In todays news...

[Ant]

First Linekar makes anti semitic comments, now distasteful comments are made towards Ukrainian women who's men are at home fighting a war.

Hardly distasteful, crass certainly, but not more than that.

Well some may not agree.

Probably no worse than saying 'I've had her' frequently about random females.

The plot thickens, so when did he say that?

[Noggin]

I don't think this is a surprise - the French system is overly generous compared to other similarly wealthy EU nations, and the money simply isn't there. Absolutely this is shit if you're knocking-on to retirement ....
While he's there he probably needs to address similarly generous unemployment benefits, amongst others, because that seems similarly unaffordable. But the pensions thing is potentially crippling and, a bit like the UK, this is probably only step one of further changes.

It's worth noting that the French retirement age is currently 62. That's 4 years less than the uk. Even the proposed retirement age is 'only' 64. And the French on average live 2 years longer than us Brits, so it's clear to impartial observers that something needs to change in the French system. And just to twist the knife, the French state pension is roughly 50% higher than that in the UK.

Sorry to be pedantic, but there is no age limit for retirement. Only an age when you can claim state pension.

Most folk have other plans as well as the state funding.
I retired at 54.

Some people haven't organised anything cos they didn't think they'd get old enough to worry about retirement!!!

I've suddenly realised that, since I haven't done anything really stupid till now, and the average age the women in my family reach is about 95, maybe I should think about sorting something out!

Mind you, luckily, I like what I do and where I work, so I suspect I'll be working past retirement - unless I find the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow!!

[mangocrazy]

I don't think this is a surprise - the French system is overly generous compared to other similarly wealthy EU nations, and the money simply isn't there. Absolutely this is shit if you're knocking-on to retirement ....
While he's there he probably needs to address similarly generous unemployment benefits, amongst others, because that seems similarly unaffordable. But the pensions thing is potentially crippling and, a bit like the UK, this is probably only step one of further changes.

It's worth noting that the French retirement age is currently 62. That's 4 years less than the uk. Even the proposed retirement age is 'only' 64. And the French on average live 2 years longer than us Brits, so it's clear to impartial observers that something needs to change in the French system. And just to twist the knife, the French state pension is roughly 50% higher than that in the UK.

Sorry to be pedantic, but there is no age limit for retirement. Only an age when you can claim state pension.

Most folk have other plans as well as the state funding.
I retired at 54.

Quite right - I should have said 'state pension age' rather than 'retirement age'.

[DefTrap]

Blimey, imagine burying one of your loved ones and this unfolds in front of you...https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-64543932

"Grieving families witnessed a mass brawl at a cemetery in Swansea..."

Go steady though, Gary Lineker has announced that anyone criticising these kind and peaceful people are clearly using language from 1930's Germany.

Gary has carte blanche to publicly announce anyone and everyone is "a little bit on the Nazi side". So suck it up buttercups.

I reckon Matt le Tissier is well up for a tweet about gypsies

[JackyJoll]

Probably no worse than saying 'I've had her' frequently about random females.

The plot thickens, so when did he say that?

After he had ‘em.

[Bigjawa]

Blimey, imagine burying one of your loved ones and this unfolds in front of you...https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-64543932

"Grieving families witnessed a mass brawl at a cemetery in Swansea..."

Go steady though, Gary Lineker has announced that anyone criticising these kind and peaceful people are clearly using language from 1930's Germany.

Pretty standard event to be fair....

[demographic]

Shines a light on our weak Pacific trade deals.

[MyLittleStudPony]

Shines a light on our weak Pacific trade deals.

I don't think the Brexiting was ever really about trade. Or fish or the NHS, come to that.

It was about getting it done, sending them back and defending the statues.

And hasn't it worked out well.

[demographic]

I don't think the Brexiting was ever really about trade. Or fish or the NHS, come to that.

It was about getting it done, sending them back and defending the statues.

And hasn't it worked out well.

I thought it was about Sov Ring Tea but it seems thats not working out either.

[Ant]

Blimey, imagine burying one of your loved ones and this unfolds in front of you...https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-64543932

"Grieving families witnessed a mass brawl at a cemetery in Swansea..."

Go steady though, Gary Lineker has announced that anyone criticising these kind and peaceful people are clearly using language from 1930's Germany.

Pretty standard event to be fair....

I was thinking something along the same lines when I read it.

[cheb]

Will they stop at nothing to silence Lineker?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65005620

[Ant]

The left will now be out smashing shop fronts in and pulling statues down over Gary's cold.

[Mr Moofo]

The left will now be out smashing shop fronts in and pulling statues down over Gary's cold.

Do you ever bore yourself with your inane comments?

[Ant]

The left will now be out smashing shop fronts in and pulling statues down over Gary's cold.

You have an opinion and I have one too, both can be different and that's ok as we live in a democracy.

Awesome

[Mussels]

Ideas to get people back into the office:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64914894
They would need to do a bit better than that to get me to willingly make a 4 hour round trip.
I wonder what the tax position is on car charging and how long before HMRC want their cut at full public charger rates, I suspect it is being quietly ignored until it gets popular enough.

[Count Steer]

Ideas to get people back into the office:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64914894
They would need to do a bit better than that to get me to willingly make a 4 hour round trip.
I wonder what the tax position is on car charging and how long before HMRC want their cut at full public charger rates, I suspect it is being quietly ignored until it gets popular enough.

The thing that interests me most is that although they seem desperate to entice people back to the office, nobody wants to talk about why?

[Yorick]

Ideas to get people back into the office:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64914894
They would need to do a bit better than that to get me to willingly make a 4 hour round trip.
I wonder what the tax position is on car charging and how long before HMRC want their cut at full public charger rates, I suspect it is being quietly ignored until it gets popular enough.

I was losing interest until the beer taps

[MrLongbeard]

Ideas to get people back into the office:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64914894
They would need to do a bit better than that to get me to willingly make a 4 hour round trip.
I wonder what the tax position is on car charging and how long before HMRC want their cut at full public charger rates, I suspect it is being quietly ignored until it gets popular enough.

Try a 100% pay award and I'll consider it

The thing that interests me most is that although they seem desperate to entice people back to the office, nobody wants to talk about why?

Gotta keep Starbucks, Pret, Subway open and profitable so they can pay share holders their dividends

[MrLongbeard]

Try a 100% pay award and I'll consider it

I've weighed it up, and, nah even that wouldn't get me back in the office 5 days a week

[Yorick]

Try a 100% pay award and I'll consider it

I've weighed it up, and, nah even that wouldn't get me back in the office 5 days a week

Me neither