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Title: Leaks
Post by: Miss Demeanour on October 19, 2010, 06:48:46 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/liberaldemocrats/8073943/Danny-Alexander-reveals-500000-job-cuts-in-document-gaffe.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/liberaldemocrats/8073943/Danny-Alexander-reveals-500000-job-cuts-in-document-gaffe.html)

Danny Alexander unintentionally revealed that the coalition expects 500,000 public sector jobs to be lost as a result of the drastic spending cuts when he was photographed holding a private document.

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who has been nicknamed Beaker after the Muppets character, was snapped by photographers driving into Whitehall with an open copy of the Comprehensive Spending Review on his lap.

...Cynics have claimed the gaffes may have been orchestrated to soften the blow ahead of announcements.


Soften the blow, have a laugh  noooo: noooo: noooo:

Title: Re: Leaks
Post by: Barman on October 19, 2010, 06:52:15 PM
Oh dear... (https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freesmileys.org%2Fsmileys%2Fsmiley-hug002.gif&hash=dd07268eedfb2d9fac9db277b404d7999d588895) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
Title: Re: Leaks
Post by: Nick on October 19, 2010, 06:53:18 PM
The Frogs are rioting in the streets (about the pension age rising to 62  ::)) . Here we shall sit in caffs and make tutting noises  noooo:
Title: Re: Leaks
Post by: Miss Demeanour on October 19, 2010, 06:59:32 PM
Apparently they have buckled on not taking away Child Benefit for 16-19 yr olds  rubschin:
Title: Re: Leaks
Post by: Uncle Mort on October 19, 2010, 07:32:41 PM
Only half a million public sector jobs? Not enough.
Title: Re: Leaks
Post by: Pastis on October 19, 2010, 08:11:24 PM
The Frogs are rioting in the streets (about the pension age rising to 62  ::)) . Here we shall sit in caffs and make tutting noises  noooo:

One of my neighbours (French), same age as me and now retired on a French pension divides her time between London, Paris and the Ardèche  surrender:   Just in time I guess.