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.....and we gave it to them by leaving! We should have hung on in and exerted a bit of control ourselves. Funny how brexiters can't see what's in front of their noses. But we would also have had power, influence and benefits.

It's even more lacking now we are out! No direct influence at all, no seat at the table. They need us, we need them.

No of course not and I didn't say that. He might have done even better with a straightforward tax-raising socialist agenda as per Corbyn, according to the figures. Here are the figures 2001 Blair 10.7 million 2005 Blair 9.5 2010 Brown 8.6 2015 Mliband 9.3 2017 Corbyn 12.9 2019 Corbyn 10.3 2024...

Bias? The Guardian is very middle of the road. Campaigned fiercely against Corbyn for instance. Has supported Israel very loyally until just recently when even J Freedland has started to have doubts about genocide. Also it's the only mainstream paper not owned by mega-rich tax-dodging non-doms...

I sold my Pro edge some time ago. Didn't pay it's keep and it's only a fancy linisher after all, albeit well made.

Two essentials (amongst others); 1 Make deep cut knife lines for the shoulders, both sides both pieces. You chisel back to the line without going a gnats over. Aim at undercutting the shoulders very slightly so they are a tight fit where visible. 2 Overcut with the DT saw very slightly on both...

Who knows what their plans are? they don't know themselves! :rolleyes: Labour spelled out their plans in great detail and got far more votes in 2017 and 2019 than Starmer 2024 historically low turnout. Starmer was just lucky that everybody had realised the tories were well past their buy by...

Wood carving courses. Any recommendations? Asking for a friend (really!). Actually I might be interested myself what with new small workshop and a lot of spare timber. PS Just spotted this, millions of them!: https://www.craftcourses.com/categories/wood/wood-carving

But we have done and it has been a disaster with no "attractive deals" or any other obvious benefits. You need to keep up with the news! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/03/observer-view-list-of-brexit-wins-is-in-short-and-feeble

T'other way around in my experience. Bought homes occupied by families, sometimes with lodgers etc. Singletons go for flats or small houses.

I found Starmer contemptible from the start with the purge of the left, particularly Rebecca Long-Bailey, breaking all his leadership election pledges and making false allegations of antisemitism against anybody he wanted out. I voted green last time. All he's done in the meantime has been to...

Not unless they demolish them or leave them empty. The number of homes available does not change, but the market does. In theory, fewer landlords bidding for a property means lower sale price, which might just enable a buyer to step up from renting to home buying, leaving a different rental...

How would you bring that about? Just by explaining "the need for more personal responsibility"?

Well done! I'm not trying "to enhance a position". :unsure: We are talking about those who have failed to be responsible for themselves. The others aren't a problem, by definition. Right. Too complex, no solutions, or just accept the welfare state, one way or another? The blame game doesn't...

...and society has to take of those who cannot take responsibility for themselves for whatever reason. Including yourself if the occasion arises - don't forget! I really don't understand why you see this as an issue of any sort at all, other than the practicalities. It's OK though - I suppose we...

So you keep saying but what solutions are there? The blame game doesn't help in any way.

And all companies have CEOs, boards etc. even if they are owned by a hierarchy of lesser companies which have to be followed up. At the end of the chain are real people. By the usual forensic means. Never be 100% but the more the better. HMRC needs large teams of trained experts. They already...

So you'd support more spending on home care for the elderly? https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/care-services-equipment-and-care-homes/homecare/ More people survive into old age nowadays so it's a growing problem. I've already lived 7 years longer than my dad. Neither of...

I'd heard the rumours but no idea of the details. Ireland as tax haven. https://jacobin.com/2024/05/ireland-tax-haven-policy-inequality#:~:text=The Irish establishment has built,of wages and living standards. A warning for us all? "When these wider consequences are factored in, the supposedly...

🤣 Modern sharpening is a massive money making exercise for the suppliers. Trad sharpening could cost less than £100 for life. And is faster and easier. Just came up this morning: https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/good-description-of-how-a-handplane-works.147420/#post-1758226