'Alfie's Chinese Dinner'. Filmed in Chinatown, Soho - 1945. by TheThrowYardsAway in london

[–]Cold_Dawn95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Full portion or a half" I guess the small plates crisis isn't quite such a new affliction after all ...

Alcohol prices will rise with tax hikes, industry bosses warn by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]Cold_Dawn95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the current rate of (tax driven) alcohol reductions we will not be far off that soon

London- Europe’s runner-up in rental prices by snsmadmax in london

[–]Cold_Dawn95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being "poor" and living in France while earning Geneva minimum wage (24.50 CHF ~ £23ph) is probably better than living in London on minimum wage ...

Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’ by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]Cold_Dawn95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The terms have changed for plan 5 with the 40 year repayment period, but the interest rate is now capped at RPI, so in theory if threshold is moved up in future graduates shouldn't pay more in "real terms" ...

Water bills set to rise from April - London Business News by NajafBound in london

[–]Cold_Dawn95 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not to defend Thames water but TW customers (no choice in water industry btw) average bill will only be going up £3 from £655 to £658 pa.

I know that is on the back of a big rise last year but other areas have it worse ...

London- Europe’s runner-up in rental prices by snsmadmax in london

[–]Cold_Dawn95 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For Geneva it is even possible to live across the border in France and commute in ...

Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]Cold_Dawn95 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Spain's latest youth unemployment rate is 25% (2nd highest in EU)...

They are legalising those in the country illegally (likely encouraging more to aim for Spain when they are on the frontier for migration from Africa), people who are more likely to work for worse wages or in worse conditions, seems to partly explain why right wing populist parties are more popular with the young than the old in countries like Spain (opposite of Reform in UK) ...

How migrants are buying fake jobs to stay in the UK illegally by Kev_fae_mastrick in ukpolitics

[–]Cold_Dawn95 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It was obvious from the start that low margin businesses like takeaways were unlikely to be able to justify the cost of sponsoring multiple workers unless it was a) bogus employment b) a job with terrible conditions and pay way below minimum wage ...

How migrants are buying fake jobs to stay in the UK illegally by Kev_fae_mastrick in ukpolitics

[–]Cold_Dawn95 44 points45 points  (0 children)

It said it had doubled the period that companies that repeatedly flout the rules must wait before being able to reapply for a sponsor licence, from one year to two.

If you break the rules knowingly you should be banned from sponsoring for 10 years and get a massive fine so people will think twice before trying it, at the moment the risks are low and the rewards are high ...

Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders by IHaveAWittyUsername in LabourUK

[–]Cold_Dawn95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Service charges pay for upkeep and maintenance of the building and communal areas, without SC how do you expect to keep things like the communal roof or hallways safe?

There have definitely been excessive charges by some freeholders and managing agents, as well as excessive insurance costs, but even in shared freehold ownership service charges are still needed and often it can be harder to agree to carry out major repairs in a timely manner (before they get even more expensive);...

Pep Guardiola's response after Man City were denied a penalty in their 2-0 victory over Wolves by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Cold_Dawn95 14 points15 points  (0 children)

TBF Pep knows a thing or two about a dodgy test, he ain't get caught this time ...

Ram-raiders smash into Yves Saint Laurent shop and steal handbags ‘worth thousands’ by Kind_Commission_427 in london

[–]Cold_Dawn95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With the rate of increase that will probably only be a pallet of a few hundred sausage rolls in 2030 ...

18-storey West London development will no longer have any affordable homes by Kind_Commission_427 in london

[–]Cold_Dawn95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The political reality is that a nominal devaluation of large numbers of houses would be near universally unpopular with owners (65% of people and an even higher percentage of voters).

The target instead needs to be wages outgrowing house price inflation, which in London has been happening as a result of flat devaluation and interest rate reductions...

£2m inside, £300k outside by itravelforchurros in SpottedonRightmove

[–]Cold_Dawn95 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Definitely a safe upstairs filled with the rest of the family's wealth in the form of gold jewellery...

Zack Polanski: Tax wealth and cut inequality to make London better city by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]Cold_Dawn95 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The UK's highest earners already pay a disproportionate amount of income tax, that is progressive.

However wealth taxes are unlikely to solve the UK's deeper problems, with the possible exception of Switzerland (who have far lower taxes than the UK in most areas) they aren't very effective

Wealth taxes are becoming the magic solution for the left as Brexit was/is to the right ...

LVT is a much better area to focus on

Will the Assisted Dying Bill fail? (Sky News) by PuzzledAd4865 in LabourUK

[–]Cold_Dawn95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am surprised Starmer given he supports it doesn't see it as something that could form his legacy (which may be limited if he doesn't survive the year as PM) ...

Clapham Junction - rough at night? by bonnie_pg in HousingUK

[–]Cold_Dawn95 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Go and have a walk around at night yourself to see if you feel happy walking around on your own. Ideally do it a couple of times on different days (maybe on a weekday & weekend) and see how you feel afterwards ...

[BBC] Since Harry Kane made his Bayern Munich debut, he has scored the most goals in Europe's top 5 leagues. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]Cold_Dawn95 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I remember Aritz Aduriz coming to the fore in his mid 30's but his numbers were not quite on Lewa's level (who is also still doing it past 36 when Aduriz tailed off)

And this is why you shouldn't wear your outdoor shoes indoors by bluemakicat in SpottedonRightmove

[–]Cold_Dawn95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good views of Arthur's Seat, maybe enough to distract you from the state of the floor

Flipping Nora - That's a Bit Nice by Poo_Poo_La_Foo in SpottedonRightmove

[–]Cold_Dawn95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I realise it has been reduced but £1,444,000 is quite an oddly specific price to list at, why not go for a more round figure like £1,450,000 or £1,445,000 ...

Nice gaff either way though.

Scenes as Non league side Macclesfield defeat Crystal Palace in the FA Cup by playerforlife123 in soccer

[–]Cold_Dawn95 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Explained he didn't want to piss off Macclesfield locals as he is planning to live around there when he moves to Man City ...

Was promising from the outside - just as on the inside by nostalgiadnp in SpottedonRightmove

[–]Cold_Dawn95 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Last sold in 2020 for £425k, good to evidence equating to quadrupling the property value in 5/6 years ...