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Post by oldie on Feb 5, 2024 13:32:35 GMT
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Post by DrFaustus on Feb 5, 2024 15:24:53 GMT
The morally challenged wankers have been in power for 14 years. |
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Post by trevorgas on Feb 5, 2024 15:26:57 GMT
The implications of population growth are pretty scary,the planet is already fooked and increasing demand will only exacerbate the problems, politicians have no answers and fail to make decisions for the long-term . Ps Anyone seen the film Soylent Green!! No, but I do recall an episode of Star Trek where they landed on a planet with people conscripted by ballot to go off to fight an imaginary war. The idea was that family accepted it and thought highly of their brave loved ones rather than know about a cull. If you can get Soylent Green a futuristic Charlton Heston film,won't tell you the gist of it as it will spoil the film for you!! |
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Post by trevorgas on Feb 5, 2024 15:30:41 GMT
My sense is Wales is much worse unfortunately,totally mismanaged by the Labour/Plaid dominated Senedd who now want to waste shed loads of money by increasing MSPs by 60%, beggars belief. |
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Post by aghast on Feb 5, 2024 22:34:55 GMT
It been pretty obvious to me for a while that it would rise to 70 and above for my generation. Can see 75 being the default within my working life. "State pension age will need to rise to 71 by 2050, experts say The UK retirement age will have to rise to 71 by 2050 in order to maintain the number of workers per retiree, a report has suggested. Research by the International Longevity Centre found most of the 121 countries it looked at had rapidly ageing populations - "making it increasingly important for these governments to act to support healthy ageing". Its report suggested the current UK retirement age would not be enough and that anyone born after April 1970 may have to work until they are 71 before claiming their pension. The current state pension age is 66. It will rise to 67 between May 2026 and March 2028. From 2044, it is expected to rise to 68. The recent stalling in life expectancy during the austerity years and COVID has temporarily eased the pressure for increases in state pension age beyond 67, "but longer-term the pressure will be on to increase it to 68 or 69", the report added. However, researchers noted that even with increases in state pension age, the growing burden of preventable ill-health "will continue to act as a key barrier for people to remain in the labour market". Its research suggested that a "greater focus" was needed on preventing ill-health not just in old age but from early age through adulthood. Last week, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also showed the population of the UK is projected to grow from an estimated 67 million in mid-2021 to 73.7 million by mid-2036. This represents an increase of around 6.6 million, or 9.9%." The implications of population growth are pretty scary,the planet is already fooked and increasing demand will only exacerbate the problems, politicians have no answers and fail to make decisions for the long-term . Ps Anyone seen the film Soylent Green!! Population growth is expected to slow in many countries in the next few decades (in fact the slowdown has already begun) and peak by 2100, after which it will fall as the population gets older and the number of children born decreases. This will be a huge problem soon in Japan, where the population is expected to be one third of current levels by 2120. And it will be a problem for all developed economies shortly after that. Millions of elderly being supported by an ever shrinking number of the young and economically active. It's an aging population that is the problem for the rich countries of the world, not growth. Increasing immigration will probably be the only answer, which is something the population of Japan finds hard to countenance. We might do better given our history of accepting people from around the world. But I'm sure a lot of diehards wil turn apoplectic at the prospect. I won't be around to see all the changes but my kids probably will. |
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Post by Gassy on Feb 6, 2024 8:27:23 GMT
The implications of population growth are pretty scary,the planet is already fooked and increasing demand will only exacerbate the problems, politicians have no answers and fail to make decisions for the long-term . Ps Anyone seen the film Soylent Green!! Population growth is expected to slow in many countries in the next few decades (in fact the slowdown has already begun) and peak by 2100, after which it will fall as the population gets older and the number of children born decreases. This will be a huge problem soon in Japan, where the population is expected to be one third of current levels by 2120. And it will be a problem for all developed economies shortly after that. Millions of elderly being supported by an ever shrinking number of the young and economically active. It's an aging population that is the problem for the rich countries of the world, not growth. Increasing immigration will probably be the only answer, which is something the population of Japan finds hard to countenance. We might do better given our history of accepting people from around the world. But I'm sure a lot of diehards wil turn apoplectic at the prospect. I won't be around to see all the changes but my kids probably will. You expect your kids to be around by 2120? Blimey, wish I could afford your healthcare mate! |
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 7, 2024 9:57:36 GMT
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 7, 2024 10:02:55 GMT
Population growth is expected to slow in many countries in the next few decades (in fact the slowdown has already begun) and peak by 2100, after which it will fall as the population gets older and the number of children born decreases. This will be a huge problem soon in Japan, where the population is expected to be one third of current levels by 2120. And it will be a problem for all developed economies shortly after that. Millions of elderly being supported by an ever shrinking number of the young and economically active. It's an aging population that is the problem for the rich countries of the world, not growth. Increasing immigration will probably be the only answer, which is something the population of Japan finds hard to countenance. We might do better given our history of accepting people from around the world. But I'm sure a lot of diehards wil turn apoplectic at the prospect. I won't be around to see all the changes but my kids probably will. You expect your kids to be around by 2120? Blimey, wish I could afford your healthcare mate! Only 96 years away, Aghast could be looking to father children later in life. 😇 Talking of Japan though, I see Miss Japan has handed back her crown after controversy as she is of European decent and not Asian. |
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Post by oldie on Feb 7, 2024 10:35:36 GMT
You expect your kids to be around by 2120? Blimey, wish I could afford your healthcare mate! Only 96 years away, Aghast could be looking to father children later in life. 😇 Talking of Japan though, I see Miss Japan has handed back her crown after controversy as she is of European decent and not Asian. Oh god, seriously 😳? |
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 7, 2024 10:53:31 GMT
Only 96 years away, Aghast could be looking to father children later in life. 😇 Talking of Japan though, I see Miss Japan has handed back her crown after controversy as she is of European decent and not Asian. Oh god, seriously 😳? Which bit? Aghast or Miss Japan? Officially she handed it back because she was outed having an affair. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68078061 |
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 7, 2024 11:22:32 GMT
Our adaptions cost £60,000 in 2010. We had to fund half of it, which was fair enough for some of the extras we felt were needed. Not sure how people can manage now, though. "The government has quietly dropped a commitment to increase the amount of money that disabled people in England can claim to adapt their homes. The Disabled Facilities Grant is used to fund alterations aimed at easing living at home, such as installing wet-rooms or stairlifts. The maximum amount a person is entitled to claim has been capped at £30,000 since 2008. But in real terms, that means it's now worth around a third less. The Local Government Association told a committee of MPs that £30,000 was "now insufficient for most major building work costs". The government said it had put an additional £100m towards the grant over two years, so that "more people can benefit"." www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68214736 |
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 7, 2024 12:56:13 GMT
PMQs was awkward, at least Sunak later paid tribute.🫣
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Post by oldie on Feb 7, 2024 13:39:40 GMT
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Post by oldie on Feb 7, 2024 13:40:48 GMT
Our adaptions cost £60,000 in 2010. We had to fund half of it, which was fair enough for some of the extras we felt were needed. Not sure how people can manage now, though. "The government has quietly dropped a commitment to increase the amount of money that disabled people in England can claim to adapt their homes. The Disabled Facilities Grant is used to fund alterations aimed at easing living at home, such as installing wet-rooms or stairlifts. The maximum amount a person is entitled to claim has been capped at £30,000 since 2008. But in real terms, that means it's now worth around a third less. The Local Government Association told a committee of MPs that £30,000 was "now insufficient for most major building work costs". The government said it had put an additional £100m towards the grant over two years, so that "more people can benefit"." www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68214736More horror from this lot |
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Post by trevorgas on Feb 7, 2024 14:03:24 GMT
Our adaptions cost £60,000 in 2010. We had to fund half of it, which was fair enough for some of the extras we felt were needed. Not sure how people can manage now, though. "The government has quietly dropped a commitment to increase the amount of money that disabled people in England can claim to adapt their homes. The Disabled Facilities Grant is used to fund alterations aimed at easing living at home, such as installing wet-rooms or stairlifts. The maximum amount a person is entitled to claim has been capped at £30,000 since 2008. But in real terms, that means it's now worth around a third less. The Local Government Association told a committee of MPs that £30,000 was "now insufficient for most major building work costs". The government said it had put an additional £100m towards the grant over two years, so that "more people can benefit"." www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68214736It's a bloody disgrace,did you see the Sodium Valporate piece on News night last night,were part of that group,waters me off that the government rejected compensation in 2021 despite the recommendation to do so from Baroness Cumberledge. Hopeful they will get on with it now but how do you compensate someone who's had their whole life destroyed,let alone the families. It's a bigger scandal than thalidomide but our politicians are being dragged kicking and screaming,they should be ashamed. Rant over😮 |
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 7, 2024 17:24:29 GMT
Our adaptions cost £60,000 in 2010. We had to fund half of it, which was fair enough for some of the extras we felt were needed. Not sure how people can manage now, though. "The government has quietly dropped a commitment to increase the amount of money that disabled people in England can claim to adapt their homes. The Disabled Facilities Grant is used to fund alterations aimed at easing living at home, such as installing wet-rooms or stairlifts. The maximum amount a person is entitled to claim has been capped at £30,000 since 2008. But in real terms, that means it's now worth around a third less. The Local Government Association told a committee of MPs that £30,000 was "now insufficient for most major building work costs". The government said it had put an additional £100m towards the grant over two years, so that "more people can benefit"." www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68214736It's a bloody disgrace,did you see the Sodium Valporate piece on News night last night,were part of that group,waters me off that the government rejected compensation in 2021 despite the recommendation to do so from Baroness Cumberledge. Hopeful they will get on with it now but how do you compensate someone who's had their whole life destroyed,let alone the families. It's a bigger scandal than thalidomide but our politicians are being dragged kicking and screaming,they should be ashamed. Rant over😮 They should be ashamed, they won't be though. What was it Sunak said in R5 the other day when learning of a mother watering down her baby's milk to make it go further? "How sad." Time to go and let Labour mess it up. |
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 8, 2024 17:59:48 GMT
Opposition leader in Russia is barred from standing.
Didn't see that coming. 🙄
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 8, 2024 18:00:33 GMT
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Post by yattongas on Feb 9, 2024 16:45:31 GMT
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Post by joefrankie on Feb 9, 2024 22:31:27 GMT
Until we get a democratic electoral system, nothing will change. Official Labour Party policy is to change to proportional representation, but Starmer’s not convinced. We’ve got 14 years of vandalism of public services and the economy to repair. That won’t happen in one parliament. Labour should win the next election, but if they have a chance of winning the one after that they’ll have to pander to the Daily Mail at al and not do what’s needed. The majority of people in this country vote for left of centre parties, but because the Tories are usually the only right wing party, they get in with 40% of the vote. PR would ensure we get a government that the country actually votes for, and one which is prepared to implement the necessary policies without being worried about the next election.
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