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I'll ask again, Tarot... What are the wage levels Tesco's are offering? Or don't you know?

I'll ask again, Tarot... What are the wage levels Tesco's are offering? Or don't you know? PS It's not my fault you can't differentiate between an Ukrainian and a Slovakian.

Well that's the "Worst Fisking Award 2011" wrapped up.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12722932 Tarot was getting a bit excited - it's Slovakian, not Ukranian (but all these pesky foreigners are the same, eh?). They are offering the same wage rates as local workers, but don't state what these are (but must be at least minimum wage anyway). Apparently local workers don't want the jobs. According to Tesco, "At a new 24-hour store near Aberdeen, not one person applied to work nights."

Out of interest... what are the wage levels that Tescos are offering?

WhyBoilerWhy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are so many figures that I could quote but > we all know you can pick and choose your numbers. Go for it. How much did it actually cost the government to bail out the banks. And what will be the value to the government when the stock value that was taken in return is realised? > The actual 'cash' value of this exercise is > enormous in isolation but how would you quantify > the additional costs to society due to the damage > that was done? Would you count the extra benefits > due to unrelated individuals losing their jobs and > homes? What is the cost to the UK if it's credit > rating is downgraded? These are costs directly > associated with the actions of a minority in the > City. I bet you weren't so worried about the nasty banks when Gordon was spending all the money that was gained from the City. Now the party is over you want to keep spending the sort of money the City generated, but have no idea where it is going to come from. That will cause the credit rating to be downgraded - economic lunacy. Cutting back will please the credit raters. This is the main problem with the 'March for the Alternative'. None of them really have a credible, costed alternative. Take the figures from the website you quoted... So, in the wildest dreams of the 'alternatives' you can raise ?60bn. (Even though the ?40bn is a incorrectly referenced figure... it should be ?7bn and the Robin Hood tax assumes zero changes in financial transactions passing through the UK.). That does not even cover the cuts that Osbourn is making... and you also want to spend more!! The UK borrowed ?163.4bn last financial year: you want to raise that figure. You think the banks did some damage to the economy? You ain't seen nothing yet. If these ideas are put into place we are royally screwed. So go on your march. But if you get your way I hope you are still going to be around to take the blame.

WhyBoilerWhy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are plenty of figures from any number of > sources (many of them right leaning) that support > this view. Even a quick Google could demonstrate > this. References, please. If the google is that simple, you do it. > Do you believe that the cost to the UK of > rescuing the banks was less than the national debt > before the (most recent) crisis? I am interested > to know if you can find any figures that could > support that argument... How much was actually paid out to rescue the banks? Not guarantees... actually paid out?

From the website... So, chase some tax that has been hidden by much smarter accountants that the government can ever afford, stick on a tax that will see a huge majority of fancial transaction be redirected away from the UK. Then for added effect, continue to p*** all the money up the wall like we have for the past 10 years. Genius.

I've said it before... The problem with P&C parking spots is that they are in the prime parking area closest to the store. Not only does this cause people not entitled to use them to grab them, but it is also the busiest, most dangerous part of the car park. Stick them at the back of the car park with a protected walkway back to the store and, voila, problem solved.

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Gallery Road > The council will close Gallery Road starting 7 > March for two weeks. Amazingly this isn't taking > place during school holidays. > has Southwark entered Gallery Road into some sort of "Most Dug Up Road" competition?

How do you store a bicycle out front? Very temporarily.

Still eight weeks jail, suspended, seems rather OTT for the 'crime'.

bloonoo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I personally think it is a good idea to post > muggings etc on here - I'd rather know about them > and take precautions than walk around blissfully > ignorant chatting on my brand new phone that would > make me a target to criminals. Also think in some > cases it can help with police investigations - for > example as a result of my post about my burglary > the other day, someone has contacted me with some > useful information which we have now passed on to > the police. It's a bit of a two-edged sword. There are some good sides in raising awareness, etc, but I'd be concerned if people started to get unnecessarily fearful that people like Cheryla 'don't feel safe any more' and it started affecting their going-out habits. ED is still a pretty safe place, London-wise, but bad things do sometimes happen. Just use a bit of common sense and minimise the risk.

This is my favourite. But this is a pretty close second. Both involve beer. Hmmmm.

I thought that, but a quick Google found an old forum thread says she used to work at the DMC and was quite well liked.

... and controlled by a puppet government.

Interesting article May have implications for the forum.

I don't think anyone is saying they should lose their licence, but there are some lessons learnt here that they need to demonstrate they have taken on board. That could be in the form of increased security training (and, if they have had the practice of allowing the hirer to supply security, not doing that any more) or a written procedure on this kind of issue that they promise to follow. If they can show that, I can't see any problem with them keeping their licence. As DJKQ said, it was the only real incident we've had at the Hamlets.

Try http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=login_password_bug

From somewhere on the internet... Have you been trying to reset it? Maybe someone is trying to hack your account?

I do think that their bouncers need retraining - as another Abbotswood resident I'd prefer they just didn't solve problems in the building by dumping everyone outside and then not calling the police to ensure it disbands peacefully.

I'm still a bit astounded that they persevered with the 'feed rich and middle class kids' agenda. That's a lot of money that could have been put to far better use.

Ridgley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cuts and poverty are linked; don?t be surprised if > crime will increase because of this and discord in > communities. Depends what you mean. Since the definition of 'poverty' seems to be 60% of median income, no amount of services a council provides will affect the poverty statistics one iota. But that's the problem with aligning poverty to other people's incomes. You create a problem that, practically, can never be solved.

If I was the cynical sort, I'd say Labour are cutting back hard to make the Tory's national cuts look worse than they need be. It's not really in their interest (nationally) to do this in the least pain-free way possible.

Now if they can just find the pedalos...