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We had 55% possession according to the BBC. oh well, better finishing needed. 1-0 is a close result.

Shaw limps off.

Are you sure it wasn't his wallet?

By 'this thing' I presume you mean 'Portsmouth Football Club'?

Oops, misread something elsewhere

Me too, just as long as WBA (oops) get four.

Not to us, but 'tis the nature of the beast.

Booing is all part of the pantomime.

Of course it was, but what was the point of the whole exercise? Taking British cars to Argentina always had the potential to be problematic. I would have thought that when you are visiting a distant country with whom we had been at war in recent times then you should act with respect for the local sensitivities at all times and not go looking for trouble. Why didn't they just hire an Argentinian car in the first place?

I can't see how it matters who pays his compensation. The only difference could be a matter of possible income tax but surely any payment would eventually come from Tottenham.

I suspect there were others apart from Koeman who had been earmarked. Just in case, like.

When it comes to architecture suddenly everyone's an expert.

I love them, ever since I got my first pocket transistor radio for Christmas 1963. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME:

Thanks, nice to read

Most sh*t usually is a sh*tty tan colour, to be fair.

I said I thought it was ridiculous, and in the case of Starbucks a downright fiddle. I think you'd have trouble structuring your business to match their model.

Yes, universally acknowledged as a ridiculous situation but not enough on their own to make a lot of difference. These examples do, of course, employ people and pay all the associated personal and infrastructure taxes.

The whole point of the flat tax rate is that it is the only rate, nothing else, no tax-free thresholds or anything, somewhere around 20% is often mooted. A lot of other restructuring would need to take place too and I cannot see it ever being implemented in the UK but a surprising (to me at least) number of countries use it : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_tax Yes, wastage, oh dear, far too much is frittered. The problem is that government-funded institutions think they can just go back to the bottomless well every time that they have a problem to solve.

This is one where I agree with you - scary You're right about the overall burden, 50% is not far off but it depends on how you lump in all the various revenues. Don't forget the NI on earnings and alo the employer's contribution - that's part of your salary too and should be counted as such.

I wasn't trying to be snobbish, just stating a fact. We seldom eat out unless we are on holiday or travelling and never go to pubs or suchlike. I'm legally diabetic but at the moment am controlling it by eating sensibly and exercising whenever possible but after my heart problems of a couple of years ago I feel I ought to moderate my alcohol intake which is difficult when you've built up a wine cellar of over 200 bottles. I enjoy a celebratory bottle of beer at home whenever Saints win so that's a lot more often than it used to be but I don't overdo it and savour every sip. In recent times we have been taking holidays such as cruises or caravanning with the odd road trip to Scotland and Scandinavia which I'm trying to fit in before they take my licence away. Which is all a long-winded way of saying that the only time we eat out is in hotels or holiday places when we're abroad. We find that the problem with Britain is the time you spend waiting for them to bring your order, even when the restaurant is almost empty. *No, I've never had swan but when I was up at Cambridge they used to serve it over at May Balls at St. John's College. My mate tried it and said it was nothing special but I think it was the presentation, they'd run out of menials to use as seving dishes. Or should that be 'servant dishes'?. At Christ's we had stuff like 'Croûte à l'italienne' and 'Jugged Hare', they put me off posh nosh for life. Yet no matter who we are we should patronise these eating establishments and hostelries as much as possible. 'It is the business of the wealthy man to give employment to the artisan.' Hilaire Belloc

Very true. He's a much better player than when he joined us.

It's the same with me. Ever since their first public appeal when I thought their was something not right about Kate's demeanour, a slightly pained wistful look as though she knew that the poor girl was not coming back. It's just a feeling, nothing more than that.

Nor I. That's because I never go near the places.

The media control the agenda which is why some people want to control the media. It's difficult to get up in arms when there's such a sh1t poor turn out at general elections. Local elections are even worse.

Great news, a good reward for him.