Libraries are sort of understandable due to the amount of information that can be found online and things like Kindle for having an electronic forms of books.
Everyone benefits by almost full employment. An example of a country that is unattractive to foreign investors is France. It is currently very near the bottom of the 28 EU countries for growth. The last Labour government left a note saying the money had all gone. The UK has a responsibility to reduce the UK's debt mountain. This is a completely different subject from the kind of democratic society we want to live in.
This way of measuring countries means absolutely nothing SH. according to GDP growth Britain is also only on place 13 in the EU. behind Spain Poland and Rumania.
The UK has had continued high comparable growth for many years not just one. It positively affects employment, tax take etc. Italy has had practically no growth since 2008, this is why their unemployment figures have remained so high.
There are plenty of brownfield sites if the government of the day finds the will. I am a construction design professional: obtaining planning and Building Regulations approval and contract administration is what I do.
Back in the day, Sir Keith Joseph let slip that the key thatcherite policy was high unemployment to keep wages down and people in fear for their jobs. Today's tory politicians can wax lyrical all they like but the only jobs they're interested in is jobs for the boys and the kickbacks that come with it... HS2 is a great example of a waste of time, money and energy all for a sad vanity project.
Obviously the present Tory government's objectives are low unemployment and high employment numbers. The unemployment figures are currently at a 12 year low. UK employment is at record levels. The HS2 was established by the Labour Party in 2009. It passed through parliament by 350 votes to 34 in 2013. There seems to be support and opposition from all parties.
There are plenty of brownfield sites but not enough to fill the need for the massive increase in the UK population. The obvious call to build on brownfield sites first is normally the NIMBY's mantra for 'don't build near my house'.
It has become obvious to anyone with a political nose, that the UK government is backing off from the bluster that we had earlier. This has been confirmed now from Ireland. "The British government is slowly realising Brexit is “an act of great self-harm” and that upcoming EU-UK negotiations must seek to limit the damage, the State’s top Brexit official has said. The official, John Callinan, said on Thursday: “I see signs in the contacts that we’re having, both at EU level and with the UK, of a gradual realisation that Brexit in many ways is an act of great self-harm, and that the focus now is on minimising that self-harm.” Mr Callinan also highlighted the existence of internal divisions on the British side just weeks out from the start of formal withdrawal negotiations with the EU, saying it was clear there was “no single, settled position” on Brexit in London. “Even within the British government, there are very different views,” he said. Mr Callinan, along with other Irish officials and Ministers, has been in regular contact with his British counterparts since the UK’s referendum on EU membership last June. So the country is trying to limit the damage now that they know that the begging bowl is unlikely to be filled. This is very different to those who thought the EU would fall over to give us a better deal than the one we already have.
Irish officials are on the opposing side to the UK negotiators. Any comments should be treated as mere posturing before the proper negotiations start.
That is just sticking your head in the sand SH. The Irish who have the most to lose have been in constant contact with the UK government since last June, and they are just as bemused ten months on just what it is the ministers actually think they will get or even want from the negotiations. No one seems to know, and if you listen to statements from on high you can clearly hear that this man is quite correct.
I think you are clutching at straws trying to highlight any negative comment. Nobody should be surprised how much self harm the EU is prepared to suffer over Brexit to save the doomed 'project'. With or without Brexit the cracks in the EU are getting larger by the month.
Come on, what you have just said does not address the statement from Ireland in any shape or form. Do you, or anyone else in the UK know what the government thinks it wants to negotiate. I certainly don't, but maybe you are better informed and can tell me. Just what sort of deal can they hope to get that is better than the current one?
I don't know anybody that expects a better trade deal with the EU than we have at present. What Brexiters are hoping for is any negatives from the eventual deal is more than made up with opportunities from non EU countries. As I previously said the EU is so desperate to avoid contagion it feels the need to give the UK a good slapping. Being bullied and harassed by so called partners certainly reinforces the reasons for leaving. My view is similar to Mervyn King's. Trouble ahead but will be ok after a few years. To me the hassle will be worth it.
Of course as you have enough funding and investment to benefit in the long term. For your average British worker there will be no difference at all..... and prices will go up and the Govt will carrying on with the austerity line etc etc
No because they cut council and subsidised housing to that significant part of the employment sector that support the inner london infrastructure I totally agree that rich landlords would not profiteer in this way. Shall we do something to stop this happening?? WHY should people not be able to afford to live in the city they work when housing including ex-council housing is being snapped up by your foreigners... I thought you were against immigration?? Oh no only those who come to work here.. not those with lots of dosh they can hide over here. This is just another version of thatcherism where people don't matter and are just to be used
The government must, quite rightly carry on with sensible cost cutting to enable the UK to live within its means. We do not wish to burden future generations with our debt. Any unnecessary tariffs imposed by the EU will encourage more self sufficiency. Prices of many imports from non EU countries could actually fall without the present EU wide tariffs. There will no doubt be many free trade deals done within a reasonable time frame.
So you wish to throw away the good trade deals we have in the vague hope that we can sell bicycle bells to Togoland. It is time to get real and not just hope that that the country can conclude deals which will be tiny by comparison to what we have now. There is no certainty about future trade outside the EU, but there are a lot of companies inside the UK at present who are there because they know it is a gateway to Europe and it's vast market.
The concept of a maximum total benefit limit per family set at the average UK wage is widely supported in the UK. There should be subsidised housing provided for key workers in London, I'm not sure how anybody could argue against that.
So what you are saying is that you take away the benefit, but then subsidize in a different way. How does that make any difference?
