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pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

As the chancellor puts yet another 2p on petrol and we struggle to pay for it... It's nice to know there are people for whom it will become an even better little earner. 'It's an ill wind etc. etc...'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/5078358/Labour-MPs-twice-round-the-globe-mileage-claim.html
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PAUL BEAUMONT · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 1281 Location: Barnsley S. Yorks

There used to be a word for this!!!!!!
Maybe with the recent elimination of certain words for official-speak that word has gone!!
PAUL

Knappers · Joined: 27 Apr 2009 Posts: 2

As the old saying goes...." at least Dick Turpin used a horse !! " Laughing

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4763 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

Another 2p back on it again Mad

I dont think I will bother voting next time.....no one keeps their promises. Mad

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47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

Little wonder the country's a mess if the ones who are supposedly running it are screwing us
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pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

They don't have to worry about public opinion any more (not that they ever did.) New Labour is brown bread. Next year we will be swapping one gang of thieving, incompetent, liars and traitors, for another.

Let's just hope they don't have a scorched earth policy. Sad

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Dirty Habit · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 398 Location: West Midlands, UK

gillberry · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Norwich

Anyone rember Yes Minister ? Very Happy

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

With vat looking like it will go to 20% soon it should be good! Crying or Very sad

I am going to emigrate, keep threatening, will go through with it one day!

Cheers

Dave

Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

Oh good I feel like a good rant.....the people who are most likely to be affected by this are the very people that Labour is supposed to stand for, hard-working families with not a lot of money. While it doesn't affect rich people at all as they can continue swanning around in their Range Rover Sports and can afford it! All so the government can make money for the scrappage scheme, which has lead to the destruction of loads of classics and also low mileage moderns with plenty of life left in them Sad

This government is digging itself into a bigger hole with every stupid scheme they come up with, in their effort to win votes, they are in fact losing most of their core voters!
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ianm · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:07 am Post subject:

You blokes dont live in Australia ? sounds like us
Ian

Twiggy · Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 8

And don`t forget to add the VAT on to the 2p increase Shocked

poodge · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 687

I don't think it matters one hoot where you live.
The little man will always be at the bottom.we've all seen that communism doesn't work,so whereto from here?
It's all very well to blame the pollies,but the fact is,most of the population is too apathetic to do anything about it.
So just have a good old moan,and get on with life
It's funny,but our petrol has just dropped 3 cents.(New Zealand).
Whoopee!
Laughing

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

another reason to emigrate.....