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Previously on "Frenchies on strike"

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  • Andy2
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    Originally posted by threaded View Post
    C'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet.
    You have a bee in your bonnet ?

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by Bagpuss View Post
    You have to admire the French. New parking enforcement in Paris resulted on the parking dept office being burnt down.

    They have the gumption demonstrate en-masse about the government.
    Yep, and they tend to enjoy a damn good dinner afterwards. You can’t really say they’re wrong.

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  • Bagpuss
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    You have to admire the French. New parking enforcement in Paris resulted on the parking dept office being burnt down.

    They have the gumption demonstrate en-masse about the government.

    Contrast that with the UK..
    The only thing that would force civil unrest in this country would be lack of news of Jade Goody or KFC going bust

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  • PM-Junkie
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    Originally posted by threaded View Post
    C'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet.
    Mais oui, et plus tôt le chacun cesse de travailler et cesse de payer des impôts, plus il sera pour le gouvernement mauvais et plus nous aurons une élection tôt!!

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  • denver2k
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    I'd strike if I had a salary, but seeing as I work for myself it's not really very wise. I'd sooner suggest that employees and employers join together in a 'tax strike', withholding taxes until a general election is held.
    Wait till you get benched....It will be all set for you to strike .....

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  • Cyberman
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    Originally posted by PM-Junkie View Post
    General strike in France today in protest about naff economic policies.

    Time we did the same perhaps?

    They are striking because of public sector cuts. I don't see any here yet do you ?

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  • threaded
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    Originally posted by PM-Junkie View Post
    By "we" I didn't mean "we" as in "us", I meant "we" as in "them" as in "those who earn a salary" or as in "those who earned a salary but don't now because they've lost their job"

    ...or "anyone who hates Labour"
    C'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet.

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  • PM-Junkie
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    I'd strike if I had a salary, but seeing as I work for myself it's not really very wise. I'd sooner suggest that employees and employers join together in a 'tax strike', withholding taxes until a general election is held.
    By "we" I didn't mean "we" as in "us", I meant "we" as in "them" as in "those who earn a salary" or as in "those who earned a salary but don't now because they've lost their job"

    ...or "anyone who hates Labour"

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by PM-Junkie View Post
    General strike in France today in protest about naff economic policies.

    Time we did the same perhaps?
    I'd strike if I had a salary, but seeing as I work for myself it's not really very wise. I'd sooner suggest that employees and employers join together in a 'tax strike', withholding taxes until a general election is held.

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  • AlfredJPruffock
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    Originally posted by PM-Junkie View Post
    General strike in France today in protest about naff economic policies.

    Time we did the same perhaps?
    There is no need to strike in the UK workers paradise - striking is a disesase from states cursed by capitalism comrade PMJ.

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  • PM-Junkie
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    Frenchies on strike

    General strike in France today in protest about naff economic policies.

    Time we did the same perhaps?
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