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General Topics => The Debating Chamber => Topic started by: Colwyn on November 25, 2011, 16:28:28 PM

Title: Britain: A Laughing Stock?
Post by: Colwyn on November 25, 2011, 16:28:28 PM
Currently the BBC radio news is leading its bulletins with the announcement that "Business leaders are saying next Wednesday's public sector strikes will make Britain a laughing stock".

Would that be the same business leaders who awarded themselves an average of 49% pay rises in the last year, who are now complaining that if public sector workers, already on a pay freeze (unlike public sector workers) will now have to pay an extra 5% tax to gain the privilege of retiring later in life on less money, actually have the temerity to protest about the tearing up of their employment contracts, then it will make Britain a laughing stock. Funny sense of humour those "business leaders" have. Or are they just a joke?
Title: Britain: A Laughing Stock?
Post by: Scunner on November 25, 2011, 16:35:16 PM
Don't worry, we have two parties running the country, we'll be fine. During these difficult times we also have Nick Clegg, who seized the opportunity at a factory, in front of the press - a week from this proposed public sector strike, in the middle of the chaos in the Euro zone, to tell the nation that it is bad that there are no black managers in the Premiership.
Title: Britain: A Laughing Stock?
Post by: KKOB on November 25, 2011, 16:36:38 PM
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Title: Britain: A Laughing Stock?
Post by: cheers on November 25, 2011, 20:16:36 PM
Is this the same Nick Clegg who 'cried off' going to Pilkington Glass, St Helens for a quick 20 minute visit due to being 'over-stretched'?[xx(]
Title: Britain: A Laughing Stock?
Post by: Scunner on November 25, 2011, 20:22:13 PM
He's a liar
Title: Britain: A Laughing Stock?
Post by: tinkerman on November 25, 2011, 20:56:23 PM
why would anyone want to go to St. Helens for twenty minutes
Title: Britain: A Laughing Stock?
Post by: KKOB on November 25, 2011, 21:06:38 PM
'|Cos they're into Whaling ? (or Dogging for Fat Chicks as us Southerners call it )
Title: Britain: A Laughing Stock?
Post by: Scunner on November 25, 2011, 21:08:55 PM
quote:
Originally posted by tinkerman

why would anyone want to go to St. Helens for twenty minutes




Maybe the alternative was 40 minutes