Verbal

S_C, you need to develop a mod's lofty sigh of resignation rather than engage. Otherwise you'll always get the Saintsweb very own First Amendment thrown at you. ^^

But I think if we score two goals and they only get one, that counts as a win.

You never even saw your coat.

No, sadly not. They were specifically cheering the job losses. They loved it - and its been the subject of a huge amount of comment in the press.

Different to the movie.

Set your satnav to postcode PO4 8RA. Wear the red and white.

Yes. Without the common sense of women crew members, it's inevitable, surely.

Yes. Without the common sense of women crew members, it's inevitable, surely.

Isn't this what subs are supposed to do?

Isn't this what subs are supposed to do?

If it's in Humberside, those are the only kinds of guests you're going to get. Where is this going exactly?

If it's in Humberside, those are the only kinds of guests you're going to get. Where is this going exactly?

How edifying was the spectacle of Tory backbenchers cheering manically at the prospect of 500,000 people being sacked. I give the Lib Dems six months before they lose the stomach for being in any way associated with such obnoxious cretins - assuming Lib Dems have a conscience. (About which I am no longer certain, after Clegg's intemperate - and guilt-ridden? - assault on the respected IFS.)

How edifying was the spectacle of Tory backbenchers cheering manically at the prospect of 500,000 people being sacked. I give the Lib Dems six months before they lose the stomach for being in any way associated with such obnoxious cretins - assuming Lib Dems have a conscience. (About which I am no longer certain, after Clegg's intemperate - and guilt-ridden? - assault on the respected IFS.)

Yep. Funny and yet sad.

Ok, I'm confused. Why has the rabid right suddenly started foaming at the collective mouth? The sight of Bognor and dull yelling 'indeed!!' to each other, with benjii reduced to incoherent ***'s, is quite a comedy. Chill comrades!

All but £32bn of the £160bn deficit was caused by the financial crisis and its consequences. And I think anyone in a university would be amused by your first sentence.

You feel blue with a white question mark?

Well done. You've just disinvented capitalism.

Your figures are way off. The two carriers alone cost more than £10b.

Your water is wrong. This thread is to be closed because of budget cuts.

So now the the Tories have conceded that the carriers will NEVER carry jets - at least according to the Torygraph. Unless you count the French planes that will be allowed to land on them. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/8072041/Navy-aircraft-carrier-will-be-sold-after-three-years-and-never-carry-jets.html

Okay, but that's quite a serious allegation.

I think you're missing the bigger picture. How did Osborne reach his conclusion? Was it merely that chopping the carriers would cost more than building them? Leaving the gargantuan cost aside, you're going to end up with two empty carriers for an unspecified time. Surely if you decide to build the carriers, for whatever reason, you also have to take the decision to put some planes on them. That not only means looking to make savings elsewhere in the defence budget, but having a clear idea of how it all fits together as a defence strategy. But there's no sign of a defence strategic review informing any of this.

This isn't PMQ, you know. Why on earth should I or anyone else who has no political affiliation be interested in your attempt to deflect from the substance of the criticism. In the sentence you highlighted, you completely ignored the important bit. Who cares whether a politician looks foolish? It's just a statement of fact.