Tin Foil Hat
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My V8 gets 30 on a run. 4L Jag sovereign.
Good job I don't drive much
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Final salary pension stops next year for most.
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It's BS. Why am I still skint and not getting any pay rises then (public sector)?
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As title, listen in now.
in 2016 he now says-it's a projection
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We all know the recovery is a pre-election sham derived from any odds and ends the government have left lying around instead of true economic growth for the people but it will be interesting to hear what part ppi plays.
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How will HMRC know who to chase? And is it going to be profitable? My payout I got myself without a parasite company was 2 grand inc interest and I have no idea if it was taxed or not.
Also is it worth their while when I suspect the majority were small beer payouts like mine.
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Is it not more a reflection on true inflation?
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Greggs seem to be less popular of late. A few years ago they seemed to be riding high with much patronage from the charva/buggy momma/Catherine Tate schoolgirl demographic. A bit like a noughties version of Spudulike.
They've gone down the same route as the rest:
1. Reduce quality
2. Reduce portion size
3. Increase price
It's almost like there's a "numptynomics" school of business development which thinks everyone is so thick they won't notice such tactics and it never fails to backfire on them.
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My season ticket would be 15k. Newark to kings cross.
No I couldn't afford that in a million years.
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These people need to understand that their corporatist masters don't want them to live there anymore as more profitable renters can fill their places.
Harsh but that's the truth. Tories labour and libs are in the corporate pockets now. No government will do much against their fund providers and post government consultancy friends.
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Jimothy. Used to like his or her posts.
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I'd hazard a guess as to the purchasing power of the income being decreased to the tune of 30% due to real inflation (not the trumped up numbers they feed us).
How many beans you have in your pocket is largely irrelevant, it's what you can buy with the beans that counts.
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How can there be any more? Everything is already cheap (to those at the top of the corporatist state structures) crap made in China. At one time the poor quality goods from china used to be cheap for the consumer as well but now they're full ticket price for rubbish as well.
I don't see how you can squeeze any more in dave. I think you might be a nob and are letting them hoodwink you into making their silent invasion easier.
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I wonder how long it will take for the public at large to realise that in the corporatist state, growth means fvck all as those at the top will keep it all for themselves.
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I worked for an American software company c e r n e r who are extremely litigious and did exactly this. In my personal experience the ranking was completely arbitrary and opinion based which meant in reality the inner clique got the top ratings and others didn't. It was rumoured that it was also a method whereby sacking older and more expensive resources could be justified and then they got replaced by cheap newbies.
It was utter toss and I smile but feel sorry for those working there all scrabbling to kiss butt and keep themselves out of the bottom 10%.
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Q. What's worse than a public sector wonk?
A. A private sector tax profiteering wonk.
Off topic, but this is why the NHS is underperforming when you consider the amount of cash it gets. There's really not an awful lot left of the NHS now apart from the admin and clinical staff in hospitals and some estates.
All privatised to tax milking companies.
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But they still want to reduce everything, allow inflation to further make our lives harder and continue the race to the bottom of the world living standards.
I surmise this is a good set of results only for the 1% and the powers that be will continue to make us suffer as much as they can get away with without causing civil unrest.
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I see this as the same argument about final salary pensions but for housing.
Once upon a time, the public sector (houses/pension schemes) were considered to be a bit crap. Then the corporatists managed to influence governments to allow them to nobble the (pensions/housing) thus creating a situation whereby the once-crap is now better than the proles can get from the private sector. Champagne all round for the corporatists and the proles are left fighting with themselves about those left in the public sector (pensions/houses) to demand a race to the bottom so everyone is on the corporatist minimal existence.
However, I think we should be arguing and fighting the other way since those crap pensions will need state supplements by the time they are drawn and the housing stock of bedsits simply won't be suitable for older people with care needs.
Bring back final salary pensions via increased contributions and rebalance the housing through more non-RTB council housing built to the old standards of room size.
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I used to like the odd bit of Greggs stuff but:
1. Prices are up.
2. Portion size is down.
3. Quality of ingredients is noticeably down so it's not as nice anymore.
But this is the same old triad of profitability efforts these large companies take and think they will get away with. And in the main they don't and Greggs is no exception.
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Looks like the optimism based recovery has 'peaked'.
Peak optimism
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but to spend more don't you need to have more to spend?
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I've let my dd lapse as two quid a throw is too much to waste. I'd be interested to know how the numbers look since the change. Any way we can find out?
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Tesco food is mostly shit and overpriced. The non food items are almost all very cheap and nasty Chinese tat sold at big markup.
Someone up high reckoned they'd get away with it and perhaps now they will realise this wasn't going to work long term.
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Let me assure you all it has not cost anything like this as they are only paid on delivery and a lot of it never made the grade. A lot of companies went bust as they couldn't deliver.
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The only people I know of buying at the moment are doing so with inheritance money and seem quite willing to pay over the odds (presumably cos it's not their money so to speak), and will be doing so without a mortgage. However the people over the road with an overpriced house for sale for 2 years show no sign of being sensible. After 18 months they reduced by 50k however it's still at least 50k too expensive for what it is and needs doing. Catching a falling knife etc...
Jobseekers Being Forced Into Zero-Hours Roles
in House prices and the economy
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Self employed people now declare income making them appear to be 40% down however I'd imagine this is the black market in effect with the false inflation figures and the fact people just can't make ends meet by playing by the rules. Cash jobs are almost the norm now.