tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post3864839158609987309..comments2024-03-28T22:45:51.014+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Question TimeCityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-22088719094469092502011-06-17T21:50:35.178+01:002011-06-17T21:50:35.178+01:00BQ - hope my comment didn't annoy you, I was w...BQ - hope my comment didn't annoy you, I was watching a film on the other side and kept flicking back and got quite hopeful but couldn't quite remember what I'd written. Must try harder xPhilipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-6450032995026411262011-06-17T13:30:29.840+01:002011-06-17T13:30:29.840+01:00I think I'll just go and check whether the sec...I think I'll just go and check whether the second post has arrived. ::[scurries out]:: <br /><br />(Those were the days.)measuredhttp://twitter.com/measurednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-38502757182758266842011-06-17T12:50:52.058+01:002011-06-17T12:50:52.058+01:00well there you go bogo, 3.5 is pretty damn' go...well there you go bogo, 3.5 is pretty damn' good on a day like that<br /><br />a hat-tip from <i>moi</i>Nick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-88942352532857880672011-06-17T12:12:16.552+01:002011-06-17T12:12:16.552+01:00No better nature today. Made so many work cock-ups...No better nature today. Made so many work cock-ups its cost a fortune.<br />And worse, my own errors. can't even blame the others.<br /><br /><i>Curse..mutter...kick wastebin..break wastebin...add to rising costs of lousy week..muter..curse..plot revenge on unfair world...</i>Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-68336046931172561132011-06-17T11:14:15.836+01:002011-06-17T11:14:15.836+01:00Oops, an unconscious slip there. Well Done, Btgl!
...Oops, an unconscious slip there. Well Done, Btgl!<br /><br />That is a good point, BQ, not that I have ever noticed that. ::[whistles innocently]:: Not wishing to invoke freedom of speech issues and appealing to your better nature, an alternative approach might be to cap the number of questions put forward to five.measuredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281134269555074558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-54061682567671761282011-06-17T10:36:23.293+01:002011-06-17T10:36:23.293+01:00I'm tempted for a supertax on number of questi...I'm tempted for a supertax on number of questions. All those players wedging them into multiple questions deducted -1 for each question not asked!Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-82037515428060333522011-06-17T10:15:42.171+01:002011-06-17T10:15:42.171+01:00Bill, implement a superpoint tax on the use of the...Bill, implement a superpoint tax on the use of the letter 'o' sans delay. <br /><br />I can't believe they included a question on assisted dying. The response is so predictable.<br /><br />Well Done, Bgtl!measuredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281134269555074558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-60705327987208856842011-06-17T09:50:53.619+01:002011-06-17T09:50:53.619+01:00Aw I thought I'd got 4 I was so excited; Ed Ba...Aw I thought I'd got 4 I was so excited; Ed Balls, independance, suicide and oil. But admittedly two of those guesses were made in one point - I knew the scottish thing would be unpredictable! Oh well, better luck next time :-)Philipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-24711417705004617072011-06-17T08:53:35.116+01:002011-06-17T08:53:35.116+01:00woohoo!
the SNP will free themselves from Labour ...woohoo! <br />the SNP will free themselves from Labour and break the mould of british politics (Or was that the other one?)Botogolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024057489361848870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-67813841196402031132011-06-17T07:01:52.796+01:002011-06-17T07:01:52.796+01:00Ta.Ta.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-41398569506167680182011-06-17T00:18:03.026+01:002011-06-17T00:18:03.026+01:00The best bit.
The scores.
BQ - 1 {damn!}
GSD - c...The best bit.<br />The scores.<br /><br />BQ - 1 {damn!}<br /><br />GSD - caught out too. -1<br /><br />Hatfield Girl - 1 + 1 for assorted points that came up. As for the Aberdeen ugly woman. In my opinion Acton town has the ugliest girls by far.{my knowledge of NE/NW England is patchy, but Acton is in a class of its own.}<br /><br />Measured - Well, energy{sort of} and Independence = 1.5 + ½ for NHS as prescription charges and nurses came up. = 2<br /><br />Nick Drew: You were right. it was a tough week. - 1 for dignitas<br /><br />Malcolm Tucker -2 + it wasn't aviation but oil taxes. But close enough = 2½<br /><br />Dick the Prick - 2 good spots. -2<br /><br />Botogol - 3 excellent choices. + your Q.1 was so accurate it gets an extra.5 = 3½<br /><br />Miss CD: Also excellent - 3<br /><br />Philipa: 3 for you too. Some have it ..some others...don't -3<br /><br />Miss S-J : Good effort -2<br /><br />CU - 1 +½ for the debt that arose a bit - 1½<br /><br />Timbo614 - Still on that IT treadmill? -1 +½ for 4qs - 1½<br /><br />appointmetotheboard - hmmm -1 + ½ for crowbarring in the Scotland bill that got a brief mention - 1½<br /><br /> Mark Wadsworth - just 1. But that 1 was so accurate in the way it emerged on the panel that its 2. -2<br /><br />Winner is Botogol with a hard won 3½.<br /><br />Winner's prize is to say yes or no to SNP independence.Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-1086856503907872092011-06-16T23:42:35.993+01:002011-06-16T23:42:35.993+01:00Mark Wadsworth said...
1. Will Scotland use i...Mark Wadsworth said...<br /><br /> 1. Will Scotland use its new tax raising and borrowing powers? Why doesn't the SNP cut corporation tax to 12.5% like O'Ireland? (A fairly idiotic question typically asked by people who understand nothing about tax, so quite possible).<br /><br /> 2. How much longer will war in Libya go on? How come we don't invade Syria same as Libya?<br /><br /> 3. Why can't we have weekly rubbish collections/why don't councils encourage more recycling by having only fortnightly collections?<br /><br /> 4. Does the panel think that splitting up retail banks from investment banks will prevent another financial crisis? (possibly the stupidest question ever, so likely to be asked)<br /><br /> 5. Are the looming public sector strikes a sign that Tory cuts have gone too far too fast/a sign that civil servants are all lazy f***s?Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-57977341704962232302011-06-16T23:41:48.442+01:002011-06-16T23:41:48.442+01:00appointmetotheboard said...
Well, I'm not...appointmetotheboard said...<br /><br /> Well, I'm not making the same mistake two weeks running, so there won't be a question on the economy, flogging NR or ring-fencing banks, no sir-ee.<br /><br /> Should that great Scottish-come-Spanish institution Scottish Power be jacking up domestic fuel bills by 20% to pay for a CO2 pipeline?<br /><br /> Should Westminster respect the SNP's mandate and accept their 6 amendments to the Scotland Bill? Possibly leading on to, should there be two referenda about independence?<br /><br /> Greece - what would Pericles make of it?<br /><br /> Summer of Discontent or will the public get behind their working class brothers and sisters? Possibly some Thatcher bashing.<br /><br /> NHS / Home Office / Rubbish-collecting u-turns, and the chance to bash Thatcher some more.<br /><br /> Damnit. I bet someone does ask about ring-fencing banks... I may have another go later...Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-86828668801747244282011-06-16T23:40:19.784+01:002011-06-16T23:40:19.784+01:00Questions.
1. Slightly surprisingly the first Q i...Questions.<br /><br />1. Slightly surprisingly the first Q is the Ed Balls VAT cut one.<br />I don't know why this has got so much attention today. Its clearly not something he would do. Its a get your face into the newsroom, spinroom strategy. He could have said free vouchers worth £500 for Asda. Its not a credible idea, yet he's had hours of airplay.<br />£12 billion extra on the debt and the dim Margaret Curran, labour, thinks that will bring down welfare spending? How so Margaret? How does reducing Vat stop welfare payments?<br />She says its 'part of the answer'<br /><br />Yes, we know. £12 billion here - £20 billion there - £50 billion for something else. {Dimby just said that. Good for him.} She falls back on blaming the Tories.<br /><br />Lower taxes, yes. Lower Vat, well unless its 10% its pointless. I'd prefer to take all VAT off refurbishment/home improvements or something. Target it properly.<br /><br />NHS question sneaked in. Prescription charges. Curran won't shut up. <br /><br />Q2. SNP independence. Why not set a date? {tick}.<br />Alex isn't very convincing. We keep our promises. He'll need a better answer if we wants to hang on for four years not doing anything.<br /><br />Dimby had the Treasury spending figures. <br />£8532/ person in England<br />£9940/ person in Scotland.<br /><br />Long suspected yet rarely reported. Good debate from the panel and audience.<br /><br />Q3.legalise assisted dying. Terry P. Docu question.<br /><br />Q4. Oil revenues taxation question. Did anyone spot it? It was a good while ago it happened.<br /><br />That's the lot. {yawn}Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-41131909113106923122011-06-16T22:33:11.091+01:002011-06-16T22:33:11.091+01:00Whooops getting later and later...
1) NHS U-turns...Whooops getting later and later...<br /><br />1) NHS U-turns<br /><br />2) Scottish Independence :)<br /><br />3) Public sector strikes<br /><br />4) Northern rock privatisation<br /><br />:)Timbo614https://www.blogger.com/profile/14671168026195402267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-53679296439046232452011-06-16T22:24:48.295+01:002011-06-16T22:24:48.295+01:00Odd the anon above is CITYUNSLICKER!Odd the anon above is CITYUNSLICKER!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-17585887230465355712011-06-16T22:23:48.090+01:002011-06-16T22:23:48.090+01:00cancer/charities
Sovereing debt - deficit
Scottish...cancer/charities<br />Sovereing debt - deficit<br />Scottish independence/new devolution powers<br />Something about dancing<br />Welfare reform - a joke in jockland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-79582616442139951862011-06-16T21:44:57.798+01:002011-06-16T21:44:57.798+01:00Tough one. Too hard to predict so go for the likel...Tough one. Too hard to predict so go for the likely ones.<br /><br />1. Public sector walkouts. Is 1/5 of a vote for a strike enough for industrial action<br /><br />2.Vat cut. It didn't work last time and it cost £12 billion. Shall we try it again, just to make sure?<br /><br />3. Salmond's Scotland. When does he plan to call for an independent Scotland?<br /><br />4. Syria. Why does no one care?<br /><br />5. Lord Ferguson of Manchester?Miss S-Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-9975884653577737302011-06-16T21:24:01.073+01:002011-06-16T21:24:01.073+01:00Yup that Scottish flavour makes it a bit unpredict...Yup that Scottish flavour makes it a bit unpredictable..<br /><br />* Ed Balls speech; tax/deficit and all that<br /><br />* Public sector strikes<br /><br />* Dangers/control of social media, Facebook/Twitter (contempt trial/injunction)<br /><br />* Legalised/assisted suicide<br /><br />* Something Scottish; independance/Haggis/bagpipes/oil?Philipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-58458980619699729602011-06-16T20:56:10.617+01:002011-06-16T20:56:10.617+01:00Miss CD
- Scottish energy costs
- Libya/Middle E...Miss CD <br /><br />- Scottish energy costs<br />- Libya/Middle East<br />- Scottish Independence question<br />- Public Sector strikes<br />- Right to die. And right to film that death for TV.Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-6140882544050195322011-06-16T20:53:28.375+01:002011-06-16T20:53:28.375+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-31787291184517510602011-06-16T20:53:03.494+01:002011-06-16T20:53:03.494+01:00it's a hard week, as I think it's a good w...it's a hard week, as I think it's a good week.<br /><br />- the SNP should hurry up and call a referendum on independence and get it over with<br /><br />- should Scottish people have the right to help eachother commit suicide<br /><br />- like him or not, let's face it, given the fall in sales, and economic chaos, Ed Ball's VAT cut is quite a good idea isn't it (subtext.. if scotland were only independent we'd go ahead and do it north of the border)<br /><br />- should public sector workers be allowed to go on strike, even if they aren't scottish?<br /><br />- has Facebook jumped the shark?Botogolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024057489361848870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-83104444493732413292011-06-16T20:12:25.336+01:002011-06-16T20:12:25.336+01:00Evenin' Athenians
(with illegitmacy of Westm...Evenin' Athenians<br /><br /> (with illegitmacy of Westminster music on in the background)<br /> <br /> 1) Unemployment<br /> 2) VAT - Energy<br /> 3) Cuts/strike<br /> 4) Debate on value of Union.<br /> 5) Greece<br /><br /> Hmmm....not confidentDick the Pricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-18606404557388477912011-06-16T18:51:22.083+01:002011-06-16T18:51:22.083+01:00Hi all.-
1. Vat cut nonsense from Ed Balls
2. Str...Hi all.- <br />1. Vat cut nonsense from Ed Balls<br />2. Strikes across public sector. is pension reform even necessary?<br />3. Right to die. Terry Prattchet's program and care in general.<br />4. southern Cross, carried over from last week.<br />5. Scots Aviation taxes to be devolved to Holyrood. More having cake and eating it and eating some of everyone else's too from Salmond.Malcolm Tuckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-4670980939305251622011-06-16T18:46:46.637+01:002011-06-16T18:46:46.637+01:00Nick Drew said...
Even from my German hotel I...Nick Drew said...<br /><br /> Even from my German hotel I can't remember a week with more QT potential - where to start ? Anyone who cracks it this week gets a hat-tip from me.<br /><br /> 1) Rubbish collection<br /> 2) N.Rock<br /> 3) Dignitas etc<br /> 4) Navy<br /> 5) Strikes<br /><br /> could equally be scottish taxes & finances; electricity bills; academy schools; paedo register; inappropriate tweeting / face-booking / emailing<br /><br /> Nice to see my favourite scots ogre on the show.<br /> PS on the way to LHR my (Jamaican) taxi driver said that if Harriet Harman wants to be guaranteed a woman as Labour leader or dep. leader, she should be made to have Diane Abbbottt, that'd teach herBill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.com