General Discussion
Sorry but you've lost me with that last comment Michael. That is just total Marxist nonsense.
Okay, so taking all that on board... How do we as a nation stimulate the economy without maintaining low Income Tax? How do we reduce the deficit (or isn't there one) without cutting spending?
Hall, stairs and bathroom for me! :(
Social Housing tenants currently have HB paid directly to them unless they opt for it to be paid to their LL. This came in some time ago and has already led to arrears for a variety of reasons which I won't go into here for fear of being pilloried! Needless to say the situation will worsen. It has already led to many, if not most, private LLs not taking what they call 'DSS' cases. ...
I like the look but I have issues! (Well, we all knew that!). I drove down the Strand on Sunday and there were quite a few people about which surprised me. The problem was that most (at least 75%) were using the new footpath (not officially opened yet) which did not allow them to browse the shop windows as they were doing so. I fear that we have created a 'style over content' ...
Try local chemist.
Please expand the DPA to include phone numbers and email addresses!
I am about to cause some controversy....sorry! Why should a single person get full HB if they occupy a 2/3 bed house? It seems illogical that the Govt/Local Authority should pay for that.
I've seen so much about 'Greedy Landlords' and 'Money Grubbing' Housing Associations' recently but my experience doesn't reflect that. Searching for a certain document today I came across some correspondence between my Trustees, solicitors and the (now defunct but replaced) Housing Corporation. In essence my Association wanted to charge lower rates of rent than the HC dictated and a ...
Interesting points coming out here. It seems we all agree that Social Security should be a safety net for those who NEED it ..... rather than a way of life for those who don't?
