Re: Conservative Party Conf : Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:38 am  

The Ghost of '99 wrote:

LOL, you OK hun. Sorry if my use of larger words confuses you.

JG suggested that democracy had failed because Labour's policy offerings didn't meet his approval. I've no real idea what other accusations of fascism you're referring to tbh, I suspect you just think you've read that to fit with your world view.

No misfortune for me either, I voted Labour at the last election for once but I'm an Orange Book liberal more aligned with Ken Clarke Toryism than Corbyn. But I believed - and events prove me more right every day - that Johnson is too dangerous to be left in power.

I always enjoy your postings, absolutely hilarious. Keep em coming. Last time anyone asked if I was ok hun was in a diner in the USA by a teenage waitress wearing a baseball cap. I am working on the presumption that wasn’t you, although your political posturings always have a remarkable similarity with sixth form student politics. Your reference to Ken Clarke was an absolute side splitter, good old Ken was another charlatan. Because the press like him he never came under any real scrutiny. He obviously fooled you, bet the time share and double glazing salesmen are popular at your house.

Re: Conservative Party Conf : Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:06 am  

Backwoodsman wrote:

I always enjoy your postings, absolutely hilarious. Keep em coming. Last time anyone asked if I was ok hun was in a diner in the USA by a teenage waitress wearing a baseball cap. I am working on the presumption that wasn’t you, although your political posturings always have a remarkable similarity with sixth form student politics. Your reference to Ken Clarke was an absolute side splitter, good old Ken was another charlatan. Because the press like him he never came under any real scrutiny. He obviously fooled you, bet the time share and double glazing salesmen are popular at your house.

Well you seem to be entertainingly triggered by something.

I guess we won't see any policy suggestions or anything like from you though, it's all about the rather weird ad hom stuff. Whatever floats your boat. Hun.

Re: Conservative Party Conf : Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:21 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Meanwhile, young (and some not so young) borrowers have taken out mortgages for 35 years or, maybe even "lifetime" mortgages and any significant increases will see them struggling to meet their payments.
We've had low rates for long enough now for them to be considered the norm.

I can see your point regarding normal, unfortunately we aren’t living in normal times. In fact at the risk of stating the blindingly obvious we are about to enter into a period of extreme turbulence.

Re: Conservative Party Conf : Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:32 am  

The Ghost of '99 wrote:

Well you seem to be entertainingly triggered by something.

I guess we won't see any policy suggestions or anything like from you though, it's all about the rather weird ad hom stuff. Whatever floats your boat. Hun.

Brilliant, you always rise to the occasion. Floats your boat is an absolute gem. Likewise with the ad hom, never encountered that on a rugby fans forum before. I am beginning to think you may be a teenager. Anyway keep em coming. Although it seem you may be running out of steam, no mention of politics. You may have to delve into your extensive library to seek inspiration.

Re: Conservative Party Conf : Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:56 am  

Backwoodsman wrote:

Brilliant, you always rise to the occasion. Floats your boat is an absolute gem. Likewise with the ad hom, never encountered that on a rugby fans forum before. I am beginning to think you may be a teenager. Anyway keep em coming. Although it seem you may be running out of steam, no mention of politics. You may have to delve into your extensive library to seek inspiration.

Like I said, triggered. It's quite delightful really.

Re: Conservative Party Conf : Sat Oct 09, 2021 9:11 am  

The Ghost of '99 wrote:

Like I said, triggered. It's quite delightful really.

Disappointing, not up to your usual standard. Looks like you are struggling, come on man/woman up your game.

Re: Conservative Party Conf : Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:56 am  

Backwoodsman wrote:

Disappointing, not up to your usual standard. Looks like you are struggling, come on man/woman up your game.

Lol I was thinking you were Backwardman for a while there

Re: Conservative Party Conf : Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:17 pm  

Backwoodsman wrote:

I can see your point regarding normal, unfortunately we aren’t living in normal times. In fact at the risk of stating the blindingly obvious we are about to enter into a period of extreme turbulence.

Made worse by an extremely useless government.

Re: Conservative Party Conf : Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:40 pm  

Backwoodsman wrote:

I can see your point regarding normal, unfortunately we aren’t living in normal times. In fact at the risk of stating the blindingly obvious we are about to enter into a period of extreme turbulence.

We have been in extreme turbulence for most of the last 12+ months.
Many millions of the working population have done rather well too, with furlough offering huge amounts of "free time" paid for by the tax payer.
However, when people have been actively encouraged to invest in bricks and mortar (which is a good thing), it would be absolutely crippling to see the cost of borrowing rise significantly.
I'm sure that you remember the days of negative equity and all that comes with that problem and it could be argued that people should have budgeted for an increase in interest rates but, the reality is that with house prices being so high, huge numbers have to "max out" just to get on the first rung of the property ladder.
My point with this is that our PM has taken the opposite view of many of his recent predecessors and seems to be encouraging some wage inflation, which by any count is reckless but, of course, we are on our way to a utopian "high paying high skilled economy".
I get the need to be positive but, Bojo is over egging the pudding, again.

Re: Conservative Party Conf : Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:36 pm  

Superblue wrote:

Lol I was thinking you were Backwardman for a while there

I presume you are chairperson of the local branch of Mensa. As a previous poster commented it takes idiocy to the extreme ,to laugh at ones own posting.