Do you not see an issue with your argument about the large bonuses. I would guess you were either a tradesman or a boss on the sites that you earned your money on, and charging over a pound for 385 yards in your cab.
Now I don't think you haven't worked hard for your future but it is purely because of supply and demand.
Your skill set on the sites was obviously sought after so you could charge a higher rate than a labourer. Your cab was also a high demand commodity which also enabled you to earn well. These bankers earned their bosses a huge amount of money trading probably and I don't think they wouldn't have put the hours, effort and sleepless nights into the role. My point is that as a commodity to yourself or your employer you deserve to be paid well and incentified with said bonuses. Its nothing to do with democracy because without it you wouldn't be as comfortable as you are. I'm sure if someone told you not to buy property with your money you might tell them to foxtrot oscar.
The zero hours contract is being phased out but it takes time. One thing I predict is that when uber drivers are earning 140 a day over Xmas they will be moaning. Especially as 2 years ago it was probably a monkey a day.

That reads that you’re allowed to do it but they can’t because they’re doing it on a bigger scale.

FWIW higher taxes should’ve been brought in to reduce the amount of multiple ownership by New Labour, but then you and many others would complain they were priced out of exploiting the property market themselves. Don’t get me started on the Chinese buying up whole floors of apartments in London that stay empty. Scandalous.

A lot of those traders won’t be working in trading offices for banks that have high street branches in their business so they aren’t linked in the same chain and aren’t within reaching distance of government. If they don’t keep the money then someone else does.

The further problem in this country is:

It’s relatively small
And many don’t want greenbelt built on
Net migration is too high and never reduces
Many houses with lots of land. In some areas these get knocked down for flats not big enough for families, or having a family in the private sector is expensive if planned, and so we import more ready now and cheap labour. And so it continues and spirals

I was just a tradesman mate, not management, I don"t mind anyone earning good money, it"s just in some jobs, the amount isn"t in keeping with the majority. You might say "get a job in the city as a banker then", but alas I didnt go to the old school tie network school, and getting a job in the city isn"t that easy, it"s who you know as somebody on hol recently said. now more than ever.Like I said, i"m over it now, just going to sit back and watch what happens with interest, I see tough times ahead for the young, but democracy will prevail!

I don't really see the relevance with democracy but we think differently I guess. Life is actually not designed to be easy. The young have generally always had it tough when it comes to getting on the property ladder and now the previous young are older it gets easier. Did you have it tough and if so should it be any different for others. You grafted long and hard for what you have so why can't it be like that for the current crop. If these dweebs choose not to educate themselves and piss around at school is it my fault or your fault. Working in residential I see loads of youngsters who have made good for themselves so don't beleive all you are fed. These are not all city gents either. I see shop workers and tradespeople. Also living in the west end and the square mile isn't forced on anyone. If you want it bad enough you can get it without crying about how tough it is and how someone else has more than you. Sharing the wealth is a socialist policy and if that became a reality you personally would have to share yours. Now that can't be what you want and it certainly isn't what the majority want. Apart from the oiks who want free stuff. Be careful what you wish for CP as it may come true.

I don't really see the relevance with democracy but we think differently I guess. Life is actually not designed to be easy. The young have generally always had it tough when it comes to getting on the property ladder and now the previous young are older it gets easier. Did you have it tough and if so should it be any different for others. You grafted long and hard for what you have so why can't it be like that for the current crop. If these dweebs choose not to educate themselves and piss around at school is it my fault or your fault. Working in residential I see loads of youngsters who have made good for themselves so don't beleive all you are fed. These are not all city gents either. I see shop workers and tradespeople. Also living in the west end and the square mile isn't forced on anyone. If you want it bad enough you can get it without crying about how tough it is and how someone else has more than you. Sharing the wealth is a socialist policy and if that became a reality you personally would have to share yours. Now that can't be what you want and it certainly isn't what the majority want. Apart from the oiks who want free stuff. Be careful what you wish for CP as it may come true.

The fact you still buy this nonsense at your age is genuinely mental to me.

This fantasy that a bit of sweat and hard-work and you can achieve what you want is nothing but a carrot to keep us slaving away.

The same logic says, assuming you're not a multi-property owning individual, or haven't got a load of wealth to your name by the time you retire, that you must not have worked hard... I'm sure all of us can agree that's a complete nonsense, so why do you believe the first bit?

The numbers are there for all to see as to why it's considerably harder now to get on the property ladder than it was previously - even at it's simplest; house prices have risen exponentially and wages haven't. By definition that means it's harder.