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I think it's terrible when then force animals to wear clothing. A little dog like that in boxer shorts, tut tut.

Agree 100% Government can not create wealth but they can put in place the enviroment for it to happen. Business and the people will then create the wealth. Putting the tax up on income in April is the worst decision ever. It will push up inflation big time but more importantly it will deincentivize employers from employing and workers from working.

Thank you Very interesting anecdotes. Most of my production staff are Polish and they are all good employee's all round, but there is definitely a change in attitude especially over the last 3 years and they are all more discerning and getting more demanding as expected from a typical UK worker. There was an influx of Romanians around 4 years ago which the Poles were not very happy about as they were undercutting rates and wages. I also employ a Macedonian and a Gambian who are both good employee's but all of them demand higher wages "the going rate". Can you blame them? It is supply and demand as we all know. Wage inflation is taking off and for both you and I it is very uncomfortable, and our businesses are suffering. There are only 2 things we can do. 1. Improve productivity as much as we can and increase prices as much as we can or 2. Go bust and give up.

OK very interesting If they know of 35 (definate?) then there is likely to be at least several more, as there are always MPs who will keep it to themselves and the 1922 committee never comment on the number of letters unless there is a leak? which is very unlikely. So he could be pushed after all. edited to add Monday morning deluge of letters?

This is very interesting. We have had a long period where many people (in western countries mainly) have had an extended period of economic inactivity. It has given them time to re-assess what they want out of life and have got into the habit of not going to their previous job. Some will have got "free" money on various schemes governments thought up which also had the problem of moral hazard. Some others that could not get any free money found other ways of making a living or not. Many people will decide to retire early, very early in many cases. Others will have found much cheaper ways to live and decide to drop out of the system. Many others will have gotten so use to getting money for not going to work they will resent having to go back into a job they now realize they really did detest. 2 years is a very long time in world economics and many supply chains are simply no longer there. Many businesses are no longer there and many workers have returned to their home countries. Changes to the economic landscape will create shortages of labour and business types in many areas and it will take a lot more than 2 more years to re-balance this situation. In some ways it will never be the same again. As you know this is a global phenomenon and people will only seek employment when they once again have to, to be able to survive. The reason people go to work in a capatalist system is for money. If they don't need it, or feel they can live without it, then they won't go. EDITED TO ADD The incentive for work is not there in many cases.

Yes I do and there will be a number of posters on this thread that need an equally long ladder.

Same here, but maybe if they are going to change leaders better now than later on. 2 years to get settled in. You can feel the tension. Do you think Carrie has got anything to do with him not resigning?

Yes As long as we don't get involved.

Yes of course it will. It will be seen for what it is.

Wow If those percentages are accurate that is shocking. Even the Republican percentages are high in my view. Maybe China will take over the world and people will like it. Never thought people would reject freedom in this way. WOW

What total poppycock Farming won't prosper with more competition Everything improves with fair competition it was/is the EU subsidies for various farmers that distorted and corrupted farming. Let farmers farm and run their farms as they see fit. Wages for farm workers won't increase much If you get cheap slave labour from desperate european workers then that keeps your prices down, gives you no incentive to increase productivity or invest in machinery. Wages will increase as UK workers want higher wages as will productivity and investment as higher wages incentivize. lower standards for imports compared to domestic supply Standards will improve especially animal welfare which the cruelty that the EU allows is just inhuman. As we are not under the control of the EU we can very quickly get food standards and improve processing. We will no longer be subject to horse meat, rat meat substitutes as we will be able to test and trace imports to our own satisfation. The EU is a self serving socialist block and will not survive the decade.

What? Do you not read all the posts? We have a few communists (some openly self-proclaimed) to the degree of total fascism who believe in total control of the individual that the state knows best and any means of suppression is acceptable. Being forced to be vaccinated is just par for the course. Xi Jinping is openly proclaimed a hero. A woman having a baby outside a hospital given no help as she has Covid is all part of their zero covid strategy and socialism is for the good of the majority and it shows the population the importance of keeping isolated and the consequences if you do catch it. I think this might be slightly more dangerous than someone refusing to have a fourth vaccine jab.

Well it is gone 6pm and he hasn't resigned. I was wrong. It doesn't make much sense for him to hang on and fight, it has never been in his DNA to tackle an issue head on and he must realize by now it will start to get very dirty and personal here on in? The only influence that could possibly have stopped him is princess nut nuts. Does she really have this much influence? Is she that ambitious? Why would he take her advice? Why does she want her husband to remain as PM? Was it her that organised all these parties? The media are likely to turn on her in the next few days. I wonder how she will respond? There are always complications it would seem.

There are at least a few. Pro-vax nutters are much more dangerous than anti-vax nutters so it is more important they are identified.

Maybe, but if you compare the UK to China we are doing brilliantly. Can't remember the last time a city in the UK had it's electricity deliberately cut off? around 1970 if I remember. Also can't remember the last time political opponents were imprisoned and executed 18th century? edited to add At least we can have scandals. If you tell any one you've been abused you get taken for re-eduction if you try a peaceful protest you get squashed by tanks and taken to re-eduction camps. Makes you feel good to have a scandal when you think what it would be like in China.

Yes your one of the sensible posters Yes another one of the sensible posters

I am quite sure we will see our PM resign tomorrow morning. His position is untenable. His announcement speech will be very interesting. I expect some journalists have been given the nod so we may not see too many party stories in the Sunday papers. Is Rishi's job unelevenable? He will probably stay on in the short term until a brand new untainted PM is chosen which will take quite some time and a PR stunt for the Conservatives. I would guess Raab as the caretaker PM as Boris disappears from the limelight. Hope you will all be suitably surprised.

Yes, I think this has been the situation for over a week.

The spectrum of Covid Vaccination views. Polaziration of posters on this thread ANTI VAX NUTTERS Believe no-one should be Vaccinated ever. Probably 3% general population? 40% posters? REST OF US Trying to make sense of the data and reports on the vaccine and weighing up the best option for ourselves and our children Probably 94% general population? 20% posters? PRO VAX NUTTERS Believe everyone should be forced to be Vaccinated Probably 3% general population? 40% posters? It does seem there are a very high percentage of posters on this thread on the very extremes. I would say I was reasonably Pro-vax when they came out first, although slightly hesitant (checking latest data) I would say I am slightly Anti-vax now although I am still checking latest data. I think the vaccine, on balance, is no longer a requirement with this milder strain and could well be a higher risk than not. But I could well change my mind when new data or a hiigher threat (from a new strain etc) emerges. Where would you put yourself on the spectrum?

You are absolutely correct. Most of the early money went into safer asset investment but the amounts of money has been so much it has found its way into more riskier asset bubbles and other government initiatives and general loans. The bank reserves that are in law are being kept but the size of the balance sheet is now so high. The banks have made record profits over the last 2 years especially and if we suddenly did see a downturn, it would be worth checking how much over the 85k you had in each banking group. Money has trickled down to all types of loan providers and the amount of debt has kept growing and growing. The government are in the same position and cannot afford their repayments that is why they are still creating more money to fund themselves. They talk about "tapering" which is trying to borrow a little bit less each month but the debt itself continues to grow and they can't even do this. Both the US and UK have used some of the QE to just "give away" to the population (similar to helicopter money) in the guise of furlough or government backed loan schemes etc etc etc. This money will find a more direct route into the economy so will affect CPI figures quicker. All this free money will need to be accounted for and with so much of it being taken fraudulently we already have a moral hazard. So, the difference between QE and helicopter money is? Helicopter money acts quicker to stimulate an economy and the general population, mostly the poorer depending on the exact method, gain. The downside is that there would soon be a moral hazard as everyone can see what is going on. QE directly increases the wealth of the very rich. I believe it is just the top 1.5% that have gained enormous wealth, but I understand the top 5% have all gained. Everyone else loses out with the middle classes losing out the most. It is no accident that the 2 biggest banks in the world are now American. The downside is that there would soon be a moral hazard amongst the rich and the banking system where they no longer worry about customer deposits, they no longer need branches or investors they just need a growing number of investment opportunities, and the rest of the population cannot see what is going on. Both methods create inflation equally as wherever you add cheap, almost free, money into a system it devalues the currency itself. So, QE primarily increases asset values and Helicopter money increases items in the CPI and other goods and services. Why should anyone bother to become economically active when money can be received so easily? We will see a reluctance of much of the workforce to get back into it. We will be getting a labour shortage that is here to stay for some time. All the above is obvious, and I know most of you already understand all of it. I will be teaching my gran to suck eggs later.

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Why would I care what you want? If you want vegtables you will need to pay more for them so people can earn a liveable wage. Edited to add As you are a remainer why don't you move to a country in the EU we would all appreciate that.

Just took on one of the four posts I had to fill. Just 3 more to go.

Yes of course