Saving For a Space Ship

Ten years after the financial crash, the timid left should be full of regrets https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/30/financial-crash-capitalism-banking-crisis

Seems to be an increase in such articles in recent months ? Campervan gutted in suspected arson attack in another Bristol 'van-dweller' area https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/campervan-gutted-suspected-arson-attack-1729885 (Brighton) Vandals graffiti ‘stop taking the piss’ on vehicles parked in road for months https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/30/vandals-graffiti-stop-taking-the-piss-on-vehicles-parked-in-road-for-months-7897742

Priced out of flats, now moved on in their vans: Bristol’s rent crisis Hundreds of low-paid workers across Britain are forced to live in vehicles. But they face an uncertain future https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/20/bristol-van-caravan-dwellers-rising-rents-end-of-the-road

Car sales fell 20% last month & big car dealers getting hammered Car sales fall in UK with industry's worst September since financial crisis https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/04/bumper-to-slumper-new-emissions-tests-choke-uk-car-sales Share prices fall in response to Pendragon profit warning https://www.am-online.com/news/dealer-news/2018/10/19/share-prices-fall-in-response-to-pendragon-profit-warning

Sales of existing US homes fall by most in more than 2 years https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/sales-of-existing-homes-fall-by-most-in-more-than-2-years/ar-BBOBm8J

such a shame you see hardly any of these volts / amperas in the uk . the lack of prop shaft is another cost saving of Ev;s over rear wheel drive ICE's I'm remined of......Toyota Hybrid Stories | Prius taxi with 1 million km in Austria (part 1) Fyi

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies

Forwarded from friend on Reddit Brexit was (and is) pushed through because the EU planned a law (implemented 3 days before the vote) that removes the ability for companies to effectively use off-shore tax avoidance schemes. The Brexit undertones of the EU's impending anti tax avoidance legislation https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/the-brexit-undertones-of-the-eus-impending-anti-tax-avoidance-legislation/21/06/ by coincidence, I just rewatched this doc on the Uk / City of London & its Vi's controlling many off shore tax havens, despite denying it The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire (Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np_ylvc8Zj8&feature=youtu.be

WOULD THIS COUNT AS A SELF BUILD IF YOU COLD RENT THE MACHINE ? The world's first family to live in a 3D-printed home in FraNCE https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44709534

An hpc'er posted this great doc on another thread. It shows what those hoping for change are up against. Actually made me feel like leaving the country, as change appeared hopeless The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire (Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np_ylvc8Zj8&feature=youtu.be

UK public finances are among weakest in the world, IMF says Health check shows almost £1tn wiped off wealth of public sector since 2008 crash https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/10/uk-public-finances-among-weakest-in-world-imf-says

I thought it worth adding this excelent article on the horrendous story of Sub prime parasitism that forces many into the financial sweat box (I also posted it in the Boe pcp thread) How a Subprime Auto Lender Consumed Detroit With Debt and Turned Its Courthouse Into a Collections Agency https://jalopnik.com/how-a-subprime-auto-lender-consumed-detroit-with-debt-a-1829527899

From the Us , sounds an interesting read pdf or download Life in the Financial Sweatbox (The time before a person files bankruptcy) University of Illinois College of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-21 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3126901

Australia’s housing boom is not heading for a soft landing. How did we get here? https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2018/oct/16/australias-housing-boom-is-not-heading-for-a-soft-landing-how-did-we-get-here

An often overlooked crucial benefit point with hybrids & ev's is that of battery regeneration via braking. These cars are small power stations, almost every time you take your foot off the accelerator in them , you are generating electricity, particualrly down hill , This drastically reduces brake pad wear , a major pollutant Losing a wheel will help folks extend range / use less resources..😉 Three (wheeled) electric alternatives to Morgan's EV3 https://www.carsguide.com.au/oversteer/three-wheeled-electric-alternatives-to-morgans-ev3-65734

Ev's & hybrids have just become more expensive Scrapping UK grants for hybrid cars 'astounding', says industry Government ends incentives to buy new hybrids and cuts those for electric vehicles https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/12/scrapping-uk-grants-for-hybrid-cars-astounding-says-industry In my dream world where gov's are not owned by car co's , the gov will subsidise ev conversions from old cars that have good bodies but shot engines . an E europ co had a promising prototype of an Ev motor with a wheel that could be converted. a Us uni hada similar idea with batts in tyre space - cannot find link How to Build Your own Electric Vehicle in 5 Easy Steps https://evrater.com/build-your-own-ev

How a Subprime Auto Lender Consumed Detroit With Debt and Turned Its Courthouse Into a Collections Agency https://jalopnik.com/how-a-subprime-auto-lender-consumed-detroit-with-debt-a-1829527899

not elec, but a big move away from diesle if JLP are still going in 10 yrs All John Lewis Partnership delivery lorries to run on bio-CNG from 2028 www.greenfleet.net/news/16102018/all-john-lewis-partnership-deliveries-lorries-run-bio-cng-2028 from pistonheads https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1662342&i=999999 Depreciation of electric cars varies greatly across different models by Andrew Segal 28th March 2018 https://www.insurethegap.com/articles/depreciation-of-electric-cars-varies-greatly-across-different-models

Surely you'd have to compare it to what benefits Uk migrants recieved in EE countries. Got any figures? From articles like this , it appears like they can get very little .. In search of the only Briton in Poland claiming benefits https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/19/-sp-search-for-only-briton-poland-claiming-benefits Edit: from this article it provides some figure on Uk subjects recieving EE country benefits https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/19/-sp-thousands-britons-claim-benefits-eu

some one must have worked this out, at least with a ball park figure. last year I test drove a Tesla Model S . the driver before me was sent by his accountant, as they said business leasing the Tesla was a no brainer money saver when comapred to an equivalent ice merc or bmw if the driver did high mileage. ie it was 800 quid a mnth to lease the tesla, but 40 a day (200 a week) would be saved in fuel - elec charge cost if the tesla did 200 miles a day , so this fuel saving paid for the lease completely THey said business leasing an ev over an Ice had tax advantages . Did this get a mention ? Scrapping UK grants for hybrid cars 'astounding', says industry Government ends incentives to buy new hybrids and cuts those for electric vehicles https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/12/scrapping-uk-grants-for-hybrid-cars-astounding-says-industry

'I leave the car at home': how free buses are revolutionising one French city Dunkirk is a month into a project that makes it the biggest European city to offer free public transport. So what do people think? https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/15/i-leave-the-car-at-home-how-free-buses-are-revolutionising-one-french-city

Tiny houses can work in some circumstances, with some benefits. ie reduced space to heat, forcing reduced consumerism / debt due to lack of space to collect / sore stuff. Mobility of work force The down side is not often mentioned ie. they are easy to nick as they're on wheels. often T.H. are too expensive to buy . I work with a community group trying to design cheaper building systems for shelters. This is a basic outline of one of the most promising, whether its on wheels or not Budget Shelters for Low income Groups using Purlin or Steel Rsj Type Frames & Kingspan Metal Sided Sandwich Panels   https://cabinznet.blogspot.com/?view=flipcard

UK economy heading for worst year since crash, say economists https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/14/uk-economy-heading-for-worst-year-since-financial-crash-economists-ey-item-club-no-deal-brexit

ADELPHI MUSIC FACTORY - javelin https://www.juno.co.uk/products/adelphi-music-factory-javelin/701819-01/ Dj Koze - Pick Up (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE63vMzb3UE Chaka Khan - Like Sugar (RocknRolla Soundsystem Edit)