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Which of course, inflates the market and creates more of a supply problem. These bigger firms will always look to expand; "expansion" in this case involves moving a property off the market for an indefinite period, forever if it continues to make money. The top-end of the market is set by those with the most cash to burn. London's prices have shot up because of the influx of foreign money; the poor have been washed out because market rates have risen to the point where it's ludicrous to keep paying that amount of money. It's an example of a free market and massive disparities of income clashing to make most people worse off. Housing isn't a luxury; it's essential, so I'm not sure why its provision is profit-driven. It should be the fundamental base of a nation that enables it to achieve its true economic potential, not something you strive 25 years to achieve. How much spending power would people have with cheaper housing brought about by some form of government intervention? People have suggested loads here; land tax, rent controls - all big levers that could radically change the economic picture. No government dares pull them. The solution is always the same; throw more money at it - never why are we spending so much on it? The financial system that so many governments are in thrall to is an utter fiction; money is arbitrary - backed by nothing. Mortgages are especially amusing. The money doesn't exist until you sign your agreement; it's created out of thin air, you spend 25 years paying it back with interest at which point, the bankers can say "hey, it was there all along!". I'm starting to suspect that the financial system is just a labyrinthine implementation of serfdom

...drum roll... Arf.

I find it weird that you're getting defensive/abusive (good combo btw) whenever this gets close to getting sorted

Sorry Bear; no can do at this point. I am still scared that Bazza will jump out and announce he was dune all along. My previously announced offer of a beer in town still stands, but I'm not piloting the papmobile all the way down to the mud, only for him to say "ha, I was dune all along - and got pap to drive down to the mud". So beer in town, somewhere we're both likely to go anyways don't seem an unreasonable burden of proof to me.

Or you've got a mate in Liverpool helping you out. That would require having a mate, though.

Any of the "Irish" lot. Unlike Murphys, they are bitter - especially when commentating on England games.

Vaguely correct, Bazza. F**k, you're a slippery eel.

Massive contribution, son. You've done yourself proud.

I've got mates in the games industry. Most of them did unrelated degrees, forcing their way into the industry through a mixture of demo work and connections. Without exception, every single one of them will go for the definitive version of any game. Definitive isn't always the highest specification. I know people who are strong advocates for the Vita and will parrot the "Best on Vita" line. Another viewpoint I can completely get behind is WiiU love; it's Nintendo, they're masters - I get it. Those considerations aside, performance and quality win out. I have to say, I find it amazing that you've done so much practical work in the field and are so grossly misrepresenting the differences between the machines. Your argument is null and void the moment any prospective consumer walks into GAME and sees COD running on both, which is what I'd advise anyone with a decision to make to do, yourself included. That's a decision that'll last you a console generation, seven or eight years by last reckoning. Do you really want to be playing sub-standard versions of games for that long?

Is good game, Bear. I like game. Small refinement though. Here are seven shots that I've cropped from Google Maps. They're all major roads/junctions in Liverpool, and should be no problem for a fellow resident like Bazza. I have the originals stored, so there will be no cheating. I'll post them after Bazza delivers the answers.

1) Self-respect 2) Already enough of a hypocrite, ta.

Should know the dialling code though, mate.

I took you at your word when you said you were qualified, Saint_Jonny. You seem to be talking a lot of crap to divest me of that trust. You don't seem to know much about gaming. For starters, how many people would sit 6 feet away from a 22 inch monitor? My office monitor is around 2 feet from me; I can see a difference. Got a 32 inch screen in the bedroom, which I sit 5/6 feet away from. I see the difference. Finally, there is a 42 inch screen in my living room which I sit around 8/9 feet away from. I can see the difference. Now to me, a "huge" TV is 50inches plus, which none of these are. Yet you're saying that you can only see the difference on these huge screens, which is not accurate in my experience, on large screens or small. Going by your "it only matters on big TVs" logic, that'd mean an 1280x800 phone is "just as good" as a 1920x1080p phone. That ain't the case, and neither is it the case with the fuzzy 720p visuals the XBox kicks out. Frame rate is not "on a par" if the resolutions are different. The One sacrifices resolution for framerate. That's not to mention the numerous issues that developers have raised with regard to a 32Gb ESRAM bottleneck. At best, the One is going to need to do some memory paging trick ( like the 640K swap-in-out of PCs of old ). At worst, it'll never be fixed. Anyway, it's your right to respond. Let's see some of those stats you're referencing, the ones that prove I'm "nit-picking".

So taking you at your word, you're an inattentive moron unable to resolve the simplest of details in what would have been the easiest way to bury Tokes' point. e.g. "That ain't Liverpool, mate" You sure you don't want to go for option b)? 'Cos right now, you're a moron incapable of interpreting a photograph. Do you put as little effort into your other "works"?

Ferry is my favourite key there

Yeah, but he didn't post a picture of Liverpool. You'll have known we don't have an Edgbaston. You should also have spotted the 0121 dialling code. You're either very inattentive or don't know the city, mate.

Barry, why are you being all defensive about Liverpool when Tokes has posted a pic of Brum?

Private landlords aren't exactly working, Tokes. They're not the beleaguered social worker with 20 insoluble cases on her desk.

What a load of crap. The only fantasy is this idea that the average house costs 160K.

Please. Deposit, buy-to-let mortgage application, insurance, gas service contract and letting agent. Rinse and repeat. That sound like effort to you?

No, I'd prefer to see them in decent social accommodation until they can afford money for a home. I absolutely don't want them being a cash cow for people like you, rewarded for signing a couple of mortgage applications and a gas service contract. Any tax accrued from housing benefit tenants isn't real tax. It's giving a little bit of money back to those who gave you it in the first place.

PS4 off to "strong" start in Japan. Better than PS3, worse than PS2. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-25-ps4-off-to-strong-start-in-japan

I've got no problem with someone renting one house out if circumstances take them elsewhere. People who farm benefit claimants can f**k right off.

No-one is saying that the PS4 is better just on the basis of resolution. It is also better on frame rate and many other areas. Some more cherries for you to pick, I feel. Also, can you define "huge TV"? I can see the difference between 720p and 1080p on a 22inch panel. How tall are you?

A world where the richest MP moans about people getting "something for nothing" despite trousering a sh!tload of taxpayer cash through the prism of the very people he derides. Should have gone to SpecSavers, Jeff.