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Cyberknight:
The UK could decide to experiment with the model in most of western Europe, whack up taxes, increase pay, provide better public services, introduce health insurance for the better off, etc., but hasn't, with all the main parties hewing tightly to the status quo and just tinkering around the edges. It was basically the Tories, out of self-interest, who brought in this immigration increase with the aim of keeping wages and taxes low.

Interestingly, Nigel Farage is advocating for a lot of the above particularly the part privatisation of the NHS similar to most of Europe. He's currently riding high in the polls so it is not entirely inconceivable that some of these ideas might become official policies in the next decade.

Sounds like you've had a horrible experience with CC.

You might need some extensive knowledge on using and managing CC. If used well, they're really beneficial to your financial life.

rock86:
It's a gbese card

Cyberknight:
They can actually, if they put their minds to it. Nothing actually stops the UK from becoming a sort of Singapore-on-Thames if they so wished - just the political will to do so.

Britain's always had the fantasy that they could continue to have a mix of low[ish] taxes and first-world public services, straddling the ideological gap between the US and western Europe. Increasingly impossible to do in an increasingly financialised economy. The US functions largely on cheap immigrant labour. Healthcare and social care in the UK would break down without constant infusions of people at the lower end willing to work for the pay that's on offer which simply doesn't go very far.

The UK could decide to experiment with the model in most of western Europe, whack up taxes, increase pay, provide better public services, introduce health insurance for the better off, etc., but hasn't, with all the main parties hewing tightly to the status quo and just tinkering around the edges. It was basically the Tories, out of self-interest, who brought in this immigration increase with the aim of keeping wages and taxes low.

It’s a uk thing and I doubt it will change soon. Remember it’s also a monarchy hence the conservatism.

Merry Christmas 🎄 everyone!

Zahra29:
Interestingly, Nigel Farage is advocating for a lot of the above particularly the part privatisation of the NHS similar to most of Europe. He's currently riding high in the polls so it is not entirely inconceivable that some of these ideas might become official policies in the next decade.

It isn't indeed. I haven't much confidence in the Rt. Hon. Member for Mar-a-Lago; he's more of a chaos merchant than otherwise, but it wouldn't be out of character for him to throw about half-reforms here and there when he ascends the throne in 29.

The UK is basically not very governable anyway - large areas of government activity are fenced-off no-go areas for any government of any stripe.

Treadway:
have you watched the VP debate?

Vance is so darn brilliant, knowledgeable and articulate...

40 years old and that loaded. That guy will be president some day. Heck, I'd vote him for president today sef.

rock86:
Do you ever get tired of this country? This isn't life. Working all round to pay bills, no real connection except fake and superficial people.. No wonder people develop mental health issues. Which country can one go that gives a perfect blend of Naija vibes and Western sanity?

You cannot connect to the UK because you are not Scottish, English or Welsh and that is okay. You were not born in the UK to culturally assimilate into the country. If you want Naija vibes with Western sanity:

- Develop Nigeria to Western standards and retain your cultural vibes.
- Go to Brazil.

gtassure:
I am speaking in this hallowed thread, standing on the honour of my house, if there is any heaven anywhere, those crypto influencers will not enter it!

Hahahaha... crypt0 bros
Hope say u no use house deposit untop crypt0.

For many, the less they are engaged and the less of most influencers, the better. The thing about crypt0 is that ultimately you look at it today with botc0in sitting at circa 100k you can always tell yourself, if I had managed my greed, I'd have done just fine.

directonpc:
The report kind of shows signs that the recent changes by Rishi will really cut down immigration in the next 5 years. Hopefully, that makes the anti-immigration gang happy.

Hehe... yes, it would, and given the current political climate, the government is unlikely to make significant changes until either the heat settles, labour shortages hit hard, or they start chasing growth.

These things come in ebbs and flows, and, as with most things, it's important to be decisive when a legal opportunity arises. We've seen the peak; we should soon see the lows.

Cyberknight:
They can actually, if they put their minds to it. Nothing actually stops the UK from becoming a sort of Singapore-on-Thames if they so wished - just the political will to do so.

Britain's always had the fantasy that they could continue to have a mix of low[ish] taxes and first-world public services, straddling the ideological gap between the US and western Europe. Increasingly impossible to do in an increasingly financialised economy. The US functions largely on cheap immigrant labour. Healthcare and social care in the UK would break down without constant infusions of people at the lower end willing to work for the pay that's on offer which simply doesn't go very far.

The UK could decide to experiment with the model in most of western Europe, whack up taxes, increase pay, provide better public services, introduce health insurance for the better off, etc., but hasn't, with all the main parties hewing tightly to the status quo and just tinkering around the edges. It was basically the Tories, out of self-interest, who brought in this immigration increase with the aim of keeping wages and taxes low.

Singapore-on-Thames hehe. Stuff they like to tell themselves. With the way PMs are ditched, its difficult for a PM to make needed unpopular decisions and stick to them until the benefits come thru. UK can't tolerate a leader in the mold of Lee Kuan Yew today.

I agree- they're trying to be as capitalist as the U.S while still being as socialist as the Europe.
The 'afford' here is hardly the decision - which frankly is easy. It mainly dealing with whatever the aftermath is while sticking with the initial decision longterm.

Take the NHS for example- when Singapore set up theirs, they made specific decisions to avoid potential flaws of the U.K styled NHS (which wasn't that obvious then)- there is a co-pay/insurance component and while the basics are equalised, the level of care one gets might be dependent on how much is being paid. Result is that they spend about 6% of their gdp on healthcare as against the UK which spends almost 12%. How many Brits would tolerate the Singapore style?. 'Free' items are prone to misuse. Weve seen this even with supermarket carrier bags. We've not even considered higher taxes. Also, increasing taxes simply to increase pay would boomerang except costs of everyday items are kept low which again is the difficult part. If minimum wage overnight became £20, the cost of groceries would easily double.
To me, the easiest of all difficult decisions is getting the rising number if folks (esp young ones) who are NEET (not in employment, education or training) to sustainable levels. Its those same people that would be needed to fill the skill gaps. But we see how the government has dilly-dallied with this given the usual British talk without making firm macroeconomic decisions.

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Everyone....

Merry Christmas and happy holidays my people- here's to higher highs in the new year

lightnlife:
Sounds like you've had a horrible experience with CC.

You might need some extensive knowledge on using and managing CC. If used well, they're really beneficial to your financial life.

Not horrible but it feels like free money and... Well, I've paid it and called my bank to cancel it. Till I'm ready

Anyone had a same sex approach you, how have you managed the situation? This one is persistent, old enough to be my father

rock86:
Anyone had a same sex approach you, how have you managed the situation? This one is persistent, old enough to be my father

I’m assuming you’re based in the UK or somewhere outside of Nigeria. I probably don’t measure up to your handsomeness, so no, I’ve never experienced that.
To answer your question, I suggest you treat this situation like you would with anyone from the opposite sex. There shouldn’t be any mixed signals. Be very polite, especially since you’re in a country where same-sex relationships are more accepted. However, since that’s not your thing, you need to be firm when you let them know you’re not interested.
If they keep pushing after you’ve made it clear, I recommend gathering as much evidence as you can and reporting them to HR for sexual harassment or to the police for stalking, assuming you don’t work in the same office. All the best!

Gerrard59:



You cannot connect to the UK because you are not Scottish, English or Welsh and that is okay. You were not born in the UK to culturally assimilate into the country. If you want Naija vibes with Western sanity:

- Develop Nigeria to Western standards and retain your cultural vibes.
- Go to Brazil.

Just to correct the record,there are lots of Naija vibes around the major cities of the UK. You can feel perfectly at home even if you weren't born here.

Learning the culture comes the longer you live here, listening to their music, reading their papers,watching their shows.

On a personal note,people tend to steer well clear of persons with a persecution complex,who think the world is out to get them.
Try to always think of a benign reason something has happened. No one is after you.

Think the best of people and they ll reciprocate otherwise you ll find this a very cold place indeed. "No man is an island" .

Merry Christmas to Everybody on this thread. I hope you had an excellent day well suited to your wishes. I know I did

diggz:
I’m assuming you’re based in the UK or somewhere outside of Nigeria. I probably don’t measure up to your handsomeness, so no, I’ve never experienced that.
To answer your question, I suggest you treat this situation like you would with anyone from the opposite sex. There shouldn’t be any mixed signals. Be very polite, especially since you’re in a country where same-sex relationships are more accepted. However, since that’s not your thing, you need to be firm when you let them know you’re not interested.
If they keep pushing after you’ve made it clear, I recommend gathering as much evidence as you can and reporting them to HR for sexual harassment or to the police for stalking, assuming you don’t work in the same office. All the best!

If this has happened at work, escalate to HR immediately. I Hope you have got evidence.

Being firm is for when it happens socially.

rock86:
Anyone had a same sex approach you, how have you managed the situation? This one is persistent, old enough to be my father

You have had quite an interesting few months for a newcomer. Gotten burned by a credit card, swiftly decoded the negative side of Nigerians in the UK, and now a "same sex approach".

jedisco:
Singapore-on-Thames hehe. Stuff they like to tell themselves. With the way PMs are ditched, its difficult for a PM to make needed unpopular decisions and stick to them until the benefits come thru. UK can't tolerate a leader in the mold of Lee Kuan Yew today.

I agree- they're trying to be as capitalist as the U.S while still being as socialist as the Europe.
The 'afford' here is hardly the decision - which frankly is easy. It mainly dealing with whatever the aftermath is while sticking with the initial decision longterm.

Also, increasing taxes simply to increase pay would boomerang except costs of everyday items are kept low which again is the difficult part. If minimum wage overnight became £20, the cost of groceries would easily double.

To me, the easiest of all difficult decisions is getting the rising number if folks (esp young ones) who are NEET (not in employment, education or training) to sustainable levels. Its those same people that would be needed to fill the skill gaps. But we see how the government has dilly-dallied with this given the usual British talk without making firm macroeconomic decisions.

Increasing taxes is independent of increasing the minimum wage. Similarly, pay in selected industries can be increased without increasing the national minimum wage.

And increasing the NMW itself will not necessarily lead to higher food prices; other factors come into play. For instance Germany is a higher-tax country than the UK but the cost of groceries there is lower than the UK. It's minimum wage has always been higher than that of the UK as well.

rock86:
Anyone had a same sex approach you, how have you managed the situation? This one is persistent, old enough to be my father

please I tried to message you. Please respond via mail Sir.

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Cyberknight:
You have had quite an interesting few months for a newcomer. Gotten burned by a credit card, swiftly decoded the negative side of Nigerians in the UK, and now a "same sex approach".

You taking notes or monitoring my life? Huh? What are you on about? Don't you have things going on in your life too?
I didn't get burnt by cc anyways..

missjekyll:
Just to correct the record,there are lots of Naija vibes around the major cities of the UK. You can feel perfectly at home even if you weren't born here.

Learning the culture comes the longer you live here, listening to their music, reading their papers,watching their shows.

On a personal note,people tend to steer well clear of persons with a persecution complex,who think the world is out to get them.
Try to always think of a benign reason something has happened. No one is after you.

Think the best of people and they ll reciprocate otherwise you ll find this a very cold place indeed. "No man is an island" .

Merry Christmas to Everybody on this thread. I hope you had an excellent day well suited to your wishes. I know I did

I saw what you did there. Keep it up, u can't twist the truth or fact no matter how you try

rock86:
I saw what you did there. Keep it up, u can't twist the truth or fact no matter how you try

Good morning sir. Please respond to my mail.

timelessboy:
Good morning sir. Please respond to my mail.

Please don't harass me to reply to mails. I do not. Anything that can not be stated here on nairaland.com should be left alone please

rock86:
Please don't harass me to reply to mails. I do not. Anything that can not be stated here on nairaland.com should be left alone please

I'm trying to reach out to someone through you sir. I'm sorry

Cyberknight:
Increasing taxes is independent of increasing the minimum wage. Similarly, pay in selected industries can be increased without increasing the national minimum wage.

And increasing the NMW itself will not necessarily lead to higher food prices; other factors come into play. For instance Germany is a higher-tax country than the UK but the cost of groceries there is lower than the UK. It's minimum wage has always been higher than that of the UK as well.

The main pay the govt has direct power over is the NMW and public service pay. We've seen how the public sector pay disputes have gone. At 100% debt to gdp- the fund for any further rise has to come from somewhere. Private sector employees (some of who have seen the NMW slowly catch up to their pay) are not willing to pay higher taxes so the civil sevice can be paid more. Also, lower and higher rate payers are not ready to forgo the relatively generous tax free allowance to achieve that. It's been hammered that the tax burden is already at historical high - further increases have to be measured.
How many people are willing to give up their tax free allowance so a consultants base pay could be increased to 200k?

Any 'radical' change has to be gradual and sustained not to upset market forces. The UK minimum wage is higher than that of Germany and theres not much difference between groceries. Also with nominal prices, one has to consider vat, competition e.t.c. The main driver of the economy is also another factor with the UK being largely service driven where costs can filter through quickly.

Hello House.


I need Help.

Please who can help me with a Domiciliary Care job with visa sponsorship from overseas. I need help from someone please. I have tried but I couldn't get one. I have license to drive and can easily get a car to commute. Please help me.


Please Please.

Good evening all, I'm new in the UK and I reside around Croydon. I am looking for a job but I'd prefer to do some certification instead. Please, between SIA and forklift certification which is better and which of SIA certification can i go for?

Greetings house, Please I need guidance on how to prove ties to get Visit visa for my mum. I want to invite her for my graduation. She is a widow, into petty trading and I am the only child so I am in a dilemma on how to prove that she will return home after the visit.

Yes, expiry is 9th January

I applied for the Spousal Visa on October 21st and concluded my biometrics November 15th.

However, couple of days after biometrics i received an email stating i will receive feedback on or before December 15th.

On 10th December, i received an email from (iccaseprepexclusions@homeoffice.gov.uk) i wouldnt be able to receive a feedback within the standard 8 weeks.

The first and second email comes off as automated emails as the timeline aligns with my initial online submission. The 8 weeks considered as timeline for application is after biometrics right or initial online application submission.

@Zahra29

Zahra29:
Congratulations 🎉 Glad to hear it worked out.

It's a good idea to apply early, but it doesn't matter if you get a response before your PSW expires. As long as you make your an in-time application, your current visa will remain valid.

Edit - you should doublecheck the expiry date of your PSW visa. I suspect 31 Dec is the generic expiry date of your BRP due to the eVisa migration, and not the actual end date of your visa.

cashmyles:
Good evening all, I'm new in the UK and I reside around Croydon. I am looking for a job but I'd prefer to do some certification instead. Please, between SIA and forklift certification which is better and which of SIA certification can i go for?

For the SIA certification go for door supervisor

I agree. His post lacks substance. Lots of grammar no substance. He is yet to actually explain what his business does. So i am still very skeptic. It reads like one of those top 10 under 10 people, next thing we start to hear stories. He needs to explain it to use like we are 7 year old, without words like ecosystem. Give actionable items. Eg read cyber security.. learn how to use so and so software? Be specific. He employed the students to do what? To answer the phone? As coders? Lol.. I am looking at him with my side eye because I know his type, and where his post is headed to.

Chukwuka16:
@jedisco, I do appreciate what you pose as a question. My write up seeks to address three issues – temporally document my mindset, encourage Nigerian immigrants who can to actually take entrepreneurship seriously and build an ecosystem on the one hand, and encourage Nigerian Youths to seek every legitimate means possible in both leaving Nigeria (especially to the top 20 cities worldwide within the next 24 months) and building skillsets that can be traded/useful to the ecosystem built by those before them, on the other hand.

I have seen students here in the UK on 20-hrs contract earn £400/day in consulting and move on to £600/day during their post study – they are under 30 and some have relocated out of the UK. I employed some of them. They could do that because two things worked – there was an ecosystem known to them, and they had skillsets that could be traded within that ecosystem.

So, what you pose as a question from my perspective is a symptom that clears off when the ecosystem is in place. I am thus advocating for Nigerian immigrants who can actually take steps in actioning this, take those steps and urgently. For the students, learn problem solving and be able to transfer your learning. When both parties play their game right, raising such funds to take bigger risks within those students is no longer an impossible feat.