More snouts in the public's trough - Page 2

garinda · 22-10-2006, 22:27

Quick Barb, phone the McCarthy hotline, I think you've uncovered another God damn, pinko, communist, under the bed.

Oh, they already know he's the Labour leader of Hyndburn Borough Council?

Well blow me down.

steeljack · 23-10-2006, 01:54

another of my Grandads sayings ......"3 things you will never see, a dead donkey, a poor farmer and a bl**dy honest politician " no one has prooved him wrong to me yet.

garinda · 23-10-2006, 10:31

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Originally Posted by steeljack

another of my Grandads sayings ......"3 things you will never see, a dead donkey, a poor farmer and a bl**dy honest politician " no one has prooved him wrong to me yet.

Neil · 23-10-2006, 11:12

Good one Rindy Roo

Mancie · 23-10-2006, 11:18

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That donkey ain't dead! just skiving on the job.. it just needs a dam good whippin !

accymel · 23-10-2006, 12:13

Least under the last conservative gov'n't i had an nhs dentist & could get a doctors appointment reasonably quickly

nowadays you need to be psychic to be ill & get to see your gp

thats what the state of affairs from mr blair we have ****** all

& i never thought i'd say that

Personally in all honesty theres corruption in all potential gov's because the british people are all too trusting & beleive what they say & who monitors the government???? We could do with an Offgov [like offcom but for gov's lol]

Mancie · 23-10-2006, 12:31

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Originally Posted by accymel

Least under the last conservative gov'n't i had an nhs dentist & could get a doctors appointment reasonably quickly

nowadays you need to be psychic to be ill & get to see your gp

thats what the state of affairs from mr blair we have ****** all

& i never thought i'd say that

yeah it was fantastic Mel... lying on a wheelie bed half dead in hospital corridors for 12 hours... waiting 2 years to see a consultant.. ah the good old days!

accymel · 23-10-2006, 12:41

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yeah it was fantastic Mel... lying on a wheelie bed half dead in hospital corridors for 12 hours... waiting 2 years to see a consultant.. ah the good old days!

nowadays whilst lying on a wheelie bin in a corridor for eternity - which bloody hospital are we in springs to mind

AccyJay · 23-10-2006, 13:24

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yeah it was fantastic Mel... lying on a wheelie bed half dead in hospital corridors for 12 hours... waiting 2 years to see a consultant.. ah the good old days!

At least the hospitals used to be clean.

Mancie · 23-10-2006, 16:51

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At least the hospitals used to be clean.

Are you seriously saying the NHS was better under the tories?? I doubt if you could dig up even the most fanatical tory to make that assertion including MP's!

SPUGGIE J · 23-10-2006, 18:42

Do we have a health service nowadays that compares to the original concept??? There never seems to be enough money availabe for the NHS yet there is plenty of money avaiable for ministerial jaunts deadend projects and ministerial pet projects.

Stanaccy · 23-10-2006, 20:03

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Are you seriously saying the NHS was better under the tories?? I doubt if you could dig up even the most fanatical tory to make that assertion including MP's!

It was cleaner and better until they privatised gret big chunks of it and began the dismantling of decades of excellent service.

WillowTheWhisp · 24-10-2006, 00:23

My Dad used to say that thing about poor farmers but that was in the days befor BSE and foot and mouth and milk quotas and people losing their homes and their land because they couldn't keep up the repayments on the remortgages they'd taken out to cover expenses incurred in trying to maintain the property etc. These days you'd have a harder job finding a rich farmer round here than a poor one!

Mancie · 24-10-2006, 10:07

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

My Dad used to say that thing about poor farmers but that was in the days befor BSE and foot and mouth and milk quotas and people losing their homes and their land because they couldn't keep up the repayments on the remortgages they'd taken out to cover expenses incurred in trying to maintain the property etc. These days you'd have a harder job finding a rich farmer round here than a poor one!

get the violins out! .. farmers were compensated 110% for the foot and mouth and BSE outbreaks. also take a look at this Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Royal farms get £1m from taxpayers
there is also a pdf file on this page that shows the millions in subsides paid to UK farmers, along with tax credits and relief ,farmers reiceve more in benifits than any workers. quite apt for the title thread... "more snouts in the public trough"

g jones · 24-10-2006, 21:28

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Originally Posted by steeljack

another of my Grandads sayings ......"3 things you will never see, a dead donkey, a poor farmer and a bl**dy honest politician " no one has prooved him wrong to me yet.

Well SteelJack I hope I am an exception.