Wrong calculation - that's not for first time buyers
Being cynical of course - maybe the Treasury got the calculation wrong?
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Being cynical of course - maybe the Treasury got the calculation wrong?
On which planet are the Lib Dems left wing?
They’re basically the BBC. Culturally they are left wing, economically they are right wing.
It would take til about the age of 60 to save up a deposit sufficient for that property on that salary.So they aren't left wing then, which would explain why a left wing coalition, including the Lib Dems can't and won't work.
I mean, maybe. The fact they put out a tweet claiming (even suggesting) that someone on 30k/year could buy a terraced house in London is slightly more concerning.
Agreed. Labour shouldn’t go near Lib Dem’s.
Everything the government says is a complete load of b*ll*x - just depends how many gullibles swallow it. You urgently need a massive change.
Definitely. My worry is now that Labour isn't really a left wing party, the Lib Dems could conceivably work with Labour.
They really think the outside world has any confidence in the UK government.
Have they forgotten the £65bn BoE intervention?
You can't wait 2 years to get this lot out.
Most of the grown ups were frog marched out of the room a while back.
We're not getting a sensible government without an election and they are at least smart enough to know it's turkeys voting for Christmas at the moment.
They haven't, but they are hoping that most people are not clued in enough to know about how this is all working.
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The people get the government/rulers they deserve. Even if they think they "didn't vote for it". Yes I include myself in this pain.
There’s a surprise, your man scully got hammered on question time last night about first time buyers, mortgage rates, disappearing mortgage types etc
Not surprised the spin has started
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Someone is making themselves look Prime Ministerial. I wonder why?
Isn’t there also some damaging stuff on the way about him and the russian agent?
Might aswell start counting down the days. He'll be back.
What a glowing endorsement of our world leading, truth to power press.
Surely we won't actually be getting Boris back? Though saying that, the government's conduct has lurched from "it can't get any worse than this, can it?" for the last 12 months at least (some could say years) so let's not rule anything out.
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That's because, "you're alright Jack".
Apparently anyone, even non UK residents living abroad, can become a Conservative member. To me, voting in Truss almost looks like sabotage.
If Russia influenced Brexit (links to funding Farage backer Aaron Banks) and had links to major Tory donors and some of Boris Johnsons close personal friends had familial links to the old KGB, is it not possible that the Tory membership had also been infiltrated?
Just a thought. I have no definitive conclusion on this.
I agree that tactical voting is necessary if the Tories are to lose. I couldn't understand why Jo Swinson did the total opposite last election and invested more funds to battle Labour constituencies.
More accurately, the Tories are the establishment party, they are the status quo for the rich and powerful. Any party that doesn't threaten or offers to enhance the lives of the rich, the influential and media owners tend to benefit from more postive media coverage. The irony is that if a party supports those 3 groups then the normal working people on basic wages suffer the most.
I’m already paying a feck load more than that
She meant per month lads! 
Is it because you live in a castle like your name suggests?
I wish
Our house is over 100 years old with a dodgy roof so probably scores pretty poorly on the energy efficiency scale.
Also I have a wife who grew up in a hot climate and has very poor tolerance for low temperatures.
I grew up in a house where my mum would have the bedroom window open overnight in all weathers and you could sometimes see the breath in front of your face when you woke up even if you were still nice and cosy underneath the duvet. That and consistently being the first kid in school to come in wearing shorts (February is fine for that apparently) and I am almost impervious to cold now.
Don’t need to tell you who wins the thermostat battle in my house!
Not you!My house is much of the same, my wife basically can’t stand the cold either so tomorrow is not a good day for me!
I’ve ordered electric blankets for all the beds (only a single one for the double bed my wife and I have) and we are committed to not having heating on overnight.
It can turn on at 0600 and warm the place up for the morning.
The money we have wasted in the past makes me want to puke. We can’t afford to do the same thing now!
It can turn on at 0600 and warm the place up for the morning.
The money we have wasted in the past makes me want to puke. We can’t afford to do the same thing now!
What ones did you buy ?
I went with the dreamcatcher ones.
not selected by anything more scientific than Amazon reviews. They should arrive on Monday .
It claims 2p per hour usage although that has probably gone up a bit recently but I figure turn them on for 30 mins before you get in then turn them off again once you are in and then all good.
hopefully!
Doubt it will materialise but could truss survive that... I'm not sure she could
Can't see 35 conservatives working with labour
I bought an IKEA padded throw/blanket in 2008 that is pretty huge, fits well over the bed down to the floor. We stick that on over our duvet and it's so warm in the bed we don't need the heating on.
The secret is wool bedsheets. We always forget the bedsheets.
Good call. Sleeping on top of another duvet works too
I found turning it up before going to bed then down to 1 or 2 the best if you're using them as the only heat for sleeping. Turning it off meant waking up at 3am for me as it still gets cold quickly. I've found mine using below 2p per hour though.
At one point I might have believed there'd be enough sensible Tory MPs to pull that off but not now.