Britain - The Official Thread

[sirjim73]

No one has posted to confirm yet so I will ask the biggest most important key question of the day.
Was the "hot sound guy" there this morning for the Downing Street announcements?

Edit: answered the question. Warning contains flashing muscles...

Forget the new PM - hot podium guy is BACK https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...n-seen.html?ito=native_share_article-masthead

Also, according to Radio Berkshire this morning, every PM has their own lecturn. They didn't say what happens to the old ones though 🤔

 

[UKMikey]

Also, according to Radio Berkshire this morning, every PM has their own lecturn. They didn't say what happens to the old ones though 🤔

November 5th is coming up...

 

[UKMikey]

Toffs run the UK, but hopefully it'll change slowly according to this video.

 

[sirjim73]

Toffs run the UK, but hopefully it'll change slowly according to this video.

Sir Keir Starmer was a postgraduate at Oxford as well. So the next PM could well be from Oxford too.

 

[Liquid]

Oxford is running the country exactly how the upper classes want it to. The ruination felt by others is by design.

 

[UKMikey]

Sir Keir Starmer was a postgraduate at Oxford as well. So the next PM could well be from Oxford too.

This isn't a surprise after watching the video. They said the university was only just beginning to accept prospective graduates from state schools and that things would only change gradually if at all.

 

[Sprite]

Not sure if anyone’s plonked this down here yet but I enjoyed it.

 

[Vic Reign93]

Not sure if anyone’s plonked this down here yet but I enjoyed it.

I’m more partial to SirTaxaLot’s ‘I Like Big Cuts’ myself.

 

[UKMikey]

How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe

Britain chose finance over industry, austerity over investment, and a closed economy over openness to the world.

web.archive.org

 

[merseyxshore]

Predictable media response to the Dover petrol bombing yesterday; “deranged”, “frustrated”, “mental health” etc. Some lovely comments on Twitter too

 

[Coiler]

I just leave it here

 

[Blitz24]

Can someone tell me if this is a legitimate item or is this full speculation?

 

[Famine]

Can someone tell me if this is a legitimate item or is this full speculation?

The MPs chose him twice; Truss won the first election because it went to members. There is no way that the MPs would be stupid enough to openly state they got it wrong both times or try to force a fourth PM in three months. The coffin isn't quite nailed shut on the party yet, but that would absolutely guarantee it.

 

[merseyxshore]

The MPs chose him twice; Truss won the first election because it went to members. There is no way that the MPs would be stupid enough to openly state they got it wrong both times or try to force a fourth PM in three months. The coffin isn't quite nailed shut on the party yet, but that would absolutely guarantee it.

I'll lend them a hammer if need be.

 

[Liquid]

Britain has turned into Italy; the markets choose the government.

 

[Touring Mars]

There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change.

There is no energy security without investing in renewables.

That is why I will attend @COP27P next week: to deliver on Glasgow's legacy of building a secure and sustainable future.

What insufferable pish.

This is coming from the same guy who said he wasn't going until he U-turned this morning.

There's even some people on Tw*tter congratulating him for "making the right decision in the end" - in spite of the fact that there is only two choices - to attend or not to attend. He chose not to attend, but has now changed his mind. And that's worthy of congratulation? Jesus wept.

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And there's more...

Rishi Sunak to ditch key Tory leadership campaign pledges

PM likely to abandon promises on immigration, greenbelt protection and charging patients for missing GP appointments

www.theguardian.com

So... Truss had to resign as PM because she was forced to abandon her key leadership campaign pledges, leaving people asking what was the point in her premiership if she was unable to carry through her key pledges.

And now Sunak is being forced to drop his key leadership campaign pledges too, which kind of begs the same question.

 

[Liquid]

No future without action on climate change, yet he refuses to attend the climate summit and bars the head of state from attending too.

 

[RedRockValley]

There's even some people on Tw*tter congratulating him for "making the right decision in the end" - in spite of the fact that there is only two choices - to attend or not to attend. He chose not to attend, but has now changed his mind. And that's worthy of congratulation? Jesus wept.

It's genuinely hilarious how easily people in this country are swayed by the most vapid statements/actions. 12 years of this party has rotted many brains.

Not that the 2000s was exactly perfect, but my God...

 

[PeterJB]

He should've just said he isn't going because Greta isn't either.

 

[Touring Mars]

The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 3%, the biggest single increase in interest rates in decades.

The base line interest rate was just 0.1% at the start of the year, but has been raised 8 times since then and further rises are expected, even as soon as next month. It's expected that interest rates could hit 4.75% or even 5% by the middle of next year.

The effect on mortgage repayments is going to be severe for a lot of people - including at least one friend of mine who recently bought his first home. My family and I are lucky insomuch as we all own our properties outright, and so that's one less financial headache for us to deal with, but it does mean that my plan to buy a bigger place will be set back a few years...

 

[EngieDiesel]

The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 3%, the biggest single increase in interest rates in decades.

The base line interest rate was just 0.1% at the start of the year, but has been raised 8 times since then and further rises are expected, even as soon as next month. It's expected that interest rates could hit 4.75% or even 5% by the middle of next year.

The effect on mortgage repayments is going to be severe for a lot of people - including at least one friend of mine who recently bought his first home. My family and I are lucky insomuch as we all own our properties outright, and so that's one less financial headache for us to deal with, but it does mean that my plan to buy a bigger place will be set back a few years...

So some people are now going to be faced with the decision of whether they want to pay the outrageous bill to heat their homes or pay the outrageous bill to keep their homes. That's a genuinely horrifying proposition...

 

[Moglet]

Our fixed rate mortgage period ends in a few months time. Oh joy.

 

[Sprite]

Our fixed rate mortgage period ends in a few months time. Oh joy.

Mine ends in two years from this month. I’m hoping we start to see drops in the rates by then. But who knows, however when I fixed mine I opted to keep my payments way above the expected amount so it’s possible I may be able to reduce the amount paid and thus the increase in rates will balance out and the payments may remain what I’m paying now and this should allow us to keep on top of things all being well.

I really feel for those in your situation. I hope you manage to figure something out. What sickens me even more are the the wealthy vultures who’ll snap up repossessed properties cheap because of all this.

 

[Tired Tyres]

House fully paid up through decades of low interest.

My saving account hasn't seen any rises.

 

[Shaun]

It's the same over here, 6 increases in 6 months and the cash rate is up to 2.85%. Not that the bank charges that though.

We will be fine as our mortgage is negligible and it would cost us much more to rent but there will be so many people on the limit and I feel for them.

Way too many got in too deep when the going was good borrowing nearly 100% of the property value, it's a recipe for disaster when values drop and even if you sell it doesn't cover what you owe. Scary times for some for sure.

 

[Moglet]

Mine ends in two years from this month. I’m hoping we start to see drops in the rates by then. But who knows, however when I fixed mine I opted to keep my payments way above the expected amount so it’s possible I may be able to reduce the amount paid and thus the increase in rates will balance out and the payments may remain what I’m paying now and this should allow us to keep on top of things all being well.

I really feel for those in your situation. I hope you manage to figure something out. What sickens me even more are the the wealthy vultures who’ll snap up repossessed properties cheap because of all this.

We're still relatively lucky in that our mortgage isn't that large compared to our household income (we're currently paying £419 a month at 1.89% and both have good salaries with no children to consider) so any increases will be manageable for us, but I have friends who are going to be hit very hard. One friend is already paying over £1,000 a month with 2 kids and only 1 source of income.

 

[Sprite]

We're still relatively lucky in that our mortgage isn't that large compared to our household income (we're currently paying £419 a month at 1.89% and both have good salaries with no children to consider) so any increases will be manageable for us, but I have friends who are going to be hit very hard. One friend is already paying over £1,000 a month with 2 kids and only 1 source of income.

Glad to hear you’re going to be relatively ok. Sad to hear your friend however is not so lucky.

We currently pay £800 per month but that’s because our mortgage was a 5% deposit and sitting about 2.5% interest over 20 years. We will be 7 years in when we renew the deal.

We wanted to take a shorter mortgage due to our ages, we may have been able to get a 35 year one if it had just been myself, but alas no lender would touch it so we had to just get what we could at the time.

My cousin is currently paying £2500 per month for his so he’s going to get stung hard. However his wage is good so not sure if he can keep going. Only 1 wage, 3 kids and he drives an R8! So I’m guessing he’s going to have to cut back somewhere unless his web business can sustain the hikes.

 

[merseyxshore]

I just made the mistake of reading the comments on the Lidl christmas ad. Thick white people being angry at black people being in Christmas ads has become Britain's strongest Christmas tradition. Bloody snowflakes...

 

[UKMikey]

I just made the mistake of reading the comments on the Lidl christmas ad. Thick white people being angry at black people being in Christmas ads has become Britain's strongest Christmas tradition. Bloody snowflakes...

Christmas snowflakes... I'm mildly more concerned (meaning not very) that their ideal Lidl has 24 hour aisle surveillance like something out of V For Vendetta.

 

[DG_Silva]

I'm just about to move house (2 weeks time), and luckily I had the forethought to secure a 5 year fixed-rate mortgage as I could see this happening - I know it's slightly more expensive, but it's better to know where I am, rather than worrying about how much the mortgage will shoot up by...