Cheers for the link, found three companies there, one of which said they couldn't service it due to the installation (but work speaking to them again), two of which I haven't contacted before, though they may not service my area.
Westminster Politics 2024-2029
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I think this first budget is a signal of what needs to be done and they are getting on with the 'painful bits' that cover the first few years. Starmer is realistically looking at (and needs ) a ten year stint in power to achieve what he wants achieve and he is gambling to some extent that after five years some of the major issues will be seen to be being addressed, if they are not, then the fickle British public will throw Starmer and his party out.
That will be the end of any hope for improvement, possibly for two decades, for a large majority of the country and we will be back to re-runs of 'austerity'/'austerity-light' etc. government', possible even a REFORM/TORY coalition.
There may have been some presentation mistakes, in this first period, but after 14 years of opposition, it will take time for Labour to acclimatise to being actually in power, and with a stunning majority.
I think Starmer has some decent people in his cabinet who know what needs to be done and will back Starmer as long as he continues to lead in the right direction. Personally, I have had enough of so called 'truly inspiring' politicians and would prefer those who keep their heads down and where necessary noses to the grindstone and get on with the job. There is no doubt at some point Starmer will have to have a 'night of the long knives' (Harold Macmillan style) to get rid of those in cabinet who cannot cope, or who are seeking personal notoriety, or have just 'lost their bottle'.
Starmers biggest danger is the 'external forces' that can blow him of course; e.g. another pandemic, continuation of wars in the East/Ukraine, climate issues and fall out that doesn't help the economy or climate change, but costs billions.
There's nothing wrong with your generation other than for some reason it had been given the expectation that it would for some reason be different to or better than the previous generations. The likelihood was always that it was actually going to be just like those previous generations. Because why wouldn't it? People are, as a whole, kind of lazy and reactive and illinformed and irrational, regardless of when they were born.
Great; hope it works-out for you
When we moved into our place last summer I looked into getting one.
Was advised by a mate to get a thermal efficiency report on the house first which I did. Cost £500 so not cheap but the guy said that my house is basically like a colander heat wise . Cavity walls without anything in between, insufficient insulation for the loft/roof, 40 year old aluminium windows.
Summary was that you can get a heat pump but you’ll just be heating the air outside your house and you should fix other stuff first.
Our house (60s build) is probably not alone with that so that would be my advice to anyone.
Doesn’t everyone do naked Thursdays?
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It looks like it’ll be the former. Starmer has said that he supports Israel’s “right to defend itself”.
That's interesting, thanks- wasn't aware of those reports. These heat pumps have created a whole ecosystem that bleeds you dry. A Victorian mid-terrace basement flat must lose most out of its heat out of the sash windows, not that I'm going to get upvc monsters that won't suit the property.
Hopefully the cost of these things come down over time as the tech improves. No idea how councils are meant to install them into social housing for example.
Fecking great idea with rising anti-establishment sentiment for the new Labour government to show it doesn't feel particularly strongly on abiding by international law.
Can't they see that when the supposed moralistic political party doesn't play by the rules it just makes it ten times easier for Farage/Kemi/Trump etc to do whatever they like.
How can you make the argument for it being our humane obligation to support asylum whilst clearly supporting actions to starve a populace.
braindead donkey.
UK business activity shrinks for first time in a year as confidence in Labour falls
Oh dear. Pound been on a steady decline since the budget and this now compounding it. Along with the lying about her experience she can't have much longer in the job.
Funny as i thought she would be the one gunning for Starmer's job a year from now.
Oh dear. Pound been on a steady decline since the budget and this now compounding it. Along with the lying about her experience she can't have much longer in the job.
Funny as i thought she would be the one gunning for Starmer's job a year from now.
Labour bottom of the list in another by-election.
What is SGRA?
In all honestly, I hate how parties like Reform are on the rise and show no sign of stopping.
No idea..
Labour are no helping themselves.
It's just not stopping, like below and what about them renters laws - is that not in yet or something?
Yup. I hate how Labour are capitulating to the right-wing. It’s inevitable that Badenoch or Farage will become PM in 2029.
Starmer and Reeves don’t give a feck. They will both sail off into the sunset with millions more in their bank accounts and then spend the rest of their lives criticising whatever governments next for doing everything they are currently doing.
Exactly. It’s not them who will suffer, it’s us.
The publication doesn't seem to ask her about the 'extensive damage' she was alleged to have caused to the property. If he's selling and gave her an extended notice period, it doesn't sound the egregious abuse of power it's being portrayed as.
The Residents Association I imagine.
How are you going to generate outrage clicks if you conduct a proper and balanced, fact based article?
Tbh this is where we have very different views on politics.
He might well be a horrible fecker and a bad landlord for all I know. My point was that the article comes across as very agenda driven, given it doesn't provide any detail on the serious allegation against the tenant or seemingly even ask her about it.
A landlord is already a egregious abuse of power and then add onto that he is a MP.
From the article -
The tenant is gone. It’s not impossible to imagine the reporters were told about the damage allegations after their interview with the tenant but now can’t do a follow up.
Tbh the flat would probably have to be on fire in order to feel justified in making a single mum with kids homeless.
Edit - some more recent info
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That's a different argument. Where I am now I can't buy and I need somewhere to live so I need a rental.
Cheers, that all provides more context, although little clarity. It's basically just a tenant/landlord dispute that boils down to he said/she said isn't it.
Sure the tweet makes him a hypocrite if he's literally thrown her onto the street, but it's not clear cut.
Hopefully the council moved her into alternative accommodation- whether the below happened isn't clear.
Starmer appears to be turning into John Hurt character from V for Vendetta.
This stuff never works.Starmer appears to be turning into John Hurt character from V for Vendetta.
Why? Because the only way they can ever come up with to attempt it is to make it more difficult to claim everything. All that does is stop legitimate people claiming because they don't jump through the hoops in the right order.
The con artists, who are vanishingly small anyway (givernments own figures say 0% fraud on disability benefits), game the system. They always make sure they say and do the right things, so are never phased by more hoops to jump through.
Yep well said.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700143
600K, it was 400K this morning.. they've made a right mess here.
I hope it's a kick up the arse for labour, because at the start of December we'll see unemployment numbers rise.
600K, it was 400K this morning.. they've made a right mess here.
I hope it's a kick up the arse for labour, because at the start of December we'll see unemployment numbers rise.
Another election is literally the last thing this country needs.
Yep and just like with the record of the DWP, the amounts of people whove been denied benefits who ended up taking their life, is this what we are as a country, do these politicians not care for the blood they will have on their hands?
The benefits bashing culture is going to backfire big time, because the very nature of the economy and lack of growth and insecure and poorly paid work over the last decade, means ever more people require them to survive. If you alienate more and more people then they won't forget this come the next GE.