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Title: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: TG on September 11, 2007, 04:16:46 PM
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1283660,00.html?f=dta

Gordo is about to be tested.

There is no way he will give in on his first big confrontation and the TUC wish to be seen as a power in the realm.

Who will suffer?

That would be us then.  point:

Snap election anyone? I think not.

Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter if discontent.
Post by: Barman on September 11, 2007, 04:18:33 PM
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1283660,00.html?f=dta

Gordo is about to be tested.

There is no way he will give in on his first big confrontation and the TUC wish to be seen as a power in the realm.

Who will suffer?

That would be us then.  point:

Snap election anyone? I think not.


You?re not expecting this to stay on topic (and in English) so we can actually discuss it I hope?  noooo:
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter if discontent.
Post by: Misunderstood on September 11, 2007, 04:19:03 PM
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1283660,00.html?f=dta

Gordo is about to be tested.

There is no way he will give in on his first big confrontation and the TUC wish to be seen as a power in the realm.

Who will suffer?

That would be us then.  point:

Snap election anyone? I think not.


Agreed.

I reckon we are in for a hard time (again) The election will be about six months after the maternity benefits start flowing.
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter if discontent.
Post by: TG on September 11, 2007, 04:20:25 PM
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1283660,00.html?f=dta

Gordo is about to be tested.

There is no way he will give in on his first big confrontation and the TUC wish to be seen as a power in the realm.

Who will suffer?

That would be us then.  point:

Snap election anyone? I think not.


You're not expecting this to stay on topic (and in English) so we can actually discuss it I hope?  noooo:

Call me naive but I'm sure it will.  whistle:
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter if discontent.
Post by: TG on September 11, 2007, 04:22:57 PM
Well the miners have already been laid waste so look on the bright side, no power cuts.

Bright side? See what I did there?
  ;)
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter if discontent.
Post by: Barman on September 11, 2007, 04:24:25 PM
Well the miners have already been laid waste so look on the bright side, no power cuts.

Bright side? See what I did there?
  ;)
I'd applaud you but I can't do it again for another hour...  whistle:
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter if discontent.
Post by: Misunderstood on September 11, 2007, 04:24:32 PM
Well the miners have already been laid waste so look on the bright side, no power cuts.

Bright side? See what I did there?
  ;)

Hang on.. It was the Tories that did that!   redface:   Oh!  I see what you mean....   confused:
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter if discontent.
Post by: Pastis on September 11, 2007, 05:33:10 PM
Sign outside a camping shop last January, allegedly, read

"Now is the Winter of our discount tents!"


 drumroll:




redface:
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: Snoopy on September 11, 2007, 05:40:15 PM
When I saw a sign that advertised "Recycled Toilet Tissue" I asked the shop keeper who scraped it.
He didn't understand. ::)
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: TG on September 11, 2007, 05:42:07 PM
I am naive.  point:
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: Barman on September 11, 2007, 06:16:32 PM
I am naive.  point:
lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: Nick on September 11, 2007, 06:22:30 PM
Que?
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: Barman on September 11, 2007, 06:23:29 PM
Que?
Banghead
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: Berek on September 11, 2007, 06:44:26 PM
yes we got our 2%, but they are buttering our grade up with a one off payment of ?375 also
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: Barman on September 12, 2007, 05:04:57 AM
yes we got our 2%, but they are buttering our grade up with a one off payment of ?375 also
Strike then?
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: Misunderstood on September 12, 2007, 09:45:24 AM
yes we got our 2%, but they are buttering our grade up with a one off payment of ?375 also

Sounds like a sweetner. What is it allegedly for?

Every year they discounted our pay rise to account for the non-contribrutory pension.  by the time I'd finished that amounted to 28%

Bloody expensive non-contributory pension  evil:  Would have been cheaper to have just saved up.
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: TG on September 13, 2007, 02:07:42 PM
I see Gordo has brought in his top advisor for the coming battle.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1283968,00.html
Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: Uncle Mort on September 13, 2007, 02:35:51 PM
Also:

Quote
Labour has appointed Margaret Thatcher's favourite ad agency Saatchi and Saatchi to handle its advertising at the next general election.
 
The slogan which won the agency the account was "not flash, just Gordon".

Title: Re: Brace yourself for a winter of discontent.
Post by: Berek on September 13, 2007, 07:20:02 PM
I see Gordo has brought in his top advisor for the coming battle.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1283968,00.html

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