trousers

David Peach?

'Exhibit A' m'lud

No brainer. Asked a few years back why it didn't happen. I'm a big fan of transparency. Go for it

In answer to the OP question: Money.

+ 1

Actually, that's well spotted but you've highlighted the wrong mistake. Being a Tory toff we obviously have more than one house so it should have read: "the Trousers households are..." You were right about no thanks being required though... ;-))

Cheers. Much quicker than the old lot ;-)

Evenin' meat lovers.... The Trousers household are looking to buy a Christmas Turkey and/or whole ham joint from a local supplier (Hampshire/Surrey/Berkshire/Dorset/Sussex) Any recommendations? Any with an online shop? cheers Edit: Bugger....wrong spelling of meet (sic) in the thread title...will be a good test of how quick and helpful the new mods are.... :-)

Watchers

Every time I come back to this thread there is someone like your good self talking common sense. Most disconcerting. I much prefer the posts that quote 16 Guardian articles at a time. Talking of which...how many trees will the Government's public sector job consolidation programme save? A lighter jobs section in the Guardian could well end up saving the planet....every cloud.... ;-)

Noel Edmonds

*cough* see you there....

Happy days indeed. I can heave a sigh of relief now you've 'come out' as Roman...3 years I've kept that to myself... :-) Be sure to come back for the next takeover.... ;-)

This +1 I pay my fiver to post more than 3 times a day rather than the 'privilege' of starting a thread. What's the harm in giving it a trial run for say a week and see what happens?

...and, yes, as others have mentioned, a reputable company won't insist on 100% payment before the job is complete. If a company asks for 100% before job completion then it's an instant "avoid"

Sounds like a clear cut case of breach of the Trade Descriptions Act to me. An idea: post the name of the company here and we'll all call them for bogus surveys and quotes until they get the message?

This!

I thought they were cheering George Osborne for tackling the debt head on. Why would they be cheering a perfectly reasonable job attrition rate over 4 years?

danroan: Portsmouth on the brink - BBC5Live for all the latest including interview with Ashok Patel, Chainrai's lawyer

danroan: Lawyer for Portsmouth FC owner in waiting Balram Chainrai says "likely the club will now be closed down and liquidated by administrators"

danroan: Lawyer for Portsmouth FC owner in waiting Balram Chainrai say demands of Sacha Gaydamak "puts future of club in jeopardy - club may close"

danroan: Breaking: Portsmouth FC statement: "likely the club will now be closed down and liquidated" - they blame former owner Sacha Gaydamak

ok, thanks....

I wasn't looking for a comparison with anything else. Just an absolute figure to answer the question posed. Perhaps I should ask it another way: "How many people would lose their jobs if no banker received a 6 figure or greater bonus?" Just a rough calculation will suffice. 1? 100? 10,000? 100,000? Thanks.