Join me the UK

[talahtnut]

In an email this morning from the Post Office,

'We're also proud to team up with the Trussell Trust

once again this year to help fight UK hunger and poverty'.

While billions are sent to Ukraine to fight Russia.

Excess deaths in UK are now 20.4% above 5 yr average.

From ONS gov.uk.

The NHS is collapsing.

The economy is managed by lunatics with war the only solution.

And it was minus 4 last night, come and enjoy.

 

[proton]

Could not afford the council tax, no thanks

[nikmar]

Im going home for a visit in April. Im taking my son for his first visit. im really not sure if im looking forward to it.

 

[persimmon]

The UK has quite a generous benefit system - there`s no excuse for anyone going hungry . Poor money management is probably the cause .

[Mac Mickmanus]

And hunger and poverty is much more prevalent in Thailand and 
Thailand just has a very basic "NHS" and we cannot really comment on Thailand's leadership  .

   The air is becoming unbreathable now and it will soon be unbearably hot .

   Why cant you guys just be happy in Thailand , rather than just criticising the UK all the time ?

[save the frogs]

most govts are doing a lot of positive things.

streets are mostly safe. 

society is reasonably functional.

 

'poverty' is a relative thing.

a lot of people are trying to live like the freakin' Kardashians.

 

[freedomnow]

  On 1/26/2023 at 1:14 PM, persimmon said:

The UK has quite a generous benefit system - there`s no excuse for anyone going hungry . Poor money management is probably the cause .

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If you think you can survive on £70 a week on unemployment benefit with food costs going up along with heating costs on average £2500-3000 you are joking...it's either food or heat for those breadline...generous...what a joke...

 

My UK place in 20/21 for gas/electric about £1700...now 22/23 it will hit £3000 a year for same useage.

[Mac Mickmanus]

  On 1/26/2023 at 2:21 PM, freedomnow said:

If you think you can survive on £70 a week on unemployment benefit with food costs going up along with heating costs on average £2500-3000 you are joking...it's either food or heat for those breadline...generous...what a joke...

 

My UK place in 20/21 for gas/electric about £1700...now 22/23 it will hit £3000 a year for same useage.

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The idea is to get a job and work and earn money to pay for things 

[talahtnut]

  On 1/26/2023 at 2:25 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

The idea is to get a job and work and earn money to pay for things 

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Your theory is good, but in reality it doesn't pay,

thats why there are heaps of strikes all over the UK.

[Mac Mickmanus]

  On 1/26/2023 at 2:42 PM, talahtnut said:

Your theory is good, but in reality it doesn't pay,

thats why there are heaps of strikes all over the UK.

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That is a temporary issue caused by the current  high inflation 

[still kicking]

  On 1/26/2023 at 2:47 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

That is a temporary issue caused by the current  high inflation 

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Same in any other country 

[still kicking]

and it was minus 37 in Korea come and enjoy. 

[soi3eddie]

  On 1/26/2023 at 1:12 PM, nikmar said:

Im going home for a visit in April. Im taking my son for his first visit. im really not sure if im looking forward to it.

 

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Cancel the trip and save your money. 

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

  On 1/26/2023 at 3:06 PM, soi3eddie said:

Cancel the trip and save your money. 

 

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Why do you think that he should do that ?

[soi3eddie]

  On 1/26/2023 at 2:42 PM, talahtnut said:

Your theory is good, but in reality it doesn't pay,

thats why there are heaps of strikes all over the UK.

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That's because most lazy Brits only want to work 37 hours per week. 4 weeks paid holiday. All weekends off. No nights. All public holidays off. If they worked 12 hours a day, 6 days a week as many Thais do then there would not be a problem. Do what is necessary to support themselves and their families. There is always work for the workers. How many strikes are there in Thailand?

 

  

[soi3eddie]

  On 1/26/2023 at 3:10 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

Why do you think that he should do that ?

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He's not looking forward to it so why go? Save the money.

 

[talahtnut]

  On 1/26/2023 at 2:47 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

That is a temporary issue caused by the current  high inflation 

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UK faces elevated risk of persistently high inflation, says BoE ..

[Mac Mickmanus]

  On 1/26/2023 at 3:28 PM, talahtnut said:

UK faces elevated risk of persistently high inflation, says BoE ..

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https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/explainers/will-inflation-in-the-uk-keep-rising

[Mac Mickmanus]

  On 1/26/2023 at 3:12 PM, soi3eddie said:

 

He's not looking forward to it so why go? Save the money.

 

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It will be  great experience for his kid and maybe the only change he will get to visit the UK 

[freedomnow]

  On 1/26/2023 at 2:25 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

The idea is to get a job and work and earn money to pay for things 

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Yes, we know that but he mentioned BENEFITS being GENEROUS....that was what I replied to..nothing more.

[freedomnow]

  On 1/26/2023 at 2:47 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

That is a temporary issue caused by the current  high inflation 

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Who told you that, a flying pig ?

[Mac Mickmanus]

  On 1/26/2023 at 5:33 PM, freedomnow said:

Who told you that, a flying pig ?

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It was the Bank of  England  , it is their forecast , not a "flying pig"

   Forecast to be back to 2 % inflation next year 

[Mac Mickmanus]

  On 1/26/2023 at 5:33 PM, freedomnow said:

Who told you that, a flying pig ?

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Its against forum rules to put the laugh emoji on serious  posts 

[freedomnow]

  On 1/26/2023 at 6:46 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

Its against forum rules to put the laugh emoji on serious  posts 

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I thought you were not being serious with your 2% comments...

[Mac Mickmanus]

  On 1/26/2023 at 6:47 PM, freedomnow said:

I thought you were not being serious with your 2% comments...

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A sentence from my link above from the BoE

 

 

"We expect inflation to fall back from the middle of next year, and be close to the 2% target in two years' time."

[freedomnow]

  On 1/26/2023 at 6:46 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

Its against forum rules to put the laugh emoji on serious  posts 

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..in that case the forum would be closer to North Korea than an open forum for expression of opposing opinions ?

[Mac Mickmanus]

  On 1/27/2023 at 10:47 AM, freedomnow said:

..in that case the forum would be closer to North Korea than an open forum for expression of opposing opinions ?

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You are allowed to empress an opinion in writing  , but you cannot just sit there laughing at posts , to show your disapproval  

[transam]

  On 1/26/2023 at 3:10 PM, soi3eddie said:

That's because most lazy Brits only want to work 37 hours per week. 4 weeks paid holiday. All weekends off. No nights. All public holidays off. If they worked 12 hours a day, 6 days a week as many Thais do then there would not be a problem. Do what is necessary to support themselves and their families. There is always work for the workers. How many strikes are there in Thailand?

 

  

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I was getting those perks about 50 years back, and less of the lazy Brits, if you don't mind....

[Chomper Higgot]

  On 1/26/2023 at 6:57 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

A sentence from my link above from the BoE

 

 

"We expect inflation to fall back from the middle of next year, and be close to the 2% target in two years' time."

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It’s an expectation that is easily achieved.

 

Inflation is measured over a 12 month period. 
 

In mid 2022 the inflation rate was calculated on the difference of mid 2021 (low prices) and mid 2022 (high prices) - large difference = high inflation.

 

In mid 2023 the comparison will be against mid 2022 high prices.

Putting aside some catastrophic event(s) inflation will have fallen, but prices will still be at their inflated level.

 

 

 

[Patong2021]

Almost all of the critics of the spending on the Ukraine are either left wing radicals from the 1970's that time has left behind, who pay little tax. On the contrary, they usually are of the people supported by the state, which puts their criticism in context.