Re: OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited

2004-02-01 Thread Cotty
On 31/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I'd wager the pervious car hire place didn't even _find_ the little prang spots, most of which washed off entirely! g Are they the places that hire the rubber suits as well ? Hey - you're supposed to be heading to GFM, not the other way! Cheers,

Re: OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited

2004-01-31 Thread Cotty
On 31/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Nothing much to worry about actually, London's still standing ;-) Ahhh, good! Keep it that way, please. I'll be there in a flurry, late May or early June! g YIKES Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited

2004-01-31 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: On 31/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Nothing much to worry about actually, London's still standing ;-) Ahhh, good! Keep it that way, please. I'll be there in a flurry, late May or early June! g YIKES Hey my friend, no problem, okay? All that might happens is, the

Re: OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited

2004-01-29 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Robert Gonzalez wrote: I am curious to hear from our British PDML's if this is a big deal in England or if the american radio has blown it out of proportion again... No, it's big, big news here in the UK too. If Lord Hutton's findings had gone the other way, then it could

Re: OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited

2004-01-29 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Robert Gonzalez wrote: Well, first of all, I am amazed at the subjects that get discussed here in pdml. Somehow the list got onto a thread a very short time ago about taxing British citizens to finance the BBC. As if the list is all prescient, all of a sudden the BBC is big world

Re: OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited

2004-01-29 Thread Bob W
Hi, Read the evidence for yourself and see what conclusion _you_ come to. http://www.the-hutton-inquiry.org.uk/ Max Hastings put it well: We have the wretched spectacle of a BBC chairman resigning while Alastair Campbell crows from the summit of his dunghill. The story in brief: Government

Re: OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited

2004-01-29 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Bob W wrote: Read the evidence for yourself and see what conclusion _you_ come to. http://www.the-hutton-inquiry.org.uk/ Max Hastings put it well: We have the wretched spectacle of a BBC chairman resigning while Alastair Campbell crows from the summit of his dunghill. ...and then

Re: OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited

2004-01-29 Thread Chris Stoddart
...and then the government appoints the next chair of the governors. Wonder who is looking for a job at the moment. Awww come on, I am not defending the gov here (like they need me :-^), but the government appointed the LAST chair of the governors too (and every other one before that).

OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited

2004-01-29 Thread Cotty
On 28/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I heard that the chairman of the Board of Governers has stepped down after the news today and a couple of others are also considering it. I am curious to hear from our British PDML's if this is a big deal in England or if the american radio has blown

OT: The BBC and TV tax revisited

2004-01-28 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Well, first of all, I am amazed at the subjects that get discussed here in pdml. Somehow the list got onto a thread a very short time ago about taxing British citizens to finance the BBC. As if the list is all prescient, all of a sudden the BBC is big world news due to the scathing commentary