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I wasn't being channel specific, Jeremy Vine is on Channel5. I was commenting on TV as a whole. No, I'm not suggesting all TV should be politically balanced. Just suggesting news articles suggesting bias should be balanced.

Not to mention breakfast TV, is Ed Balls biased?, Adil, Naga and Jeremy Vine?

Actually, another poster mentioned the EU. JonnyF was responding to that post.

Anyone with any common sense, including lenders, know it's imperative to look at how borrowing would look with a, circa, 3% increase in interest rates. Anyone who maxed out their limits when rates were 2%, thinking they would stay at 2%, was foolish. It is that simple. May, possible election, won't change a thing. Labour will not be able to change anything anytime soon.

Those who overstretched themselves only have themselves to blame. If they change the way the are/were going to vote because of being overstretched, they are being narrow minded.

I'll take that bet. How about 1 000 000 baht? Tell me where we can meet for me to collect the money. Thanks.

In my long experience of being both a borrower and a saver, I just feel 6% is a happy medium. Of course, interest rates are not and cannot be fixed for ever and will vary. 5.25% is not far off and probably a decent rate for the current economic climate. I wouldn't raise interest rates right now and I certainly would not think about cutting them.

You clearly haven't followed the thread. Your comment is inane. If you were getting less than 1% on your money, you should have moved it.

I agree. I've never said they do.

Farang refers to white foriegner. I would say that's a race.

Government's what?

You said it first. I just agreed.

I'm speaking about government spending. Governments make money from taxes. Brexit was voted for by the electorate. The government acted upon that.

Interest rates have been artificially low for too long. Right now they are still a little low. 6% base rate is about right.

Did they say "foreigner" or "farang"?

That would depend on the wording. If the rule is "No prize money for Farang", then it is racial.

Interest rates were raised. However, current interest rates are not high. They are not even at average levels over the past 50 years.

Exactly. Meaning your post was irrelevant to the discussion.

It's doing better than some countries in the EU.

Yes. To be precise, you are correct. However, I believe the general working public generally relate tax rises or tax cuts to income tax. That's why I was less specific.

I agree. Let the games begin. Labour to win the next election. Nothing to change in the next 5 years as Starmer has said no tax rises and no more spending, as has been proved by his Uturns A change in government is not going to magic extra money. Only tax rises will. Unfortunately, those that whinge and whine don't understand if they want more public services, they have to pay. No political party has the balls to go for the required tax rises or less spending. Hence, nothing will change.

The OP is asking advice about the cost of living in Isaan/Buriram. That would suggest he is looking at monthly expenditure. Were your "house sundries" not a monthly occurrence, they'd be irrelevant to the topic.

Surely not every month, or is you budget averaged out over 1 year?

I have been employed as interpreter in court cases between Thais and foreigners. All cases were heard fairly and the verdict not against one side because of nationality.

Because I don't understand what you mean.