UVB-76

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by UVB-76 10y ago
> His party has only 1 single seat. Number of seats in Parliament is a poor measure of influence. UKIP has had a major impact on British politics, particularly at the last General Election. So much so that the EU Referendum was called,
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by UVB-76 10y ago
To his credit, he has been an MEP for seventeen years.
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by UVB-76 10y ago
How many people from Eastern Europe speak Spanish? Obviously not as important for low-skilled, manual labour, but we're talking about highly skilled jobs in the tech sector here.
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by UVB-76 10y ago
Few thoughts off the top of my head: a) Language barrier — Spanish is only the fifth most spoken language in the EU, with only 15% speaking it as a first or second language (around half of whom are Spanish citizens); b) Lower salaries on of
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by UVB-76 10y ago
This is a vast oversimplification. See this paper [1] from the ASI which sets out the benefits of EEA membership over being a full member of the EU. [1] http://www.adamsmith.org/evolution-not-revolution
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by UVB-76 10y ago
> 2000 people are being relocated from Morgan Stankey to Dublin or Frankfurt. Sensationalist nonsense. Banks are considering long-term options for the worst case scenario if the UK leaves the single market. That is unlikely to happen.
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by UVB-76 10y ago
> I hope that you're really happy of the outcome of your vote. You destroyed uk and global economy, even if you still Don't realise it. A nation with narrow minded people that cannot understand the simple consequences of their
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by UVB-76 10y ago
In all likelihood the UK will retain access to the single market through membership of the EEA and EFTA. This does mean the UK will have to continue allowing free movement. That said, members of the EEA have the power (under Article 112 of
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by UVB-76 10y ago
> The UK just burned billions without a valid reason for it. This is just markets responding to temporary uncertainty. Far more was wiped off European stocks than the FTSE, reflecting the fact that investors are more worried about the
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by UVB-76 10y ago
> Doubtful: As long as France and Germany are on board, the EU will survive in some fashion. I disagree. The UK was the third largest net contributor to the EU, and one of only ~10 member states that have historically made positive net
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by UVB-76 10y ago
Not that I'm an advocate for Nigel Farage or UKIP, but this is: a) Conflating campaign promises (it was Vote Leave who made the promise, not UKIP, so Farage is not backtracking on anything); b) Misunderstanding the nature of promises m
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by UVB-76 10y ago
Young people in the UK were already screwed. Leaving the EU will open up a whole range of challenges and opportunities, some of which may see young people ending up slightly less screwed.
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by UVB-76 10y ago
To play devil's advocate: 1. Falling house prices (George Osborne estimated 18%, helped by rising interest rates) will help many, many young people get on the housing ladder. You can look at this as a massive redistribution of wealth f
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by UVB-76 10y ago
This isn't necessarily the case. Many EU migrants will be able to claim residency in the UK if they meet certain criteria. In all likelihood the UK will join the EEA and retain free movement, but even if not, economic migration will st
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by UVB-76 10y ago
That first property is an HMO. It looks like they've turned a small house into five 'studio flats', with a tiny communal kitchen. The second, judging by the photos, is a small living room which has been converted into an &#x2
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by UVB-76 10y ago
Yes, that's the law, but as I mention in response to another comment, you only defer to the letter of the law if you have/want an adversarial relationship with an employer. Most major employers include the waiver as part of their
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by UVB-76 10y ago
You are assuming, of course, that landlords stick to conservative affordability limits and turn down willing tenants who fail the test, even by a small margin. I agree this dataset is not ideal for these sort of calculations, but the figure
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by UVB-76 10y ago
A restriction on working hours is only going to be useful if you have, or aim to create, an adversarial relationship with your employer. People are, by and large, aware of what they are getting into when they start a new job, and working ho
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by UVB-76 10y ago
The gains from moving further out are all priced in through increased cost of public transport, so on top of the lower quality of living and longer commute, you generally end up paying the same.
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by UVB-76 10y ago
> Being interested in democracy means using your vote (or making a decision to abstain). Not bothering to vote is incompatible with the declared interest in democracy. That's a strawman. Plenty of people are not interested in all
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by UVB-76 10y ago
> It's made worse by the toothless UK working time restrictions (look forward to those being gutted even more with an EU exit) that are abuse relentlessly in law and finance (...) I assume you're referring to the EU Working Tim
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by UVB-76 10y ago
For a decent one bed flat anywhere in Zone 2/3 you're looking at £1500pcm. Let's be charitable and say that includes bills and council tax. That leaves £1250pcm disposable. At least £100 will go on a Travelcard. If you'r
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by UVB-76 10y ago
> Well, that's exactly what immigrants do in the UK (contribute more than they take by certain metrics [0]), ... but it doesn't stop the hostility in the media. Counter-argument to that is that immigrants are simply crowding ou
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by UVB-76 10y ago
I should think the vast majority of twenty-somethings in London on £30k+ salaries are repaying student loans, so you'll be taking the 54% figure.
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by UVB-76 10y ago
£50k is a pretty awkward salary to live on in London. It's enough to live quite comfortably in a house/flat share, or if you share a single bed apartment with a partner, but if you live independently (in a studio or single bed) yo
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by UVB-76 10y ago
By community space, I assume you mean public buildings like libraries, town halls, community centres, youth clubs, etc. In what way are they better than private spaces? The main difference is that people can use public spaces for free, but
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by UVB-76 10y ago
Those ads (in the first link) are almost certainly a breach of the AdSense placement policies.
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by UVB-76 10y ago
How anyone can celebrate these concessions is beyond me. The law will still require ISPs to log every website visited by every UK internet user for a year, and allow police and intelligence officers to interrogate this data without a warran
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by UVB-76 10y ago
On the latter point, I think this will become more prevalent in the future, and has really interesting applications in displacing trust as a dependency in interpersonal interactions. Once we have more accurate profiles on individuals, and t
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by UVB-76 10y ago
There is racism in some quarters, but there are also plenty of people who are just opposed to the free movement of people on selfish grounds.

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