[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

The problem is that the pie is what attracts business to the country.No pie,No point.
Socialism is a nice dream where everyone gets a slice of the pie no matter how hard they work for it but unfortunately never works.
I think somewhere in the middle is the best option.
The tricky part seems to be finding the right balance so we all get enough pie that we don’t starve but those who earn more pie get their fair share and for that we need to make more pies.Socialist countries usually end up with hardly any pie left as the chefs aren’t motivated enough to bother making them.

I think you killed my pie analogy.... :/

Our infrastructure as in industry, transport, utilities and buildings

They are predominantly in the hands of foreign investors now, we don't own anything Britain was sold off... We do still have business and lots of fingers in lots of pies, we have services and innovation but these are fickle and can relocate... as we've seen the financial sector beginning to wander off due to brexit.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Christmas treeza

I think you killed my pie analogy.... :/

Our infrastructure as in industry, transport, utilities and buildings

They are predominantly in the hands of foreign investors now, we don't own anything Britain was sold off... We do still have business and lots of fingers in lots of pies, we have services and innovation but these are fickle and can relocate... as we've seen the financial sector beginning to wander off due to brexit.

That’s one thing i am kind of in favour of with Corbyn.Renationalisation.Although i’m dubious of McDonells claim that it’ll pay for itself.Specially if they drop fares which would be one of their incentives to renationalise.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

That’s one thing i am kind of in favour of with Corbyn.Renationalisation.Although i’m dubious of McDonells claim that it’ll pay for itself.Specially if they drop fares which would be one of their incentives to renationalise.

I guess he means the profit margin would be lower then but there would still be one... Have you seen the profits for private rail companies? ooooff!!!

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Christmas treeza

I guess he means the profit margin would be lower then but there would still be one... Have you seen the profits for private rail companies? ooooff!!!

I was chatting to an accountant yesterday and he was telling me that the head university don in Bolton is earning £600,000 a year and that same job seven years ago was worth £60,000 a year.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

I was chatting to an accountant yesterday and he was telling me that the head university don in Bolton is earning £600,000 a year and that same job seven years ago was worth £60,000 a year.

Good for him, I wish my job would pay that much.

Incidentally, £60k doesn't sound like much for a head don at even a university like Bolton.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by The_Hogfather

Good for him, I wish my job would pay that much.

Incidentally, £60k doesn't sound like much for a head don at even a university like Bolton.

That's head of a department, not head of he university.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

That's head of a department, not head of he university.

£60k still isn't much for a university HoD tbh. I still say good on him though, and I hope people would say good for me if my salary increased tenfold on as many years!