In reply to Post #121
Talking of Thursdays looks like rates going up another 0.5% or 0.75%
Talking of Thursdays looks like rates going up another 0.5% or 0.75%
In reply to Post #136
I got an email saying my saving interest rate is going up.
Martin Lewis said on his programme the banks up the rates just before it becomes official.
On that basis I think you are right.
I got an email saying my saving interest rate is going up.
Martin Lewis said on his programme the banks up the rates just before it becomes official.
On that basis I think you are right.
In reply to Post #137
Pretty sure that would be mortgage rates he was referring to, savings rates definitely lag behind.
Yours would prob be a rise from previous rate rises not the ones coming
Pretty sure that would be mortgage rates he was referring to, savings rates definitely lag behind.
Yours would prob be a rise from previous rate rises not the ones coming
In reply to Post #138
Wish I could find a link to his ITV programme.
But after a few years of dismal savings interest rates I followed what ML said and my savings rates rose just before the last BoE rise and now again (with Paragon for existing customers only)) with the predicted next BoE rise .
He did speak about mortgage rates but I didn't take much notice but I'm positive I didn't get the two mixed up.
Edit
Found it on the ITV hub.
The Martin Show series 12 episode 3 at around 13 minutes
Not that I understand this but It's something to do with predictions and swap rates that are roughly based on guilt rates.
Wish I could find a link to his ITV programme.
But after a few years of dismal savings interest rates I followed what ML said and my savings rates rose just before the last BoE rise and now again (with Paragon for existing customers only)) with the predicted next BoE rise .
He did speak about mortgage rates but I didn't take much notice but I'm positive I didn't get the two mixed up.
Edit
Found it on the ITV hub.
The Martin Show series 12 episode 3 at around 13 minutes
Not that I understand this but It's something to do with predictions and swap rates that are roughly based on guilt rates.
In reply to Post #139
Flew back to the uk today via Heathrow.
Wow what a job the army are doing none of the usual Friday queues coming back fast and efficient, some friends were off on their holidays via terminal 5 this afternoon and also send the best service in years.
Ive been a frequent flyer for the past 25 years myself,
Just need to get the army in place for striking train staff and any other public service that decides to walk out in the new year...don't think the army got big pay rises ??
Hats off to our armed forces I say. 👍🏼🇬🇧💪
Flew back to the uk today via Heathrow.
Wow what a job the army are doing none of the usual Friday queues coming back fast and efficient, some friends were off on their holidays via terminal 5 this afternoon and also send the best service in years.
Ive been a frequent flyer for the past 25 years myself,
Just need to get the army in place for striking train staff and any other public service that decides to walk out in the new year...don't think the army got big pay rises ??
Hats off to our armed forces I say. 👍🏼🇬🇧💪
In reply to Post #140
Agree.
Amazing how they can do such a good job of things within so little time. £20 a day extra is all they are getting. Piss take if you ask me.
BBC News - £20 daily bonus for troops covering Christmas strikes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64079476
Agree.
Amazing how they can do such a good job of things within so little time. £20 a day extra is all they are getting. Piss take if you ask me.
BBC News - £20 daily bonus for troops covering Christmas strikes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64079476
Rishi is sad.
In reply to Post #141
£20 per day extra is a lot more than the nurses have been offered....
£20 per day extra is a lot more than the nurses have been offered....
In reply to Post #143
And nurses get paid more than a soldier.
Starting pay for a recruit is £16,855 rising to £37,916 for a sergeant.
And nurses get paid more than a soldier.
Starting pay for a recruit is £16,855 rising to £37,916 for a sergeant.
In reply to Post #144
For a straight out of school recruit with that level of qualification that's not so bad in relative terms. (Compared to the level of study needed for a 1st year nurse)
I personally think they should all be paid better.
The government tactics of creating division are so obvious it's embarrassing. Don't be daft enough to fall into that trap
'Let's bring in 'our brave boys' to show up the greedy ambulance drivers / border forces etc'. Exploiting a set of workers who can't strike to try and demonise those who've found themselves at this final option.
Meanwhile there's still £10 billion of unusable ppe to write off... for a start... HS2? ... test, track and trace? ...
For a straight out of school recruit with that level of qualification that's not so bad in relative terms. (Compared to the level of study needed for a 1st year nurse)
I personally think they should all be paid better.
The government tactics of creating division are so obvious it's embarrassing. Don't be daft enough to fall into that trap
'Let's bring in 'our brave boys' to show up the greedy ambulance drivers / border forces etc'. Exploiting a set of workers who can't strike to try and demonise those who've found themselves at this final option.
Meanwhile there's still £10 billion of unusable ppe to write off... for a start... HS2? ... test, track and trace? ...
In reply to Post #145
"You can always pay one half of the of the poor to fight the other half."
"You can always pay one half of the of the poor to fight the other half."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gljtvwhcdhc
In reply to Post #143
Pay is not the issue with the NHS it's the hours and lack of personnel.
I had a chat with my neighbour yesterday, she works at Royal Stoke. She and her friends voted against strike action. Perfectly happy with her pay it's the hours that are the problem. She stated " You can give me an extra £100 an hour it wouldn't make a difference. It still won't take away the fact that we are physically and mentally f***ed."
The Union is coming at it from the wrong angle by making it all about pay. What happens when they realise the pay deal hasn't had any effect? Do they strike again, and again, and again? As I said they need to address the real problem of hours and personal so that the NHS can give the professional service we were all used to.
The NHS can not be fixed over night. As it stands it is outdated and designed for a much smaller population than we have now. A massive overhaul is needed in one way or another.
Personally I think that all those people who can afford it should contribute in some way to the cost of treatment. The NHS should be for the less well off only.
Pay is not the issue with the NHS it's the hours and lack of personnel.
I had a chat with my neighbour yesterday, she works at Royal Stoke. She and her friends voted against strike action. Perfectly happy with her pay it's the hours that are the problem. She stated " You can give me an extra £100 an hour it wouldn't make a difference. It still won't take away the fact that we are physically and mentally f***ed."
The Union is coming at it from the wrong angle by making it all about pay. What happens when they realise the pay deal hasn't had any effect? Do they strike again, and again, and again? As I said they need to address the real problem of hours and personal so that the NHS can give the professional service we were all used to.
The NHS can not be fixed over night. As it stands it is outdated and designed for a much smaller population than we have now. A massive overhaul is needed in one way or another.
Personally I think that all those people who can afford it should contribute in some way to the cost of treatment. The NHS should be for the less well off only.
In reply to Post #148
Pay is not the issue with the NHS it's the hours and lack of personnel.
Echo that, it's has been stripped back and back by clueless ****ing idiots to the point the staff are just swamped before they even start, disgraceful. Managed by ****ing monkeys trying to save a buck
The working systems and staffing levels need a serious review. There's a reason they can't get people, no amount of money can compensate for being overburdened to breaking point each day, it's a disgrace
Let hope somebody comes in and sorts it out for them
Pay is not the issue with the NHS it's the hours and lack of personnel.
Echo that, it's has been stripped back and back by clueless ****ing idiots to the point the staff are just swamped before they even start, disgraceful. Managed by ****ing monkeys trying to save a buck
The working systems and staffing levels need a serious review. There's a reason they can't get people, no amount of money can compensate for being overburdened to breaking point each day, it's a disgrace
Let hope somebody comes in and sorts it out for them
In reply to Post #149
It's both. Pay AND conditions. And it becomes a vicious circle. Recruitment is down because of poor pay which increases workload on those already in the NHS who get burned out and leave which leaves roles empty that can't be filled because... and so on.
It is in a state but repeated health ministers laying the blame on NHS staff - and most recently the underhand tactics to demonise nurses - only make it worse.
Lies about staffing levels and 'new' hospitals. Lies about 'my door is always open for discussion '. Thankfully public support still seems with the staff rather than getting sucked in by the manipulative tactics.
Police next? Then teachers? (We've been balloted already)
...
It's both. Pay AND conditions. And it becomes a vicious circle. Recruitment is down because of poor pay which increases workload on those already in the NHS who get burned out and leave which leaves roles empty that can't be filled because... and so on.
It is in a state but repeated health ministers laying the blame on NHS staff - and most recently the underhand tactics to demonise nurses - only make it worse.
Lies about staffing levels and 'new' hospitals. Lies about 'my door is always open for discussion '. Thankfully public support still seems with the staff rather than getting sucked in by the manipulative tactics.
Police next? Then teachers? (We've been balloted already)
...