No, not just BREXIT, we've had an ageing population and a skills shortage for many years. Sadly the government (including the previous Labour government to some degree) has managed to convince a majority of voters that Mohamed the brain surgeon is after their job!

Diesel is cheaper than petrol down here in Wales. I paid £1.37 the other day

........ Bye!

Another win https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/22/uk-fruit-exports-to-eu-have-dropped-by-more-than-half-since-brexit I've been threatening my kids with a "Darling Buds of May" style fruit-picking holiday for years. Tempted to take them on one this summer, could really use the c...

Kwacky wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 10:51 My fixed rate mortgage ends in July

There's nothing worth going for on fixed rates so I'm having to bite the bullet and go on a standard tracker. I'm hoping rates will eventually drop but in the short term I'm going to be absolutely skint.

Happy F@cking Friday

86 out of 230 councils declared and they've lost 227 counsellors and 15 councils

200 counsellors down so far and not even halfway!

The Greens and the Lib Dems are the only parties that dare even mention re-joining the EU.

Let's send a message to both parties and vote green next week Fwiw I've been doing precisely that for a while now Monty ( I suspect you already knew), & it appears to me that no one is listening. Sadly a lot of the latest Green Manifesto panders to the "benefits culture takers types",...

Let's send a message to both parties and vote green next week

Is that you Cav?

C00kiemonster wrote: ↑16 Mar 2023, 09:53

Kwacky wrote: ↑15 Mar 2023, 22:05 A bit of a strange episode, clearly it's a filler for later on in the series.

The first bit was good but the rest? A bit too much on other characters really.

That second half was a bit Andor like

Glad he’s ok mate. It’s hard when you can’t be there but if you have more kids it gets easier. The progression usually goes like this…. Kid comes in from outside bleeding from an extremity 1st kid - rush them to the ER 2nd kid - clean them up and apply a Band-Aid or two 3rd kid - “Can you get the f...

You couldn't make this sh!t up!

On the plus side at least this "should" be the final nail in Boris's return.

I've been with Bennetts for the last 4 years and it's varied between £94 and £136. Not really worth a phone call.

I think they might be looking at the pathetic mileage on my MOTs

Jack wrote: ↑28 Jan 2023, 20:22 managed to put on over 5 kg in the 2 weeks since I was admitted so thats going well , feeling ok ache a fair bit but ....
Lucys 25th march

I will be there matey, that's a threat

Just paid my tax bill, on time and the cnuts still charged me interest!