clint van damme
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Off a fella whose boss deals in kilos!
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Off a fella whose boss deals in kilos!
skybluetony176
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It’s a french word.
jimmyhillsfanclub
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Nah....my anti globalism runs deep ...
.."He only grows for guys he knows....and me"
Alan Dugdales Moustache
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Five generations
. You're making theatricals out of nothing. If we went back to the pre decimal system you would have something to moan about. That system was incredibly complicated compared to what is used now and getting rid of it was the best thing that happened.
You sound like one of the old buggers that you constantly laugh at. Scared of change.
skybluetony176
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Five generations
You're making theatricals out of nothing. If we went back to the pre decimal system you would have something to moan about. That system was incredibly complicated compared to what is used now and getting rid of it was the best thing that happened.
You sound like one of the old buggers that you constantly laugh at. Scared of change.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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So the vast majority of those of employment age and younger won't have a knowledge of how to use it, yet those older have had the best part of 50 years to get used to the metric system, which is a lot more intuitive to scale up and down.So someone who is in their 50s will find the imperial system second nature. Very unlikely. Most people over 60 can use both imperial and metric.
You like a rant don't you ?
Then there's the massive cost of changing it all over, including signage, measuring machines and devices. Then there's the fact hardly any other countries uses imperial measurements, so for international trade we're having to convert to metric anyway, adding in time, cost and creating the chance for mistakes to occur.
There's absolutely no sensible rationale behind this idea. It's another bonkers idea for a group of people who live in the past and still think that that way of life applies to today. This would end up being yet another case of shooting ourselves in both feet and just something to keep the rabid nutters onside. Then 18 months after when everything's gone to shit they'll be there whining that no-one could have predicted this would be the outcome, even though everyone had been screaming it at them the entire time.
BodicoteSkyBlue
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Ian1779
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It’s called taking back control…. one barleycorn at a time.
duffer
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Sorry I'm all out of barleycorns, have you got change for a groat?
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Ex-attorney general Jeremy Wright joins Tory calls for PM to quit
Jeremy Wright joins the growing ranks of Tory MPs who want Boris Johnson to quit over Partygate.
www.bbc.co.uk
Grendel
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clint van damme
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25 have gone public. Its not hard to imagine a similar number have put letters in anonymously.
Did wonder if something was going on when I saw the express headline yesterday. Something about gove trying to save Johnson, which of indicates he'll be doing the exact opposite.
shmmeee
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Just checked and May had 27/48 public, that’s 56%
If we’re at 25/54 now maybe a few more to go but not far off.
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This is a slightly entertaining doc to keep an eye on
docs.google.com
MPs criticising Boris Johnson
Nineteen MPs who say they have sent a letter to the 1922 Committee chair Peter Aldous: ‘After a great deal of soul-searching, I have reached the conclusion that the Prime Minister should resign.’ Aaron Bell: 'I have been quite open with the whips and earlier this week I spoke plainly to the Prim...
skybluetony176
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Latest polling concludes that the least popular member of Boris Johnson’s cabinet is…
…Boris Johnson
#winner
…Boris Johnson
#winner
Cabinet League Table: Johnson is back in negative ratings | Conservative Home
The driver of his low scores is that the Government is too left-wing, at least in the view of many activists.
www.conservativehome.com
Grendel
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This is a slightly entertaining doc to keep an eye on
MPs criticising Boris Johnson
Nineteen MPs who say they have sent a letter to the 1922 Committee chair Peter Aldous: ‘After a great deal of soul-searching, I have reached the conclusion that the Prime Minister should resign.’ Aaron Bell: 'I have been quite open with the whips and earlier this week I spoke plainly to the Prim...
At least Charles Walker is honest
Alan Dugdales Moustache
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The overwhelming majority of people over 50 wouldn't want a return to full imperial measurements . We still use imperial as things stand alongside metric so there is absolutely no need to change anything.
Alan Dugdales Moustache
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Five generations is hilarious. That's 125 years don't you know.
Grendel
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That’s about the last time Tony posted on a ccfc related thread isn’t it?
skybluetony176
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Actually it isn’t.
skybluetony176
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Anyhow. Apparently Boris is having a bad week if the rumours are true
David O'Day
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That racist hasn't been banned yet?
Grendel
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No you are still here clearly.
David O'Day
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Philosoraptor
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Another two from yesterday.
Yeah, i was saying last week Johnson might want to consider calling confidence vote himself after release of Gray report as it would’ve looked a lot better (‘Ive changed the team, things have improved but it’s only right you vote on it as behaviours at No 10 were unacceptable’) than drip drip of letters and when it looks like it will eventually come to a vote anyway
Either he’s ignoring his whips or they haven’t got a clue what’s going on…probably a bit of both
Alan Dugdales Moustache
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The hard man IRA supporter has emerged from under the bed.
Grendel
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In his rent free bedsit
fernandopartridge
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Who is this appealing to?
www.theguardian.com
Labour urges spending watchdog to assess impact of chancellor’s £21bn package
Shadow Treasury secretary asks Office for Budget Responsibility to examine Rishi Sunak’s emergency cost of living measures
Grendel
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Who is this appealing to?
Labour urges spending watchdog to assess impact of chancellor’s £21bn package
Shadow Treasury secretary asks Office for Budget Responsibility to examine Rishi Sunak’s emergency cost of living measures
Pretty bizarre still will give Boris a few cheap lines at PMQs
Ian1779
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You can imagine sitting in a strategy meeting discussing the publics concerns and fears over cost of living and her chirping up with ‘won’t someone think of the ones that want the books balanced?’Who is this appealing to?
Labour urges spending watchdog to assess impact of chancellor’s £21bn package
Shadow Treasury secretary asks Office for Budget Responsibility to examine Rishi Sunak’s emergency cost of living measures
Philosoraptor
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The worm is definitely turning in the tory party. Guess another letter has gone in.
I think those who are making a noise will have a chance of getting a better position in Govt when it kicks off.
The silence coming from the cabinet now must mean a vote is close.
I think those who are making a noise will have a chance of getting a better position in Govt when it kicks off.
The silence coming from the cabinet now must mean a vote is close.