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Bony Fido Wrote:

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> Just seen Police in La Avril boutique and white

> van outside being loaded with goods from the shop

> - another victim of this wonderful "government"'s

> policies no doubt.



Police? Sounds more than you make out if they have the Police there.


Either way, nothing to do with this Govt. The last one, perhaps..........

If police were there It could well have been that they were selling counterfeit goods and that was why they were being loaded into a van.

I've never been in there so I'm just guessing.

Its always sad though to lose a local business however in this case I honestly can't say I ever felt inclined to walk down the road and pop in.

uncleglen Wrote:

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> How are the high rents in this area and lack of

> custom in shops a result of government policies?

In case riceboy wasnt being ironic


well - 1. Real Wages down due to freezes.

2. Insecurity of employment increased - people spend less if they feel insecure.

3. More people in part time jobs who want full time jobs. Lower wages

4. permitting zero hour contracts. Again insecurity

5. Not to mention the failure to get to grips with the planning issues around town centres.

6. No increased regulation of banks.

7. failure to regulate energy prices


thats for starters.

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> 4. permitting zero hor contracts. Again insecurity




I love to have a dig at this gov, but you can't blame them for that one, it's been going on for ages. At least it's come to light recently.

Otta Wrote:

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> the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> > 4. permitting zero hor contracts. Again

> insecurity

>

>

>

> I love to have a dig at this gov, but you can't

> blame them for that one, it's been going on for

> ages. At least it's come to light recently.

They recently reviewed and decided not to ban them . So no I think I am right!

But bad banks have been unregulated for a long time and its not the first time price rises have outstripped wages but you let those go. And the Planning stuff they aren't the first gov to fail to deal. So if you agree that zero hours contracts cant be blamed on this government - who after all are In charge and do have the power to change then you cant blame anything on them.

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> But bad banks have been unregulated for a long

> time


That's not true. May not have been effective enough in some areas but there was a lot of it about.

and, deeply unpopulist as it may be, people who actually think about these things rather than what's in their pocket right now and the particular bandwagon of the day, realise that a state imposed price freeze on energy bills will be an absolute disaster for the long term energy supply(in terms of investment and creating fit for purpose energy for the 21st century) but hey, everyone (without a brain or with a political agenda) loves it....

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