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#3925 Re: Da News
November 28, 2011, 02:19:06 pm
When you see the hourly charge out rates of insolvency practitioners (often upwards of £500 for their senior people), stories like this are unsurprising:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/nov/28/farepak-administration-costs-outstrip-compensation

It's a total scam.  :spank:

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#3926 Re: Da News
November 29, 2011, 08:33:36 am
Damn. Old link! Nothing to see here.....
« Last Edit: November 29, 2011, 08:41:58 am by Jaspersharpe »

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#3927 Re: Da News
November 29, 2011, 12:33:00 pm
Well worth reading Richard Peppiatt's witness statement regarding the disgraceful behaviour of The Daily Star:

http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Witness-Statement-of-Richard-Peppiatt.pdf

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#3929 Re: Da News
November 29, 2011, 01:27:20 pm
Andorra in America?




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#3930 Re: Da News
November 29, 2011, 01:29:47 pm
Search & Rescue privatised as planned :thumbsdown:

So....insurance required for all outdoor activities now? Fuck.

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#3931 Da News
November 29, 2011, 01:32:16 pm
Search & Rescue privatised as planned :thumbsdown:

To be eloquent about it...

This just sucks, in so many ways.

What we have here is "Golf Club" government...

"I say Rupert, which bit would you like to make money from... Quick, before they realised they didn't actually elect us..."
"Bunga Bunga, anyone?"

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#3932 Re: Da News
November 29, 2011, 01:44:04 pm
Well worth reading Richard Peppiatt's witness statement regarding the disgraceful behaviour of The Daily Star:

http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Witness-Statement-of-Richard-Peppiatt.pdf

Gosh, strong stuff and a dismaying read.

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#3934 Re: Da News
November 29, 2011, 07:02:31 pm

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#3935 Da News
November 29, 2011, 07:29:05 pm
Did he really say that? Or was that NoW editorial policy?
I don't know about Spitting image, I'm spitting!

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#3936 Re: Da News
November 30, 2011, 06:10:02 am
Did he really say that? Or was that NoW editorial policy?
I don't know about Spitting image, I'm spitting!

Yes, apparently.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/29/paul-mcmullan-leveson-inquiry-phone-hacking?intcmp=239

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#3937 Re: Da News
November 30, 2011, 11:08:50 am

 ie who can name the country in the Americas that permanently lost its sovereignty, because of an unsustainable debt position, with no shots fired?

Was it Haiti?  :-\

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#3938 Re: Da News
December 01, 2011, 12:25:40 pm
Jeremy Clarkson announces his intention to compete head-to-head with Sting and Bonio


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15977813

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#3939 Re: Da News
December 01, 2011, 12:33:53 pm
Jeremy Clarkson announces his intention to compete head-to-head with Sting and Bonio


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15977813

What utter nonce sense about referring to the police and suing, everyone knows he's a cock who purposefully says provocative nonsense.

This /via Ben Goldacre

Quote from: Stewart Lee
...outrageous politically incorrect opinions which he has: every week, to a deadline, for money.



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#3940 Re: Da News
December 01, 2011, 12:53:28 pm

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#3941 Re: Da News
December 01, 2011, 03:21:45 pm
Meanwhile, the hospitals are inundated on their first day back to work after the strikes, with people complaining of injuries from jerked knees.

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#3942 Re: Da News
December 02, 2011, 10:57:57 am
Time to get your tin-foil hats out and prepare for some Assange fellatio




More here

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#3943 Re: Da News
December 02, 2011, 12:29:41 pm
You wouldn't steal a car would you?

But music is ok

 :lol:

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#3944 Re: Da News
December 05, 2011, 12:40:52 pm

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#3946 Re: Da News
December 05, 2011, 02:39:45 pm
Just when you think the big banks can't stoop any lower.........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16030451

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#3947 Re: Da News
December 05, 2011, 03:24:07 pm
Just when you think our government can't stoop any lower.......

http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2011/12/in-bed-with-lola-and-gulnara/

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#3948 Re: Da News
December 06, 2011, 09:38:13 am

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#3949 Re: Da News
December 06, 2011, 11:15:07 am
It's shit that stuff like this goes on but I'd like to see if this dick could actually back his claims up. Personally I doubt it.

 

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