Jose posted:

https://twitter.com/BrexNo/status/1191688185257979906?s=20

Firos posted:

https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1191687795343052802?s=21

There you go dipshit journos and Lib dems.

Failed Imagineer posted:

Only took a couple years to realise that you need to dumb it down to this level for the stupid loving clown public.

Miftan posted:

What.

OwlFancier posted:

Why won't jeremy corbyn push the big button on his desk labeled "stop brexit" please jeremy I know it's there why do you hate the eu jeremy just press the button

Miftan posted:

What.

Raeg posted:

AREN'T YOU USING THE NHS FOR POLITICAL GAIN is the new hotness

a lovely king posted:

Is there any point to a Help To Buy ISA?

a lovely king posted:

My girlfriend's dad has been pressuring her into opening a Help-To-Buy ISA lately because they're shuttering them at the end of the month. Does anyone in here have experience with them and are they a good idea? I can't help but feel that there's a catch or something, what with it being a Tory scheme and involving housing. I've been looking online but all I can find is articles on money saving blogs and sites and I've got a lot of skepticism for them.

Is there any point to a Help To Buy ISA?

Doccykins posted:

Help to Buy ISA
Blurb:
Savers open an account with a lump sum of anything from £1 to £1,200 and then pay in up to £200 a month via direct debit. When the saver comes to purchase a first home the government will add on 25% of the value of the ISA. The benefit over the LISA is a H2B ISA functions as an instant-access savings account with no withdrawal penalty if you use the funds for anything other than a house deposit, and tends to have some of the most lucrative interest rates available for instantly accessible cash savings.

Catches:

• The original Help to Buy ISA scheme closes to new applicants in November 2019
  
• You must not have ever been the owner of a property via purchase or inheritance previously
  
• You can only put in up to £200 a month via a direct debit, making the annual contribution limit £2,400.
  
• Interest is paid on an annual basis on your account anniversary date
  
• You must have at least £1,600 in the ISA for the minimum bonus of £400 at the time of purchase
  
• The maximum bonus is £3,000, paid on an account value of £12,000 or above
  
• You must purchase a property for a sale price of below £250,000, or £450,000 if the property is located in a Borough of London
  
• The ISA must be closed by your solicitor at completion.This means you can't use the ISA funds or bonus as part of your exchange deposit
  

For both Help to Buy and Lifetime ISAs if you are buying a house with a partner, both of you can contribute your ISA savings towards the property and get government bonuses on both accounts, but the property price can still not exceed £250,000 in the case of a Help to Buy ISA or £450,000 for a Lifetime ISA or London purchase.

Note if you do utilise both the H2B and Lifetime ISAs you can only use one of the bonuses each when buying your first home

Necrothatcher posted:

Man having to be kinda polite on Twitter as you try and turn FPBE brain spiders to Labour is real painful sometimes

https://twitter.com/imauniqueuser/status/1191694525523210245?s=20

quote:

The BBC has apologised after a radio presenter said women should “keep their knickers on” during a discussion on convicted rapist Ched Evans.

Nick Conrad, a talk show host on BBC Radio Norfolk, made the comments in a live debate about the former Sheffield United striker, who has provoked an outcry after returning to train with the club.

Conrad said: “I think women need to be more aware of a man’s sexual desire; that when you’re in that position that you are about to engage in sexual activity there’s a huge amount of energy in the male body, there’s a huge amount of will and intent, and it’s very difficult for many men to say no when they are whipped up into a bit of a storm.

“And it’s the old adage about if you yank a dog’s tale then don’t be surprised when it bites you.

“Or you can’t keep snakes in the garden and think they’ll only bite your neighbours.”

He went on to suggest feminists had “hijacked” or “jumped on” the debate and appear to be “anti-men”.

Gonzo McFee posted:

https://twitter.com/MarkDiStef/status/1191696425463230464

BBC to Tory party revolving door keeps spinning.

Recognise the name?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/nov/19/bbc-knickers-on-nick-conrad-rapist-ched-evans


That's where you know him from.

forkboy84 posted:

Why did I worry that my Internet posting would preclude me from being elected when dude who went on the radio to blame rape victims clearly doesn't think that'll be a problem

Government pushes ahead with plans for 'festival of Brexit' posted:

Boris Johnson’s government is pressing ahead with a controversial post-Brexit festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, inherited from Theresa May, but which the new prime minister had been urged to shelve.

Dean Creamer, a delivery director for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, has been put in charge of planning for the £120m project – dubbed the “festival of Brexit” by critics – which is due to take place in 2022, the Guardian has learned.

However, figures from arts institutions have privately expressed concern about the project, which some say is likely to alienate remain-supporting visitors at museums and galleries that are expected to take part.

There had been previous warnings that the idea – announced by May in 2018 as an initiative that would “strengthen our precious union” – could inflame tensions in Northern Ireland, coming a year after the centenary of Irish partition and on the 100th anniversary of the start of the Irish civil war.

The festival was billed as a showcase for “the UK’s unique strengths in creativity and innovation” with echoes of the 1851 Great Exhibition and the 1951 festival of Britain.

A pledge was made to deliver “an exciting programme” of events on arts, culture, design and technology in the same year as the Queen’s platinum jubilee and to “amplify” key anniversary celebrations including the BBC’s 100th birthday and the 75th anniversary of the Edinburgh international and fringe festivals.

But one person in the museum sector – one of the stakeholders identified by government planners – said: “A lot of museums are quite wary of the whole thing. There’s also a sense that if it is a festival of Brexit then it turns into an ethical issue. Half of the audiences would be completely hostile to Brexit.”

In response to a freedom of information request by the Guardian, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said it had established a festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2022 programme board, which met regularly. Members included representatives from the Treasury and Cabinet Office. A delivery body with a budget of £120m is being appointed.

Another senior figure in the culture sector said there had been talks with officials at the DCMS, but added: “Nothing has really flowed to the institutions who might be interested in it. There is infrastructure in place but everyone is waiting until the general election to see what happens next.”

They added that the person in charge of planning was Creamer, who has a track record of infrastructure projects.

The same source predicted: “The real challenge will be to get an artistic director. It really depends on how they seek to brand it. We expect that there would be a major effort to make it a consciously national and non-metropolitan endeavour.”

It is thought the idea of the festival will appeal to Johnson’s love of set-piece events such as the Olympic Games, which he was able to capitalise on during his time as mayor of London.

But the Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, the party’s spokesperson on DCMS matters, said: “I’m astounded that the government is going ahead with what is basically a Brexit festival despite everything that is going on. It is a complete waste of money at a time when funding cuts to our schools, hospitals and local services continue despite government announcements to the contrary.

“The Conservatives are trying to distract us with bread and circuses, but it won’t work.”

Lord Ashton of Hyde, who at the time was parliamentary under-secretary of state at the DCMS, told the House of Lords in March that the festival was an exciting opportunity to celebrate creativity and innovation across the UK, and the museum sector was expected to play an important role.

Jose posted:

are you outing yourself as a tory?

forkboy84 posted:

MODS THIS IS ABUSE

forkboy84 posted:

Why did I worry that my Internet posting would preclude me from being elected when dude who went on the radio to blame rape victims clearly doesn't think that'll be a problem

forkboy84 posted:

Why did I worry that my Internet posting would preclude me from being elected when dude who went on the radio to blame rape victims clearly doesn't think that'll be a problem

Pesmerga posted:

STOP POLITICISING POLITICAL
ISSUES

Luxury Tent Carpet posted:

Guavanaut posted:

Unacceptable issues to politicize:

• The NHS
  
• Education
  
• Benefits
  
• Food bank use
  
• Brexit
  
• The Environment
  
• Politics
  

Acceptable issues to politicize:

• Jeremy Corbyn's antisemitism
  
• Diane Abbott's innumeracy
  
• That time Kier Starmer kicked a rabbit
  
• Labour doing something I also did but it's bad this time
  
• Foreigns what want to move here while being foreign
  
• Bum top tank boys
  
• Paper flowers
  

Unkempt posted:

Maybe it's just my goonish face-blindness but you can't tell me that isn't Theresa May.

Jose posted:

https://twitter.com/BrexNo/status/1191688185257979906?s=20

Necrothatcher posted:

Man having to be kinda polite on Twitter as you try and turn FPBE brain spiders to Labour is real painful sometimes

https://twitter.com/imauniqueuser/status/1191694525523210245?s=20

BBC posted:

A government plan to create 200,000 new homes in England for first-time buyers has resulted in no homes being built, the National Audit Office has found.

Announced in 2014, "starter homes" were meant to be aimed at those under the age of 40 and sold at a 20% discount.

But legislation to take the project forward was never passed.

Labour called the policy a total failure, but the government said it had a "great track record" for house building.

Former prime minister David Cameron committed to the scheme in the 2015 Conservative Party manifesto as a way of tackling the affordable housing crisis.

The project was also supposed to support the wider growth and regeneration of local areas, and some town centres.

The homes were meant to be built across the country by the end of the decade and more than £2bn was set aside for the first tranche of 60,000 dwellings.

According to the National Audit Office (NAO), between 2015-16 and 2017-18, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) spent almost £174m on acquiring and preparing sites originally intended for building starter homes.

These were in places such as Plymouth, Bury, Basildon, Stockport, Bridgwater, Cinderford and Bristol.

But the spending watchdog said the sites were all now being used for housing more generally, only some of which was affordable.

'Dashed expectations'

It said the scheme had faltered because the necessary legislation and planning guidance had never been put through Parliament, despite expectations it would happen in 2019.

As a result, even new homes conforming to the intended specifications cannot be marketed as starter homes, which has made getting developers on board challenging.

The NAO said the government also no longer had a budget dedicated to the starter homes project.

Necrothatcher posted:

I hope this takes off as a trend. Might write up my austerity misery story and put a copy up.

https://twitter.com/Prolapsarian/status/1191468873935024128?s=20

Pesmerga posted:

I don’t know what a bun top tank boy is, but my curiosity is piqued.

Purple Prince posted:

That's the point of a fire door! Putting any kind of lock on it immediately makes it into a deathtrap.

Mrenda posted:

Keep politics out of politics!

josh04 posted: