It would be nice to imagine her waiting to welcome him in...

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/10/bob-crow-says-mar garet-thatcher-hell_n_3053696.html?utm_hp_ref=tw (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/10/bob-crow-says-margaret-thatcher-hell_n_3053696.html?utm_hp_ref=tw)

[Berni]

Frankly, we've got a poor selection of lefty loons here today.

[modd]

sides. Simmiar in one way their

[Rich]

Repugnant humanoid and this world is better off without him.

[Berni]

Does your man do proper wild trout?

http://germanfood.about.com/od/fishrecipes/r/forelle_mueller in_art.htm (http://germanfood.about.com/od/fishrecipes/r/forelle_muellerin_art.htm)

[Classic Jorge]

SCARGILL ALIVE!

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/28/in-search-of -arthur-scargill-miners-strike (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/28/in-search-of-arthur-scargill-miners-strike)

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

Obviously, it will achieve f*ck all. They will bum rape us with Teutonic efficiency.

[Classic Jorge]

[Curly]

I will be your guide today.To welcome you in gently I shall be bum raping you 3 times with my fabulous ***** of flame.Or the Crow shall be cocked thrice if you prefer.

[Berni]

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

At the moment, he's only got modd to speak for him. At least I think that's what modd's doing.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02546/ben_2546548b.jpg

[Classic Jorge]

He'd massed the ranks of boris and the tories against him so he musve done something right

[Berni]

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

[Berni]

Maybe we should start seeing other people?

[Pioneer]

Employment rights is an overly politicised and tricky area to debate, and Bob Crow did his bit to bring the relevant issues to the fore. He always seemed to do his best to advocate the interests of those he was charged with representing. Whatever you think of his beliefs, or indeed the man himself, that was his job and he did it well.

These days, far too many leading figures on the political spectrum don't seem to believe in anything. I think it would be disingenuous for anyone to say that Bob Crow was guilty of the same.

Fair play Brother Bob, you played your part. Goodnight sweet prince.

[Curly]

The Church Of The No Egg
Follow the gourd!

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Eggs on toast. Just the job. wd c.

Extra egg.

[Curly]

[Curly]

No-one expects the Irish Inquisition

[Berni]

I would argue that unions are obsolete. All the protections employees need (and more) are now enshrined in law. Unions now exist solely to bully and coerce employers into paying far more than the market rate for labour. They are dinosaurs.

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

There's a lump of ham and a heel of Gruyere.

It's going to be a sloppy omelette.

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Perhaps a little steamed broccoli.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

I must stop taking the blue ones

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Curly]

Kill yourself.It seems the only option left at this juncture.

[Berni]

Trouble is, they are possibly the most unhealthy thing mankind has ever invented. Fewer calories in a block of lard.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I had one. It seemed to be filled with lamb fat and grease. It was the greatest pie ever.

[Pioneer]

The unions have their issues. They're overly bureaucratic. They're determinedly dogmatic. A lot of them don't know how to pick their battles. And yes, arguably they have less of a role to play in the actual forming of new employment policies or legislation than they once did.

But beyond that, collective bargaining remains one of their core functions. The expertise and support that many unions give to their members ensures that unionised employees, who otherwise would have little or no bargaining power, can have a say in negotiating their benefits with their employers. Market forces aren't infallible, and collective bargaining does its bit to address some of the injustices and imbalances. Look at the RMT - its members are working class people who have well paid jobs. That's good for them as individuals, it's good for the economy and it's good for social mobility, which ultimately is good for societal progress.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

I eat them only when the butcher reminds me of them really, which is about half a dozen times a year at most. I cannot blame the humble Pork Pie for my shape more to do with grapes I'm afraid

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

Crisp pie and crusty bread to dip into the pickle juice

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

That means the market for those jobs is protected, immobile and monolithic, allowing little new blood in and protecting the incompetent, particularly as it is prohibitively expensive for the employer to create new positions.

At the same time, those prohibitive employee costs are passed on to the London consumer, thus restricting their spending power. Also, unions are by their nature resistant to technological innovation and improvements in efficiency as they fear it means fewer jobs. Thus, the RMT blocks driverless trains, automated ticketing and half a hundred other things that would make the consumer's experience better and more efficient. So we end up with tube strikes, delays and other inefficiencies that cost London plc a huge amount of money every day. Unions are a dirty great obstacle in the path of progress.

[Pioneer]

Probably won't be back on today. I've enjoyed this though, b. Sad we can't continue.

Can you call me a pathetic lefty lunatic and I can call you a heartless fascist pissbag and we can resume this all some other time?

[Berni]