Not sure what your alluding to here RR2 (we aren't all oiks in this area you know ,) but it's actually technically in Brighton, although on the border with Hove. It's in Caroline Lucas' constituency.rebeccariots2 wrote:Waitrose in Hove.George Osborne @George_Osborne 2h2 hours ago
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Hiya Orphy, trust me, I'd be delighted for a bunch of new posters to turn up. We've got the capacity, the structure, I hope what would be considered sensible moderation and a wish to expand the gaffe a bit.thatchersorphan wrote:Bella announced today that the YTU thread is closing after today. Not sure if one of the regular chatters wants to put the link to here in it http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... 28-january" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , I tried the other day as some of us are leaving because of beta, but was told by another poster there (who I don't think is a member here) that you wouldn't welcome them here en-masse, so if you welcome new people (which I thought was the case) it may be best if one of you posts the link to here for them.
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I'm doing a reverse Emily Thornberry (very hard move - you have to study years to be able to do one of them). You - the reader - have to infer for yourself what you will from my provocatively banal statement.pk1 wrote:Not sure what your alluding to here RR2 (we aren't all oiks in this area you know ,) but it's actually technically in Brighton, although on the border with Hove. It's in Caroline Lucas' constituency.rebeccariots2 wrote:Waitrose in Hove.George Osborne @George_Osborne 2h2 hours ago
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This is good as well.rebeccariots2 wrote:Excellent explanation re the fracking votes and related matters from Shelia Gilmore via the link she gives here:
Sheila Gilmore @SheilaGilmoreMP 21m21 minutes ago
A number of people have contacted me about fracking. I have posted my response on my website: http://www.sheilagilmore.co.uk/fracking ... ture-bill/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …
http://utilitiesscotland.com/2015/01/27 ... -fracking/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I bet he's got all sorts of nice little earners lined up...Otherwise he wouldn't be spouting such shite.RobertSnozers wrote:That may well be true but in the case of people like Mandelson and Milburn, they have had their day and seemingly voluntarily moved on - Milburn stepped down as an MP and has been doing rather well out of acting as a consultant to anyone who will pay him, including the coalition and the Australian Labour Party. Unless he hopes a future Blairite Labour leader will ennoble him and give him a role in the Lords? Mandelson has enjoyed spending more time with his ego and oligarch's yachts since 2010 and can have no further hope of any sort of career in parliament.ohsocynical wrote:
They are bitter and twisted because their man didn't win. When your man doesn't win your chances of rising to the top are practically nil...Some Blairites swallowed their craw, toed the party line - mostly - and have managed to hang on. Some like Milburn and the other twat were tooproudpissed off to grovel. And this is the result.
But I think it becomes clearer when you see Milburn's interests in private healthcare and Mandelson's ****ing massive house.
All parties are going to have to come to terms with those nice little earners not being acceptable. Cameron will ignore. That's a given, but Ed needs to really get tough.
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Once again I apologise for my language, but I am so angry I think I'd fetch him one if we met.
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Waitrose announces plans to create 2,000 new jobs in Britainpk1 wrote:Not sure what your alluding to here RR2 (we aren't all oiks in this area you know ,) but it's actually technically in Brighton, although on the border with Hove. It's in Caroline Lucas' constituency.rebeccariots2 wrote:Waitrose in Hove.George Osborne @George_Osborne 2h2 hours ago
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Supermarket firm to embark on store-opening spree following strong Christmas trading
http://www.theguardian.com/business/201 ... 0-new-jobs
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What happened to when ministers and politicians went to the House of Commons to make announcements on important economic figures - or did an interview in a stateroom somewhere with a suitably sensible backdrop - or stood out on Westminster green with the cars whizzing around them? When they had gravitas and relied on the sense of occasion and the importance of the announcement to carry the day.
There's far too much of this wafting about the country ... going into car factories .... driving tractors .... busting their trousers while dangling on zipwires ... wearing hard hats .... wearing hi viz vests in Christmas tree plantations ..... going to bloody Waitrose in Hove to announce the latest GDP figures hoping we're all more interested in what he put in his basket than the grinning porky spin he spouts!
There's far too much of this wafting about the country ... going into car factories .... driving tractors .... busting their trousers while dangling on zipwires ... wearing hard hats .... wearing hi viz vests in Christmas tree plantations ..... going to bloody Waitrose in Hove to announce the latest GDP figures hoping we're all more interested in what he put in his basket than the grinning porky spin he spouts!
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Co-op Bank likely in trouble?rebeccariots2 wrote:I'm doing a reverse Emily Thornberry (very hard move - you have to study years to be able to do one of them). You - the reader - have to infer for yourself what you will from my provocatively banal statement.pk1 wrote:Not sure what your alluding to here RR2 (we aren't all oiks in this area you know ,) but it's actually technically in Brighton, although on the border with Hove. It's in Caroline Lucas' constituency.rebeccariots2 wrote: Waitrose in Hove.
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Services again - that chart with the growth figures where the other three sectors aren't even back up to their pre-2011 level was telling.citizenJA wrote:Waitrose announces plans to create 2,000 new jobs in Britainpk1 wrote:Not sure what your alluding to here RR2 (we aren't all oiks in this area you know ,) but it's actually technically in Brighton, although on the border with Hove. It's in Caroline Lucas' constituency.rebeccariots2 wrote: Waitrose in Hove.
Supermarket firm to embark on store-opening spree following strong Christmas trading
http://www.theguardian.com/business/201 ... 0-new-jobs
Rebalancing my arse.
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Osborne at a Waitrose & a great big article splashed out in the Business section about that retail establishment intending to hire a couple thousand people.
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This is rather like Mornington Crescent.ohsocynical wrote:Co-op Bank likely in trouble?rebeccariots2 wrote:I'm doing a reverse Emily Thornberry (very hard move - you have to study years to be able to do one of them). You - the reader - have to infer for yourself what you will from my provocatively banal statement.pk1 wrote: Not sure what your alluding to here RR2 (we aren't all oiks in this area you know ,) but it's actually technically in Brighton, although on the border with Hove. It's in Caroline Lucas' constituency.
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The ONS figures today are explicitly clear - it's retail services at the top of the GDP.
Interestingly, the long-term financial service sector percentages are receding.
I'll get the ONS links in a minute.
Interestingly, the long-term financial service sector percentages are receding.
I'll get the ONS links in a minute.
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Don't apologise, no need, me I am trying to get my head around the Poison Dwarf, Cairns, saying Wales has gone backward under Labour, 200,000 never worked, more benefit culture etc yet it's the second fastest growing area in the country, not that that counts for jack shit.ohsocynical wrote:Once again I apologise for my language, but I am so angry I think I'd fetch him one if we met.
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Of course the Blairites want Labour to lose! Bro' David didn't get the gig, and a Labour defeat in May would bring his return and coronation a step closer. Also, Milburn is deeply implicated since he's become a shill for private health firms and taken their dollar - literally. You look closely and you'll see the the much vaunted Third Way was nothing more than a chance for some faux lefties to usher in the companies into the NHS et al from which they would receive remuneration in the future as a 'thank you'.RobertSnozers wrote:Why do they do it? Mandelson and Milburn and that crowd? They must know that the media just needs half a sniff of an anti-Labour story to jump all over it, and Milburn's comments were clearly timed to upstage Burnham's speech - even though he didn't seem to know what was in it. Their time has come and gone and they are not part of the political landscape any more. I can't help feeling that if Douglas Hurd or John Patten attempted to derail a major speech by a current Tory frontbencher, their intervention would be a footnote in the story at best.ErnstRemarx wrote:A (very) brief visit to the Graun website confirmed my immediate suspicions - Milburn's comments are the big news story (Wintour and Watt in there, natch), whilst there's no report per se of Burnham's comprehensive plan for Labour.
Expect the Graun to come out for anyone - anyone at all - before they recommend voting Labour.
It leaves me feeling that the outmoded Blairites are hoping for Labour to lose in May so one of their chosen can take over. It didn't work in 2010, so why do they think it will now?
File under 'shite', along with Progress.
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So, basically Lucas lied? Phew, this 'new politics' is taking some getting used to.pk1 wrote:
(my bold)Bad news - last night MPs voted to give the green light to fracking across the UK. 50 MPs broke ranks to vote against the plans, but it wasn’t enough. [1] Trespass laws have changed: now dirty energy companies can apply to drill for oil and gas under our homes.
Days like today are difficult. But we urgently need to channel our frustration into hope - because tomorrow, Lancashire County Council could vote to block fracking in Lancashire. [2] Local councils still have the power to block fracking, so this is a test case. Council by council, we could start to turn the tide.
38 Degrees members in Lancashire are pushing their council hard to do the right thing tomorrow. In the wake of yesterday’s vote, let’s stand with them - and prove that across the country, we’re not done fighting yet. Please add your name to a huge message of support for 38 Degrees members fighting fracking in Lancashire:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/back-lancashire" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
38 degrees has this all arse about face & are being disingenuous when they state:
http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;MPs weren’t even given the chance to vote on changes to trespass laws, because the debate went on so long.
The f-ing debate was only given 2 hours, not that it went on for hours & hours !!
Talking of fracking & disingenuous, I notice Caroline Lucas said last night:
.@DianaJohnsonMP @AnnMSinnott Misleading! Labour chose to push other votes, leaving no time for Amt 51 - was told by Speaker I couldn't move
yet curiously I can't find a Hansard record of her being told this.......
edit to add:
Found what I suspect Lucas was referring to & it's not the Speaker that denied her but Amber Rudd who was speaking for the govt at the time - a far different matter to that as claimed by Lucas !
Amendments, 51, 56 and 47 are not necessary. I have already outlined why the underground access provisions are required. Many other industries already access underground land beneath peoples’ homes, in order to lay cables and build infrastructure such as water pipes and tunnels. I ask that hon. Members do not press these amendments.
Caroline Lucas rose—
Amber Rudd: I shall not take any more interventions, as I must finish my comments.
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The Wikepedia entry was interesting. A finger in a lot of pies.ErnstRemarx wrote:Of course the Blairites want Labour to lose! Bro' David didn't get the gig, and a Labour defeat in May would bring his return and coronation a step closer. Also, Milburn is deeply implicated since he's become a shill for private health firms and taken their dollar - literally. You look closely and you'll see the the much vaunted Third Way was nothing more than a chance for some faux lefties to usher in the companies into the NHS et al from which they would receive remuneration in the future as a 'thank you'.RobertSnozers wrote:Why do they do it? Mandelson and Milburn and that crowd? They must know that the media just needs half a sniff of an anti-Labour story to jump all over it, and Milburn's comments were clearly timed to upstage Burnham's speech - even though he didn't seem to know what was in it. Their time has come and gone and they are not part of the political landscape any more. I can't help feeling that if Douglas Hurd or John Patten attempted to derail a major speech by a current Tory frontbencher, their intervention would be a footnote in the story at best.ErnstRemarx wrote:A (very) brief visit to the Graun website confirmed my immediate suspicions - Milburn's comments are the big news story (Wintour and Watt in there, natch), whilst there's no report per se of Burnham's comprehensive plan for Labour.
Expect the Graun to come out for anyone - anyone at all - before they recommend voting Labour.
It leaves me feeling that the outmoded Blairites are hoping for Labour to lose in May so one of their chosen can take over. It didn't work in 2010, so why do they think it will now?
File under 'shite', along with Progress.
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Lets be kind. Call it generously enlarged the truth.ErnstRemarx wrote:So, basically Lucas lied? Phew, this 'new politics' is taking some getting used to.pk1 wrote:
(my bold)Bad news - last night MPs voted to give the green light to fracking across the UK. 50 MPs broke ranks to vote against the plans, but it wasn’t enough. [1] Trespass laws have changed: now dirty energy companies can apply to drill for oil and gas under our homes.
Days like today are difficult. But we urgently need to channel our frustration into hope - because tomorrow, Lancashire County Council could vote to block fracking in Lancashire. [2] Local councils still have the power to block fracking, so this is a test case. Council by council, we could start to turn the tide.
38 Degrees members in Lancashire are pushing their council hard to do the right thing tomorrow. In the wake of yesterday’s vote, let’s stand with them - and prove that across the country, we’re not done fighting yet. Please add your name to a huge message of support for 38 Degrees members fighting fracking in Lancashire:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/back-lancashire" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
38 degrees has this all arse about face & are being disingenuous when they state:
http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;MPs weren’t even given the chance to vote on changes to trespass laws, because the debate went on so long.
The f-ing debate was only given 2 hours, not that it went on for hours & hours !!
Talking of fracking & disingenuous, I notice Caroline Lucas said last night:
.@DianaJohnsonMP @AnnMSinnott Misleading! Labour chose to push other votes, leaving no time for Amt 51 - was told by Speaker I couldn't move
yet curiously I can't find a Hansard record of her being told this.......
edit to add:
Found what I suspect Lucas was referring to & it's not the Speaker that denied her but Amber Rudd who was speaking for the govt at the time - a far different matter to that as claimed by Lucas !
Amendments, 51, 56 and 47 are not necessary. I have already outlined why the underground access provisions are required. Many other industries already access underground land beneath peoples’ homes, in order to lay cables and build infrastructure such as water pipes and tunnels. I ask that hon. Members do not press these amendments.
Caroline Lucas rose—
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Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams is "frustrated and disappointed" with polling figures that show them 6th in Wales behind UKIP, excuse moi, but WTF!
Down Cardiff bay last week, sauntering about, no woeful Lib Dems or PC AMs about though, damn shame that.
Down Cardiff bay last week, sauntering about, no woeful Lib Dems or PC AMs about though, damn shame that.
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hello. kizbot here. just dropped in from the socialist republic of greece to say hi..
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I watched that - they weren't impressed at all by his seeming ability to be able to run a business at the same time as being a HT.ohsocynical wrote:Anti Academies @antiacademies 21 secs22 seconds ago
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Neither were they impressed by his ability to trouser vast sums of cash from a company run from assets built on publicly owned land.
It got very heated...and he came out of it looking shifty and grasping.
I loved the bit where he and the DfE officials disputed who was responsible for the land - could the company he controls sell it without DfE permission - the DfE said one thing, Martin disagreed.
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Good to see youkizbot wrote:hello. kizbot here. just dropped in from the socialist republic of greece to say hi..
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Yassas kizbot.kizbot wrote:hello. kizbot here. just dropped in from the socialist republic of greece to say hi..
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Hiya Kizbot, lovely to see you. Hope that party is going well?kizbot wrote:hello. kizbot here. just dropped in from the socialist republic of greece to say hi..
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Did you know Alan Milburn used to be a Marxist, or a Trotskyist, and heavily involved n CND?ohsocynical wrote:Ahhh. This Alan Milburn
Establishment of Foundation Trust Hospitals and the Mid Staffs Hospital scandal.
In 2002 Milburn introduced NHS foundation trusts, "described at the time as a sort of halfway house between the public and private sectors".
Between January 2005 and March 2009 there was a major scandal involving poor care at Stafford Hospital, a small district general hospital in Staffordshire. The Guardian highlights the hospital trust board's goal to attain Foundation trust status as a reason that the care was so bad.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... -deal.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1059310 ... llion.html
Edited to add: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Milburn
Ed should have done a bit of house cleaning. Especially with this one.
Very interesting, very sardonic article about hml from the Socialist Party of GB:
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Actually.rebeccariots2 wrote:Waitrose in Hove.George Osborne @George_Osborne 2h2 hours ago
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http://schoolsimprovement.net/nicola-st ... or-schools" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Perhaps some exaggeration but seems SNP are going to move towards primary school testing.
They'll probably not go to English extremes, but all a bit "New Labour", isn't it?
Interesting to see they withdrew from some international tests. Except PISA. Doubtless this is because they genuinely think it's the only good one, and not because they paid PISA to tell them what to do?
Perhaps some exaggeration but seems SNP are going to move towards primary school testing.
They'll probably not go to English extremes, but all a bit "New Labour", isn't it?
Interesting to see they withdrew from some international tests. Except PISA. Doubtless this is because they genuinely think it's the only good one, and not because they paid PISA to tell them what to do?
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Don't worry - on your 53rd wedding anniversary, you can say what you want. Look it up, it's in the rules.ohsocynical wrote:Once again I apologise for my language, but I am so angry I think I'd fetch him one if we met.
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I'm loving the idea of Mornington Crescent.
Somehow I think it could involve all our least favourite politicians and commentators. And the game would perhaps be called Dan Hodges.
Right I'm starting.
Danny Alexander.
Somehow I think it could involve all our least favourite politicians and commentators. And the game would perhaps be called Dan Hodges.
Right I'm starting.
Danny Alexander.
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Are we allowing diagonals? Really?RobertSnozers wrote:Swiss Cottagerebeccariots2 wrote: This is rather like Mornington Crescent.
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That might have finished us off before we've played!PaulfromYorkshire wrote:I'm loving the idea of Mornington Crescent.
Somehow I think it could involve all our least favourite politicians and commentators. And the game would perhaps be called Dan Hodges.
Right I'm starting.
Danny Alexander.
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Michael Gove
(I'm playing by the newly devolved Scottish rules by the way)
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Is it really allowed to go from Beaker to McVile? It's simply too awful to contemplate.rebeccariots2 wrote:Esther McVey
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BTW - we're playing Portsmouth rules (Mike Hancock / AKA Peg Leg = Mornington Crescent).
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rebeccariots2 wrote:BTW - we're playing Portsmouth rules (Mike Hancock / AKA Peg Leg = Mornington Crescent).
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Hmm Are we playing Erskine May rules?PaulfromYorkshire wrote:I'm loving the idea of Mornington Crescent.
Somehow I think it could involve all our least favourite politicians and commentators. And the game would perhaps be called Dan Hodges.
Right I'm starting.
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Under the newly devolved Scottish rules, yes, perfectly legal diagonal move.ErnstRemarx wrote:Are we allowing diagonals? Really?RobertSnozers wrote:Swiss Cottagerebeccariots2 wrote: This is rather like Mornington Crescent.
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Cool! Yia sou kizbot! Ti kanete?kizbot wrote:hello. kizbot here. just dropped in from the socialist republic of greece to say hi..
Great you've joined/posted, and lucky you, living in the most progressive capital in the EU! please keep with us, I'm sure you've got lots of goodies on what's occurrin' in Greece.
Thavmassious!
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Re: Tuesday 27th January 2015
But if we don't we have to go back and see Danny Alexander in a split thigh dress approaching No 10 from the Westminster underpass. So have to have McVile ...PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Is it really allowed to go from Beaker to McVile? It's simply too awful to contemplate.rebeccariots2 wrote:Esther McVey
Working on the wild side.
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Re: Tuesday 27th January 2015
Just sat here wondering how much health insurance for a family of 4 would cost in the States. Not sure how full the cover would be because it varies from company to company. Suspect you'd only get basic cover for that amount.
But the sum is $22,000 which converts to roughly £14,520 a year.
Can you imagine the screams of dismay at having to fork out that sort of money? But if you want your kids teeth kept up together and all their vaccinations and your yearly health check that's what you have to pay. And why the poor have to make do with only basic emergency care being free.
Course the more kids you have, the more it costs
That's what Farage wants to see.
But the sum is $22,000 which converts to roughly £14,520 a year.
Can you imagine the screams of dismay at having to fork out that sort of money? But if you want your kids teeth kept up together and all their vaccinations and your yearly health check that's what you have to pay. And why the poor have to make do with only basic emergency care being free.
Course the more kids you have, the more it costs
That's what Farage wants to see.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. – Aesop
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Re: Tuesday 27th January 2015
We need some order...
Margaret Hodge
Margaret Hodge
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Re: Tuesday 27th January 2015
Difficult; Lord McAlpine (yes, he counts).AngryAsWell wrote:Michael Gove
(I'm playing by the newly devolved Scottish rules by the way)
Is it possible to be 'in spoon' with this variant?
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Re: Tuesday 27th January 2015
Ouch, going to have to deviate on that one.ErnstRemarx wrote:Difficult; Lord McAlpine (yes, he counts).AngryAsWell wrote:Michael Gove
(I'm playing by the newly devolved Scottish rules by the way)
Is it possible to be 'in spoon' with this variant?
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Re: Tuesday 27th January 2015
And just imagine. Your family might be fit as fleas all year, but you still have to pay your £14,520 because your neighbour might be having a really big operation on his insurance, and someone has to pay for it.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. – Aesop
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Re: Tuesday 27th January 2015
Simon Hughes!
The straight choice!
The straight choice!