Friends from Australia on a stop over suggested an evening meal. It wasn't too far for us to go and the traffic was so light that we were able to do he journey 10 minutes quicker than normal. The Hotel / Pub was nice, I haven't been there for 40 years or more so I don't remember it at all - apart from its facade.
Food was good and plentiful and the company was excellent. Like the UK, Australia is turning very sadly away from being the world of Crocodile Dundee and I imagine that the way both our Governments are behaving with their cult like Net Zero and here too our NHS worship that a collapse is on the cards. In both cases the (I can't bring myself to call them politicians) creeps and dunces in charge know how to get us out of this, they'll tax our way out of debt! National Debt Clock is an interesting and disturbing watch.
Here, companies are leaving, those choosing an IPO are going elsewhere and you can see why. The price hit of the combined raising of minimum wage, national insurance and the change in when that kicks in put a huge problem for small business. New labour laws will do the same. It isn't sustainable without growth and no one is growing apart from more public sector and they don't produce anything, they don't keep the populace healthy so they can go to work (quite the opposite). You have to wonder whether this is all by design?
Oh well, it was nice to see our friends even though this year on a fleeting visit. They've held off plans for moving or buying a second house over here based on their view of the UK. Interesting times ahead and choppy waters too.
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