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Republic estimates the total cost as about £350m. If you take that as gospel (and I’m not going to attack or defend their claims) it’s the equivalent of wasting £15 from £50k

The government spent about £1.2tn in the last financial year according to the IFS. £120m on the sovereign grant is about 0.01% of that. Its the equivalent of earning £50k a year and getting your knickers in a twist for wasting a fiver. Like I said, trivial.

Not sure how this can be true. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68204195 "Rishi Sunak said pressures from higher bills or mortgage rates were subsiding." My cheap two year mortgage deal doesn't expire for a few months yet and I imagine I won't be alone in still waiting to see the impact of my mortgage going up when it does.

That's why sport was invented, so we'd all have teams to hate.

^^^ borrowed a book about the monarchy.

How do you know I'm not a hereditary peer? (I'm not btw) You don't, some people do, I don't care. That's separate and I agree they shouldn't be allowed to do that. It's a separate question to whether the monarch should exist at all though. In your opinion, not to the people in the country that are flag waving nutters (imo) that celebrate the royal family I believe it's been getting smaller over the years. I'd be surprised if it doesn't continue to get smaller and more low key as time goes on. Again, in your opinion. Some people are very happy that such a system exists. Just because we don't understand why someone thinks how they do and we certainly wouldn't entertain such thoughts doesn't mean it should automatically be taken away from the people that are happy with the status quo. If there was a vote on not having a monarchy or scaling it down drastically I'd put my tick in the box. I won't waste any effort getting worked up about it though.

Doubt you'd get it down to 5 years. When I put in solar in my current house about 3 years ago I was looking at something like 7-9 years (can't remember the details as it was a while ago). Should last 20 years so worth it, especially with the way electricity prices went so got lucky there and it will have brought the payback period down beyond my initial calculation. I've looked at battery storage many times over the last few years and it's only now it's reached a tipping point where I'm going to invest in them. I can zero out my electricity bill and actually make money from my electricity provider for about 15 years with the investment. Payback period about 8 years just on the batteries in isolation. Something I should factor in but never get round to is running two electric cars in that. If I did factor in my petrol saving that would bring the payback period down a bit further. A combination of solar, batteries, electric cars and a good electricity tariff (Octopus) will have done, and continue to, save me a fortune but the upfront investment isn't cheap and you have to be patient. Some things you can get grants/interest free loans for and some you can't. I always look at these things purely from a financial perspective and if the costs don't stack up I'm not doing it.

That is one of the most insane things I've ever read.

I don't get the hostility, verging on hatred towards the monarchy. I'm pretty meh about it myself. Even if you accept (and there's an argument to be had about it) that they're a net cost to the country in the grand scheme of things it's trivial. There's plenty other things tax money is spent on that I don't get any benefit out of but this spending makes some people in the country happy. The sovereign grant was about £120m last year whereas (for example) spending on libraries is about £700-800 million. If neither the libraries or monarchy existed I wouldn't lose a seconds sleep about either but I don't really begrudge spending on either as some people like them and they both serve a purpose.

Spunked all your cash on designer clobber innit.

Only one place he could be hiding. https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-phantom-of-the-opera/

Check out some statements by Rangers. Tell you all you need to know about debts not being real.

Tough shit you don’t get the extra days off. The rest of us won’t give you a second thought while we’re enjoying ours.

This is from about 6 weeks ago. https://www.cornwall-insight.com/press/price-cap-predicted-to-fall-by-14-in-april/ The above doesn't show regional variations but it's likely that the price cap will be cheaper for you. Of course if you want certainty for 12 months then lock in. In the current climate companies aren't trying to lock you in to get you on a good deal. They're trying to lock you in above where they think the price cap is going because it's generally falling. In a normal market when they're locking you in they're hedging it so they aren't losing anyway when prices would typically be rising. When you think about energy prices always look at it first from a "how are these thieving c***s trying to shaft me?" standpoint and you won't be far wrong.

Some regulated jobs (financial services) previous employers have to provide a reference for but apart from that it isn't legally required on employers I don't think. If you haven't been working for the last 3 months and you've told them that what on earth are they expecting you to provide? Often you get asked for a couple of years references and as long as you can explain gaps in employment (i.e. I was off travelling would normally be acceptable but I was a guest of His Majesty wouldn't) most companies accept that.

Will he cast a spell on the opposition?

Official probe launched my the information Commissioner. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9mv37l969o Sunday morning seems an odd time to announce it.

Amazed no-one has mentioned us gubbing the taffs in taffyland yet.

3 away wins this weekend. That can’t happen often.

Ben O’Keefe normally is. Couple of calls you could query but his handling of the two head shots in the first half was excellent.

What happened to our maul defence? Been really good for a while but fell apart in that second half.

My man

We have England on the mantlepiece. Wales now sat there with Italy too.