London is notoriously expensive, however there are vested interests voting to keep house prices high because it benefits boomers and investors who would be unhappy if it were more affordable. Does this mean London will always be the place where young people spend 70% of their income after tax on rent if they can’t get a job elsewhere?
And also, why is it so hard to get a job as a young person? I know so many people who cannot get apprenticeships, and at the same time no one can find a carpenter to do XYZ job around the house. Are you going to do something about that also?
Cheers in advance, and good luck. Someone should give the Ayatollah Khan the thrashing he deserves.
The apprenticeship thing is the VAT threshold. If you're professional trades, you have expenses. People make a big deal about builders day rates, but the reality is a far cry from the perception. You have to look at the net, after expenses, insurance, materials, admin, vehicle, etc. By the time professional trades have paid all the bills, and have earned right up to the VAT threshold, they are lucky if they are taking home £24-28K after tax. It's slightly better if you're a plumber or electrician.
Most sole traders don't want to go above the £90K limit for the simple reason they will price themselves out of most jobs. Add 20% to the prices you charge, and you're not competitive with everyone else.
Some people don't mind going big, but a lot of the guys I know don't want the hassle.
If they do have a helper, you can bet your bottom dollar they're discounting for cash, and keeping a lot of jobs off the books with people they know and trust.
You should try applying for kitchen fitting jobs. It's a good pathway if you're any good at practical work. My plumber started as a kitchen fitter. Also it's worth ringing around property management firms to see who they use for refurbs. Then phone them up and make sure you tell them HOW you found them.
It shows initiative.
The property management firm might even offer you a job.
It's also worth mentioning that you use YouTube ALOT for your own maintenance. Just don't tell them you do your own electrics!!!
Hi Leila, love your straight talking and sharpness during interviews.
My question is:
Reform are this country’s last chance to make a real change to the political landscape. How confident are you that they can dominate “the blob”, as Dominic Cummings calls it. My real fear is that Reform will win the next election and nothing will change!
Hi Laila, best of luck in the mayoral election. Considering your experience in the CPS, what is your opinion on David Lammy's proposed removal of Jury trials for cases likely to receive a sentence of less than three years? Would it reduce the backlog as claimed or is it as sinister an infringement of rights as is warned by placing the determination of guilt solely in the hand of a judge?
As a Londoner, in the past 5 years I have seen the traffic get worse and worse and worse. There are multiple reasons why, but 20mph speed limits along so many main roads, (including A roads!), as well as all the ridiculous LTNs have totally jammed London up. Will you be revoking all of these policies if you become Mayor?
Straight and direct, - and I know it’s a safety thing as it would make her a target: Would Laila ban, and then enforce on the Muslim Brotherhood, and suppress islamism to the highest extent? Sharia, all of it…
Because there is a lot of talk of British values lately, and Islam, has none of those, anywhere.
What policies are you thinking of creating that will attract investment into the Greater London area, and what will it take for you to attract support to defeat Sadiq Khan? Will he play the woman instead of the ball against you?
Laila your thoughts: Amongst Reform voters no-one expects removals of illegal and aspirant migrants under ILTR to be easy (e.g. Glasgow May 2021). However, I would venture that failure, with predicted, attendant excuses, to cut the "Gordian Knot" of 'the blob' and meet your party's rhetoric will be Reform's and indeed democracy's end in the UK.
Are Reform going to be able to do what they promise? After listening to podcasts with Liz Truss, Suella Braverman, and Dominic Cummings it seems getting things done is almost impossible. Many people I know are going to vote Reform and have all said that if you don't make the changes that you are promising, then they'll never vote again.
The evidence from migrants themselves suggests they are far more fearful of the possibility of being deported than serving time in a UK prison.
Q. How will Reform use this knowledge to bring down crime, and the far more common inappropriate pestering of schoolgirls by unvetted males, and reduce the threat to the public?
The Left talks about giving classes to help migrants about, but without a bloody big threat such courses are meaningless. The Nordics are pretty forthright, politically left, but in many ways social conservative- my brother's Swedish wife has absolutely no reservations about plainly stating that immigrants need to assimilate to Swedish values, customs and culture.
Also when are Reform going to start bearing down on the economic messaging? Big business oligopolies come into being for two reasons: Government and Finance. Deregulation to reduce oligopoly power is a no brainer. Reform is also right to focus on Fintech. There are companies like DigiAlly in Singapore which are a gamechanger for using different metrics to address risks and lending rates for SME. Potential Reform voters are going to love the idea of a return to small business prosperity and genuine competition to the soulless corporations engineering rip-off Britain. Raising the VAT minimum for small builders to take on apprentices is a definite must. One of the very few things Labour did which was a good idea, was trying to get banks to lend to small builders for building land purchases- but without a cooperative finance industry it was never going to happen.
Without the Fintech they are never going to get the capital buy-in.
Q. I know Nigel has highlighted many of these economic issues before, but how are you going to break out of the one issue box the media has put Reform in?
Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. Why not put posters which the media take issue with in the background? A migrant stealing a phone on public transport, for example. The media won't be able to resist it.
Also the Singapore model of Civic Nationalism is basically what we want. Why not use that? You could get TikTok influencers to viral tweet the Singapore poster which includes corporal punishment for offenders.
Dear Laila, I really like you and feel you are a fantastic politician. But my only concern is whether your religion will prevent you from making the best choices for the country, which is still a Christian country. Like we are seeing with Shabana Mahmood who has repeatedly professed her religion is central to all her decision making. If not, how will you be different in balancing the potential conflict of Islam vs the British public
Very happy for you to be on Triggernometry and best of luck with your mayoral candidacy.
Having been a member of the Conservative Party and experienced the party culture first hand, how does this differ from that of Reform? Does every defection not pose the danger of inheriting the problems of the Tories, with the people of the Tories- namely Nadhim Zahawi?
What's your view on allowing Tory Boy poster child Robert bleeding Jenrick into Reform? Is your Party short of scheming, back-stabbing, disloyal liars?
Is it true that before she defected she asked her local Tory agent if she had ruined her political career with the Tories following her embarrassing cock-up during the general election (to which the answer was obviously yes)?
How do you plan to address housing?
London is notoriously expensive, however there are vested interests voting to keep house prices high because it benefits boomers and investors who would be unhappy if it were more affordable. Does this mean London will always be the place where young people spend 70% of their income after tax on rent if they can’t get a job elsewhere?
And also, why is it so hard to get a job as a young person? I know so many people who cannot get apprenticeships, and at the same time no one can find a carpenter to do XYZ job around the house. Are you going to do something about that also?
Cheers in advance, and good luck. Someone should give the Ayatollah Khan the thrashing he deserves.
The apprenticeship thing is the VAT threshold. If you're professional trades, you have expenses. People make a big deal about builders day rates, but the reality is a far cry from the perception. You have to look at the net, after expenses, insurance, materials, admin, vehicle, etc. By the time professional trades have paid all the bills, and have earned right up to the VAT threshold, they are lucky if they are taking home £24-28K after tax. It's slightly better if you're a plumber or electrician.
Most sole traders don't want to go above the £90K limit for the simple reason they will price themselves out of most jobs. Add 20% to the prices you charge, and you're not competitive with everyone else.
Some people don't mind going big, but a lot of the guys I know don't want the hassle.
If they do have a helper, you can bet your bottom dollar they're discounting for cash, and keeping a lot of jobs off the books with people they know and trust.
You should try applying for kitchen fitting jobs. It's a good pathway if you're any good at practical work. My plumber started as a kitchen fitter. Also it's worth ringing around property management firms to see who they use for refurbs. Then phone them up and make sure you tell them HOW you found them.
It shows initiative.
The property management firm might even offer you a job.
It's also worth mentioning that you use YouTube ALOT for your own maintenance. Just don't tell them you do your own electrics!!!
Hi Leila, love your straight talking and sharpness during interviews.
My question is:
Reform are this country’s last chance to make a real change to the political landscape. How confident are you that they can dominate “the blob”, as Dominic Cummings calls it. My real fear is that Reform will win the next election and nothing will change!
Hi Leila
First I would like to say I think you are very impressive and hope to see more people like you leading the way in the Reform party!
My question is as follows
Is there a danger that Reform invites too many politicians from other parties who the public clearly rejected at the last election?
Why do so many lawyers end up going into politics? I know it’s a broad question but it’s something I’ve always wondered…
It’s the perfect place to obfuscate and lawyers are always pretty good at that
How does reform plan to increase the supply of housing in london?
Hi Laila, best of luck in the mayoral election. Considering your experience in the CPS, what is your opinion on David Lammy's proposed removal of Jury trials for cases likely to receive a sentence of less than three years? Would it reduce the backlog as claimed or is it as sinister an infringement of rights as is warned by placing the determination of guilt solely in the hand of a judge?
As a Londoner, in the past 5 years I have seen the traffic get worse and worse and worse. There are multiple reasons why, but 20mph speed limits along so many main roads, (including A roads!), as well as all the ridiculous LTNs have totally jammed London up. Will you be revoking all of these policies if you become Mayor?
Straight and direct, - and I know it’s a safety thing as it would make her a target: Would Laila ban, and then enforce on the Muslim Brotherhood, and suppress islamism to the highest extent? Sharia, all of it…
Because there is a lot of talk of British values lately, and Islam, has none of those, anywhere.
Thank you
What policies are you thinking of creating that will attract investment into the Greater London area, and what will it take for you to attract support to defeat Sadiq Khan? Will he play the woman instead of the ball against you?
Laila your thoughts: Amongst Reform voters no-one expects removals of illegal and aspirant migrants under ILTR to be easy (e.g. Glasgow May 2021). However, I would venture that failure, with predicted, attendant excuses, to cut the "Gordian Knot" of 'the blob' and meet your party's rhetoric will be Reform's and indeed democracy's end in the UK.
Are Reform going to be able to do what they promise? After listening to podcasts with Liz Truss, Suella Braverman, and Dominic Cummings it seems getting things done is almost impossible. Many people I know are going to vote Reform and have all said that if you don't make the changes that you are promising, then they'll never vote again.
The evidence from migrants themselves suggests they are far more fearful of the possibility of being deported than serving time in a UK prison.
Q. How will Reform use this knowledge to bring down crime, and the far more common inappropriate pestering of schoolgirls by unvetted males, and reduce the threat to the public?
The Left talks about giving classes to help migrants about, but without a bloody big threat such courses are meaningless. The Nordics are pretty forthright, politically left, but in many ways social conservative- my brother's Swedish wife has absolutely no reservations about plainly stating that immigrants need to assimilate to Swedish values, customs and culture.
Also when are Reform going to start bearing down on the economic messaging? Big business oligopolies come into being for two reasons: Government and Finance. Deregulation to reduce oligopoly power is a no brainer. Reform is also right to focus on Fintech. There are companies like DigiAlly in Singapore which are a gamechanger for using different metrics to address risks and lending rates for SME. Potential Reform voters are going to love the idea of a return to small business prosperity and genuine competition to the soulless corporations engineering rip-off Britain. Raising the VAT minimum for small builders to take on apprentices is a definite must. One of the very few things Labour did which was a good idea, was trying to get banks to lend to small builders for building land purchases- but without a cooperative finance industry it was never going to happen.
Without the Fintech they are never going to get the capital buy-in.
Q. I know Nigel has highlighted many of these economic issues before, but how are you going to break out of the one issue box the media has put Reform in?
Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. Why not put posters which the media take issue with in the background? A migrant stealing a phone on public transport, for example. The media won't be able to resist it.
Also the Singapore model of Civic Nationalism is basically what we want. Why not use that? You could get TikTok influencers to viral tweet the Singapore poster which includes corporal punishment for offenders.
Outwardly looking, but citizens first.
Dear Laila, I really like you and feel you are a fantastic politician. But my only concern is whether your religion will prevent you from making the best choices for the country, which is still a Christian country. Like we are seeing with Shabana Mahmood who has repeatedly professed her religion is central to all her decision making. If not, how will you be different in balancing the potential conflict of Islam vs the British public
Hi Laila
Very happy for you to be on Triggernometry and best of luck with your mayoral candidacy.
Having been a member of the Conservative Party and experienced the party culture first hand, how does this differ from that of Reform? Does every defection not pose the danger of inheriting the problems of the Tories, with the people of the Tories- namely Nadhim Zahawi?
What's your view on allowing Tory Boy poster child Robert bleeding Jenrick into Reform? Is your Party short of scheming, back-stabbing, disloyal liars?
Is it true that before she defected she asked her local Tory agent if she had ruined her political career with the Tories following her embarrassing cock-up during the general election (to which the answer was obviously yes)?