Brexit Bounces too

[pabenny]

Oh what a mess the Tories are in. They’ve allowed themselves so to be defined as the party of Brexit that the members appear willing to ditch everything to get it through.

[blythburgh]

If this chart doesn't cause alarm, it's possible you might be a Conservative Party member...

Not just a Tory party member but a bloody SELFISH pensioner who is feather bedded with a good private pension and all the goodies that come from being over state pension age. Nor do you have to worry about getting on the housing ladder as you are at the top of it and rubbing your hands as the value of your property is going up year by year.

[BeautifulSunshine]

I wish, I wish, I wish the "B" word would vanish.

[expressman33]

but a bloody SELFISH pensioner who is feather bedded with a good private pension and all the goodies that come from being over state pension age. Nor do you have to worry about getting on the housing ladder as you are at the top of it and rubbing your hands as the value of your property is going up year by year.

Private pension paid for by themselves and their employer ( as part of their salary package)
Property paid for by themselves

[sanity clause]

It just goes to show how little most people [Tory party members, anyway] aren't prepared to consider the serious consequences of Brexit.

[blythburgh]

but a bloody SELFISH pensioner who is feather bedded with a good private pension and all the goodies that come from being over state pension age. Nor do you have to worry about getting on the housing ladder as you are at the top of it and rubbing your hands as the value of your property is going up year by year.

Private pension paid for by themselves and their employer ( as part of their salary package)
Property paid for by themselves

Not saying they do not deserve the homes they paid for or the pension they paid for. But I still say those who answered and are not in the red lists are SELFISH pensioners who do not give a damn about those who are in work and paying a mortgage or not earning enough to be able to buy a property because of the dramatic price rises since they bought their's.

[expressman33]

but a bloody SELFISH pensioner who is feather bedded with a good private pension and all the goodies that come from being over state pension age. Nor do you have to worry about getting on the housing ladder as you are at the top of it and rubbing your hands as the value of your property is going up year by year.

Private pension paid for by themselves and their employer ( as part of their salary package)
Property paid for by themselves

Not saying they do not deserve the homes they paid for or the pension they paid for. But I still say those who answered and are not in the red lists are SELFISH pensioners who do not give a damn about those who are in work and paying a mortgage or not earning enough to be able to buy a property because of the dramatic price rises since they bought their's.

when I bought my first house I was paying over 6% interest on my mortgage , Today you can get a mortgage for under 2% interest

[pabenny]

More importantly, houses are much more expensive in relation to earnings

In 1997, house prices were on average around 3.6 times workers’ annual gross full-time earnings, whereas in 2016 workers could typically expect to spend around 7.6 times annual earnings on purchasing a home.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulation ... 1997to2016

[expressman33]

More importantly, houses are much more expensive in relation to earnings

In 1997, house prices were on average around 3.6 times workers’ annual gross full-time earnings, whereas in 2016 workers could typically expect to spend around 7.6 times annual earnings on purchasing a home.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulation ... 1997to2016

not necessarily - it's how much mortgage in relation to your earnings that matters
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mor ... egion.html

ps: the 7.6 times earnings is mainly due to the London factor , in some areas , especially up North ,it is less

[Boro Boy]

A Brexit Defender: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=go ... &FORM=VIRE