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Well said. True.
But the girl on the roundabout. I could cry.
They’ve broken the fabric of society.
Their prophet, Thatcher, said ” there’s no such thing as society”.
Along comes Osborne and Wham!
What isn’t broken?
Take care of yourself and each other ’cause the Govt won’t.
My last line should have had quote marks…..not my words. The middle class are a creation of the post industrial era according to Thomas Piketty…. before then there were the rich and the poor…..the Idle Rich I mean.
They’re still with us.
They’re to be admired, curtseyed to, cap doffed to. They are good people, the Idle Rich. Unlike the Idle poor….. scroungers, nicking our jobs….etc
Spot the contradiction. But yes I’m angry so please forgive this quasi political diatribe. I’m Idle. I’m not a scrounger. I’ve worked and paid. And done charity work. And got my three kids through university. And my back doesn’t work. And I’m in pain.
So I’m angry and apologetic to you.
Hopefully it’s another example of pre-election scaremongering.
The current incumbents know that the ” Red Wall” , traditionally Labour, are very reactive.
So throw them some red meat.
Scroungers nicking our jobs, getting on the NHS, illegals, foreigners….
Same old playbook.
Create bogeymen. Then blame the bogeymen for the nation’s ills. This simple ruse deflects blame for the dire conditions of public services away from those who have slashed funding and the blame is on the weakest.
The rich get the middle class to blame the poor. Rinse and repeat.
54% represents the average price cap increase across all tariffs.
Living in rural Cornwall, away from the gas grid we have Night store heaters ( new efficient thermostatic window aware etc German). Before the increase the tariff was 7.56p/kWh.
It is now over 17.5p/kWh, an increase of 132%.
80% of our electricity use is heating. With a possible 32% cap increase in the autumn, heating 4 nsh will be almost £560/month. Without lights, cooking etc.
54%? Yes please
Rene and MickC….. thanks for your thoughts. I agree.
A new formula for prorata is needed…but also indemnity against loss of bonus after three years …. understandably tricky.
Also, re low mileage. Definitely.. These cars, sold at auction ( I went to one at Bridgewater…all those kind dealers!) achieve a premium proof low mileage… thanks to the driver….but no material benefits accrue other than for the seller and new dealer.
Ah well.
New member here and I’m learning a good deal despite being on the scheme for nine years.
My Good Condition Bonus point relates to the extended wait times for most new vehicles ( microchips, Covid, Brexit , gas , co2 etc!)
The bonus is awarded as we all know at the end of three years if A and B conditions are met. All clear enough.
If we are kept waiting for an indeterminate period, beyond the agreed period, wear and tear, potential scratch and scrapes etc are likely. The increased time will increase the deterioration and, thus, jeopardise our hopes of the bonus, through no fault of our own design.
An extreme example might be that on the first ‘ extra’ day of the lease, beyond the agreed 36 months, something happens which disqualifies you for the bonus: something which, under normal circumstances, would never have been, and therefore never have disqualified you.
I know I ramble. It’s an inability to be brief as brevity often allows awkward souls to be a nuisance!
