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Tories slash 10,000 jobs

Doctor_Gloom
Doctor_Gloom Posts: 397 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
Some things never change, it's just like the last time we had a Tory government..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10130254.stm

HIPS scrapped

The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) estimates that there are between 3,000 and 10,000 people whose livelihoods are either directly or indirectly dependent on Hips.
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  • smartn
    smartn Posts: 296 Forumite
    HIPS were a waste of time wanted by nobody hence they are being ditched. I feel sorry for those who will lose there jobs but these were the typical sort of 'non-job' created under Labour.
  • dave4545454
    dave4545454 Posts: 2,025 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    great news:T

    now get onto sacking all the pointless public sector workers
    Martin has asked me to tell you I'm about to cut the cheese, pull my finger.
  • speedbird1973
    speedbird1973 Posts: 526 Forumite
    Doctor_Gloom wrote: »
    Some things never change, it's just like the last time we had a Tory government..

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10130254.stm

    HIPS scrapped

    The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) estimates that there are between 3,000 and 10,000 people whose livelihoods are either directly or indirectly dependent on Hips.

    We shouldn't have had them in the first place!! Breath in the fresh free air now the one eyed scottish !!!! has gone
  • Kohoutek
    Kohoutek Posts: 2,861 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The Energy Performance Certificate is staying - so people who do those don't lose their jobs.
  • Blacklight
    Blacklight Posts: 1,565 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I guess they'll just go back to what they were doing beforehand.
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 20 May 2010 at 4:23PM
    Doctor_Gloom wrote: »
    The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) estimates that there are between 3,000 and 10,000 people whose livelihoods are either directly or indirectly dependent on Hips.
    so it's not 'Tories slash 10,000 jobs' but between 3,000 and 10,000 people could lose their jobs... your dramatic headline and your post contradict each other and is wrong...

    a little thing you've forgotten to mention... EPC's will stay most of these people will be fortunate enough to still have jobs...
  • Wookster
    Wookster Posts: 3,795 Forumite
    Doctor_Gloom wrote: »
    Some things never change, it's just like the last time we had a Tory government..

    And I suppose you're one of thoes people who thinks Gordon was a prudent chancellor and will vote Labour no matter what they do?
  • Soubrette
    Soubrette Posts: 4,118 Forumite
    Just a tip for the future but if the current Govt slim down benefits and taxes then a whole raft of civil servants will also get the can.

    Damn the Govt :(

    Sou
  • Lost2
    Lost2 Posts: 15,638 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    the Labour government have left the Country in millions of pounds of debt
    Sealed Pot Number 018 🎄2009..£950.50 🎄2010..£256 🎄 2011..£526 🎄2012..£548.80 🎄2013...£758.88🎄2014...£510 🎄2015...£604.78 🎄2016...£704.50 🎄2017...£475 🎄2018...£1979.12 🎄2019...£408.88🎄2020...£1200.63...🎄2021…£588 🎄2022 £672… 🎄2023 £3,783.90 🎄2024…£3,882.57🎄2025…£4083.🎄2026
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Soubrette wrote: »
    Just a tip for the future but if the current Govt slim down benefits and taxes then a whole raft of civil servants will also get the can.

    Damn the Govt :(

    Sou

    They should just keep borrowing more and more to keep it all going until it really collapses. At least it's sunny in Greece.
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