buctootim

Ive never understood the logic of everybody cramming into the inside lane and leaving the two outside lanes empty. Does anyone really think constantly swapping lanes as they overtake again from the overcrowded inside lane makes any sense? Happily instead most people recognise they should pick the lane according to what speed they want to travel - around 60mph for the inside, 70mph for middle and 80+ for the outside, giving way to anyone who wants to go faster.

Gazillion

Whilst I dont agree with the £72pw giveaway for everybody - there is a real point about universal benefits being far cheaper to administer than means tested ones. I remember seeing a stat (admittedly years ago) that means tested benefits cost 85p in admin for every £1 given away. imo its preferable to give money to a few who dont need through universal benefits than to spend that money on admin and make people jump through hoops. The trouble with means testing is that its often those who most need the money who find the process of claiming the most impossible to negotiate.

Agree. No matter what the issue is, the solution isnt to pis s your team members off.

Provocateur

Jack

Czechoslovakia

Normally there is one capable leader that people can switch their vote to, but imo all the parties current leadership is the weakest in living memory.

Hustler

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The contract Im talking about was years ago, Ive don't know what is happening now - but typically contracts run for at least five years and sometimes 10. I doubt the Green Party had any hand in the tendering or letting process, simply inherited what was agreed before.

The ONLY reason for having high profile politicians on the board of a company seeking public sector contracts is to attempt to influence the process by lobbying old friends and attempting to intimidate the team letting the contract. Its not skills based, Rifkind has no health expertise. I was involved in letting the refuse and recycling contract for Brighton & Hove and had an ex minister on one of the tendering companies phone me up to explain how Parliamentary committees and the High Court would be seeking to review any unfavourable decision.

How come when its taxpayers money to a not for profit organisation you regular as clockwork trot out the line about not trusting the government to spend your money more wisely than you, but when its more taxpayers money going to a private company you reverse your line. I find uncritical parroting of party lines bizarre . If I had donated to buying that scanner and it was going to be used by a for profit company I'd want there to be a legal challenge.

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Backbone

Probably a good idea 20 years ago but the internet has probably made them largely redundant

Glans

The Serbian FA didnt get it first hand - they attribute the story to B92, a Serbian website.

lens

Saintsweb posts

No idea, but some pubs who have several screens will switch it on for you if you ask nicely

http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/problem/can-i-get-compensation-for-train-delays-and-cancellations

Not really, they run same story several times a year, every year. Oct http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2814350/RAF-jets-scramble-intercept-Russian-bombers-North-Sea.html Sept http://utopiathecollapse.com/2014/09/20/raf-jets-scrambled-as-russian-nuclear-bombers-threaten-british-airspace/ June http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/news/11285970.RAF_scrambled_to_intercept_Russians/

Are you not a popular member of the team Lighty?

Definitely not, ever, for money. I can just about see the rationale for an exchange of 'combatants' -ie the pilot for her.