Has anyone made any changes recently with a view to helping the UK economy?

nearlynew

DervProf wrote: »

Why not build more houses ? We need them (so i`m told).

we don't need more houses, we need a lower population.

FATBALLZ

nearlynew wrote: »

we don't need more houses, we need a lower population.

Unfortunately people aren't dying quickly enough, so I suggest we build some more houses while we're waiting for them to snuff it..

DervProf

How about less incentive for people to reproduce ?

Lower child benefits, for example ? (Certainly for new parents).


We can`t keep increasing the population, can we ?


Why don`t the people in power address this ? Almost anyone can "do it" and produce another person (or more), but not everyone can be housed (if the property shortage gets worse).

There`s plenty of money and time spent on improving life expectancy, but what about increasing the amount of shelter (not to mention food, energy etc) that will be required to house the increasing population ?

nearlyrich

A couple with a child who earn almost £50k between them don't need tax credits or even child benefit.

I did my bit by not claiming anything between being made redundant and getting my new job.

Also I think the damage was done a long time ago, the local corner shops gave way to supermarkets in our area in the late 70's I have always tried to buy as much as possible from local independent shops but I live in a village that no longer has any shops and the local town has no butchers on the high street. Anyone who doesn't have transport has little choice except the big supermarkets ( we have 4 of them)

Davesnave

A._Badger wrote: »

I'm not even convinced that offering good service necessitates charging higher prices.

It doesn't. Look at the success of the John Lewis group.

Customers know that if they have a problem with something from JL, it will be dealt with promptly, without drama. This is light years from trying to argue the toss with some spotty youth in Currys.

P__G

Davesnave - I completely agree. I have only ever had PERFECT service from John Lewis's.

PasturesNew

JL is 170 miles from me....

I used to live just 5-6 miles from one - used to walk through there in the winter to stay warm. It's all posh and full of rich people. It's all shiny stuff ... and you have to be careful because you know if you touch/break anything you know you can't afford it!