Britain is Broken !

[BangkokReady]

4 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The price of UK rental properties is due to Government policies , policies that make being a landlord an unprofitable business and many landlords have sold their properties and therefore there's a shortage of properties and the rental price has gone up 

The policy driving up/maintaining high rents are an unwillingness to build more houses, chiefly affordable housing.  The tories do this to keep the prices high so they and their friends maintain their handsome income.

Edited October 12, 2022 by BangkokReady

[Mac Mickmanus]

5 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

The policy driving up/maintaining high rents are an unwillingness to build more houses, chiefly affordable housing.  The tories do this to keep the prices high so they and their friends maintain their handsome income.

No, the it was the new Government  policy of taxing landlords on their mortgage repayments which has caused landlords to sell their property portfolios and which has caused the rental hosing shortage and price increase .

    Previously landlords could off set their mortgage repayments as an expense and avoid paying tax , now mortgage repayments are regards as income and  now subject to 20-40 % tax and many landlord have either raised their rent  to pay that tax or sold their properties 

[BangkokReady]

6 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

No, the it was the new Government  policy of taxing landlords on their mortgage repayments which has caused landlords to sell their property portfolios and which has caused the rental hosing shortage and price increase .

    Previously landlords could off set their mortgage repayments as an expense and avoid paying tax , now mortgage repayments are regards as income and  now subject to 20-40 % tax and many landlord have either raised their rent  to pay that tax or sold their properties 

No.  It's a housing shortage preventing competition and causing high rents.

[Mac Mickmanus]

23 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

No.  It's a housing shortage preventing competition and causing high rents.

Yes, lack of rental properties  available due to landlords selling their rental  properties to to various new laws being imposed by the Government 

[proton]

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Which is great business for the British hotel owners 

This hotel owner does not agree, illegal immigrants affect the whole local community, put people out of work and often trash the hotel

 

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

4 minutes ago, proton said:

This hotel owner does not agree, illegal immigrants affect the whole local community, put people out of work and often trash the hotel

 

 

You misunderstood , I said it would be good business for the hotel owners that took in the immigrants and received an income , 

[proton]

7 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

You misunderstood , I said it would be good business for the hotel owners that took in the immigrants and received an income , 

Selfish and irresponsible short sightedness which they often live to regret 

 

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

5 minutes ago, proton said:

Selfish and irresponsible short sightedness which they often live to regret 

 

 

I really don't have the time to keep watching you tube videos 

[In the jungle]

So the muppet in the video thinks the Navy should sink them with gunfire?

 

Did I get that about right?

[soi3eddie]

2 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

No.  It's a housing shortage preventing competition and causing high rents.

Nothing to do with 10+ million increase in population since 1990? Nothing to do with immigration? What about immigrant birth rates vs British birth rates in the UK? There are other issues besides immigration closer to home too.

Britain is broken and will never recover. That's why many here on TVF have chosen to relocate to Thailand or elsewhere for a happier life.

 

 

[jak2002003]

30 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:

Nothing to do with 10+ million increase in population since 1990? Nothing to do with immigration? What about immigrant birth rates vs British birth rates in the UK? There are other issues besides immigration closer to home too.

Britain is broken and will never recover. That's why many here on TVF have chosen to relocate to Thailand or elsewhere for a happier life.

 

 

I have not been back to UK doe 17 years. Went back 3 weeks ago and was amazed how much I liked it....better then before.

 

We travelled around and the countryside and coastline are amazing.  The food is so much better than the Farang food in Thailand and cheaper too.  The air is clean and free from pollution, there are no mosquitoes so you can sir outside in the evening to relax. 

 

The staff in the shops or service industries were really polite and friendly.  The average person on the street was also more friendly than I remember and liked to chat. 

 

It's more multicultural than Thailand...there are amazing foods from all over the world.  Spoilt for choice for entertainment like live bands, concerts, theatre etc. 

 

We are actually thinking about going back now, something I never though we would do. 

 

Don't get me wrong, I hate some things about it...most of the public transport is horrendous, utilities are too expensive too, and some poor areas are ridden with crime and social problems. 

 

The things that are wrong, like uncontrolled illegal immigration, pumping our <deleted> into the sea, fuel costs and bad NHS etc are not because of British people.. it is the fault of the government.  And Thailand government is hardly any better.  

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

54 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:

What about immigrant birth rates vs British birth rates in the UK?

How do you feel about Thai woman who go to the U.K and have babies ?

[BritManToo]

6 hours ago, In the jungle said:

So the muppet in the video thinks the Navy should sink them with gunfire?

 

Did I get that about right?

It's the usual way to treat an invading foreign army!

[Fat is a type of crazy]

11 hours ago, Seppius said:

The whole world is f*****.

 

Even the Mullahs in Iran can't get a grip back on their own country,

I assume the point is that that is a good thing. The upside of social media is they can't hide what's going on and stop people communicating.

The downside can be that many small and bigger incidents are now on youtube and can exaggerate how bad things are in places like the UK - especially if social media targets a consumer as liking videos that confirm their worst concerns but not showing you the videos that show the good things going on in society. 

[BangkokReady]

6 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Nothing to do with 10+ million increase in population since 1990? Nothing to do with immigration? What about immigrant birth rates vs British birth rates in the UK?

How is this different to a housing shortage?  If there are a load of extra people, but not a load of extra houses, then you have a housing shortage. ????‍♂️

Edited October 13, 2022 by BangkokReady

[2009]

14 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

That's its not uncommon for people to use deceit to get visas for Thailand 

But they ain't leaching the social security system.

 

Back in the old days, migrants went for work to make an honest living.

 

The Chinese, Indians, Irish, Polish, Greek, Italians.....they spread to America, the UK, and Australia (etc.) to work hard and make an honest living.

 

I don't care if they had a valid visa or not. They were a good migrant.

 

Now, it isn't like that. It's all about abusing the social welfare system; they don't want to work.

[Chomper Higgot]

11 minutes ago, 2009 said:

But they ain't leaching the social security system.

 

Back in the old days, migrants went for work to make an honest living.

 

The Chinese, Indians, Irish, Polish, Greek, Italians.....they spread to America, the UK, and Australia (etc.) to work hard and make an honest living.

 

I don't care if they had a valid visa or not. They were a good migrant.

 

Now, it isn't like that. It's all about abusing the social welfare system; they don't want to work.

Gross generalizations your thing then.

[BritManToo]

15 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

That's its not uncommon for people to use deceit to get visas for Thailand 

But at least they get one!

Don't think there's many white folk creeping into Thailand illegally.

Haven't read any news items about illegals being put up in a nice Thai hotel and being given a bit of spending money.

Edited October 13, 2022 by BritManToo

[Chomper Higgot]

I wouldn’t say the UK is ‘Broken’ rather its bent and twisted.

 

In the decades since 1979 (the advent of neoliberalism in the UK) the laws and regulations have been rigged in favour of the wealthy to the detriment of everyone else.

 

The rail system, broken up, stripped of its assets and sold on for the profit of the few.

Utility companies got the same treatment, and customers got massively increased bills.

 

The public housing stock sold off and local authorities stripped of government funding so no replacement housing could be built, rigging the housing market in readiness for ‘buy yo let’, AKA placing private landlords in direct competition for ‘low cost housing units’ - jacking up the prices.

 

Public housing policy designed, not to provide housing, but to prop up the price of an already over inflated market.

 

Deregulation of the banking and financial systems, more asset stripping of industry.

 

Lightly regulated Banks and the financial institutions gambling with customer’s money, knowing their gambles were underwritten by ‘too big to fall’ government backing, at cost to tax payers and a decade of ‘austerity’ that decimated public services.

The UK’s world class system of Apprenticeships, wiped out, and with it a path to a decent life millions had made use of, denied their children and grandchildren.

 

Workplace benefits stripped back, workplace pensions devalued and removed while state pensions pushed further back from people as they aged.

 

The stealth privatization of the NHS, big announcements of increased funding, with the small print dictating the funds must be used to contract out services  private companies.

 

Dentistry practically out of reach for millions unless they can pay to private. GP appointments now a ‘promise to improve’ to a 2 week wait.

Zero hour contracts, the gig economy, a precarious uncertainty for millions rather than a contract of employment.

 

Deregulation for businesses while workers unions corralled with ever more laws to stop them representing their members.

 

And then there’s the twist.

 

People barely off the bottom rung, kicking those below them while fawning over those above.

 

People giving up their rights and freedoms in favour of more neoliberalism, more power and wealth to the already wealthy, backing evermore cuts to welfare and of course blaming foreigners.

 

The place is bent and bitterly twisted.

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

2 hours ago, 2009 said:

But they ain't leaching the social security system.

 

Back in the old days, migrants went for work to make an honest living.

 

The Chinese, Indians, Irish, Polish, Greek, Italians.....they spread to America, the UK, and Australia (etc.) to work hard and make an honest living.

 

I don't care if they had a valid visa or not. They were a good migrant.

 

Now, it isn't like that. It's all about abusing the social welfare system; they don't want to work.

Migrants to the U.K have higher employment rates than native British people .

   British people have higher unemployment rates than immigrants .

   They are back in the U.K working and paying for peoples pensions through their taxes

2 hours ago, 2009 said:

But they ain't leaching the social security system.

 

Back in the old days, migrants went for work to make an honest living.

 

The Chinese, Indians, Irish, Polish, Greek, Italians.....they spread to America, the UK, and Australia (etc.) to work hard and make an honest living.

 

I don't care if they had a valid visa or not. They were a good migrant.

 

Now, it isn't like that. It's all about abusing the social welfare system; they don't want to work.

Just out of curiosity, do you want to work ?

[Mac Mickmanus]

12 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Britain is broken and will never recover. That's why many here on TVF have chosen to relocate to Thailand or elsewhere for a happier life.

The reason why people left the UK to live in Thailand is because they cannot afford to live in the U.K , Thailand is hot year round , sex is available for a cheap price  or they can find a younger girlfriend .

   They didn't leave because of how the UK is .

Happier life ?

  They seem to spend all day moaning and complaining about thing 

[DezLez]

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The place is bent and bitterly twisted.

What a sad and bitterly twisted tirade!

[Chomper Higgot]

20 minutes ago, DezLez said:

What a sad and bitterly twisted tirade!

Perhaps you’d like to give examples of which of the events I’ve referred to didn’t happen, or aren’t correct?

[Mac Mickmanus]

On 10/12/2022 at 6:50 AM, Kwasaki said:

Another load of one-sided media hype. 

Piers Morgan who is giving the speech is well known for his antagonism and for riling people up in the morning , he does it deliberately for entertainment 

[Phoenix Rising]

On 10/12/2022 at 1:39 PM, BritManToo said:

The entire western world is broken.

A world where where white men who created everything have no rights.

And foreign immigrants/asylum seekers are given everything.

...and where hyperbole is rampant.....

[proton]

2 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Migrants to the U.K have higher employment rates than native British people .

   British people have higher unemployment rates than immigrants .

   They are back in the U.K working and paying for peoples pensions through their taxes

Just out of curiosity, do you want to work ?

Muslims don't only about 20% are employed

[proton]

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The reason why people left the UK to live in Thailand is because they cannot afford to live in the U.K , Thailand is hot year round , sex is available for a cheap price  or they can find a younger girlfriend .

   They didn't leave because of how the UK is .

Happier life ?

  They seem to spend all day moaning and complaining about thing 

Who is grossly generalising now. I don't know anyone who came here because they could not afford to live in the UK. Hot yes just too hot and sex is the most over rated human activity, i'd rather have a good dump at my age. I left Leicester when the 70th Mosque was built, terrible racket.

[Mac Mickmanus]

6 minutes ago, proton said:

Muslims don't only about 20% are employed

Compared to 35 % of non Muslim British people who are employed 

[Mac Mickmanus]

7 minutes ago, proton said:

Who is grossly generalising now. I don't know anyone who came here because they could not afford to live in the UK. Hot yes just too hot and sex is the most over rated human activity, i'd rather have a good dump at my age. I left Leicester when the 70th Mosque was built, terrible racket.

So why don't you move to another part of the U.K that doesn't have Mosques ?

   Why not move to Cornwall or Cowdenbeath ?

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Piers Morgan who is giving the speech is well known for his antagonism and for riling people up in the morning , he does it deliberately for entertainment 

Yeah 50 baht to £ by Xmas. ????