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  1. MalcSB

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    Totally irrelevant, definitely won’t come back to bite them on their arses.
  2. MalcSB

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    How very democratic of you.
  3. MalcSB

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    please don’t confuse me even more 🙏 Its No wonder economies collapse, it’s all smoke and mirrors,
  4. MalcSB

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    Shouldn’t it be worrying for Labour supporters that,despite the Tories awful record in power for the past 14 years, their party was unable to win the hearts and minds of the electorate? I would be surprise if questions aren’t asked about that within the party once the 8nitial euphoria has...
  5. MalcSB

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    Thanks, this post makes it all make sense.
  6. MalcSB

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    It’s not just that, it’s that such a huge majority has been achieved whilst actually getting less votes than last time. A huge victory without persuading anyone that they are the most worthy recipient of their vote. Despite having an awful Tory government for 14 years, Labour could not convince...
  7. MalcSB

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    Thanks for trying to explain. So, my understanding of what you have said is,- I am assuming that my savings are real money and that the interest I, and other savers, received does come from lending it. However, our savings aren’t enough to meet the lending requirements of those who need to...
  8. MalcSB

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    Obviously showing my age, growing up in an era of mutuals and building societies. Where does the money come from to pay the interest on my savings then?
  9. MalcSB

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    But a party voted for by 20% of the electorate have a massive majority,
  10. MalcSB

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    Current rates really aren’t all that bonkers when you look at the last 50 years. The practically zero rates were the exception.
  11. MalcSB

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    Foreign producers of oil and gas plus utility shareholders. OFGEN regulates the price we pay though, definitely not challenging enough. Still, Labour‘s cheap zero carbon electricity will address that issue by 31 December 2029.
  12. MalcSB

    What's your dream car?

    I had a white RS Turbo like the one in the picture. Lots of torque steer.
  13. MalcSB

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    It was a post responding to posts about people not wanting to work. I have learnt something from this though, that general opinion is that the productivity of an 8 hour shift is improved by spending 2 hours of it watching TV.
  14. MalcSB

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    The interest rates benefits the savers who are providing the funds for you to borrow to buy your home.
  15. MalcSB

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    Over eight in 10 hybrid employees have admitted watching TV on company time Gen Z employees and men were among the worst at staying on the job at hand Those who do watch TV at work clock up a whopping two hours of screen time Over eight in 10 UK employees who work from home have admitted to...
  16. MalcSB

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    So if that isn’t forthcoming, Labour’s plans will be shelved? It will be interesting to see what incentives are available to encourage the required private investment. I guess what gets me is how they make out it’s a surprise when they will have had discussions with civil servants weeks ago and...
  17. MalcSB

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    So people would work harder if there was a benefit to them, For example didn’t have to pay as much tax.
  18. MalcSB

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    Of course it wasn’t a bad result. A better result would have been the same number of seats having taken all the votes from the Tories that Reform did.
  19. MalcSB

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    Bloody hell, that was quicker than I anticipated. ”Rachel Reeves has issued a damning assessment of the state of the UK’s finances. The new chancellor of the exchequer said she was inheriting a depleted economy from the Conservatives that would create a “challenge” for the new Labour...
  20. MalcSB

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    You do talk bollocks. People on here, myself included, really aren’t saying those things.
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