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[HerefordElite]

Vauxhall offering it's workers 9months off at 30% pay - who can afford that :-?

god i'm depressed

[Vamps]

Swmbo and I were just talking about that. This new mortgage deal and remember no, or little income tax better than the dole.
Not so bad if other half working and you can get some cash in hand work.
I gues this is only the begining, in manufacturing but I have to say I do not know of anyone particularly suffering at the mo. :-/
Leaving out house prices as personaly I don't count that cos it is my home, oh and like many of us where I live we do not have loads of money stashed away so interest rate dropping is an advantage, just my situation.

[JamesV6CDX]

I'm personally not having any major hardship - but an having to be just a tad careful...

[HerefordElite]

interest rates would be an advatage (hardly any savings) but we tied in for 2 more years on fixed rate :-/

we had a bit of a doom and gloom meeting at work yesterday, going to be very quiet next year and sales boys are trying to get evryones help and ideas (we build timber frame houses)

not looking to clever  

[albitz]

Vauxhall offering it's workers 9months off at 30% pay - who can afford that :-?

god i'm depressed

I expect Gormless to put money into the UK car industry in the near future.

[Vamps]

Vauxhall offering it's workers 9months off at 30% pay - who can afford that :-?

god i'm depressed

I expect Gormless to put money into the UK car industry in the near future.

I do wonder where all the money is coming from :question

[doog]

Vauxhall offering it's workers 9months off at 30% pay - who can afford that :-?

god i'm depressed

I expect Gormless to put money into the UK car industry in the near future.

what UK car industry?

Doug

[Vamps]

Vauxhall offering it's workers 9months off at 30% pay - who can afford that :-?

god i'm depressed

I expect Gormless to put money into the UK car industry in the near future.

what UK car industry?

Doug

Fair point think if any money goes in it should buy shares, and only look after UK end, perhaps nationalise it, but learning from the past.

[albitz]

Dont think they could nationalise sites owned by GM/Honda/Nissan etc;
But almost every car plant in britain is in a labour constituency ,and most of the mp,s dont have big majorities.I think the only exception is Bentley at Crewe.
He also pledged $10 billion (iirc) to Afghanistan today to help with its elections next year.
This previously unthinkable level of borrowing will take generations to pay back.

[Vamps]

Dont think they could nationalise sites owned by GM/Honda/Nissan etc;
But almost every car plant in britain is in a labour constituency ,and most of the mp,s dont have big majorities.I think the only exception is Bentley at Crewe.
He also pledged $10 billion (iirc) to Afghanistan today to help with its elections next year.
This previously unthinkable level of borrowing will take generations to pay back.

We must be close to WWII comparatively levels..

[zippo]

Dont think they could nationalise sites owned by GM/Honda/Nissan etc;
But almost every car plant in britain is in a labour constituency ,and most of the mp,s dont have big majorities.I think the only exception is Bentley at Crewe.
He also pledged $10 billion (iirc) to Afghanistan today to help with its elections next year.
This previously unthinkable level of borrowing will take generations to pay back.

would i be right in thinking that the only people with that sort of money nowadays would be the oil producing countries

[albitz]

Sorry ,im very tired,it was 10 million ,not billion
Havent been to bed since 11.30am friday,thats my excuse anyway.

[TheBoy]

Vauxhall offering it's workers 9months off at 30% pay - who can afford that :-?

god i'm depressed

you could argue its better than compulsory redundancies which would be the other option...