Baroness Thatcher Dead
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Liverbirdie
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If you give an infintesimal amount of northern monkeys an infintesimal amount of typewriters, they would eventually type out the whole works of Shakespeare.
However, we would never be able to get across to some of the rose-tinted southerners why Thatcher was bad for us enough though. Maybe it's the chip on our shoulders, affecting our typing.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Nice part of the UK thats for sure but and its a big but at that...............
.......................................it does have a place frequented by many brits looking for a beach and sun with the worst sounding name you could come up with
Bognor Regis.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
I think you will find that it is a pretty big SOME.
What percentage of Londoners work in public service?
There must be half a million social workers to start with!
stevie_r
Tour Winner
You tell us, it's your theory.
Cut London weighting to nothing tomorrow, it won't affect housing prices this year or the next, it would however mean a total absence of anyone willing to provide essential services.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Tell me if I have this wrong.
The way I see it is, the rest of the UK pay money to support the poor of London to provide essential services for the rich of London.
The way I see it is, the rest of the UK pay money to support the poor of London to provide essential services for the rich of London.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Is this a 10 year debate or is it going to last the full 30.........
What has London Weighting got to do with the death of Thatcher?
Pages and pages of Anti-North/Anti-South/Anti-Anywhereinthemiddle argument about something that happened 30 years ago.....
Whether it was good, bad or indifferent, it happened.
Nobody from one side is going to change the mind of another on this topic.
What has London Weighting got to do with the death of Thatcher?
Pages and pages of Anti-North/Anti-South/Anti-Anywhereinthemiddle argument about something that happened 30 years ago.....
Whether it was good, bad or indifferent, it happened.
Nobody from one side is going to change the mind of another on this topic.
stevie_r
Tour Winner
But I presume you have no problem with people in London paying tax to help pay the benefits of the unemployed in Ayrshire?
You really don't get this concept of nationhood do you?
Sweep
Journeyman Pro
Seriously guys, this is becoming laughable. There are great parts of the south and the north. It is actually one country. Now I am reading that London should be independent and that public sector workers in London shouldn't be allowed to buy houses and London should build flats for them to rent!
Firstly, on independence for London. It's OK to say that now, but just think where London got its wealth from. The Industrial Revolution, which happened up north. Londoners were the merchants and the north were the manufacturers. It didn't matter. We were all one country. To suggest London should be independent now is simply ridiculous and actually an insult to the rest of the UK. As is calling people from the north monkeys. Where did that come from???
Secondly, on London Weighting. Is this a serious suggestion to not allow public sector workers to buy a house in London? Guess what? If they can't buy a house they won't live there or work there. And then, guess what. The market price for those jobs in London that they won't do will go up and that means that the cost will rise until we are paying the same if not more than London Weighting. And the city is supposed to build them all flats? What, like Moscow? Seriously, the argument for communism was lost in 1989, thanks to people like Margaret Thatcher (whoops, back on topic
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Firstly, on independence for London. It's OK to say that now, but just think where London got its wealth from. The Industrial Revolution, which happened up north. Londoners were the merchants and the north were the manufacturers. It didn't matter. We were all one country. To suggest London should be independent now is simply ridiculous and actually an insult to the rest of the UK. As is calling people from the north monkeys. Where did that come from???
Secondly, on London Weighting. Is this a serious suggestion to not allow public sector workers to buy a house in London? Guess what? If they can't buy a house they won't live there or work there. And then, guess what. The market price for those jobs in London that they won't do will go up and that means that the cost will rise until we are paying the same if not more than London Weighting. And the city is supposed to build them all flats? What, like Moscow? Seriously, the argument for communism was lost in 1989, thanks to people like Margaret Thatcher (whoops, back on topic
)Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
I think the people of Ayrshire pay taxes to help the London unemployed as well
I just find it strange that only London has this benefit and not Bristol, Aberdeen, Manchester, Cardiff etc.
Is that 'nationhood'
Cherry13
Head Pro
Hahaha, your right, it really is. I for one don't even have basic essentials such as the internet. I have to use witch craft and sorcery to post on this magical enlightened forum, with all you mystical creatures from the the place known as "doon sooth". Is it true you have running water??
Apparantly, we have an incredible coastline which for many many miles is completely unspoilt, also we have some of the nicest castles and priorys on the coast. Naturally though as a northerner I have never ventured there as its too far for my donkey.
stevie_r
Tour Winner
Are you just being ridiculously difficult or is it just more of your all too frequent anti English trolling crap?
It's really simple, you can't stop London weighting, it wouldn't dramatically drop housing prices. Do you need me to draw you a picture?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I'm still trying to work out a connection between LW and the Magthatch.......apart from they arrived on the scene at a similar time ie the second decade of the twentieth century.....
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Please do, I would be interested to know.
Slime
Tour Winner
+lots. Really, this is now quite comical and just a tad off topic.
Please continue though, I'm very much enjoying it.
Slime.
P.S. EXACTLY where is this mythical North/South divide.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
I do wonder sometimes how people can take any of my posts seriously? I've been on here, posting rubbish for long enough? Surely I lost any credibility ages ago?
stevie_r
Tour Winner
I am originally from the black country but wouldn't go back there to live.
I have spent plenty of time in Yorkshire. South Yorks - No thanks. N Yorks - not a bad place.
Have spent far too much time living down south (various bland counties) and wouldn't wish to live there again, that includes London.
More than happy where I am now thanks.
D
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If it makes you feel better, I don't take any of your posts seriously!
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Not entirely convinced you had any to start with but then what would I know........:cheers:
