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Because the worst thing they get more of is BOREDOM! Oh, and have you seen some of the retards that work in the civil service? Can you imagine one of them being your boss :shock:

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Didn't he quantify that by stating they were for the 3 months up to September, whilst things have gotten a lot worse since September?

I can confirm that it will not in any way shape or form include new arcade games.

Whose shares were they? Not Woolworths ones I'm guessing.

Maybe we could have a poll to let people decide if full members can make polls or not

I'm thankful we haven't had a takeover, otherwise it might mark the demise of the takeover freds.

Does that mean it was a draw?

None because the government / us will bail them out for investing in Icelandic banks.

I can see that being acceptable to the BNP, oh and the Americans.

I didn't mention care homes, private or otherwise. Sick people go to hospital, where they receive nursing care for free - free being a relative term since we pay for it indirectly.

The NHS has always provided free 'nursing' care.

Even more fans asked for him not to come back. He didn't listen. It's how you dress it up really

What plans do the alternatives have?

1996 council tax band d was : £803.48 2008 council tax band d was : £1440.84 An increase of £637.36. Let's assume inflation was a VERY GENEROUS 4% over that time, the figure for 2008 should be : £1286.40, a more realistic 3% gives £1145.57 Alright the figures are from Stockport, but that's because I couldn't be arsed to search for Southampton, but I'll be happy to have it proven that Southampton COuncil tax increases haven't also risen by much much more than inflation.... http://www.stockport.gov.uk/content/councildemoc/council/counciltaxfinance/whatiscounciltax/counciltaxbands?a=5441

Good job Nu Labour have been in power for so long and put things in place to change this then.

LOL. So she is a wealthy woman, who presumably has had a nice wealthy lifestyle. Why shouldn't she pay for her own care? Doesn't she have any family that can provide some care

So, what you're saying is recycling has absolutely no benefit to England whatsoever, because the precious land we save from the land fill by recycling will be filled with rubbish from other countries who can't be bothered to recycle Rubbish dump England?

She doesn't HAVE to.

LOL is all I can say. Besides aren't these capital projects funded from separate funding from Central Gov't?

But that's the whole point of Council Tax isn't it? In an ideal world - no matter whose Economic principles you use, or which text book you take them from - Council Tax should only ever rise at the same rate as inflation.

How will they suffer? Will they suddenly disappear into the ether? Perhaps if the local council deems these services less important than the local electorate do, they will be voted out at the next election...

LOL. That's the point isn't it? When the country's citizens become too weak / infirm to cut the plastic wrapping off their shopping, we have a network of care homes - both private and state run - into which they can move to be looked after. It's what our National Insurance contributions are for isn't it?

I wasn't trying to pick isolated examples, but a broad spectrum of examples from up and down the country over a number of years trying to highlight that council tax increases ABOVE the rate of inflation have been prevalent for many years. I'm sure I could find many many more examples for you as I haven't exhausted page 1 of 1000 odd pages of google search yet, but really think these things are accomplished better by Crouchie / INS I also like the way you've gone from Central Government ordering councils to reduce council tax as a bad thing as it would eventually need to be paid back, to Or maybe local government needs to raise above inflation to spend on important projects. Now just where exactly is this extra money coming from?

I don't think so, as that figure is quoted at 17.5%, which until Monday is the VAT rate. We pay duty on fuel and then VAT on top of that, so yes technically 17.5% is accurate, but doesn't account for the duty....