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Why the Tories Won
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/politics-blog/11593854/Votes-Per-Seat-for-each-party.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/politics-blog/11593854/Votes-Per-Seat-for-each-party.html Party Votes per seat Conservatives 34,244 Labour 40,290 SNP 25,972 Lib Dem 301,986 DUP 23,032 Sinn…
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If seats were decided on PPR.
Interesting perspective.
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Where does this leave me now
Not sure if in right section here, but I was recently dealing with a local councillor through our local area party with an issue I had and she was going to help, as she helped before. I sent my issues to her via email and it was in the middle of being sorted, she told me to send her details and had met her a few times so…
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Biased BBC?
I have to say I never worried too much about the impartiality of the BBC until this campaign. But I felt like there was more and more of it, and today I read this: http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-32661502 Entitled "How David Cameron's Conservative's Won It", it appears to conclude the following major points: It's…
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House prices going up now torys in charge?
Can we expect a housing boom now we have a Tory majority gov
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Halifax April 2015: MoM +1.6% YoY + 8.5%
Halifax April 2015: MoM +1.6% YoY + 8.5% http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/globalassets/documents/media/press-releases/halifax/2015/housepriceindexapril2015.pdf With pension freedom money gradually trickling into the housing market, I fully expect more substantial and sustained increases over the coming months/years. This…
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Faith in the British electorate - RESTORED
Well done people.
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The best election outcome for the economy?
A Tory majority looks increasingly likely. Does this vindicate the austerity plans? Finally, we might be realising that dealing with our debts has to be faced. Stability is good isn't it?
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will there be a massive FTSE crash tomorrow if the Gobbling Millipede gets in?
Hateful Millipede, Hateful Balls, Hateful Sturgeon.
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New member (banned at housepricecrash)
Greetings, I've just joined this forum. I'll be reading and posting here from now I guess because my opinions were not extreme enough for housepricecrash forum. I've just been banned apparently (posts require moderation). I also posted a message in the "house price crash blocking posts" thread under a different sub forum.
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The Election and First Tume Buyers
I have seen many parties come out and say they will look to help FTBs get on the property ladder but I have not seen much substance to these claims. All I have seen is Cameron saying that they will look to reduce taxes associated with building property so that the FTB ends up with a 20% discount. Surely it would just mean…
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John, shut up!
Well this is a big help http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tories-david-cameron-savaged-former-5642377
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Dumb economics question
Hi, im sure this economics 101, but perhaps someone could explain this to me. So a company (lets say a supermarket) trades for the year and makes £1m profit. However it decides that its property portfolio has fallen by £2m from £10m to £8m. It seems that they report this as an overall loss of £1m on the year. Why? Their…
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Reviewing the Coalition
So, we are almost at an end to the Coalition government, at least in current form. I made the mistake of reading the Guardian comments pages earlier today, and I was amazed by the wailing and gnashing of teeth over how terrible the government had been. Throttling the NHS, turfing the poor out on the street, selling the…
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Where to Invest?
I think this section is probably more appropriate. Following on from my last thread, if I don't buy in Bucks then I am considering buy an investment property. Where do you think has good potential for upside in terms of growth and/or rental income? I quite like the Forest Gate area in London as I think with the crossrail…
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#GoodNews € rising, Euro-zone unemployment at lowest level in 3years
GoodNews: The Euro is rising, Euro-zone unemployment is at its lowest level in 3 years and German unemployment is at a 24 year low: http://goo.gl/XFKqoF
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'Safe Seat'
I have a query. I'm told where I am (South Norfolk) I'm in a safe Conservative Seat. Does this essentially mean my vote is irrelevant?
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Russel Brand shocker: turns out to be a massive hypocrite
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32581972 Achingly unfunny faux-cockney turd Russell Brand who has previously urged people not to vote, has thrown his weight behind Labour.
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Does Cameron understand "negotiation"?
This is how Cameron explains his position on EU Reform http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32575123 Does he really understand what negotiation is all about. Most people understand negotiation to be parties discussing a problem and trying to reach a mutually acceptable solution. Exercising a veto is not negotiating with…
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The 'Vinonomics' of a wine bottle
Something that has come up on here before. But quite remarkable how much the market for wine in the UK is distorted through tax and duty. This skew results in a £5 bottle only having 47p worth of wine in it (around 9% of the cost) while a £20 bottle has £7.17 worth of wine in it (around 36% of the cost). So paying x4 for…
