badgerx16

I get the impression that all changes of Government involve such 'jokes' - the best one has to be the ( possibly apocryphal ) Clinton staff removing all the Ws from the keyboards when George Bush Jr took over the White House.

They get reduced benefits until they reach National Pensionable Age. http://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/members/members9.htm#anchor5

It seems he was only following historical procedent; "The letter recalls a similar note left by Tory Reginald Maudling to his Labour successor James Callaghan in 1964: "Good luck, old **** ... Sorry to leave it in such a mess."" [ From the Grauniad ]

Malcolm

Because it doesn't match their agenda, which is derived from what they read in the Daily Hail.

Don't they sell those in Anne Summers ?

StG, could you do me a favour - look up and publish on here the US national debt, ta Here's a clue http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ According to that, as of now, YOU owe over US$41,900. Edit: and as for working with a budget deficit, this is what they are doing on your side of the pond; (Reuters) - The United States posted an $82.69 billion deficit in April, nearly four times the $20.91 billion shortfall registered in April 2009 and the largest on record for that month, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday. "White House budget director Peter Orszag told Reuters Insider in an interview on Wednesday that the United States must tackle its deficits quickly to avoid the kind of debt crisis that hit Greece." ( from http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64B53W20100512 ) What is that saying about people in glass houses ?

I can't afford to drop it, it's all I'll have left once GO gets going

Stop going off script. Remember the mantra "Labour bad - Tory good, Labour bad - Tory good,....", repeat ad nauseum ( literally )

And Maggie's cabal outsourced large chunks of the civil service IT function to Arthur Andersen, who purely by coincidence could count Edwina Currie's husband and brother-in-law amongst their senior executives. They also played a major part in the scandalous collapse of Wessex Helicopters. I am not claiming that Labour are blameless, but don't kid yourself this lot will be any better.

Just to keep you fully informed, both my wife and I work in the public sector, and will be directly affected by whatever spending squeeze was going to be applied by whoever won the election. However, I do find it quite funny how some people treat every word of drivel peddled by the Daily Hail as gospel.

And the problem with LibDems sucking up to their Tory masters, is that they left their sense of humour at the door when they signed the ConDem subserviance pact.

Interestingly Radio 4 included that, and comment from his Labour predecessor in the 5 o'clock bulletin, but then left it out of the 6 o'clock one :confused: Conspiracy theory concerning the licence fee anybody ?

Please don't encourage him !!!

With Damon Hill as the ex-driver cum steward, of course he did :smt081

She claims on her blog that they were having an affair, but also says it was her that wanted to end it, as she was unhappy about 'dating' a married man Obviously a conniving, callous, cow, and typical of the modern "let's sh@g somebody so I can "kiss and tell"' mentality the tabloids have created.

And some of us country folk on here have, and still believe that hunting foxes with a pack of hounds is barbaric.:cool:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/8683899.stm

Preston have just been served with a winding up petition by HMRC !!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/8683899.stm

186-1 now :-(

Last night spent a few minutes browsing YouTube, watched the following; Status Quo - Gerdundula & Mystery Song Ash - Bun Baby Burn & Teenage Kicks Travis - Hit Me Baby ( One More Time ) Edit: forgot Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar ( the video with all the diiiirty girls )

Pinball

Wheelnut

It's not a response to the one article, it's an opinion borne of years of the fool, you could, for instance, pop over to the Motoring forum and find my opinion of Top Gear. Whilst I admit I find some of his musings on the French, the Germans, and most particularly the States, entertaining, it does not detract from a long burning and overwhelming desire to see his smug visage ground into the dust. The man is a bufoon; he was before this article was written, and he continues to be so.

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