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jgw1 · 17/11/2023 18:39

RafaistheKingofClay · 17/11/2023 18:35

Tbf who could have predicted that if you don’t maintain the roads there will be lots if potholes? I think you are expecting too much.

I wonder how much of potholes are also related to outsourcing maintenance to companies that used to be carried out in house by county councils.

MrTiddlesTheCat · 17/11/2023 18:50

bombastix · 17/11/2023 15:27

The 13 percent seem to be likely racist. And that's creepy in terms of the posting here.

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Not saying there's a connection or anything. But did you know that prevalence studies estimate around 1% of the population are psychopaths, 6% are sociopaths and 5% are narcissists.

countrygirl99 · 17/11/2023 19:03

We were in Namibia last year and were stuck by how few potholes there were compared to home.

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DuncinToffee · 17/11/2023 19:10

Every time a pot hole gets filled around us, another one pops up after the next heavy rainfall.

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DuncinToffee · 17/11/2023 19:11

FYI The Newsagents podcast has an interview with Keir Starmer.

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L1ttledrummergirl · 17/11/2023 19:15

Round here they don't fill them, they spray a circle around them with paint and leave them a few months.

dontcallmelen · 17/11/2023 20:39

L1ttledrummergirl · 17/11/2023 19:15

Round here they don't fill them, they spray a circle around them with paint and leave them a few months.

Same here, hit one a couple of weeks ago cost £280.00 for a new tyre😢

pointythings · 17/11/2023 20:54

It's really shocking how bad the roads have been allowed to get here. I was in Holland twice last year sorting out DCs' passports and the difference was so striking - even the smallest local roads were in good nick.

Zonder · 17/11/2023 22:18

Jeremy Hunt has said he might cut benefits and cut taxes next week. Leveling up with the Tories.

Passepartoute · 17/11/2023 22:51

I tortured myself and had a look at the comments on Johnson's latest piece of bollocks in the Mail lauding the proposed cut in inheritance tax. Interestingly, the commenters are not at all impressed, mostly making the point that this is just the Tories giving a little bonus to their rich friends and supporters.

It's a fascinating illustration of just how badly Sunak is missing the mark when it comes to working out what is going to appeal to traditional Tory supporters.

Merrymouse · 17/11/2023 23:33

Haven’t clicked on tbe link, but this is the headline from Johnson’s piece: “Baby boomers like me have had it so good. That's why it's right to cut inheritance tax to give a helping hand to Gen Z and Millennials”

What does he think happens to money collected through taxation?

L1ttledrummergirl · 18/11/2023 00:06

Given he's a proven liar, nowadays whatever he says I take to be the opposite of the truth.
So clearly not going to help that demographic group.

Roussette · 18/11/2023 09:56

pointythings · 17/11/2023 20:54

It's really shocking how bad the roads have been allowed to get here. I was in Holland twice last year sorting out DCs' passports and the difference was so striking - even the smallest local roads were in good nick.

Totally agree about Holland and I was in Norway a couple of months ago and it was a revelation. The roads were superb and 88% of cars sold are EV, when we were there it was hard to spot a car that wasn't. Charging stations everywhere! They are aiming for all cars sold by 2025 to be EV.

I know it's a tiny population compared to us but it was interesting to see.
Sorry for the ramble

Merrymouse · 18/11/2023 10:35

I broke and clicked the link to the Johnson article:

It all makes complete sense now:

A little bit more cash from a grandparent’s will: it could make all the difference in the world. It might allow a young couple to put down a deposit on a flat that would be otherwise out of their reach; it might help with the cost of childcare, and allow parents to go out to work. It might be absolutely crucial for exactly the hard-working people who need it most. (my italics)

I thought it was odd that Johnson is only 59 and his father is still alive, yet he talks about millennials and Gen Z benefitting. However he has decades of school fees ahead for his second family(s) at a time when his first family might need money for mortgage deposits, so how better to promise them support than from an inheritance from a grandparent?

Except even a large amount of money isn’t much when shared between many people. That 50% tax cut could really make a difference. Won’t somebody think of the Johnson’s?

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DuncinToffee · 18/11/2023 10:45

In case anyone had forgotten like I did, we had a national pot hole day in 2021

Thread 32 Sunak : Sunak v Suella, the final countdown?

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DuncinToffee · 18/11/2023 10:47

Yes that makes sense Merrymouse

Can't find a donor to pay, look at grandparent

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the80sweregreat · 18/11/2023 16:32

No idea if it's true, but I did read on mumsnet that Boris Johnson's dad pays / has paid for his grandchildren's school fees. If it is true , it's a hefty bill!
I skipped straight to the comments page of his article in the daily mail online this morning and many were scathing.

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DuncinToffee · 18/11/2023 19:48

Surprise

🚨 NEW: Suella Braverman has bottled it and will now NOT publish a document which apparently shows Rishi Sunak agreed on deal with her to make him leader

https://twitter.com/PolitlcsUK/status/1725949767333638317?t=SzJVwNZrkIzNddcQfHF12w&s=19

I've got a copy. But to be honest I've made the point; I don't need to keep going over events of a year ago. If the PM wants to dispute what I'm saying he is able to do that"

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bombastix · 18/11/2023 19:49

Oh what a surprise. Queen of BS has more BS

bombastix · 18/11/2023 19:52

I mean it's pathetic- if Sunak has any brains he won't reengage at all and let her drift into trying to be relevant when she realizes her far right schtick is massively unpopular with the people she needs to make friends with.

L1ttledrummergirl · 18/11/2023 23:19

Breaking news- conservative MP lies.

Not news, normal for them.

AutumnCrow · 19/11/2023 02:38

Merrymouse · 18/11/2023 10:35

I broke and clicked the link to the Johnson article:

It all makes complete sense now:

A little bit more cash from a grandparent’s will: it could make all the difference in the world. It might allow a young couple to put down a deposit on a flat that would be otherwise out of their reach; it might help with the cost of childcare, and allow parents to go out to work. It might be absolutely crucial for exactly the hard-working people who need it most. (my italics)

I thought it was odd that Johnson is only 59 and his father is still alive, yet he talks about millennials and Gen Z benefitting. However he has decades of school fees ahead for his second family(s) at a time when his first family might need money for mortgage deposits, so how better to promise them support than from an inheritance from a grandparent?

Except even a large amount of money isn’t much when shared between many people. That 50% tax cut could really make a difference. Won’t somebody think of the Johnson’s?

Yes, it is the grandparents who are the key, you're absolutely right. Alexander Boris Johnson has 8 children at least, allegedly.

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DuncinToffee · 19/11/2023 10:01

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/nov/19/pupils-being-taught-in-schools-in-england-that-need-major-refurbishment

MPs on the powerful public accounts committee, which examined the state of school repairs, also warned of a “shocking and disappointing” lack of basic information from the government on the concrete crisis in schools. It said that there were now unacceptable numbers of pupils learning in “poorly maintained or potentially unsafe buildings”.

700,000 pupils being taught in schools in England that need major refurbishment

A damning parliamentary inquiry has revealed hundreds of thousands of children are learning in potentially unsafe buildings

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/nov/19/pupils-being-taught-in-schools-in-england-that-need-major-refurbishment

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AdamRyan · 19/11/2023 10:37

Merrymouse · 18/11/2023 10:35

I broke and clicked the link to the Johnson article:

It all makes complete sense now:

A little bit more cash from a grandparent’s will: it could make all the difference in the world. It might allow a young couple to put down a deposit on a flat that would be otherwise out of their reach; it might help with the cost of childcare, and allow parents to go out to work. It might be absolutely crucial for exactly the hard-working people who need it most. (my italics)

I thought it was odd that Johnson is only 59 and his father is still alive, yet he talks about millennials and Gen Z benefitting. However he has decades of school fees ahead for his second family(s) at a time when his first family might need money for mortgage deposits, so how better to promise them support than from an inheritance from a grandparent?

Except even a large amount of money isn’t much when shared between many people. That 50% tax cut could really make a difference. Won’t somebody think of the Johnson’s?

Hes such a textbook Narc. Whatever works for him, must work for everyone.

IClaudine · 20/11/2023 06:31

This tweet from Patel made me laugh. It makes her look a twit, which is not quite what she was aiming for.

x.com/pritipatel/status/1726366071928832113?s=20