UK Politics

[steviewevie]

bit disappointed they haven't abolished private schools yet.

[steviewevie]

and the royals, and house of lords

etc

[LJS]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

They're going to need to build some new houses for all the prisoners getting released. Stick them in Waveney Valley I reckon.

Could you not build a block of houses in the base of each Pylon?

[steviewevie]

Think the honeymoon just about lasted a week.

[steviewevie]

2.5% on defence or scrap 2 child benefit cap?

(or nationalise water?)

 

 

Edited July 11 by steviewevie

[steviewevie]

42 minutes ago, LJS said:

Could you not build a block of houses in the base of each Pylon?

Just build a f**king big prison there and stick a pylon on top

[Neil]

Reform mostly funded by a Muslim,

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/11/nigel-farage-stirs-tensions-in-reform-uk-as-he-ousts-deputies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

it's like the Bristol greens being funded by a tax avoider. Or a previous green leader being outted as an active NIMBY.

Edited July 11 by Neil

[lazyred]

No top up charges for the NHS. it shouldn't need saying but it's good to hear it.

 

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/wes-streeting-health-nhs-review-reform-lbc-privatisation/

[steviewevie]

 

[steviewevie]

I guess this was one of the reasons Sunak called that election.

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

ok, predictions for 2029. I reckon Labour win with a 63 majority and Green gain another seat in some rural tory nimby sh*t hole and Reform gain loads of seats in sh*tty red wall land and Tories continue to be lost.

 

[Nobody Interesting]

19 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

ok, predictions for 2029. I reckon Labour win with a 63 majority and Green gain another seat in some rural tory nimby sh*t hole and Reform gain loads of seats in sh*tty red wall land and Tories continue to be lost.

 

 

Prediction for 2029 - it will be in 2028.

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

 

Prediction for 2029 - it will be in 2028.

BET NOW!

[Nobody Interesting]

12 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

BET NOW!

 

If I gambled I would already have done so. May 2028.

[steviewevie]

16 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

 

If I gambled I would already have done so. May 2028.

Like you were sure it would be May 2024?

[steviewevie]

 

[Crazyfool01]

Hope they can bring the price down …. Was quoted a price that it would have taken more than 10 years to repay . Not really much point if I plan on moving . Parents got them recently though but are staying put until nursing homes etc happen 

[steviewevie]

 

[Nobody Interesting]

13 hours ago, steviewevie said:

Like you were sure it would be May 2024?

 

Yep

[Nobody Interesting]

12 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Hope they can bring the price down …. Was quoted a price that it would have taken more than 10 years to repay . Not really much point if I plan on moving . Parents got them recently though but are staying put until nursing homes etc happen 

 

Prices of solar can, and should, be far lower, but sadly for this sort of product the western world has decided that China selling them cheap is unnacceptable and thus stuck huge tariff on them. Everything else China sells cheap that we don't need is tariff free and filling our landfill sites but decent green tech at prices people can afford - can't be having that!

 

Why are our governments blocking a route where these things can be cheaper and thus affordable for normal people?

[MilkyJoe]

6 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

 

Prices of solar can, and should, be far lower, but sadly for this sort of product the western world has decided that China selling them cheap is unnacceptable and thus stuck huge tariff on them. Everything else China sells cheap that we don't need is tariff free and filling our landfill sites but decent green tech at prices people can afford - can't be having that!

 

Why are our governments blocking a route where these things can be cheaper and thus affordable for normal people?

We can't be having cheap energy that doesn't generate money for the government no matter how green it is...

[Crazyfool01]

6 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

 

Prices of solar can, and should, be far lower, but sadly for this sort of product the western world has decided that China selling them cheap is unnacceptable and thus stuck huge tariff on them. Everything else China sells cheap that we don't need is tariff free and filling our landfill sites but decent green tech at prices people can afford - can't be having that!

 

Why are our governments blocking a route where these things can be cheaper and thus affordable for normal people?

Seems to be at least a change to the renewables on wind at least . Interesting to see what comes over the hill . Seems absolutely sensible to have them on buildings that already exist rather than farmland . Although I guess that kind of scale is much cheaper and quicker to do 

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, MilkyJoe said:

We can't be having cheap energy that doesn't generate money for the government no matter how green it is...

Surely it does it just gets spent differently and puts more in people’s pockets than energy companies and shareholders