Random Stuff!!

[aviatorconcorde]

Wales is hardly over developed on the tourism front. Cornwall yes, but Wales has a long way to go.

The whole second home thing is a real issue to be fair. But so is housing in Wales more generally - Welsh Government should do a complete stamp duty removal for first time buyers. That would be a good start.

 

[Jerry]

Welsh Government should do a complete stamp duty removal for first time buyers. That would be a good start.

Need more affordable houses to be built. I've looked at house pricing in Cardiff and i simply can't afford to buy in the county or rent. My options will be either the Valleys or Bridgend area if i want to stay in the south.

 

[Jerry]

Tax people too much and they just won’t come.

Well when they do introduce only time will tell whether that will be true now.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

What an absolutley shocking waste of public money.

I’d love to quit my job and get a nice lump sum payout.

Former Senedd members paid £632,000 for 'resettlement'

Twenty politicians shared the "resettlement" scheme cash after leaving the Welsh Parliament in May.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Jerry]

What an absolutley shocking waste of public money.

I’d love to quit my job and get a nice lump sum payout.

Former Senedd members paid £632,000 for 'resettlement'

Twenty politicians shared the "resettlement" scheme cash after leaving the Welsh Parliament in May.

www.bbc.co.uk

Well many didn't exactly quit, many of them just didn't get re-elected essentially being sacked. Being a politician must be a strange job because you often only get it or keep the job by going into a popularity contest.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Westminster MPs who earn around £82,000 a year basic pay receive severance pay known as Loss of Office Payment if they have been an MP for at least two years if they are not re-elected. The sum is double the statutory redundancy sum which has a maximum of just over £16,000, ergo an MP could receive over £32,000.

However, the severance pay only applies where an MP is not re-elected in a seat he/she has represented for at least two years. If an MP stands in a different constituency or chooses not to seek re-election they receive no severance pay.

Former MPs can also receive financial help with office rent, removal costs and travel during a 'winding-up' period.

What happens to MPs when they lose their seats in a general election

From Jo Swinson to Anna Soubry, a number of high profile MPs lost their seats in the 2019 general election - so what happens to them now?

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Well many didn't exactly quit, many of them just didn't get re-elected essentially being sacked. Being a politician must be a strange job because you often only get it or keep the job by going into a popularity contest.

And that entitles them to a massive payout, how?

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Westminster MPs who earn around £82,000 a year basic pay receive severance pay known as Loss of Office Payment if they have been an MP for at least two years if they are not re-elected. The sum is double the statutory redundancy sum which has a maximum of just over £16,000, ergo an MP could receive over £32,000.

However, the severance pay only applies where an MP is not re-elected in a seat he/she has represented for at least two years. If an MP stands in a different constituency or chooses not to seek re-election they receive no severance pay.

Former MPs can also receive financial help with office rent, removal costs and travel during a 'winding-up' period.

What happens to MPs when they lose their seats in a general election

From Jo Swinson to Anna Soubry, a number of high profile MPs lost their seats in the 2019 general election - so what happens to them now?

www.mirror.co.uk

Oh it’s not acceptable in Westminster either.

they know the game - if you are not re-elected you are not re-elected, it is effectively a fixed term contract which like in real life, are sometimes renewed and sometimes aren’t.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Tourist tax in Wales: Industry bosses say 'no way'

The Wales Tourism Alliance rejects any bid by the Welsh government to introduce a tax paid by tourists.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Jerry]

And that entitles them to a massive payout, how?

Never said they were entitled to it but in most jobs people are entitled to some sort of redundancy money and yes you can you use the argument that they should be aware its a fixed contract but should serving politicians essentially be job hunting while in office? They should at least have some financial security post election to find a new job. They too have bills to pay. It'll also be interesting to know if any of it goes to their staff as it's not just politicians out of a job.

 

[Jerry]

Tourist tax in Wales: Industry bosses say 'no way'

The Wales Tourism Alliance rejects any bid by the Welsh government to introduce a tax paid by tourists.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yet as an industry they expect the government to support them financially. Where do people expect the WG and local government to get the money from to support them especially when they have limited financial powers. If the potential of a £1 or £2 tax on their accomadation bill may put people off from coming to Wales then maybe that says something about the actual tourists coming to Wales!

 

[Jerry]

I think the election victory has gone to his head he can't actually believe this.
"Drakeford said that it was not 'impossible to design a relationship that will be to Wales’s advantage'

Drakeford concedes that Cymru could exist in a union with England if Scotland leaves the UK

The First Minister has said that Cymru could exist in a union with England in the event that Scotland becomes independent. Speaking with journalist Theo Davies Lewis for The Spectator, Drakeford said that it was not 'impossible to design a relationship that will be to Wales’s advantage', but...

www.gwalianews.cymru

 

[Jerry]

King of Fortress Wales: an interview with Mark Drakeford | The Spectator

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Never said they were entitled to it but in most jobs people are entitled to some sort of redundancy money and yes you can you use the argument that they should be aware its a fixed contract but should serving politicians essentially be job hunting while in office? They should at least have some financial security post election to find a new job. They too have bills to pay. It'll also be interesting to know if any of it goes to their staff as it's not just politicians out of a job.

if i take on a fixed term contract with potential for renewal if I perform well then it gets renewed. If I don’t then I finish when my contract ends. Carwyn Jones for example quit his job as an MS, he could of easily been re-elected. They know the game and how politics works.

None of them deserve anything and I can’t believe anyone is trying to justify that they do. The Senedd, along with Westminster and probably the scottish parliament too is one massive gravy train. Disgraceful people are living in poverty while career politicians enjoy a massive payout.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

I think the election victory has gone to his head he can't actually believe this.
"Drakeford said that it was not 'impossible to design a relationship that will be to Wales’s advantage'

Drakeford concedes that Cymru could exist in a union with England if Scotland leaves the UK

The First Minister has said that Cymru could exist in a union with England in the event that Scotland becomes independent. Speaking with journalist Theo Davies Lewis for The Spectator, Drakeford said that it was not 'impossible to design a relationship that will be to Wales’s advantage', but...

www.gwalianews.cymru

He’s right to question that.

 

[Jerry]

None of them deserve anything and I can’t believe anyone is trying to justify that they do. The Senedd, along with Westminster and probably the scottish parliament too is one massive gravy train. Disgraceful people are living in poverty while career politicians enjoy a massive payout.

Yer where would we be without them? Dictatorships? Autocracy? Feudalism? Yes they can be improved but if they are gravy trains it's because the people want them to be because we never do anything about it. We don't vote in a better government or overthrow the system itself and it's the same with poverty just look at the reaction to UBI and Labour's trial. Poverty is there because let's face it the average person doesn't care enough to vote for governments that'll change things and it only bothers them if its either a personal issue or they care about the issue themselves.

He’s right to question that.

Yet his predecessor Carwyn Jones doesn't think it's possible. A union between a country of 3 million and one of 60 million especially an equal union isn't going to happen especially when the big country has a history of dominance over it's smaller neighbours. The outcome would be Wales politically being absorbed back into England again or the relationship not lasting and Wales becoming an independent country. Parallels potentially with Serbia and Montenegro. That union lasted for only 14 years until Montenegro had enough and became independent.
In the article he also mentioned more powers specifically policing and justice can't see either happening personally especially justice as that would mean Wales would become a separate entity legally wise from England.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Yer where would we be without them? Dictatorships? Autocracy? Feudalism? Yes they can be improved but if they are gravy trains it's because the people want them to be because we never do anything about it. We don't vote in a better government or overthrow the system itself and it's the same with poverty just look at the reaction to UBI and Labour's trial. Poverty is there because let's face it the average person doesn't care enough to vote for governments that'll change things and it only bothers them if its either a personal issue or they care about the issue themselves.

Yet his predecessor Carwyn Jones doesn't think it's possible. A union between a country of 3 million and one of 60 million especially an equal union isn't going to happen especially when the big country has a history of dominance over it's smaller neighbours. The outcome would be Wales politically being absorbed back into England again or the relationship not lasting and Wales becoming an independent country. Parallels potentially with Serbia and Montenegro. That union lasted for only 14 years until Montenegro had enough and became independent.
In the article he also mentioned more powers specifically policing and justice can't see either happening personally especially justice as that would mean Wales would become a separate entity legally wise from England.

no. We’d just have politicians at less cost to the tax payer. Perhaps we’d actually get genuine people who want the job and aren’t just in it to enjoy the money and endless perks, which is most of the Senedd.

sadly there is no choice, plaid, labour and tory are all the same in my book. None of those parties would do anything about it.

I am all for lifting people out of poverty and i am interested to see the trial results of UBI but i am sceptical if it can actually work financially considering the huge cost of paying everyone the vast majority who won’t need it. Someone earning £200,000 per year does not need UBI nor should they entitled to it. I would love to have some free money but i simply don’t think i need or want it.

 

[Jerry]

no. We’d just have politicians at less cost to the tax payer. Perhaps we’d actually get genuine people who want the job and aren’t just in it to enjoy the money and endless perks, which is most of the Senedd.

You have to make being a politician attractive to people and financial renumeration is part of that. What's the incentive for someone like me? Where's the security especially when going for re-election that someone will be able to pay their bills if they don't get re-elected? People standing down are different yes but it could be considered a thank you for your service bonus. Lots of companies give out bonuses.
Universal Basic income is not about who needs it but about providing everyone with a safety net whether they're someone on £200,000 a year or unemployed or working a £25,000 a year job or are a self employed builder. Personally though I'm sceptical it'll actually ever get past the trial stage which isn't actually universal in itself and I don't think society will except it because you'll get one part balking at the thought of giving money to millionaires and the other will see it as just another benefit for the scroungers despite it being a good way to provide financial security to many. As for financing it well if they can find the money for nuclear weapons and aircraft carriers they could find the money for this.

 

[Jerry]

Happily 5 mile lane was upgraded before this government!

Welsh government suspends all future road-building plans

Deputy minister for climate change announces move as part of plans to reach net zero emissions by 2050

www.google.com

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Happily 5 mile lane was upgraded before this government!

Welsh government suspends all future road-building plans

Deputy minister for climate change announces move as part of plans to reach net zero emissions by 2050

www.google.com

The 5 mile lane upgrades are welcome but not fully effective without the M4 link up part.