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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » David Davis continues to be the favourite to succeed TMay as C
Morning all :) The issue of pay for "blue light" workers has been a problem for some time. It's not a question of whether they are "deserving" but a simpler question of recruitment and retention. If there are levels of Police, Fire and Ambulance that are deemed to be required, these must be adequately resourced. Of course,… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Trump’s WH2016 victory could be the last time the national pop
House prices are falling because if brexit, but there has been a major downwards pressure from general government action on landlords. I think that is only going to ramp up as well. Landlords are definitely an easy target for additional taxes, and they've found it tough to pass on increased costs so far with real rents… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » As we await tonight’s ComRes phone poll a bad narrative is
Yes it does. Everyone has been whining about London housing prices and Boris is leaving a legacy of record house building. Problem solved, good job Boris. Lets solve other problems next. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » No one knows anything. What to do if/when Mrs May wins today’s
You do realise that if someone is occupies a house, it makes no difference whether they are a renter or a purchaser. In both cases, they have occupied one unit of housing. The problem of housing, specifically, is that there is a great deal of demand in London and the surrounding areas (which is caused by London hitherto… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Introducing the new Times-YouGov leader ratings
FPT I take the best part of the day to enjoy the bank holiday sun and return to find tim has been raining on the PB parade. Before we start accusing Osborne of generating a housing boom, let's have a look at some ONS statistics, shall we:UK House Price Index [ONS] UK Eng. Wal. Sco. N.I. 1997 Q1 60.0 58.5 65.4 77.8 67.1… -
Re: History lessons – politicalbetting.com
The UK government website has a whole section advertising what is on offer for asylum seekers, including people who have been refused asylum. https://www.gov.uk/asylum-support/what-youll-get What you'll get You can ask for somewhere to live, a cash allowance or both as an asylum seeker. Housing You’ll be given somewhere to… -
Re: Punters still think the Lib Dems will win more seats than the Tories – politicalbetting.com
I know there are some keen weather enthusiasts on here and was wondering if anyone knew if there was a reason why it has been so insanely shit for so long. Usually the first couple of weeks of November you expect strong winds and rain but it has been incessant since the start of the month. Gusting force 8 today and heavy… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Betting on Osborne’s next Cabinet job
The other side of the coin is stagnant productivity and the higher government borrowing which is sustaining all these low skilled, low productivity and low pay wealth consuming jobs. An important part of working is the opportunity to better yourself through more experience leading to higher pay to being able to buy a house… -
Re: Young Republicans drawn to Holocaust denial and racism – politicalbetting.com
We're back to the old favourite of facts, figures, perceptions and realities. The experiences of people in their communities counts for far more than Government numbers and the widespread perception remains of an immigration system which is out of control and of preferential treatment being afforded (literally) to asylum… -
Re: Now a 58% betting chance that the PM won’t survive 2022 – politicalbetting.com
I wrote it in back of car on iPhone in about an hour. Like portrait art I believe poetry has to be written fast to capture the moment. When I have done 5 minute portraits sketches to raise money at charity events it’s been some of my best work, poetry works same way, capturing in the moment, if you play with it next day in… -
Re: The budget: winners and losers – politicalbetting.com
The White House been caught in another lie. After claiming Pete Hegseth didn’t know anything about the strikes in the Caribbean, footage has resurfaced of him in September saying he watched it LIVE. https://x.com/harryjsisson/status/1995699858871910615 I guess a few hangovers will have dulled his memory. -
Re: Return to Sender – politicalbetting.com
There are many many valid concerns! And I raise plenty of them in my videos on topics like charging. Tonight's video has me slagging off public charging. But the nutters aren't raising valid concerns. They raise fantasy concerns based on what they have read / been told. These include: Cars waste hours queueing and then… -
Re: In February 2025 Trump had a 99% approval rating – politicalbetting.com
https://insidetime.org/newsround/prisons-hire-700-nigerians-in-one-year/ We're now hiring from abroad for prison officers. "Earlier this year, Mark Fairhurst, national chairman of the Prison Officers Association (POA), raised concerns over the recruitment of foreign staff. He told the House of Lords Justice and Home… -
Re: Not our King? – politicalbetting.com
. The coalition cut the social housing budget by 60% in 2010. I don't think it's been much improved since. The problem goes back at least a couple of decades before that, though. The social and economic cost of inadequate housing is huge. No government has really addressed it in decades. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Remembering Mark Senior – poster on PB 2004-2017
I suspect it was a personal view slipped out, or something that has been talked about as a possibility. You could see the attraction. House builders don't build houses enough, so let's take control. -
Re: The ego has landed – politicalbetting.com
Who, then, is the Labour equivalent, harbouring a deep and largely unfounded sense of grievance ? https://thecritic.co.uk/francis-urquhart-or-baldrick/ I should begin with an apology. Last month, I described Robert Jenrick as “the most shameless man in parliament”. His office complained at the time, but I was stubborn and… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Biden note that’s made Harris odds on favourite once again
Politico.com - Louie Gohmert, who refused to wear a mask, tests positive for coronavirus The Texas Republican received the diagnosis during a pre-screening procedure at the White House on Wednesday morning. Rep. Louie Gohmert — a Texas Republican who has been walking around the Capitol without a mask — has tested positive… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » If there is a further clampdown it will be on the definition o
I've been working from home, and my study looks out the front of our house. It's been interesting seeing what's happening outside, and it has been fairly well as I predicted. There are a few families on our road that are all friends. A couple of weeks ago, you saw them standing across the road from each other talking.… -
Re: It started in Threadneedle Street will not work for the government – politicalbetting.com
No, not a minority, the average. In the 1970s the largest expenditure on average in household budgets was food, but in recent decades it has been housing. And it is not even close. Saying you do not adjust the price of housing using interest rates is as nonsensical as saying you do not adjust the price of food, or anything… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » How Mr Corbyn could end Cameron’s Premiership
Sometimes reading about housing on this site one would be left with the impression that there is very little house building going on. Well, perhaps in some areas there isn't but in the South East we are going through the biggest house building boom in my lifetime. Houses, flats estate even whole new towns are being built…