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General Election 2015: Council letter encouraging tenants to move from London to Birmingham accused of 'social cleansing'
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Average first-time buyer needs £41,000 salaryThe average first-time buyer needs a minimum income of £41,000 in order to secure a mortgage, almost double the UK’s average wage of £22,000.A report published by KPMG this week found that the divergence between house prices and wages has grown so wide that affordability is now an issue for all aspiring buyers unless they have very high earnings - or inherit money. First-time buyers in London have the toughest time getting on the property ladder. They need to earn a whopping £77,000 in order to buy their first home. In reality the average worker earns just £28,000.
Middle-class shoppers warned to watch for Fairtrade fraudstersCounterfeit food labels are a growing fraud meaning shoppers may be buying fake Fairtrade or organic products One company supplying Buckingham Palace was found to be buying non-organic food from Tesco and Waitrose, repackaging it as organic and selling it at twice the price.
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QuoteMiddle-class shoppers warned to watch for Fairtrade fraudstersCounterfeit food labels are a growing fraud meaning shoppers may be buying fake Fairtrade or organic products One company supplying Buckingham Palace was found to be buying non-organic food from Tesco and Waitrose, repackaging it as organic and selling it at twice the price.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/shopping-and-consumer-news/11584885/Middle-class-shoppers-warned-to-watch-for-Fairtrade-fraudsters.htmlSlightly strange title. Are ethical working class buyers too savvy to fall for it, or doesn't it matter if they get ripped off?
QuoteAverage first-time buyer needs £41,000 salaryThe average first-time buyer needs a minimum income of £41,000 in order to secure a mortgage, almost double the UK’s average wage of £22,000.A report published by KPMG this week found that the divergence between house prices and wages has grown so wide that affordability is now an issue for all aspiring buyers unless they have very high earnings - or inherit money. First-time buyers in London have the toughest time getting on the property ladder. They need to earn a whopping £77,000 in order to buy their first home. In reality the average worker earns just £28,000.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/11584347/Average-first-time-buyer-needs-41000-salary.html
QuoteGeneral Election 2015: Council letter encouraging tenants to move from London to Birmingham accused of 'social cleansing'http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/general-election-2015-council-letter-encouraging-tenants-to-move-from-london-to-birmingham-accused-of-social-cleansing-10228380.htmlOMG! Never mind the Pakistanis and the Poles, Ari, nor the odd kraut or frog, you might be getting suveners.
I think the word is "cockneys".
A bridge too far! The barricades are being erected as I write. Anyone trying to get in will be stopped at the NEC and kept in one of the halls until a return to the sarf can be arranged. They will have to put up with the appalling sanitation. If anybody objects we will put them on a train to Manchester.
Quote from: Maik on Wednesday, 06 May, 2015 @ 15:43:45QuoteGeneral Election 2015: Council letter encouraging tenants to move from London to Birmingham accused of 'social cleansing'http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/general-election-2015-council-letter-encouraging-tenants-to-move-from-london-to-birmingham-accused-of-social-cleansing-10228380.htmlOMG! Never mind the Pakistanis and the Poles, Ari, nor the odd kraut or frog, you might be getting suveners.Not many of us "suveners" left in London unless it's southern Bangladesh, Baltic States, Turkey or Somalia
Quote from: TonyKath on Wednesday, 06 May, 2015 @ 20:06:13I think the word is "cockneys". Bit like saying Ari's a European, therefore he's a kraut.Well, it is if you're a Londoner not born within five miles of St. Mary le Bow!Quote from: Aristarches on Thursday, 07 May, 2015 @ 10:29:08A bridge too far! The barricades are being erected as I write. Anyone trying to get in will be stopped at the NEC and kept in one of the halls until a return to the sarf can be arranged. They will have to put up with the appalling sanitation. If anybody objects we will put them on a train to Manchester.A train to Manchester!?! Are you going soft on Scousers? I thought you'd pack 'em off to the 'pool
QuoteIs the mystery woman in Pulp's 'Common People' really Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' wife?http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/is-the-mystery-woman-in-pulps-common-people-really-the-greek-finance-ministers-wife-10232324.html
Is the mystery woman in Pulp's 'Common People' really Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' wife?
Quote from: Maik on Friday, 08 May, 2015 @ 01:07:10QuoteIs the mystery woman in Pulp's 'Common People' really Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' wife?http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/is-the-mystery-woman-in-pulps-common-people-really-the-greek-finance-ministers-wife-10232324.htmlMore to the point, Ari: any truth in the rumour that you taught Yannis Varoufakis the gentle art of diplomacy?