Whitey Grandad

Its all a question of getting the balance right. There are certain areas that have to be serviced by a state, defence, police, fire and so on. Others such as health are extensions of this. The government earns very little money through state activities, it all has to be financed by the private sector. I would argue that when government spending approaches 50% it stifles free-enterprise. 20% would be good.

It's the other way round. The bloated public sector is holding the economy down and taking money away from the private sector who could use it more wisely.

'Grossly damaging' is stretching it a bit far. We're only looking at putting things back to where they were a few years ago, if that.

Of course he does, but with an Austrian accent. Just like Hitler Thanks for the info, Alpine. I only wish I could go

How does that square with this? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/8585225/Local-government-pension-gap-balloons-to-71.5bn.html

And reduces the value of government debt.

The same thing happens in the UK but the mechanism is different. Here they just print lorryloads of money which devalues savings.

I don't like it. All I see is 'Pap' written across the front of it.

I wasn't actually thinking about the woman, as usual.

Not actually 'cuts' though, are they?

Ah, I remember it well. Who needs an orgasmatron with someone like her?

Matthew Parris from The Times a year or so ago: 1: The party's over. 2: There ain't gonna be another.

I take that back. I'm getting a message telling me that the Tapatalk API is out of date.

And also ok on IPhone Tapatalk. Thanks.

Seems to be working ok for me on hd Ipad.

They could just be where alien spacecraft have crashed?

He will be sadly missed. The programme was never the same without his knowledge and enthusiasm. May he rest in peace

The Rich Fool Go, silly worm, drudge, trudge and travel*, Despising pain, So thou may'st gain Some honour, or some golden gravel; But death the while, to fill his number, With sudden call Takes thee from all, To prove thy days but dreams and slumber. Joshua Sylvester 1563-1618 (*travel = travail, work) I came across this many years ago and as I get older its significance grows day by day.

It could just be that we aren't offering enough in the way of wages.

The problem with big tellies of this size and resolution is the lack of source material.

Yes, isn't it always right to question?

No, but it's very expensive to get there and difficult to support politically these days.

Respect. This is not a rant, rather a perfectly reasonable response to this load of shysters.

I've been to Swindon but I don't want to go back there again.

More importantly, what happened to the first fifty? Where have they gone?