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Why do EA have back to back viewings
MancTom replied to shlomo's topic in House prices and the economy
Puts pressure on you to make an offer because you know lots of others are viewing? Less work for them to go to the house once and show everyone around? -
I've got the same problem with my private pension.
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Do they do this every time another benefit changes? I didn't get a letter telling me my child benefit was increasing this year...nor did I get a letter telling me the rules about who is eligible was changed. It was all in the news though. Given this I don't see what's special about pension benefits. In some examples shown people have retired from high paid jobs without checking what state pension they are entitled to and then discovered they would not get it for another x years. I can't see why that person should get any compensation - they could and should have checked before making a life changing decision like that.
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I just read the DWP has explicitly said after this ruling they will not pay any compensation. Up to MP's to pass a law to do so now. As you say, given the state of the country and finances I can't see how spending 10 billion could be a good use of money. Should be investing in future generations.
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won't happen even for waspis. Needs new legislation and I doubt either party is going to legislate to spend 10 billion given the state of government finances.
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how do social workers manage in Amsterdam?
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I didn't say incarcerate. Shooting a few of them to set an example is what will happen. Don't think it won't - we did it in WW1 and if the Russians were marching across Western Europe it won't be any different now. We are only civilised now because we have the luxury of being at peace.
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they wouldn't fit in prison. And anyway if they can be shipped off to prison, they can just as easily be shipped off to the trenches. And when push comes to shove examples would be made of anyone running in the wrong direction in a war time situation if needed.
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at a university you do save 300k though, at least for any staff fully funded from external research grants. If the person is not employed the research council does not hand over 300k to the university anymore, even if the person was paid 100k.
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But they don't. The university says how much it is and the research funder has to pay it. As far as I have experienced the latter has no mechanism to question it. A number of years ago overheads increased to such an extent that long term funded research staff had to be made redundant because the same pot could only pay for fewer people due to this inflation in overheads.
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sure, how does this add up to 100k for 1 day of bin collection though? Say 4 people on 30k each, so real cost of 100k each. Then divide 100k/260 days to get 380 pounds per day. What about the other 99.5 k per day?
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5th of UK adults not looking for work
MancTom replied to sambino's topic in House prices and the economy
even if you make them play they won't play though. I remember one kid at school and if you passed the rugby ball to him he just moved out of the way and it fell on the ground. Just standing on the pitch not doing anything. You can't force someone to play if they really don't wan to do it. -
5th of UK adults not looking for work
MancTom replied to sambino's topic in House prices and the economy
But isn't most of the cost of an existing house the cost of the land? So you still need 200-500k to buy a piece of land to put your 100k prefab on. -
Sunak Is Going To Be Useless
MancTom replied to Social Justice League's topic in House prices and the economy
does such insurance even exist? Usually insurance has get out clauses for things like wars etc. -
The article states: "Cost started at £21,000 a week in July but have risen due to the authority bringing in external contractors to clear rubbish, according to a report to the council cabinet" So normally its 21k per week, but when using external contractors they charge what they want and its 311k per week. At 21k per week one 100k roles empties the bins for 5 weeks.
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what? The salary is 100k. It costs 100k per day to empty bins?
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Brexit/Rejoin - An alternative to the dichotomy
MancTom replied to TTID's topic in House prices and the economy
It might be cheaper, but fruit and veg going mouldy quickly is becoming more and more of a problem. The quality seems to be much lower than it was. -
Spring Budget 2024 (Complete Hunt Guide)
MancTom replied to Pmax2020's topic in House prices and the economy
Yes because I will pay less NI and my child benefit won't be taxed anymore. I'd rather they were not reduced and the country was improved - but with the current government and civil service I don't think more money really helps given the scale of incompetence and corruption. I don't want to see any part say "pay more tax". Anything in a general pot is wasted I suspect. I want to see "pay more tax and you get X more doctor consultants on the front line, or Y infrastructure upgraded or added etc". -
Not true. According to brexiteers you can only have one referendum, and then you are stuck with it no matter how stupid it turns out to be.
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It's more than a shortage of tradesman. It's a shortage of competent tradesman. e.g when we had problems with the heating systems out of 5 plumbers, only 2 were actually competent. Of the other 3 2 said they could not do anything because they did not know enough and worse the third pretended he knew and did unnecessary work (confirmed by one of the 2 competent ones). Same with other tradesman - being new to an area its a nightmare to find the ones who are competent or not trying to rip you off.