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The Coming Zombie Robot Driving Apocalypse of You
http://telezkope.com/Politics/Politics/1620822/should-a-robot-sacrifice-your-life-to-save-two Well should it? Should the fact that you've paid good money for a robot mean it should value your life more highly than another's? If 2 people aren't worth you then what about a bus load of pensioners or of kids or The Cabinet?…
If seats were decided on PPR.
Interesting perspective.
London prices rising less than non-London prices.
London house prices could be facing some heavy weather M.W..... We wrote here late last year that it was time for the prices of London houses and non-London houses to start to converge. Look at a chart of the way they move, and you will see that, while London prices are always higher, the gap between them reverts to a…
House prices going up now torys in charge?
Can we expect a housing boom now we have a Tory majority gov
Damp squid - CGT on foriegn properties
Autumn Statement - Just announced foreigners will have to pay Capital Gains Tax on properties after 2015. The CGT will be on gains made after 2015. Thus it cements the foreigners gains in the London bubble near peak. Under this scheme they pretty much dodge the tax. Roll on the next election and bring in the Mansion Tax to…
Faith in the British electorate - RESTORED
Well done people.
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?
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
The Election Section: Get Your Crystal Balls Out...
A bit of fun.... And I'll preface this with the admission that I've put very little time into thinking about it, and had a few glasses of a rather tasty single malt this evening, so my Crystal Ball may be a tad foggy..... But on May 8th I think the likeliest outcome as of today is that Cameron will still be PM. Here's…
will there be a massive FTSE crash tomorrow if the Gobbling Millipede gets in?
Hateful Millipede, Hateful Balls, Hateful Sturgeon.
House Prices: New Record High - Nationwide +1% MoM +5.3%YoY
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32510370 :beer::beer:
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…
Would you support or oppose proposals for the government in introduce a “rent control
I'm interested in how people on this board would reply to this question.
Curiouser and Curiouser
A month or so ago a new stock was launched on the Chinese (Shenzen) stock exchange. The price is up by 1600% which is quite a lot by any standard. The unusual thing is the chart of the price: As you may be able to see, the stock jumps up each day in price and then flattens out. This has happened each and every day since…
John, shut up!
Well this is a big help http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tories-david-cameron-savaged-former-5642377
'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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