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Title: Another Balls Up
Post by: Snoopy on December 09, 2007, 03:35:34 PM

You will note this is a ten year plan to put right all that is wrong in Primary Education ~ so what have Nu Labour been doing for the past ten years?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7135078.stm
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: grumpyoldsoldier on December 09, 2007, 06:21:12 PM
Book 2 Uncle Gordons Join the Dots?
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Snoopy on December 09, 2007, 06:25:54 PM
Book 2 Uncle Gordons Join the Dots?

Closer to the truth than I'm comfortable with.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 10, 2007, 07:07:48 AM
The thing that really, really pisses me is that they are being allowed to get away with all this shite! I mean, I’m talking really, really angry!

Every newspaper, TV show, radio programme should be saying ‘what the fuck have you been doing for the past ten years with all our money?’.

Every newspaper front page should be listing the disasters every day – not some wanker in a canoe that defrauded the insurance for a few quid!

Northern Rock
Iraq
Missing discs
Education
MoD funding
Cash for honours

There are your headlines for this week – keep at it until they simply have to go.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Darwins Selection on December 12, 2007, 08:48:56 AM
Looks like the Constabulary will be on 'work to rule' next.

Good job I got my shotgun license renewal though on time.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 12, 2007, 09:10:08 AM
Looks like the Constabulary will be on 'work to rule' next.

Good job I got my shotgun license renewal though on time.

Northern Rock
Iraq
Missing discs
Education
MoD funding
Cash for honours
Screwing the Police to meet some stupid 2% target
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Grumpmeister on December 12, 2007, 12:15:54 PM
What about the biggest immigration cock up since Atlee let in an entire Waffen SS division at the end of WW2.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 12, 2007, 12:46:00 PM
What about the biggest immigration cock up since Atlee let in an entire Waffen SS division at the end of WW2.

Northern Rock
Iraq
Missing discs
Education
MoD funding
Cash for honours
Screwing the Police to meet some stupid 2% target
Immigration
Education
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Nick on December 12, 2007, 12:47:13 PM
And I see unemployment is down. It's only 1.64 million now, so that's good news. evil:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Grumpmeister on December 12, 2007, 12:56:51 PM
Look, before we end up overloading the site with a complete list of everything that this government has cocked up why not make the much shorter list of things that they have got right.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 12, 2007, 12:57:19 PM
Look, before we end up overloading the site with a complete list of everything that this government has cocked up why not make the much shorter list of things that they have got right.
rubschin:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Nick on December 12, 2007, 01:00:27 PM
So that's the end of that thread then.

I saw Patricia Hewitt on the box last night talking about Govt achievement. She actually claimed that membership of the EU had given us access to cvheap foreign holidays!  Does she actually believe that? noooo:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 12, 2007, 01:01:30 PM
So that's the end of that thread then.

I saw Patricia Hewitt on the box last night talking about Govt achievement. She actually claimed that membership of the EU had given us access to cvheap foreign holidays!  Does she actually believe that? noooo:
Cheap holidays or a climate change nightmare... can't make their minds up can they?  noooo:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Darwins Selection on December 12, 2007, 02:52:37 PM
access to cvheap foreign holidays


Is that camping in one of those funny little Citroens?
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Darwins Selection on December 12, 2007, 02:53:46 PM
Sorry Mr Speaker, that was frivolous. redface:

My apologies to The House.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 12, 2007, 03:10:17 PM
Sorry Mr Speaker, that was frivolous. redface:

My apologies to The House.
Tut, tut, tut...  noooo:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Nick on December 13, 2007, 02:50:52 PM
And Jacqui Smith admits another cock up!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7142436.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7142436.stm)

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The problem emerged after an enforcement operation in April discovered 44 people working at a security company who did not have the right to work in the UK - 12 had been subcontracted to a company that provided staff to guard locations under Metropolitan Police contracts.

Others were employed at ports and airports. One man had been guarding government cars - including that of the prime minister.


What a useless, useless shower
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 13, 2007, 03:11:14 PM
I remember when the story broke they were saying that 5,000 would be the absolute maximum number… now it turns out there are many more than that…  noooo:

Apparently, some bright spark has now had the brilliant idea of actually checking people out when they apply… doh:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Snoopy on December 13, 2007, 03:14:57 PM
I remember when the story broke they were saying that 5,000 would be the absolute maximum number… now it turns out there are many moiré than that…  noooo:

Apparently, some bright spark has now had the brilliant idea of actually checking people out when they apply… doh:



moiré Que?
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 13, 2007, 03:16:15 PM
I remember when the story broke they were saying that 5,000 would be the absolute maximum number… now it turns out there are many more than that…  noooo:

Apparently, some bright spark has now had the brilliant idea of actually checking people out when they apply… doh:



moiré Que?
Bloody hell - how did that happen?
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Snoopy on December 13, 2007, 03:17:58 PM
I rather think you ought to answer that question. What say you Watson .... Eh? Mr Barman has much to answer for.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Nick on December 13, 2007, 03:26:45 PM
I am lost...
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Snoopy on December 13, 2007, 03:29:50 PM
I am lost...

That, I suspect, is the Government's hope.

They must be doomed with all this coming out day after day ..... It's as bad as Major's last months.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 13, 2007, 03:34:47 PM
I am lost...

That, I suspect, is the Government's hope.

They must be doomed with all this coming out day after day ..... It's as bad as Major's last months.
They just seem to go on and on tho...  noooo:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Snoopy on December 13, 2007, 03:43:57 PM
I am lost...

That, I suspect, is the Government's hope.

They must be doomed with all this coming out day after day ..... It's as bad as Major's last months.
They just seem to go on and on tho...  noooo:

It will, I suspect, take more than headlines to prise Gordon's fingers from the levers of power.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 13, 2007, 03:45:25 PM
I am lost...

That, I suspect, is the Government's hope.

They must be doomed with all this coming out day after day ..... It's as bad as Major's last months.
They just seem to go on and on tho...  noooo:

It will, I suspect, take more than headlines to prise Gordon's fingers from the levers of power.
Shoot him with a high powered rifle when he gets back off the plane at Heathrow you say?  rubschin:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Nick on December 13, 2007, 03:53:30 PM
That Harriet Harman has gone quiet since she was caught lying..............

And the European Treaty has been signed, so we may all rejoice:

Quote
The leaders signed the treaty, translated into the EU's 23 official languages, using specially engraved silver fountain pens as a choir sang Beethoven's Ode to Joy.


George Orwell could never have made this up!!
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 13, 2007, 04:10:44 PM
Brown hasn't signed it yet tho has he?
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Nick on December 13, 2007, 04:11:33 PM
I believe he has, he just didn't sign it in public for some reason rubschin:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 13, 2007, 04:12:14 PM
I believe he has, he just didn't sign it in public for some reason rubschin:
He turned up late... too busy getting grilled at The Commons (not here).
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Bar Wench on December 13, 2007, 04:16:44 PM
I am lost...

That, I suspect, is the Government's hope.

They must be doomed with all this coming out day after day ..... It's as bad as Major's last months.

How long did it go on for?
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Snoopy on December 13, 2007, 04:18:26 PM
Yes ~ Brown hopped on a 'plane to add his signature after everyone else had attended the ceremony and gone to lunch. Apparently he joined them for the coffee and mints. Now that's demonstrating your green credentials  ::) as well as your yellow back-bone and the fact that your wife has you on a diet.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 13, 2007, 04:20:08 PM
Yes ~ Brown hopped on a 'plane to add his signature after everyone else had attended the ceremony and gone to lunch. Apparently he joined them for the coffee and mints. Now that's demonstrating your green credentials  ::) as well as your yellow back-bone and the fact that your wife has you on a diet.
lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Uncle Mort on December 13, 2007, 04:35:55 PM
So when the Union of European States (UES) celebrates in 100 years or whenever and photos of the signing of the first great step are shown there be no sign of the Prime Minister and GB will have been represented by a spotty schoolboy (a.k.a. David Milliband)

Posterity  ::)
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 13, 2007, 04:38:33 PM
So when the Union of European States (UES) celebrates in 100 years or whenever and photos of the signing of the first great step are shown there be no sign of the Prime Minister and GB will have been represented by a spotty schoolboy (a.k.a. David Milliband)

Posterity  ::)

They'll photoshop him in I 'spec...  ::)
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Uncle Mort on December 13, 2007, 04:40:04 PM
I make you right  ;D
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Snoopy on December 13, 2007, 04:40:11 PM
BM is probably right ~ they (Nu Labour) do have form on this photoshop stuff  and I bet Gordon won't let Milliband have the silver biro either.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Nick on December 13, 2007, 04:56:51 PM
I fear Milliband is bonkers. Did you hear Cameron on PMqs the other day?
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 13, 2007, 06:35:09 PM
Looks like they have Ken Livingstone on the rack now too!  cloud9:

 happ096
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Nick on December 13, 2007, 06:36:26 PM
Why? Link?
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Snoopy on December 13, 2007, 06:51:58 PM
This story is breaking

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gvtV4BeV-Vep5XyITa4ocXobOpnQ

as is this one

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/dec/13/associatednewspapers.pressandpublishing?gusrc=rss&feed=media

Same story I think but the Guardian tells more of it.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 14, 2007, 05:15:51 AM
Well sniffed-out newshound… The story has been running for some time and he has denied any misappropriation of funds yet they haven’t had the investigation yet. Hopefully it will all come back and bite him on the arse.  point:
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Nick on December 14, 2007, 08:20:59 AM
Did any one else see Jacqui Smith on CHannel 4 news last night? She was like a rabbit in headlights.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Uncle Mort on December 14, 2007, 12:43:31 PM
She does lack a certain gravitas and authority. I doubt she can pick her outfit each morning without checking with number 10 first.
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Nick on December 15, 2007, 01:53:42 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCo7qbzEX3c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCo7qbzEX3c)

Priceless!
Title: Re: Another Balls Up
Post by: Barman on December 15, 2007, 02:10:25 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCo7qbzEX3c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCo7qbzEX3c)

Priceless!
Excellent!

Vile creatures the lot of them...  noooo: