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I distinctly remember going for a job as a bench joiner many years ago. And the thing that made me not take the job, was the really poor wage offered. If I remember correctly it was around half what I was getting on site.. Had I been young and single I would have taken the position for the...

I see your point, but people in need of employment cannot work for free. Those that are financially secure can. Which is why the Arts was always over represented by those with private income. Mind you back in the 17th and 18th century this was also true of the Sciences.

I stopped using disposable razors years ago as it was getting too expensive. I switched back to the old safety razor and soap .However present day stainless blades do not stay a sharp for long. so, for convenience sake -and for the first time ever, I. got an electric razor. So far, so good And...

Sadly, there have always been businesses around, especially in the Arts that are little more than " Vanity projects" And, of course, abuse of internships is, another way to go, to to avoid paying for staff,

I'm sure that the cost of Winter Fuel Payments, could be reduced in fairer ways. For instance, do two people in the same household need to have it? They are, after all, heating the same property. I have reconciled myself to this being the contribution I as a pensioner have to make to help with...

You're getting there. :giggle:

Because at some point it will contradict Socialism.

I would agree with your summing up of the situation in America. Not that Inflation isn't one way of trying to reduce the national debt though it is difficult to control especially if the people take to the streets. It can fuel the worst sort of populism, just as it did in Weimar Germany. My...

Maybe, instead of saying " Socialism is Pragmatism ", which from a logical point of view cannot be true, you should have said " My form of Socialism is tempered with Pragmatism" :unsure:

Look at SCAMADVISER, They seem to be rating it as suspicious based on where the server is located and who owns the domain.

Reminds me of a friend who attended a Van Morrison concert, in Edinburgh with a younger female colleague. Before the concert started a man walked onto the stage and her colleague turned to her and asked in a loud voice - " Wheeze the wee, fat, baldy c*'t ? " To which my friend replied - " That's...

Can't say I see the logic of this. Being pragmatic may well mean that you have to abandon Socialism. and embrace Capitalism in its worst form, just for the sake of making things happen. As I understand it Pragmatism by its very nature trumps. all other 'isms. It is a way of saying - " This...

Not everyone who is poor is on Tax Credits, Therefore it will be withdrawn from many of those who are reliant on it. This hints of a very poor understanding of fuel poverty. It certainly is pointless to give it to millionaires just because they have reached their dotage. After all I would...

I agree with you that both have their good and bad parts It would follow from this that one should not fully espouse either side, but follow a sort of middle way. I like that you are showing your more pragmatic side, and realise that more Socialism is not the answer to all the countries ills...

Unfettered Capitalism is a rather nasty thing, it can lead to wars, fought for nothing more than the profits of a few. Even Edward Heath felt compelled to comment on " The unacceptable face of Capitalism" Unfettered Socialism, also has it's ugly side. Anything at all, can be justified, as long...

In government surely we need Capitalism tempered with Socialism or vice versa, They are the two sides of the same coin. No separate system left to run unchecked is going to work for the benefit of all the people, At the moment we move between political parties who favour one approach or the...

50 X 50 PAR you can expect to finish 44 x 44. However, sash stiles in the past could be expected to finish closer to 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" - roughly 47 x 47 If you have control over the planing you can squeeze an extra few mm out of modern stock sizes. It is advisable cut your components roughly to...

There is a rather grand assumption that those in need of homes, can actually afford to buy them, at present prices. Even affordable homes are far from affordable - if they ever get built. And, they are the first thing that developers have to jettison if their costs rise too much.

I Love the bridge. I take it there will be water underneath it, at some stage. :giggle:

Here is a naive question about three phase, but I'm going to ask it anyway, :unsure: What is the difference between 415v three phase and 230v three phase.? I've always understood that 230/240v AC supplied as three separate phases ,gives you 415v AC.