Recession Blog Apology

[Spacecadet]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7748085.stm

what offence could he have caused?

[Platypus]

He said: "Interestingly on many counts, recession can be good for us. People tend to smoke less, drink less alcohol, eat less rich food and spend time at home with their families."

Anyone who spends all their time at the pub smoking, drinking and eating steak and chips while ignoring their families would be mightily offended at the suggestion that their behaviour should be seen in a bad light.

[Spacecadet]

Anyone who spends all their time at the pub smoking, drinking and eating steak and chips while ignoring their families would be mightily offended at the suggestion that their behaviour should be seen in a bad light.

Thanks, I must have missed that

Right, i'm off to the pub before the wife starts nagging at me for smoking again

[BrilloPad]

I thought recessions were a natural part f the business cycle?

[threaded]

Gosh a Tory makes a little joke and it's all over the papers with graphic blow by blow details of each syllable.

Gordo fscks up the entire economy and goes on a massive borrowing, taxing and spending bender and hardly a murmur.

[EternalOptimist]

Gosh a Tory makes a little joke and it's all over the papers with graphic blow by blow details of each syllable.

Gordo fscks up the entire economy and goes on a massive borrowing, taxing and spending bender and hardly a murmur.

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