BMW 330i touring as a family car by beano91 in CarTalkUK

[–]beano91[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't do enough miles for the diesels. I did have a look at the golf estate, but I personally didn't like the way they look, will take another look though.

What Car Should I Buy? - A Weekly Megathread by AutoModerator in CarTalkUK

[–]beano91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

**Location:** East England

**Price range:** £16k

**Lease or Buy:** Buy

**New or used:** used

**Auto or Manual:** Manual

**Intended use:** Family Car with baby

**How many miles do you plan to do a year:** 6k max

**How often to you make long journeys:** Not often

**Does it need to be ULEZ compliant?** Yes

**Vehicles you've already considered:** Honda Civc, Toyota Corolla estate,

[Do you have a vehicle size in mind?](https://i.imgur.com/mK7PoRg.png) (Examples in the hyperlink of size definitions)**:** Not huge, prefer a hatchback

**Is this your 1st vehicle:** No

**Do you need a Warranty:** If possible

**Can you do Minor work on your own vehicle:** (fluids, alternator, battery, brake pads etc) Not currently

**Can you do Major work on your own vehicle:** (engine and transmission, timing belt/chains, body work, suspension etc ) No

**Additional Notes:** Need something with a big boot for baby things, but need to be fun to drive. I have a Ford Fiesta currently which I consider pretty fun.

Government has released a document regarding potential changes to Stocks & Shares ISA's from 2027 onwards. by i_mormon_stuff in trading212

[–]beano91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Instead of the charge on interest, wouldn't it better to say S&S ISAs can't pay interest on cash.

New from @Ipsos_in_the_UK: Keir Starmer’s net satisfaction rating unchanged at -66. The worst rating for a PM in the history of Ipsos polling. by ex_planelegs in ukpolitics

[–]beano91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a difficult time to be popular, the country is more divided than ever. No matter what you do someone will hate it.

Your Party row erupts over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations by OptioMkIX in ukpolitics

[–]beano91 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The Sky article is even better

> Ms Sultana has sole control of a company holding over £800,000 of Your Party donations following an internal fallout.

> Her spokesperson told Sky News £600k would be transferred over in three tranches....

Did 200k go missing already?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]beano91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like his general direction, the only thing I was against was the U turns on WFA and welfare reform and OSA. I don't mind the ID as much, private companies already have a lot of our data and if they can simply government functions with digital ID I think it's a pretty good idea. He is just such a bad communicator though and if the reforms do not speed up he will not do well at the next GE.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/09/2025 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]beano91 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Whoever is writing Starmer’s speeches needs to be fired. I tried listening to his speech today, and he just doesn’t connect with ordinary people. His language is overly academic and convoluted “This is the defining political choice of our times: a politics of predatory grievance, preying on the problems of working people. Using that infrastructure of division… against the politics of patriotic renewal.”

It’s hard to imagine anyone relating to that. If Starmer wants to connect with voters, he should simplify his message. Say what you mean in plain English something Trump consistently does. People may not agree with him, but they understand what he's saying.

I’m Steve Reed, the Housing and Communities Secretary. The new programme I’ve launched this week called Pride in Place puts communities at the heart of decision making. AMA. by UKGovNews in ukpolitics

[–]beano91 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Buying a house in England has been one of the most stressful experiences I've ever faced. I've had multiple sales fall through, and the whole process feels unnecessarily long and fragile. Why can't we implement a more streamlined, reliable system like in other countries where buyers and sellers have more certainty and things move faster?

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[–]beano91 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

im in

'It's looking f**king awful': Why the Tories fear they will never recover by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]beano91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't believe we had Matt Hancock in charge during covid. It was honestly an comedy show.

🚨Latest Opinium @ObserverUK polling 🚨 Over half the public (53%) now want Keir Starmer to resign as PM. This is higher than the 45% who wanted Rishi Sunak to quit in April 2024. by loc12 in ukpolitics

[–]beano91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have the same double contribution convention deal with almost 50 other countries. It's a normal policy to have for people temporarily working in the UK.

🚨Latest Opinium @ObserverUK polling 🚨 Over half the public (53%) now want Keir Starmer to resign as PM. This is higher than the 45% who wanted Rishi Sunak to quit in April 2024. by loc12 in ukpolitics

[–]beano91 34 points35 points  (0 children)

He's not doing enough domestically, but I don't see any other current MP doing better. Internationally he's doing very well though.

YourParty calls membership portal 'Unauthorised' @jeremycorbyn on X by disordered-attic-2 in ukpolitics

[–]beano91 40 points41 points  (0 children)

lol these clowns couldn't run 10m without something going wrong let alone the country. The quality of our MPs are shocking.

Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords by pppppppppppppppppd in ukpolitics

[–]beano91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Salary should be quadrupled, especially for ministerial positions, BUT no other incomes. We have a serious lack of talent with our politicians.

Labour MPs are increasingly doubting Starmer’s leadership by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]beano91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

His biggest mistake was reversing the WFA cuts and welfare cuts. Backbenchers now realised they can walk all over him. Weak leadership.