i.e with Gordon Brown, another Scot but one who sounds like one.
The interesting thing about Mr Brown is that he'll not have been voted in as Prime Minister, i.e. the British electorate didn't vote for him to be PM.
But that's democracy, 21st century British style.
Mr Brown likes taxation. He likes taxing useful citizens to pay the wages and 'benefits' of useless ones.
His premiership is going to be interesting.
Regards,
shrike.
The UK Without Tony Blair
The UK Without Tony Blair
shrike;531800 wrote: i.e with Gordon Brown, another Scot but one who sounds like one.
The interesting thing about Mr Brown is that he'll not have been voted in as Prime Minister, i.e. the British electorate didn't vote for him to be PM.
But that's democracy, 21st century British style.
Mr Brown likes taxation. He likes taxing useful citizens to pay the wages and 'benefits' of useless ones.
His premiership is going to be interesting.
Regards,
shrike.
We don't vote for the prime minister and never have. Usually the PM is the leader of the party with the biggest majority, or on the odd occasion the political leader that can put together a coalition to form a governent. TB perhaps would like to have presidential powers but he doesn't, parliament can stop him cold if they chose to do so. Parliament is the sovereign power in the UK not the monarch not the PM.
There is always the possibility gordon brown will lose his seat.
The interesting thing about Mr Brown is that he'll not have been voted in as Prime Minister, i.e. the British electorate didn't vote for him to be PM.
But that's democracy, 21st century British style.
Mr Brown likes taxation. He likes taxing useful citizens to pay the wages and 'benefits' of useless ones.
His premiership is going to be interesting.
Regards,
shrike.
We don't vote for the prime minister and never have. Usually the PM is the leader of the party with the biggest majority, or on the odd occasion the political leader that can put together a coalition to form a governent. TB perhaps would like to have presidential powers but he doesn't, parliament can stop him cold if they chose to do so. Parliament is the sovereign power in the UK not the monarch not the PM.
There is always the possibility gordon brown will lose his seat.
The UK Without Tony Blair
I'd be more worried about The UK without the Labour Party....under the conservatives I was paying 12% interest on my mortgage..there were more strikes etc.....people forget those days AND negative equity on homes !!
A smile is a window on your face to show your heart is home
The UK Without Tony Blair
jesse b;532775 wrote: but ya had the cash to pay ya mortgage
at moment intrest rate goes up 1 percent and people lose there homes
under conservatives more money about
Not sure i agree with that Jess.......I didn't have a 'pot to pi$$ in' (still don't) but there wasn't so much temptation with loans and credit cards in those 'Maggie Thatcher' days and it wasn't so easy to get a mortgage in the first place. You always had to pay a 10% deposit.
at moment intrest rate goes up 1 percent and people lose there homes
under conservatives more money about
Not sure i agree with that Jess.......I didn't have a 'pot to pi$$ in' (still don't) but there wasn't so much temptation with loans and credit cards in those 'Maggie Thatcher' days and it wasn't so easy to get a mortgage in the first place. You always had to pay a 10% deposit.
A smile is a window on your face to show your heart is home
The UK Without Tony Blair
jesse b;532775 wrote: but ya had the cash to pay ya mortgage
at moment intrest rate goes up 1 percent and people lose there homes
under conservatives more money about
The more I think about this, the more I disagree. Most people that start out on the homeownership road find it hard for the first few years....it has always been like this.
As for the 'old days' being better.....no.no. no.....they were not.... apart from the fact that people had more respect for property and people and were'nt so greedy and materialistic.
It may be different this time, but my guess is that if the conservatives get in again, then the divide between rich and poor will get bigger....we'll be taxed even more and the country will go to rat $hit
at moment intrest rate goes up 1 percent and people lose there homes
under conservatives more money about
The more I think about this, the more I disagree. Most people that start out on the homeownership road find it hard for the first few years....it has always been like this.
As for the 'old days' being better.....no.no. no.....they were not.... apart from the fact that people had more respect for property and people and were'nt so greedy and materialistic.
It may be different this time, but my guess is that if the conservatives get in again, then the divide between rich and poor will get bigger....we'll be taxed even more and the country will go to rat $hit
A smile is a window on your face to show your heart is home
The UK Without Tony Blair
Bez;534888 wrote: The more I think about this, the more I disagree. Most people that start out on the homeownership road find it hard for the first few years....it has always been like this.
As for the 'old days' being better.....no.no. no.....they were not.... apart from the fact that people had more respect for property and people and were'nt so greedy and materialistic.
It may be different this time, but my guess is that if the conservatives get in again, then the divide between rich and poor will get bigger....we'll be taxed even more and the country will go to rat $hit
The difference was in the allowed level of debt.
When I bought my first house we were allowed 2.5 my wage plus my wife's.
My youngest daughter's just bought her first house and could have had 5 times joint. Add to that the average level of credit card debt and you will get more bankrupcies as soon as the interest rates go up.
As for the 'old days' being better.....no.no. no.....they were not.... apart from the fact that people had more respect for property and people and were'nt so greedy and materialistic.
It may be different this time, but my guess is that if the conservatives get in again, then the divide between rich and poor will get bigger....we'll be taxed even more and the country will go to rat $hit
The difference was in the allowed level of debt.
When I bought my first house we were allowed 2.5 my wage plus my wife's.
My youngest daughter's just bought her first house and could have had 5 times joint. Add to that the average level of credit card debt and you will get more bankrupcies as soon as the interest rates go up.