JohnL

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > EU now talking about basic income. > > > > > http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-an > > > > d-tech/universal-basic-income-robots-eu-meps-unemp > > > > loyment-mady-delvaux-stehres-european-parliament-a > > > 7527661.html > > "rise of robots threatens mass unemployment"... > surely the answer is to travel back in time and > destroy Skynet? Do it :) Bloody robots taking my job.

No call for not providing morphine other than spitefulness. If you're getting better - that's when they take it off you (I remember the fuss I made) The only think I would say is "Are you going to deal with this or do you want me to deal with it"

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've never really thought of the Tories as the > party of the rich, in particular. More, the party > of wealth creation (albeit sometimes at too high a > cost).. so I think a rise in minimum wage isn't > out of line with their general ethos. EU now talking about basic income. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/universal-basic-income-robots-eu-meps-unemployment-mady-delvaux-stehres-european-parliament-a7527661.html

You'd have thought CCTV would have caught this guy.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > From what I've heard, Pence could actually be > worse. Well, minus the wildly contradictory > on-the-hoof policy statements and the rogue > twitter account, anyway. When he takes over @POTUS he'll totally destroy the credibility of that account. Hope he sticks with @realDonaldTrump

and are the 1% even included in this survey ? "There are caveats around these figures - they are based on surveys, so there is a margin of error, and it is particularly difficult to get survey responses from people at the top of the income distribution." The 1% are to busy sailing the world to fill in a survey :) Also surely by just looking at the UK - there is a gap between home owners and non home owners (as shared ownership I'm somewhere in the middle) - if house prices are rising how can non home owners share in any wealth. OH They're looking at INCOME not WEALTH - as you were

Not for Men http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38603722

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I believe there are - one's something that sprays > a burglar with a solution which can identify him > as having been in a particular premises but which, > as noted above, can easily be washed off. The > other type, which I believe is what the police are > offering, marks one's property with a unique code > which can be read by scanners and linked back to a > database of owner registration. According to Wiki > a trial in Brent in 2013 lead to an 85% reduction > in burglary. > > I'd certainly go for it if the police come > knocking, can one ask for it or does one just have > to wait until they come round and offer? 85& reduction - that's getting in the criminals minds rather than solving a crime then :) As long as they're not going to the neighboring borough.

Cardelia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The thing is, if the RMT/ASLEF win then it'll have > a knock-on effect on the train services which are > already DOO. So the Underground, Overground, some > suburban metro and long-distance Thameslink trains > (plus others nationally) will be subject to > strikes and disruption as the unions force their > position onto those franchises which have already > won the battle on DOO. Not only will those people > suffer disruption in future, but everyone will be > paying higher ticket prices to pay for all the new > staff which will be 'needed' to open the doors. > > I can't see any way in which the Government are > going to back down on this issue. With no general > election until 2020, the opposition in complete > disarray and most of the public's attention > focused on Brexit, they see it as a golden > opportunity to break one of the last union > strongholds without causing too much of a national > fuss. Just hand it off to TFL Government won't though as it's a Labour mayoralty.

Siduhe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It likely depends on whether you are now classed > as a "consumer buy to let" borrower following the > implementation of MCOB in the UK. If you are, the > banks have to include lots of new procedures and > safeguards for you - more similar to a residential > mortgage contract. Many of them prefer not to do > that and to deal only with those who are classed > as business buy to let borrowers. So would you be able to set-up a business (like IT contractors) to run your BTLs then ?

Louise Mensch claiming on Twitter she knows enough about Trump to force impeachment etc - don't know if she's believable. Don't think Pence would be much better anyway.

Thameslink trains were on time during the Southern strike - back to 10 minutes late now :)

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The point of democracy is to respect the decision > made by the majority. Hard to swallow, or not. You > deal the hand you've been dealt. I still regret my > decision to vote leave, by I can still see why so > many others decided it was the right decision for > them. Wouldn't it be more constructive at this > stage to fight for us to retain as much of the > single market access and co-operation to get a > deal that suits everyone, rather than have an > ultimate aim to overthrow a democratic decision? > Just a suggestion. Don't mean to offend. > > Louisa. I will always fight for what I believe even if I'm the 1%. The leavers went on for years (Bastards under Major) to get us out - the fight to go back in may go in for years. Of course if we are very successful alone in the world I am open to be persuaded - but I don't believe we will.

ecfc29 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for your reply. How is it taking the train > from ED station? Southern are a nightmare surely. There's a huge great thread on Train cancellations and delays here somewhere :) Thameslink OK but usually late, Southern awful, Overground not too bad.

Looks like the banks don't want to offer BTL http://www.theweek.co.uk/66688/buy-to-let-mortgages-pulled-at-fastest-rate-since-2009 and there seems more bad news around the corner. If the pound falls sharply when TM invokes article 50 - at some point interest rates need to go up to support the pound ... doesn't it - although that could be old school economics

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > When you say 'burn out' do you mean just 'blow'. > If so a loose connection in your wiring. > > If you learned combined science at the age of 12 > as I did you made metal peg boards where you > strethced wires, had bulbs, batteries, and even > made a fuse out of wire wool. Through this we > found out about circuits. That's enough to do > basic wiring. Google will help you test > continuity using a test meter. > > Alternatively save all the faffing about looking > for a loose connection and get an electrician in. Yes capacitors, resistors too - I could blow up those things all the time :) I'd get certified guy for wiring

I always felt he was before my generation and I was born in the 60s :)

I've heard that Amazon have a tendency to ban people.

Salsaboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Gervais. > Corbyn. Corbyn agrees and has reinvented himself as a Farage clone

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Found footage" movies, zombie movies, slasher > movies. Horror in general. > Broadcast television, TV licence. BBC. > Liberalism and centrist politics Oh no - How could I not like Scream Queens.

i*Rate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We used to have some very noisy (early) blackbirds > in our gardens, some years ago now. > > There was one that we nicknamed 'Joey' that had a > great, loud tune that he had learnt somewhere or > other - as they do. > Annoying in a way, but a very beautiful thing to > experience. > > Sadly, no blackbirds now, just the racket at > 4.45am of the first batch of airliners grinding in > before the daily 6am to 11.00pm roaring flypast. > > Ho Hum. Remember when they started copying the Nokia ring tones :(

Jenny1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Seabag Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Alan Medic Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > What are the odds on assassination? > > > > Shortening by the day probably. > > Yes, but who's? I do hope we're not back in > umbrella and sushi territory. Polonium in the tea. I remember saying to a Russian buying me a pint "I hope there's no Polonium in that" he let me drink a few gulps and whispered "you're a complication" I choked.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wow, just seen the press conference. It's just > unreal. How is this man president elect? Crazy. "The BBC they're a beauty" :) - watch out Auntie.

If I was Steele (the guy who wrote the dossier), I wouldn't be accepting any drinks from people he doesn't know.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We should be campaigning for devolution of train > service to TFL, something which was previously > agreed and has been stopped for purely political > reasons. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-382389 > 80 > > Grayling should be sacked and responsibility for > Southern, Southeastern and South West Trains > placed under the remit of TFL. She'll probably swap Grayling & Hunt around :(