tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post7919951259418362257..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Just Stop With The Patronising Pretence, AlreadyDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-38673092737322571192012-03-22T20:13:10.718+00:002012-03-22T20:13:10.718+00:00I've just found out that there is a supplier o...I've just found out that there is a supplier of tobacco products right here in our block so the chancellor can stick his 37p rise right up his arse...and I don't even have to leave the building to get a cheap supply of baccy...I can't fall off!John hillan bakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-88957974329228846592012-03-22T18:45:18.750+00:002012-03-22T18:45:18.750+00:00 Yup, that what it seems like. Yup, that what it seems like.Bayardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-14733073729125493722012-03-22T17:36:13.882+00:002012-03-22T17:36:13.882+00:00 http://tinyurl.com/7kbay8h
http://tinyurl.com/7p... http://tinyurl.com/7kbay8h<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/7pblbp6Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-29089253618769948792012-03-22T17:30:37.162+00:002012-03-22T17:30:37.162+00:00I wonder if our local milkman has diversified his ...I wonder if our local milkman has diversified his product offerings? Must find out...Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-32644941375894986962012-03-22T11:21:25.804+00:002012-03-22T11:21:25.804+00:00"You know, every time I see Ed Miliband's..."You know, every time I see Ed Miliband's face, it makes me want to kill kittens"<br />Is it just me, or does anyone else get the impression when either Dave, Ed or Nick is speaking, they are just repeating what they've been told to say by someone else?Bayardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-76741354001385274222012-03-22T11:17:53.862+00:002012-03-22T11:17:53.862+00:00Canny decision. It'll make his non dairy produ...Canny decision. It'll make his non dairy product even more desirable. Davidbunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-89530524406167767092012-03-22T10:46:15.415+00:002012-03-22T10:46:15.415+00:00"what this new budget has ensured is that I w...<i>"what this new budget has ensured is that I will go to great pains to get my rolling tobacco in another EU country."</i><br /><br />Great news in Puddlecoteville! Our milkman says he isn't putting the price of his Belgian tobacco up following yesterday's budget. ;)Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-89514654755402395612012-03-22T10:23:46.272+00:002012-03-22T10:23:46.272+00:00You know, every time I see Ed Miliband's face,...You know, every time I see Ed Miliband's face, it makes me want to kill kittens. Oh, but when he speaks... well, you can imagine... dolphins, whales, polar bears and pandas are all fair game.<br /><br />You know, it really doesn't matter which party you vote for -- Labour, Conservatives, Lib Dems -- there is almost no perceivable difference between them. They all act like ill-behaved, undisciplined children while in office, taking every opportunity to snipe at each other, to contradict each other... They are all more interested in grooming their egos than actually keeping this country running. They certainly do not care about the people in this country. For if they did, they would get to work and stop bitching all the time.<br /><br />Anyway, what this new budget has ensured is that I will go to great pains to get my rolling tobacco in another EU country. We've been thinking about going to Bruges for a break anyway. Not paying UK duty on the tobacco products will be my way of giving the government two fingers. Who knows? Maybe we'll like Belgium enough to move there -- that way I can be closer to the EU Parliament, where there are even more moronic children who can't get along...Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-83437518870135708962012-03-22T10:02:55.283+00:002012-03-22T10:02:55.283+00:00What to add? Tiem for a genuine revolution?What to add? Tiem for a genuine revolution?MrVeryAngrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-44139805526037500312012-03-22T09:50:17.058+00:002012-03-22T09:50:17.058+00:00As if to prove the point, the first two callers on...As if to prove the point, the first two callers on 5Live's phone in were a woman who voted Tory in 2010 who was extremely unhappy with the budget, but would vote Tory again next time. And a 68 year old pensioner who was thrilled with it, kept saying 'yippee!'. Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-22207045545889541342012-03-22T03:30:45.689+00:002012-03-22T03:30:45.689+00:00 It was Larry in 'Marathon Man', I believe... It was Larry in 'Marathon Man', I believe.Richard Careynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-22017712072676918582012-03-22T00:01:21.959+00:002012-03-22T00:01:21.959+00:00To misquote Larry Oliver* (or was it John Gingold*...To misquote Larry Oliver* (or was it John Gingold*?), “Why not just try <em>conservatism</em>, dear boy? It's so much easier.”<br /><br />*Yes, I <em>know</em>. So much for humour.Sam Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-81368415438629047242012-03-21T23:40:09.462+00:002012-03-21T23:40:09.462+00:00Well, I tried to explain to Mr P Snr (a died-in-th...Well, I tried to explain to Mr P Snr (a died-in-the-wool Tory and pensioner) that he wouldn't be as well off as he might have been with the freezing of the allowance. He just shrugged and said "so?". I think the £10bn extra welfare cuts puts such people in a position where they reckon it's acceptable. Either that, or they see that they're not physically losing out so don't worry too much, I dunno.<br /><br />The fuel duty rise was cleverly worded so most won't see the problem and, for Tories used to tax <i>increases</i> I can see that it almost looks like a respite. Plus, 90% of the budget was leaked, and the lack of fuel duty relief was signalled well in advance. Osborne also played on party allegiance by saying that their plans made motorists better off than the outrageous increases planned under Labour.<br /><br />The £40k thing? That's going to kick Guardianistas right in the bollocks. ;)<br /><br />Corporation tax giveaways, a tax cut by way of allowances, and all the other gubbins just massaged it along. <br /><br />I'll stand by the above. They're not daft, and Osborne delivered a budget to generally please his core vote (as researched extensively by focus group no doubt). Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-14948662174546256092012-03-21T23:05:28.692+00:002012-03-21T23:05:28.692+00:00I hardly think screwing pensioners with small priv...I hardly think screwing pensioners with small private pensions, and hard-working people earning just over £40k, is satisfying the core Tory vote. Likewise failing to scrap the fuel duty rise. Even as a piece of politics it seems misconceived.Curmudgeonhttp://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-43586003328253594492012-03-21T21:47:22.741+00:002012-03-21T21:47:22.741+00:00That's a fair summary. It's more Indian Bi...That's a fair summary. It's more Indian Bicycle Marketing. Without the flair.Mark Wadsworthhttp://markwadsworth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com