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  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
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    setmefree wrote: »
    Yep and as you have stated it's only the minority who actually does give a toss, so bearing that in mind i think the minority would fit better on that small island.;).
    Away from trouble maker's who get a [EMAIL="h@rd"]h@rd[/EMAIL] on for ruining companies for a living!
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • setmefree
    setmefree Posts: 851 Forumite
    Lets face it, no matter what this Government does including their latest announcement to help stop people getting their property repo'd aint going to work.
    Taking away the 10p tax has destroyed them,they are fighting between themselves and the conservatives love it,and they will take all steps needed to bring labour down.
    I f this10p tax isn't such a big thing, then why is it attracting more media than the credit crunch, and why cant Gordon Brown bring order amongst his own.
    Alistar Darling is flogging a dead horse, he has made it clear that further on down the line he will look at ways of helping the single 18-25 year olds, so why did he remove the little they have got in the first place???and how much is it going to cost to introduce a new system £7 billion by any chance.
  • PROLIANT
    PROLIANT Posts: 6,396 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    setmefree wrote: »
    Lets face it, no matter what this Government does including their latest announcement to help stop people getting their property repo'd aint going to work.
    Taking away the 10p tax has destroyed them,they are fighting between themselves and the conservatives love it,and they will take all steps needed to bring labour down.
    I f this10p tax isn't such a big thing, then why is it attracting more media than the credit crunch, and why cant Gordon Brown bring order amongst his own.
    Alistar Darling is flogging a dead horse, he has made it clear that further on down the line he will look at ways of helping the single 18-25 year olds, so why did he remove the little they have got in the first place???and how much is it going to cost to introduce a new system £7 billion by any chance.
    Unfortunatly I can't comment about goverment as I refuse to vote, in fact I can't find any qualities in any party in this country, but with regard to the waste of skin that runs this country, nowt that a sharp sighted sniper couldn't sort!
    Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
  • setmefree
    setmefree Posts: 851 Forumite
    PROLIANT wrote: »
    Unfortunatly I can't comment about goverment as I refuse to vote, in fact I can't find any qualities in any party in this country, but with regard to the waste of skin that runs this country, nowt that a sharp sighted sniper couldn't sort!

    Well there you go then, you even admit yourself that this Government is !!!!, so perhaps now you will realise that no matter what is to be introduced to ease the credit crunch it aint going to be supported at all, especially when its announced by this Government, the same Government who nobody has confidence in anymore.
    RBS is a different matter, they have turned to their shareholders(fair enough)..
    The only reason that they are struggling at the moment is that people envisage the N.R.saga..not as if that will happen.
    Their customers don't see a bright light at the end of the tunnel ,what they see is the way that this Government stalled before helping N.R...and they dread the thought of letting this Government do it again.
  • ShelfStacker_3
    ShelfStacker_3 Posts: 2,180 Forumite
    Their customers don't see a bright light at the end of the tunnel ,what they see is the way that this Government stalled before helping N.R...and they dread the thought of letting this Government do it again.

    The government were screwed whatever they did with NR when the sh*t hit the fan. If they let NR die, they would have been pilloried for doing nothing; now they've salvaged the bank, they've got everyone on their back for a misuse of taxpayer's money. Considering this alongside the existence of a very hostile press, HMG had no chance whatsoever of a positive public reaction.

    People think of NR when they think of RBS' current situation because they're paranoid and they've been misinformed by scaremongering idiots (like you). The two companies, and the circumstances they're in, are completely different.
  • setmefree
    setmefree Posts: 851 Forumite
    People think of NR when they think of RBS' current situation because they're paranoid and they've been misinformed by scaremongering idiots (like you). The two companies, and the circumstances they're in, are completely different.

    Well many thanks for your views,unfortunately for you i'm not going to rise to your personal abuse just because my views differ from yours..;)
  • setmefree
    setmefree Posts: 851 Forumite
    Updated: 1755 - Apr 22 2008
    Just come off the telephone with Stephen Sklaroff, Director General of Finance and Leasing Association who was at today's meeting with the Chancellor.
    He says it was a positive meeting and they had a good discussion with ministers about the state of the mortgage market and what they could do to help customers having difficulty repaying their monthly rates. He also said this number is still very small.

    But as predicted no agreement on banks passing cuts on to borrowers now. Mr Sklaroff said the Ministers understand how the markets work and when the Libor rate comes down then we'll more than likely see cheaper lending rates for consumers.

    And when that happens is any one's guess.
  • ShelfStacker_3
    ShelfStacker_3 Posts: 2,180 Forumite
    setmefree wrote: »
    Well many thanks for your views,unfortunately for you i'm not going to rise to your personal abuse just because my views differ from yours..;)

    I couldn't care less if you rise to anything so long as you stop trying to make out that the sky is falling in!
  • setmefree
    setmefree Posts: 851 Forumite
    I couldn't care less if you rise to anything so long as you stop trying to make out that the sky is falling in!

    Mmm sky falling in,sorry you will have to take that up with Patrick Moore sky at night :D

    http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/fds/hi/business/market_data/shares/3/498/0/default.stm
  • RayWolfe
    RayWolfe Posts: 3,045 Forumite
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    You are all as mad as Mr Setmefree!
    Leave it, can't you see what he is doing.
    Let him rant ... boredom will finish it ... I hope.
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