President of the United States. Last week, I took pride in announcing that one of my most trusted and valued advisors, Judge William Clark, would become Secretary of the Interior. And today I take pride again in announcing that his successor, as Assistant for National Security Affairs, will be another man who is one of my utmost confidence and respect, Ambassador Robert McFarland. Bud brings a treasure of experience and talent to this new post, a decorated marine, a scholar, advisor to three presidents, a veteran of Capitol Hill, counselor of the Department of State, deputy director of the NSC staff, and most recently, my personal representative to the delicate negotiations in the Middle East. He is ideally qualified to assume these new responsibilities. I should tell you that I was looking for more than experience in filling this post. I also wanted someone of strong principle, someone of keen judgment, and someone who could effectively manage the affairs of the NSC. He shares my view about the need for a strong America and effective bipartisan foreign policy based on peace through strength. He enjoys the respect and affection of my other principal advisors in the national security community. And working closely with me, he'll provide the leadership and spirit of teamwork that we value in this administration. But I want to thank you for accepting this new challenge. All of us look forward to working with you in the coming months. Ambassador McFarlane will be confirmed as national security advisor. Thank you, Mr. President, for someone who has devoted his life and the life of his family to government service. It's a profoundly humbling moment, one for which I'm very deeply grateful to you, Mr. President. The opportunity to serve is for all of us, and for you, the highest gift that any of us can expect to be given that chance for a cause and for principles in which you believe very deeply is all the more so. I look forward to doing whatever I can to helping the completion, the fulfillment of the promise of President Reagan's goals in national security affairs. They have stemmed the tide, and they have set us on a course, which I believe deeply, will prove, Spingler was wrong, that the West can indeed define its interests, defend them, demonstrate freedom, democracy, free enterprise as the hope of the future. Again on behalf of my family, I'm deeply grateful. I look forward to working with Secretary Schultz, Cap Weinberger, Bill Casey, and further stewardship of the President's program. Thank you. What about Jean Kirkpatrick? What will happen to her now, and who will represent you in the Middle East? May I say that there was a lot of speculation and declarations that were based again on those faceless and nameless sources. Jean Kirkpatrick is ambassador to the United Nations. She continues there as ambassador to the United Nations, where she has done I think as magnificent a job as anyone who has ever held that post, and probably more so than most. And she is invaluable in what she's doing. Jean is continuing as ambassador to the United Nations. What about the Middle East envoy's job as president, what about the Middle East envoy's job? Will you appoint a new envoy? This is going to be one of my hardest tasks now because of the excellence of the job that was done by Ambassador McFarland. Are you saying you will appoint someone else, sir? Well, we can't walk away as if that problem doesn't exist. It still exists. But he has done a magnificent job there in bringing us together. You changed the Mauritius Order at all. Excuse me. What? Who's? What? Why are we letting our Marines be there to get killed every day? Because I think it is vitally important to the security of the United States and the Western world that we do everything we can to further the peace process in the Middle East. Do you think your Middle East policy needs any adjustment now, or are you pleased that it can continue the way it is? No one can be pleased until you finally get them at a negotiating table talking peace. But we have made, I think, progress in a spot that is vitally important to the free world. And, no, we're going to continue, and I hope that we will continue what Ambassador McFarland has so successfully brought at least to this point. Do you have someone in mind for that Middle East job, and when do you expect to make that announcement? I don't. I haven't progressed that far as yet. I will be discussing things with the new National Security Advisor. Are you saying that the emerging missile is being installed on schedule unless something more is done in the new system? We have no plans to change the scheduled deployment. Is there an announcement for re-election? What? Is there an announcement to have this before re-election? Say, that's a change of subject, isn't it? I thought I would just leave that question to the Ambassador. Are you saying that Jean Kirkpatrick is happy in her job, and all the reports are untrue that she wanted to come back to Washington? As far as I know, she's happy, and as I say, she has performed a great service there. I think that she has done so much for this country. She's invaluable there. Will she stay on for the rest of your term? Everybody tells me I have to get out of here. Will she stay on for the rest of your term? I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Thank you. Are the new missiles that will put the United States on 10-minute targeting if we go ahead with INF deployment? What do you say to that, sir? I don't think so. A Soviet general has quoted today, sir, as saying that if you go ahead with the INF deployment, that the Soviet Union will deploy new missiles and put the United States under 10-minute deployment. Don't worry now. You don't exactly take a Soviet general's word as being authoritative on anything.


First question is from Julius Lupu. I've seen people do rows, rows pulling their traps together during the motion, while others let their shoulders roll forward. What is the correct way to perform a row? Oh, this is a good question for us to discuss. Yeah. So, you know, I used to love, I still do, I loved rows, rowing, especially cable rows, one of my favorite exercises to show my value to a potential client in terms of being a personal trainer, because rows are often done wrong. They're often done wrong by most people, especially when they first get started. Now, when you think of the motion of the row and the target muscles, you're working the lats, you're working the mid-back muscles like the rhomboids and the mid-traps, you're working a lot of the back. And the idea when you do a row is to, when you're, and there's different ways to do the row, when I'm training a new client, oftentimes I'm having super upright. They're pinching their shoulders back and then they're rowing. And I'm minimizing the shoulders rolling forward and pinching back. You see if they can control themselves and stabilize in that position first. Yes. Now, as they get better, the best way to row is when you go forward, go ahead and let your scapula roll forward.    Well, and the reason why we do that is because most people can't stay connected to the lats when they roll the shoulders forward. That's what happens is that when you're first teaching the mechanics of a row, it's really difficult to get somebody to even understand to retract the scapula. Like that, just that in itself is- You have to put your hands on them. Right. That's like the first step is like understanding, hey, when you pull in, you're not just pulling with your arms, which is what most people do if they've never been taught this movement.  So we're teaching, you're trying to cue that. That right there is already one piece that you first have to teach. Now, how I teach it and then how you see me do it is totally different. Well, why? Because I can stay engaged. I can keep my back engaged even as I let my shoulders roll forward. So that allows me to take the lats, the rhomboids through its full range of motion. So for me, I can do that. But most clients do teach. So the truth is, both of them have a tremendous amount of value. And in the process of teaching a really good row, I'm going to teach both. I'm going to first teach somebody to stay in that position, to stay retracted, to get that understanding of what retracting the scapula feels like, and that understanding how to engage the back and not pull the weight all with your arms. Then once I've got them to really, and that's going to be for a while, like I'm teaching that way for probably months to a beginner. And then once they really start commenting, like, oh, my God, my back was so sore, and oh, I feel that so much more, I don't even feel it in my arms. Okay, now let's advance it a little bit more. Now let me teach you how to let the shoulders roll forward and come back through full range of motion. So we get the benefits of that. Because otherwise, momentum is going to sort of take over, you know, in that initial, like, experience.  And to be able to first train to control and stabilize in position is crucial before we then advance with that second. It also reminds me of the little pushback. So one of our more viral videos we've done is this video that I did on the only way you should be doing a dumbbell bicep curl right the title was catch you just to get attention. And what I teach is a split stance bicep curl with your shoulders in a retracted position, and you only come up to full flexion of your bicep or where you're basically the dumbbells by your chest, and I don't allow the shoulders to rock. Well, of course, what I got by all the trolls are the nerdy kids that wanted to show how biceps actually help with shoulder abduction.  It's not a matter of I don't understand that what I understand, I understand it very well, but then I also understand what most people do when they first learn that movement is they rock the elbows and shoulders and they end up using too much shoulder and they start using very little of the bicep. So I always coach and teach those mechanics first. So they really get the understanding of activating and using only the biceps. Then as you get advanced, like if you look at Justin, Sal, or myself, probably live biceps, you don't see us doing bicep curls with that strict form. We allow that little bit of shoulder flexion because we understand that it will take the bicep through a full range of motion, but we also know how to stay connected to the muscle no matter what and not let the other ones take over. So this is the shit that I don't like about Instagram and what a lot of coaches do is instead of them trying to fully educate people on the reason of both or how they both had value, they divide and do camps. They have hard stances on things that have multiple interpretations. Right. Like I've seen a guy do in the video.  Well, I agree with him that you should take it through full range of motion, but I also understand my audience and understand that a majority of people that don't have those mechanics down really well, that you teach them to do that and then they don't do anything with their. Yeah, it all depends on the person. It took me a long time to get to the point where I could do a cable row and bend forward, even at the waist, get a stretch in the lats, activate the last pullback, shoulders start to pull back and I squeeze everything. Took me a long time to really be able to do that and stay really connected to the muscles of my back. So I don't teach it. I never taught it that way to my clients. So they never had clients that were really that advanced until much later in my career where I've trained people for years.  Don't let the shoulders roll forward too much. Later on, as they got better, then I would start incorporating, you know, certain elements. The biggest mistakes people make with a row are shoulders roll forward when they pull back. So this is a mistake that nobody should make. I don't care if you're beginner or advanced. When you, when the handle is touching your midsection or coming towards you, your shoulders should come back with that handle. Don't keep the shoulders forward. Otherwise, all you are is working his lats and you're not working any of the of the mid back muscles. The second mistake I see people making is that they shrug their shoulders. So when they do the row, they pull back and it's like they're trying to touch their ears with their shoulders and this is this typically happens because they have a weakness in the mid back. So the next available muscle takes over, which is the upper traps. And why is this a problem? Well, first off, you're not developing the muscles that you're trying to work. But number two, if you keep rowing with shrugged shoulders, you will notice neck pain, potentially neck pain in the future, or at least the risk of it will will increase pretty pretty high.


So guys I am back with another halo infinite video people and today I Be with a hidden location Of four collectibles as well as a Spartan core. These are all within the forge of tish Area guys, so let's go. How's it going people? My name is DP Jane if you do enjoy the video leaving a like really helps out and if you like what you see I want to see more be sure to subscribe Also guys, I'm gonna make weekly giveaway to be with a chance of winning any game of your choice No matter platform you play on simply drop a like on the video leave a comment down below Make sure you're subbed and have those notifications turned on good luck everybody so the forge of tish Area is literally just before you get to the excavation site area right near the start of the campaign So yes as I'll say as per usual a clear at this area You can see me out on the map right here clear out before you go in for these collectibles. It just makes things a lot Easier so you want to run straight in from this position. I'm out on the map Where it's was been broken down. I don't think it's broken down. It's actually completely area So if you had ain't fussed about killing all the ads Yeah, you may just have to jump over that wall that was just that it's all good I could grab a hook here all the way up But I just thought I'd run around because I'm a bit lazy and tired as you can probably tell by my voice You can play this game non-stop guys non-stop. So firstly here. We're gonna grab a audio log, so it's right there people Right there in DDO We also now have a Spartan core which is also in this area in this room in this building people so if we just Come around you can see it right there run up this ramp and there we have it guys it is as simple as that my people my people Okay, so we're gonna go and grab another audio log from here So you want to come out of this room the way you come into it?  I've already grabbed this because I just made a mistake of my recording But it's all good.   How you like Okay, so once you're up here You then go into this cave because this yellow light is shining people this yellow light is Shiny you can hear that peep and there we have it guys and The last one It's another audio lug, which we're gonna run to right here. So come out of this cave system And you want to head left and follow the rocks around and it's literally straightforward guys Literally straightforward just follow where I go on screen now scale these rocks and there you have it people and there We have it for the collectibles within this area Following total with a Spartan core which obviously is used for for that leveling up of your character. So yet. Why not? There we have it the forge of tish Collectibles guys, and I hope you enjoyed the video if you did leaving a lot really helps me out If you're new around here, I want to see more halo be sure to subscribe and hopefully people I will see you on that next one


Tim Larkworthy from FIG joining the show. Tim, a warm welcome into the program. That momentary uplift for Crude, do you see that it's something of a dead-cap balance and an otherwise path of least resistance to the downside story pushing out this week? Yeah, good to be with you, Carson. I think at this stage it's interesting to see, you know, the talk of inflation, certainly in the Bank of England's mind. Carson Forbes in her last appearance as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee made a statement to the fact that she felt that inflation was going to rise to 3% or thereabouts, which is well above the 2% top of the band that the Bank of England is targeting. She felt that it could stay at that level for some time and that was one of the reasons why she decided to vote for a hike in rates at the June meeting earlier this month. Is that frankly why she's coming off the committee? Well, she's coming off the committee. For good reason, though, because what on earth is she saying that for? Well, look, I think her comments were also supported by the Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane. Not the Governor himself, he said that's rubbish. Sorry? The Governor himself stood on that one. He stamped on it a night later. Yeah, no, I think when the Bank is all the chief economist is also making a comment and he's now made a comment earlier this week that he feels that he would vote for a rise in rates at some stage over the next six months as a possibility. I think it's still worth keeping in mind. So where is that likely inflation emanating from, pray tell? Well, I think inflation, they're targeting the inflation coming through the weakness of the sterling as being the main protagonist as the issue to causing a rise in inflation there. Do you see that as kind of the root and branch type, though, of inflationary bill that they would have expected to be occurring about now? I mean, in terms of the bigger picture economy? Well, look, I think it's interesting. I think, you know, certainly central banks around the world talk to each other. And I think there's a general jaw-boning, if you like, of the market at the moment. I think we've seen that from a number of the central banks just talking with more of a positive outlook towards where things are. And I don't think that's a great surprise that they do talk and they do have a bit of a consensus of thought coming through at any time. And again, Fed funds futures, if we bring it all back to the US, are determinedly outside of that group think, are they not, inside the Fed, such as it might exist to keep on a raising path? We are seeing, again, it's kind of year-on-year discrediting of Fed projections. Yeah, look, I think the market is, you know, a battle between where the market sees things going and certainly where the Fed would like to see things going. You know, having said that, I think the market is coming to the conclusion that there is more of a likelihood that they will be a tightening of monetary policy over the next six months. That'll be December rather than September. But it certainly will be dependent very much on the data that we see going through. And I think it was interesting last night in the US, they had an auction of of $5.6 billion of the 30-year tips, which are the inflation-linked bonds. They went particularly well. A 0.88% issued. There was a coverage rate of 2.84%, or 2.84 times, which suggests that there is good solid demand for inflation bonds at the moment over there, which is indicative of what the banks are saying at the same time. That looks like the kind of trickle before the real gusher as of next week, though. Does it not? 88 Bill of USTs coming to town, 26 of which the two-year notes on a Monday release slated. What's the expectation there? Look, I think there's a lot of supply coming through. The indications at this stage that the market's pretty well inclined to pick those bonds up. I don't think they're going to see any sort of real blowout in rates. The interesting thing is that the Australian 10-year, US 10-year spread is still holding around that 20-point mark. I guess the risk is that these are historical lows. We haven't seen these. We've only seen these lows on two occasions over the last 30 years. I think if there is a risk that we could actually see the Australian 10-year bond go through the US 10-year bond, which would be the first time for a long time. That certainly raises the spectre of Australia being a high-yield currency. And just from thoughts as well, Westpac are tapping US bondholders earlier this week, right? So are we expecting that's the kind of the latest but not certainly the last in that story? Oh, look, I think we'll continue to see, you know, the Australian corporates continuing to tap into that market very much so, yes. Because I mean it's just intriguing as they're not with banks themselves moving on the mortgage book. Determinally, they've got even more reason. Do they not to be augmenting that kind of a cover on margins with what they are doing offshore with funding? Yeah, look, certainly offshore funding is attractive and will continue to remain attractive, particularly if our rates stay where they are at the moment. Do we see euro-denominated issuance, though, as maybe now saying to Trump the idea of a default to the US, to US even MTNs, given what we're seeing with the Fed? Look, I think that's, you know, I don't think that's forefront of people's thinking at the moment, no. Okay, all right. Tim, thank you. Appreciate it. Tim Lackley from Fig in Sydney.


Alrighty am I about to have the police call on me for watching this episode? Should I be prepared? Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the channel, my name is Jack the Bustler, I'm Shinobi. We have episode 8 of our chainsaw man watch today called Gunfire. Now yeah, in the last one uh, I don't, I genuinely don't want to describe what I had to watch. This clip kinda sums it up. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH So yeah, we're gonna continue on from where we left off. If you're new to the channel drop us up and hit that big boy bell and let's get started. Oh this is when they got back. See how all this transplots. Oh my. Oh no, those are nice stools. Oh my! So she left and then she didn't realize he was there. That was nice of her to take off his little sandals though. They captured like the drunk movements really well with the animation. This feels very ominous. I feel kinda scared. I don't know why. Was that a hiccup? Oh, and then she forgot he was in here. Ah, and this is where we left off. Oh, here we go. My criminal life now depends on the next however long this episode is. Ah, we got, we got her POV. Nice. Please don't do anything we think to a man, please. I feel like, uh, Makumma's gonna catch wind of this happening and not be very happy about it. Like want her dead or something. Denji's like her pet. Just say no Denji. Just say no. Oh my god, I forgot there hadn't been an intro yet. Four minutes, 16 seconds. Am I watching one piece? Oh, maybe. Oh, that's a stopping point. Himeno, when he doesn't understand.  Stop! Oh my god, I hear sirens. Stop, please. Please, I'm begging. My channel will be shut down, please. Oh, stop. Oh my god.  So lollipop, what's a chupa chups? Oh, did she give it to him? Oh, she actually did take care of him. Oh my gosh, shout out Makumma. I think you're sketchy as hell, but shout out Makumma. I'll always remember that one.  Damn, base. Her's indirect. It'll be super sweet. Oh, okay. Saved! Saved! I was just about to say I was like, I wonder what Pochita's thinking from like inside him right now. That was actually really nice of her though. Very sweet. He passed out. Oh my god, we're saved. I'm not catching the case, baby. Then she kind of a victim still though. I'm not going to lie. Do you have any explaining to do? I don't know. Over some coffee? Domi yoroshinagara ku mehshau mehno. Looking down on people. Ah, ah, yeah.  Yeah, I bet. Yeah, uh, yeah. And for watching that kind of stuff too, him and I'll... Well, Denji's very awkward, so... That too. Super like her in his face. He's just, uh, he's his headstrong about it. A wing woman? Let's go! What's in it for you? Awww. Dude, honestly, I feel like she could get Aki if she wanted Aki. His face. That's a good alliance, yeah. I don't know how much Denji can help if I'm being honest. Yeah, let's start it off as a weird friendship, but okay. The fiend and Aki. Alright, well... I can hitch my breath, at least. It's 30 minutes left. Is this Aki's most part? An assistant, maybe? I know she's quite high up. I've already seen some big wigs, too. She was talking to. I would love an episode just following her to see, like, what she's really about whenever... I guess, like, Denji isn't watching or whatever. Oh. Is she being targeted? Oh, wait. Awww. Oh, what the f**k is this? Hello? Is it gonna be, like, everybody finding out slowly? Oh. What?  Awww. Oh my god. Did you not meet? Dog, what is going on? Are they the next target? Oh. This is, like, a full-scale, like, a large-scale plan attack. Wait, he knows about Denji? Oh, this is, like, villain-esque to model, like, out loud. Guys, please. Why is Denji the only one looking at him? He's got a gun! Oh. Oh! Oh my gosh! He blames Denji! Oh my god! What is happening?! The whole cast is perishing! Oh, that dude is so dead. Oh my gosh, he are rolled. It's like a Yakuza organization? His grandpa was part of it. Oh my god, he just shot Denji in the face. Outrageous. Is it a beam? Were those blades on his arms?  It's like Denji. Looks a lot like Den- Whoa, he looks so badass! A nail. Oh my gosh! Neither human nor devil? So- Damn! Oh, it's popping off! Wait, his design is crazy! Isn't the intro right? What is counting down? Oh no. Dude, if his box couldn't do anything! Oh. Oh my gosh! Oh, was it his blade that like takes yours off his life? That he was going to use on the Infinity one? Oh, because that was a curse! What? Oh no. Don't let her kneel by him.   What? How is he alive? Oh no. Oh no, Aki.  Oh my god! No power, go! Oh my god! No power, go! He's that fast? Dude, the fox and both the devils that they have packs with acknowledge how stupidly strong they are. This is like Beyondire, even showing like Makama, showing how strong whoever this is that organized this is. Oh my gosh, a full trade with the devil? Like Himino Final Form.  It's the strongest form that goes. Oh, she's giving her everything. Oh my god, both her arms. That was just her stepping in, man. Himino gave her everything to the ghost and then she just what? She's gone! What is happening?  What was that? I was like kind of intimidated by the Devil Hunters organization. But whatever this organization is that is against them is 20 times more intimidating. I'm exhausted. The way that entire event transpired with them shooting all the Devil Hunters, us like not knowing who's gonna be alive at the end of all of this. I think Himino being in the worst shape, having given herself to the devil, like giving everything. I wonder if it did all of that with Himino to like heavily contrast what happened this episode. Like for us to be kind of like put off by her, but then at the end of things, it makes her sacrifice feeling more powerful. I don't know, either way, that was absolute insanity. The episode eight of Chainsaw Man called Gunfire cannot wait for the next one. They only have like three or four episodes left. That being said, I'll catch you guys in the next one. Peace, peace.


I call on Mr Shoudrie to open the debate for around seven minutes, please. Thank you, Presiding Officer. I would like to begin by thanking all those who signed this motion and all my colleagues present here to speak on this important issue today. As the Parliament will be aware, in December 2020 two years old, our ..on the experience of my constituents for whom the problem of dump and mould has become all too common.  Two of the children have asthma which has gotten worse and another has developed constant haking cough as a result of dump and mould. Ms Martin has told me she fears for her children because of their prolonged exposure to mould. She had to call an ambulance at one point due to her sons having severe chest pains. The ambulance report actually cited mould as an environmental factor at their property. Council repairs have previously been undertaken at the property but my constituents have reported that the work done was simply cosmetic. It only covered up the mould which came back just months later. Sarah and Andrew have now had to leave the flat after dealing with the dump and mould for ten years. Structurals appear to deal with the mould are still not finished. Another one of my constituents has been living in a mould infested house for 16 months. This placement was supposed to be temporary accommodation but she now has to live out of one bedroom with her 21 month old son. She has spoken of this serious effect that the situation has had on her mental health. She believes she cannot access the help she needs until her difficult living situation is resolved. She feels helpless and that nothing is being done to move her into permanent or safe accommodation. The negligent behaviour of private landlords is particularly to blame for this situation. Almost half of the private sector rented homes in Scotland failed the Scottish housing quality standards. The lack of regulation in the sector means that worse landlords get away with providing poor quality homes. People on the lowest incomes are then living here because they feel they have no other option. The experience of my constituents speaks for itself. I have heard from more constituents that have had to move out of their privately rented accommodation because of fears the effects of dump and mould would have on their very young child. This was after repeated attempts to get the letting agent to do more than cosmetic repair that simply covered up the mould instead of eradicating it. Letting agent and private landlords must ensure tenants are aware of the ways in which mould and dump occurs and how to prevent it. Many tenants around Scotland have no place to dry clothes outdoors. This only makes the problem worse. More information needs to be made available to tenants to make them aware of the cause of the mould and the ways in which to treat and prevent it. In addition landlords should not be renting out houses or flats that needs structural repairs to avoid mould forming. Ultimately housing providers should be held responsible for ensuring that the accommodation they provide is clean and safe for every resident or tenants that moves in there. The Scottish Government needs to do more to help them and hold them accountable when crucial repairs work is not being done properly. How many trips to the hospital, long-term illness or death caused by dump housing is it going to take for the Scottish Government to take this seriously? Too many of our citizens are living in dangerous accommodation and landlords are getting away with doing nothing about it. We as a Parliament have to do more. Thank you, Presiding Officer. Given the earlier start time for the resumption of businesses this afternoon, I would be grateful if colleagues could stick to their speaking time allocation, although I will certainly allow time back for interventions. We move to the open speeches. I call for Ben Macpherson to follow the way that Miles Briggs brings up to four minutes. First of all, I commend Fosal Traderay for his motion on bringing this important debate to the chamber. I speak in my capacity as a constituency MSP and the experiences of case work that I have also received. I think that it is interesting the number of Edinburgh and Lothian MSPs that are in attendance today and a motion from a Lothian MSP. Although I absolutely commend the incredible action from the Scottish Government since 2007 of delivering 118,000 affordable homes across the country, we have areas across the country. Particularly, I would argue here in Edinburgh where the standard of housing is not up to what we would want our constituents to be experiencing. Indeed, the City of Edinburgh Council has stated that Edinburgh has the lowest proportion of social rented homes in Scotland. That is an important fact to consider in this wider question. The problems that have been outlined in the motion and will be discussed in today's debate fall into two different areas of concern. One is with regard to the public provision of housing, social housing through RSLs or council houses and through mid-market rent. The clear argument that I would want to articulate on behalf of my constituents is that we need additional capital investment in Edinburgh to provide more affordable homes here in the capital. Two, we also need to work with the local authority to make sure that the quality of works undertaken are of the right standard. I know that colleagues will have had case work too where repairs have not been done to an adequate standard. I have indeed discussed this with the council and would be happy to engage with the Government and the council on how we address this matter more substantially. In the second area, the private sector, which Faisal Choudhury also made reference to. In terms of the private rented sector, there are two aspects of policy and consideration where these problems are emerging from. The first is the lack of enforcement of the housing standards that we have. That will become more pertinent even when 1 March 2024 comes around and the new standard is implemented. We have to get better and stronger at enforcing the standards that we have. I am not sure that we necessarily need new legislation. There is a new standard coming next year. What we need to do is to make sure that it is enforced and that private landlords are held to account for the quality of the dwellings that they are providing to people. The second area relates to a piece of work that I started back in 2016 and up until 2018. It was led on in this Parliament and has been taken on by other MSPs, particularly Graham Simpson. That is the area of tenement repair and maintenance. A great deal of work has gone in taking that work forward by that group of MSPs and stakeholders. I know that Patrick Carvie is leading on this area for the Government, but we have to do the hard work and implement the hard law of how we have a system that facilitates greater upkeep of properties. It is all very well building new properties and building them to a high standard, but we also need to make sure that we are repairing and maintaining the quality of the stock that we currently have. That involves systematic change but will also require political leadership. There is lots of work to do. We are all committed to making sure that we improve the situation. All that I would ask in the summing up is a commitment from the minister, who I welcome to his post, to meet with myself. Indeed, it would be worthwhile to meet all the MSPs for Edinburgh and the Lothians about the specific challenges that we have here in the capital. Mark Briggs, to be followed by Alex Cole-Hamilton. I thank my friend and Lothian MSP colleague Foisal Cedry for securing this debate today. It is a really important debate that we are having. I hope that the start, as Ben MacPherson has outlined, is an opportunity for Edinburgh and Lothian MSPs to push the Government on this issue. It is really important to our constituents. I welcome both ministers to their positions as well. We all know the negative impact that poor housing can have on people's health, individuals and family. The briefing from the RCGP for this debate today really made a number of important points with regards to the real direct impact that it has, not just in terms of housing but on our health service as well. The need to really look at this holistically across our public services because cold, damp homes do make people ill. GPs are often approached by patients and I have worked with GPs on this who have concerns about their housing and are trying to move out of these homes and are looking for supporting letters to be able to achieve that through a housing association or a private tenancy. As crisis briefing for today's debate states, Scotland has some of the oldest housing stock in Europe. One in five homes were built over a century ago, presenting a huge challenge to all of us to ensure that they are healthy, safe and energy efficient. However, we have to recognise that around 40,000 homes that people are living in today in Scotland fall below tolerable standards. That was a 2019 figure from the housing survey. Recent FOIs that I have done to local authorities have shown a number of incidents around reporting, mould and damp, especially during the pandemic, have not been addressed. FOIs have made some important points in his opening speech. I met all MSPs in Edinburgh, recently I met the Edinburgh Tenants Federation. The standard of repair that we are seeing is totally unacceptable, where people are reporting cases of mould and damp and that is just being painted over. Literally within hours they are seeing the re-emergence of that. I think that one of the key things, and I hope that the housing bill might present this and Ben Macpherson touched upon this, is how do we make sure that repairs take place, not a painting over, and that these are qualitative as well? That is something that I do not think that we see enough work around. I welcome the briefing from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations that has made some very positive points with regard to the work that they have undertaken, along with the Scottish Housing Regulator, to try to make sure that standards are improving. They point specifically to a practical guide that they have developed with housing professionals to make sure that when people and housing associations are responding to incidents of mould and damp, there are specific standards put in place. I think that that is where the UK Government is maybe slightly ahead of us on that, because I do think that Michael Gove has taken a good lead on that, and there is a shared need for us to look at that, because Aweb's law will make sure that there are specific laws now and protocols around how damp is reported and mould and what time limits people should expect, not only in inspection, but for work to be taken place, or them to be removed. I think that that is really important that we also look at Scottish standards being developed around that case as soon as possible. I know that I have only got a few seconds left, Deputy Presiding Officer, but I put a written question down recently to the Scottish Government, which was responded to by Shona Robison, which said that the Scottish Government does not have any reporting system in place to track incidents of damp and mould in homes in Scotland. I think that that is something that we need to rectify. I hope that some in the minister will take away. I welcome the fact that he is reaching out to all parties and all spokespeople on this, and I look forward, hopefully, for us to take this issue forward, and hopefully, on government time, to have a more wider debate on this in the coming weeks. I am very grateful to Faisal Chowdhury, as others have said, for bringing this important debate. I also want to plug a housing summit that I am having in the Parliament. I know that some members have already signed up to this. This is particularly about the housing crisis in Edinburgh, and that is not just scarcity overcrowding, it is dilapidations as well. I look forward to seeing some of you there. I also start by acknowledging the unspeakable and tragic loss of Awab Ishaq, who was just two years old when he died. The appalling conditions in his family's home should never have to be endured, and his death must serve as a wake-up call, highlighting how deeply important it is to fix the state of housing in the United Kingdom. Home must be a place of safety and solace. It is a space where loved ones can gather, rather than joys of life and find peace. No matter the size or price where they are rented or owned, one's home should be comforting and presence in your life. That is all too often not the case. The right to adequate shelter is a fundamental human right and recognised both by our domestic and international law. However, the rapid deterioration of housing has threatened the right for thousands of families across Scotland. The latest Scottish housing conditions survey found that 40,000 homes in Scotland failed the tolerable standard threshold. That is 2 per cent of all dwellings in our country. Once characterised by warmth, safety, countless homes are now plunged into damp, dilapidation and mould. Any such home is a real risk to health, as we have heard many times in this debate. Those dire conditions have led to a material negative impact on the wellbeing of many of our constituents. Far too many of my own constituents, many living in areas of extreme deprivation, have contacted my office seeking assistance about the condition of their homes. I know I am not alone and we have heard some of that today. Constituents such as Bobby, whose flat has been covered in mould for months and has made her young children sick as a result.  Constituents such as Karen and Bobby tell me about the impacts that the mould has had, not just on their physical health but also on their mental health as well. They are wracked by anxiety about the safety of themselves and their loved ones inside their homes. I know that many of my parliamentary colleagues have had similar conversations with their own constituents. Cases such as that of Karen and Bobby are all too common. It is not acceptable, and it is incumbent on us here in this place. It is our duty as public servants to use every tool at our disposal to solve this crisis. As the tragic case of Awab Ishaq has painfully demonstrated, we cannot afford to wait. Firstly, the Government must recognise and rectify the hollowing out of the Scottish communities in slashing of council budgets. Those cuts have left local authorities without the ability to provide widespread, high-quality housing for their most vulnerable constituents. Addressing that must be a top priority for the new SNP green administration and would aid greatly in fixing the dire state of council-owned properties. My amendment to the cost of living and child poverty debate this Tuesday called for the Government to take on the Liberal Democrats plan for an emergency home insulation programme that would save more than £700 million for Scottish families in both social housing and private lands. Regrettably, it was voted down. Skyrocketing energy costs of this winter led to seven in 10 Scots reporting that they would heat their home less than they normally would, undoubtedly contributing further to mould and exacerbating this housing crisis. Finally, the SNP must commit to being honest with the country. I hope that the new housing minister will join a cross-party conversation that acknowledges the real shortcomings of the previous Government strategies. I am certain that he agrees with me when I say that concrete action needs to be taken urgently to address this pressing issue, then and only then can Scottish families live in safety and the solace they deserve. The unimaginable tragedy in 2020 was two years old and he died natively. His death was wholly preventable. He was a poor burden, poorly served by public service, and that should be chilling to all of us in this chamber. The UNCRC article 27 states that I have the right to a proper house, food and clothing. Proper house doesn't mean any house. It means a house that gives you security, safety and does not damage your health. I am heartened at the actions that the Scottish Government has taken in housing during the pandemic and amidst the cost of living crisis. Measures like the rent freeze at moratorium and evictions were bold, right-based policies, and those ideals protecting people's right to housing should be the benchmark of a future policy that we can build on that progress. My office has a vested interest in this, as our case load was high with serious concerns about the prevalent dismissive attitudes of many landlords, including social landlords, when it came to dampen mould. Our story should have set alarm bells ringing for landlords across the UK, but over the past year my office has received several reports of dampen moulds in local authority editing from constituents and sadly the blame game exists, excessive showering, drying clothes in the house, not ventilating the property. Those are typical excuses given in a response, and we have to push further action on that. As reflected in today's motion, the dismissive culture has led to tenants being forced to adopt potentially harmful daily practices. Many will feel compelled to turn on heating to counter-cold and damp. Many will feel conflicted because they are worried about rising bills. Some will feel pressure to open windows in case of ventilation, but Scottish winters are unforgiving. In some cases, eventually the council agreed to remedial work, but unfortunately that often means just covering over the damp, not tackling the problem of the damp within the structural building. I have been helping a constituent forced out of their home due to flooding caused by empty voids in our council. Council is North Lancer Council. It is a labour administration supported by the Tories in the areas. The failure to secure voids against the winter has caused immeasurable damage not just to the void properties but to the neighbouring properties and council tenants. I have one constituent who has been out of her home for five months awaiting remedial work caused by flooding because a void property was not protected from the winter. In this time she is paying rent for a property that she cannot live in, and this is an inequity that cannot be allowed to exist. I said it outside that the right to secure safe warm housing is not rhetoric, it is a fundamental human right, indeed a children's right. The abrogation of that right has become prevalent and landlords must be held to account when that right is being impinged upon them. I wholly reject the notion that this is a lofty idealistic want. With political will it is eminently achievable. I thank again Faisal Chowdy for raising the very sad case of Awab Ishaq and his family. Let's not his death be in vain when we are tackling this issue. I thank Faisal Chowdy for securing the debate and I hope that it will be instrumental in ensuring that the issue gets the priority it deserves. Other speakers have already spoken about the death of Awab Ishaq. It was a tragedy but sadly it's not a one-off. His parents fought bravely to have their housing issues recognised to protect their child. Sadly they also had to fight to have the cause of his death properly recorded and that took strength. If all deaths due to damp and mouldy homes were recorded appropriately I fear the numbers would be huge. We all have cases where families are coming to us complaining of damp in their homes and all too often they're told it is down to drying washing indoors and their concerns are not being taken seriously. Putting safety first, a briefing note on damp and mould for social housing practitioners says, responding to damp and mould primarily or initially as a lifestyle problem is inappropriate and ineffective. That was reflected as well by the housing ombudsman's report into the social landlord responsible for Awab Ishaq's death. It takes effort and persistence to have a different approach taken and to have these concerns taken seriously. Housing problems are going to get worse due to the cost of living in crisis. People can no longer afford to heat their homes adequately and damp is therefore much more likely. The highlands and islands have the highest rates of fuel poverty in the country because of the climate and because of the climate those houses need year round heating and they don't have the luxury of turning off their heating in the summer. Therefore the Scottish Government must revisit the winter heating payment. It's unacceptable that people who have to have their heating on year round receive the same amount as those who can switch theirs off in the summer. The Scottish Government must look at other schemes as well, such as the boiler replacement scheme and insulation. Currently, those do nothing for off-gas grid properties. They are designed for urban housing schemes and not draughty old croft houses. It's sad that the ignorance on the part of the Scottish Government is actively stopping intervention rather than putting it in place. There is no point in installing heat pumps into homes that do not have or are poorly insulated. The Scottish Government must start by retrofitting old homes to make them energy efficient and then look at the heating solutions. Of course we need to stop reliance on fossil fuels but the only way we do that is to provide workable alternatives and we must start with cutting the amount of fuel needed to heat a home. The Scottish Government is not doing that for the areas with the highest fuel poverty. Policy devised for rural areas works everywhere but policy designed for urban areas does not transfer easily into rural areas. We need to get out from behind their desks and look at the reality of the impact of those policies on rural Scotland. I urge them to do that because our young people should be able to grow up healthy and happy in warm homes. I thank Fousal Cowdery for bringing this motion forward for debate. In the 12 years that I have been an MSP representing Edinburgh Pentlands constituency, there is no doubt that housing has been the number one issue from my constituents and in particular damp housing. My staff and I have raised numerous cases with Edinburgh Council or with Link-PSL regarding the condition of some properties in my constituency, including the Westerhales area. Therefore, I welcomed the announcement in March 2021 that the council was piloting their new mixed-tenure improvement service to upgrade all the 1970s built flats in Westerhales. The £30 million improvement scheme to almost 1,300 homes across 167 blocks of flats is now well under way in the Murrayburn, Halesland and Drumbriden areas. Each block includes repair, a replacement of roofing, guttering, dry room facades, installation of external wall and attic insulation, as well as the maintenance and decoration of the communal stairwells and closets. Although most residents were pleased that the upgrade was happening, there was a large financial penalty for the 29 per cent of homes that were privately owned. Owner occupiers were initially being asked to contribute over £30,000, with which many found were simply unaffordable, with the only option available to them being to sell their homes back to the council. I was approached by several owners at the time. By working with council officials, we managed to identify that substantial untapped funding for owners was available through the Scottish Government's home energy efficiency programme grant scheme. We also highlighted to the council that, in comparison to other city councils, the loan period was too short and the interest rates were too high. The outcome was that the loan period was extended from 10 to 15 years and the interest rate was cut from 6 to 4 per cent. The result for my constituents was that their bills for improvement work dropped by at least 50 per cent. To date, phase 1 and 2.4 has been completed, covering 480 flats and 18 houses, and those streets now look vibrant and modern, with residents benefiting from warmer and more energy-efficient homes. The common areas between the blocks have yet to be upgraded, but my understanding is that council plans are underway to further enhance the area with new play areas, upgrade the landscaping and improve car parking. With the energy crisis of the last couple of years, it is important to measure how the energy-efficient measures are performing. Many residents have agreed to have tiny tags installed in their homes for moisture and temperature levels to be measured. It is important to track the energy efficiency of their new homes. Early indications of how energy-efficient the refurbished homes are encouraging with residents highlighting that their homes heat up quicker and stay warmer for longer. We do not need to have the heating on for as long or as often as it did prior to the works. In terms of financial savings, one tenant said that she did not switch her heating on at all last winter and believed that she has saved about 80 per cent on her heating bills. The homes in the completed phases are now reaching an average EPCB rating, which is equal to the new build standard and is higher than the current Scottish average rating of D. That is a hugely successful improvement programme, which I believe should be replicated in other areas of my constituency and rolled out across all social housing in Scotland. I welcome the minister to his post. If the minister has not yet seen the improvements that are underway in Western Bales, I invite him to visit my constituency to see what can be achieved to tackle the issue of cold and damp homes. I welcome the new housing minister to his post. Can I congratulate Faisal Chowdhry for leading this important debate and also for his relentless campaigning for justice and for highlighting the tragic death of Awab Ishaq? What a shameful indictment it is that nearly a quarter of a century since devolution, since housing was solely in the hands of this Parliament, is still necessary to table a motion on the scandal of damp housing in Scotland? Why is that? Is it because there are too many landlords in this Parliament and too few tenants? I think we do have a problem of the overrepresentation of landlordism. The register of members' interests is bulging with them. Is it because there are too few representatives in this Parliament who have first-hand experience of poverty and the decrepit slum housing below a tolerable standard, which invariably goes with it? Or is it because the Government of the last 15 years has simply had the wrong political priorities? Next year will mark the centenary of the 1924 John Wheatley housing act by common consent, the most important piece not just of legislation but of practical action, of practical socialism, of that first-ever Labour Government. Wheatley took the concept. He had developed as an ILP councillor in Glasgow, representing the slum dwellers of the city, working with people like Mary Barber and John McLean, whose centenary we also celebrate this year. Working as well with the tenants movement and the trade unions to invest the surpluses from the Glasgow corporation trams to clear out the slum landlords and to invest in decent council housing. He scaled that concept up nationally. In so doing, he unleashed the means for some of the finest council houses ever built, homes not hutches. That is the kind of national vision we need now, but it's also the kind of national urgency that we need now. I tell you this, the experience of Wheatley, of Mary Barber, of McLean and other pioneers was that bad housing led to bad health. Wheatley, as Minister for Health, had responsibility for housing too. Ngai Bevan, in 1945, was not just the Minister for Health but for housing too. They knew that we needed the clearance of slums in order to ensure the clearance of public health ills like tuberculosis. I call on all members of this Parliament to start giving a much higher priority to housing and much higher investment too. Let's have the imagination of a century ago. Finally, I don't want to overinflate the Minister's ego, but I have long held the view that the housing minister should be a dedicated minister of cabinet rank because there is a housing crisis, there is a public health crisis, there is a class-based crisis. We are indebted to Foysal Chowdry for tabling the motion, but we need to send out the message that Parliament does not bring about change, it is the people who bring about change. It was the people outside Parliament, the rent strikers in Glasgow who brought about the Rent Restrictions Act. It was the people outside Parliament who built the movement for change, which culminated in that housing act of 1924. It will be the people once again, the living rent campaigners, the tenants organisations, the trade unions who will build up pressure on this Parliament to use the powers that we have to build a better future and to banish damp housing finally to the history books. Paul MacLennan, to respond to the debate, Minister, up to seven minutes. Thank you, Presiding Officer, can I first of all refer members to my register of interests? I'd like to thank Foysal Chowdry for bringing forward this motion into members for their thoughtful contributions and I'll touch on these later on. The death of Alwa Bishack in a housing association property in Rochdale in 2020 highlighted to everyone across the UK the issue of damp and mould in housing. Nobody should live in substandard accommodation and we've heard from various members today that housing, decent housing is a human right and nobody should lose their life due to the condition of their home. The Scottish Government does take this issue very seriously and personally it is one that I will take very seriously as well and I'll touch on some of the points that have been raised in regards to that. It's committed to tackling the disrepair and driving culture in which good maintenance is given a high priority. The condition of homes in Scotland has been improving due to the action of this Government but we need to quicken that. There is no doubt. We recognise that there is much to do to make sure that everyone has the same chance to live in a high quality home. First Minister, earlier this week, has been clear and said on how his Government's work will be defined by three distinct and interdependent missions. Those missions are centred on the principles of equality, opportunity and community and housing plays a key part in that. It's a vital role in delivering in all of these. All homes in Scotland must meet the terrible standard. We've talked around about 40,000, 40,000, 40,000, too many. Local authorities are required to have a strategy for ensuring all local homes. Those who do not meet the terrible standard are improved and have broad powers to assist homeowners to do that. There are also additional standards that must be met in the rented sector. In the social rented sector, the standard of homes has improved since we introduced requirements to meet the Scottish housing quality standard in 2012. The Scottish housing regulator is responsible for monitoring and reporting on social landlords' performance against the Scottish social housing charter. Social landlords are required to have a clear complaints process and when a tenant is dissatisfied with the response of their landlord, they are able to isolate this issue to the Scottish public services ombudsman. Given the severity of the issues identified in social housing in England, it was right to take urgent action here in Scotland. The Scottish housing regulator immediately wrote to all social landlords to ask them to consider the systems that they have in place for dealing with damp and mould and what work they have done since working with the Association of Local Authority chief housing officers, ALLATRO, the Charterton Institute of Housing and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, which has also mentioned and we've asked to produce updated guidance. I'm hoping to meet all those organisations in the near future and we'll raise this issue with them. I am pleased that the sector has taken action and is working together to tackle this issue. The case of prior landlords was mentioned and Faisal Chowdry mentioned that. They have to meet the repairing standards that was updated and strengthened in 2019. We talked about the additional standards that Mr McPherson talked about coming in force in 2024. What's key is that we need to monitor that and that's an important part in that regard and that's something that I've asked officials to look at. How do we monitor it on a much more regular basis? We can't be looking two or three years back in figures that are there. If a landlord has been notified of a problem and it has not been dealt with, then tenants have the right to refer the matter to the first-year tribunal housing property. You can require landlords to take action and I would encourage anyone in position to do so. But I do take on the point round about communication in terms of that, that tenants are aware of their rights to do that. That's something that I would take again asking officials to look at in that regard. To support landlords, private landlords meet the requirements for updated repairing standards. We have published new guidance last month, which sets out the action that private landlords must take when dealing with problems of damp and mould. Faisel Chowdrey and Claire Adamson correctly touched about the points that problems of damp and mould can be exacerbated with problems where people aren't able to heat their homes. Everybody needs accommodation that is safe, warm and affordable. Energy bills are still at our historical high levels and of course the UK Government will be supporting and withdrawing its energy bill support scheme. We know that many people are struggling to afford their fuel bills. First Minister touched earlier on today in the FMQs about tripling the full security fund from £10 million to £20 million now to £30 million. The fund is a critical plank in our support to people who are struggling with their energy costs. It continues to provide a lifeline to households who are at risk of self rationing or self-disconnecting to their energy use. As we progress to just transition at zero, we must ensure that we continue to tackle fuel poverty, working with advisory panels to meet our statutory fuel poverty targets. The Scottish Government has allocated £350 million to heat energy efficiency and fuel poverty measures this year, including £119 million targeted at fuel poor households. Rona Grant mentioned the point about the winter heating payment. That is something that I would be willing to discuss with her. How we monitor the new system that has come in place and how that supports the island communities. I will touch a little bit more on the points that you raised in that regard as well. The investment of £20 million in that is alongside a valuable contribution of supporting the child winter heating assistance and wider energy efficiency measures. To ensure that all homes are warmer, greener and more efficient, we have set our heat and building strategy, the target of all homes in Scotland reaching as good a level of energy especially by 2033. I take the point that Rona Grant mentioned. It is not a one-size-fits-all on how we work with the rural communities, and that is vital and vital and important. One of the key things that I am keen to do this summer is to go out and visit rural communities. I would be delighted to engage with you around the way suggestions to do that. I am particularly disgusted about housing, but also the issues that you have raised in this debate. I am so happy to engage. That is a key thing. In addition to playing a key role in meeting our climate targets and improving the energy efficiency of our homes, that will also help to ensure that energy costs in the future are affordable and provide considerable wider social, environmental and health benefits. I am committed to at least £1.8 billion of investment across the Parliament for the heat and energy efficient projects in that particular time. I want to touch very briefly on some of the points that I have raised before I conclude. Fousal Childhood mentioned the 40,000s far too many. Ben Macpherson talked to her about meeting with the Edinburgh MSPs. I would be delighted to do that. Alex Cole-Hamilton mentioned that as well. I think that I am talking about damp housing, but also the wider issues that I include in that. I would ask the officials to contact Mr Cole-Hamilton and I would be delighted to attend any summit that is there. You also mentioned her about enforcement, her about tenant and repair maintenance. I think that that is incredibly important. I am hoping to meet the Edinburgh Council very soon as well. Again, I will engage with you in terms of that. If there are any examples there. Minister, just a gentle reminder that remark should be through the chair rather than directly. Myles Briggs mentioned her about 10-year meeting and same standards in housing 2040. That is something that we will be looking to do in regards to that. That is included in part of the bill. I am happy to engage with Mr Briggs. We have a meeting already planned in regards to that. Alex Cole-Hamilton mentioned about the housing summit. I am happy to pick up with that as well. In terms of cross-party discussions in housing in general, I have already engaged with both the Labour Party, Conservative Party and Mr Rennie yesterday in regard to the Liberal Democrats' party looking at housing in terms of that. I think that the point that Clare Adamson made around about empty homes and voids is an incredibly important one. I already again touched on the point that Rhoda Grant made. Gordon MacDonald, I would be happy to accept Gordon's invitation to go and visit the scheme, read about that and it is a great scheme and I think that there is an opportunity to see how we can replicate that across Scotland. Richard Leonard, the usual passionate speech from yourself. I think that housing is a human right and that is the key thing. I am with deployment as a designated housing minister. I think that there is more of focus in terms of that and I am dedicated to push that. There is a human right and there is lots of issues in terms of that. Just to conclude, standards have improved in Scotland over the years and we have taken urgent action to support households' experience in high energy bills and poor living conditions, but there is much more to do. I have big ambitions, the Government has big ambitions and there is much more work to be done to achieve them. However, the tragic story of Ava Bishack will remind us all of why this is so important. Again, thanks to Faisal Troudry and the members for their contributions today. Thank you. Thank you very much. Minister, that concludes the debate and I suspend this meeting briefly until 2 o'clock.


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When the narcissist tries to stamp you out When they try to put out your light When they try to extinguish and destroy you There are many different ways that a narcissist might take to stamp you out They may try to hurt your family or friends They may try to damage your property Your car, your computer or your phone It depends on how extreme they are, but when they do this, you need to ensure that you are documenting everything. Or if you can get them on camera, that would be even more effective. If you can catch them when they're verbally assaulting you or making threats, that will help to support your case. But don't reveal anything to the narcissist. Do not tell them what you know about them, because as long as you withhold that information from the narcissist, it gives you the advantage. So don't let them know that you know, keep that information to yourself, because you're not going to achieve anything by confronting them. They achieve their aims by interact and deceitful methods. They're very deceptive. They act secretly and dishonestly to achieve an unfair advantage. They are so devious and dishonest that you may never see it coming. You may never expect it to happen, which is why there's no point arguing with them. You can't just play around with them. You have to take them down before they get to you, so that it shows them that you're not going to be playing games with them. You're not going to be an easy target. Many people choose to stay involved with the narcissist, and they act in a cautious and non-committal way. They avoid making a decision or expressing an opinion, because they are uncertain or frightened about doing so. But doing that doesn't solve anything. It just makes them even more mad. You're just putting yourself in danger, because then they're going to feel even more motivated to take you down. When you go back and forth with them, you're just giving away your power, which is why you can't play around with them. You can't save them. You can't try to help them. You need to take away your hope that they're going to change. You cannot hold back when you were dealing with a narcissist. Your only option is to go all out to defeat them. If you have a chance to get rid of them, you cannot show them any mercy. You cannot show them any forgiveness or compassion, because they're just going to see that as a weakness. They're going to see it as something to exploit. And then they're going to go all out to stamp you out. But sadly, this is what a lot of victims do. They give the narcissist another chance. They show them forgiveness and compassion. They let them back into their lives. But when they do that, the narcissist just takes that as an opportunity to continue where they left off. They study everything you're doing. Even though they're not really serious about being with you, they just study all of your faults and weaknesses. They pick everything apart and then they plan their attack against you. Which is why you should never let a narcissist back into your life. You should never let them have any personal information about you. Once you know what you're dealing with, you shouldn't be telling them what you're doing. You have to misdirect them. You have to mislead them just like they misled you. When you're open and honest with a narcissist, you're just giving them ammunition, which they will then use to destroy you. Because you're giving them the ability to dissect what you're doing. You're giving them the ability to analyse and examine certain information. And then they can interject and intervene to try to sabotage whatever it is that you're trying to accomplish. Which is why there's no reason for you to be honest with a narcissist. They're not deserving of your honesty. Because they do not respect it. They use it to their advantage. You cannot be warm and friendly to a narcissist. It will only make them even more mad.  We live in a world where there are not reasonable consequences for a lot of their consciously wrongful actions that people are committing. They're not being punished consequently. And without enforcement of the law or any appropriate consequences, there will be more of the same type of behaviour. There will be more shocking and extreme behaviour. Once you cross the narcissist, you need to accept that things will never go back to how they used to be. With normal people things can be forgiven. You can move on and do better. But with a narcissist, nothing will ever change. Once you cross them, that's it for life.  They will always be your adversary. They will always be in competition with you. You will always be on guard. You will always feel like you have to defend or protect yourself. You will never be able to relax or trust them. Because if you did that, it would be a foolish and ignorant decision to make. They would only take advantage of that.  And you will never see it coming. You will never expect it.  You want to believe that there must be some misunderstanding. There must be a reason why they did that. There must be something you don't know. Because you don't want to believe it. You don't want to accept the truth. Because they're pathological liars, they're very deceptive and misleading.  They will take that opportunity to put you out. If you look back at a lot of the things they've done to you already, you never thought they would do that. You never thought that they would pull you apart. But there's always that situation people experience with a narcissist. When they change suddenly, it's like out of nowhere they're seeking vengeance. They're very angry and want to cause you pain and discomfort. They say and do things without any conscious regard for you.   Because everything they do is designed to hurt you. They will play the role as long as you're willing to believe in it. But behind the scenes, they're laughing at you. Whatever they think you think they are, they will play along with it. But really, they have no part in it. They have no interest in being with you. And when the time comes, they will reveal that to you. In their minds, they let you get away with a lot of things in the beginning. They perceive minor issues as being a big deal. The tin molehills and mountains, things that happened in the beginning. That's what they think about when they try to stamp you out. Because now they're trying to make you pay for things that you didn't even know upset them. They acted like everything was okay. But beneath the surface, their blood was boiling. They were very angry. But they were intending to get revenge on you. For something they perceived as a fault that you weren't even aware of. You didn't even know. So you didn't even have the opportunity to make it right. But that's the way they wanted it to be. Because it fuels their anger. It gives them the opportunity to go after you without having to think or worry about any pain that they may cause to you. They can be more ruthless with you if they don't give you the chance to make it right. Which is why they have to make it so that you don't know what you've done wrong. So that they can play it in their minds about everything they think you've done to them and how it made them feel. And then they can get you for it. They bring up things from the past that are of little importance. Things that have nothing to do with you. They will bring up things that happened months ago. Things that are completely irrelevant. Which should give you an indication into their mind on how they are thinking. It should let you know that you are dealing with someone who is mad and crazy. It should let you know that you need to be careful of them. You could be in a dangerous situation because they're holding all of this anger for you and you don't even know it. Which could put you in a lot of trouble if you're dealing with someone like that. Because at some point they're just going to get revenge on you. They hold on to things for a long time. And then when they come to you it makes you so confused which only irritates them even more. Because they expect you to react to it like it just happened yesterday. If you don't react the way they expect you to react to some BS that happened several months ago then you will really make them angry and annoyed.  They can dial up the emotions of anger and hostility to create a conflict as though they're bothered about something. They're very sick people. They will act as though something is affecting them when really it's not. They just want conflict. They want to create an argument out of nothing to pull you into the objective that they have for you. There are certain classes of people people who lack integrity people who lack honesty and strong moral principles. These types of people will be prone to exploit you. They will make full use of and derive benefit from you because they don't have anything of value of their own because they see an opportunity to use you for their own personal gain. Thank you for watching. I hope this video resonates with you. Please like, comment, share and subscribe. If you would like to donate, my PayPal link is in the video description. Coaching inquiries. You can email me at coaching.narc-sur-vival.co.uk. Thank you for watching and I'll talk to you soon.