Massive majority for the Tories, Goodbye housing crash for now

triathlon

GDB2222 wrote: »

I wonder whether you will still think so highly of him in a couple of years, when you have seen more of him?

You have really set your heart on seeing him fail haven't you?

I really do not get it, where has all this pessimism come from, you see all this negative lefty rubbish constantly on the BBC and on so many of their "ever so cool" lefty comedy programs. I am not right wing myself, but not even 1% of the comedy on the BBC or any other channel panders to it, they have decided for you..

I held my nose voting for Boris, but I 100% want him to pull it off, having said that I honestly think he does have some good qualities, I just hope they are better than we all imagined.

triathlon

And just another point for all the Boris haters that want to see him so badly fail, that's your Momentum types for you. Boris is no big fan of centuries held all inherited money and the self entitled inbreds that have sucked the hardwork and efforts off the poor. Actually his family are quite poor compared to the elite he mixed with and most of the Johnson family success is off the back of a very talented and self made man their father.

Don't be surprised if Boris goes chasing them, and the greedy scumbags who have hid their money in tax havens, David Cameron wants to watch his a*** as well. who I am will to bet Boris has little time for

MaxiRobriguez

triathlon wrote: »

You have really set your heart on seeing him fail haven't you?

I really do not get it, where has all this pessimism come from

Many years of life getting harder for the majority. Perhaps not on this forum because most of us are smart and wealthy enough, but for most people up and down the country it's been hard.

Boris has catapulted himself to the top job and cemented it by a mix of posturing, lies and ruthless, ruthless strategy. He's done well for himself, but the reality is no one really knows who or what Boris stands for. It's the Boris rather than Tory party now, he has complete control and can do with it what he likes, all the while facing zero opposition from the now decimated Labour party. That uncertainty is what makes people worry.

There's a massive reshaping of politics coming for everyone. We're all in the same boat and no one knows what's going to happen next.

JakeHall

GDB2222 wrote: »

Can anyone predict what sort of Brexit we will now get? Will it be Boris's version of the May deal? Or will the hardest Brexiteers take control and get us to crash out?

London prices are down, possibly because any form of Brexit is bad for the local economy. Does that mean the Slow downwards trend in London prices will continue?

The situation is difficult to read. My understanding has always been that a trade deal isn't possible in the time frame (and probably isn't possible in any case as the EU would insist on close alignment). And that's why the hardest brexiteers were happy to back the withdrawal agreement, knowing it's the path to no deal.

Having said that, house builders did pretty well on the stock market on Friday! I've deliberately kept them out of my shareholding but there's renewed confidence in them.

I think it's more likely to be prices becoming stagnant in London/SE rather than continuing to fall, and closer to them time they will move up or down depending on what the outcome seems to be. I still can't see there being a crash due to no deal, I agree it will be a continued, slow downward movement as it approaches and after.

The only crash that's perhaps more likely is I think something like Edinburgh. My sister lives there and prices have gone through the roof over the last 3-4 years. Leaving the EU makes a 'Yes' for any independence vote much more likely now and the significant uncertainty that would bring (particularly during the period when Scotland is not part of the UK but hasn't yet joined the EU, which could be several years at least) would I think be the type of event that really hits prices hard.

POPPYOSCAR

GDB2222 wrote: »

You actually want a prime minister who behaves like a buffoon, lies habitually, and has the sexual morals of an alley cat?

Surely, even the most ardent Conservative Brexiteer wants someone with a bit more integrity than Boris?

If you were having an operation and were given the choice of the only two surgeons available.

1. Is a saint has a 50% success rate.
2. Has slept with every nurse in the hospital etc. with a 90% success rate.

I know which one I would choose.

merrydance

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

If you were having an operation and were given the choice of the only two surgeons available.

1. Is a saint has a 50% success rate.
2. Has slept with every nurse in the hospital etc. with a 90% success rate.

I know which one I would choose.

Yes but he is not a doctor, he's running the country

MobileSaver

merrydance wrote: »

Yes but he is not a doctor, he's running the country

Yes, he's running the country, not dating your sister or your daughter.

POPPYOSCAR

merrydance wrote: »

Yes but he is not a doctor, he's running the country

You clearly miss the point.

How does his sex life affect that?

Some of the most successful and popular statesmen over the course of history have been 'womanisers'.

GDB2222

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

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You clearly miss the point.

How does his sex life affect that?

Some of the most successful and popular statesmen over the course of history have been 'womanisers'.

It's not just his womanising. In fact, that's the least of it.

It's not his being a buffoon, either. Reagan was a buffoon, too, but he read his script like the grand old trouper he was.

If you were a Londoner, you'd be aware of the fiasco over the special Boris buses that cost 5 times as much as ordinary buses. The £10s of millions spent on a bridge that never got built. And there were other extremely wasteful projects that appealed to Boris's vanity. The thought of him doing the same with the nation's money fills me with horror.

And, of course, you can't believe a word he says.

lisyloo

GDB2222 wrote: »

It's not just his womanising. In fact, that's the least of it.

It's not his being a buffoon, either. Reagan was a buffoon, too, but he read his script like the grand old trouper he was.

If you were a Londoner, you'd be aware of the fiasco over the special Boris buses that cost 5 times as much as ordinary buses. The £10s of millions spent on a bridge that never got built. And there were other extremely wasteful projects that appealed to Boris's vanity. The thought of him doing the same with the nation's money fills me with horror.

And, of course, you can't believe a word he says.

I didn’t vote Tory but that just demonstrates the quality and belief in the opposition that so many people felt they have to vote Tory.
I voted Lib Dem but I had grave reservations about their undemocratic brexit policy.