Bye then .

[fastbob]

Any Crocodiles in the Thames ? 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

That's hardly fair on crocodiles. 

[Old-codger]

No I would prefer a very hard floor with vibration sensor so when he hits the floor it releases the crocs to clear the carcus up.

[S-Westerly]

There's quite a lot of mess to clean up, but with inflation and energy prices pretty well outside any governments control I'm not seeing any politician in any flavour you like actually coming up with solutions to the problems we have. Let alone the uniquely British issues which a brave enough government could address if they moved beyond polls and Twitter but which they won't. Maybe I'll emigrate to the Falklands or perhaps South Georgia. 

[Gerontious]

36 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

There's quite a lot of mess to clean up, but with inflation and energy prices pretty well outside any governments control I'm not seeing any politician in any flavour you like actually coming up with solutions to the problems we have. Let alone the uniquely British issues which a brave enough government could address if they moved beyond polls and Twitter but which they won't. Maybe I'll emigrate to the Falklands or perhaps South Georgia. 

 

 

Well.. there is a plus. something positive to consider.  The French have seen energy price rises capped to 4% compared to about 50% here.  The French Government own 85% of EDF... which also as it happens supplies about 20% of our electricity from UK power stations that it owns (and has 5 million customers in the UK too). This is apparently what business is all about. profits flowing from the UK into the coffers of the French government. subsidising French consumers. But.. if this country wanted to take over power stations in the same way as the French. Thats communism.

 

and we can't have that!!

Edited July 15, 2022 by Gerontious

[S-Westerly]

It's quite shocking how much British infrastructure is owned by foreign entities- a goodly percentage of our water companies as well as energy and I believe train companies too. 

[Bender]

France is going to buy the remaining shares, most of Frances energy comes from nuclear so its prices are not being driven as high with the current surge on oil and gas. 

 

We're in a mess cause no gov would spend the money to build nuclear, Tony Blair came along with a plan for it but probably wasted more on crap and now regrets it. 

 

They are all the same and now there is no quick fix because they all thought cheap gas was a great hole filler for when the wind don't blow, now its not

[Fish]

The country has had enough of conservatives, Labour will win the next general election and try the standard spend spend spend method they always employ. Lib Dems might get a few extra seats, but lets be honest they will not be a legitimate 3rd party for a long time to come. Green's..... well we'll just keep laughing at them. 

 

I think the likes of Raab, Javid and even the poison pixie Priti are not stupid enough to want the top job as they can see this coming.

 

The country lost its way many many years ago, for which I blame both conservatives and labour for selling off our infrastructure to the highest bidder. But we'll keep building pointless projects instead of housing and the services that need to also go with it, I mean who needs water treatment plants or even better water storage and power plants for the electicity all those 'green' electric vehicles will require.