead of those of Derby, I think Labour will have a big problem.
4 years is a long time in politics.
I could see Corbyn coming to an agreement in advance of a GE on a common platform for government. If it is explicit in advance a lot of the fears are neutralised.
The SNP & Corbyn are aligned on Trident at least......
Apols if posted before - but this from Keiran Pedley of OGH Podcasts struck me as very interesting - and a view of life beyond Brexitgeddon and Conpocalypse....
There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
The problem is that the two are mutually exclusive.
Once it became obvious that Labour would not be able to get a majority to govern on their own without SNP support they were toast and people in England voted Tory in large numbers to keep them out, with Libdems and UKIP as collateral damage.
The Torys campaign was negative but short of Hitler himself they couldn't have asked for a better bogeyman. Remain are trying to repeat this but this time they are floundering because they are trying to defend the bogeyman.
This Tory advert sums up why they got their extraordinary win
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think you are being optimistic.
British people don't like parties with national in their title. It implies that the party hates someone; in this case, the English.
As someone in Nuneaton put it, the Scots get free prescriptions, free tuition and now they want more. It is this screw-the-English attitude that renders the SNP forever toxic to English voters.
I would think that possibly as many as 50% of people who think they know the details of court injunctions, don't.
This one has been particularly ineffectual.
The Streisand effect will always kick in. Still, at least the lawyers will be earning handsomely.
Given that everyone already knows who's being talked about, prolonging the case now is just paying the mortgages and the school fees of the lawyers. The only reason they could be doing it is to have the Supreme Court make a ruling that amounts to a privacy law, which would most likely be overturned by Parliament anyway.
Indeed. If they had not gone the injunction route, I'm sure most of us would have forgotten all about it by now.
It's not as if the story is especially interesting.
Quite the opposite, who cares a jot about some sad loser , only thing that has fuelled it is the stupidity of them thinking they are important and wasting a fortune on a lost cause. Why not just man up and take their medicine for stupidity.
Economics201: Explain (Again) Why Lower House Prices Are A Good Thing
Q: Is it good to have a Chancellor who hasn't a clue (and is plain daft on this issue)?
Lower hose prices are a good thing.
But massively lower house prices are a bad thing, because that would reduce labour market mobility (those with negative equity cannot easily move), and likely precipitate another banking crisis.
They are if you are wealthy.
A massive house price crash would represent a vast redistrubution of wealth from the top 20% of society to the other 80%
Since high house prices mean that it costs more to get a larger house even if your house is worth more and moving cost lump sums increase drastically due to stamp duty and % charges by estate agents etc. there are only four real beneficiaries.
1) Already well off people who's parents die inherit more.
2) Banks who earn vast amounts of interest and commission
3) Eatate agents
4)) Gideon who rakes in more stamp duty and VAT on all the moving fees and saves a fortune on care home fees because higher house prices mean you can last longer dribbling in your venture capitalist owned concentration camp care home before your assets are exhausted and he has to pay.
Any of that suffering are likely to be welcomed by the WWC.
Hence it is a typical scenario where the elite are aghast at the prospect and think it is a good shroud to wave whereas ordinary people like me think, bring it on, it dosen't matter what my house is worth I will never see the money and if prices crash my kids might actually be able to buy something nearby without being tied to a vast debt their whole lives.
One of the more revolting sights in this referendum is the elite being so in favour of mass immigration because of cheap labour, but also because it drives property prices up. With this callous attitude to ordinary people, is it any wonder those adversely affected will give the elite the two-fingered salute.
is it any wonder IF those adversely affected will give the elite the two-fingered salute.
I would think that possibly as many as 50% of people who think they know the details of court injunctions, don't.
This one has been particularly ineffectual.
The Streisand effect will always kick in. Still, at least the lawyers will be earning handsomely.
Given that everyone already knows who's being talked about, prolonging the case now is just paying the mortgages and the school fees of the lawyers. The only reason they could be doing it is to have the Supreme Court make a ruling that amounts to a privacy law, which would most likely be overturned by Parliament anyway.
Indeed. If they had not gone the injunction route, I'm sure most of us would have forgotten all about it by now.
It's not as if the story is especially interesting.
I wonder if the injunction would have been lifted if they'd come out as confirmed Brexiters?
I think one of them is definitely in favour of 'in'......
i know these playground outbursts are just a reflection of your frustration at your own inadequacy, but seriously, speak to your Grandkids and ask them to teach you some coping strategies...
A fall in house prices won't necessarily redistribute wealth downward. Lots of countries and US states had house price collapses recently; it just destroys wealth. Some concepts are getting confused, I think.
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think if we had ended up with Labour being propped up by the SNP I doubt there would have been any shameless pork given to Scotland (well, no more than has happened in the past!). The problem is that the SNP is seen by the English as the Scottish Party rather than the social democrat party in Scotland. Until the English think that SNP can be trusted not to put the needs of Dundee ahead of those of Derby, I think Labour will have a big problem.
4 years is a long time in politics.
I could see Corbyn coming to an agreement in advance of a GE on a common platform for government. If it is explicit in advance a lot of the fears are neutralised.
I'd be up for that - if Nicola would guarantee to put independence on ice for the period in return for plenty of devolution, I think there'd be much worse fates, and in general the English electorate think she's quite impressive. But I can imagine a very painful period with many Scottish Labour members feeling we'd done a deal with Satan, unless there was an actual coupon deal delivering some Labour seats that the SNP didn't contest - and that in turn wouldn't fly with SNP members, who would already struggle with any deal short of independence. I can see a post-election deal, not a pre-election one.
That said, I don't think the "in Salmond's pocket" scare would work quite so well with Sturgeon and Corbyn. English voters find her less aggressive than Salmond, and being easily pushed into policies he doesn't believe in is famously not one of Corbyn's weaknesses.
Vince Cable @vincecable Osborne on house prices. Surely big price fall good for affordability and economic balance. Stick to jobs and basic economics George.
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think if we had ended up with Labour being propped up by the SNP I doubt there would have been any shameless pork given to Scotland (well, no more than has happened in the past!). The problem is that the SNP is seen by the English as the Scottish Party rather than the social democrat party in Scotland. Until the English think that SNP can be trusted not to put the needs of Dundee ahead of those of Derby, I think Labour will have a big problem.
People can't figure out why they have their own full Parliament subsidised by the English and yet they also have MPs sitting at Westminster voting on the daily lives of Mrs Scoggins of No2, Railway Sidings, Middle Fartingbridge.
Perhaps 'people' should get off there no-doubt ample arses and start asking for EVEL, Federalism, English devolution or whatever constitutional arrangement that would salve there wounded amour propre. That would require effort rather than sedentary whining of course.
A fall in house prices won't necessarily redistribute wealth downward. Lots of countries and US states had house price collapses recently; it just destroys wealth. Some concepts are getting confused, I think.
Aka negative equity. Mind you if you are just using it to live in as opposed to making money that shouldn't be an "immediate" consideration. The problem now of course is since the Scottish twat Brown destroyed your old age some people will be looking to sell and downsize hoping the increased equity will fair them a better retirement.
Vince Cable @vincecable Osborne on house prices. Surely big price fall good for affordability and economic balance. Stick to jobs and basic economics George.
Vince Cable @vincecable Osborne on house prices. Surely big price fall good for affordability and economic balance. Stick to jobs and basic economics George.
We have a number of young people working for our company that have zero chance of buying a home right now - if prices came off a few percentage points to at least give them a shot at owning something I would be very happy, even though I am a householder myself.
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think if we had ended up with Labour being propped up by the SNP I doubt there would have been any shameless pork given to Scotland (well, no more than has happened in the past!). The problem is that the SNP is seen by the English as the Scottish Party rather than the social democrat party in Scotland. Until the English think that SNP can be trusted not to put the needs of Dundee ahead of those of Derby, I think Labour will have a big problem.
4 years is a long time in politics.
I could see Corbyn coming to an agreement in advance of a GE on a common platform for government. If it is explicit in advance a lot of the fears are neutralised.
I'd be up for that - if Nicola would guarantee to put independence on ice for the period in return for plenty of devolution, I think there'd be much worse fates, and in general the English electorate think she's quite impressive. But I can imagine a very painful period with many Scottish Labour members feeling we'd done a deal with Satan , unless there was an actual coupon deal delivering some Labour seats that the SNP didn't contest - and that in turn wouldn't fly with SNP members, who would already struggle with any deal short of independence. I can see a post-election deal, not a pre-election one.
That said, I don't think the "in Salmond's pocket" scare would work quite so well with Sturgeon and Corbyn. English voters find her less aggressive than Salmond, and being easily pushed into policies he doesn't believe in is famously not one of Corbyn's weaknesses.
I would think that possibly as many as 50% of people who think they know the details of court injunctions, don't.
This one has been particularly ineffectual.
The Streisand effect will always kick in. Still, at least the lawyers will be earning handsomely.
Given that everyone already knows who's being talked about, prolonging the case now is just paying the mortgages and the school fees of the lawyers. The only reason they could be doing it is to have the Supreme Court make a ruling that amounts to a privacy law, which would most likely be overturned by Parliament anyway.
Indeed. If they had not gone the injunction route, I'm sure most of us would have forgotten all about it by now.
It's not as if the story is especially interesting.
Quite the opposite, who cares a jot about some sad loser , only thing that has fuelled it is the stupidity of them thinking they are important and wasting a fortune on a lost cause. Why not just man up and take their medicine for stupidity.
Who created the English, Malc? God - or Satan?
Whoever did, Jack Straw reckons they are not worth saving. At least he didn't mention his deep respect for white van man and flagged draped houses even if in negative equity
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think if we had ended up with Labour being propped up by the SNP I doubt there would have been any shameless pork given to Scotland (well, no more than has happened in the past!). The problem is that the SNP is seen by the English as the Scottish Party rather than the social democrat party in Scotland. Until the English think that SNP can be trusted not to put the needs of Dundee ahead of those of Derby, I think Labour will have a big problem.
4 years is a long time in politics.
I could see Corbyn coming to an agreement in advance of a GE on a common platform for government. If it is explicit in advance a lot of the fears are neutralised.
in general the English electorate think she's quite impressive.
Up to a point, Lord Copper.
There isn't a lot of polling, but a year ago when asked if they would trust what Sturgeon said on the EU, total GB split 38: 63 trust: distrust
A fall in house prices won't necessarily redistribute wealth downward. Lots of countries and US states had house price collapses recently; it just destroys wealth. Some concepts are getting confused, I think.
Aka negative equity. Mind you if you are just using it to live in as opposed to making money that shouldn't be an "immediate" consideration. The problem now of course is since the Scottish twat Brown destroyed your old age some people will be looking to sell and downsize hoping the increased equity will fair them a better retirement.
This is the problem. I see the sensible Mr Herdson said earlier on this thread that interest rates won't go up because home owners can't afford it. We're heading for a catastrophe, I am sure of it.
Poor kids in Scotland do worse educationally than poor kids in evil Tory England because the SNP prefers to featherbed middle class kids with free University education......similarly the Scottish middle class enjoy free prescriptions, while their English compatriots pay for them.....
In England 'SNP Social Democracy' might be better described as 'Tory'.....
another looney toon who has obviously had brain addled living in tax exile and imagines delusionally that she knows anything about reality in Scotland.
Mr. Freggles, unsure of EDP, but the two papers are on the right.
Whenever there's complaints of lack of diversity it tends to be of a certain kind. Lack of women in sci-fi gets attention, lack of men in romantic fiction doesn't seem to matter.
Nevertheless, it is good to see papers at least considering the other side of the coin.
I do think teachers are a different kettle of fish, though, because it's also about role models. Men are at a substantial disadvantage in custody battles and some children will have no male role models to speak of.
Vince Cable @vincecable Osborne on house prices. Surely big price fall good for affordability and economic balance. Stick to jobs and basic economics George.
Actually Osborne is saying that Brexit will "hold back growth in house prices".
Which is good for existing owners as no immediate drop, and good for society as homes become steadily more affordable. This helps first-time buyers and people wanting to upgrade.
This is a reason FOR voting Leave.
And Cable wants this information hidden as he is only interested in being subservient to the EU - not what is best for British people.
A fall in house prices won't necessarily redistribute wealth downward. Lots of countries and US states had house price collapses recently; it just destroys wealth. Some concepts are getting confused, I think.
Aka negative equity. Mind you if you are just using it to live in as opposed to making money that shouldn't be an "immediate" consideration. The problem now of course is since the Scottish twat Brown destroyed your old age some people will be looking to sell and downsize hoping the increased equity will fair them a better retirement.
He had plenty of English twats assisting him , you English Nationalists really should look at the massiv echips on your shoulders. I know you feel inferior but take responsibilty.
I am not so sure. As the sindyref ardour cools, and with no second referendum in the offing, I can see that the social democracy of the SNP being seen in a fairly positive light in England. Indeed the situation may well reverse and Nicola seen by centrist voters in England as a restraining influence on the corbynistas.
I think if we had ended up with Labour being propped up by the SNP I doubt there would have been any shameless pork given to Scotland (well, no more than has happened in the past!). The problem is that the SNP is seen by the English as the Scottish Party rather than the social democrat party in Scotland. Until the English think that SNP can be trusted not to put the needs of Dundee ahead of those of Derby, I think Labour will have a big problem.
People can't figure out why they have their own full Parliament subsidised by the English and yet they also have MPs sitting at Westminster voting on the daily lives of Mrs Scoggins of No2, Railway Sidings, Middle Fartingbridge.
Perhaps 'people' should get off there no-doubt ample arses and start asking for EVEL, Federalism, English devolution or whatever constitutional arrangement that would salve there wounded amour propre. That would require effort rather than sedentary whining of course.
Indeed I could not agree more. However it seems there can be an SNP, a Plaid Cymru even the Irish have variations but an English equivalent is not allowed. If ever there is they become derided as nazis, little Englanders < insert other preferred form of abuse here>
Just regarding house prices. While lower house prices in general would be good for the UK economy:
1. Houses as a percent of family wealth peaks in the 60-65 percentile, and becomes relatively small for those above 95%. Furthermore, those in the top 5% are much more likely to have overseas assets, which would be worth a lot more in the event of Brexit.
2. A significant decline (say, more than 35%) would likely lead to significantly reduced labour mobility due to large numbers of people being in negative equity. In addition, it's worth remembering we've only just sorted out our banks (at massive cost to the taxpayer). A drastic reduction in prices might well lead to some of them being too be bailed out again.
i know these playground outbursts are just a reflection of your frustration at your own inadequacy, but seriously, speak to your Grandkids and ask them to teach you some coping strategies...
Just catching up on Question TIme, Paul Nuttall completely mugged off Paul Mason on the topic of post-war immigration.
Paul Mason is a right old Trot... Who would have thunk it!
The BBC shouldn't be giving him air time. As far as I'm concerned, once you've served in a nice safe BBC editor's position, you forego the right to cross the line and become an opinion maker. Unless he gets elected to political office (like John Nicolson), the BBC should not be giving him a platform.
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There are two main implications for the new electoral reality that Labour faces. One, it must win more support in England to compensate for that lost in Scotland. Two, it must sell the prospect of a Labour government supported by the SNP as acceptable to English voters.
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/05/govern-again-labour-must-do-deal-snp-and-focus-england
One part of his analysis did strike me as unlikely in the short term:
A deal might include an SNP commitment to support a Labour administration’s Queen Speech and Budget and not to vote on ‘English only’ issues in exchange for further powers for Scotland such as full fiscal autonomy.
I very much doubt Nicola wants to go anywhere near full fiscal autonomy until there is a substantial, sustained recovery in the oil price....
As an aside, I don't think rates rising to 4% would double repayments. If my back-of-an-envelope maths are right then they'd increase them by about half. A £100k C&I mortgage at 2.5% is a repayment of about £450/mth; at 6.5% (which is probably a bit high for a 4% base rate but run with it), that's be a £675/mth repayment. A bigger factor is perhaps how much more slowly the mortgage would be paid off. At 2.5%, 15% is paid off after five years; at 6.5%, only 10% is.
"One-legged Albanian murderer who posed as a Kosovan refugee to gain UK citizenship and got a four-bed house and £2k-a-month benefits while dealing cocaine wins legal aid to fight to stay here... Is this proof Britain has lost its marbles?"
A fine example of the genre.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3601689/Albanian-murderer-posed-Kosovan-refugee-gain-UK-citizenship-got-four-bed-house-benefits-dealing-cocaine-wins-legal-aid-fight-stay-proof-Britain-lost-marbles.html#ixzz49H3qXiF3
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/commercial/house-prices-fall-almost-everywhere-as-property-market-takes-on/
http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/britains-house-price-crash-2016-predictions-mount/
The SNP issue is going to be a big problem for Labour England for the foreseeable future, there will be ads next time with Sturgeon in Corbyn's pocket too. The English are never going to accept people who want to break up the country anywhere near government.
Once it became obvious that Labour would not be able to get a majority to govern on their own without SNP support they were toast and people in England voted Tory in large numbers to keep them out, with Libdems and UKIP as collateral damage.
The Torys campaign was negative but short of Hitler himself they couldn't have asked for a better bogeyman. Remain are trying to repeat this but this time they are floundering because they are trying to defend the bogeyman.
This Tory advert sums up why they got their extraordinary win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JeYlBRvUeE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3601681/The-great-celebrity-house-price-slump-Suddenly-stars-t-shift-mansions-no-matter-millions-lop-price-Hankies-out.html
The ripple effect will spread through the market in time, Brexit or not.
Still, at least the lawyers will be earning handsomely.
The publicity has tourists of a certain bent flocking to the county, although we could do without all the English wiffle stick element - All bells and no brass ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErQHa8ZHOTA
http://royalounge.com/most-attractive-female-soldiers-in-the-world/5/
https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-05/19/13/enhanced/buzzfeed-prod-web10/enhanced-buzz-12657-1463677761-7.jpg
British people don't like parties with national in their title. It implies that the party hates someone; in this case, the English.
As someone in Nuneaton put it, the Scots get free prescriptions, free tuition and now they want more.
It is this screw-the-English attitude that renders the SNP forever toxic to English voters.
As long as the SNP "social democratic" policies are funded entirely by English taxpayers, there can be no accommodation that helps Labour
No me neither......
Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority .....apparently?
* Note to self " must try to keep up"
http://news.sky.com/video/1699772/calls-to-increase-baem-officers
Poor kids in Scotland do worse educationally than poor kids in evil Tory England because the SNP prefers to featherbed middle class kids with free University education......similarly the Scottish middle class enjoy free prescriptions, while their English compatriots pay for them.....
In England 'SNP Social Democracy' might be better described as 'Tory'.....
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3792563/1-in-4-primary-schools-has-no-male-teacher.html
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/education/boys_need_male_teachers_to_help_them_find_their_place_in_the_world_1_4537760
I could see Corbyn coming to an agreement in advance of a GE on a common platform for government. If it is explicit in advance a lot of the fears are neutralised.
EDIT -- Vote for her I mean.
i know these playground outbursts are just a reflection of your frustration at your own inadequacy, but seriously, speak to your Grandkids and ask them to teach you some coping strategies...
That said, I don't think the "in Salmond's pocket" scare would work quite so well with Sturgeon and Corbyn. English voters find her less aggressive than Salmond, and being easily pushed into policies he doesn't believe in is famously not one of Corbyn's weaknesses.
@vincecable
Osborne on house prices. Surely big price fall good for affordability and economic balance. Stick to jobs and basic economics George.
Mind you if you are just using it to live in as opposed to making money that shouldn't be an "immediate" consideration. The problem now of course is since the Scottish twat Brown destroyed your old age some people will be looking to sell and downsize hoping the increased equity will fair them a better retirement.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-36335307
https://twitter.com/dhothersall/status/733660091245826048
There isn't a lot of polling, but a year ago when asked if they would trust what Sturgeon said on the EU, total GB split 38: 63 trust: distrust
http://tinyurl.com/jn57lyn
Since Sturgeon does enjoy very high ratings in Scotland, we may safely assume her English numbers are worse than that.
Mr. Freggles, unsure of EDP, but the two papers are on the right.
Whenever there's complaints of lack of diversity it tends to be of a certain kind. Lack of women in sci-fi gets attention, lack of men in romantic fiction doesn't seem to matter.
Nevertheless, it is good to see papers at least considering the other side of the coin.
I do think teachers are a different kettle of fish, though, because it's also about role models. Men are at a substantial disadvantage in custody battles and some children will have no male role models to speak of.
"Crowds" loved watching people getting thrown to lions...
Actually Osborne is saying that Brexit will "hold back growth in house prices".
Which is good for existing owners as no immediate drop, and good for society as homes become steadily more affordable. This helps first-time buyers and people wanting to upgrade.
This is a reason FOR voting Leave.
And Cable wants this information hidden as he is only interested in being subservient to the EU - not what is best for British people.
At least I didn't mention Hitler.
Oh?
1. Houses as a percent of family wealth peaks in the 60-65 percentile, and becomes relatively small for those above 95%. Furthermore, those in the top 5% are much more likely to have overseas assets, which would be worth a lot more in the event of Brexit.
2. A significant decline (say, more than 35%) would likely lead to significantly reduced labour mobility due to large numbers of people being in negative equity. In addition, it's worth remembering we've only just sorted out our banks (at massive cost to the taxpayer). A drastic reduction in prices might well lead to some of them being too be bailed out again.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/13/labour-scotland-england-tory-snp