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Cyberman replied

19 June 2009, 13:04
Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post

And you're loving every minute of it.

No... just saying I told you so. Labour always run out of money.
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Peoplesoft bloke replied

19 June 2009, 13:02
Originally posted by CyberGimp View Post

Well, that's nearly 500 million pounds more in debt since I started this post.

And you're loving every minute of it.
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Cyberman replied

19 June 2009, 12:57
Well, that's nearly 500 million pounds more in debt since I started this post.
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Peoplesoft bloke replied

18 June 2009, 22:47
How does one "PROVE the benefit that they provide to society? "
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Menelaus replied

18 June 2009, 22:33
Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post

Edit: And no pension either.

WHS
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Menelaus replied

18 June 2009, 22:32
Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post

Eh? how do I prove that? I have real doubts about that one. I assume you mean public when you wrote "private" though.

Oops. My bad.

Sorry about that.

e.g., if you're a strategy director for a local council - get tae ****.
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Peoplesoft bloke replied

18 June 2009, 22:25
Originally posted by Menelaus View Post

Mass (and I do mean - MASS) sackings across the private sector.

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Anyone who is not able to PROVE the benefit that they provide to society? OUT.

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Eh? how do I prove that? I have real doubts about that one. I assume you mean public when you wrote "private" though.
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stackpole replied

18 June 2009, 22:06
Originally posted by Cyberman View Post

The more I think about this the more worried I get. We are losing effectively 500 million pounds a day due to overspending..... 500,000,000 pounds a day !!

It makes you think doesn't it.

Bloody hell. £180 billion is an annual deficit of 15% of GNP!

Does anyone on here realise how serious that is? In the Euro-zone, the EU start taking action when a country reaches 3%!

Our party of government is unbelievable. Bring back Denis Healey! All is forgiven!
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Troll replied

18 June 2009, 22:06
Originally posted by Menelaus View Post

Mass (and I do mean - MASS) sackings across the private sector.

Anyone who was employed via an ad in the Guardian? OUT.

Anyone who is a "Special Advisor" to any of the political parties? OUT.

Anyone who is not able to PROVE the benefit that they provide to society? OUT.

Any head-of role (e.g., chief constable, chief executive of NHS trust...)? To be elected only.

No ******* around, no redundancy payment - get out.

Did you mean public sector?
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HairyArsedBloke replied

18 June 2009, 22:05
Originally posted by Menelaus View Post

Mass (and I do mean - MASS) sackings across the private sector.

Anyone who was employed via an ad in the Guardian? OUT.

Anyone who is a "Special Advisor" to any of the political parties? OUT.

Anyone who is not able to PROVE the benefit that they provide to society? OUT.

Any head-of role (e.g., chief constable, chief executive of NHS trust...)? To be elected only.

No ******* around, no redundancy payment - get out.

Edit: And no pension either.
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Menelaus replied

18 June 2009, 22:02
Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post

What about a windfall tax on the public sector

Mass (and I do mean - MASS) sackings across the private sector.

Anyone who was employed via an ad in the Guardian? OUT.

Anyone who is a "Special Advisor" to any of the political parties? OUT.

Anyone who is not able to PROVE the benefit that they provide to society? OUT.

Any head-of role (e.g., chief constable, chief executive of NHS trust...)? To be elected only.

No ******* around, no redundancy payment - get out.
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Peoplesoft bloke replied

18 June 2009, 21:57
Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post

What about a windfall tax on the public sector

I'd vote for a windfall tax on CyberTory.
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BoredBloke replied

18 June 2009, 21:55
What about a windfall tax on the public sector
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Menelaus replied

18 June 2009, 21:54
Originally posted by Cyberman View Post

The party with the brilliant economist Vince Cable who stated that there was a 100 Billion pounds black hole in Northern Rock finances which caused immense panic and has proven to be a complete lie. He also pushed for the nationalisation of the Rock which was totally unnecessary, proven by the fact that all debts to HMG have effectively been repaid. Thanks Vince,,,, we certainly need you as Chancellor !!!

Actually, I think that the Labour stooge Peston (so much of a toady the FT refer to the BBC as Pestowire) was more to blame than Vince Cable.

As a PhD qualified economist I'd trust him a lot more than I'd trust the current PM - even with his PhD in history.
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d000hg replied

18 June 2009, 21:51
Originally posted by Cyberman View Post

Absolutely inevitable as the money supply will have increased drastically even without the quantitative easing. The pound is also weak, and this will also unfortunately mean correspondingly much higher interest rates and taxes to cure inflation and pay back debt over the medium term which Labour will try to blame on the Tories.

IS the pound that weak right now? Just because a pound was worth two dollars for a couple of years, that coincided neatly with the housing boom and other delusions of wealth... $1.60 is hardly that low historically is it?
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