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Yes obviously I'm referring to VAT which would be fine if the fuel duty escalator hadn't also been in place for 7 years or so (from both flavours of government), its a tax on top of a tax. Surely you can only tax a commodity once before it goes on sale, either have a fixed amount of fuel duty OR a percentage not frigging both Here's something I didn't know, Local bus companies get a fuel rebate on their diesel, train operating companies don't. Is this what we call an encouragement to use the whole of the local transport network and stop using our cars?

Yes market forces have played a part in increasing fuel prices But so has government fuel taxation, every time the price goes up the government gets more money as a great deal of the taxation is percentage based Market forces put up the price a bit then the government compound the issue with taxation based on percentages of price which is fair enough in most instances but not in the case of fuel because the increase in fuel prices hits everyone, it puts the price of every commodity up which again are taxed on a percentage. At the end of the day, there's only one winner in all that and its the government, whichever flavour of shite it happens to be. The only other guarantee is that the government will waste a vast proportion of the money on the tools of war like trident, yeah like we needed an independent nuclear deterrent in this day an age

No I think thats a step to far to take on the back of what I have said there. that makes no sense

So its fair to assume that politicians are lying to the public then? And if that was the case then politicians are dishonest?

So let me get this right Politicians might not have the courage of their convictions to speak openly about issues and never discuss things because it makes them look bad?

How does one have a national debate exactly? Or is that just some old hoary bollocks that politicians come out with to make themselves sound good and hope that everyone forgets the issue in a few weeks? Where is the national debating chamber where the debate takes place? Who gets the chance to have their say? Are the public invited? All of them? Having never witnessed a national debate on anything I'm just curious See to me it sounds like something someone would say to sound sympathetic to a cause but ultimately will do **** all about the issue

Under "other" surely? nope both are different but conscious decisions and one of them is profoundly more popular than any party, other is for people voting for a party not mentioned in the poll

I'll be spoiling my ballot paper, as this actually does exercise my democratic right but offers my support to no brand of political dickhead

Added a couple of more popular options, hope you don't mind

Just because he supports Arsenal does that mean he can't have a point? In fact his point is very valid Oblahdebollocks

Remind me how many good number one singles there are in a year

Don't worry Rob its two more than the Beatles managed

I'm listening to the new Elvis Costello & the Imposters Album - Momofuku Nothings grabbed me yet it has to be said

I'd say it was questionable, very questionable

Theres only one thing worse than Queen sonicaly speaking and I think most know who I'm on about. Gimme 4 minutes odd of silence any time of the day or night to freddy and anita dobson

A Who greatest hits fits on one cd a zep one takes up more space. Both bands are good however (or were good should I say) but Zep were better and only some green coat wearing hoover driver would disagree

No, we have enough sports here already. Aussie Football is very similar to Gaelic Footbal in many respects. Thats popular in Ireland but anywhere else its played its because its part of a Irish community. You want a version of football where handling is the main element and there is a degree of Brutality, well we already have Rugby Union, Rugby League and the minority American Football. I really don't think there is room for another version of what is essentially the same core game from the same roots. Lets face it American Football has been trying to get its foot in the door for many years, has had an extraordinary amount of investment from the USA and still fails miserably to pull in an audience, unless its two actual real proper American Football teams frm the USA playing a showcase event. Getting people to go and watch the European American Football league is proving much more difficult than you could possibly imagine

3- winter of discontent for me And I'm responsible for another Poll

Another one from today (and was better than all the competition to my eyes but we'd already won by then, so were precluded I reckon - no team won twice) Obviously the clue led to Lime St and I still can't believe no other team spotted this

Dunno, can't be arsed is probably the honest answer Anyway to my eternal shame this will be exhibited at the Tate in Liverpool with my name attached to it I am ashamed of myself (but in my defence the clue for the competition lead to Mathew St so wtf was I supposed to shoot?)

nope (though I am thinking about a website in the not too distant future) Oh and we won one of the rounds today, which means we get to have at least one photo (maybe more) shown in a 5 day exhibition at the Tate in Liverpool Some of the photo's posted later

Is it a good course - Yes Do I have the time to do the course work at the moment nope - in fact I think I'm officially about to give up Its just what I wanted to be honest but circumstances at the moment have conspired to give me a lack of time I'm going to see if I can defer for a year, It is a "proper" course, its not as simplistic as most online courses, just wish I had the time

The season is coming to an end for both the first team and the Stiffs, which is sad as I'll miss our fantastic reserve reports from OBE but here is one of the final match reports of the season, savour it, summer is nearly here...........

Going to try to get tickets to enter this event on Sunday Shoot Liverpool Anybody done this or anything similar, from what I can work out its like a photography treasure Hunt, You get ten clues and have to interpret them with ten photographs Going to enter it as a family, sounds like a fun way of spending a Sunday

Nah we went back to Doctor D's in town to have a drink with the Bulgarians, though I did pop in the Freshy on my way home to watch a bit of the Madrid / Bilbao match