Strokes Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 2010, which government would that be then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 (edited) Just now, Strokes said: 2010, which government would that be then? Tories in coalition. My question: who was home secretary? Edited 18 April 2018 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopfkino Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 The then Home Secretary has just confirmed it was a decision by her predecessor. To see Corbyn flounder for a question or two after that was gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 Just now, Kopfkino said: The then Home Secretary has just confirmed it was a decision by her predecessor. To see Corbyn flounder for a question or two after that was gold Ooops some red faces now then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innovindil Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43808716 Inflation down further than predicted. Might put doubt over the interest rate rise if it keeps falling this fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopfkino Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 1 minute ago, Innovindil said: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43808716 Inflation down further than predicted. Might put doubt over the interest rate rise if it keeps falling this fast. Jesus wept how inept is the BBC. Inflation is down to 2.3% according to the CPIH which the ONS used as it's official measure. BoE target CPI which is 2.5%. Might well dampen rate rises after next month's inevitability. Meanwhile, student loan interest rate will be up to 6.3% in September. Still it's fine because they announced a new railcard for 26-30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 33 minutes ago, toddybad said: Tories in coalition. My question: who was home secretary? Alan Johnson by the looks of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 So the home office destroys the records because it doesn’t have space, why didn’t they send them to the people who’s records they were? Absolute scandalous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 The Republic campaign is set to protest during the royal wedding next month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43807012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Strokes said: Alan Johnson by the looks of it. Decision by labour, implementation by the Tories. Fair enough. If they needed space why not digitize them so the info wasn't lost? It appears it's the implementation that's the problem. Edited 18 April 2018 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 31 minutes ago, toddybad said: Decision by labour, implementation by the Tories. Fair enough. If they needed space why not digitize them so the info wasn't lost? It appears it's the implementation that's the problem. Who made the decision on how to implement though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 7 minutes ago, Strokes said: Who made the decision on how to implement though? Who knows. Nobody changed the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 1 hour ago, Kopfkino said: The then Home Secretary has just confirmed it was a decision by her predecessor. To see Corbyn flounder for a question or two after that was gold Funniest moment I've seen at PMQ's for a while, Corbyn can even make himself look a complete twat when the Tories have completely fcuked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innovindil Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 1 hour ago, Kopfkino said: Jesus wept how inept is the BBC. Inflation is down to 2.3% according to the CPIH which the ONS used as it's official measure. BoE target CPI which is 2.5%. Might well dampen rate rises after next month's inevitability. Meanwhile, student loan interest rate will be up to 6.3% in September. Still it's fine because they announced a new railcard for 26-30s. Tbh I don't understand why they have any interest on student loans at all. You're never going to have a positive return from them simply because many end up paying nothing back at all. Pretty horrid to further punish the ones that do (or at the very least, try) to pay them back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Strokes said: Who made the decision on how to implement though? Also Edited 18 April 2018 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 7 minutes ago, Innovindil said: Tbh I don't understand why they have any interest on student loans at all. You're never going to have a positive return from them simply because many end up paying nothing back at all. Pretty horrid to further punish the ones that do (or at the very least, try) to pay them back. It was hugely increased by the Tories in order to make the student loan book look more attractive to investors. Ie business over people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopfkino Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 22 minutes ago, Innovindil said: Tbh I don't understand why they have any interest on student loans at all. You're never going to have a positive return from them simply because many end up paying nothing back at all. Pretty horrid to further punish the ones that do (or at the very least, try) to pay them back. I get why they don't want a real terms loss so have it at least rise with inflation (RPI daft tho) and the majority pay back no extra as a result of adding the 3% extra, by and large those that do best from uni are affected by it. Idk how it's actually applied but it's just a bit galling that I'll have an extra 3k minimum just on interest. If I pay it all back in my lifetime then I'll be earning decent buck but it's still a lot of money to forgo in life. The framing of the student debt debate, such that very few people grasp it, it's just daft to have it set up as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechey Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 Real wage growth back on the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 33 minutes ago, Beechey said: Real wage growth back on the cards. Would be good to see. Shame about the lost decade though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 7 minutes ago, toddybad said: Would be good to see. Shame about the lost decade though. Let that be a lesson not to overspend in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 9 minutes ago, Strokes said: Let that be a lesson not to overspend in the future. As you well know, the problem was that tax revenues decreased due to a financial crisis. The real lesson is to regulate harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 10 minutes ago, toddybad said: As you well know, the problem was that tax revenues decreased due to a financial crisis. The real lesson is to regulate harder. That’s what happens if you spend more than you get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 30 minutes ago, Strokes said: That’s what happens if you spend more than you get in. To avoid a deficit we'd have had to have been running a £100billion surplus. The deficit was an excuse. Growth to recover the lost revenues should have been the answer. There's a reason economists across the board disagreed with a austerity agenda when the chips were down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpe's Fox Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 After Grenfell and Windrush I dont know if Amber Rudd hates black people or not, especially as she has had Kwasi Kwateng all up inside her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 18 April 2018 Share Posted 18 April 2018 6 minutes ago, toddybad said: To avoid a deficit we'd have had to have been running a £100billion surplus. The deficit was an excuse. Growth to recover the lost revenues should have been the answer. There's a reason economists across the board disagreed with a austerity agenda when the chips were down. Yeah about right £100b surplus, that should be the future target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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