HeliX Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Banker said: Probably a teacher trying for 3 lots of maternity leave 😂 Do you ever think you might be stupid? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lamb Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 8 hours ago, HeliX said: Do you ever think you might be stupid? I think he was joking, but it's hard to tell because he's so stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 19 hours ago, BriT said: I’m just watching Mick Lynch on BBC Breakfast being interviewed about the railway workers strike. It’s like watching the 1971 film “Carry on at your convenience” with the ridiculous dated communist language they use to describe their workers struggle. These people are literally clowns still living in the 1970s. Everything is owned by an elite based in global tax havens according to thick Mick. The picture with this post remind me of the series of "Boys from the Black Stuff" tv programme. I hope we are not headed back to a recession where jobs were so hard to come by. There is speculation that we are. Can it be avoided ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriT Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Apple said: The picture with this post remind me of the series of "Boys from the Black Stuff" tv programme. I hope we are not headed back to a recession where jobs were so hard to come by. There is speculation that we are. Can it be avoided ? It can’t be avoided no. We are heading back to around the early 1980s from what I can see. The only upside will be that it might toughen a few wokes up and get them focused on serious matters not crying about pronouns. Blame covid and Brexit for obliterating our economy. Hopefully next time a government proposes shutting everything down for a year because some old folk might die they’ll be laughed at. Edited October 21, 2022 by BriT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, BriT said: It can’t be avoided no. We are heading back to around the early 1980s from what I can see. The only upside will be that it might toughen a few wokes up and get them focused on serious matters not crying about pronouns. Blame covid and Brexit for obliterating our economy. Hopefully next time a government proposes shutting everything down for a year because some old folk might die they’ll be laughed at. The amount of money being sucked out of the global economies by huge multi-nationals and their "elite" and then salted away is a problem though, particularly when it's so easy for them to practice tax avoidance on it. This money has had to come from somewhere and that somewhere is the middle earners and the poor often paying for life's essential commodities. It's thus effectively being taken out of circulation, leaving those lower echelons (and Govts) with less and less to play with. But we on IoM can't complain, we've played and are still playing our part in the process... 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriT Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: The amount of money being sucked out of the global economies by huge multi-nationals and their "elite" and then salted away is a problem though, particularly when it's so easy for them to practice tax avoidance on it. This money has had to come from somewhere and that somewhere is the middle earners and the poor often paying for life's essential commodities. It's thus effectively being taken out of circulation, leaving those lower echelons (and Govts) with less and less to play with. But we on IoM can't complain, we've played and are still playing our part in the process... That’s the other part of the covid mess. We paid these corporations billions so that they didn’t lay off staff due to a failed political pandemic response. Millions of businesses were paid just to keep people at home on payroll. Now those corporations are ramping up prices to make up for lost earnings. That’s what’s largely driving inflation as well as the energy crisis. Suppliers are setting their own prices to try to enhance profits. It’s all artificial and goes back to a failed covid response. The end result will be a reversion to the early 1980s with big job losses, high interest rates, and a general malaise that nobody under 40 will have seen before. Add Brexit on top and it’s a complete cluster****. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 The fact remains that the public sector unions are demanding more money than can be afforded by the public purse so that’s only going to lead to job losses or cuts in services plus higher taxes to fund them. you can see this already starting in UK with Royal Mail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Banker said: The fact remains that the public sector unions are demanding more money than can be afforded by the public purse so that’s only going to lead to job losses or cuts in services plus higher taxes to fund them. you can see this already starting in UK with Royal Mail Does your ideological stance extend to RBS/NatWest ( still 48% government owned )?. How does your stance relate to Royal Mail, a 100% privately owned company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, John Wright said: Does your ideological stance extend to RBS/NatWest ( still 48% government owned )?. How does your stance relate to Royal Mail, a 100% privately owned company? Yes it applies to all companies, NatWest & all major financial institutions have a pay pot each year eg5% which is distributed according to performance & how high you are up on salary bands so a high performing member may get 7/8% whilst a low performing highly paid member May get 0% . If we applied this to public sector it would be much more efficient Royal Mail needs a major modernization of processes & working practices similar to railways, docks etc which is opposed by unions. Personally would support much higher pay rise for frontline health & care workers Edited October 21, 2022 by Banker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Banker said: Personally would support much higher pay rise for frontline health & care workers But that's more money than can be afforded by the public purse so that’s only going to lead to job losses or cuts in services plus higher taxes to fund them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 hours ago, HeliX said: But that's more money than can be afforded by the public purse so that’s only going to lead to job losses or cuts in services plus higher taxes to fund them. Cuts should come from other areas of public sector if necessary, already 20% vacancies in health. Personally I would increase NI thresholds so higher earners pay more NI to help fund health. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredtosser Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Lots of rumblings (Via Ballakermeen) that full strikes are incoming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, fredtosser said: Lots of rumblings (Via Ballakermeen) that full strikes are incoming Heard the same. It will be an absolute disgrace if they do and impact on kids education PLUS leave people already struggling with childcare issues and unable to work. Edited November 3, 2022 by Asthehills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 10 minutes ago, fredtosser said: Lots of rumblings (Via Ballakermeen) that full strikes are incoming We’ll see , the plonkers won’t do that as no pay, they’d rather be as disruptive as possible & get paid!! See how they like it in UK with a public sector pay freeze coming 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 Fuck the kids education say teachers https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/nasuwt-confirms-strike-action/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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