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firlandsfarm
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Don't forget the Americans who say "mom"
That's hysterical - a tea swallow choking scenario.
Just got a Christmas present from EDF, eight hours of free electricity on Christmas day ... between 8:00 and 16:00!
flipping lot of use that is, I'll be in bed most of that time. Christmas dinner, if I decide to cook one, won't be until after four!
flipping lot of use that is, I'll be in bed most of that time. Christmas dinner, if I decide to cook one, won't be until after four!
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ForFolksSake
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Migrants have been crossing the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day.
Several boats were seen making the dangerous journey from France on Wednesday morning, with more expected to follow over the course of the day.
How come migrants can cross the channel on Xmas day and all public transport in the UK is cancelled today and tomorrow..
Several boats were seen making the dangerous journey from France on Wednesday morning, with more expected to follow over the course of the day.
How come migrants can cross the channel on Xmas day and all public transport in the UK is cancelled today and tomorrow..
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ForFolksSake
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ForFolksSake wrote: ↑Wed Dec 25, 2024 1:36 pmMigrants have been crossing the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day.
Several boats were seen making the dangerous journey from France on Wednesday morning, with more expected to follow over the course of the day.
How come migrants can cross the channel on Xmas day and all public transport in the UK is cancelled today and tomorrow..
Taking the pee
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ForFolksSake
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Quarter of council tax raised is spent on ‘unjustifiably generous’ staff pensions.
They are taking the piss
They are taking the piss
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jamesedwards
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The public sector is so inefficient. Then people wonder why services get outsourced.ForFolksSake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 5:25 pmQuarter of council tax raised is spent on ‘unjustifiably generous’ staff pensions.
They are taking the piss
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Lynskey888
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ForFolksSake
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They are obviously very 'efficient' when it comes to sorting there pensions out. Kerchingjamesedwards wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 5:41 pmThe public sector is so inefficient. Then people wonder why services get outsourced.ForFolksSake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 5:25 pmQuarter of council tax raised is spent on ‘unjustifiably generous’ staff pensions.
They are taking the piss
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sionascaig
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Maybe related to:ForFolksSake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 6:22 pmThey are obviously very 'efficient' when it comes to sorting there pensions out. Kerchingjamesedwards wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 5:41 pmThe public sector is so inefficient. Then people wonder why services get outsourced.ForFolksSake wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2024 5:25 pmQuarter of council tax raised is spent on ‘unjustifiably generous’ staff pensions.
They are taking the piss
"English councils saw big cuts to their funding during the 2010s, with spending on some services down between 40% and 70% over the decade." ?
==> that would defo push up relative cost of pension provision (and everything else)..
I'm actually surprised anyone can tell as an awful lot of English councils have been unable to provide audited accounts for years... (and avoided due scrutiny).
Wouldn't be surprised if the really outrageous stuff is hidden away in those (unaudited) accounts. e.g. awarded enhanced pensions as leaving early and voted for by folk taking over (like in Glasgow).
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ForFolksSake
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Farage calls for crackdown on public sector pension ‘Ponzi scheme’
The Reform UK leader warned gold-plated public pensions are the “biggest ticking time bomb” in government finances and that the disparity with those in the private sector amounted to “pensions apartheid”.
The Reform UK leader warned gold-plated public pensions are the “biggest ticking time bomb” in government finances and that the disparity with those in the private sector amounted to “pensions apartheid”.
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sionascaig
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And his solution is: "have a debate in parliament"...ForFolksSake wrote: ↑Sat Dec 28, 2024 11:02 amFarage calls for crackdown on public sector pension ‘Ponzi scheme’
The Reform UK leader warned gold-plated public pensions are the “biggest ticking time bomb” in government finances and that the disparity with those in the private sector amounted to “pensions apartheid”.
Usual populist drivel from him... What about a solution?