Toonpack 9434 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Very long, but important read: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 jesus wept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4386 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 It shows he was either a shit banker, probably only tolerated due to his wife or he he doesn't really care if government money ends up in the hands of his mates. Given the non-pursuit of pandemic loan fraud its probably the latter - with maybe a bit of the former in the mix. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Irrespective, he is principally reponsible for the UK economy. If there's any credence to this, it's gross negligence and he needs to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11393 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9780 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44901 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 She's fucking revolting. She looks like her thoughts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9780 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30620 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, Isegrim said: How about… wait for it.. affordable housing? Nah, silly idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4268 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Brexit etc has really fucked building social/affordable housing. We used to budget about £1500 per square meter when building social housing, and that was at the top end. Most of the jobs we are getting prices back for now are more like £3000 per square meter. Means we have to go back to homes England for more money as the viability doesn’t stack up financially, when you look at the rents we would charge for them once complete. Homes England have no extra money, so we either build less for the same money, change the way we assess viability which is a bit of bodge or charge higher rents which is getting into the realms of not really social housing rents. Loads of established contractors have gone bump due to cash flow issues and social housing providers are having to cut budgets left right and centre, all at a time where we are being told to build more and to meet new green standards for energy use. It’s going to get really messy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35095 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 13 hours ago, Isegrim said: Not just a pretty face. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42459 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, Alex said: Not just a pretty face. If anyone finds her porn-alike just keep it yourselves, thanks CT. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7031 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 hours ago, strawb said: Brexit etc has really fucked building social/affordable housing. We used to budget about £1500 per square meter when building social housing, and that was at the top end. Most of the jobs we are getting prices back for now are more like £3000 per square meter. Means we have to go back to homes England for more money as the viability doesn’t stack up financially, when you look at the rents we would charge for them once complete. Homes England have no extra money, so we either build less for the same money, change the way we assess viability which is a bit of bodge or charge higher rents which is getting into the realms of not really social housing rents. Loads of established contractors have gone bump due to cash flow issues and social housing providers are having to cut budgets left right and centre, all at a time where we are being told to build more and to meet new green standards for energy use. It’s going to get really messy. My sister moved into a new build last year. It looks like it was chucked up. The skirting boards and seals around the house look like they were done by a blind man. I shudder to think how much effort goes into houses that aren't built to turn a profit... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42459 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 My niece has recently bought her first house, with the first-time buyers scheme. It’s a new build in Morpeth and my son has built better houses with Lego. The internal finishing, like your sisters place, is dreadful. I shudder to think what problems will emerge over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4268 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said: My sister moved into a new build last year. It looks like it was chucked up. The skirting boards and seals around the house look like they were done by a blind man. I shudder to think how much effort goes into houses that aren't built to turn a profit... I’ve worked in house building for years and I would never buy a new build, for what it’s worth. The best new builds are built by small developers, but so are the worst ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21627 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I find it almost surreal this is a thing in the UK in 2022, but if you want to participate in a government survey about bringing back imperial measurements, here's the link. I'm so glad we have plenty of civil servants spare to conduct this horse shit. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/choice-on-units-of-measurement-markings-and-sales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44901 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/11/boris-johnson-faces-rural-fury-over-post-brexit-food-strategy Now the farmers have turned on him just before a West Country by-election. And this was supposed to be his big reset. The bloke gets found out every time he does anything that requires substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3997 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) And this is why the country is fucked and we will likely never get a labour govt again. People are idiots episode 435 Edited June 12, 2022 by spongebob toonpants 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17281 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/11/boris-johnson-faces-rural-fury-over-post-brexit-food-strategy Now the farmers have turned on him just before a West Country by-election. And this was supposed to be his big reset. The bloke gets found out every time he does anything that requires substance. I used to visit Cullompton in that constituency regularly when I worked for the NHS… I have doubts whether that bunch of snide two faced Tory bastards will vote Lib Dem in sufficient numbers to overturn a 24k majority. The local Labour website doesn’t even mention the by election so I think some sort of informal deal has been done, which is encouraging 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21627 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, spongebob toonpants said: And this is why the country is fucked and we will likely never get a labour govt again. People are idiots episode 435 Confused by this a bit. Tories have ramped up immigration up to 11 at the moment haven't they, backed by the usual newspaper suspects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3997 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 We can atill be frightened of asylum seekers, don't worry about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5223 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 To echo the "people are idiots" line: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/11/poll-says-keir-starmer-worse-choice-for-pm-than-boris-johnson Polling here (just one poll but still) showing that most people still believe Starmer is a worse choice for PM than Johnson. I do not know what is wrong with these people, genuinely. Maybe media narratives as ST suggests, but I feel like the media has been pretty hard on Johnson as well? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17281 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Corbyn hangover? Maybe Starmer is Kinnock…maybe Streeting is Blair, maybe Phillipson is Blair?…. maybe the combined effect of 40 years of Murdoch + Brexit = final victory for these utter fuckin ball bags ?…. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42459 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Aye, the last bit. Unfortunately I’ve come to realise that we live in a country brim-full of absolutel cunts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30620 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Opinium always tend to have the Tories much closer to Labour than other polls due to the methodology they use. I wouldn’t worry too much about one poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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