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Badlad1967

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  1. Genuinely interested here - but how can you claim this? As we did not have AV at the last election there is no factual way to tell who people would have placed as their 2nd, 3rd choices etc.... As there is no obligation to rank all candidates (although you do need to choose at least 1 ), we could have had exactly the same result! Read this All this fuss from the no campaign is getting rather silly TBH
  2. Vested Interest Alert for that presenter! But I have noticed recently that Sky presenters are getting a bit more aggressive when interviewing people. Maybe they are just listening to feedback that presenters ask a question, listen to the fibbing response and let it rest - like my rant on another thread about Ms Caroline Flunt on QT last night :angry: Trouble is, when they try this approach with someone talking sense it just comes across as rude and ignorant. Which in this case it was....
  3. This is where it started! This is where that rubbish Flint was spouting came from - more Balls! 3rd paragraph is the best bit. I also love the fact that Balls accuses the Tories and Lib Dems of rewriting history which is exactly what he's doing himself. Typical lying scumbag politician :angry: Now I've heard this rubbish about "debt and deficit being lower than inherited from the Tories until the GLOBAL (lol) financial crisis hit...." and it's now being repeated time and time again. But what really made my blood boil was the fact that it was left unchallenged despite Cazzer interrupting everyone at every opportunity. I think the lib dem woman was quite on the ball (pun not intended) but the Tory bloke was just a wet blanket. Dumbledore did his usual bias job. Plonker. So anyone up for a fight? I'm just sick and tired of this crap being spouted and being left unchallenged. Some of it is down to journo ignorance and the appalling job the Tories do at PR. So why don't we lend a hand??? Maybe a quick yet well constructed email to Caroline Flint's office with the real figures and asking how she came to make the error. I expect this to be ignored. But then we could approach the media. If lots of good quality research is done for them they might bite. Any hacks reading this? I'm crap at number crunching, but a quick google shows the national debt at £352B in 1997 - but I can't find a source that shows the yearly figures. HELP PEEPS! I can gladly coordinate this as I'm off for the next month or (contract ended and nothing till end May) so I have the time to do this. Anyone interested? PM me and we can chat more..... Right - off out to get some sun and let the blood cool off. Will be back to check if anyone is interested later....
  4. You've hit the nail on the head here. Times are a -changing..... I went out for a few jars last night with a group of my old Pfizer work mates. Interesting to hear that about half want to stay in the area and commute and the rest are thinking of moving - mostly to Switzerland. Career change was the subject of choice for those wanting to stay. We'll see how this one pans out but it doesn't look for good for East Kent
  5. Thank you cisco.kid for taking the time to actually read my post. What you have said is quite accurate - although Saga is primarily a call centre..... People will need to move to find work - most of the jobs being lost are quite specialised scientific roles. The office generalist and IT roles have been reduced greatly over the past few years. And for those bleating about how a 90 minute commute is going to bring about the end of the planet yap yap yap - well welcome to East Kent! The choice was Pfizer or commute.... Or (duh!) move....
  6. As I said, most of the people who work at that site do not live in Sandwich so your point about a "disjointed commute" ............ "both with the potential for long delays" is irrelevant... If you think a 90 minute commute is horrific, you must have led a very sheltered existance. * *
  7. About 20 - 30 minutes... Sandwich is a very small town. Most of the Pfizer peeps live in surrounding towns - Canterbury being one of the most popular. No need for rolling eyes. Childish
  8. 56 minutes now from Canterbury thanks to HS1 - straight into St Pancras......
  9. Viagra was discovered in Sandwich - but it is no longer manufactured there. Outsourced overseas :angry:
  10. Good point above - but East Kent is out on a limb geographically and other Pharmas are not within communiting distance. People will need to move. In order to move they will have to sell their houses..... If the Wilsons go belly up soon the bottom will fall out of the market.
  11. Getting the inside scoop on this as I used to work there... Still keeping their Cambridge site open (smaller than Sandwich) and other UK sites affected to be announced later. Ruth "McSherman" lives in the Cambridge area and spends a lot of time at the Cambridge site so this would explain the bankster type behaviour of looking after your own. :angry: :angry: :angry: East Kent officially fecked now. The only choices were Pfizer, Saga or the commute to London. People are very angry on site now as they were given assurances last year that their jobs were safe. PAH!
  12. *Wage* inflation erodes debt and that doesn't appear to be happening. When prices are rocketing and wages are not - that over sized mortgage will be taking up a larger percentage of your pay packet, not a smaller one...
  13. Why are some people so petrified of deflation? Isn't this a viable way to collapse the bubble? "Healthy inflation" "UK best placed" hmmmmmm. This sounds a bit familiar
  14. I think history will tell us that it is **only** this government that is prepared to support high house prices at the expense of everything else. What is happening in the USA and Spain are 2 immediate examples of why what you are saying is incorrect. This has a long way to play out yet. The game is most certainly not over.
  15. I've never really understood this argument. Surely if your step-son took along some income tax forms that would be adequate proof of income - thus negating any need to self-cert? That would give his income over a 12 month period and thus prove his ability to repay the debt. Have I missed something here?
  16. Oh dear - there's 3 of us then.... This is getting interesting
  17. What asbolute tosh! Not only inaccurate but plain wrong. I work in the pharmaceutical industry and involved in said research. If "your friend" did say such things then he should really consider another career. Let's get back on topic shall we?
  18. Number one - not to give up smoking! Then to get my motorbike license.... Anyone else want to join me in my mid-life crisis? Oh and to drive up the road and put Sibley out of its misery
  19. I just saw that too - thought it was very strange. I wonder how much of that will be tat bought when pissed LOL Merry Christmas everyone
  20. OK - so they bought the house for £250K in 2004 Mortgage outstanding = £226K (Interest only - oh dear....) Second mortgage = £100K (debt consolidation approx 2 years ago) Outstanding mortgage debt = £326K No information on current levels of other debt. As already said, it looks as though the bank just want to get in first and are protecting their interests. I feel sorry for this family as NatWest are not exactly being cooperative (according to the story). We'll be seeing many more stories like this....
  21. And what exactly have I cheered on? And as it appears I have been labelled an "uber-bear" - what point (in your very humble opinion) have I missed? You are quite right - we are facing some very serious economic times ahead - and a lot of this stems from the over-inflated housing market. If you did some research, you will see that "lots of would be homeowners" have not been able to realistically afford a house for years. FTB numbers dried up ages ago. The plethora of interest only loans with no repayment of the capital. To cheer this on is wrong in my opinion. Shelter is a need and housing has been pumped up into this ridiculous "one way bet, you cannot lose" investment vehicle. This was clearly very short-sighted and couldn't continue. It is the bursting of the bubble that will take the economy with it - we didn't take part, so don't try and shift the blame. In other posts, I see you've noted that "most people see property as an investment vehicle so the crash won't happen" which is a very interesting opinion. On what are you basing this theory? Please back this up with a few facts and figures as I am intrigued as to how you come to this conclusion. Now the music has stopped. The bleating has begun. And my oh my how they are bleating....
  22. It's too early to decide if this warrants a pitiful "there, there dear" pat on the head or for me to raise the alarm..... I thought it was sheep that bleat, but clearly it's the bulls as well. I am surprised at the level of denial in some people - they will cling on to the bitter end crying "it's different this time" until they are dragged kicking and screaming back to reality by reality itself. So alarm on AWOOGA
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