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The overall is an average I think. Here's the country specific list. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-20082025-ap#:~:text=The lowest annual rates were,six and rose in thirteen.

Yep. Selfish ones especially. Which seems to be most of them.

Yep, governments have made a right mess of things, although Thatchers sell off was the catalyst, and subsequent stamp duty giveaways etc haven't helped. The rental market is dominated by private landlords but that shouldn't be the case. So although I don't have an issue with landlords, I think it unfortunate that we're in that situation.

I'm not getting into a wider discussion, just giving some actual facts about local house rental and childcare costs. Too many people float around made up numbers, and forget that child care costs don't apply to all kids, all day, every week. I'm not sure how you've gleaned that I feel that landlords are the issue.... there's a reason I'm in tune with the rental market. The need to rent, the rise in property prices thus rent, and the lack of housing stock, is entirely down to government policy.

Ex council houses in Southampton rent for £1600pcm, so about £20k a year. Childcare locally is about £70 per child per day, so about £33,000 per year based on a 5 day week with 47 weeks in work. So over £50k a year for rent of an ex council house and to have someone else look after young kids. Obviously, the childcare costs drop massively in term time for school age kids as only wrap around care is needed. Rental costs are the killer, but that's what happens when you sell off your social housing and encourage every man and has dog to buy a buy to let or two.

Yep. He just seems a really good player for this level, then a decent squad player for our 1 season in the PL, then decent again when we're back here, etc. Pace, height, versatility, experience, quality, not Sugawara, etc. Pretty much bingo imo.

A. Cos they're miserable bastard B. Haven't bothered to see what the bloke is about C. Cos they forget where we are D. Cos they're a miserable bastard

Ties in with the transfermarkt €6m value.

And later playing 34 games for them in the PL the season before last, and quite a bit last season. He's versatile too. You've gotta be a bit of a miserable bastard to be disappointed by this signing.

They're be telling you that Brexit is a Labour fiscal policy in a mo.

Alternatively you could answer the question that the man's asked.

Splendid bit of business, he's a decent player. And great that it came out of nowhere. Motto of the story - don't flap, remember that people X/twitter don't know everything (or anything), and that the window is still wide open.

A question is not an answer. It's swerving something that you know you can't sensibly answer.

Nope. What I actually said was that it's daft to "bash labour for the rise in food prices that are dictated by a multitude of non governmental factors, to include the weather". That's because it is. I've acknowledged that NI costs have played some part in it. You've failed to acknowledge that there are multitude of factors outside of government control.

Cheers. So a bit of food inflation is policy related. Nowt to do with the weather? Fuel, coffee and chocolate prices? Rachel's fault too?

That would be a superb result.

He might not mutually agree. May want paying up in full, or a "loyalty" bonus linked to a transfer fee. But I agree in principle that we need to bite the bullet and cut him loose.

It's a pay wall link What does it say that's relevant to the point about food and fuel inflation being a governmental caused issue? Employers NI may slightly impact the former, but I'm struggling to understand how that's made my Colombian coffee beans shoot up in price.

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Indeed. I'm struggling with people discounting a victory against inter or liverpool because we didn't do it with enough swagger. Should it only count as a win if we get 8 or more for artistic merit? Crazy.

This new tennis mixed doubles nonsense. A set is first to 6. Not 4. Stop fecking with things that aren't fecked.

I'm assuming the organiser isn't the ex Rangers player Kevin Muscat. Either way, he ain't doing too well.

Hard to disagree with that. Puel was dealt a very tough hand and played it well imo. Boring, ISH, but give me me any brand of football which leaves us in 8th and doing well in cups, rather than a brand that leaves us rock bottom and an embarrassment.

Damning. I wish the bloke no ill and the celebration that he's struggling at Rangers seems unnecessary. That said, he is a poor manager. Some of us called before he arrived but got shouted down. He's had a career spinning a philosophy which just doesn't work as well on grass as he thinks it will. He'll be out of Rangers soon, and it's hard to see where he goes from there.

Indeed. Pretty daft to bash labour for the rise in food prices that are dictated by a multitude of non governmental factors, to include the weather. It's a tad difficult for them to control the oil markets too.