badgerx16

Most jewelry sold ( other than by H Samuel ); cars advertised as capable of more than 130 MPH, having engines above 150 BHP, or only having 2 seats; first class travel tickets; all champagne and 'snobby' wine; anything with a 'designer' label; any meal at a restaurant displaying or aspiring to a Michelin star; all 4 & 5 star hotel accommodation; premier league club shop sales; any private practice plastic surgery that is not for a clinically justifiable purpose. There's a good start.

Veronica

Fair's fair, I probably disagree with all of your political dogma.

I wouldn't sell my principles for a share of power. ( Nick Clegg please note ).

Stop Trident; stop the pointless super carriers; cut back on the Typhoon fighter order; tax on bank profits ( not a windfall, an annual tithe ); transaction tax on the stock market ( a fraction of a % won't hurt ); cut back on 'universal benefits' such as child tax credits ( people on over £50k pa don't need it ); stop MP's second homes; move all major whitehall departments out of London; surcharge on premier league club turnover; 35% VAT on chelsea tractors and on their fuel consumption; +2p on income tax between £30k pa & £70K, +5p thereafter; tax on all residential properties in the UK owned by non UK tax payers, ( including non-doms ); tax on second / holiday homes. VAT at +5% over normal on 'luxury' goods. And the main ones; try for a maximum of 12% budget cuts rather than 25%, and pay the deficit off a couple of years later. Also, gtf out of Afghanistan.

grip

skate

Oh come on BTF, you know full well that if we send all the eastern european immigrants home there are plenty of jobs fruit picking and washing cars that can be re-allocated to the workshy

bakerloo

puff

Without them, 7 year-old kids would miss out on their favourite joke; q) "What's the capital of England?" a) 'E' Adjust to suit your nation of choice.

vomit

Pleasant

Gorillaz - Gorillaz. Unearthed it down the back of the computer table when redecorating.

Can anybody possibly explain what they are about ? What sort of genetic experiment caused them to come into being ? And how the f@*& are they still appearing on TV ?

Introduced during John Major's premiership in 1995

St L, Is this a known issue with PayPal ? ( says he whose renewal is due and uses that process ) fool --- strawberry

desert

pop

Why do Tory lapdogs such as June maintain that Labour DELIBERATELY mismanaged the economy ? A different political ideology perhaps, placing the emphasis of fiscal policy in other areas, but the concept of Gordy and Darling maliciously destroying the nation's finances is even more ludicrous than the idea that the LDs have any real sway in the current coalition.

The honeymoon period will come to an end when the next Parliamentary session starts, and things will start getting serious. So far they have managed to justify every action as "Labour's legacy", and where services have already been cut, particularly with local councils, it seems the councils are targeted by the public as being to blame, rather than the Government for cutting the grant funding. They have also gone for some very easy PR wins - such as speed cameras and clamping on private land. Don't forget the 25% cuts due in October and the VAT rise in January. Let's see how popular they are by next Easter.

It was metioned on the news this morning that the Daily Hail ( surprisingly ) were digging at him because of his tax arrangements, and also pointing out that the way he makes most of his money is on using corporate credit to buy companies and then re-organise / asset strip them to generate maximum payback. He is excellent at generating profit for hedge fund investors, but his companies are not necessarily seen as operationally efficient. Should fit well in the public sector, especially as the Audit Commission is being replaced by private auditing companies, ( and they are BOUND to be cheaper for the public purse, aren't they ! ).

swag

TESCO in Blackpool on Friday - they were giving them away. They are nowhere near as big as they were when I was a teenager.

We went to the WW2 museum at Fort St Elmo, and found ourselves following a coach load of German tourists - quite amusing in a way as most of the exhibits seemed to be photos of Axis air raids and bits of stukas that had been shot down. I would advise to take the buses if at all possible; unless they have vastly improved the roads in the last few years, driving can be an 'experience'.