Yeah — fit, aren't they I am kidding of course: (fit in this context means «sexy», it's slang)
22:33 26.05.2017
⍟ иг911 (ig911), The election campaigns resumed today and guess what??? May is just 5 points ahead of Corbyn now — just 5 points — can you imagine that??? The pound sharply dropped today against $ and Euro on the investor fears that Corbyn will come to power — the reason being is that Corbyn will raise taxes across the whole economy and high tax economy is the last thing we need right now — especially with Brexit looming. Today IFS (Institute for Fiscal Studies published a report saying that the figures in his Manifesto don't add up and he will have to raise taxes a lot higher than even in the current Labour Manifesto to fund a massive «spending spree» that he wants to embark on if he happens to get in. Anyway, May is one stupid cow. I am sorry, but to go from a 20 point lead to 5? She first says one has to pay all the costs, then one can keep £100K out of their Estate, then she goes on to defend the policy. What a twat, honestly. I mean — Cameron in his time commissioned Dilnot Report, everything was thoroughly researched, costed out, lots of consultations were carried out and the figures were acceptable and reasonable to all concerned. Why did she have to go and put that stupid policy of hers in the Manifesto — at such an important time for the country as well? Tories revolted against her and are not stopping- as they support Cameron's proposals. Thing is though - even if she back tracks on this, people saw quite clearly that she couldn't give a toss about the well being of her core voters and nothing's gonna change that now, you see. (I mean — none of them ( I mean politicians) really care that much about Joe Bloggs from the street — we know that, but this policy of hers was just too blatant a show of someone who is two faced, stupid and malicious). Today's Evening Standard
Theresa May faces fresh Tory backlash over care fees
Theresa May faced new battles over care fees today as Tories urged fresh concessions to protect middle-class homeowners.
The Prime Minister quelled a major revolt on Monday by promising an unspecified cap on the amount any individual will pay for care in old age.
But senior party figures say further reforms are needed when Parliament gets back, including special measures to prevent homeowners in London and the South-East feeling unfairly targeted. Demands being discussed between MPs include:
Experts say the cap promised by Mrs May will mean millions of pensioners losing the winter fuel allowance, worth up to £300. Ministers have earmarked savings from means-testing the annual benefit, which costs just over £2 billion, to fund the cap on care fees. The number who lose the allowance will depend on how low the cap is set.
A cap of £72,000, in line with the Dilnot proposals, would cost £2 billion and mean scrapping the allowance for all 12 million current claimants.
Andrew Hood, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said restricting fuel payments to those in the 40p tax band would raise just £100 million, implying a much higher cap. Restricting the benefit to elderly people on pension credit could pull in £1.2 to £1.5 billion.
A manifesto pledge that people will be able to pass on the last £100,000 of their estate — up from £23,000 — is seen as unduly helpful to regions of low house prices. The average house price in London was £490,718 in January compared with £123,781 in the North-East. That means the North-East homeowner could pass on the vast majority of his or her estate, regardless of the care bills he or she runs up. But the Londoner’s estate could be exposed to up to nearly £390,000 of charges.
A government source said the cap would be at a level to create regional fairness. «We hope this will benefit the guy in London as much as the guy in Hartlepool,» said the source. However, the level is not due to be decided until a summer consultation starts.
A tax expert said bills would fall hardest on the middle-classes, especially in London, who had large savings in property but were not rich enough to join complicated avoidance schemes for the very wealthy. Jolyon Maugham QC predicted a boom in «snake oil avoidance schemes» aimed at middle-class people who fear their children’s inheritance being gobbled up by the so-called dementia tax. «It is certain that these measures will encourage people to take avoidance action,» he said.
P. S. Even taking all that into account, Corbyn in power is by far much worse option — it's suicide. I hope the Tory voters — seeing Corbyn narrowing the gap so much so quickly — will get out and vote for her still. But I don't like her now.
22:40 26.05.2017
Redhead (Expat) писал (а) в ответ на :
> The average house price in London was £490,718 in January compared with £123,781 in the North-East.
Here these figures don't mean a price for a house as such- everything is averaged out — starting with studio flats, one bedroom flats and ending up with huge mansions. In reality — in middle class London regions it's hard to find any decent 4 bedroom house with a good size garden for less than a £1 million nowadays.
>> The average house price in London was £490,718 in January compared with £123,781 in the North-East.
> > Here these figures don't mean a price for a house as such- everything is averaged out — starting with studio flats, one bedroom flats and ending up with huge mansions. > In reality — in middle class London regions it's hard to find any decent 4 bedroom house with a good size garden for less than a £1 million nowadays.
Will have to move to apartments at some point. Land is too expensive to own a house in London. Regarding Tories, I think you are in a good shape. They will keep their majority, but not a crushing one. So they will remain sensible and would not do anything spectacular. I think that May was hurt by a big Elephant in a room that no one wants to talk about — BRexit.
00:35 27.05.2017
иг911 (ig911) писал (а) в ответ на :
> Will have to move to apartments at some point. Land is too expensive to own a house in London.
I wanted to move from London zillions of times, but we can't do it. We have properties here (buy to let), family business to attend to, kids are placed in great schools. Besides which, once one moves out of London — one can't get back in again — it's just a thing about London. It's the greatest City in the Universe.
02:22 27.05.2017
Redhead (Expat) писал (а) в ответ на :
> иг911 (ig911) писал (а) в ответ на сообщение:
>> Will have to move to apartments at some point. Land is too expensive to own a house in London.
> > I wanted to move from London zillions of times, but we can't do it. We have properties here (buy to let), family business to attend to, kids are placed in great schools. Besides which, once one moves out of London — one can't get back in again — it's just a thing about London. It's the greatest City in the Universe.
Уезжай из Лондона, мой тебе совет. Тут тоже многие грезят и жить не могут без Манхэттана, ссылаются на место работы, место учебы детей, на стареньких родителей….это все внутренние отмазки Впрочем ты это сама поймешь с годами…. с настоящей жизнью это имеет мало общего. У меня 90% работ в Манхэттане.Я иногда вижу бабушек в кедах разрисованных символами хиппи и с крашеным париком на голове.Они думают они в тренде и они втрескались по уши в Нью Йорк....Выглядит весьма комично.А есть бабушки которые создали большую семью и нянчат внуков на чистой природе в большом семейном доме Коннектикуте допустим.... Лично меня уже тошнит от больших городов....старею наверное.... Одно время я жил в Нью Джерси.В 40-ка минутах езды на машине от Нью Йорка.За 12 лет я приехал в Нью Йорк раз 5 и все разы по работе.НИ РАЗУ не возникло мысли поехать просто так.Погулять например..
02:45 27.05.2017
OlUS (OlUS) писал (а) в ответ на :
> Уезжай из Лондона, мой тебе совет. Тут тоже многие грезят и жить не могут без Манхэттана
Вдалеке от столиц, на природе — упадок, плохо для детей. Тебе, когда выйдешь на пенсию, там будет хорошо. Вся энергия сейчас в больших городах, и это скоро не изменится.
03:00 27.05.2017
Redhead (Expat) писал (а) в ответ на :
> I wanted to move from London zillions of times
Интересно, почему в Лондоне жилые высотнки не строят? По закону не разрешается?
У меня в Бруклине, сейчас высотные дорогие кондо — как грибы. Даже не знаю кто эти арартаменты будет покупать. От 800K, а выйдешь на улицу, народ страшный.
Все смертные этого мира стремятся в Лондон, а не наоборот.
Иногда мне хочется ну очень в Surrey куда нибудь переехать или Windsor, но — we're «embedded» here - jobs, schools, круг знакомств — life, in other words = our lives are here,
И потом — наш дом где мы именно живем в cul de sac - it's so green it;s unbelievable. London has the most green space of any capital in the world and it's the quality green space — parks with wildlife, fantastic landscape, etc. Just riding through a London Park on the bike feels uplifting — any park — there are zillions — the way London was founded and built and developed was to have lots of green space — in every borough of London there's a major park, but there are Commons -smaller fields and forests and lakes in every neighborhood almost. For example — around where I live there's Wandsworth Common (a huge park with bowling green on it, tennis courts, cricket ground,a forest, lakes with swans and greens for football. The massive park next to us is the Battersea Park
And — Clapham Common — I posted a video of driving through Clapham Common here — in fact, here it is
We love where we live and we ain't gonna move an inch.
03:14 27.05.2017
иг911 (ig911) писал (а) в ответ на :
> Интересно, почему в Лондоне жилые высотнки не строят? > По закону не разрешается?
Все хотят жить в домах. The Englishman's home is his castle and all that. Hence — the housing crisis. (I'm kidding obviously) In general people here don't like blocks of flats and strive to get a house. There are some ugly blocks of flats here too — Council flats mainly — built by Housing Associations for those who need them, but Councils in London boroughs also have some fantastic housing stock — for example in areas like Chiswick - very middle class, lovely area and the council housing there consists of fantastic Victorian terraced houses — similar to Wandsworth. But they don't belong to the Council anymore, they were bought out privately ages ago.
03:21 27.05.2017
Redhead (Expat) писал (а) в ответ на :
> for example in areas like Chiswick — very middle class, lovely area and the council housing there consists of fantastic Victorian terraced houses — similar to Wandsworth.
У нас таких тоже много, но жилищную проблему они не решают.
04:57 27.05.2017
Кажется всю семейку посодют.
Российский посол передал Москве, что Кушнер хочет секретный канал связи с Кремлем. По словам официальных представителей США, Джаред Кушнер и посол России в Вашингтоне обсудили возможность создания секретного и безопасного канала связи между предвыборной группой Трампа и Кремлем, используя российские дипломатические средства, чтобы оградить их переговоры перед инаугурацией от мониторинга. По отчетам разведки.
Посол Сергей Кисляк доложил своему начальству в Москве, что Кушнер, зять и доверенное лицо тогдашнего избранного президента Трампа, сделал это предложение во время встречи 1 или 2 декабря в Башне Трампа, согласно перехватам российских сообщений, которые Были рассмотрены официальными лицами США. Кисляк сказал, что Кушнер предложил использовать российские дипломатические средства в Соединенных Штатах для сообщений.
На встрече также присутствовал Майкл Флинн, первый советник Трампа по национальной безопасности.
По сообщениям, Кисляк был ошеломлен предложением позволить американцу использовать российские средства связи в своем посольстве или консульстве — предложение, которое могло бы повлечь за собой риски безопасности для Москвы и команды Трампа.
I am kidding of course: (fit in this context means «sexy», it's slang)
into account, Corbyn in power is by far much worse option — it's suicide. I hope the Tory voters — seeing Corbyn narrowing the gap so much so quickly — will get out and vote for her still. But I don't like her now.
(I'm kidding obviously)
