buctootim

There are many things I love about the states but their attitude to gun law and the courts are not one of them. Supreme Court judges are political appointments and their decisions frequently / usually divide along party lines. I find that breathtaking. My American boss (Quaker, Harvard educated) finds it impossible to believe that British judges are independent and routinely overrule the government.

Not really. The vast majority of that is rent and salaries for their constituency offices. The rest - £17,000 per MP is for London accommodation and travel to constituencies. Seems reasonable to me.

Who is more likely to stop for pedestrians, the rich or the poor? Drivers are legally obliged to stop if someone wishes to cross. And, as a Lexus blithely slips through in front of him, Piff explains what his researchers found. "None of the drivers of the least expensive cars broke the law, while close to 50% of our most expensive car drivers broke the law," Are richer people really more mean? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31761576

Waiting for you or PL to post up pics of your tats. Yes thats an 'a'.

Values

They should get paid around the same as a GP or other similar professional - say £100,000pa, but with all the expenses not related directly to the job stripped out. No second jobs or consultancy. A free apartment near Westminster should be provided. I'd also reduce their numbers to about 350 from 650 and make Remberance day wreaths a claimable expense.

So to sum up - the fat stalker didn't get laid.

My ex was prosecuted for assault and threatening behaviour - not because I reported it but the neighbours did. I then lied in court to get her off the charge of assaulting me. Why? because if she was convicted she would have lost her job as a teacher and who would have ended up paying her more in maintenance? me - which would have meant I couldnt afford a house for the kids. The system stinks.

Beaujolais

pee

B&B

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mirking

He thought you were Mirking Saint

Expects

I think that's exactly what it is! mostly a group of fans who have known each other for years

Depends on the job. When was the last time, for example, you went to the reception of a major company and it wasn't staffed by attractive young women. Its not just about who can do the job best, its also about what your customers think of your staff.

stone

We could have a thread on the most appropriate adjective for Pompey Lass, appealing to football fans sense of fair play and decency ....

locked

My bro used to be one of the people who ran it. I'll ask him tomorrow whats happening now.

Unless you're from Texas, in which case its landscape.

Its not fair to set unattainable tasks, its teasing.

Not like UKIP eh?

sandwich

Its not actually a bad idea. I like him as a personality, better than Tiff Bleeding Needell