The Poolie Bunker

Mutley's been quiet recently...I can only imagine the abuse he'd get if he was a Labour canvasser..

Why do you keep calling people with left wing opinions zealots although the right modern meaning is a person with passionate feelings about a cause, such as a religion or politics.
As I said stop both and nothing will change as far as the economy of the U.K. is concerned although stopping legal immigration could create a few job vacancies. All the parties need to focus on the economy, none of the parties including Reform have come up with a viable way to stop the boats, as they they are all wind and pips.

Who leads a hippie lifestyle, do you actually know what a hippie lifestyle is Sussex, anyway how do you know what sort of lifestyle i lead, you are being very judgmental when you don’t know me.Time for a dip in the swimming pool to work an appetite up then a bit of breakfast.Stroll along the beach later then call in and have a coffee overlooking the ocean and a chat with my fellow ‘hippie’ friends, now where did I put my hippie gear ?

I assume you mean the 14 years of The Tory government, you have a short memory Sussex. Both FTSE 100 and 250 are on the up after the dip in April when Trump announced his tariffs. The U.K. stock markets reaching record highs in 2025 meaning anyone invested in a Private Pension or Investment Trusts (Unit Trusts) will have seen substantial growth in their funds.

You are sea of contradictions……..left wing leanings mixed with an obsession for finances and the stock market……like picking up mercury with a fork, more out of confusion than conviction.
Are you a syndicate, Labour Party expats in Thailand still fighting yesterdays campaign from afar, constantly behind events and being overtaken by a changing electorate as the two old Party’s crumble….. their tide going out …while you’re still backing the losing side of history.

after a year and a few months under this government 14 years od tory rule did not seem all that bad. its the covid period yet again when they lost it with many and took there eyes off the ball where only one subject was up for discussion. heaver help us if labour was in pewer then as restrictions would have been much worse and have lasted longer. i,d say the prrevious 13 years of labour was far worse than the next 14 years that came.

Snowy so what does matter to you what I do or get involved in, your obsessed with trying to dig me up, where did I say I was backing the current Labour Party, I supported the Labour Party of old but not the current one.
Yes I follow the stock markets so what, it’s a an interest of mine, I have funds related to the stock market therefore i like to know what’s going on, don’t you have any interests ?
You have mentioned in the past about your 3 Private Pensions, did you ever check how they were performing and what the charges were, your contributions or the contributions would be invested in the Stock Markets.

I think you've locked in to something there Snowy. I have long believed that there is more than one posting under his username. That would be a good reason for his confusion and variation on posting techniques (not that he has many posting techniques). Difficult to put your finger on it but certainly wouldn't rule it out. We don't often get a consortium of posters under the same heading and all talking shite.

Pensions…I paid in and they paid out, came with the job…check em ? What’s the point….?

Never ever met a Labour voter yet who had ‘funds related to the stock market’ and actually cared.
Which member of the trio are you, Moe, Curly or Larry…?

Labour will not be in power again after all the lies Past, Present and to come.......

There again will we ever have elections again.



"Say good bye to the world you thought you lived in"

Any Labour supporter or supporter of any party or individual with or had a Private Pension, Savings Scheme etc would have funds invested in the Stock Market including you Snowy. Any savings scheme issued by the banks, building societies, insurance companies etc are linked to the Stock Markets, how do you think they generate the interest ?
You never heard of Unit Trusts, Investment Trusts that’s what Private Pensions /Saving Schemes invest in, the difference is i invested as an individual as advised by an Independent Financial Advisor who selects funds for me. I can cash in as and when I want, take some profit if there is any, i also used to top up the funds when I was in employment instead of contributing to a PP. I only contributed to a PP through opting out of SERPS, I never topped imy PP up as I knew the fund would be ‘locked’ away in a annuity, when I died it died with me not unless I assigned it to some one but that reduced substantially my monthly payments, in hindsight I wish I had never opted out of SERPS.
I worked with loads of individuals Labour supporters etc who invested money in stocks and shares instead of putting it into a Pension Scheme where the insurance companies ‘cream’ of thousands in charges and still do when it’s cashed in.
I also know Labour supporters who deal in crypto Snowy, too risky for me though.

A bit of self justification there……wasted on me.
I’m a fan of the Micawber School of Economics….works for me

agree. i have quoted him more than anyone else. know its fiction but much better than present facts.

My dad was a Dickens fan…read all his books and made us watch all the black and white films….which I watch now and again.
There’s someone at Pools who reminded me of Wackford Squeers …but I can’t think who…

You mentioned never met a Labour Party supporter who had funds related to the Stock Market, I explained everyone has.
But what is your definition of a Labour Party supporter Snowy, sensible answer please.

You talk like the teacher off the Bash Street kids.

You had the benefit of company pensions, I was a contractor, no company pensions, I was transient labour, i had to take care of my investments for the future which have been ok up to now couple of blips one the Truss budget then Trumps tariffs in April which a market down turn but have since recovered not to say it could happen again.

You got the job you chose,
End of story.

someone at pools reminds me of those dastardly characters played by tod slaughter on the 30,s and 40,s.murder in the red barn, face at the window and sweeny todd

Yes it was my choice, I am not complaining Snowy, I could have had a job working permanently for a Pharmaceutical company with a decent pension scheme like my brothers did. I didn’t want to be stuck in the same place everyday for the rest of my life and at the time I was in lucrative employment at the time with the North Sea developments on and offshore taking off.It was also shift working something I had done but could never adapt to it.

As usual Snowy like a politician you duck the question, got to admit your very good at it.

When it comes to ducking questions, you wrote the book.
Whenever you get an awkward question you adopt the pose of either..

1. Just ignore it altogether
or
2. Adopt the old fingers in ear and sing la la la routine.

Which Jamie is on shift this morning? …At a guess…… No 3?

Seriously this is a good read, a bit late for us oldies now, I read it when I was younger, originally a newsletter but then a book, don’t be ‘fooled’ by the title.
The Motley Fool Investment Guide which was originally published in 1997 but there are updated versions now.

Financial Planning should be added to the school curriculum, how many cases has there been of financial products being mis-sold where before the law was changed all the salesmen were interested in was their hefty commission. The latest case of mis-selling is car sales finance of course the solicitors are already advertising no win no fee solutions.

You’re obsessed with money, every aspect of filthy lucre……it’s a necessity, not a religion to fall on your knees before……. Ebeneezer.

Historically they are countries and should be able to decide their own future rather than the future decided for them by the 56.5m.

Maybe only "countries" over a certain population should be able to decide their own futures, maybe set the limit at 140m then we only need 10 "countries" and they can carve up the rest of their "County Councils on turbo" areas.

If they fall on their arses then so be it

If situations were ruled by what happened historically then England would not have so many foreigners and their descendants, not to mention illegal invaders. Just saying like, nothing against foreigners have we, eh.

A lot of councils are welcoming "illegal immigrants" into their areas!
Britainnia Hotels have contracts with the government to house "illegal immigrants".

Might as well rename the title of this thread to "Labour Lose the UK".

We could break England down into it’s tribal regions and produce several countries bigger than Scotland and even Scotlands borders were not where they were, as the border region was run by tribal areas that defied the present borders.
They Welsh and Scottish Nationzlists are selective in their interpretation of history, which owes more to a chip on the shoulder than any sane reason….it’s the 21st century and we live on an island that can’t even be divided on geographical,lines.

I’m disturbed by the Government reference to a 10 year plan for dealing with the illegals…. Despite talk of dealing quickly with applications, but if no most are staying the speed is irrelevant

know labour were not in power when they came over in dribs and drabs but would have dealt with it the same. hit em hard back then and we would not be having todays problems. still need to remember that we are not on our own in this. a few months back my lad was in dormund with his partner and tribe and said it was like bradford but more intimedating with there problems exactly the same on steroids.

Slovakia have done the right thing with regard to Islam.
If only we had a party that would do similar.

Jeez, I see it's now Rachel Reeves' turn on the Labour front bench corruption tombola.

Ooh me ribs!!..no good checking with the letting agency now,Rachel..

There is something radically wrong with Reeves. She puts on her CV that she was in the Bank of England for ten years when it was five, that her job there was as accountant when she was an admin clerk and now she "wasn't aware" of the renting rules in her local borough. She also thinks, as does Starmer, that an apology is sufficient to get her off the hook.
Boris Johnson apologised over thirty times to Parliament for misleading them but that wasn't enough for Starmer et al, so why should Reeves get away with just an apology??????
Is it the case that the Labour Party is so devoid of talent that she is irreplaceable, despite her foibles and constantly demonstrating that she hasn't a bloody clue.
This Government wasn't prepared for office, isn't capable of running the show and is totally out of it's collective depth.

if being an MP means you have to be totally squeeky clean in your past and the present the house of commons would be empty. how many of us have doctored our CV and might be about local area rules about renting your own property. dislike her and this government as much as anybody but am getting sick of this checking up of people to find shit on them just like the case of farages girlfriend. where the politicians from the past any better before the internet and half the country seem to think they are journalists.

In the news this morning that she actively campaigned in Leeds for the introduction of licences for private landlords a couple of years ago, why would she know that She would need that exact licence herself? She broke the law and is getting away with it, if I did the same it wouldn't matter how many times I apologised I'd be dragged through the legal process.
Starmer was going to stop the sleaze and restore trust in politics, well that's the top 3 Labour politicians found out - PM "Free gear Starmer", forgetting to declare numerous high value gifts, Deputy Party Leader and Chancellor both law breakers.
According to Starmer she's apologised so it's all ok, will that rule apply to the general population accused of all crime then, just say sorry and we can do away with the judiciary.

While in office, yes they do need to be squeaky clean imo. How can they lead if they're not respected?.
Back in the day when our Right Honourable representatives were found to have acted dishonourable they are least usually did the honourable thing and resigned.

It was a Lettings Agency that dealt with it not Rachel Reeves herself.
You don't get a Roofing Company to repair your roof and say to them...don't forget to replace the tiles around the chimney. Or a cashier in the Supermarket....don't forget to charge me for the 2 tins of beans.

Typical Daily Mail, they never mention how Farage girlfriend found the funds to buy the house in Clacton or the fact she is part of EU court on November the 5th on alleged fraud charges against her.
The government devoid of talent like the 36 Reform councillors who have resigned, been suspended and jumped ship since May, let’s hope they make a better choice when selecting MPs. Yes a few councillors and MPs have committed misdemeanours but not that many in such a short period of time.

Let’s hang draw and quarter her !

Ooh me ribs..she's dropped a right clanger..Here's to the right wing media and our Nigel having a field day with it all ..

Why hasn’t this made the front pages of the right wing MSM, a far more serious ‘crime’ than Reeves gas committed.

Former Reform UK leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to charges of bribery related to making pro-Russian statements while serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He admitted to accepting money from a person described as a "pawn" of Russian secret services and is scheduled to be sentenced in November 2025.

It does make me wonder if this current lot in power can even remember to pay the basics like car tax,insurance and their ,TV licence, Jamie.? ..Dense is the word,eh.

Ex party leader, resigned councillors etc in no way equate to our government ministers breaking laws. Doesn't matter which party is in power the basic premise of "nobody is above the law" still applies.

In a perverse kind of way I hope that Reform do get in....the Country will be on its knees within 6 months.

That may well happen, but the biggest irony is that the current government are the biggest driver in the rise of Reform.

Mutley, the country is already on its knees. Look around you!

If it was a letting agency who did the job for her that makes it worse. If she instructed a letting agency to act for her a contract will have been signed. It will be their policy to discuss the terms and conditions of letting through them and you can bet a pound to a piece of pigeon shit that it will have been mentioned in the contract. I can't see a letting agency holding up their hands and saying it was an oversight on their part. They will be doing letting contracts on a regular basis and those contracts are written by legals in legal terms. It will have been their standard contract, unless an individual contract for Reeves was written. If Reeves has signed a contract without reading it or not discussed her responsibilities in the letting process then she is even dafter than I thought. You would have thought that after Rayner's experience she would have checked every avenue to make sure she wasn't committing anything untoward. I hope, for her sake, the income from the rental has been declared because that will be the next investigation. You often mention what happened in the reign of previous Governments and you will remember the stink Labour created when in opposition when these events raised their ugly head. Wouldn't you think that, when they got into power they would move hell and high water to be seen to be squeaky clean. They obviously haven't learnt anything have they???? It's one after the other Mutley and there comes a time when, even you, have to shake your head in disgust. I know one thing for sure that if Jeremy Hunt had been in this situation you would be screaming blue murder. Criminal acts should be dealt with equal vigour despite the colour of their rosette.

She actively campaigned for the introduction of letting licences in Leeds so it's unbelievable that she let her house without checking that she needed a licence.