Reply to: New Labaour - What have they actually improved in 10+ yrs

[ace00]

Nu Labour continues brave fight to consolidate Britain's position as number 1 surveillance state in all World:

Councils get power to ‘spy’ on your e-mail and net use
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4518226.ece
Councils and health authorities are to be given the right to access e-mail and internet records under surveillance powers to be introduced next year, the Home Office said yesterday.

I liked this bit:

But yesterday the Home Office admitted that data would be held for much wider purposes than tackling terrorism and serious crime – and hundreds more organisations would be able to access it.

The emergency services, the Serious Organised Crime Agency, every local council, health authorities, the Post Office, Home Office, Ministry of Defence, Health and Safety Executive, Food Standards Agency and Post Office will have access to the information.

Food Standards Agency ,ffs

I guess this is what they meant by listening & learning,

[HairyArsedBloke]

That's odd. In 1997 I was a contractor working in the City and minted......

[Gonzo]

Standards of living has improved and people are better off. (sic)

Or at least I am.

When Labour got in in 1997 I was a permie working out in the sticks earning £9000 a year and living in a bedsit.

Now I am a contractor working in the City and minted.

Well done nu Liebour

EDIT: On balance that might be in spite of New Labour and not because of them.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Where is the 'improved absolutely nothing' option ?

Alongside the "I would vote for a monkey if it wore a blue rosette" option

[Cyberman]

Where is the 'improved absolutely nothing' option ?

[EternalOptimist]

300 times a day is a bit worrying as I haven’t been out the flat since Thursday! I’ve got to go out tomorrow; I’m out of tinfoil.

try putting ten pence pieces on a railway line, it goes very thin , then you wont have to go out to buy tinfoil

[HairyArsedBloke]

Britain is now the number 1 surveillance state in all Oceania.

"It is commonly estimated that the average Briton crosses the line of sight of a security camera 300 times each day."

300 times a day is a bit worrying as I haven’t been out the flat since Thursday! I’ve got to go out tomorrow; I’m out of tinfoil.

[DimPrawn]

Britain is also a world leader in weapons of mass destruction and other deadly exports.

Boomed!

[ace00]

Britain is now the number 1 surveillance state in all Oceania.

"It is commonly estimated that the average Briton crosses the line of sight of a security camera 300 times each day."

And we also have a fantastic DNA database.

[TimberWolf]

No, oh dear, etc. You missed the "P", hence my don't take the Pee. It's what's known as a pun. Later, I will introduce the more complex concept of irony.

Jokes aren't funny when you explain them.

On a more serious note, I was thinking it would be a good idea to create all-comer events at the Olympics, and this to include paraplegics. To be fair, able-bodied athletes could use springs etc too. It might make for advances in self propelled transportation devices, but this wouldn't be appropriate to extend some existing events such as the marathon since everyone would be using recumbent bikes or somesuch instead of running, but for 100 metres, swimming, high jump long jump, etc, it could be quite exciting.

[Diver]

Keeping government simplied i.e. Tax Credits

People give pay details and pays tax to Dept A

Dept B asks you how much you were paid

Dept C pays back some of the tax

Dept D tells you Dept C has paid back too much

Dept E tries to get the overpayment back

Dept F tells you that you have been overpaid in Tax Credits that you never received and never applied for in the first place.

[foritisme]

Keeping government simplied i.e. Tax Credits

People give pay details and pays tax to Dept A

Dept B asks you how much you were paid

Dept C pays back some of the tax

Dept D tells you Dept C has paid back too much

Dept E tries to get the overpayment back

[Diver]

No, oh dear, etc. You missed the "P", hence my don't take the Pee. It's what's known as a pun. Later, I will introduce the more complex concept of irony.

That's like woody only harder, Right?

[Bob Dalek]

Far from it, I would like to see them competing against able-bodied athletes.

No, oh dear, etc. You missed the "P", hence my don't take the Pee. It's what's known as a pun. Later, I will introduce the more complex concept of irony.

[EternalOptimist]

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