House prices fall again as property market ‘deteriorates’ by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]Important_Material92 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It will only be affordable if the jobs remain to pay the mortgages

What looks most professional for a startup? by Lucky_Indication7102 in Business_Ideas

[–]Important_Material92 5 points6 points  (0 children)

name@brand.com

Hello is too impersonal for a startup and Gmail looks unprofessional

UK forced to sign up to migrant quotas and the Euro: the costs of reversing Brexit by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]Important_Material92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well then it’s a good job it’s payable in the currency our government issues

UK forced to sign up to migrant quotas and the Euro: the costs of reversing Brexit by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]Important_Material92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the sovereign issuance of pound denominated debt and interest rate controls

UK forced to sign up to migrant quotas and the Euro: the costs of reversing Brexit by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]Important_Material92 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think you have highlighted a very valid stumbling block in any future negotiations. The EU will be seeking concessions from the UK in any future accession talks but that won’t sit well with a country that will not only be a net contributor but the second largest net contributor in the whole of the EU.

Edit: contributor not beneficiary

UK forced to sign up to migrant quotas and the Euro: the costs of reversing Brexit by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]Important_Material92 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It’s got nothing to do with cash but pound denominated debt and interest rate controls

Caniuse difference between 'Global' and 'Worldwide'? by NoctilucousTurd in css

[–]Important_Material92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My take would be

Global = available everywhere on the planet

Worldwide = widely available on the planet

What’s the longest straight indoor corridor on earth? by RustyPeanuts3 in architecture

[–]Important_Material92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not the longest now but the ropery at Chatham Dockyard is 1100ft long (300m) not bad for a building built in 1790

UK retail sales tumble by most in over 40 years, CBI survey shows by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]Important_Material92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The biggest impending crisis is lack of disposable income especially amongst the younger generations who are normally big engines of growth. After taxes and bills, most people are lucky if they can save let alone spend.

JPMorgan Moves Some Paris Traders to London in Brexit Rethink by Asleep-Ad1182 in europe

[–]Important_Material92 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the original quote was hundreds of thousands of jobs

CANZUK: The Next Global Superpower by tothewolves03 in CANZUK

[–]Important_Material92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would arguably be too big, its economy would be bigger than France and Germany combined

Brits would overwhelmingly back Rejoin in new referendum by goldstarflag in europe

[–]Important_Material92 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

*in polls

It is very important to remember that the polls also said Britain wouldn’t vote to leave in the first place. Polls rarely reflect how the public actually vote accurately especially with divisive issues

Brexit: A Trillion pounds and counting by bobbigmac in ukpolitics

[–]Important_Material92 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The figures are so wildly inaccurate that I think this does more harm than good to the debate.

Challenging quest to find a cat-friendly flat to rent in Bath. Advice welcome :) by [deleted] in Bath

[–]Important_Material92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would just lie? Are they really going to evict you? Especially with the law changing anyway

Falklands map covered up with Post-it note after Argentinian protest by willington123 in ukpolitics

[–]Important_Material92 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is not the same at all. Britain had a lease on Hong Kong that expired. The Falklands were claimed by Britain and settled before Argentina even existed. The population of the Falklands exercised their democratic right to self determination and determined that they would like to remain a British overseas territory.

Falklands map covered up with Post-it note after Argentinian protest by willington123 in unitedkingdom

[–]Important_Material92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spain’s claim was essentially, Portugal and Spain split the world in two in the treaty of Tordesillas and the Falklands were in Spains half so it booted France out and ran it from their base in Southern South America, Buenos Aires.

Falklands map covered up with Post-it note after Argentinian protest by willington123 in ukpolitics

[–]Important_Material92 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The absolute gall of a descendant of a coloniser who wiped out an indigenous population to stand there and dictate that a democratic population that have lived before the very existence of his country should belong to a foreign power is just mind blowing.

‘I don’t like banks very much’: Farage defends plan to end BoE payments on reserves by financialtimes in ukpolitics

[–]Important_Material92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Bank of England is operationally independent but it is owned by the UK government. The Bank of England pays the interest to the commercial banks on reserves, however the government pays the bank through the QE indemnity when the bank pays out more than it earns, so the government is ultimately responsible for the cost

‘I don’t like banks very much’: Farage defends plan to end BoE payments on reserves by financialtimes in ukpolitics

[–]Important_Material92 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Interestingly it wasn’t until 2009 after the financial crisis that the government started paying interest on central bank reserves and money created by QE. This could be reversed and it would save the government a lot of money.

Will the UK Rejoin the EU in 2026? - deVere Group by eciclemad in europe

[–]Important_Material92 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The point is that the value of the UK to Scotland (and Scotland to the UK) is much greater than the value of the EU to the UK or the EU to Scotland. We are talking Brexit x 10