Lock Down?

[Richard 1234]

7 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Got one tree job lined up next week and a firewood delivery.
That's it.
Financial help for self employed and renting?
Yeah 2 weeks of SSP, about £180.
I'll be applying for shelf stacking shortly.

Check that again mate I think it’s universal credit raised up to ssp level and not just 2 weeks. Not brilliant but a start at least

[Mark J]

38 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Got one tree job lined up next week and a firewood delivery.
That's it.
Financial help for self employed and renting?
Yeah 2 weeks of SSP, about £180.
I'll be applying for shelf stacking shortly.

Aye:

Someone earning £38,000 PAYE (A salaried job), will get £30,000 per annum.

A self employed person earning £38,000 will get £4K per annum.
 

[monkeybusiness]

8 hours ago, topchippyles said:

Yes went into my local yesterday and wanted  4 packs of durex, There was 5 in a box and she looked at me with a smile,Only 2 per customer so the wife will have to go without now as only 2 days supply ?

You don’t put them on your fingers you know...

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

2 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Aye:

Someone earning £38,000 PAYE (A salaried job), will get £30,000 per annum.

A self employed person earning £38,000 will get £4K per annum.
 

Was that the LBC analysis earlier this evening Mark?  I think I heard the same.  I haven't read into it yet, needs a bit of time for the dust to settle and the experts to pour over it.  I haven't got the mental capacity for that tonight...

[Silverhooker]

My secretary’s husband lost his job today at a local car rental place, got a new one this afternoon in Aldi filling shelves. Moral : them that wants to work will always find it ! 
We need a bit of Dunkirk spirit !

[monkeybusiness]

1 hour ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Look on the bright side....

 

Remember the Labour manifesto which promised massive capital spend on the basis that interest rates were low enough to run up a debt mountain?

 

There should be some serious embarrassed bar stewards looking back on the policies and promises that were written just a few months ago.

 

It's gonna be bad enough working our way out of this catastrophe, imagine if the national finances had been pished away before we'd even started! 

Thank fark Corbyn isn’t at the helm - doesn’t bare thinking about!!!

[Mark J]

36 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Was that the LBC analysis earlier this evening Mark?  I think I heard the same.  I haven't read into it yet, needs a bit of time for the dust to settle and the experts to pour over it.  I haven't got the mental capacity for that tonight...

Kev, I picked the figures up elsewhere, but they may have originated from there
Fair play for them realising they'd be hanging from lamposts if they didn't look after the majority of workers; assuming of course that the businuess owners don't just pack it in. SE and zero hour workers are still in trouble though, as are those who rent property.
Still, they've bought some time with the aid of the elusive, magic money tree.
I'm quite liking BJ having to be on the TV. He looks like a scared rabbit.



 

Edited March 20, 2020 by Mark J

[Wonky]

I hate to say this,,, but all this free money at the mo.. will be grabbed back later.

whats that saying about  taxes? ?

[difflock]

1 hour ago, topchippyles said:

Be in a better place than now, My own view the fact its affecting every country in the world means all the best brains and labs are flat out 24 hours a day looking for a cure, Come on we put a robot on mars, Take people apart and put them back together and clone every thong in sight 

Why do we need so many thongs, is this related to the shortage of toilet roll or sommat?

[Billhook]

11 minutes ago, difflock said:

Why do we need so many thongs, is this related to the shortage of toilet roll or sommat?

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