Originally posted by Old Greg
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Originally posted by realityhackI read this the other day - may be true, I'd say it's quite likely given NLs record: Daily Mail articleBillions of pounds in public money have been systematically channelled to Labour strongholds over the past decade, detailed research reveals.
From lottery grants to public transport, resources have been diverted towards Labour's heartlands rather than Tory and Liberal Democrat constituencies.
No, New Labour should be concentrating on the top marginals, which is where elections are won or lost.Comment
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OK, I understand the point now. I don't necessarily take the Daily Mail as the font of truth on the NHS, and I can't comment as far as Lottery grants are concerned but...
Regional inequalities in NHS expenditure have existed for some time (pre-NL, anyway). Per-head expenditure is adjusted according to health needs in different areas. Increased health needs are correlated to deprivation which is correlated to voting Labour. The problem comes in that 'non-deprived' areas tend to be more rural and consequently tend to have smaller NHS Trusts (fewer people in their geographical catchment area). Smaller Trusts have less economies of scale so they tend to have larger budget deficits and end up laying off 300 staff while recruiting directors
I can't imagine NL ministers being any keener to p*ss off their heartlands/local MPs than any other politician by changing this state of affairs.Comment
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Old Greg, have you still got the funk?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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Originally posted by zeitghost* fount.
<in memory of Fleetie who once corrected my spelling of "favourite">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fount
Font may mean:
Typeface, a coordinated set of designs for characters, or a computer file that stores these designs (also spelt fount)
Computer font
Unicode typefaces (also known as, Unicode fonts)
The name of a HTML element, see font family (HTML)
Baptismal font, a container for holy water
An older term for fountain (also spelt fount)
Font, Switzerland, a municipality of the canton of Fribourg
Typeface, a Marvel Comics character.
Do I still have the funk? I have a lot of time for the NHS, but not for the politicians or press (particularly the Daily Mail).Comment
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Originally posted by Old GregDo I still have the funk? I have a lot of time for the NHS, but not for the politicians or press (particularly the Daily Mail).Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostEr, my point was that "font" is yet another dread Americanism... in the UK it is spelt "fount".
Not that anyone remembers this anymore of course.Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostEr, my point was that "font" is yet another dread Americanism... in the UK it is spelt "fount".
Not that anyone remembers this anymore of course.
Doomed etc.
HTH.Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostAfter some research (i.e. Google), it appears that the thing in a church they try to irritate babies with is spelled "font", but the "fount of truth" is probably more correct in British English.
Glad we've sorted that out.
Fleety would have been proud* of us.
(*that's the British English spelling of "proud" as opposed to the Altairian English spelling which is ^*^%** ).
And, while I'm at it, Altairan - Shirley?Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostAfter some research (i.e. Google), it appears that the thing in a church they try to irritate babies with is spelled "font", but the "fount of truth" is probably more correct in British English.
Glad we've sorted that out.
Fleety would have been proud* of us.
(*that's the British English spelling of "proud" as opposed to the Altairian English spelling which is ^*^%** ).Comment
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