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Post by yattongas on Jul 31, 2023 6:34:07 GMT
Thought this looked like a poor choice at first glance but at least this other guy is a Bristolian.
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Post by stuart1974 on Jul 31, 2023 7:35:37 GMT
Thought this looked like a poor choice at first glance but at least this other guy is a Bristolian. Disingenuous click bait headline. 😶 I'm surprised the Boundary Commission recommended splitting Kingswood, especially across the Bristol and South Glos border.
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Post by yattongas on Jul 31, 2023 7:54:51 GMT
Thought this looked like a poor choice at first glance but at least this other guy is a Bristolian. Disingenuous click bait headline. 😶 I'm surprised the Boundary Commission recommended splitting Kingswood, especially across the Bristol and South Glos border. Does this favour one or other political party ?
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Post by stuart1974 on Jul 31, 2023 8:04:35 GMT
Disingenuous click bait headline. 😶 I'm surprised the Boundary Commission recommended splitting Kingswood, especially across the Bristol and South Glos border. Does this favour one or other political party ? The Boundary Commission is apolitical and should try to keep balance where possible. Their recommendations are signed off in Parliament so shouldn't really be biased. The Bristol side is pretty Labour orientated and Kingswood mainly Labour but has had Conservatives too. I would think the Labour candidate would win reasonably comfortably this time.
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Post by stuart1974 on Aug 1, 2023 22:06:46 GMT
Trump facing more charges, yet he still commands loyalty in the race to become the Republican candidate.
In other news, Margaret Ferrier has been recalled by her constituency and won't stand. That's a by election Labour will want to win in order to show they are back in Scotland.
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Post by trevorgas on Aug 2, 2023 7:31:30 GMT
Trump facing more charges, yet he still commands loyalty in the race to become the Republican candidate. In other news, Margaret Ferrier has been recalled by her constituency and won't stand. That's a by election Labour will want to win in order to show they are back in Scotland. American voters blind faith in Trump is very concerning,at a time when the World needs a strong America we have the potential next president being either a congenital liar and narcissist or a dithering octogenarian.
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Post by yattongas on Aug 2, 2023 8:05:29 GMT
Trump facing more charges, yet he still commands loyalty in the race to become the Republican candidate. In other news, Margaret Ferrier has been recalled by her constituency and won't stand. That's a by election Labour will want to win in order to show they are back in Scotland. American voters blind faith in Trump is very concerning,at a time when the World needs a strong America we have the potential next president being either a congenital liar and narcissist or a dithering octogenarian. Eh ,Oldie is running to be the US president?
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Post by oldie on Aug 2, 2023 10:09:04 GMT
American voters blind faith in Trump is very concerning,at a time when the World needs a strong America we have the potential next president being either a congenital liar and narcissist or a dithering octogenarian. Eh ,Oldie is running to be the US president? I have often had the charge of narcissism made against me.
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Post by yattongas on Aug 2, 2023 10:12:05 GMT
Eh ,Oldie is running to be the US president? I have often had the charge of narcissism made against me. 😂👍
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Post by stuart1974 on Aug 2, 2023 18:12:17 GMT
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Post by yattongas on Aug 2, 2023 18:49:51 GMT
"I don't know to what extent racism motivated the vote against Rees - but questions need to be asked." So without any evidence he thought he’d just chuck this out there 🙄
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Post by Gassy on Aug 3, 2023 11:20:22 GMT
FFS another rise, despite inflation falling. The bank and government are absolutely clueless.
They have 4 months to get inflation to 4% (was it?) until they've failed on their promise.
Hunt reckons inflation will be 3% in a years time (debatable) but what they all fail to realise is they're going to destroy the economy by fixed mortgages. Everyone will be forced to take out a 6%+ mortgage for 2 years which will prompt many to sell up and house prices will fall even further. They somehow seem to think that if they get inflation down to 3% then everything will go back to normal the next day, but in reality the rest of the country will be f*cked for the next 2+ years, which will tank the economy, but make the banks very very rich
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Post by trevorgas on Aug 3, 2023 11:28:55 GMT
FFS another rise, despite inflation falling. The bank and government are absolutely clueless. They have 4 months to get inflation to 4% (was it?) until they've failed on their promise. Hunt reckons inflation will be 3% in a years time (debatable) but what they all fail to realise is they're going to destroy the economy by fixed mortgages. Everyone will be forced to take out a 6%+ mortgage for 2 years which will prompt many to sell up and house prices will fall even further. They somehow seem to think that if they get inflation down to 3% then everything will go back to normal the next day, but in reality the rest of the country will be f*cked for the next 2+ years, which will tank the economy, but make the banks very very rich Unfortunately as I have said before ,from personal experience the Governor of the Bank is not fit for purpose,to slow to raise rates initially to choke inflation,now in danger of over egging it and tipping us into a recession,bring back Carney asap.
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Post by stuart1974 on Aug 3, 2023 11:54:17 GMT
FFS another rise, despite inflation falling. The bank and government are absolutely clueless. They have 4 months to get inflation to 4% (was it?) until they've failed on their promise. Hunt reckons inflation will be 3% in a years time (debatable) but what they all fail to realise is they're going to destroy the economy by fixed mortgages. Everyone will be forced to take out a 6%+ mortgage for 2 years which will prompt many to sell up and house prices will fall even further. They somehow seem to think that if they get inflation down to 3% then everything will go back to normal the next day, but in reality the rest of the country will be f*cked for the next 2+ years, which will tank the economy, but make the banks very very rich Unfortunately as I have said before ,from personal experience the Governor of the Bank is not fit for purpose,to slow to raise rates initially to choke inflation,now in danger of over egging it and tipping us into a recession,bring back Carney asap. One of a few to keep a calm head the morning of the referendum, I liked Carney but he's associated with Remain by Brexiteers so couldn't come back for political reasons.
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Post by yattongas on Aug 3, 2023 12:49:47 GMT
FFS another rise, despite inflation falling. The bank and government are absolutely clueless. They have 4 months to get inflation to 4% (was it?) until they've failed on their promise. Hunt reckons inflation will be 3% in a years time (debatable) but what they all fail to realise is they're going to destroy the economy by fixed mortgages. Everyone will be forced to take out a 6%+ mortgage for 2 years which will prompt many to sell up and house prices will fall even further. They somehow seem to think that if they get inflation down to 3% then everything will go back to normal the next day, but in reality the rest of the country will be f*cked for the next 2+ years, which will tank the economy, but make the banks very very rich That’s why they’ve postponed the checks on goods at the borders again as they know it’ll cause inflationary pressures. 🇬🇧🙄 You don’t have to take out a fixed 2yr mortgage, could just ride it out on variable and see if it comes down before that . Don’t think they’ll come back below 4-5% again in our lifetimes.
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Post by Gassy on Aug 3, 2023 13:16:04 GMT
FFS another rise, despite inflation falling. The bank and government are absolutely clueless. They have 4 months to get inflation to 4% (was it?) until they've failed on their promise. Hunt reckons inflation will be 3% in a years time (debatable) but what they all fail to realise is they're going to destroy the economy by fixed mortgages. Everyone will be forced to take out a 6%+ mortgage for 2 years which will prompt many to sell up and house prices will fall even further. They somehow seem to think that if they get inflation down to 3% then everything will go back to normal the next day, but in reality the rest of the country will be f*cked for the next 2+ years, which will tank the economy, but make the banks very very rich That’s why they’ve postponed the checks on goods at the borders again as they know it’ll cause inflationary pressures. 🇬🇧🙄 You don’t have to take out a fixed 2yr mortgage, could just ride it out on variable and see if it comes down before that . Don’t think they’ll come back below 4-5% again in our lifetimes. Going on variable would be 8%+ and would be an additional £800 per month than 6%. Even at 6% out mortgage is going up £1300 a month.
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Post by yattongas on Aug 3, 2023 13:36:49 GMT
That’s why they’ve postponed the checks on goods at the borders again as they know it’ll cause inflationary pressures. 🇬🇧🙄 You don’t have to take out a fixed 2yr mortgage, could just ride it out on variable and see if it comes down before that . Don’t think they’ll come back below 4-5% again in our lifetimes. Going on variable would be 8%+ and would be an additional £800 per month than 6%. Even at 6% out mortgage is going up £1300 a month. Blimey 😦, didn’t realise there would be such a difference (2%) Can you cope with that sort of increase ? Worrying times .
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Post by Gassy on Aug 3, 2023 13:58:08 GMT
Going on variable would be 8%+ and would be an additional £800 per month than 6%. Even at 6% out mortgage is going up £1300 a month. Blimey 😦, didn’t realise there would be such a difference (2%) Can you cope with that sort of increase ? Worrying times . Yeah.. got a bit unlucky with buying in London 18 months ago as first time buyers..... Thankfully we can swallow up the 8% if we had to without dipping into savings, but it would rinse disposable income - we're extremely fortunate to be in the jobs that we are. However, we were just saying this morning - with my partner being later 30s, she doesn't want to have a 2nd in her 40s so this may put us off having a 2nd. A lot of thinking to do tbh. Sad and ironic really, isn't the plan for any country to grow the population and encourage people to have children?
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Post by yattongas on Aug 3, 2023 14:00:35 GMT
Blimey 😦, didn’t realise there would be such a difference (2%) Can you cope with that sort of increase ? Worrying times . Yeah.. got a bit unlucky with buying in London 18 months ago as first time buyers..... Thankfully we can swallow up the 8% if we had to without dipping into savings, but it would rinse disposable income - we're extremely fortunate to be in the jobs that we are. However, we were just saying this morning - with my partner being later 30s, she doesn't want to have a 2nd in her 40s so this may put us off having a 2nd. A lot of thinking to do tbh. Sad and ironic really, isn't the plan for any country to grow the population and encourage people to have children? Heard similar stories on the radio the other day , couples were saying they wanted kids but simply couldn’t afford to .
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Post by stuart1974 on Aug 7, 2023 17:33:58 GMT
Interesting figures, not sure how comparable it really is. Just behind France and quite behind Germany.
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