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Martin Lewis on the agenda ripping Osbourne to shreds
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Didnt he make 400k on his taxpayer funded 2nd home. Still he seems to have some fans on this forum. I guess stoking HPI would make judas popular amongst some on here.0
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Not really relavent. The people who have all the qualifications and experience are the ones that caused all the problems.
Sadly many with brains the size of planets can't see the wood for the trees and are berefit of common sernse. Over complicating things rarely makes them any better just disguises the inherent weaknesses."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
grizzly1911 wrote: »....How did Osborne become chancellor and what relevant experience did he have. Did he run a successful commercial enterprise or have any deep financial or economic qualification?
You could ask that question of anyone who has served as Chancellor since whenever and get much the same answer.Not really relavent. The people who have all the qualifications and experience are the ones that caused all the problems.
Ah well, there is that. I can remember the reaction of the accountancy profession to the Enron scandal; we need better trained and smarter accountants. To which my reaction was; no you don't. What you need are stupid accountants who are so dumb they have no alternative other than to follow the rules. It's the smart ones who can find the loopholes that are the problem.0 -
You could ask that question of anyone who has served as Chancellor since whenever and get much the same answer.
Not really no.
Dennis Healey
Geoffrey Howe
Nigel Lawson
John Major
Norman Lamont
Anthony Barber
all had proper diverse careers before entering parliament, some also served superbly in WW2 (Healey), some were prisoners of war and escaped before being recaptured (Barber).
George Osborne work experience outside of politics is limited to a brief sting as a data entry clerk and folding towels in selfridges.
Sound good enough for you though. Perhaps we get the politicians we deserve.US housing: it's not a bubble - Moneyweek Dec 12, 20050 -
Martin Lewis sold this site for £60m in 2012 with a further £27m to come if he meets targets by June 2015. It's therefore important that his message is loud, shrill and populist rather than correct.
If he's still as visible as dogs**t in Paris after this date I might change my view but I don't think he's a genuine 'voice of the people'.0 -
Martin Lewis sold this site for £60m in 2012 with a further £27m to come if he meets targets by June 2015. It's therefore important that his message is loud, shrill and populist rather than correct.
What's incorrect?
People are taking out 95% mortgages on inflated house prices whilst mortgage rates are at a historic low and QE, FFL, SMI as well.
Surely these people risk trouble as mortgage rates go up.:exclamatiScams - Shared Equity, Shared Ownership, Newbuy, Firstbuy and Help to Buy.
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Surely these people risk trouble as mortgage rates go up.
You've been saying this for years but I've just fixed for 5 years at 2.99%. By 2018 I'll have spent almost decade averaging c2.6%.
Maybe these people that you and Martin fear for could take a fixed rate too - they're at historic lows.0 -
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Graham_Devon wrote: »Oh come on.
It's incorrect as you state so? What wasn't correct about what he said?
You'll know this but when talking crap it's always good to start with a grain of truth for the tangent to bounce off.0 -
You'll know this but when talking crap it's always good to start with a grain of truth for the tangent to bounce off.
Come on, what did he say which was incorrect? Scared to answer?
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