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“Suits you, sir” Cheers.
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Just my opinion, Wilf, but I think digital ID will quietly be dropped due to cost and public opinion. It’s not due to be introduced until 28/29 and Labour will be out of power by then. As for jury trials, Lammy is appearing to back track and water down his proposals right now. He probably realised, or more likely had been told, it wasn’t in Labours manifesto and the Lords will do everything to block and delay it, and again, Labour will be out of power by then. Just my views, but It won’t stop Labour coming back with more “socialist” policies. Cheers.
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They would have, when the OBR reported before THEIR budgets, but the OBR report on next years finances is based on the last Labour budget. The OBR gives its forecasts before every budget. They give the forecast to the government who are producing the budget, not the opposition parties. What was taken into account is the projected downturn in productivity for next year, and the increase in revenue from the tax take from Labours last budget. As I said, lower productivity projected for NEXT year will result in a drop of £16 billion, BUT increased tax revenue from Labours previous b
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It was the latest financial projection by the OBR for the next financial year. The OBR told the Labour government that they forecasted a production downturn for next year that would lead to a £16 billion deficit,(a black hole), BUT increased revenue from taxes would wipe out the deficit and actually result in a £4 billion surplus. Reeves held a press conference and only released half the information, the black hole deficit and didn’t mention the surplus. There wasn’t any “black hole” ! She used the surplus to pay for benefits rises to appease Labours back benches and imposed tax r
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“He's got a dead dog on his head” Cheers.
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I’m a self confessed Luddite and occasionally waves of nostalgia wash over me Cheers.
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Remember those three wheeled motorised trolleys with the Lister engines flying all over the place ? MOT, license, tax, insurance ? Err what’s them Cheers.
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When I was an apprentice with British Engines back in the late 60’s I did a lot of on board ship work on the Tyne and North Shields and also did some time at South Shields Marine Tech. Worked at the Naval Yard, Swans, Vickers, etc and did a bit for Rutherford Bros on Ben Line ships on the fish quay at shields. It was a bustling place , all fish markets and fish processing, kipper smokers and fishing boats. Last time I was there it’s all gone, now it’s yuppie restaurants and bars. It’s a different world….. I think The Low Lights and the Dolphin pubs are the only things left o
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I like the Jock rhyming slang, much better than the cockney Im assuming “Tony’s “ are “Tony Blair’s”; hares ? Whin used to call them “chocolates” as in “ chocolate eclairs Im going to start calling them “Lionel’s”, showing my age again ! Cheers.
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Made my first batch of chilli sauce; I used mainly jalapeños but added a few Devils Brew chillies for an added “kick”. On a scale of one to three, definitely a ! Cheers.
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I personally wouldn’t pay that for a pup, but not so long ago people were paying that, and more, for cockerpoo’s and labradoodles Kind of puts it into perspective, don’t it ? A pups only worth what someone will pay for it…… Cheers.
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Lets See Them Whippets, Coarsing, Racing, Working
chartpolski replied to brenner's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Have a word with the Irish lads,Don. There’s a lot of decent working whippets over there. I judged the whippet show at Birr Castle over there a few years ago and there were plenty that looked like the could do a job. One of the Irish lads sent this coursing bred whippet over for my pal; Cheers. -
A tale I’ve told on here before….. First time I applied for an Australian visa it kept being refused. My son was at the time the Entry Clearance Officer at a British Embassy and I got him to call his opposite number in an Australian Embassy to try and sort it out. The Aussie called me and asked if I had a middle name, I haven’t, so he asked me to fax him a copy of my passport with the photo. he called me back and said the visa was being issued immediately. I asked what was the problem, he told me someone with the same name and date of birth was applying for a visa but
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Is your name Winston Kodoogo but you are ginger with freckles ? Cheers
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That bamboo scaffold is a step up, (pardon the pun,) from the wooden scaffold they use in the Middle East ; Health & Safety on building sites is non existent out there. Cheers.
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From what I can make of it is road tax stays and will increase with inflation, the fuel duty freeze is cancelled and the 5 p per litre the Tory’s took off will be put back on and fuel will increase with inflation aswell irrespective of the price of oil, electric vehicles will be charged 3 p per mile and hybrids will be charged 1.5 p per mile, all to come into effect in September. I could be wrong, but that’s my understanding of it Cheers.
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Same lad I got the Tesco stuff off gets a call now and again from Jollie’s pet shop and goes and collects all the split bags and damaged stuff. He gets all sorts of feed, dog, hen , cat, rabbit food, etc. He sells it at the allotments very cheaply, £5 for a sack of dog food, no matter what make or price it was originally. Ive had a couple of sacks of high protein complete dog food off him for the game fowl. I used to go to a big local bakery and I could get as much broken, misshapen loafs, biscuits , cakes , etc for free but last time I went they said it was now against the
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Got given a huge bag of pre-packed sandwiches and wraps and bakery products from a lad at the allotments yesterday. He goes to Tesco every night and they give him it all for free. The dogs got some of the beef and chicken, the rest went into the vat with water and fed the poultry. He gets more than he needs and said he will drop some off when he can. A lot of it was still in date, there must be a huge amount of food wastage in this country. Cheers.
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Yes mate, we go through loads of it in cooking Onions aswell. Cheers.
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My pal who grows a lot of my plug plants swears by Clover so I’ve gave it a try. I normally grow “garden veg” but this season I’m going to try some show types, leeks, onions and green beans. Ive been recommended to get show seeds from Kings Seeds . Cheers.
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I got 55 good size cloves off those garlics. Planted 45 in pots in a poly tunnel and watered them in with a solution of seaweed and covered with glass; Put another 10 in individual pots in the greenhouse; I was recommended to use this Clover compost, it’s 100% Irish peat. First time I’ve used it, I await the results .
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I haven’t got all the facts but it seems only one of the accusers has been named out of the “20”. He claims Nigel “sidled up to him 49 years ago, and whispered ‘Hitler was right’ “. The latest nonsense is the Tory’s saying the Reform gold badge on the T shirts is like Hitlers gold medal …. It looks more like an Olympic gold or an FA Cup winners medal, but let’s not let fact get in the way of a lie ! Have these people not heard of Godwins Law ? Cheers.
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Many years ago, when tripe was readily available, either free or very cheap from the abattoirs, we would feed blanched tripe to the whippets the day before a race as it was generally considered just a “stomach filler” , and feed them green tripe when we wanted to put a bit of weight on them. We followed what the old boys did, it seemed to work. Did it really ? Who knows. Cheers.
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Cheers.
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Got these garlics from Lidl today 37p each. last year I got garlic from reputable dealers and I was disappointed with the outcome. I’ll start these in pots in a poly tunnel and probably move them out in the spring. Cheers.
