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A free weekend to Paris, no less
John The Pessimist replied to TheCountOfNowhere's topic in House prices and the economy
£300K overpriced and a hellish commute to anywhere with an appropriate salary. -
The Nationwide Fat Cats
John The Pessimist replied to TheCountOfNowhere's topic in House prices and the economy
As discussed on HPC countless times before, Cable is adept at pointing out the problems when on the opposition side of the house. -
General Election Prediction Poll
John The Pessimist replied to TheCountOfNowhere's topic in House prices and the economy
NI doesn't have elections, they have tribal headcounts. The DUP will be fine because their vote won't go anywhere else, and if they abstain or spoil their ballot they will let the other tribe win. -
Halifax May 2017 Prediction Thread
John The Pessimist replied to rantnrave's topic in House prices and the economy
There's a media purdah, which is what I was referring to, as opposed to the public service purdah. -
The Fidget Spinner Economy
John The Pessimist replied to Mikhail Liebenstein's topic in House prices and the economy
As far as I can tell, these things have no meaningful purpose. Yet every child wants at least 1. It's consumption for the sake of consumption, and yes, that probably has a significant role in propping up today's economy. -
Halifax May 2017 Prediction Thread
John The Pessimist replied to rantnrave's topic in House prices and the economy
When does the pre election media blackout begin? Were I cynical, I'd describe it as a last minute opportunity to shape the debate before purdah begins? -
Who here was running a course for a council yesterday? 'Fess up now!?
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High street trends...
John The Pessimist replied to 19 year mortgage 8itch's topic in House prices and the economy
My kids go to Explore Learning. In year 1 my son was in the lowest set for literacy and maths. Now in year 6 he is one of their 'bankers' for doing well in the SATs. Without some form of control sample, we can't tell whether the tuition helped. Most of the kids in the lowest set in y1 are still there. Both my daughters attend. They enjoy the informal learning culture, the absence of disruptive kids and they interact with their tutors like peers. Most of the tutors are students and the centre directors are recent graduates. The atmosphere is interactive and the kids are motivated by earning 'Lizard Cards' which can be traded in for rewards. -
High street trends...
John The Pessimist replied to 19 year mortgage 8itch's topic in House prices and the economy
The childcare voucher scheme allows some of the fees (approx £110 per child per month) be paid from pretax income. A lot of the time it is about giving little Cressida or Orpheus a leg up against their classmates/peers/competitors. However the advantage is marginal compared to the headstart (educational & social) conferred by private education. -
George Osborne named new London Evening Standard editor
John The Pessimist replied to Fairyland's topic in Current affairs
Apart from the feature on towel folding, what exactly will he contribute? -
Punch the postcode into houseprices.io, and you can see when it was first sold.
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Halifax Feb '17 Ekes Out 0.1% Rise
John The Pessimist replied to rantnrave's topic in House prices and the economy
I assume the market is 'pausing for breath' before surging again this Summer? -
Nationwide +0.6%
John The Pessimist replied to Oliver Sutton's topic in House prices and the economy
Having recently moved to Bridgnorth I wouldn't agree with you......