tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post8124539191109314733..comments2024-01-30T09:22:08.167+00:00Comments on Newmania In Lewes: Growth Was Not Brown`s DoingNewmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-55132708470795057972007-03-22T13:39:00.000+00:002007-03-22T13:39:00.000+00:00Kev I`m sure CU meant that property was expensive...Kev I`m sure CU meant that property was expensive relative to wages or affordability locally although you come at it in an impressively zen sort of way .<BR/><BR/>I `l be inetrested in what the Hitch has got to sayNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-28954532209400348652007-03-22T01:21:00.000+00:002007-03-22T01:21:00.000+00:00And our quality of life IS being diminished withou...And our quality of life IS being diminished without us realising it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-7987677674312581122007-03-22T01:18:00.000+00:002007-03-22T01:18:00.000+00:00CUHave you ever heard of time/space theory ? It i...CU<BR/><BR/>Have you ever heard of time/space theory ? It is part of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Time is not a constant 1 second per second - did you know that ? It can be 2 seconds per 1 second to an observer outside of that time zone. This concept is known as geodisics and NASA engingeers have to account for it in their calculations. To the astronaut it makes not difference - they experience the time/space compression/expansion unaware that it is happening because they are in it. Now ...property...<BR/><BR/>... do you think an Australian living in Canberra would be jealous of a house worth 250k in Neasdon London ?<BR/><BR/>Nope.<BR/><BR/>Just as I am not jealous of a home that might be extremely valuable to an Indian in Calcutta. <BR/><BR/>So monetary value is (rather like time/space) not constant and no measure of standard of living. Expensive to locals but of no appeal to me.<BR/><BR/>Rather like the space traveller unappreciative of time compression, our wealth can be diminished without us realising it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-79149559088067154882007-03-22T00:28:00.000+00:002007-03-22T00:28:00.000+00:00errr.property is very expensive in china! SAID CU ...errr.property is very expensive in china! SAID CU<BR/> Is it CU .I remember it being unbelievably expensive in Cairo by comparison to the wages available and also in Italy.<BR/><BR/>I am not by any means clever enough CU. A man has got to know his limitations although I do take an interest in economics . I recall you said strikingly .That if you do not , you can understand nothing about what goes on around you . I agree.Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-45601329040265922512007-03-21T22:50:00.000+00:002007-03-21T22:50:00.000+00:00errr.property is very expensive in china!and cost ...errr.property is very expensive in china!<BR/><BR/>and cost is relative to space/people. UK is one of the most densely populated places in the world.<BR/><BR/>A fine effort Mr N. You should write a guest piece on my blog re this kind of thing as you do it well.<BR/><BR/>Note too that we have sold off many of our assets and 'invested' in public services; but this money has all gone on pay.<BR/><BR/>The cost of all this will be bourne by our children.CityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-26049336003006279142007-03-21T22:40:00.000+00:002007-03-21T22:40:00.000+00:00Re 11:43 am aboveQuite prescient of you, N to fors...Re 11:43 am above<BR/><BR/>Quite prescient of you, N to forsee the Chancellor's largesse in his budget (2% off base). That should prolong the housing boom and help to offset the expected interest rate increases. And keep everyone anaesthatised against the effects of crime etc.<BR/><BR/>What of the national debt and burgeoning public service sector ? Must we always suffer personal ambition at the expense of our future ?<BR/><BR/>Something to ponder:<BR/><BR/>NHS budget = £82 billion<BR/>Population = 61 million<BR/><BR/>Yearly per capita cost for the NHS = £1,344 for every man, woman and child.<BR/><BR/>£5,376 per year for my tribe - that would pay for a hell of a lot of insurance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-76010511453863323002007-03-21T22:10:00.000+00:002007-03-21T22:10:00.000+00:00Oh dear, we're all such whores aren't we.Oh dear, we're all such whores aren't we.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-86001246996356691722007-03-21T21:56:00.000+00:002007-03-21T21:56:00.000+00:00There are an almost infinite number of factors tha...There are an almost infinite number of factors that are dissimiliar between this country and the ones you mention Kev. The boom being manufactured is to heat up the economy so as to get cash inot peopps pockets uop to the election and leave the inflation and BOP defacit for afterwards.<BR/><BR/>This used to be commonplace and I will be suprised if the labour Party do no try somethingNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-90012176668020281452007-03-21T19:04:00.000+00:002007-03-21T19:04:00.000+00:00Yes I read that too, Hitch. I've long suspected i...Yes I read that too, Hitch. I've long suspected it.<BR/><BR/>Overcrowding doesn't make for expensive property - look at India & China. There are so obviously other factors involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-35107354191458265072007-03-21T16:53:00.000+00:002007-03-21T16:53:00.000+00:00kevpaul dacre is a cock!eddie george came out toda...kev<BR/>paul dacre is a cock!<BR/><BR/>eddie george came out today (not in that way) and said that he had engineered a boom , and hinted as to what is in store.The Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007793676288933155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-55063280881254772102007-03-21T11:43:00.000+00:002007-03-21T11:43:00.000+00:00Interesting isn`t it Brown would definitely love t...Interesting isn`t it Brown would definitely love to engineer a boom now . I wonder what he will do . I suspect he will do it by pumping debt into the economyNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-90287210234969792512007-03-21T11:36:00.000+00:002007-03-21T11:36:00.000+00:00Can confirm the MPC has nine members - four of the...Can confirm the MPC has nine members - four of them are selected by the Treasury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-86876796028276049072007-03-21T11:32:00.000+00:002007-03-21T11:32:00.000+00:00He does nothing for me MutleyHe does nothing for me MutleyNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-44569544746005708422007-03-21T11:29:00.000+00:002007-03-21T11:29:00.000+00:00Stalin was like Gordie McBroon - a formidable poli...Stalin was like Gordie McBroon - a formidable politician, as my old friend Lord Jubblie was saying the other day...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-77771702439778618102007-03-21T11:14:00.000+00:002007-03-21T11:14:00.000+00:00Easy lending has helped to Nu Lab image so much do...Easy lending has helped to Nu Lab image so much don't you think ?<BR/><BR/>Probably not a connection but I can't help wondering why I would know that the MPC existed and kept it in mind.<BR/><BR/>Might do some Googling. You're most probably right though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-14173109352104938322007-03-21T10:46:00.000+00:002007-03-21T10:46:00.000+00:00I didn`t know that kev , it is supposed to be inde...I didn`t know that kev , it is supposed to be independent and I think it has been.Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-17978696187118746442007-03-21T10:35:00.000+00:002007-03-21T10:35:00.000+00:00Ahh - but the Daily Mail keeps telling us that Gor...Ahh - but the Daily Mail keeps telling us that Gordon Brown is a 'formidable' chancellor.<BR/><BR/>Is it true that the Bank of England MPC members are selected by Nu Lab ? (Responsible for setting interest rates)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com