extortion

[tonto1888]

Just answer the question ffs. You're deflecting. Does a swimming instructor deserve more than £20ph? It's an honest question.

I have no idea what they deserve but if you go private - and I researched it - you could pay a lot more than that. My point still stands

That's a fair point about private ones.  I've heard what some people pay for a PT to do a class session (not even 1 on 1) and it's absolutely nuts.

Aye. I hear ye. PTs really stick the arm in

[north_antrim_hound]

NI rates and how they are calculated is my go to complaint every time ... just because value of the house is higher does not indicate an increased use of council services, nor does it reflect on the occupants ability to pay the inflated rates charge as a result.

100%
And anyone chiming in saying it's to cover the increase in wages of the public workforce is delusional. Even for the civil service sector it's a dysfunctional mess. My rates are higher than my fuel bill.

[north_antrim_hound]

My car insurance coming in at more or less the exact same as last year (Admiral). Who are people with that are doubling or trebling it?

My insurance nearly doubled last August with no claims. So I went hunting and got a deal from AXA and have now changed from them to a more expensive company since AXA invest in Isreal banks that lends to new settlements. Car insurance has gone up and my house insurance went up 30% this year to.

[Milltown Row2]

My car insurance coming in at more or less the exact same as last year (Admiral). Who are people with that are doubling or trebling it?

My insurance nearly doubled last August with no claims. So I went hunting and got a deal from AXA and have now changed from them to a more expensive company since AXA invest in Isreal banks that lends to new settlements. Car insurance has gone up and my house insurance went up 30% this year to.

Is there a list of companies that invest in Israeli banks?

Get them up

[north_antrim_hound]

My car insurance coming in at more or less the exact same as last year (Admiral). Who are people with that are doubling or trebling it?

https://bdsmovement.net/axa-divest

My insurance nearly doubled last August with no claims. So I went hunting and got a deal from AXA and have now changed from them to a more expensive company since AXA invest in Isreal banks that lends to new settlements. Car insurance has gone up and my house insurance went up 30% this year to.

Is there a list of companies that invest in Israeli banks?

Get them up

https://bdsmovement.net/axa-divest

[Armagh18]

My car insurance coming in at more or less the exact same as last year (Admiral). Who are people with that are doubling or trebling it?

My insurance nearly doubled last August with no claims. So I went hunting and got a deal from AXA and have now changed from them to a more expensive company since AXA invest in Isreal banks that lends to new settlements. Car insurance has gone up and my house insurance went up 30% this year to.

Fair play.

[nrico2006]

MOTs up in price significantly, so paying more for a service that has never been poorer.

[markl121]

MOTs up in price significantly, so paying more for a service that has never been poorer.

tell me about it. Leaving car in tomorrow for a service where I have got the oil and filters myself. Still likely 100 plus

[Tony Baloney]

MOTs up in price significantly, so paying more for a service that has never been poorer.

tell me about it. Leaving car in tomorrow for a service where I have got the oil and filters myself. Still likely 100 plus

FFS I lifted the young fellas Fiesta from the mechanic last week after a standard service. 120 quid! These are homers and I'm sure he's not VAT registered. I'd say he was 40 quid about 5 years ago.

[illdecide]

Casement Park goes from £77.5m 12 years ago to £300m now (apparently). How can that be...Materials and salaries have not went up x4. It's just people and Companies jumping on the bandwagon and knowing they can get away with it.

[illdecide]

Someone mentioned the price of cars...WTF. How can a car that was sold for £20k then be sold on again for £25k a year later. The Car market are at it too.
Them poxy Electric cars...who could buy one of them outright?. All leased but I suppose if they break down you couldn't afford to fix them anyway so better leased but £50k for standard car...The World is f**ked guys

[LC]

Casement Park goes from £77.5m 12 years ago to £300m now (apparently). How can that be...Materials and salaries have not went up x4. It's just people and Companies jumping on the bandwagon and knowing they can get away with it.

Yes happens all the time and they get away with it because it is public sector, such over runs would not happen in a private sector contract as the Client would not tolerate it.  I see £150m was allocated to Strule the other day, wait to you see where that job ends up at.

[illdecide]

Fair enough with Strule, there has been some money in schools pumped in over the last few years. I remember working on the design of Omagh IPS about 7-8 years ago...What was the figure given to an Ice Bowl in Dundonald?.

[thebigfella]

Casement Park goes from £77.5m 12 years ago to £300m now (apparently). How can that be...Materials and salaries have not went up x4. It's just people and Companies jumping on the bandwagon and knowing they can get away with it.

Yes happens all the time and they get away with it because it is public sector, such over runs would not happen in a private sector contract as the Client would not tolerate it.  I see £150m was allocated to Strule the other day, wait to you see where that job ends up at.

Happens all the time in the private sector, you just are not aware. I know of 4 huge IT programmes running in the financial sector that are 100's millions over initial estimates. 3 of which were estimated less than 50 million.

[imtommygunn]

Yes there's plenty of madness in the private sector too tbh. Every time you think you can't see worse you do... cronyism etc rampant in private or public.