Cost of living crisis.

[Daggers]

[fox_up_north]

2 hours ago, filthyfox said:

Maaaaaate.

I work in local government, and I can't tell you, there will be no improvement unless the rates go up by about 20%.

The last 5 years has all been damage limitation.  Very little, if any money is received direct from Govt with regards to Council funding.

Main funding streams are usually Council tax, parking rates and planning fees.

You might want to read into the tone of my statement

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, fox_up_north said:

You might want to read into the tone of my statement

Your Poe is much too subtle, dude.

[Guest Lako42]

11 hours ago, Eurofox said:

USA economy up 4.7

European economy up 2.1

UK economy down 0.7.

Oven Ready deal my arse.

Oven ready is about right imo, seeing as ready meals are always complete and utter shite. 

 

Should be some prison sentences for key pro Brexit "fact" throwers. 

Edited 18 November 2022 by Lako42

[ozleicester]

1 hour ago, grobyfox1990 said:

The wind fall he’s referring to is because the vast majority of reserves are there because of QE. Banks have huge upside on this money, which has been created, and is costing govt billions a month. The definition of windfall and unearned income. And now they have got the levy cut . Yesterday was an absolute bonanza for banks and intra day share price movements reflected that. 

[Fazzer 7]

3 hours ago, filthyfox said:

Maaaaaate.

I work in local government, and I can't tell you, there will be no improvement unless the rates go up by about 20%.

The last 5 years has all been damage limitation.  Very little, if any money is received direct from Govt with regards to Council funding.

Main funding streams are usually Council tax, parking rates and planning fees.

The money paid out by government to house the channel migrants in hotels for 1 week would make a massive difference to our council funding. It is I think the smallest unitary council in the Country. 

[Zear0]

6 minutes ago, Fazzer 7 said:

The money paid out by government to house the channel migrants in hotels for 1 week would make a massive difference to our council funding. It is I think the smallest unitary council in the Country. 

Gentle reminder...It was your obsession with asylum seekers that got the politics thread closed.

[filthyfox]

53 minutes ago, fox_up_north said:

You might want to read into the tone of my statement

Sorry... sarcasm is difficult for me.

[filthyfox]

55 minutes ago, fox_up_north said:

You might want to read into the tone of my statement

Sorry... sarcasm is difficult for me.

[filthyfox]

Anyway...

 

Have I missed something.

The news keeps bleating about tax rises.

 

I can't actually see any apart from VED, which hasn't gone up for a long time. Everything else was just plans that have been redrawn?

 

Unless you have too much money coming in that the cost of living doesn't really impact you!

 

When was the last time you saw a poor person driving an electric car?

 

[VLC86]

3 minutes ago, filthyfox said:

Anyway...

 

Have I missed something.

The news keeps bleating about tax rises.

 

I can't actually see any apart from VED, which hasn't gone up for a long time. Everything else was just plans that have been redrawn?

 

Unless you have too much money coming in that the cost of living doesn't really impact you!

 

When was the last time you saw a poor person driving an electric car?

 

Wages are increasing, tax bands remain as they are which will mean for many it’s a tax rise.

[filthyfox]

4 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

Wages are increasing, tax bands remain as they are which will mean for many it’s a tax rise.

Oh, I see that.  But the threshold rise  is a bonus. (Bloke on £32k living in Dorset (very expensive here)).

Edited 18 November 2022 by filthyfox

[ealingfox]

2 hours ago, Daggers said:

 

Moe should be Mark surely

[filthyfox]

Half decent electric car costs one years wages, brand new.

 

Ain't no way I'm paying for that anyway!

Edited 18 November 2022 by filthyfox

[ClaphamFox]

12 hours ago, weller54 said:

Nooooooo..

Nothing to do with Brexit!!

How dare you bring this up!

Everything is going swimmingly and there was bound to be teething problems 😂😂😂!!

 

Within that poll, the number of Brexit voters who now believe it was the wrong thing to do has risen to 19% from 4% the last time the poll was taken.

 

That's only going to go in one direction over the next few years. I wonder at what point the data becomes so emphatic that senior politicians dare to openly admit that the whole thing was a terrible mistake... 

[VLC86]

39 minutes ago, filthyfox said:

Oh, I see that.  But the threshold rise  is a bonus. (Bloke on £32k living in Dorset (very expensive here)).

The lowest threshold generally rises each year is my understanding although I’m not close enough to the detail to say that’s definitely the case.

[st albans fox]

38 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Within that poll, the number of Brexit voters who now believe it was the wrong thing to do has risen to 19% from 4% the last time the poll was taken.

. 

now it gets interesting 

Do the numbers get to a level that means the next GE isn’t considered a single issue vote risk as per 2019 ? 
 

I would certainly expect the Lib Dems to fight on the basis of rejoining the single market and allowing free movement with current Schengen zone countries citizens.   Will Labour jump too ? they could make a judgment that pushing some core (and possibly floating) voters to the tories would be worse than how many they would lose to the Lib Dems. 
 

I hope this isn’t viewed as being a disallowed political post. It’s commentary. 

Edited 18 November 2022 by st albans fox

[st albans fox]

58 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

Wages are increasing, tax bands remain as they are which will mean for many it’s a tax rise.

Can’t wait until some employers say that they aren’t putting wages up to protect their staff from a tax increase! 

[Daggers]

5 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

 

I hope this isn’t viewed as being a disallowed political post. It’s commentary. 

 

[grobyfox1990]

If anyone wants an Amex DM me for referral signup link. You get 5% cash back on all spending in first three months then 0.5% after and then best customer service by far. They rebate basically any charge.

 

We both get a £20 referral bonus, I’ll give you £10 of my £20 as an extra sweetener. 

[Eurofox]

6 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

now it gets interesting 

Do the numbers get to a level that means the next GE isn’t considered a single issue vote risk as per 2019 ? 
 

I would certainly expect the Lib Dems to fight on the basis of rejoining the single market and allowing free movement with current Schengen zone countries citizens.   Will Labour jump too ? they could make a judgment that pushing some core (and possibly floating) voters to the tories would be worse than how many they would lose to the Lib Dems. 
 

I hope this isn’t viewed as being a disallowed political post. It’s commentary. 

MP's Haven't got the balls to admit that they were wrong...

I doubt the European Parliament will want us back anyway as we used to Vito lots 

[Eurofox]

3 minutes ago, Daggers said:

 

Mark banner 

[Eurofox]

[Eurofox]

With our own rules we can put as much raw sewage in the sea as we want...

Fantastic future for kid's 

[Eurofox]

Skegness anyone ?