State of the Market

[sadkingbilly]

The chances of current Tory opposition policy making it into law (or even making it to the next election) are pretty remote, even if the Tories win the next election (the chances of which are pretty remote). You can safely ignore their policy agenda.

fine, but where can we actually find policies? and not just flannel?*


*from ANY party

[fatJock]

Not the case, I came hot off a contract writing microservices in node.js and serverless functions, both on AWS. Very in demand skills. I did decide to take a year off and do some travelling between lockdowns. There was virtually nothing on the likes of JobServe back then for a few months at the start. It was laughable. Makes this downturn look like a bonanza. I figured no work out there, IR35 uncertainty still (hadn't been kicked back a year at that point) and having worked solid for years on end. Time to take a break.

Drip feeding info then - so of the time out, 12 months was through choice? That's very different to being benched for 17 months which your initial comment implied.

[jamesbrown]

fine, but where can we actually find policies? and not just flannel?*


*from ANY party

You aren't going to get a manifesto this far out from an election, and even manifestos are light on detail. There are some policy balloons out there (e.g., ECHR, Stamp Duty) but, as I say, you can safely ignore them. That's just how modern politics works, lots of flannel, even in gov't. Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled pointless market updates...

[Cookielove]

Starmer might have said it, but what does that actually mean? He's lied about plenty of other things already.

Given that my local MP is also a member of the cabinet and effectively said to me point blank in a meeting that it doesn't matter what people like me think, we need to level of immigration to make us all better off and to potentially have the babies that the Brits aren't having.

That, plus both Reeves and Starmer inviting people to come to the UK impacted by the recent US announcements to tighten H-1B hiring, means I don't trust a word they say.

Until Labour goes, nothing will change.

100% agree.

Starmer is a liar and has changed his mind multiple times there is a very long and ever growing list.

Labour's attitude is as you describe and the they do not care about their own people they want mass cheap labour to feather their own nests and support their own agendas.

Oh yeah and lest we forget to make it even more of an uneven playing field the added kicker this year of the NI exemption the clowns introduced making it cheaper for businesses to hire Indians and disadvantage British workers even more. All these issues are affecting way more than just Tech.

The sooner old Nige gets his mass deportations underway the better , we have sold out our future generations with the actions of recent govts. and their policies.

[herman_g]

But I dont think this is the main cause of the current slowdown. The offshorers are suffering too. TCS is laying off thousands, so is Accenture from their Indian operations.

This is true but not what is appears. The Indian companies only target experienced staff for dismissal. When they walk two "highly paid" Indians out the door, they bring in 3 grads, pay them half what the senior ones were receiving, and bodyshop them at a slightly lower rate.

[willendure]

fine, but where can we actually find policies? and not just flannel?*


*from ANY party

Rerform policy document:

https://assets.nationbuilder.com/ref...pdf?1718625371

Not saying it isn't flannel though! Nigels finest flannel.

[oliverson]

Drip feeding info then - so of the time out, 12 months was through choice? That's very different to being benched for 17 months which your initial comment implied.

No. You looked at 17 months and drew the conclusion it was me or my skill set that was the issue. You didn’t consider any other factors.

[ShandyDrinker]

So what are the realistic alternatives? Ed Davey falling off a log? Nigel Fantasy Farage?

People keep picking parties on the basis if the leader's appeal. Perhaps we should look at the actual policies...

Labour has turned out how many of us thought it would. Support everyone that isn't British. Hammer people that have had a modicum of success. But then of course you see the rule breaking such as trusts, free clothes, trying to avoid stamp duty. One rule for thee but not for me.

The Conservatives also lied throughout the 14 years, not least on immigration and saying they'd control it when they just opened the floodgates. Far too many wets in the Conservative party who, because they're alright Jack, don't care about throwing the rest of us to the wolves. Just look at IR35, the off-payroll rules and the loan charge.

The UK is now in the unenviable position of having to take a chance. The thing is that, I now don't care how bad Reform may turn out to be. Can they really be any worse than the other two? If nothing else, the direction of travel for the country has to taken out of the hands of the Labour and Conservative duopoly. British people need to be put first for a change. If Reform doesn't do it, I'm sure another party will eventually.

[willendure]

The UK is now in the unenviable position of having to take a chance. The thing is that, I now don't care how bad Reform may turn out to be. Can they really be any worse than the other two? If nothing else, the direction of travel for the country has to taken out of the hands of the Labour and Conservative duopoly. British people need to be put first for a change. If Reform doesn't do it, I'm sure another party will eventually.

Sort of with you on that - I think Reform will be awful, but maybe our established political classes need to have a wrecking ball thrown at them. A reset of the system and we can build something better on the other side.

There is no way in hell they can deport 1 million people - where will they send them? But they can revoke IR35! Like you, I feel we haven't got much to lose.

[sadkingbilly]

I think I'm getting survivors guilt now.
oh, dear.
oh, no, just a spot of indigestion.