Brexit, The Economy and House Prices (Part 2)

setmefree2

Hummmmmm.

We can trust that TB is up to no good.

EU president Jean-Claude Juncker to meet ‘good friend’ Tony Blair during Brexit talks

The former Prime Minister is a staunch opponent of Brexit

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-tony-blair-jean-claude-juncker-meeting-talks-brussels-latest-good-friend-a7912461.html

However, TB has no political influence whatsoever - zilch, nada, zip, nil, nought....

Conrad

As was said in conclusion at the very end of Michael Moseley's documentary on longevity, 'the biggest killer is sitting down'.


I start to feel ill and dissatisfied if I sit down much especially when it's a nice day outside.

Rusty_Shackleton

setmefree2 wrote: »

However, TB has no political influence whatsoever - zilch, nada, zip, nil, nought....

If this is true, why do so many brexiters go mental whenever his name comes up? The only reason he inspires so much angst is because brexiters worry about the amount of influence he might have.

I honestly don't understand the sheer amount of anti-Blair comments that always come up... he wasn't left enough for most 'old' Lab types, and I think most Tories would be (begrudgingly) grateful that they had someone so centre-left in the last Lab government... presumably you wouldn't have preferred a decade of a Corbyn type? Essentially everyone got something to be happy about, and something to moan about - the very definition of the centre ground.

If the word Iraq is going to come up, I'd like to highlight that at the time, the public were largely supportive of the invasion (although there were also a large number vehemently opposed). Everyone's a genius in hindsight, now you'd struggle to find anyone to admit they supported Iraq at the time - it'll bet the same happens about voting leave in another 10 years

Conrad

westernpromise wrote: »

the wide incidence of obesity nowadays is clearly down to something else, because we haven't all suddenly turned into Mr. Creosote. What is happening I think is that we are increasingly reliant on poor quality ready meals which is making obese people who are not actually overeating.

Yes ready meals etc to provide us with easy and tasty calories but in the main what I notice is inactivity.


You don't have to be en exercise nut in the way I am, but just being a constant potterer and beaver makes a difference.


Over a 24 hour period so many people barely use their bodies, it's mostly about sitting down so one way or another you will get fat / rot like an old unused lawn mower.


There's always lots to do in your garden for one thing.


We evolved to be hunter gatherers long before farming gave us settled communities. Imagine how much we used to walk and move each day just to survive. Your body still needs that activity to stay in shape. Even chopping down a tree with a stone axe would have taken huge effort and that would have been but one task of survival.


I went to a 70 y/o birthday party and everyone there looked so unwell, you could just see them all siting there not moving and know this is how they are all the time. But when the grub came out suddenly they all moved - to get a plate load.


It's all very well bemoaning your bad joints but if you let them rot n rust what else would you expect? (not you per see lol)

kabayiri

Rusty_Shackleton wrote: »

If this is true, why do so many brexiters go mental whenever his name comes up? The only reason he inspires so much angst is because brexiters worry about the amount of influence he might have.
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Because he was a failure. He mismanaged the original immigration targets; he mismanaged our involvement in Afghanistan; and he failed to prepare for any downturn, never mind the GFC.

He spoke of a 'war on terror' which was nothing but empty rhetoric. We face more terror threats now than we have for decades.

I just don't trust the man.

StevieJ

kabayiri wrote: »

Because he was a failure. He mismanaged the original immigration targets; he mismanaged our involvement in Afghanistan; and he failed to prepare for any downturn, never mind the GFC.

He spoke of a 'war on terror' which was nothing but empty rhetoric. We face more terror threats now than we have for decades.

I just don't trust the man.

I don't think he mismanaged immigration. He was advised about the pension timebomb, it was his way of trying to change the age profile of the population with what he considered easily integrated younger people.

Herzlos

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-housing-crisis-uk-just-lost-its-biggest-funder-a7909886.html

Way to go team Brexit. Will Westminster replace the funding?

Herzlos

economic wrote: »

i rather have all these things privatised - leisure centres an community halls. you get better service that way and will be cheaper. plus you wont have people abusing it. that way demand will meet supply. so you dont get waste.

You won't get anyone abusing it because it's been closed for not being profitable enough.

Rusty_Shackleton

Herzlos wrote: »

You won't get anyone abusing it because it's been closed for not being profitable enough.

How anyone 'abuses' a public resource like a community centre, I don't know. I mean, graffiti and vandalism are criminal offences and don't take note whether something is private or public sector owned, so I can only assume his objection is people he doesn't like are using it "too much".

Rusty_Shackleton

Herzlos wrote: »

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-housing-crisis-uk-just-lost-its-biggest-funder-a7909886.html

Way to go team Brexit. Will Westminster replace the funding?

Silver lining for me, im buying a house so I'd rather we didn't do too much about the housing crisis. sarcasm...ish.