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Originally Posted by Iain Young
Ah, so what you people actually want is a dictatorship, not a democratic society at all?
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Originally Posted by OllyK
Can you make you mind up please, claiming people can't afford to move south and then promptly citing examples dis-proving your own argument seems a rather futile excercise. Or are you comparing apples with oranges here to suit?
Sure and the difference between Derby and Nottingham (a similar distance) is negligable and yet to Leicester (again a similar distance) is a good bit higher. So if you are out of work in Derby and there are no jobs where do you look next?
Are you saying that If you live in Swindon there is nowhere else to work within a 50 mile or so radius other than Newbury or should I not be taking you literally again?
I'm not saying that house pricess cannot be the same 20 miles down the road, and people cannot commute to work. I'm just saying that you cannot expect this to be the case. People on here seem to think that the same circumstances and solutions should apply to every location and person in country when it is obvious (if you apply a little common sense) it cannot work like that.
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Originally Posted by Iain Young
A very good question. Where? If there is no work within the local area, and you cannot afford to move or commute, what do you do other than just claim benefits. This is excatly why there is a great need for regeneration and investment in large areas of this country. Whether it happens or not is another matter....
I live in Swindon and commute to work in Newbury, so those are the examples freshest in my mind. House prices in Marlborough, Devizes, Cirencester, Burford (all similar distances from Swindon), are also higher than in Swindon.
I'm not saying that house pricess cannot be the same 20 miles down the road, and people cannot commute to work. I'm just saying that you cannot expect this to be the case. People on here seem to think that the same circumstances and solutions should apply to every location and person in country when it is obvious (if you apply a little common sense) it cannot work like that.
I'm not saying that house pricess cannot be the same 20 miles down the road, and people cannot commute to work. I'm just saying that you cannot expect this to be the case. People on here seem to think that the same circumstances and solutions should apply to every location and person in country when it is obvious (if you apply a little common sense) it cannot work like that.
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Originally Posted by OllyK
Err the answer to the question was Nottingham rather than Leicester as the house prices are comparable (assuming you are buying anyway).
And conversely you can't blanket state that people can't move either, which seemed to be your earlier implication. In the Midlands there are plenty of towns in close proximity. House prices do vary but communication links are not too bad. So in the Midlands I'd be expecting people to make an effort to move. If you live in Aberdeen, your options are obviously far fewer.
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What do you mean, if you dont pay tax or NI you dont vote? Well excuse me, i worked full time for 10 years till i had my children. I couldnt afford child care for them so i worked part time in the evenings for 3 years. As i was part time i didnt pay tax or NI, but I STILL WORKED and didnt claim any benefits etc which i could have easily done. I work full time again as the kids are in school, so does that make me a better person because i work full time? A lot of women only work part time because of the children situation, are you saying that we should all have the vote taken off us? Or would you prefer it if i had stayed at home and sponged off the state?
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Originally Posted by Iain Young
Ah, so what you people actually want is a dictatorship, not a democratic society at all?
I'll get my coat!
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