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I'd definitely accept the invite.

Am going to see alex straight after town, he'll have me anaesthetised by about 5pm am sure.

Nespresso machines are shit by the way. Just wanted to say that.

Bainbridges had some in this afternoon. Good luck. Nice one, my gran will be very happy Getting sizes, styles for that sort of stuff was quite hard today.

Must be like a welly top. Deserves a

Need to get some sheepskin slippers, size 4. M&S didnt have any, so where am i going tomo afternoon?

He's telling porkies. He's really doing Turkey Twizzlers with Aunt Bessies frozen spuds and Batchelors Mushy Peas. Arctic Roll for pud. All washed down with Blue Nun. As long as the Blue Nun was properly chilled....

All the best everyone.

Bought that Dirty Projectors album Bitte Orca the other day, really enjoying it.

What do you buy a 100 year old grandma? Got her an Xbox, hope she like it.

Sounds like some lush dinners going on. We're have beef apparently, only going to be 4 of us this year so a turkey is too much. Am very jealous of Mr Paws, sounds amazing.

Not read it yet but apparently the final chapter of Steven Levitt's new book is on simple solutions to climate change. Been criticised quite heavily but i think he may have written it like that to wind up those sort of scientists you are referring to.

Interesting reading back over this after the revelations from East Anglia and further afield. The focus of debate is the fact that Exxon gave some research group 23m to do research. There wasnt much elaboration on what the research said, or how impactful it was (i'm going to guess low since 23m is a fucking tiny research budget), just the wistful implication of vested interest. Yet the story about the academics wasnt just an implied 'vested interest', it was a blatant transgression of scientific standards and a direct covering up of research results. You see the funny side?

Er, fuck off. For those of us plying our trade in the foreign leagues, there isnt much choice.

They ski in Italy, the stupid bint.

''Newcastle get good crowds, Meanwhile, Sunderland is at the centre of a global finance disaster...''

Its an issue that doesnt translate into other cultures btw.

I'm 'bohemian bourgeoise' nowadays.

I don't necessarily support high taxes - I just support fair ones. By that I mean no engineered evasion and no excessive inherited wealth. You might not like it but you can't stop legitimate tax avoidance. Governments have been trying for centuries and haven't succeeded yet. That's what wrong with the current tax system, it's like trying to plug a leaky bucket one hole at a time. The government's piecemeal approach and over-complication of the rules doesn't help, but also tax law is complex and difficult to administer/enforce. Most governments the world over have resorted to dropping tax rates as that actually increases tax revenues. Unfortunately these days labour and capital are fairly mobile, and people/companies will just sod off somewhere better if they don't like the rules. So there has to be a balancing act between raising revenue and preserving the tax base, and it needs a long term view not a series of quick fixes. What's "fair" in terms of tax is completely subjective. Fairness starts with having a system that's understandable, efficient, fit for the modern world and treats people equally. The UK tax system is none of those things imo. Some great points there, especially about what constitutes a fair tax system. How you treat people equally is a tough balance since tax plays a dominant role in people's welfare. The tax system is the economy, which is what provides people with jobs from companies thriving under the system. Or not as the case may be. Defining fair is actually quite difficult, as it doesnt mean equal.

Any chance of the weather easing for tomorrow? Air France are currently cancelling flights to Newcastle according to airport website.

I congratulate the lad for tucking up his snitching sister. Well played sir. A mate of mine set a honey trap for someone on facebook who owed him money. Got one of his mates to pretend to be a fit lass to get contact details out of him.

The best thing to come out of this year's X-factor? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandra...Hasselhoff.html I see Cowell has offered the couple who organised the RTAM campaign jobs at his record company too.

NJS should come and work in France, they love all that commie crap ower here. Very high taxes mind.

If you lived and worked in the States you'd know just how frightened people are about health care coverage, and costs and the fear of falling ill The NHS isn't maybe as good as Canada or France but its a hell of a lot better than the USA which is quite Third World in its approach Yeah, i know nothing about US healthcare, as this thread demonstrates.

So about twice as expensive then, not 5 times And its still irrelevant.