Making the news today....

[eggsarascal]

2 hours ago, Johnsond said:

More than half of Britons think non-payment of energy bills ‘justified’ as cost-of-living crisis bites

APPLE.NEWS

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Almost half fear riots, as expert warns this winter could see ‘poll tax moment’ for government

We seem to be heading for a post covid meltdown in many regards at a higher and higher pace. Those at the bottom and top seem to be getting help or can afford the financial hit respectively, those in the middle trying to graft and get on in life are getting hammered. The annoying thing is those in that middle ground are “at least in my own case “ those most likely to have had zero assistance throughout the last couple of years but are seemingly gonna pick up a disproportionate amount of the payback pain. I’m fortunate in-as much as I’m earning a very good dayrate  offshore but still have to be aware of the increasing costs all around me back home, that and the fact in Scotland the 41% taxation class is not hard to get painfully deep into. Some of the more outlandish theories about where we would end up post covid all of a sudden seem to be not that mad after all. Energy riots and or mass non payment this winter ! and at what point will those in the middle paying for most of this lunacy kick back at the insane situation where the government gives money to millions of lower earners to then pass virtually direct to the energy companies !!. I’ve often quoted nationalisation of essential industries as something I believe in but unfortunately in reality one look at the NHS tells you how they  would probably pan out. One things for certain mass privatisation of many of the essentials needed for day to day living has not brought the promises of efficiency and competition etc etc that were ultimately supposed to benefit the consumer, “Or where they ever in reality ??“. 
( Weather day Andy 👍time on my hands) 

I've got a mate who is that middle man, fully employed manager, £56k/year, company car, 30 days holiday, sick pay, blah, blah. Worked all through Covid and is now paying for it.

 

Is he going to kick back... is he stuff! He's resigned to the fact that there's nothing he can do about. 

 

 

 

 

[eggsarascal]

17 hours ago, Mark J said:

Do you disagree with what he seemingly stands for and sets out in the clip above? If so, why? 

@Commando

[sime42]

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

 

Meta's chatbot says the company 'exploits people'

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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The new prototype doesn't think much of the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, either.

 

Couldn't have put it better myself.

 

 

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

On 03/08/2022 at 22:48, eggsarascal said:

Fill ya boots.

 

 

The pasty of independence.....

 

No need for detail after an opener like that 😂

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

On 05/08/2022 at 22:36, sime42 said:

Wow, I didn't realise that we had a prophet amoungst us. Look how accurate these predictions panned out to be. I hope you're still amoungst us @onetruth We could do with more of your wisdom on here.

 

 

Mheh - no mention of China nor SJWs....

 

Thats where the “real” threat sits....

[Commando]

On 09/08/2022 at 20:55, eggsarascal said:

Money doesn't change ones class.

What an utter load of bollocks! Take out the landed gentry and the rest of us are very much in a society where money and/or privilege very much drives your status. If your telling me that a £124k salary doesn’t put you in a privileged position ur deluded. Pricks like Lynch and his other Marxist chums just love to stir up this “them and us” class war shite, he even hints that its all about bringing down the Tories.
These strikes are just what the country needs to help us out of the economic train crash that’s about to hit (excuse the pun), wage-inflation spiral, take us straight back to the 70’s. Train drivers on £60k salaries…working class my arse! So in answer to Mark J question… I don’t like what he says, and I personally think he’s just a militant Marxist Cnut. Rant over! 

[daveatdave]

its still 29c in the room now i have just opened the door to try and cool it down but there is a cracking moon 

[eggsarascal]

5 hours ago, Commando said:

What an utter load of bollocks! Take out the landed gentry and the rest of us are very much in a society where money and/or privilege very much drives your status. If your telling me that a £124k salary doesn’t put you in a privileged position ur deluded. Pricks like Lynch and his other Marxist chums just love to stir up this “them and us” class war shite, he even hints that its all about bringing down the Tories.
These strikes are just what the country needs to help us out of the economic train crash that’s about to hit (excuse the pun), wage-inflation spiral, take us straight back to the 70’s. Train drivers on £60k salaries…working class my arse! So in answer to Mark J question… I don’t like what he says, and I personally think he’s just a militant Marxist Cnut. Rant over! 

All of this under a Conservative government!

 

Lads around here are £250/300-day laying bricks, I'm not knocking Brickie's, but are they working class, of course they are, they haven't changed because they've got more money.

[scbk]

Clear as mud innit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those girls will be great-grannies by now

[Macpherson]

26 minutes ago, scbk said:

Clear as mud innit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those girls will be great-grannies by now

 

' but I don't work ' 😆