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Talking of withdrawing...what happened to you at the Bishop?

I was shortpriced even at Evens and with the trouser handicap and still won

I'm really hoping that Chelsea, Millwall and Spuds all go to the wall. Even one would be nice.

PS and the Drawing Room

I dunno. A few bans, a couple of flounces, some all round general slinking off, not much imagination or effort....and here we are.

plus meeting one of my favourite posters

Not convinced by the Vic (sorry Scott) false bookshelves is out of the Wetherspoons school of pub refurb cliches 1998 surely? Feels like 2 seperate , disparate rooms without much character and I thought the service poor Other than that good night ;-)

There you two are

Now. If it was Rhuubbarb mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Aghhhh the long hot summer of ... Right I'm off now FREEDOM TO PARTY Enjoy your corporate festivals peeps

Or god forbid a......

Me too, me too.

Brendan, you've only been in Surrey a few weeks not 20 years

Just you and me then Mick

Quatros? Shouldn't start on the pills before lunch

Thousands going down in their Audi Quatros to stay in their air conditioned teppees.... Aciieeed

As Jeremy said, the Benefit question is a different one and one in which criticism of the government can at least be debated and to a degree justified. Criticisng the rise in VAT is entirely politically driven or for those living in financial la la land.

The VAT rise brings in ?15bn a year, is a tax on consumption/spending, is easy to collect and adminsiter, hard to avoid/evade and brings us in line with much of Europe....and yet, the same old crap from those who don't want to face up to the problems we are in and are trying to make political hay from tough choices that the coalition government wll have to make.

Did you find a use for a Bidet?

You could peck him on the cheek, or is it both? Merde...I never know with French

Where would you get the extra ?15bn a year without a hike to 20% LadyM? Not easy making tough decisions in tough times, that's what the LDs are now finding out as they are actually in government and are facing up to their responsibilities well. Those in financial LALA land or seeking to make political capital out of it are beating them with the obvious stick....Labour would have done it in my opinion and are now just doing 'yah booh'. Sarah Lucas has a plan involving massive income tax rises but the Greens ideologically don't want economic growth and their polocies sure as hell would see to that.

...and, as I said before if we, the country, go bust they'll be far worse off than 2.5% down but lets keep it all 'equal' for the sake of 'fairness'... it is the most efficient way of raising tax take, it's now in line with most EU countries and it is actually a tax on spending on non-neccessities....but, the mantra of horrible cutters will bleat on and on and on no doubt, if the airwaves and Usual supects in the media today are anything to go by.

expat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It could also be spead-betting somewhere for > example in Asia. Now, tennis players may not be the brightest bunnies but to spread bet on number of games and then rig a match on normal spreads I might take the game to say 15/15 max. Taking it to 92 would be both greedy and obvious.

They also don't have that antiquated grass stuff Mick

There was one. Michael P is your man for the 'code'