Vince Cable - Bubble developing now could be more serious than before

wotsthat

It hasn't worked - Vince Cable is going to be recalled to the business select committee to give further evidence about the PO privatisation.

grizzly1911

Bantex wrote: »

Don't think that is strictly true. I know a few fairly traditional Muslim families where the women do not work, but home ownership is the norm. This is in London.

From single incomes or "family" incomes?

Graham_Devon

wotsthat wrote: »

It hasn't worked - Vince Cable is going to be recalled to the business select committee to give further evidence about the PO privatisation.

You don't half take things to the absolutely extreme levels of dumbing down.

wotsthat

Graham_Devon wrote: »

You don't half take things to the absolutely extreme levels of dumbing down.

This exclusive interview was published on 4th April and the post office isn't mentioned once despite the National Audit Office saying only a few days earlier that Cable's handling of the privatisation cost the taxpayer hundreds of millions of pounds.

Always nice to have some compliant journalists in your back pocket I suppose.

mayonnaise

wotsthat wrote: »

....the National Audit Office saying only a few days earlier that Cable's handling of the privatisation cost the taxpayer hundreds of millions of pounds.

More than 2 billion according to this:

Indeed, he might have held out for postponement and upped the price. As it is, he valued Royal Mail at £3.3bn – it should have been nearer £5.5bn.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/01/royal-mail-privatisation-taxpayer-loser

Imagine the extra HTB funding we could have with an extra 2 billion.