@UtdMaI Fifa is one member one vote, the African countries are thus bribed to support the status quo so never going to walk away, and the Europeans too spineless to do anything about it.
@KevinPosobiec@nicksortor@SecretaryBurgum recipricallity .. ie if we charged US toursits double what locals pay to visit stuff in the UK then surely it just makes everyone worse off?
@KevinPosobiec@nicksortor@SecretaryBurgum Me and wife did tour of Utah national parks a couple years ago, this charge would have added prob $2k to the trip making it unaffordable. Surely we contribute by paying for the hotels, the tour company etc? I get that the National Parks need to be maintaned but tourism works by
@GE0RGINIO Annoyed me that the commentary team spent the whole first half describing the game as a chess match, then no comment at all when the cameras flipped to MC!
@taipan168@Qantas All that illustrates is how these days the scheduled times are inflated so airlines can get away with delays and still tell you it was on time. Same with trains, some London suburban trains, the scheduled time is now longer than it was in 1890s.
@DPJHodges Different though, if Farage wins his election and then Parliament suspends him, it's sticking 2 fingers up to the voters who just re-elected him. Voters should have ultimate call. Davis issue had nothing to do with him personally.
@DirtyBeret9@realSi_jeff I think they should let you value your own house, but then whatever value you choose is public and if someone offers that, you are obliged to sell to them.
@scrapnetzero87@alexwest88@FarnboroughAcad The difference is that you are being paid to work so go by their rules, whereas we are paying 000's (through taxes) for schools, so as customers, we should be able to decide on trivial matters like this ourselves.
@Bounette2009@k3nn3h@joehudsonsmall but that's what exchange of contracts is for .. otherwise does seller pay a deposit too? what about if buyer then does survery and finds reason not to continue with offer?
@Ton_of_beam@TJiMTS They wont fall abruptly, monetry inflation is still double digits and never going to go down, at worst they will just stay still while all other prices go up.
@KarlJStanley @Missy_Ports@MartinSLewis exactly, like do people seriously have so little idea of consumer protection laws that they shrug their shoulders and accept it if something doesnt arrive