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@moving_charlie Good, then investment can hopefully flow to a sector that actually grows the economy rather than just rent seeking for absolutely nothing in return.

One of my followers explains how the ground rent cap effectively destroys leasehold completely: “Charlie the £250 ground rent cap for 40 years effectively sets the value of the freeholds with ground rent interests built at a national level. Once the bill becomes law (and it will) the financial value of these freeholds will be the present value of 40 years of cashflow disocunted at r (with r being around 7% looking at the gilt yield curve today). We're in the £3k to £4k region. The cap and the 40y deadline turns freeholds into depreciating wasting assets whose fin value will be 0 after 40y by design. Before the bill these were appreciating assets as the gound rents were not capped and forever increasing This is huge. Therefore the law will be relevant for all leaseholds not just a small minority of them. The whole leasehold system will become economically irrelevant. This is deliberate, the plan is for all leaseholds to become commonholds and the gov wants to avoid litigations when the change is underway.

@AutoInfatuation @JordanEVGuy Admittedly I've never driven the M760e so perhaps it's better but I've driven a few other PHEVS and they've just not been as good as an EV drivetrain. I would have to be sure that I'll regularly be doing well over 300 miles a day with less than 30 minute breaks to consider one.

I am a petrol head through and through. In the same vein I am not anti-EV nor a particular fan but honestly, I do not see it being the future either way. However, I spent the day around the BMW i7 a few years ago, was a passenger in it and it was the first EV I genuinely thought I could own and happily live with. 340ish mile range which equalled my V12 7 series at the time and day to day driving it performed similarly. Was just as comfortable and even quieter obviously. Then they released the M760e, 3.0 Straight Six Petrol PHEV. 480mi range on the fuel alone, then 40-50mi on the electric charge, can use all of the toys without worrying about my charge too. Very often I do 240+ mile round trips where I have 5-10 minutes to stop maximum for a loo break etc. Not trying to be combative but tell me why I’d have the EV over the PHEV in this scenario?

There is nothing that tempts me to go back to an ICE car, absolutely nothing. .

@apoliticaleye @k4bladesagain @kelvmackenzie Our council-owned refuse collection service is absolutely terrible with regular failed collections that leave rubbish piled high in our bin room which we need to pay to clear. I would welcome the opportunity to go private if we wouldn't end up paying twice every week.

That is the false reality you hoe for. If there is little profit at a private industry level try to decide how that would be compensated. Private businesses would simply put their hands into the public purse and the cost would be so much greater than it is now. So no, they would seek to charge more for less, lets take one example, refuse collection by private companies. You decide of that has improved.

Thanks to analysis by the Times I am horrified to learn public sector workers receive £11 for every £1 they pay in while private sector employees receive just £5.35 for every one of their £s. Official figures show the taxpayer ( you and me ) will fork out £57billion to fund these state worker pensions. Unjustifiable. Somebody at some stage will have to double what these state workers pay in. It won’t be Labour as they are in hock to the public sector unions. Will it be Reform? I’d like to think so.

@ClemCowton @dc_lawrence Aren't the HMT plans based around removing VAT and some green levies rather than any underlying reduction in cost? I thought bills were meant to drop thanks to cheap renewables not by removing levies, they could have done that anytime they fancied.

@dc_lawrence It absolutely is possible to cut energy bills by £300 before the next election. HMT is reportedly planning a cut of £170 next week. Zonal pricing would remove at least a further £100. And that’s before you get onto the £70bn of unnecessary grid upgrades.

It's hard to see how the Government can cut energy bills by £300 before the next election. Even if wholesale costs fall to zero (they won't), network costs & generation subsidies mean that bills stay level in real terms, & rise in nominal terms. To keep bills affordable, the only option is growth: if people's real incomes rise, they won't feel the hit from higher bills. The best ways to get immediate growth lie outside of energy policy – in planning & regulatory reform, tax reform, and attracting global talent & investment to the UK. We also need to fix energy cost – not least for the AI economy – but doing so before the next election will be tricky. Additional renewable capacity comes with huge infrastructure. Additional nuclear takes time. The best we can do now is lay the foundations for the next decade: by accepting the recommendations of the nuclear regulatory taskforce, upgrading the grid, encouraging electrification.

@medicholas Just watched it, a very powerful start to the episode and it brought tears to my eyes, I thought you were brilliant with them.

@ESpringW11 @EmmaLewell @barbara_knee She is 😎

At every opportunity I have voted for compensation for @WASPI_Campaign women. They always have and always will have my full support. Hopeful this fresh look will have the right result.🤞

@WASPI_Campaign Genuine question, is there polling that suggests an overwhelming majority of the public supports your claim? I don't think I've met anyone yet who does.

Following reports in the media and from MPs that Ministers will be announcing compensation for #WASPI women today, we await with bated breath. WASPI's calls for compensation are backed by hundreds of MPs across the Commons, alongside an overwhelming majority of the public. This is an opportunity for the Government to make good on their previous promises to deliver compensation for WASPI women. Any Government statement today will take place after 15.30 in the Commons, so we will know more details later this afternoon.

@curryinahurry22 Do not feel shame for who you are. Not for a moment.

'Do you not have any shame?' is something I always get asked by random other muslims online. Indeed I do, I live with gut wrenching and soul draining shame and guilt daily. There's not a day I don't feel shame or guilt.

@TM_James_ @bra28614 Reported. Hope X get the bot deleted ASAP.

@bra28614 Apparently I’ve got a fan, someone’s out here pretending to be me on X 🙄 Handle @bra28614 if you fancy reporting it. Stealing my photos won’t get you my life, love, or my dog 🐾 Do the right thing, X… shut it down 🔥

@JuliyaVara @EVPuzzle Indeed! I ignored charging losses and inefficiency to even get to the 60p a day saving figure lol. Factor that in and it's even worse.

@SonicBrighton @EVPuzzle Add the loss of battery efficiency over the time. Diminishing returns.

4 hours run time with a portable fan heater running at 970w is a very handy addition Charged overnight at 7p for some cheap extra power during the day Currently wondering whether running our fridge and washing machine would be a good use for this 3.6kw battery 🤔

@HasAhmed_ This is horrendous. Absolutely horrendous. Sorry you're going through this.

@owenoo @AscendedYield Yes but automatic car washes scratch and swirl the paint, I wouldn't use one if it was free. Whereas a good hand car wash, perhaps. I think a lot of people are aware of this now and opt for the latter.

@AscendedYield This is not necessarily a bad thing automated car washes being closed and replaced by hand car washes (which is what happened in my area in the 2000s) is a sign of a sick low productivity economy with too much cheap labour available.

When the minimum wage rises faster than productivity, unit labour costs increase. Winners: incumbent workers whose productivity already exceeds the new floor. They keep jobs and gain higher pay. Losers: marginal and new entrants, especially the young, whose productivity is closer to the threshold. Firms cut these roles or automate. The result is higher youth unemployment and a shift towards capital intensive production.

@TM_James_ Ha ha, I'm planning to give the TV series a go once I've finished the books. I hope I'm doing it in the right order with the books first lol. My go to instrumental is Flow State by Above & Beyond, first part, the spoken word part starts about 10 songs in but it's pretty chill too

@SonicBrighton I liked the tv series! And 100% agree on the music front. This is who I’m currently listening to!

Home alone with good music and a good book. Bliss. Curious though, what’s everyone else reading at the moment? And do you like music on in the background or silence when you read? #reading #music #chill

@gingertrvlguru I've not had a walk in at the barbers since covid and I love it. So much easier, no sitting around waiting, perfect.

Another thing I’m discovering about Sweden which I guess is shouldn’t be surprised about. Barbers don’t do walk-ins. Appointment only. 😑

@AutoInfatuation The Mondeo V6 is absolutely sublime. If you can get a good one you will never want to part with it. I sold mine and regretted it, after trying to find a good ST200 I eventually got a mustang V8 and this time I've learned my lesson and will never sell. Not ever. Get a Ford! 😉

Cannot get away from this obsession wanting to buy a cheap, 2000’s, Petrol 6 Cylinder, high spec, non premium estate car 🤷‍♂️ Always loved a Mondeo, had a few and they were all great (2x 2.0 TDCI’s and 1x 2.5T) - not had an ST220 though with that N/A 3.0 V6 in. Trying to find an unmolested, high spec one is hard though. Saabs are just cool, 9-3 Estate is a good looking car and I just think with the 2.8T under the bonnet will seem slightly ridiculous. Was obsessed with Colin McRae back in the day when he was in various Subarus but never had one. The Legacy Spec B 3.0 interests me……fast, AWD and really well specc’d as standard. My wife had a Vauxhall Corsa when we were 18, I despised it and assumed all Vauxhalls would be the same and consequently never touched one since. The Vectra C, 2.8T in Elite Trim (same engine as the Saab) though reminds me of my teens and for some reason I want one 😅

@TranceSanctuary @AgnelliNelson @dj_davepearce @John00fleming @madwavemusic @sinfulbiz @thesteelyardLDN Got my early bird 😎

Lineup drop for NYD! We team up with the legendary Euphoria brand & welcome @AgnelliNelson @dj_davepearce @John00fleming & Adam White who all mixed Euphoria CDs @madwavemusic @sinfulbiz + more join us in the 2nd room at @thesteelyardLDN Tickets: trancesanctuary.com