Politics

[Sweep]

22 minutes ago, Ani said:

Tbf your pension is probably heavily invested in US rather than UK mine is 40% US and 4% UK 

Mine is fairly similar, heavily weighted to US and Asia Pac, next to fuck all in UK

[Dimron]

9 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Jesus Christ. 

What a sad statement, inaccurate in all sorts of ways.

Haters got to hate I suppose, just blinds to reality. 

Jacob Rees Mogg

[Spider]

A refreshing change to see the pavements littered with frozen pensioners rather than vaccinated folk keeling over.

Histrionics? On here? Surely not

[Spider]

How many pensioners have frozen to death this winter?

As it’s such a high number, just let us know to the nearest thousand.

cheers

 

[royal white]

12 minutes ago, Spider said:

How many pensioners have frozen to death this winter?

As it’s such a high number, just let us know to the nearest thousand.

cheers

 

In 2023 it was approx 45 a day so I’d expect a few more for this winters figure.

[MancWanderer]

6 hours ago, Ani said:

Tbf your pension is probably heavily invested in US rather than UK mine is 40% US and 4% UK 

One of my pensions and a couple of ISAs, invested in the same place, as advised by my IFA are showing excellent growth currently

All only state 10% invested in North America. Rest is spread over different markets but include “International” and “Global”. Would international and Global include North America?

Edited February 14, 2025 by MancWanderer

[Dimron]

But the winter fuel allowance was "not good value for the tax payer"

End of

[Dimron]

2 minutes ago, MancWanderer said:

One of my pensions and a couple of ISAs, invested in the same place, as advised by my IFA are showing excellent growth currently

All only state 10% invested in North America. Rest is spread over different markets but include “International” and “Global”. Would international and Global include North America?

Brag on cocker

I actually feel guilty that I can actually get by quite well now I am clocking on 70

Some folk have trusted the state to provide security in old age and they are being let down.

What I hate to admit is some mornings I really do feel tired and the winter cold bites more than it used to... but I keep sticking it up everybody and that keeps me going 😉 

I am privileged in that I can still enjoy turning the heating on and opening a bottle or two when I feel the need.

 

[MancWanderer]

1 minute ago, Dimron said:

Brag on cocker

I actually feel guilty that I can actually get by quite well now I am clocking on 70

Some folk have trusted the state to provide security in old age and they are being let down.

What I hate to admit is some mornings I really do feel tired and the winter cold bites more than it used to... but I keep sticking it up everybody and that keeps me going 😉 

I am privileged in that I can still enjoy turning the heating on and opening a bottle or two when I feel the need.

 

Wish it was bragging mate. As I hurtle towards retirement I’ve suddenly (and too late) realised that I need to understand how and why pensions perform. 40 years ago when I got my first job my Dad sat me down and told me to always invest in either a workplace or private pension and sacrifice some boozing, shagging and anything else enjoyable to be better off than he was at the age that I’m at now. Best advice he ever gave me other than to fuck off supporting any other club than the town that you’re born in

[Tonge moor green jacket]

15 minutes ago, Dimron said:

Brag on cocker

I actually feel guilty that I can actually get by quite well now I am clocking on 70

Some folk have trusted the state to provide security in old age and they are being let down.

What I hate to admit is some mornings I really do feel tired and the winter cold bites more than it used to... but I keep sticking it up everybody and that keeps me going 😉 

I am privileged in that I can still enjoy turning the heating on and opening a bottle or two when I feel the need.

 

The very system that they pay into has become successful at keeping them alive.

Becoming unsustainable unless more is paid in.

Stopping spending on areas like immigration, and all its associated needs would help a bit, but there is no getting away from the fact that social care, medical care and simply living longer on a state pension puts increased demands upon the public coffers. 

 

[Spider]

41 minutes ago, royal white said:

In 2023 it was approx 45 a day so I’d expect a few more for this winters figure.

And the cause was freezing to death because they couldn’t put the heating on?

 

[royal white]

10 minutes ago, Spider said:

And the cause was freezing to death because they couldn’t put the heating on?

 

An estimated 5k because of the heating  

Edited February 14, 2025 by royal white

[Spider]

37 minutes ago, royal white said:

An estimated 5k because of the heating  

Was 5k acceptable under the tories, like?

[royal white]

2 minutes ago, Spider said:

Was 5k acceptable under the tories, like?

Nope 

[Jol_BWFC]

3 minutes ago, Spider said:

Was 5k acceptable under the tories, like?

They got away with it because of the weak opposition at the time.

[Winchester White]

If 200 quid is the difference between life and death in this country then things are pretty fucking shit.

[Casino]

1 hour ago, Dimron said:

But the winter fuel allowance was "not good value for the tax payer"

End of

Banging interest rates up fucking up younger folk wasnt much fun either

 

[Casino]

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

 

Stopping spending on areas like immigration

 

And again

Id rather my money went to immigrants than Mone and her ilk

Should we get shut of the Ukes?

Who do you think will be looking after you when youre back in nappies?

[Dimron]

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

The very system that they pay into has become successful at keeping them alive.

Becoming unsustainable unless more is paid in.

Stopping spending on areas like immigration, and all its associated needs would help a bit, but there is no getting away from the fact that social care, medical care and simply living longer on a state pension puts increased demands upon the public coffers. 

 

And stopping spending on overseas wars...

[Dimron]

18 minutes ago, Casino said:

And again

Id rather my money went to immigrants than Mone and her ilk

Should we get shut of the Ukes?

Who do you think will be looking after you when youre back in nappies?

The perv in e would like to see Mone wiping my arse but I'll have to settle for a Uke 😉

[Spider]

Kemi Badenoch to blame

[bolty58]

9 hours ago, Ani said:

Strange that all the stories are how bad the economy is but the FTSE is at all time high and up 16% in last 12 months. Over 8% in last 3 months.

Some people are quietly getting very rich at the moment. 

So, since around the 4th November then? Quelle surprise 

[bolty58]

8 hours ago, kent_white said:

Can't move for pensioners who have frozen to death round my way! 

No need for exaggeration or sarcasm. It was yet another example of your chardonnay socialist party's hypocrisy.

Mind you, they did only mention 'working people' (shafted too) so technically did not break any election promises in enforcing experiments in cryogenics on to Ernie and Elsie.

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, royal white said:

In 2023 it was approx 45 a day so I’d expect a few more for this winters figure.

The cabal is happy for indigenous pensioners to freeze to death whilst their beloved 'persecution escaping' economic migrants live it up - three, four and five star style.

[Ani]

16 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

So, since around the 4th November then? Quelle surprise 

The Dow Jones is up 2% over the same period. 
 

I was not trying to give any political slant to it , just strange that we are all struggling together apparently but if (like me) your finances are more affected by the markets it ain’t all doom and gloom.