saintfully

Or... we are ruled by a closed corporate and political elite mutually complicit in maintaining the status quo of them hoarding away loads of the worlds wealth/capital (which reduces opportunity, competition, entrepreneurship etc etc ?)

Presumbly the offer to him is along the lines of "You want to play football? Fine, rip up your contract with us an you can go." Seems like a reasonable approach from the club as far as I'm concerned. A greedy player gets paid in the short term but screws himself for the long term. The way we are playing it, the only sensible thing for Ryan to do is agree to ripping up his contract and to sign a new contract appropriate to his level with a new club?? Or maybe I know f-all and am embarassing myself? (Again).

Except Nazis, obvs.

Cheers, which hospital/trust? What do you reckon the effect of the changes will be on hospitals - rather than GP's, which is all the media seems to want to talk about?

Just out of interest, whose the 'we' you refer to? You a hospital guvnor?

Just another spiv in a government full of spivs. Or just plain incompetents? Hunt believes in the magic of homeopathy for example, and Grant Schapps internet company and hilarious recession guidebook are both tragic and inane.

Have you forgotten about the banking sector? Biggest bail out ever!

Nobody? How about the previous contributor aintforever for a start? People who complain about being disincentivised by high taxes care too much about money and not enough for the society of which they are a part.

So you agree that paying tax is necessary, worthwhile and a benefit for the country that (I presume) you love? As you say its a question of degree - whats high? 50% for someone earning over 100k doesn't sound high to me. The point surely is that if you want good services and a strong civil society it costs money and someone has to pay for it. As for waste, show me the private sector company that doesn't waste money? I feel sorry for anyone earning over 100k who is disincentivised by paying extra tax - they must have no understanding of how a successful nation functions and cares for its citizens.

Who paid for the training of the medical staff that saved your life? Tax payers. If paying tax really is a disincentive to someone then that person is ignorant and short-sighted in the extreme.

It was amazing - really captured the drama of the situation.

It's a fair point (and I'm still not entirely convinced its going to happen) 'bites stumps where fingernails used to be'

Ahem, losers.

Shift tax burden to wealth rather than income.

Excellent acronym. Great stuff.:toppa::toppa::toppa:

This. Much appreciated here too.

It's a no from me. Maybe three years ago but, as The Kraken points out, he's now too old and too predictable - I think the money could be better spent.

This is true and a pity.

Yawn. Keep trying...

This seems to be a reasonable position - hope you're pessimism proves unjustified. Personally I expect at least two more signings and a top 12 finish.

DD in enormo generalisation shock?? More explanation needed; please expand your point...

I had no idea you felt like that Alpine, why didn't you let us know?

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Lame.

He loves living in the New Forest. FACT.