Well done George. The national living wage is just the thing to dismantle Brown's

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

welfare dependency strategy at last.

Tax credits have been a nonsense all along. It might be painful for some businesses to begin with, but there has clearly been far too much exploitation of the system by unscrupulous employers.

I wonder if this new radical George might be persuaded to consider a National Citizen's Income? I believe the idea may have some merit.

[Classic Jorge]

wd Eds :clap:

[Luis Anaconda]

I read yesterday that he faced opposition from three sides - the unions, the church and small businesses. That's three entities with relevance in today's society (well maybe the latter)


Someone posted this on my Facebook timeline - see if you can get past the first paragraph without punching the screen (or in fact the headline)

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/seb-michnowicz/tube-strike-i s-entirely-justified_b_7751262.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/seb-michnowicz/tube-strike-is-entirely-justified_b_7751262.html)

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

About time too.

Haha, 'it's not about the money!'

They really are selfish, bloated, feckless f**ks.

[Pokster]

24 hr tube is required but to tell workers that they have to work nights (was reported 1 worker was given 16 out of 17 weekends to work) without radically increasing staff numbers isn't the way to do it

[Luis Anaconda]

it's like living in 1985, sir c

[Luis Anaconda]

More the smug patronizing tone of the article that got me

Does seem like a case where more jobs will and should be created. Or they just invent driverless trains. DLR :love:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

But there's nothing yer Jerry likes better than arbeit, is there? You'd think they'd be volunteering in droves to work on Sundays.

I suppose you'd suffer from the catholic thing down there anyway, wouldn't you?

[Pat Vegas]

station will be closed as it's ran by underground staff.

My love affair for the TUBE IS OVER!
who wants to buy several books on the history of the tube.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHKnoS4WsAEGf-1.jpg:large

[Luis Anaconda]

relaxed attitude to the whole work/life balance in that they want more of the latter. Come 4pm on a Friday everyone here is out the door and that is later than most place. Us normal folk use this as an excuse to grab a beer and sit around the office having a nice Friday afternoon drinkie

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Someone's got to pay taxes so the Greeks don't have to.

[Luis Anaconda]

still there are some advantages

http://www.thejournal.ie/german-tourists-love-greece-1976434 -Mar2015/ (http://www.thejournal.ie/german-tourists-love-greece-1976434-Mar2015/)

Undercover invasion force I reckon

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

*************FREE HOLIDAYS*******************

[Pat Vegas]

and do the nightshifts they want.