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Right - would you strike?
VD velvet donkey
Kaytee Airline workers have had a poor deal……..they should have their reduction reinstated Rail workers have nothing much to complain about…….anyway, if they have a problem take it up with the owners, but down here there is no sympathy for them at all and the strike had little support and it was a bit of a damp squib [ more ]
Dame_Ann_Average I'm 100% behind the airport workers and rail workers Velvet....enough of these thick barstewards taking the piss. The airport staff took a 10% pay cut due to covid, the airlines have so far refused to give it back to them even though restrictions are over. The rail strike is a completely different matter, private firms are walking all over workers and people accept is as if it should be the norm. While we have created more billionaires in the last three years, the rich have got wealthier by... [ more ]
velvet donkey We're there Baz. I do love you. Check that in [ more ]
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Somebody in here spent all her teenage years at war in WW11
VD velvet donkey
velvet donkey I walked past my dad in Argyle Arcade. I didn't want to know him. Women are too strong - he couldn't handle it. Theres a fact [ more ]
Baz My dad was a Japanese pow ….he only mentioned it once or twice , but I think it dogged him the whole of the rest of his life . [ more ]
slimfern I'll bet she has some stories to tell My Mum told of how she and her friend were shot at by a plane on their way home from school one day...she was 12 at the time [ more ]
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Is Lyndsay Hoyle a dickhead?
VD velvet donkey
Baz Agree 100% Velvet [ more ]
velvet donkey Why do they call it PMQ's? It's about the only time you see Johnson and he answers nothing. Jobs for Carrie and banker bonuses - both no answer. Pre-prepared waffle. Repeatedly. Are you aware of your job remit Hoyle. If he recited Keats or Burns in answer he'd probably still get away with it. You're an utter joke. Betty Boothroyd would eat you for breakfast. [ more ]
Baz I’d go with , probably ….he’s a politician after all [ more ]
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You can have the last word.
VD velvet donkey
Saint It's good to share - I also wonder how many people's everyday struggles, we all face, are being interpreted as major issues now we have a culture of 'mental health madness' - for want of a better phrase and making them think they need help? Most people do not have mental health problems in the classic sense, everyone struggles, we all go though rough times and such people are hijacking centre stage at the cost of those with enduring mental health issues. Too much education? Or not enough... [ more ]
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Online is mad.
VD velvet donkey
Baz Exactly Renton….and in some cases , those trips to the post office , or bank , were the only times people got to see/speak to another human being ! [ more ]
Saint Said the same Velvy - Post Office has stopped accepting benefits payments, now it's direct to bank but if your bank is nowhere near how do you get your £££? Going to the local to withdraw was part of some people's routine kept or years and now to 'cut costs' people are being ostracised in their own community - they don't think about that [ more ]
Baz I agree Velvet ….banks and post offices are a lifeline for many elderly people ! I’m pretty internet savvy , but lots of people still aren’t … and it’s not like the banking sector are hard up ! [ more ]
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Do you think NHS workers (specifically male or female nurses) or cops should be tattooed??
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velvet donkey Face tattoes might be committed eh? There's spanners copying them here. Think they're scary. Feck - try copying that. [ more ]
velvet donkey Re: Do you think NHS workers (specifically male or female nurses) or cops should be tattooed?? [ more ]
velvet donkey The only tattooes that would scare me are San Salvador and Mongrels New Zealand. Forget the amateurs [ more ]
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I know we shouldn’t panic but
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Baz They (UKHSA and the ECDC) are now saying people with the monkey pox should not handle their pets …and should isolate them …to prevent a reservoir (ping pong effect) between humans and domestic animals ! [ more ]
Saint Monkey pox aside . . . urghh, are we becoming the vermin we so ruthlessly exterminate? I called our GP to get a 'call-back' appointment over the phone and was told I was too late as all the appointments had gone due to "so many of the doctors being off sick". Quite alarming when you think about it [ more ]
Baz Yes, it is Slim…..and so many of the things they’ve been saying …eg downplaying it initially , but gradually seeing it increase ….seem to be mirroring the early days of covid . [ more ]
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30p a day.
VD velvet donkey
Eugene's Lair I'm going to hazard a guess that he didn't factor in the cost of the gas or electric required to cook it either. Common errors made by those who keep insisting the poor just need to learn how to cook and budget (and which the like of Jack Monroe keep having to correct) include: 1) Relying on bulk-buying. As you point out, those getting by week-by-week (or even day-by-day) can't afford to do that. 2) Not including the "hidden" costs, such as the gas/electric for cooking. 3) Low... [ more ]
Baz ….and my mum used to say that too [ more ]
Former Member I was reading about this. He doubled down saying he has proof from the food bank that this is achievable. Said the bank made a meal for 50 averaging 30p a portion. So that’s: one food option only, no variety made using bulk quantities, not possible on a budget made using donated / out of date products no drinks or sides As they say in statistics, small samples give erroneous results. As my gran used to say, empty barrels make the most noise. 🤬 [ more ]
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Carers allowance.
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Baz It’s awful Renton [ more ]
Saint I get it - I just got an increase last week - I have the paper in my hand right now - it's £69.70 And that is NOT per person I care for - it's for (and I quote the DWP when I contacted them) "Your out of pocket expenses and not an allowance per person" in my care. So I am paid £69.70 regardless of how many people in my care - that's my weekly 'wage' for 24hr care = 41p per hour (approx) [ more ]
Baz Isn’t there a slightly higher allowance too Velvet …..but I agree they are both rubbish ! [ more ]
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David Lammy.
VD velvet donkey
Baz My top subjects were History , and English Literature . My worst was maths ….but guess who went straight into banking /accounts when she left school ….go figure . [ more ]
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing My top subjects were:- Maths Chemistry Physics I studied other subjects, of course, but those three were the ones I excelled in! [ more ]
velvet donkey And Bernie Grant RIP was off his rocker. [ more ]
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Do i fancy Angela Reynor.
VD velvet donkey
Saint Oh this seems to be rather serious - I thought it was quite lighthearted banter between waring Politicians. And now female political reporters are coming forward to raise their own issues of misogyny within HC !! Just shows this is the real reason why women are still so under represented in the workplace [ more ]
Baz True politician than [ more ]
velvet donkey Correct my Norfolk pal. [ more ]
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