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I see Adolf Smith has just made my life more of a living hell and driving me further into debt. My depression is becoming more suicidal at this rate may as well check out and be done with it.

I presume your referring to this...doesn't sound very good,

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Long-term unemployed people will have their benefits cut unless they visit a Job Centre every day, work for free or undertake training, under new rules which have now come into effect.

The rules will apply to anyone who has not found a job after two years on the existing Work Programme scheme.

The government says the new scheme - called Help to Work - is "absolutely not" intended to punish jobless people.

Those who fail to take part could lose jobless benefits for fixed periods.

Jobseeker's allowance (JSA) can be suspended for four weeks for their first failure, then 13 weeks for a second failure.

It is thought the new rules will affect 200,000 people.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27177767

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I see Adolf Smith has just made my life more of a living hell and driving me further into debt. My depression is becoming more suicidal at this rate may as well check out and be done with it.

Look on the bright side, you have a golden oppertunity to gain 6 months unpaid work experience stacking shelves in poundland.
This valuable training will open up the prospect of being an employed shelf stacker in poundland, if poundland stops using forced labour and actually employs workers instead of sucking off the government teat that is.
Live in the hope of the glorious day when poundland will actually pay people to work.

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Originally Posted by STEED (Post 2201775)

I see Adolf Smith has just made my life more of a living hell and driving me further into debt. My depression is becoming more suicidal at this rate may as well check out and be done with it.

I wouldn't wish ill health on anyone but I think I will make an exception for Adolf Smith he is really nasty evil bastard.

The thin end of the wedge perhaps?

Pretty soon there will probably be a lot more councils following suit.

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Three-weekly collections for black bag rubbish have been approved by a Welsh council for the first time.

The new system approved by Gwynedd council will start in certain areas in October.

The council said its weekly kerbside recycling and food collection services justified the three-week system.

Gwynedd is thought to be the second council in the UK to introduce household rubbish collections every three weeks, after Falkirk in Scotland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-n...wales-27203560

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2202099)

The thin end of the wedge perhaps?

Pretty soon there will probably be a lot more councils following suit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-n...wales-27203560

On the face of it it does make sense.
Between the recycling and composting there is a huge reduction in the overall amount going in to the black bins.
I notice they spot the obvious problem with diapers.
So the real question is, will making weekly collections to an ever changing number of individual houses cost more than they save with the switch to 3 weekly collections?

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2201827)

I presume your referring to this...doesn't sound very good,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27177767

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(1) Long-term unemployed people will have their benefits cut unless they visit a Job Centre every day, work for free or undertake training, under new rules which have now come into effect.

(2)The government says the new scheme - called Help to Work - is "absolutely not" intended to punish jobless people.

(1) How the hell visiting your job center everyday will help anyone back to work? My center has closed the job search machines! As for work for free I see charity shops have said sod off to the idea. Placing a person some where will cost money which the government has said there is no money for work placements or training!

(2) Call it what you want its still punishment and to continual to manipulate to true figures. Wages are going no where and more people are using food banks, even those in work are using them. The media make us look like a load of criminals. The biggest criminal in this country are the bloody banks and what is done about them? Sod sweet all.

I see RBS has stuck two fingers up to Osbourne by getting around the bonus ban..

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Bailed-out RBS snubs Osborne's bonus ban as top bankers get shares worth millions

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/n...=feeds-newsxml

So, Gerry Adams is a murderer and Jeremy Clarkson's a racist?

What next, David Cameron is Prime Minister?

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Originally Posted by BossMark (Post 2202958)

So, Gerry Adams is a murderer and Jeremy Clarkson's a racist?

What next, David Cameron is Prime Minister?

STEED becomes Employment Minister :)

Jeremy Clarkson has no time for political correctness nor do I. You can shove this pc rubbish in the bin where it belongs.

Death to the Tory scum!

Now now STEED you can not say that, lets sit down with a hot cup of coco.

Did you say coco?

Oh dear I better write a apology out in tomorrows newspapers.

Got ya...:har:

Local council elections: Cameron hails 'British revival'

:har::har::har:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27247910

Well Toffboy who as seen this revival apart from your rich toff mates

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What planet is this guy on! A recovery built on low pay, zero hours contracts, consumer borrowing and an inflated housing market supported by laundered Russian money and subsidised mortgages...nothing more than a sham and a confidence trick which is bound to be exposed sooner or later. UK deficit untouched, city bonuses un-restricted ...pensioners savings plundered to restore Bank balances!

TBH I'm looking forward to the results of the Euro elections....could we witness the meltdown of a certain party? :hmmm:

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Originally Posted by BossMark (Post 2203249)

Local council elections: Cameron hails 'British revival'

:har::har::har:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27247910

Well Toffboy who as seen this revival apart from your rich toff mates

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Spot on quote..

Snip its from Mitch Feierstein blog, author of Planet Ponzi.

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George Osborne’s UK Budget He might as well claim that the budget will be balanced by fairies selling pixie dust to leprechauns.

Take the property markets first of all. We live in a time when “ghost gazumping” has become the new normal in the London property market (and will soon, surely, become common elsewhere)....

Despite a free-floating exchange rate, Britain’s manufacturing sector is 11 per cent smaller than it was in 2008 – a performance far worse than either Germany or the US. Our infrastructure spending is limp. Our science budget inadequate.....

The one concrete, lasting achievement of Mr Osborne’s term in office so far has been a thumpingly large increase in the national debt....

The simple fact is that Mr Osborne has failed to recalibrate the economy on any major count. He has failed to deliver his fiscal plans. The current growth spurt is based on the two false pillars of (unsustainable) consumer spending and an (ill-advised) property bubble. Manufacturing is weak. Capital investment, both public and private, is feeble. Our banks are still inadequately capitalised and do little to support the real economy. On none of these counts does Mr Osborne have a credible riposte....

The truth is, you can put lipstick on a pig but it will still oink like a pig and act like a pig. Mr Osborne can wield the make-up all he likes. All I can hear is the oinking....

Like that last bit, I think I will have that for my sig. :har:

Full Blog
http://planetponzi.com/blog/george-o...to-leprechauns

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Tango589 that is brilliant :rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

Jim I found another party for you..

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The We Demand a Referendum Now Party has launched its campaign for elections to the European parliament which are set to take place in the UK on 22 May.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27245062

Does anyone know what they are standing for?

Nigel Farage has vowed to expel any UKIP members with extremist views.

Their offices close tomorrow.

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Nigel Farage has vowed to expel any UKIP members with extremist views.

Which is funny as STEED just did a link to a party formed by someone who was expelled from UKIP for refusing to link up with extremist nuts.