Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

Put a year on that.

well i left school in 1977 worked ever since , never been hungry and never used a foodbank and don't have much time for those who have to be honest

2 hours ago, superal said:

They are already on a decent wage , especially considering their skills . Some might say they are milking the temporary inflation rate in an act of greed . Rail Drivers earning double that of nurses and beat patrol police is a joke

Beat patrol police?? When was the was time there actually were beat patrol police in the UK?

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Yes, this guy  receives 380 000 GBP per year working for UK rail companies.

   How much would you suggest he should receive in pay ?

 

No salaried man is worth that amount of money

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Just go along, you one fine.

I walked past a food bank recently  recently , there was a church nearby and they were giving baptisms in a paddling pool outside on the street and I was asked whether I wanted to be Baptised and to be  saved as well  , I politely declined the offer , oh yeah, eternal life was also offered

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You mean millions of people in the UK aren’t struggling to afford regular meals?

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cost-of-living-crisis-uk-food-poverty-b2074449.html

They soon will be if they want to keep warm this winter.

6 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Just go along, you one fine.

Exactly anyone can take their free food    wide open to abuse , some of it probably ends up on the shelves of certain corner shops too  but who cares if it produces statistics that falsely indicate poverty

The UK govt has just 2 years to improve things, at which point the voters will have their say. 

 

3 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I walked past a food bank recently  recently , there was a church nearby and they were giving baptisms in a paddling pool outside on the street and I was asked whether I wanted to be Baptised and to be  saved as well  , I politely declined the offer , oh yeah, eternal life was also offered

A paddling pool! I thought they used some sort of altar ,     is that like a budget version for the "poor"

3 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

The UK govt has just 2 years to improve things, at which point the voters will have their say. 

 

not exactly spoilt for choice though are they, ?   and if we think things are bad now just wait and see how it turns out with the other idiots in charge

4 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

A paddling pool! I thought they used some sort of altar ,     is that like a budget version for the "poor"

Something like this 

 

 

Just now, Bday Prang said:

Exactly anyone can take their free food    wide open to abuse , but who cares if it produces statistics that falsely indicate poverty

Exactly, nobody in the UK should go hungry, but when your lives revolves around take-aways instead of going out and buying some potatoes, veg and some meat your benefits will soon evaporate very quickly. But essentials like booze and cigs must come first.

7 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Exactly anyone can take their free food    wide open to abuse , some of it probably ends up on the shelves of certain corner shops too  but who cares if it produces statistics that falsely indicate poverty

An allegation you can’t back up.

3 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

An allegation you can’t back up.

I personally know people who have enjoyed free food from some of those foodbanks.  As regards the reselling,   I have highlighted what is a very strong possibility, to believe otherwise is extremely naive, 

Just now, Bday Prang said:

I personally know people who have enjoyed free food from some of those foodbanks.  As regards the reselling,   I have highlighted what is a very strong possibility, to believe otherwise is extremely naive, 

Like I said, unsubstantiated 

7 minutes ago, Wobblybob said:

Exactly, nobody in the UK should go hungry, but when your lives revolves around take-aways instead of going out and buying some potatoes, veg and some meat your benefits will soon evaporate very quickly. But essentials like booze and cigs must come first.

dont forget the 6 kids  x-box,  flat screen tv i phone , tattoos , designer trainers. drugs and of course  drink  oh and travelling everywhere in a taxi

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Like I said, unsubstantiated 

like I said   extremely naive  an almost childlike innocence

26 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Beat patrol police?? When was the was time there actually were beat patrol police in the UK?

They can't afford it now .too busy spending money on other "worthy" causes

1 hour ago, possum1931 said:

Beat patrol police?? When was the was time there actually were beat patrol police in the UK?

Beat patrol Police are very ineffective , there crime detection was extremely minimal and a waste of time and man hours really , just Police walking around the streets doing nothing 

14 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Beat patrol Police are very ineffective , there crime detection was extremely minimal and a waste of time and man hours really , just Police walking around the streets doing nothing 

you are probably right, but where do they hide now whilst doing nothing are they all in the station scouring social media for hate crimes (otherwise known as playing on their phones) or parked up asleep in their police cars?

Just keeps getting worse.

 

There a trend that a new pm leads to an upswing in a parties support or at least how they are viewed. 
 

No such situation for truss…it’s all turned faecal matter of the bovine variety. 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/29/mortgages-withdrawn-housing-market-mini-budget-lenders-economic-uncertainty?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Obvious why she avoided tough interviews during the leadership campaign-her radio interview hour long marathon today was a disaster…but then again what else would you expect from truss. 
 

Though she remained true to form and was unable to explain her own policies. No attention to detail or the minutiae of such. 
 

“The £2,500 energy bill conundrum

Most of the interviews featured a section on energy bills, and the prime minister seemed, at least initially, to be saying that nobody would pay more than £2,500 this winter, which isn’t how the Ofgem price cap is structured.”

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/29/liz-truss-local-radio-bbc-uk-economy-pound?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

 

#generalelectionnow. 

2 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Beat patrol Police are very ineffective , there crime detection was extremely minimal and a waste of time and man hours really , just Police walking around the streets doing nothing 

So they would be better just sitting in their car or office waiting for a call instead of being on the beat and ready for any action, and making people feel safer. They have their radio's and are in contact with their office, who in turn are in contact with other officers on the beat or patrolling in their cars.

There is a place for having both officers on the beat and in their cars.

5 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

So they would be better just sitting in their car or office waiting for a call instead of being on the beat and ready for any action, and making people feel safer. They have their radio's and are in contact with their office, who in turn are in contact with other officers on the beat or patrolling in their cars.

There is a place for having both officers on the beat and in their cars.

No, the Police dont actually sit in their cars or offices waiting for a call or just walk around waiting for something to happen .

   The Police walking the streets and giving a kids a good telling off for scrumping are from about 50 years ago , these days its all CCTV surveillance cameras and mobile phones 

13 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Nope, I know what she said and it changes nothing in the post I made.

 

I seriously doubt she will make two years

 

#elctionbellsareachiming...

A general election can either be called by the Tories or forced by Labour.

 

The Tories are unlikely to call one, and since they (the Tories) have a large majority Labour cannot force one.

 

If they couldn't force one when Boris Johnson's government was falling apart then they can't now.

 

Two years.

20 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

No, the Police dont actually sit in their cars or offices waiting for a call or just walk around waiting for something to happen .

   The Police walking the streets and giving a kids a good telling off for scrumping are from about 50 years ago , these days its all CCTV surveillance cameras and mobile phones 

Fine, we will just agree to disagree and leave it there.

11 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Two years.

I seriously doubt they will last that long. 

Just now, possum1931 said:

Fine, we will just agree to disagree and leave it there.

What do you disagree with about my post ?

   CCTV cameras have taken the place of the Bobby on the beat 

14 hours ago, RayC said:

Shame that the markets don't agree with you.

Since when did the markets care about anything but greed making money?

I don't know if what she is doing will work or not, but I wouldn't base my opinion of her on the market.

6 hours ago, possum1931 said:

So they would be better just sitting in their car or office waiting for a call instead of being on the beat and ready for any action, and making people feel safer. They have their radio's and are in contact with their office, who in turn are in contact with other officers on the beat or patrolling in their cars.

There is a place for having both officers on the beat and in their cars.

Sadly such is from a better age. We are IMO in the long and slow decline to disaster ( well perhaps not so long given what is happening ) and removing police from where they can be most effective at preventing crime, rather than reacting to it, is just part of that decline.

I doubt the trend to removing police from efficiency is any more likely to be reversed than the likelihood of politicians working for the betterment of the poor.

21 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

I fail to see how an election which would probably bring to power the party consisting of Dianne Abbot, Lammy and Corbyn and other ne'er do wells will help at all. In fact the extreme left LIB/Lab/green would compound the disaster into a tragedy by punishing responsible working people and throwing out freebies like confetti at a wedding.

 

I'm wondering if the left are now reflecting on their harassment of Johnson for lying about having a beer with his colleagues(as did Starmer and others - and no I do not believe there is different science in London or oop north or whatever ridiculous excuse they had for Johnson drinks beer with mates = bad, Starmer drinks beer with mates = good).

 

 Did they really get what they want? 

Ha ha ha! When the right wingnuts know they've lost the argument they resort to Whataboutery.

Ever considered stand-up comedy?