Cyprus Property Protest London during President Christofias’ visit

Oneness · advanced member

Its a good thing. If it makes Christofias think for one second, it's worth it. Not only for the victims but for Cyprus. The competition is increasing rapidly and unless Cyprus can keep improving the package which it offers overseas buyers, which includes dealing with fraudsters and liers and the lack of protection afforded by the Government, then Cyprus will fall far behind. So this is something which should interest Christofias.

Through its long history, Western Europe didnt reach where it today without countless similar stories of abuse, ignorance and struggles for justice.

Oracle · professor

Perhaps you need to ask Gordon Brown why the Education system is failing the average UK inhabitant .... Laughing

Oneness · advanced member

Im not defending Gordon Brown, nor the UK! Im just saying a fact that levels of corruption and commercial exploitation are higher in Cyprus than in Western Europe, be it UK, France , Germany or Switzerland, and are much better tolerated at governmental level, as much as some may not like to hear it! Wink

Oracle · professor

Really? ... May I suggest you get your own house in order first ... Wink

How Corrupt is UK Construction?Monday, October 16, 2006

51% of UK construction professionals felt that corruption is commonplace within the UK construction industry according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Building.

The survey asked over 1400 construction professionals what type of corrupt practice was most commonly found, and examined attitudes of how corrupt they deemed a variety of practices to be. The study also looked at the areas in which respondents felt that corrupt practice was most likely to occur.

82% of respondent’s were managers or directors; 57% worked in large companies, 20% were employed in medium sized firms and 23% in small organisations.

76% of respondent’s regarded the employment of illegal workers as widespread in UK construction; 60% felt that fraud within the industry was prevalent and 41% had been personally offered a bribe.

Michael Brown CIOB deputy chief executive said, “People define corruption in different ways. What is corrupt to one person might be common practice or just ‘how it’s always been done’ to another. We wanted our research to take the temperature of UK construction and find out what the perception is from those that work within it and its scale.

“Whilst the majority of respondents recognised corrupt practices for what they were, there was a concerning level of people who thought, for example, that producing a fraudulent invoice was not corrupt or that using bribery to obtain a contract was also not a particularly corrupt practice. We clearly have some way to go as an industry to make ethical construction the only construction.”

The World Bank has estimated the cost of corruption to the global economy at US$1.5 trillion a year. More specifically corruption in the Great British construction industry could cost anywhere up to £3 billion a year. The total cost of corruption to the respondent’s companies was estimated at £35 million per year.

http://www.ciob.org.uk/news/view/1222

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Johnson&Johnson · advanced member

Oneness,

believe me it would be better for all if the cyprus property market DID collapse

then people would not have to become debt-slaves to the banks so that they could buy a tiny apartment with a huge mortgage - they could once again afford a decent house on a working wage like their parents could.

and who knows, maybe some left-over cash at the end of every month to spend on consumables and keep the economy turning.

Oracle · professor

craigbeck · advanced member

Oracle - you are the one that sounds like a scum bag not the poster

purdey · lecturer

I would not call Phoenix a scum bag. In fact I would applaud her, she must have some political clout in the UK if she can change candidates proposed policies with a fit of laughter.
Maybe we have another M. Thatcher waiting in the wings.

Oracle · professor

Unconventional approaches to recalcitrant problems yield the best results in my opinion Laughing

.... However the most amenable and venerable gentleman (now MP) did receive a first hand explanation, once his attention was engaged Wink