Re: UK unemployment rises to 2.68m : Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:51 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote: Actually never mind that article from the Daily Mail, look at this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... twalk.html a models dress falls down and shows her tits, now that is worthwhile journalism. Personally, I prefer this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... issue.html

sally cinnamon wrote: Actually never mind that article from the Daily Mail, look at this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... twalk.html a models dress falls down and shows her tits, now that is worthwhile journalism. Personally, I prefer this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... issue.html

Re: UK unemployment rises to 2.68m : Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:53 pm  

Mintball wrote:

And, as that nice Mr Dacre made clear on Monday, during his first appearence this week at Leveson, he's so proud of his paper – and its online version.

Finally Private Eye can refrain from referring to The Wail as "Tits by (next) Christmas"

Re: UK unemployment rises to 2.68m : Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:14 pm  

And in more news, the PM considers giving tax breaks to those employing domestic servants, as a way of getting women back to work ... This is possibly beyond parody.

And in more news, the PM considers giving tax breaks to those employing domestic servants, as a way of getting women back to work ... This is possibly beyond parody.

Re: UK unemployment rises to 2.68m : Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:43 pm  

Mintball wrote: And in more news, the PM considers giving tax breaks to those employing domestic servants, as a way of getting women back to work ... This is possibly beyond parody. I could go with that suggestion, providing we had the same levels of income tax, NI and the consequent improved social benefits that Sweden enjoys

Mintball wrote: And in more news, the PM considers giving tax breaks to those employing domestic servants, as a way of getting women back to work ... This is possibly beyond parody. I could go with that suggestion, providing we had the same levels of income tax, NI and the consequent improved social benefits that Sweden enjoys

Re: UK unemployment rises to 2.68m : Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:16 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

I could go with that suggestion, providing we had the same levels of income tax, NI and the consequent improved social benefits that Sweden enjoys

There's value to that suggestion. And I'd suggest a proper legal, living wage for those cleaners and child minders.

And if he wasn't trying to spin it as a boost for women: 'oh yes, let's help female employment levels by getting more women back into domestic service roles'.

Re: UK unemployment rises to 2.68m : Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:26 pm  

Their other corker from chief crack pot policy king Halpern is work until you die to avoid being lonely. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16980361

Their other corker from chief crack pot policy king Halpern is work until you die to avoid being lonely. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16980361

Re: UK unemployment rises to 2.68m : Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:35 pm  

Sandra The Terrorist wrote: Their other corker from chief crack pot policy king Halpern is work until you die to avoid being lonely. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16980361 I actually think that's sensible.

Sandra The Terrorist wrote: Their other corker from chief crack pot policy king Halpern is work until you die to avoid being lonely. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16980361 I actually think that's sensible.

Re: UK unemployment rises to 2.68m : Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:38 pm  

Mintball wrote:

There's value to that suggestion. And I'd suggest a proper legal, living wage for those cleaners and child minders.

And if he wasn't trying to spin it as a boost for women: 'oh yes, let's help female employment levels by getting more women back into domestic service roles'.

Minty - our house needs a good scrubbing. Fancy £7 per hour (net)?

Re: UK unemployment rises to 2.68m : Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:59 pm  

Sandra The Terrorist wrote: Their other corker from chief crack pot policy king Halpern is work until you die to avoid being lonely. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16980361 I'd prefer him to stop working now, if that's the sort of idea he come up with.

Sandra The Terrorist wrote: Their other corker from chief crack pot policy king Halpern is work until you die to avoid being lonely. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16980361 I'd prefer him to stop working now, if that's the sort of idea he come up with.

Re: UK unemployment rises to 2.68m : Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:08 pm  

Dally wrote:

I actually think that's sensible.

I suppose a later retirement age would reduce the number of elderly people who have nothing better to do than start threads on internet message boards about what happened to them in the shower that morning.