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Hi Duncan, sorry to hear your news today. I may be a conservative (with a small 'c') but I'm not anti-unions when they operate in a moderate way, which I know you do. To address Stu's point ... Perhaps one way of hitting BA's management where it hurts without affecting the "average Joe's" holiday plans would be to refuse to serve business and 1st class passengers on long haul flights. My understanding is that airlines like BA make most of their profits from the top 10% or so of their clientele so might that have been a more targetted option?

Why didn't Lowe and/or Begbies Traynor do this with SLH/SFC this time last year if this is a legitimate penalty avoiding tactic? Even if they "get away" with this can't the Football League deny them membership of the Championship if they see fit?

Conservative

Farage in plane crash this morning. Not life threatening though.

Unless it is subsequently proved to be self defence. Just because he's charged with an offence doesn't mean he's guilty.

So, a human being's character and personality have no influence whatsoever on their actions...?

And there was me doubting the insightful intellect of the British public....

Good analogy :-)

Well volunteered sir :-)

He'd have crumpled in the same way Brown has. Both weak leaders.

So, the Daily Mail article was a useful catalyst then? I knew that it was a force for good all along... ;-)

I just provided the rope. Everyone else provided their own petard. Citizens of this country should take responsibility for their own actions rather than blame the nanny state....

Mandy

Yes, I believe that is indeed the case :-)

Fair questions. I'll have to answer them in the morning though as it's nigh on impossible to multi-quote using this iPhone app. Suffice to say, I won't be answering your questions with questions ;-)

Nope. Switching companies has always been a straight forward and efficient process for me in the past. It's the candlemakers I feel most sorry for. The lack of power cuts since privatisation has hit them badly.

That remains to be seen. Perhaps...

In principle? (btw, we don't yet know how sincere he is. You're guessing he isn't, I'm guessing he is)

If (shock horror) it turns out in 5 years that cameron has indeed reformed the Tory party into something thst benefitted all, would you then consider voting for them next time? Genuine question If it helps, I once considered voting for Blair (in 2002)

Cameron has declared he is a 'one nation' conservative. Isn't one of the supposed attributes of a 'caring sharing' socialist an ability to give people the benefit of the doubt and give people a chance? How come this philosophy isn't all encompassing....? Come on, give cameron a chance...you know it's the 'nice' thing to do ;-)

hehe....yes, the irony and hypocrisy wasn't lost on me. Btw, anyone else noticed that Mandleson has not been on TV as much the last week compared to the first 3 weeks? Can't imagine why....

Hehe... :-) And the follow up question.... Name three industries that the Tories privatised that Labour had desires to re-nationalised over the last 13 years?

I don't agree with everything the Tories did in the 80s but I recognise the fact that the country needed some shock treatment by a strong leader. Even B-liar and Brown recognise Thatcher's strengths. What I also agree with you on is that the 80s take on conservatism wouldn't work in today's world, much as Blair recognised that the 70s take on Labour and Socialism wouldn't be effective in the late 90s and beyond (hence adopting Tory spending plans in their first few years back in power) All I'm advocating is that naturally leaning left people do is give the same benefit of the doubt that they were pleading with the country to give Labour in 1997. Ok, if Cameron reverts to the 80s Tory approach within the next 5 years I'll be first to put my hands up and say I was wrong but for now I believe he's as sincere in his party modernisation attempts as Blair was in his party modernisation attempts. That's all.

Quiz of the Week: Name 3 privatised industries that were more efficient/effective whilst nationalised? (whilst noting the degredation of the few services that weren't - for example the Royal Mail)

No. HTH