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 Post subject: Re: Our wonderful leader
PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 14:14 
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:gatso2: Just when you thought it can't possibly get any worse.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -high.html

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Oh by the way Mr. Brown, when are you going to put up a candidate for the Glasgow East by election. No point in procrastinating is there? So go on put up a candidate. Nominate a horse to contest the seat. No hang on, Caligula did that one. Your term
in Government gets more ridiculous every day.

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 Post subject: Re: Our wonderful leader
PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 16:13 
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Mr Brown insisted that no walk of life will escape the drive to cut energy use as Britain attempts to lead the way by transforming itself into a low-carbon economy.

Does this mean that politicians will:

- stop travelling thousands of miles by air to conferences about reducing carbon emissions?
- give up their Government provided Jags and use the tube?

I should think the lack of electricity supply in 15 years time in the UK (resulting from the dithering about nuclear power and the lack of forward planning) will be great if you have a plug-in hybrid to recharge.

Once again, the lie about higher road taxes for the highest polluting vehicles is spun. The VED changes are a tax on ownership not pollution output.

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But the argument that soaring oil prices could benefit drivers in the long term appeared a high-risk strategy at a time when motorists are suffering like never before.

Benefit in the long term,eh? I'd like to know how. You mean the long term where we sit in the cold and dark being warmed by the knowledge that our CO2 emissions are the lowest in the world.

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With my scientific hat on nuclear is clearly the way forward. However we live in a country which cannot safely store my bank details.... let alone nuclear waste!

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 Post subject: Re: Our wonderful leader
PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 22:27 
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And seen over on PH -another one
with perhaps the best bit left to the end
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The Prime Minister is also understood to be looking to teach motorists ‘eco-driving techniques’ that will bring down fuel consumption.



Perhaps when he uses something more fuel efficient he can preach -till then Gobby - try awarding yourself the average wage ,then try running a car as an essential way to get to work and find money for food (and that's after you're local bandits (oops council tax collectors) have siphoned off their share)

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hairyben wrote:
I thought this claptrap would've been picked up here.

Amongst the lecturing they're going on about "2 for 1" offers as encouraging people to buy what they don't need and will throw.

The joke being the bulk of "2 for 1"'s are supermarkets getting rid of short dated/overstock to avoid throwing it themselves! :roll:


Quite right Hairyben. There is a tramp around here who is fed by our local Supermarket ......(I suspect that he eats better, ...and cheaper, than WE do!).............

The Supermarket is where the main bulk of wasted food is thrown away........Tons apon tons...every week!

Why didn't Gordon target THEM? Does he not want to upset his mates?...


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"Let them eat cake!"


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Possibly cheaper ,more so if it's from Asda with a woopsie sticker (don't know if they still say so ,but origonally the sticker said"woops we've bought too much,so we're selling it off cheap" - not as the name might imply )

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Surely a major cause of wasted food is the fact that portion sizes for ready meals, ....... are generally half as much again as a normal person would want or need. And this is presented as a good thing :loco:


Surely you mean the portions are half as much as a normal person would eat. A meal for two is about enough for one. Just one of the reasons I don't buy them.


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Homer wrote:
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Surely a major cause of wasted food is the fact that portion sizes for ready meals, ....... are generally half as much again as a normal person would want or need. And this is presented as a good thing :loco:

Surely you mean the portions are half as much as a normal person would eat. A meal for two is about enough for one. Just one of the reasons I don't buy them.

Eh?

Please tell me which shops you go in so I can buy their reasonably-sized ready meals.

All the ones I visit offer ready meals for one which are 500-550g in weight and contain 800+ calories. That is far too much for one person.

The idea that shops and restaurants are applying "portion control" leading to titchy meals belongs in the 1970s.

I can only conclude you must be an exceptionally greedy person.

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PeterE the Tesco ready meals for one are generally < 500 calories (not enough imo) and are definitely for one only. I'm basing this on what I currenlty have in my fridge

Sausages + Mash - 500g 665 Calories (the most, but it has sausage in it so to be expected)
Sheperds Pie - 500g 375 Calories
Braised Lamb + Mash - 500g and 475 calories
Lasagne - 400g (I think) and around 350 calories (ate it yesterday so no box to check)

Depends which ready meals you buy I guess ;)


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I used to eat fish and chips.
But the fish is endangered, so my sense of ecological urgency suggests I stop eating fish. In any case, its expensive.
The chips are now frozen then fried. I hate them.
Macky-D is crowded, I hate queues.
KFC is crowded, I hate chicken anyway.
S--------- ready meals are garbage, no salt or fat. Nothing much remains to be eaten.
T------ are ok, but expensive.
In fact, it's cheaper to eat out.

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