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So I've finished the ironing and lo! we're no further on

Why do you suppose the NHS is getting such a bad press at the moment? As someone has pointed out, it's happening with schools too.

I moved house recently. We had to wait over 2 weeks to get the phone line fitted (brand new house so no option to take over existing service).

How mean of the Judge! I've got ****loads of ironing to do this afternoon. Skilled multi-tasker that I am, even I can't iron and keep up to speed on here at the same time

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22087201 KPMG not doing very well ATM! Isn't KPMG one of the big 5 charged with public audit, following the government's decision to close the Audit Commission? I'm filled with confidence - not

Include the Arts generally in there BS - we are world leaders in the world of dance for example and our theatres and West End shows bring in huge revenues to this country.

I'm no fan of Russell Brand but I thought this was an eloquent and thought-provoking piece by him http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/09/russell-brand-margaret-thatcher?CMP=twt_gu&CMP=NECNETTXT766

Did I write the article? I posted it for sensible people to read and think about. Ch***t on a bloody bike!

There's got to be a limit to the number of 'minute's silences' we are asked to observe. There won't be time to play football soon!

Here's another take on the vilification / celebration of someone who's died http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/08/margaret-thatcher-death-etiquette

From the BBC news website: She will not have a state funeral but will be accorded the same status as Princess Diana and the Queen Mother.

Good post Pugwash.

Agree absolutely

Breaking news on BBC

Only race I ever bet on and I know nothing but......... To win on Saint Are (of course) Oscar Time and Major Malarkey

Wrong http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22044198

But, LD, there's nothing to stop companies paying living wages without being told to. That's a moral thing to do. But do morals and principles mix with business? There are a few private companies and a number of local authorities (including many London boroughs) opting to pay the living wage already.

If the private companies paid living wages to their lower paid workers, those workers wouldn't need to claim benefit support and that would save all of us a fair bit. In the meantime, I find my taxes are, in part, being used to bolster the earnings of shareholders and directors.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22044650

Is that tea or a funny name for a beer? If it's tea, where can you buy it? We love strong tea and I'd like to try this one

http://www.shu.ac.uk/_assets/pdf/the-real-level-of-unemployment-2012.pdf

Many of those communities were decimated in the 80s / early 90s

Didn't we overspend hugely after WW2? To build infrastructure and housing? Did we never have good times after that?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2013/apr/04/living-on-benefits-readers-panel?CMP=SOCNETTXT6967