General Politics Thread

[williemillersmoustache]

The fumes from industrial rug fixative must be having an effect but are they a controlled substance and has he put his local ironmonger on the staff?

[Wee-Bey]

1 hour ago, ICTChris said:

I'll give you a clue.  I have previously started a thread on P&B concerning this person.

JO ?

[ICTChris]

Just now, Kima Greggs said:

JO ?

[ICTChris]

23 minutes ago, williemillersmoustache said:

The fumes from industrial rug fixative must be having an effect but are they a controlled substance and has he put his local ironmonger on the staff?

I hope he's on drugs, the only way you can explain him.

27 minutes ago, betting competition said:

Imagine you are a good honest, hard-working drug dealer, you get your door put in and that's the sight that greets you.  At least Priti looks sufficiently evil when she does this stuff.

[BFTD]

5 hours ago, ICTChris said:

Lots of talk about drugs in Parliament, with reports that the Speaker has been in talks to bring in sniffer dogs. A report suggested that one MP put their drug dealer on their staff.

Anyone want to hazard a guess to the identity of the unnamed MP?

Saw something online about it being a former Labour MP who was recently elected and deposed again, with the drugs allegations being fairly well known in his constituency.

Of course, I read it online, so it's almost certainly shite, but this game of Guess Who? could be fun.

[Benjamin_Nevis]

1 hour ago, ICTChris said:

I'll give you a clue.  I have previously started a thread on P&B concerning this person.

I attempted to cheat and looked up your Topic posts. I gave up looking after the first 5 pages 

I'm going to assume it wasn't David Amess. 

[Wee-Bey]

17 minutes ago, ICTChris said:

[DeeTillEhDeh]

Lots of talk about drugs in Parliament, with reports that the Speaker has been in talks to bring in sniffer dogs. A report suggested that one MP put their drug dealer on their staff.
Anyone want to hazard a guess to the identity of the unnamed MP?

Michael Gove has allegedly had a history of snorting coke.

[Suspect Device]

So is Gove getting his passport taken off him?

[SweeperDee]

Enough nudges and winks, who’s the fucker if it isn’t Gove? [emoji23] “Allegedly”

[Wee-Bey]

24 minutes ago, SweeperDee said:

Enough nudges and winks, who’s the fucker if it isn’t Gove? “Allegedly”

Jarred O'Mara allegedly.

[tamthebam]

On 06/12/2021 at 18:33, DeeTillEhDeh said:

On 06/12/2021 at 08:24, ICTChris said:

Lots of talk about drugs in Parliament, with reports that the Speaker has been in talks to bring in sniffer dogs. A report suggested that one MP put their drug dealer on their staff.
Anyone want to hazard a guess to the identity of the unnamed MP?

Michael Gove has allegedly had a history of snorting coke.

I think he's been doing cake.

Definite signs of "Czech neck" and after effects of stimulating his Shatner's Bassoon.

[Baxter Parp]

[Billy Jean King]

Now we know why Diana referred to it as Fucking Balmoral. And to think we thought it was because she hated the place !

[Detournement]

Interest rates up because of inflation is the headline across the media.

No explanation of how higher interest rates reduces inflation anywhere as far as I can see. It's just another tool of austerity. 

[Billy Jean King]

Interest rates up because of inflation is the headline across the media.
No explanation of how higher interest rates reduces inflation anywhere as far as I can see. It's just another tool of austerity. 

Take it you didn't do o-grade economics ???

[Detournement]

5 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

8 minutes ago, Detournement said:

Interest rates up because of inflation is the headline across the media.
No explanation of how higher interest rates reduces inflation anywhere as far as I can see. It's just another tool of austerity. 

Take it you didn't do o-grade economics ???

It might have worked in 19 canteen but it definitely won't work now. 

International prices of oil, gas, food and raw materials won't be impacted by British interest rates. All that will happen is that households will have less to spend and businesses will lose sales and have higher borrowing costs. 

[coprolite]

4 minutes ago, Detournement said:

Interest rates up because of inflation is the headline across the media.

No explanation of how higher interest rates reduces inflation anywhere as far as I can see. It's just another tool of austerity. 

Mainstream-

Inflation = too much money in system 

Interest rates = price of money

Increasing price should reduce demand for money so income is diverted to savings. 

Or put another way it should encourage savings as a substitute for consumption 

MMT-

Interest is ultimately on gilts and is analogous to tax and removes money from circulation reducing inflation. 

 

Different perspectives of the same thing. It takes money out of circulation. 

[Detournement]

10 minutes ago, coprolite said:

Mainstream-

Inflation = too much money in system 

Interest rates = price of money

Increasing price should reduce demand for money so income is diverted to savings. 

Or put another way it should encourage savings as a substitute for consumption 

MMT-

Interest is ultimately on gilts and is analogous to tax and removes money from circulation reducing inflation. 

 

Different perspectives of the same thing. It takes money out of circulation. 

If they wanted to take money out of circulation they would have ended QE. 

The MMT perspective of inflation is that comes from demand outstripping supply eg the 70s oil shock. 

The current level of inflation is clearly not due to consumer demand. It's all supply issues. 

 

[Detournement]

Also the higher interest rates on personal and business debts doesn't lead to money leaving the system it just ends up as profits for banks who will use it to pump up asset prices even further.