news & politics:discussion

[steviewevie]

 

[Neil]

9 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

 

shame we can't sue for false representation.

[cellar]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

doesn't gov just pay any shortfall via subsidies? 

I'm not sure to be honest - I know the government subsidised massively over Covid, but I thought that was more to keep the system ticking over rather than "company lost money, government reimburses." I'm not hugely clued up on how it works.

I guess what I was getting at is that, although prices are shit, and going up, even if the cap was in line with inflation they'll still be posting a loss of profits (whoever that burden falls on - should be the companies in my opinion).

Maybe I should educate myself on the subject a bit more!

[hodgey123]

1 hour ago, cellar said:

I'm not sure to be honest - I know the government subsidised massively over Covid, but I thought that was more to keep the system ticking over rather than "company lost money, government reimburses." I'm not hugely clued up on how it works.

I guess what I was getting at is that, although prices are shit, and going up, even if the cap was in line with inflation they'll still be posting a loss of profits (whoever that burden falls on - should be the companies in my opinion).

Maybe I should educate myself on the subject a bit more!

Privatise profits, socialise losses, so don’t think the burden will fall exclusively on the companies’ shoulders. We taxpayers are shouldering a £4bn liability to bail out Bulb for some reason!

[Neil]

1 hour ago, cellar said:

I'm not sure to be honest - I know the government subsidised massively over Covid, but I thought that was more to keep the system ticking over rather than "company lost money, government reimburses." I'm not hugely clued up on how it works.

it was actually govt ensuring expected profits.

[Neil]

27 minutes ago, hodgey123 said:

We taxpayers are shouldering a £4bn liability to bail out Bulb for some reason!

the reason is so that the regulation failures don't get high-profile-revealed.

[Neil]

my bruv has gone to florida for some winter sun. lol 😛 

you seen the news?

[steviewevie]

5 minutes ago, Neil said:

my bruv has gone to florida for some winter sun. lol 😛 

you seen the news?

just looked. Blimey.

"Meteorologists say the winter storm could become a "bomb cyclone" by Friday."

[Neil]

my other bruv has left a  luxury billionaire's yacht  in the med to sleep on a mate's floor for xmas.

[steviewevie]

any middle aged mortgage men on here?

 

[Neil]

8 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

any middle aged mortgage men on here?

 

i guess i might count as that , although i didnt vote leave. and wouldn't be a swing voter.

[steviewevie]

 

[Neil]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

 

there should be a marcus rashford option, cos he was the best pm.

[Guest]

More nurse strikes coming in the new year. 

[cellar]

48 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

 

Who the hell is voting for Truss? 😂

[steviewevie]

1 minute ago, cellar said:

Who the hell is voting for Truss? 😂

kind of interesting that Johnson polling better than Sunak.

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, cellar said:

Who the hell is voting for Truss? 😂

...and actually I did read somewhere that Truss and co are not ruling out a come back...they still think their low tax for growth thing was right, but just was not done properly, too much too soon and not the right time etc.

[steviewevie]

Christmas cheer. Flu, covid, strikes and all round general shittiness.

[fred quimby]

1 hour ago, Barry Fish said:

Can we please limit the twitter drops.  Don't want to see constant polling again.   Been nice here recently 

I don't mind the twitter reports so much. The Polls can do one though, not sure the point of them this far out. 

It's like the weather thread in the Glastonbury chat, only useful near the time. That thread is at least funny at times

[steviewevie]

1 minute ago, fred quimby said:

I don't mind the twitter reports so much. The Polls can do one though, not sure the point of them this far out. 

It's like the weather thread in the Glastonbury chat, only useful near the time. That thread is at least funny at times

that poll was just for fun...best PM this year...ho ho ho.

[fred quimby]

19 minutes ago, Barry Fish said:

I am a lovely time...  Cheer up

All good here as well.couple of festive drinks to kill off any nasty bugs later

[fred quimby]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

that poll was just for fun...best PM this year...ho ho ho.

Aye, can see that for that one. It's all the others really

[steviewevie]

I am a lovely time?

Nah, grim as fuck. I drink loads and consume loads all year so just feels no different.

Anyway, I guess there are some reasons to be cheerful...no more Boris or Truss or Trump or Bolsonaro . Hopefully next year Putin will be gone too.

[steviewevie]

A planned strike by ambulance workers next week has been suspended...

[Guest]

This is really interesting to see the difference between Labour and the Tories.