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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 15th 2019, 1:47 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

What Thatcher should have done is weed out the council house tenants who had the means to buy within the private sector, thus freeing up stock for those who couldn't afford to buy. Don't think that...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 6th 2019, 4:13 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

More nostalgia for you -

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/britishexpats.com-vbulletin/600x571/img_20190406_181217_199_d6ed1261a4aab63c803d09ce886b2ac331eb456e.jpg
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 6th 2019, 10:48 am
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

It's all "rather uplifting"!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 15th 2018, 4:14 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

The quotes from Duncan Smith & Rees Mogg remind me that in their brave new world from April 2019, all will be solved. :sarcasm:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 15th 2018, 4:08 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

Yes, I appreciate this is a complex problem with multiple causes - & not one easy solution.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 15th 2018, 1:14 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

I am not sure how valid this comment will be (hopefully others will give more informed opinions, for or against) but picking up on just one of the many cues in the article, the reference to chicken...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 15th 2018, 12:45 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

Clearly something has gone badly wrong, somehow.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 4th 2018, 3:43 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

The policy, no. The implementation, undoubtedly.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 19th 2018, 1:30 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

Ask the voters but don't bother asking the civil service because it's never anything to do with them.

Oh & look at the effect "austerity" is having on the electorate.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 19th 2018, 11:35 am
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

The Govt. is subject to elections, the civil service is not.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 19th 2018, 9:41 am
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

UK civil service modus operandi -

"We don't like it so we'll make sure it doesn't work.

We don't like the proposer so we'll make sure it doesn't work.

We aren't paid enough so we'll make...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 15th 2018, 5:23 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

I have no brief for politicians (least of all IDS) but let's not kid ourselves that civil service performance is all that it should be.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 15th 2018, 4:22 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

Also from the Guardian -

From 2013 (//www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/sep/05/universal-credit-iain-duncan-smith)

And now -
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 15th 2018, 2:36 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

Civil servants aren't elected.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 15th 2018, 12:04 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

Angela - priceless!

Actually I have a relative just like Angela & she's a civil servant too!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 15th 2018, 9:31 am
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

​​​​​​The Job LotShould have employed this lot, oh, wait a minute...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 6th 2018, 11:20 am
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

Ah, sorry, thought it was a specific question!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 6th 2018, 10:10 am
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

No. Do bear in mind that I live in Hungary.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 6th 2018, 9:44 am
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

I think there is a good point here. Had a lump in my nether regions, emailed the medical centre, given appointment with specialist - job done, happy ending, all in less than a week.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 19th 2017, 2:07 pm
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

I wouldn't worry, 60% of the populace are net beneficiaries of the State anyway!:lol:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 19th 2017, 11:03 am
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

Possibly balanced by the increased spending on leisure, catering/hospitality, DIY etc etc?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 16th 2017, 10:33 am
Replies: 322
Views: 37,399
Posted By scrubbedexpat142

Re: The country we left behind

As it was during the General Strike of 1926.
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