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  1. The Philosopher

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    As a flip / alternative view, I think we will se a rise in folk of all ages moving to France (not Spain where the laws are anti-English towards buyers there atm). House prices in the village I own own some properties in the Vienne are at a low. You can buy a half decent three bed with all the...
  2. The Philosopher

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    Unfortunately there are people out there who live chaotic lives / play the system who live up to your characterisation. There are a few on here (about 5) who will refute this absolute reality, but they also believe that everyone of the thousand boat migrants per day are doctors and engineers...
  3. The Philosopher

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    It’s changed. It now goes to the benefit claimant who should then pay to landlord. It may shock some to learn that often the temptation to hold on to the money is often too great for tenants in receipt of benefits. There’s a two month rule: ie, the tenant gets 2 months behind and the landlord...
  4. The Philosopher

    Your personal City cult hero

    And Onandi Lowe could have been if the club hadn’t been so weak and woke. INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. Signed with a record domestically and internationally that was top draw. Played. Scored. Got arrested. Got dropped. I get that if he had been found guilty he should be sacked. Before any...
  5. The Philosopher

    Your personal City cult hero

    Gotta be Doyle, surely? Had a stint here, came back, dragged us back from the brink by the bootstraps, wound up opponents, wound up team-mates (lol, first spell) - cult hero in my opinion.
  6. The Philosopher

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    A solution for the housing market is probably a government backed housing bank. This will seriously annoy the UK big banks hence why it hasn’t been done. Essentially, people borrow from the state (don’t fall into the trap that thinking the state is some detached institution, it’s the national...
  7. The Philosopher

    Trump is my favourite comedian of the year already

    Here: Easier for you to reflect on.
  8. The Philosopher

    Trump is my favourite comedian of the year already

    Are you drunk? Step away from the keypad.
  9. The Philosopher

    Trump is my favourite comedian of the year already

    What I do admit, is that there are people out there who macaroni their pants at the a ruling of an obscure court. These people have zero clue about how the court system in the US operates, economics, or (judging by their posts) anything at all really.
  10. The Philosopher

    Ben Wilson and Jamie Allen eating kebabs in the Algarve

    Sheaf would probably just get dispossessed of his wallet whilst dithering around deciding which card to use.
  11. The Philosopher

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    Really? Is it better to have a potential 50% tariff or a 10% one. Take your time….
  12. The Philosopher

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    The background and perspective aside, being in the EU, is it a good thing?
  13. The Philosopher

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    It’s the basis of Mosleyite / Keynesian economics, the principles of which came from Italy and Germany in the 1930’s and to a degree the USA during the Great Depression. Namely, the cure to unemployment is public works (rail, the Hoover Dam) which sets to work the unemployed at the government...
  14. The Philosopher

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    The economic intelligence of many on here.
  15. The Philosopher

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    A program to get people off benefits and in to work else benefits stop? Talk me through your logic…..
  16. The Philosopher

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    That’s quick work (satire)
  17. The Philosopher

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    The reality will be lost on a number of the synaptically challenged on here: We were told that queues at passport control, Dover and so on would be huge. Not so. Yes, there are slight delays at passport control as they are stamped (and in some cases checks are done to make sure 90 day limits...
  18. The Philosopher

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    The increase in 30 year olds over the last few years is directly linked to the immigration increases. A shortage of working aged people in this age group to do lesser paid jobs has acted as a pull to migrants. There are caveats: The number of working aged people not working has increased...
  19. The Philosopher

    Lampard Axed! (Christine)

    Yes, Christine Lampard out of a job now that Lorraine is axed. Tragic.
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