Reply to: George Osborne and the £10bn Budget dilemma

[BrilloPad]

The way I see it ze bank owes me - their services dropped down markedly in the last 18-24 months

Thats because all the money is going to the investment bankers. These people have speedboats to maintain you know.

[AtW]

Typical leftie hypocrite. Moan about bankers and capitalists all the time - but give you are freebie and you jump all over it.

The way I see it ze bank owes me - their services dropped down markedly in the last 18-24 months

[BrilloPad]

Probably the worst and cheapest ever - only know the date at the moment, bankers meant to sent it to me end of last year but extended deadline until end of March

Typical leftie hypocrite. Moan about bankers and capitalists all the time - but give you are freebie and you jump all over it.

You are no better than Tony Blair.

[BrilloPad]

Brillo, I love Olympic Games, but I hate all the hype. It is more about "selling the UK" than the sport, the tail wagging the dog. I especially hate opening and closing ceremonies.

I'd sooner it was held elsewhere. Then we'd have another 10 billion spare for George to spend.

Its a fair comment about the hype. But I did want to go just to take the kids. I thought there was 1 ticket site - not 1 per country. Also people should only have been allowed to apply for 1 ticket per person.

As for the money, I hate the sponsorship but I hope the games will return a profit. As technically it is the London rate payers who are on the hook for the debt - and I am one of those!

[AtW]

To what event?

Probably the worst and cheapest ever - only know the date at the moment, bankers meant to sent it to me end of last year but extended deadline until end of March

[Doggy Styles]

Brillo, I love Olympic Games, but I hate all the hype. It is more about "selling the UK" than the sport, the tail wagging the dog. I especially hate opening and closing ceremonies.

I'd sooner it was held elsewhere. Then we'd have another 10 billion spare for George to spend.

[BrilloPad]

To what event?

The mail order bride handicap.

[BrilloPad]

I am supposedly getting 2 free tickets

Thanks - that helped me alot!

I should have expected something like that as it is general.

[Doggy Styles]

I am supposedly getting 2 free tickets

To what event?

[AtW]

Olympics annoyed me because of the unfair ticket allocation.

I am supposedly getting 2 free tickets

[doodab]

Personally I am not looking forward to either. Olympics annoyed me because of the unfair ticket allocation. And the monarchy should be reduced to a ceremonial position only to bring in the tourists. And royalty just serve as a reminder that once this country ruled the biggest empire the globe has ever known and is now a tulip hole full of chavs and not a patch on Asia.

I'm not particularly looking forwards to either, primarily because I live in London and it's busy enough already. Still, at least they are spending money tarting the place up and it looks like I may have swung an overseas gig until it's over so I suppose I should be grateful.

[BrilloPad]

We have the olympics and the jubilee to look forwards to.

Personally I am not looking forward to either. Olympics annoyed me because of the unfair ticket allocation. And the monarchy should be reduced to a ceremonial position only to bring in the tourists. And royalty just serve as a reminder that once this country ruled the biggest empire the globe has ever known and is now a tulip hole full of chavs and not a patch on Asia.

[doodab]

On the other hand, economy has been flat last 4 years and will probably be flat for another 6 years.

Can't we blow the 10bn on a massive party and make us all feel good for a short while? Or is this going to happen just before the next election?

We have the olympics and the jubilee to look forwards to.

[DimPrawn]

Buy 10 small houses in Wandworth.

I believe in solid investment of public money.

We can then sell them to foreigners next year for £20bn.

[BrilloPad]

On the other hand, economy has been flat last 4 years and will probably be flat for another 6 years.

Can't we blow the 10bn on a massive party and make us all feel good for a short while? Or is this going to happen just before the next election?