Comrade 86 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 6 hours ago, G STAR RAM said: I didn't mention Gboro did I, strange that you have assumed that who is I am talking about ? Not sure you've really thought this through. Ah well, we move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 12 hours ago, G STAR RAM said: Offended? ? I have applied the latest rule of thumb / tactic , in a 2v1 debate you are posting twice as much as the other two ,,,, it’s clear you are angry , obsessed offended ect G STAR RAM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 13 hours ago, Eddie said: Don't think I've posted in here in months until now. Those of us, of the middle ground, miss both your intentional and unintentional humour you offer in this thread. I am particularly delighted you are no longer under house arrest. Hope SWMBO and your own general health are on the uptick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, i-Ram said: Those of us, of the middle ground, miss both your intentional and unintentional humour you offer in this thread. I am particularly delighted you are no longer under house arrest. Hope SWMBO and your own general health are on the uptick. Cheers. Having had two weeks of being designated taxi driver, shuttling between Derby, Sheffield and Bristol, house arrest would be a welcome change. i-Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I see that Amazon, great beneficiaries from the COVID restrictions, are closing a couple of warehouses with 1200 jobs at risk. Our socialist friends will be happy with that, given the generally low pay and zero hour contracts these type of operations offer. Perhaps the 1200 could become Nurses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 20 minutes ago, i-Ram said: I see that Amazon, great beneficiaries from the COVID restrictions, are closing a couple of warehouses with 1200 jobs at risk. Our socialist friends will be happy with that, given the generally low pay and zero hour contracts these type of operations offer. Perhaps the 1200 could become Nurses? I guess they should have learned their place, nowt wrong with minimum wage and conditions so strict you have to pee in a bottle when you're desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Bentley cars in Crewe post record numbers in 2022. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/business-car-sales/bentley-breaks-sales-record-bumper-2022 Normally anything positive to do with UK manufacturing would be great news, but this is a very sad reflection of a divided society in my book given the state of everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, GboroRam said: I guess they should have learned their place, nowt wrong with minimum wage and conditions so strict you have to pee in a bottle when you're desperate. I have to pee in a bottle and I am self employed. My aim isn’t what it used to be either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, i-Ram said: I have to pee in a bottle and I am self employed. My aim isn’t what it used to be either. When you make your living selling your pee online, it's a part of the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 7 hours ago, Grumpy Git said: Bentley cars in Crewe post record numbers in 2022. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/business-car-sales/bentley-breaks-sales-record-bumper-2022 Normally anything positive to do with UK manufacturing would be great news, but this is a very sad reflection of a divided society in my book given the state of everything else. Sorry, have I missed the link to Coronavirus here? i-Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 25 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said: Sorry, have I missed the link to Coronavirus here? Is that the best you can do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 10 hours ago, i-Ram said: I see that Amazon, great beneficiaries from the COVID restrictions, are closing a couple of warehouses with 1200 jobs at risk. Our socialist friends will be happy with that, given the generally low pay and zero hour contracts these type of operations offer. Perhaps the 1200 could become Nurses? i-Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 18 hours ago, Grumpy Git said: Bentley cars in Crewe post record numbers in 2022. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/business-car-sales/bentley-breaks-sales-record-bumper-2022 Normally anything positive to do with UK manufacturing would be great news, but this is a very sad reflection of a divided society in my book given the state of everything else. Are you one-eyed as well as grumpy. British company employing British workers, creating larger profits to pay more tax into the pot, and employ skilled workers on a good wage. Perhaps we should demand Bentley in these troubled times stop making high end cars, and instead deploy their resources into providing discount car servicing to anyone who has a car with a current resale value of £2k. Or free of charge for anyone with long COVID (to keep it on topic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) No more flagellation then. https://news.sky.com/story/mp-andrew-bridgen-has-tory-whip-removed-after-remarks-on-covid-vaccines-and-holocaust-12784275 Edited January 11, 2023 by The Last Post Crewton and ariotofmyown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, The Last Post said: No more flagellation then. https://news.sky.com/story/mp-andrew-bridgen-has-tory-whip-removed-after-remarks-on-covid-vaccines-and-holocaust-12784275 Nice to see one of them being kicked out for something non-sexual for a change. Meanwhile, in other Covid party news! https://www.itv.com/news/2023-01-10/exclusive-boris-johnson-joked-about-most-unsocially-distanced-party-in-the-uk Edited January 11, 2023 by ariotofmyown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 14 minutes ago, ariotofmyown said: Nice to see one of them being kicked out for something non-sexual for a change. Meanwhile, in other Covid party news! https://www.itv.com/news/2023-01-10/exclusive-boris-johnson-joked-about-most-unsocially-distanced-party-in-the-uk Back in the good old days they used to get booted out for being caught in a vice den in gimp mask and suspenders or some football shirt related toe sucking. I miss the good old days of the Minister of Fun. ariotofmyown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 4 hours ago, i-Ram said: Are you one-eyed as well as grumpy. British company employing British workers, creating larger profits to pay more tax into the pot, and employ skilled workers on a good wage. Perhaps we should demand Bentley in these troubled times stop making high end cars, and instead deploy their resources into providing discount car servicing to anyone who has a car with a current resale value of £2k. Or free of charge for anyone with long COVID (to keep it on topic). I thought the country was skint and couldn't afford to pay the nurses more, despite the extra workload and risk from working through a pandemic? Looks like there's money enough for some people, however I don't think many nurses will be buying Bentley at the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 41 minutes ago, GboroRam said: I thought the country was skint and couldn't afford to pay the nurses more, despite the extra workload and risk from working through a pandemic? Looks like there's money enough for some people, however I don't think many nurses will be buying Bentley at the minute. The Country is skint. However, many businesses is private ownership are thriving, based on quality skills and services. They can pay their workers what they wish, based on growth and profitability. Perhaps, playing Devils Advocate, and following your line of argument we should move more quickly towards privatisation of the NHS so that nurses can reap similar rewards on pay? Wolfie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 5 hours ago, i-Ram said: Are you one-eyed as well as grumpy. British company employing British workers, creating larger profits to pay more tax into the pot, and employ skilled workers on a good wage. Perhaps we should demand Bentley in these troubled times stop making high end cars, and instead deploy their resources into providing discount car servicing to anyone who has a car with a current resale value of £2k. Or free of charge for anyone with long COVID (to keep it on topic). Well, they're owned by VW, but they do at least manufacture most of their cars in the UK, that's true. It wasn't all good news for those British workers though : Quote Profits were also helped by a company-wide restructuring during the pandemic that cut staff by a quarter. Nice, eh? Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 19 minutes ago, Crewton said: Well, they're owned by VW, but they do at least manufacture most of their cars in the UK, that's true. It wasn't all good news for those British workers though : Nice, eh? Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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