OT: The future of EV charging?

[charles]

that probably measn cutting wages by about 50% in order to compete withcertain other counties

[Dave Plowman (News]

Does that also apply to cars, motorbikes, lorries trains buses and planes then? Let alone pretty well all consumer goods? Oh - and power stations.

[Dave Plowman (News]

How about indeed. Perhaps we need more whizz kids like Philip Green.

[Dave Plowman (News]

Is Germany a low wage country, then?

[Andrew]

I watch 'Homes Under the hammer' on BBC1 quite frequwently.

I regularly see properties with solid walls bought at auction that are taken back to bare brick and replastered. Part L (2006) says this requires insulation to modern regs must be applied, but rarely is. Only once in a blue moon do you hear the developer/flipper moaning that the renovation cost more due to 'unforeseen costs like insulated plasterboard'.

This can only have occured because other notifiable works were done and the BCO made them insulate the property.

People will happily pay £2000 for a square designer bog or kitchen taps but nothing on insulation. :-(

[Andrew]

Don't you have a 'boot room' lobby before entering the kitchen ?

[Andrew]

Because that is the evidence. NHBC are even funded by the big national builders which is a conflict of interest.

[Andrew]

Scargill was of the opinion that coal mines should only close when ALL the coal had been extracted, not matter what the cost.

[Andrew]

It certainly isn't a 'high wage' economy, despite what people think. And average taxes in Germany are 47%, while in the uk it is 27%.

Germany is successful because they have the work ethic and their financial systems allow long term developments. As their workforce is slowly replaced by non-Germans this work ethic may change.

Germans are patholgically unable to do a bad job, which is the exact opposite of the mob that 'worked' at Longbridge, Dagenham and Halewood in the 70's.

[Andrew]

That was Labours attitude to commissioning replacement nuclear power stations during their 13 years in power too. Bury head in sand, do nothing that might offend the hard left/greenwash factions.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Sweet fanny Adams. UK Coal was mostly dead by the end of WWII - it just took 20 years to realise it

[The Natural Philosopher]

That might work, or might not. Anyway the old deep mines are all flooded now

[Robin]

Do you reckon all the other States in Europe who closed their deep coal mines were similarly short-sighted?

[Dave Plowman (News]

Are you saying they did it just to screw the miners and unions like Thatcher did, then?

[bert]

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That was basically what the miners strike was about.

[williamwright]

There were lots of deep mines operating near here until fairly recently, certainly a long time after the war. Bentley, Markham, Brodsworth, Silverwood, Harworth, Bullcroft, Dinnington, Rossington, and many more.

Bill

[williamwright]

No, mines should be closed when they become uneconomic. That's what both Wilson and Thatcher did. I really can't see what point you're making.

Bill

[williamwright]

Yes, Scargill thought he could bring the Tory Government down. Neither him nor his predecessor Joe Gormless orchestrated a big strike when Labour was in.

The miners were lions led by commies.

Bill

[williamwright]

Ludicrous whataboutery.

Bill

[williamwright]

What makes you think the kitchen is just inside the house?

Bill