Originally posted by andrew_neil_uk
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Originally posted by DimPrawnThere you go. Wouldn't want any politically incorrect stuff on here Bag-o-Pus.The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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Dim, I have to agree with the old cloth cat here.
I had a long argument on another board about a similar thing. It got very nasty.
Remember, some of our members do have mentaly and physicaly disabled children.
[edit]Doh, he has done it while I was typing.I am not qualified to give the above advice!
The original point and click interface by
Smith and Wesson.
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Originally posted by BagpussThere is a difference between un- PC and offensive. E.g. IMHO it is never OK to call someone in a wheelchair a spastic . Of course you may think differently. Sorry, maybe I need to adopt a school bully mentality to fit in here.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Originally posted by The Lone GunmanDim, I have to agree with the old cloth cat here.
Especially considering that our disabled sportsmen and women do better than our able bodied ones.Drivel is my specialityComment
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UK inflation jumped to a 10-year high of 3% in December, raising the prospect of more interest rate increases.
Official figures showed that higher fuel costs helped to push the Consumer Prices Index up from 2.7% in November.
An increase had been expected following last week's shock rise in UK interest rates to 5.25%, but the rise was larger than analysts had forecast.
The Retail Prices Index, which includes mortgage interest payments, rose to 4.4% in December from 3.9%.
The RPI figure - which is often used as a basis for wage demands - is now at its highest level since 1991.
Hang on, so inflation goes up, so BOE put up interest rates. Peoples mortgages go up and so they need a pay rise to cover it, and this pushes up inflation, so the BOE put up interest rates and....
Is the bubble going to go pop or are house prices going to go up another 1000% this week?Comment
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Originally posted by Financial Times[The ONS said the main reason for the jump in the CPI was the rise in the price of fuels and lubricants, reflecting the increase in fuel duty which came into effect on December 6.Drivel is my specialityComment
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Originally posted by Buffoon'Lubricants! Sales of KY jelly gone through the roof as B'Liar, Brownhatter and the rest of nuLieBore shaft us all.
Either the natural juices were not flowing or he's allowed in the tradesman's entrance ...How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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