wednesday1 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 And on top of that,all student accommodation should pay council tax like the rest of us. Can someone give a real reason why student accommodation escapes council tax in this day and age? Yes, they can't afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 And on top of that,all student accommodation should pay council tax like the rest of us. Can someone give a real reason why student accommodation escapes council tax in this day and age? Us? You mean "You," really don't you? It's typical tory speak e.g. "I've benefited from state-owned education and health services in the past and now I don't need them anymore, it's time to pull up the drawbridge for everyone, Me Me Me!" Just look at my signature, it says it all about the Conservatives and people are seeing why: "Conservatism is incompatible with democracy, prosperity, and civilization in general. It is a destructive system of inequality and prejudice that is founded on deception and has no place in the modern world." Don't forget that in three years time, the Conservatives will be wanting the vote of people they are alienating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I put the word "trainee" into Reed Recruitment, to see what sort of chance a young person has at finding employment. If there were plenty of jobs for them there'd be opportunities with few or no applicants. If you look at the jobs advertised and the number of applicants you can see that it's not that easy.... http://www.reed.co.uk/jobs?keywords=trainee I would also assume that there will be other applicants from other job sites... Hardly an exhausive search. Why should all jobs for young people be classed as "trainee". How about some other words "junior" "assistant" "office admin" "sales" "retail" "newly qualified" "hospitailty" "apprentice" "internship"...... As someone else has said. Its about putting the effort in. There are jobs out there for those who want it hard enough. On your one sample recruitment site alone there are over 21,000 jobs with a salary up to £15k. Within that range will be thousands and thousands of jobs requiring little or no experience. For some those people who could be above that income bracket becuase they may have been to college or university there are a further 44,000+ jobs up to £20k a year. On one recruitment site........ just one. Anyone with a brain will search dozen of site along with local press, company websites, local agencies and the jobcentre. If they are prepared to get off their backside. ........as you were....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 No they wouldn't, the vast majority would be working, some would be banged up, the population would be much lower and housing would be affordable to all. then we woke up aaah utopia the eternal dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 then we woke up aaah utopia the eternal dream Utopia wouldn’t have a need for prisons, there wouldn’t be rich and poor, everyone would live in harmony with nature, so what I’m suggesting falls along way short of utopia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Utopia wouldn’t have a need for prisons, there wouldn’t be rich and poor, everyone would live in harmony with nature, so what I’m suggesting falls along way short of utopia. jeez thas hard work fella maybe not but its closer than we have now and still unworkable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 jeez thas hard work fella maybe not but its closer than we have now and still unworkable Of course it’s unworkable whilst ever people are happy to continue has we are. But there is little point in complaining about something if you don't want to change it for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Power in too few hands has been the teaching of many history lessons yet we keep making the same mistakes. Insurrection is the future unless wealth is distributed to more socially responsible people. The laughing banks, Britain's cancer should never have been propped up but left to rot. But what about those who have worked a lifetime, and have a few grand in the BANK, what about these folk if the banks had been allowed to go under. Angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 But what about those who have worked a lifetime, and have a few grand in the BANK, what about these folk if the banks had been allowed to go under. Angel. That would depend how much money you had in the bank, at the time £50K was safe and would have been guaranteed by the government. The banks could have been allowed to go under without affecting people's savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I answered the question you just didn't understand the answer. no you side stepped the question i asked you so ill ask you again you are quite happy for your under 25s to take a free house if they become unemployed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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