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[Stere]

Trouble is only way to fix and save money longterm and "balance the books" would be longterm  goverment investment some kind of " green new deal" but theres no money for it, or any vision for one.

 

Having a dysfunctional NHS,  energy sector, transport  and service infrastructure,  & housing sector, is all costing the goverment and the general public alot of money and channelling it into the private net wealth of a  few people.

 

Jermeny Hunt is a buy to let landlord for example, a sector made alot more profitable by the housing crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[coppice cutter]

20 minutes ago, Stere said:

Jermeny Hunt is a buy to let landlord for example, a sector made alot more profitable by the housing crisis.

 

Ironically, a lot of 9-5ers are now also buy to let landlords,

 

............and they have a vote!

[Johnsond]

23 minutes ago, Stere said:

Trouble is only way to fix and save money longterm and "balance the books" would be longterm  goverment investment some kind of " green new deal" but theres no money for it, or any vision for one.

 

Having a dysfunctional NHS,  energy sector, transport  and service infrastructure,  & housing sector, is all costing the goverment and the general public alot of money and channelling it into the private net wealth of a  few people.

 

Jermeny Hunt is a buy to let landlord for example, a sector made alot more profitable by the housing crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I keep hearing about the green new deal and green jobs 🤷‍♂️
Ive been in and around the offshore and renewables game for years and virtually zero of what we see around our coastline or blighting the landscape inshore is built here or installed by a UK workforce. 
It is a total cash cow free for all what is going on in regards UK offshore wind farms right now, yet it’s barely ever mentioned.

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, Big J said:

 

Hmmm, hard to know what the best course of action is. 

 

At the moment, to use the analogy that the UK economy/welfare state/public services are a company, and each successive PM that's being brought in is another CEO tasked with bringing it back from the brink of bankruptcy. It's not that the leaders are in themselves awful (with the exception of Truss, I suppose), but that the trajectory is already set and very difficult to avoid.

 

How much is 12 years of Tory rule and how much is the prevailing socioeconomic pressures of the global economy? Probably pretty even, I'd guess. 

 

The UK is in a worse position as a result of Brexit than it otherwise would have been. It's not to say that with Covid and the war in Ukraine that it wouldn't still be struggling, but Brexit has added a lot of fuel to that fire, and also locked the door that would have allowed many people to escape the inferno....

 

And the responsibility for Brexit falls firmly with the Tories. It's difficult to find anyone that can point to an upside. Even the most ardent Brexiteers seem begrudgedly resolute in their commitment to the notion, without offering any benefits.

 

But it's happened and the situation definitely needs to be improved. The UK is heading towards economic oblivion at the moment. The soaring interest rates are going to collapse the property market, put millions into negative equity and result in scores of people having their homes repossessed. 

 

The UK has the lowest level of unemployment for decades, yet the highest level of job vacancies in recent memory. Productivity remains the elephant in the room, with the UK scoring very badly compared to it's European counterparts.

 

The welfare state and healthcare is totally unfit for purpose. How can a supposedly developed country allow ambulance to queue for hours outside hospitals? Social services cannot be put in place to support patients leaving hospital, so they can't leave and beds cannot be freed up.

 

I'm only scratching the surface, but against this backdrop, I think it'd be tough for any Tory leader to make a success of it now. The Conservatives have had 12 years in charge. They've not done a good job and whoever is chosen to succeed Truss is always going to be fighting against that legacy.

 

It's time for a change and I honestly believe Kier Starmer is a much better choice. 

Very articulate reply as always  J but “Starmer” no way !!, I just can’t see the quality of character in him that’s gonna be needed to sort things out if indeed it ever can be under the current system. 

[pleasant]

3 minutes ago, coppice cutter said:

Ironically, a lot of 9-5ers are now also buy to let landlords,

 

............and they have a vote!

I'm a 9-5er with a personal pension which is now fooked and has been for sometime. I'm near 60 and cannot afford to retire on the projections I am getting. I am lucky as I have just had an inheritance, which if I don't invest it will just be worth a fraction when or if I can retire, so I have to do something with it, so I will be looking at purchasing a small property to rent....to be fair I am only after a capital gain, rather than any huge profit from rental income. This, will have to be my pension now. It's not right, and I suppose I am in a fortunate situation, but even us regular man in the street people have to think about how we will support ourselves in a few years- not just the Jeremy Hunts of this world

[coppice cutter]

2 minutes ago, pleasant said:

I'm a 9-5er with a personal pension which is now fooked and has been for sometime. I'm near 60 and cannot afford to retire on the projections I am getting. I am lucky as I have just had an inheritance, which if I don't invest it will just be worth a fraction when or if I can retire, so I have to do something with it, so I will be looking at purchasing a small property to rent....to be fair I am only after a capital gain, rather than any huge profit from rental income. This, will have to be my pension now. It's not right, and I suppose I am in a fortunate situation, but even us regular man in the street people have to think about how we will support ourselves in a few years- not just the Jeremy Hunts of this world

I wasn't having a go.

 

Just indicating that being a buy-to-let landlord isn't only for the mega-rich elite, so they can't be solely blamed for any problems which may or may not be attributable to it.

[Mick Dempsey]

Iran has been bubbling under for a week or two.

 

Fire at a prison where political prisoners are kept tonight.

 

Regime change seems imminent, or can they hang on?
 

Key player in the region.

[topchippyles]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Iran has been bubbling under for a week or two.

 

Fire at a prison where political prisoners are kept tonight.

 

Regime change seems imminent, or can they hang on?
 

Key player in the region.

They will bring out the big guns to repress the people (republican guard)

[Johnsond]

30 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

They will bring out the big guns to repress the people (republican guard)

Republican Guard we’re an Iraqi unit Les !!.

[Mull]

8 hours ago, coppice cutter said:

I wasn't having a go.

 

Just indicating that being a buy-to-let landlord isn't only for the mega-rich elite, so they can't be solely blamed for any problems which may or may not be attributable to it.