I'm guessing what happens is, some Whitehall number cruncher calculates that cancelling free refills of soda drinks translates to an £xm future cost saving for the NHS. Thus they can write down the planned budget by this amount.
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
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The only way is up....
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ForFolksSake
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When Labour negotiates .... the only way is downsionascaig wrote: ↑Tue Oct 07, 2025 10:27 amThe only way is up....
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/ ... 0carry.%22
Gordon Brown was prime Minister at the time ( isn't he Scottish )
Will there be a Scot card
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Already have one !
Great name too it called an "Entitlement Card" !
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And so was Tony Blair..ForFolksSake wrote: ↑Tue Oct 07, 2025 11:02 am
Gordon Brown was prime Minister at the time ( isn't he Scottish )
And then Johnson said never again should a Scot be Prime Minister of the UK...
(he, like Farage will be, is a gift to the indies)
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That's just an 'OAP' cardsionascaig wrote: ↑Tue Oct 07, 2025 11:10 amAlready have one !
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Great name too it called an "Entitlement Card" !
They probably put one of those in the 'Welcome' bags that they give to the 'illegal' immigrants up there
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The young folk get one too!ForFolksSake wrote: ↑Tue Oct 07, 2025 11:49 am
That's just an 'OAP' card
They probably put one of those in the 'Welcome' bags that they give to the 'illegal' immigrants up there
(just the folk that work don't qualify!)
And yes, I think those in the asylum system get something... (a bus pass)...
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A banner is displayed outside the hotel next to Old Trafford that Gary Neville owns
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Have you noticed how quiet the antiTrumpers have become, not a word from them ... except one apparently. The BBC have complimented him on a job well done ... that must have hurt! 
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After Rachel Reeves recent comments as to why she will have to increase taxes and reduce spending (note, it's "reduce spending" and not "austerity"!) I can't think of a more aptly named (non-sporting) thread on this forum. I wonder how she will 'speak away' the tax rises. The premise that she's taxing business and not voters treats the public as disrespectfully as Harold Wilson's 'It doesn't affect the pound in your pocket' speech (for those not of a certain age you can pick it up on a Google search). This thread was started because of the avalanche of Excuses coming from the new Labour Government as soon as they took Office. But unlike a natural avalanche this one hasn't petered out, it has gained volume and velocity as it rolls on, like a snowball rolling downhill. Last year she gave us a budget to fix the mess she claimed was left by the Conservatives so this year she will be giving us a budget to fix the mess created by her.