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[AndyNeil]

thenodrog, a provocateur extraordinaire.....well I never!

[thenodrog]

Isn't that a brand of ladies underwear?

[Steve Moss]

Lets reword your argument Gordon.

Can you provide links to disprove your theory that she wasnt extreme?

I'm no expert, but aren't you asking him to prove a negative? It's the equivalent of the judge telling a defendant, "Prove your innocence."

[thenodrog]

Cant you see hes floundering Steve?

[SouthAussieRover]

No he's not he's just playing your game.

[yoda]

Now it's correct I agree with you; nothing at all.

You know bloody well what the point was. Jim has the right idea.

No he's not he's just playing your game.

what game was Scargill playing here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-25681118

[Guest Norbert]

Well it wasn't for 100 hairdos a year during the strike it is safe to say.

[yoda]

Well it wasn't for 100 hairdos a year during the strike it is safe to say.

Its still hand in the till though

[Al]

And what has this to do with Thatcher closing down manufacturing industry in the North of England?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Very interesting article in todays Guardian comparing the way the Norwegian government used their North Sea Oil windfall with the way the British government used ours. Ours has been completely squandered in tax cuts mainly benefitting the rich. This consequently forced house prices up to a level were young people can't afford to buy. Norway wisely invested the windfall in the national infrastructure.

[thenodrog]

Did it mention the key fact behind this that Norway are NOT in the eu and in turn not having to pay through the nose for the priviledge ?

And what has this to do with Thatcher closing down manufacturing industry in the North of England?

err.... because up here is a Labour stronghold and her heartland support was always in the South? Do you really need the obvious spelling out Al?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Did it mention the key fact behind this that Norway are NOT in the eu and in turn not having to pay through the nose for the priviledge ?

err.... because up here is a Labour stronghold and her heartland support was always in the South? Do you really need the obvious spelling out Al?

Yep, the first rule of politics - " Reward your friends and punish your enemies ". Shame that the Labour Party never put that into practice. Maybe they never knew the difference ?

[Al]

Did it mention the key fact behind this that Norway are NOT in the eu and in turn not having to pay through the nose for the priviledge ?

err.... because up here is a Labour stronghold and her heartland support was always in the South? Do you really need the obvious spelling out Al?

Exactly what I was saying Gordon. I won't argue with you on that point.

[jim mk2]

France, Ireland and Italy are in the EU and have "sovereign wealth" funds (as they are known) albeit much smaller than Norway's. So bang goes another myth about the EU.

We had the chance to build a SWF in the 1980s but as been pointed out the Tories p!ssed it up the wall on tax cuts for their friends in high places.

[yoda]

France, Ireland and Italy are in the EU and have "sovereign wealth" funds (as they are known) albeit much smaller than Norway's. So bang goes another myth about the EU.

We had the chance to build a SWF in the 1980s but as been pointed out the Tories p!ssed it up the wall on tax cuts for their friends in high places.

why didn't tory blair start one

[BiggusLaddus]

France, Ireland and Italy are in the EU and have "sovereign wealth" funds (as they are known) albeit much smaller than Norway's. So bang goes another myth about the EU.

We had the chance to build a SWF in the 1980s but as been pointed out the Tories p!ssed it up the wall on tax cuts for their friends in high places.

Ditto Gordon Brown with the 3G licences.

[jim mk2]

Tony Blair did a tour of the country after the 1997 election victory looking at schools, hospitals and other public institutions. He was appalled at what he saw - basically crumbling buildings and infrastructure and generally substandard facilities as a result of 19 years of Conservatives neglect. It took Labour years and billions of pounds to repair the damage and bring everything up to modern standards. It looks like they'll have a similar rebuilding job in 2015 after this present lot have wreaked further destruction.

[broadsword]

god bless st tony. he could do no wrong

[Mike E]

Tony Blair did a tour of the country after the 1997 election victory looking at schools, hospitals and other public institutions. He was appalled at what he saw - basically crumbling buildings and infrastructure and generally substandard facilities as a result of 19 years of Conservatives neglect. It took Labour years and billions of pounds to repair the damage and bring everything up to modern standards. It looks like they'll have a similar rebuilding job in 2015 after this present lot have wreaked further destruction.

And in the process, Labour @#/? up the economy!

Both parties are to blame for the state of Britain, but unfortunately none of them have the foresight to take pieces of what works from both parties!

Nearest I'd get to voting atmo would be for Labour tbh, but I refuse because they're all complete arses imo.

[Guest Norbert]

Thank you mister Ellison for pointing that out. The PFI contracts Blair and Brown happily saddled the NHS with hugely expensive contracts for catering, cleaning and other such things. The private companies that won those contracts initially offered a good deal to build the hospital, but then made a fortune for doing the odd jobs and other running costs. Thanks to 'New' Labour (or Nice Tories), subsequent generations are going to have to shoulder the massive costs of this as well as retiring when they're 70, claw their way back to a living wage etc.

[thenodrog]

Law of the jungle?.... survival of the fittest? Somehow this isn't right .....

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/02/09/marius-giraffe-skinned-children-fed-lions_n_4756141.html?icid=maing-grid7|uk-ws-bb|dl1|sec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D242286

[thenodrog]

Grief! This is insulting our intelligence!

http://money.aol.co.uk/2014/02/08/labour-promises-pensions-advice/

after Gordy did a reverse Robin Hood and turned into Robin Bastrad and robbed our retirement....

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-1603390/Browns-pension-raid-cost-savers-pound100bn.html

[Jock]

It was disgusting what happened to personal pensions. Just a massive con getting people to save for their retirement then the sh!ts help themselves to it. Typical Rothschilds trick.

[thenodrog]

Hang on! Rothschilds trick was coming up with the Venkymob. Robbing from the public was all Broons New Labour's own work.

[perthblue02]

Law of the jungle?.... survival of the fittest? Somehow this isn't right .....

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/02/09/marius-giraffe-skinned-children-fed-lions_n_4756141.html?icid=maing-grid7|uk-ws-bb|dl1|sec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D242286

Bloody hell good job the people at the zoo are not in charge of Burnley's population, there would only be about 100 people left