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Previously on "Tory Brexit DOOM™: Goldman Sachs"

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    They should raise membership to £10 a year minimum. They would get several million Tories who will pick the least electable candidate.
    And then they would get elected by the rest of the British public.

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by NigelJK View Post
    I thought a large chunk of their income came from the TUC, with the appropriate levers available to produce their own brand of manifesto commitments?
    They should raise membership to £10 a year minimum. They would get several million Tories who will pick the least electable candidate.

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  • NigelJK
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    I thought a large chunk of their income came from the TUC, with the appropriate levers available to produce their own brand of manifesto commitments?

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by NigelJK View Post
    Just remind me again of why it is the 'workers' are so important to the wealth of the nation, oh yeah so long as they're working they are contributing to the Treasury. Last time I looked they had the Labour party to cater for their needs.
    Really? I thought Labour only looked after big business.

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  • NigelJK
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    Just remind me again of why it is the 'workers' are so important to the wealth of the nation, oh yeah so long as they're working they are contributing to the Treasury. Last time I looked they had the Labour party to cater for their needs.

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by NigelJK View Post
    They'd have to go back to their roots and start listening to the hardworking, honest, business people and owners.
    So basically you're saying that the Tories are the party of only business people, **** the workers then?

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  • NigelJK
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    They'd have to go back to their roots and start listening to the hardworking, honest, business people and owners.

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by NigelJK View Post
    I'd start with those who trade against the pound, from London, to enrich their paymasters fuelled by huge slush fund payments . If the FCA (and previously FSA) hadn't been so useless they'd have been given their marching orders years (decades) ago.
    Well that would **** up the Tories, where would they get all their donations from?

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  • northernladyuk
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    Originally posted by NigelJK View Post
    Shorting any currency in the country of origin should be outlawed.
    So would you introduce a crime of economic sabotage? What would this achieve, when such trades would just occur in other jurisdictions?

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  • NigelJK
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    Shorting any currency in the country of origin should be outlawed.

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  • northernladyuk
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    Originally posted by NigelJK View Post
    I'd start with those who trade against the pound, from London, to enrich their paymasters fuelled by huge slush fund payments . If the FCA (and previously FSA) hadn't been so useless they'd have been given their marching orders years (decades) ago.
    Will they be able to trade to back the pound?

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  • NigelJK
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    I'd start with those who trade against the pound, from London, to enrich their paymasters fuelled by huge slush fund payments . If the FCA (and previously FSA) hadn't been so useless they'd have been given their marching orders years (decades) ago.

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  • northernladyuk
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    Originally posted by NigelJK View Post
    Being an American listed company, repeatedly prosecuted here and in the states for Criminal activity, I'd say let the Germans have them.
    Which other companies operating in the UK would you also like to leave?

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  • northernladyuk
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    Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
    Excellent, I'd like to propose sas as motivational speaker when the delivery misses all critical deadlines, like "turn on database server", and fails all acceptability tests. Perhaps our BAU support monkey could stretch to data QC too? As in, "this settlement looks too small to be realistic".
    Good. Bagpuss can be in charge of accountancy. Churchill was down to help out, but wants to check first that he won't have to work for Jews.

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  • NigelJK
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    Being an American listed company, repeatedly prosecuted here and in the states for Criminal activity, I'd say let the Germans have them.

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