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Snow Day

southstand1882 said:
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Government employees continue to fudge me, my partner, my friends and all my family on a regular basis!

It's not something I can let go easily

As soon as those final salary pension schemes are abolished, I'll have a rethink
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If you are really that bothered about it, join them and get the pension for yourself. And if you cant earn as much as you currently do, then what does it matter as you'll be ok anyway. I'd rather earn more now and have a lower pension, pensioners dont need much money anyway as they get everything cheaper.
 
Golfball said:
I think people are more annoyed at schools closing and people not showing up for work rather than the weather. Personally I dont mind looking after my own child and am not really concerned with looking a hero for turning up to work, ill gladly say I cant make it knowing it will never be held against me and the real mugs are those that went in.
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Agree with you there. Though my post was more about people on Facebook and twitter moaning, rather than here.
 
Golfball said:
If you are really that bothered about it, join them and get the pension for yourself. And if you cant earn as much as you currently do, then what does it matter as you'll be ok anyway. I'd rather earn more now and have a lower pension, pensioners dont need much money anyway as they get everything cheaper.
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No way I could work with champagne socialists.

Check out the cost savings on "Government Procurement Cards" since Labour were ousted

Government Procurement Card

Mr Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the reduction in expenditure on government procurement cards in his Department between 2009-10 and 2011-12 led to an increase in other forms of expenditure. [135404]
Brandon Lewis: No.
Overall departmental procurement supplier spend is falling by 54% from £273 million in 2008-09 to £126 million (projected) in 2012-13.
While there is a role for electronic payments using such cards, under this Administration, my Department has introduced new internal checks and audit trails on the use of the Government Procurement Card, from pre-approvals to requiring post- transaction reporting. We have significantly reduced the number of card holders. Our transparency agenda of publishing spending data online has also increased internal and external scrutiny of every single transaction on such charge cards.
Our departmental savings on such cards has been assisted by terminating ministerial group spending, as practiced by the last Administration at taxpayers' expense, on the likes of the Cinnamon Club, the Wolseley, Brasserie 44, Boisdales, Sky City Casino, Inn the Park, Mango Tree, Shepherds, Incognico, Buffalo Bar, Tantric Jazz, Mr Chu's China Palace and Fat Tuesdays.

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That's right, Labour spent millions of pounds of OUR money, at the Cinnamon Club, Sky City Casino, Tantric Jazz and Fat Tuesdayd

I'm sure they're all fine establishments, but that's a fudging joke

Agree or disagree?
 
southstand1882 said:
No way I could work with champagne socialists.

Check out the cost savings on "Government Procurement Cards" since Labour were ousted

Government Procurement Card

Mr Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the reduction in expenditure on government procurement cards in his Department between 2009-10 and 2011-12 led to an increase in other forms of expenditure. [135404]
Brandon Lewis: No.
Overall departmental procurement supplier spend is falling by 54% from £273 million in 2008-09 to £126 million (projected) in 2012-13.
While there is a role for electronic payments using such cards, under this Administration, my Department has introduced new internal checks and audit trails on the use of the Government Procurement Card, from pre-approvals to requiring post- transaction reporting. We have significantly reduced the number of card holders. Our transparency agenda of publishing spending data online has also increased internal and external scrutiny of every single transaction on such charge cards.
Our departmental savings on such cards has been assisted by terminating ministerial group spending, as practiced by the last Administration at taxpayers' expense, on the likes of the Cinnamon Club, the Wolseley, Brasserie 44, Boisdales, Sky City Casino, Inn the Park, Mango Tree, Shepherds, Incognico, Buffalo Bar, Tantric Jazz, Mr Chu's China Palace and Fat Tuesdays.

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That's right, Labour spent millions of pounds of OUR money, at the Cinnamon Club, Sky City Casino, Tantric Jazz and Fat Tuesdayd

I'm sure they're all fine establishments, but that's a fudging joke

Agree or disagree?
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nothing new there they been like it for years

o/t i been to the wolseley it was pretty damn good.
 
southstand1882 said:
No way I could work with champagne socialists.

Check out the cost savings on "Government Procurement Cards" since Labour were ousted

Government Procurement Card

Mr Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the reduction in expenditure on government procurement cards in his Department between 2009-10 and 2011-12 led to an increase in other forms of expenditure. [135404]
Brandon Lewis: No.
Overall departmental procurement supplier spend is falling by 54% from £273 million in 2008-09 to £126 million (projected) in 2012-13.
While there is a role for electronic payments using such cards, under this Administration, my Department has introduced new internal checks and audit trails on the use of the Government Procurement Card, from pre-approvals to requiring post- transaction reporting. We have significantly reduced the number of card holders. Our transparency agenda of publishing spending data online has also increased internal and external scrutiny of every single transaction on such charge cards.
Our departmental savings on such cards has been assisted by terminating ministerial group spending, as practiced by the last Administration at taxpayers' expense, on the likes of the Cinnamon Club, the Wolseley, Brasserie 44, Boisdales, Sky City Casino, Inn the Park, Mango Tree, Shepherds, Incognico, Buffalo Bar, Tantric Jazz, Mr Chu's China Palace and Fat Tuesdays.

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That's right, Labour spent millions of pounds of OUR money, at the Cinnamon Club, Sky City Casino, Tantric Jazz and Fat Tuesdayd

I'm sure they're all fine establishments, but that's a fudging joke

Agree or disagree?
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There is a lot more scrutiny now. Plenty of Tories took the tinkle with expenses so I have no reason to think they wouldn't with the cards.

But still, what's that got to do with "can't beat them, join them" - if u want a great pension go and get a job that has one. Who cares who you have to work with (and it wouldn't be champagne socialists). You have the Tory attitude, this should see you do the best for yourself regardless.
 
Golfball said:
There is a lot more scrutiny now. Plenty of Tories took the tinkle with expenses so I have no reason to think they wouldn't with the cards.

But still, what's that got to do with "can't beat them, join them" - if u want a great pension go and get a job that has one. Who cares who you have to work with (and it wouldn't be champagne socialists). You have the Tory attitude, this should see you do the best for yourself regardless.
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Envy is not a one way street.

It's a dilemma, do you take the better pension and terms & conditions apparently offered by some jobs even though you despise the politics that you suppose people in those jobs hold or do you wallow in self righteous bitterness, constantly complaining about the situation where you feel those who are less deserving have more than you, all the time staying true to your political roots?

Pragmatism is the way to go I reckon.

Not aimed particularly at SS1882, just throwing it out there.

WTF this has to do with snow I don't know. :)
 
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I'm not wallowing. I am a wealthy youngish man!!

Just sick to death of the apathy and ignorance

Golfballs post is pathetic. Its like defending a child molester because he weren't the first
 
southstand1882 said:
I'm not wallowing. I am a wealthy youngish man!!

Just sick to death of the apathy and ignorance

Golfballs post is pathetic. Its like defending a child molester because he weren't the first
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Haha my post is pathetic, but youre bringing child molestering into it?

That's the sort of stupidity that I would expect from Leeds spur, is he using your account?

Who am I defending? Your complaint is that Labour spent twice as much as the Tories. Therefore you are criticising labour... But what I was pointing out is that it is CLEARLY not a fair comparison as circumstances are different now. You are criticising Labour as if the Tories wouldn't do the same back then.

To fix your child molestering analogy (really?) you are criticising a child molester who had access to 30 kids, while pretending one who is convicted and locked up in jail wouldn't have done the same had he been in position to do so.

Ps if you are wealthy buy a house.
 
fudging snow thought it had all melted din't i, cycled along and a bit of what i thought was water was actually ice and i hit it just as i turned the handle bars fudge me my heart nearly popped out of my chest. Most of it has melted down here except for some streets. Thought i would be ok cycling on it today but i think i wait for a bit.
 
southstand1882 said:
I'm waiting for a special event before doing that ;)

(As you can see from the Shares thread, i buy LOW and sell HIGH...not the other way around)

Let's hope we see it in the next few years.....
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I forgot this was the snow thread, but seeing as the snow is melting there isn't a lot left to discuss.

But are you hoping the housing market crashes? I was hoping (and still am) that it does so I can buy a bigger house and just rent my current one out. However I don't think it is going to happen, things will stagnate for years until everything else catches up. We've seen the government did all they can to prop it up.
 
Snow forecast for 16:00 today, half day for me today, just done a week on call, I reckon I'm due an early one.
 
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