Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-15 Thread John Hearns
Philip Newton wrote: > > I read in a book about a place where this premise was taken to its logical > conclusion and all residents of a particular state were given college > degrees so that people would be equal. > > (It might have been Heinlein's _Friday_.) > It wasn't just college degrees. A

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Philip Newton
Roger Burton West wrote: > - Being employed is a good thing. > - People with degrees are more likely to be employed, and to > have higher salaries, than people without. > - Therefore everybody should have a degree, and miraculously > they will all be employed and have higher salaries. I rea

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Piers Cawley
Robin Szemeti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 14 May 2001, you wrote: > > > But it does mean you need some > > really AWFUL schools to pull the average down... > > AIUI suitable arrangments have been put in place to enable this to > happen. I intended to leave that implicit. -- Piers C

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Robin Szemeti
On Mon, 14 May 2001, you wrote: > But it does mean you need some > really AWFUL schools to pull the average down... AIUI suitable arrangments have been put in place to enable this to happen. -- Robin Szemeti The box said "requires windows 95 or better" So I installed Linux!

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Paul Makepeace
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 06:10:12PM -0400, Piers Cawley wrote: > Well, it's thinking like that that keeps the skills gap nice and wide. > Hmm... can't be all bad then. Better to quietly allow immigrants across the border, put them in an immigration armlock and then turn a blind eye to them be empl

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Piers Cawley
Dave Hodgkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Martin Ling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Exactly. This is the same population that brought you 'Hey, why are > > there loads of schools with below average results!' > > That was a direct quote. Tory education minister. "We want to raise > stand

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Piers Cawley
Roger Burton West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:10:56PM -0400, Piers Cawley wrote: > > >And while I'm about it, can I please kill anyone who complains that > >our universities are 'too elitist?'. Excuse me? I thought that was the > >whole point. > > Oh, that's easy. >

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Martin Ling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Exactly. This is the same population that brought you 'Hey, why are > there loads of schools with below average results!' That was a direct quote. Tory education minister. "We want to raise standard so that more than half of schools get above average res

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Martin Ling
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 07:23:48PM +0100, Roger Burton West wrote: > > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:10:56PM -0400, Piers Cawley wrote: > > > > And while I'm about it, can I please kill anyone who complains that > > our universities are 'too elitist?'. Excuse me? I thought that was the > > whole poi

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Paul Makepeace
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 10:09:16PM +0100, Chris Heathcote wrote: > They seem to have taken anything remotely fun out of chemistry sets these > days... And put them into pharmacies... Paul

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Chris Heathcote
on 14/5/01 9:24 pm, Robin Szemeti wrote: > What the hell happened to the youth that did amusing things with steam > engines, collected stamps and had a chemistry set? .. give a 16 year old > a chemistry set today and they'd try and inject it. They seem to have taken anything remotely fun out of

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Robin Szemeti
On Mon, 14 May 2001, you wrote: > Piers Cawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I respectfully suggest that we don't train the little buggers in > > schools. We teach them stuff. > > Wrong. We show them how to learn. I respectfully suggest that 50% of them have no interest whatsoever in learn

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Piers Cawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ACtually working out *how* to do this is left as an exercise for the > interested reader. A solved problem. Getting inept, inadequate, arse-covering halfwits masquerading as "teachers" to do it, is another thing. Present companies' relatives excluded of

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Piers Cawley
Dave Hodgkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Piers Cawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I respectfully suggest that we don't train the little buggers in > > schools. We teach them stuff. > > Wrong. We show them how to learn. Indeed. An vocational training is absolutely the wrong way of g

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Roger Burton West
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:10:56PM -0400, Piers Cawley wrote: >And while I'm about it, can I please kill anyone who complains that >our universities are 'too elitist?'. Excuse me? I thought that was the >whole point. Oh, that's easy. - Being employed is a good thing. - People with degrees are m

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Chris Benson
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 10:57:59AM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: > I appoint Greg as my Culture Adviser and as head of the church. Any > volunteers for my other minions? Even if you don't want a cabinet > post, please feel free to volunteer as a Henchman. You'll get 25 days > holiday a year, a

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Piers Cawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I respectfully suggest that we don't train the little buggers in > schools. We teach them stuff. Wrong. We show them how to learn. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Piers Cawley
Matthew Byng-Maddick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 14 May 2001, David Cantrell wrote: > > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 12:11:13PM +, Steve Mynott wrote: > > > Well one advantage of BP or Shell is if you don't like either company > > > then you can simply choose not to purchase their produc

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Piers Cawley
"will" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How do you suggest we train our workforce when schools (which are funded by > tax) can't afford more than a couple of rooms full of archimedes? I respectfully suggest that we don't train the little buggers in schools. We teach them stuff. Then, when the come o

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Piers Cawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Lucy McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Mon, 14 May 2001, Martin Ling wrote: > > > > > Appears I'm out of a job too from the end of the month, so count me in. > > > The mighty army of unemployed Perlers takes over the world... > > > > Is t

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Piers Cawley
Lucy McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 14 May 2001, Martin Ling wrote: > > > Appears I'm out of a job too from the end of the month, so count me in. > > The mighty army of unemployed Perlers takes over the world... > > Is this the point where I can try and recruit some of you comp

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Steve Mynott
Tony Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > With a sponge and a rusty spanner? she said: "Eh, I know you, and you cannot sing." I said: "that's nothing--you should hear me play piano." -- 1024/D9C69DF9 steve mynott [EMAIL PROTECTED] there are some politicians who, if their constituents were

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Tony Bowden
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 03:07:25PM +0100, Martin Ling wrote: > > So how, pray, do I opt out of the international oil companies' cartel? > With a drill >> With a solar panel and some batteries. With a sponge and a rusty spanner? Tony -- ---

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Lucy McWilliam
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Martin Ling wrote: > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 05:14:21PM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote: > > > > What do you mean `naked'? As in one of those freaky hairless ones? Or > > are you in the habit of dressing your cats up in little outfits? Do lots > > of people dress their cats up?

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Martin Ling
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 05:14:21PM +0100, Greg McCarroll wrote: > > What do you mean `naked'? As in one of those freaky hairless ones? Or > are you in the habit of dressing your cats up in little outfits? Do lots > of people dress their cats up? Is there a GAP for cats? Complete with > irritating

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Greg McCarroll
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:56:03PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: > > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 12:11:13PM +, Steve Mynott wrote: > > > > > Well one advantage of BP or Shell is if you don't like either company > > > then you can simply choose not t

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Alex Gough ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > I appoint Greg as my Culture Adviser and as head of the church. Any > > volunteers for my other minions? Even if you don't want a cabinet > > post, please feel free to volunteer as a Henchman. You'll get 25 days > > holiday a year, a nice uniform

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Steve Mynott
David Cantrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 12:11:13PM +, Steve Mynott wrote: > > > Well one advantage of BP or Shell is if you don't like either company > > then you can simply choose not to purchase their products. > > So how, pray, do I opt out of the internation

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Jonathan Stowe
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Roger Horne wrote: > On Mon 14 May, Matthew Jones wrote: > > > No, class sizes are down in primary schools (were primaries specified on the > > pledge card?). Secondary school classes are level or *slightly* up, IIRC. > > Some spokesman on the radio this morning promised to r

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Simon Cozens
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 03:49:26PM +0100, Jonathan Peterson wrote: > Unless the door to the pupil's mind is open then there is no teacher. > And he was enlightened. http://simon-cozens.org/hacks/grok -- For detailed information on the "info" command, type "man info". - plan9 has a bad day

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Jonathan Peterson
At 15:36 14/05/01 +0100, you wrote: >On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:17:14AM +0100, Jonathan Peterson wrote: > > 2. A teacher can't be alone in a room with a pupil unless the door is > open. > >I know it's one of those Zen koans, but I just can't work it out. ROFL Unless the door to the pupil's mind

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Simon Cozens
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:17:14AM +0100, Jonathan Peterson wrote: > 2. A teacher can't be alone in a room with a pupil unless the door is open. I know it's one of those Zen koans, but I just can't work it out. -- Feed me on TOASTIES! There's no HALL for PHILOSOPHERS ON FRIDAYS. - Henry Bra

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Alex Gough
> > I appoint Greg as my Culture Adviser and as head of the church. Any > volunteers for my other minions? Even if you don't want a cabinet > post, please feel free to volunteer as a Henchman. You'll get 25 days > holiday a year, a nice uniform and a free Hench. > ... Before I kill you, Mr B

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread David Cantrell
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 03:05:06PM +0100, Matthew Byng-Maddick wrote: > On Mon, 14 May 2001, David Cantrell wrote: > > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 12:11:13PM +, Steve Mynott wrote: > > > Well one advantage of BP or Shell is if you don't like either company > > > then you can simply choose not to p

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> > So how, pray, do I opt out of the international oil > > companies' cartel? > > use the tube and electric trains? Most power stations aren't oil fired > AFAIK. Not even then, I guess. Am I right in thinkming that many plastics are (by-)products of the refining process? So that's internal com

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Martin Ling
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:56:03PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: > > So how, pray, do I opt out of the international oil companies' cartel? Adapt that gas-guzzling beast of yours to run on rape seed oil. Martin

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Martin Ling
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:56:03PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: > > So how, pray, do I opt out of the international oil companies' cartel? With a solar panel and some batteries. Martin

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Martin Ling
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:56:03PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: > > So how, pray, do I opt out of the international oil companies' cartel? With a drill. Martin

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Byng-Maddick
On Mon, 14 May 2001, David Cantrell wrote: > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 12:11:13PM +, Steve Mynott wrote: > > Well one advantage of BP or Shell is if you don't like either company > > then you can simply choose not to purchase their products. > So how, pray, do I opt out of the international oil

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread jduncan
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 02:56:03PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 12:11:13PM +, Steve Mynott wrote: > > > Well one advantage of BP or Shell is if you don't like either company > > then you can simply choose not to purchase their products. > > So how, pray, do I opt ou

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread David Cantrell
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 12:11:13PM +, Steve Mynott wrote: > Well one advantage of BP or Shell is if you don't like either company > then you can simply choose not to purchase their products. So how, pray, do I opt out of the international oil companies' cartel? -- David Cantrell | [EMAIL P

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> class but reducing the pupil/adult ration, I guess. -^^ Heh. I bet it was the MAFF comment which planted that one. -- matt "The (void) is that which stands right in the middle of this and That."

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> Some spokesman on the radio this morning promised to reduce > class sizes in primary schools and to recruit more secondary school > teachers. How can they achieve the former without recruiting more > teachers? I'd assume that they would recruit more Classroom Assistants. Sort of paradidacts

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Roger Horne
On Mon 14 May, Matthew Jones wrote: > No, class sizes are down in primary schools (were primaries specified on the > pledge card?). Secondary school classes are level or *slightly* up, IIRC. Some spokesman on the radio this morning promised to reduce class sizes in primary schools and to recrui

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Simon Wistow
Robin Houston wrote: > > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 01:06:42PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote: > > Is this the point where I can try and recruit some of you compscis to the > > bioinformatics revolution? > > I've always thought it sounded like fun. > > How does one go about joining the bioinformatics

Bioinformatics jobs (was: Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license))

2001-05-14 Thread Dominic Mitchell
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 01:18:00PM +0100, Robin Houston wrote: > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 01:06:42PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote: > > Is this the point where I can try and recruit some of you compscis to the > > bioinformatics revolution? > > I've always thought it sounded like fun. > > How does

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Jonathan Peterson
> I'm not trying to negate your point, which I agree with, but I'm not sure if > this one is true. Teachers at my daughters school have refused to give > medicine to her, and to other children, some of whom are on constant > medication; their mother comes into the school to administer it. > > Yo

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Chris Ball
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 01:06:42PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote: >> Appears I'm out of a job too from the end of the month, so count me in. >> The mighty army of unemployed Perlers takes over the world... > Is this the point where I can try and recruit some of you compscis to the > bioinformatics

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Robin Houston
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 01:06:42PM +0100, Lucy McWilliam wrote: > Is this the point where I can try and recruit some of you compscis to the > bioinformatics revolution? I've always thought it sounded like fun. How does one go about joining the bioinformatics revolution, then? .robin. -- "It

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Steve Mynott
Matthew Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > the pump" lobby respond by suggesting that the government > > >drop tax. Why don't they ever have a go at BP or Shell? > > > > You don't elect BP or Shell. > > Well, precisely, they're companies, so you boycott them. Which is what I > thought tha

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Andy Williams
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Lucy McWilliam wrote: > Is this the point where I can try and recruit some of you compscis to the > bioinformatics revolution? Hack around and cure cancer at the same time ;-) > > > L. Been there, done that at the Sanger Centre hacking around with genes though... Andy

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Philip Newton
Jonathan Peterson wrote: > 2. A teacher can't be alone in a room with a pupil unless the > door is open. Things were obviously different back when I spent the occasional lunch break (or after school) in detention :) Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> All opinions are my own, n

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Lucy McWilliam
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Martin Ling wrote: > Appears I'm out of a job too from the end of the month, so count me in. > The mighty army of unemployed Perlers takes over the world... Is this the point where I can try and recruit some of you compscis to the bioinformatics revolution? Hack around and

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Robert Shiels
From: "Steve Mynott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 14 May 2001 12:12 Subject: Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license) > "Robert Shiels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I'm neither completely left, or completely r

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Steve Mynott
Matthew Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It also irtritates me when the oil companies hike fuel prices and the "dump > the pump" lobby respond by suggesting that the government drop tax. Why > don't they ever have a go at BP or Shell? Because the vast majority of the petrol pump price (someth

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> Are they in reality, or is it due to the current lot being in > lower birth years than the lot 4 years ago, and hence the secondary > school numbers being up now? Heh, it's pre-election statistics, so god knows what possible conne4ction to reality they may have! :) -- matt | I mean to make y

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Robert Price
At 12:27 PM 5/14/01 +0100, you wrote: >> Hospital waiting lists are up, >> so are class sizes in schools. > >No, class sizes are down in primary schools (were primaries specified on the >pledge card?). Secondary school classes are level or *slightly* up, IIRC. Are they in reality, or is it due t

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> > the pump" lobby respond by suggesting that the government > >drop tax. Why don't they ever have a go at BP or Shell? > > You don't elect BP or Shell. Well, precisely, they're companies, so you boycott them. Which is what I thought that dump the pump was originally about; boycotting oil comp

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Struan Donald
* at 14/05 12:16 +0100 Matthew Jones said: > > Ah, yes. That's like "we're listening", isn't it, in response to the > > fuel crisis? We're not going to do anything, but we're happy > > to listen. > > That narked me about the fuel protestors. They claimed "the government > aren't listening". "Lis

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> Hospital waiting lists are up, No, hospital waiting lists are down. The time spent waiting to get on the wiating list is up. :) > so are class sizes in schools. No, class sizes are down in primary schools (were primaries specified on the pledge card?). Secondary school classes are level or *

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Simon Cozens
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 12:16:27PM +0100, Matthew Jones wrote: > It also irtritates me when the oil companies hike fuel prices and the "dump > the pump" lobby respond by suggesting that the government drop tax. Why > don't they ever have a go at BP or Shell? You don't elect BP or Shell. -- "He

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Martin Ling
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 10:57:59AM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: > > I appoint Greg as my Culture Adviser and as head of the church. Any > volunteers for my other minions? Even if you don't want a cabinet > post, please feel free to volunteer as a Henchman. You'll get 25 days > holiday a year,

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Robert Shiels
From: "Jonathan Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 3. Teachers are responsible for children taking their medicine. If a child > has a critical allergy to (bee stings, etc, etc) the teachers are > responsible for administering intra-venous beta blockers etc. They don't > get paid more for being nurses

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Cross David - dcross
From: Simon Cozens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]? Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 12:08 PM > There are some contractors here, I understand, who might have something > to say about government policy on taxation. Heh. Can you be a contractor and hold on to your left-wing principles? Let's see... Whilst I'd seem

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Robin Szemeti
On Mon, 14 May 2001, you wrote: > > Just because they can't deliver those promises for those costs doesn't > > mean no one else can. If they knew they couldn't deliver within those > > cost constraints why did they lie and say they could? > > Because they are (right-wing) politicians. Just look a

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> Ah, yes. That's like "we're listening", isn't it, in response to the > fuel crisis? We're not going to do anything, but we're happy > to listen. That narked me about the fuel protestors. They claimed "the government aren't listening". "Listen" ne "cave in to the selfish demands of a few protes

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread David Cantrell
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:44:11AM +0100, Matthew Jones wrote: > The tories are going to have low tax and pay for improved public services > through "cracking down on benefit fraud", apparently. Gah, if only someone > had thought of that before. 'Cos you can solve a long-term underfunding > probl

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Steve Mynott
"Robert Shiels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm neither completely left, or completely right. I would be happy to pay > more income tax to improve health and education. I actually voted LibDem Why don't you simply pay more tax then? I am sure if you send a voluntary donation off to the Inland

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Jonathan Peterson
At 11:58 14/05/01 +0100, you wrote: >If you ignore all of those, I >wonder how many of those 'stealth' taxes would really exist. IR35, for a start ? On the subject of idiocy and legislation, here's a good one A dairy farmer has some cows (might not anymore, actually, but anyway...), an

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Simon Cozens
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:58:42AM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: > I recall the previous government being impressively dishonest about a great > many things. When was the last government that was *not* impressively dishonest? I think there might have been one around 1868, but I'm not sure. > The

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread David Cantrell
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:23:19AM +0100, Robin Szemeti wrote: > Just because they can't deliver those promises for those costs doesn't > mean no one else can. If they knew they couldn't deliver within those > cost constraints why did they lie and say they could? I recall the previous government

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Robin Szemeti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > does anyone happen to have one of those little plastic credit card things > they were giving out before the last election with 10 things 'let us be > judged on these:' .. That was a Mark Thomas episode wasn't it? -- Dave Hodgkinson,

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> Just because they can't deliver those promises for those costs doesn't > mean no one else can. If they knew they couldn't deliver within those > cost constraints why did they lie and say they could? Because they are (right-wing) politicians. Just look at the absurd promisises Hague's lot are ma

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Jonathan Peterson
At 11:17 14/05/01 +0100, you wrote: >Governments never get value for money on anything they do. Discuss. The Louisiana purchase was a pretty good deal. So was Alaska. So was the Suez canal. Government subsidy of scientific research has possibly been a very good deal, it's hard to quantify. Gov

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Robin Szemeti
On Mon, 14 May 2001, you wrote: > Robert Shiels: > > Over the next 4 years, Labour > > will fail to deliver their promises yet again, and the > > country will swing back to the party of low taxes, who will > > be re-elected in 2006. > > Part of the reason why they haven't delivered the promises

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Robert Shiels
From: "Matthew Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have deeply unfashionable political views, though. I think tax and spend > is a *good idea*. > I'm neither completely left, or completely right. I would be happy to pay more income tax to improve health and education. I actually voted LibDem last tim

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread James Powell
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:17:51AM +0100, Roger Burton West wrote: > On or about Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:04:52AM +0100, Matthew Jones typed: > > >> When have they ever been asked? > >During elections. Like I say, in 1997, the UK voted in a party that was (I > >reckon) seen as the guardian of the

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> In 1997 the UK voted against the Conservatives. The policies > being offered by the parties were close to identical. For values of conservative that are "low-tax/shitty services", IMHO. The policies may have been close, but the perception of the two parties still pointed at Labour as the party

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Byng-Maddick
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Roger Burton West wrote: > On or about Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:04:52AM +0100, Matthew Jones typed: > >> When have they ever been asked? > >During elections. Like I say, in 1997, the UK voted in a party that was (I > >reckon) seen as the guardian of the public services, the par

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Jonathan Peterson
At 10:45 14/05/01 +0100, you wrote: >Part of the reason why they haven't delivered the promises that I think >are >important (decent public services) is because they've hamstrung themselves >with this clueless tory low-tax approach. Yup. >I genuinely believe that the >public are sick of watchi

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Roger Burton West
On or about Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:04:52AM +0100, Matthew Jones typed: >> When have they ever been asked? >During elections. Like I say, in 1997, the UK voted in a party that was (I >reckon) seen as the guardian of the public services, the party that is >traditionally associated In 1997 the UK

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread will
- Original Message - From: Matthew Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 5:05 AM Subject: RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license) > > I appoint Greg as my Culture Adviser and as head of the church. Any > > volunte

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Robert Thompson
> This is why we should abolish democracy. > > We need a benevolent dictator. Obviously we can't vote for > our dictator > (not only is democracy too flawed, but then it wouldn't be a dictator > either) so I hereby appoint myself. Why not? The Romans did. The title of Imperator and Dictator we

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> I appoint Greg as my Culture Adviser and as head of the church. Any > volunteers for my other minions? Even if you don't want a cabinet > post, please feel free to volunteer as a Henchman. You'll get 25 days > holiday a year, a nice uniform and a free Hench. Minister for Perilous Boogiedowns

RE: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Matthew Jones
> >I genuinely believe that the > >public are sick of watching the NHS, education system etc > >wasting away on a starvation diet and would be willing to pay > >a bit of extra tax to make sure that their kids can get schooled > >and that their sick can be healed. > > When have they ever been ask

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread will
- Original Message - From: Matthew Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 4:45 AM Subject: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license) > Robert Shiels: > > Over the next 4 years, Labour > > will fail to deliver their promises yet again, and the > > co

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread David Cantrell
On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 10:45:45AM +0100, Matthew Jones wrote: > Part of the reason why they haven't delivered the promises that I think are > important (decent public services) is because they've hamstrung themselves > with this clueless tory low-tax approach. I genuinely believe that the > publ

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Roger Burton West
On or about Mon, May 14, 2001 at 10:45:45AM +0100, Matthew Jones typed: >I genuinely believe that the >public are sick of watching the NHS, education system etc wasting away on a >starvation diet and would be willing to pay a bit of extra tax to make sure >that their kids can get schooled and tha