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Daily Torygraph

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bluebell Wed 02-Jan-13 18:22:03

Shock horror story in this rag about size of benefits bill - uses word 'handouts' - nowhere in article does it say that 56% if this goes in pensions! And whilst I'm ranting I am fed up of the idea that tax payer = income tax payer- so no one on benefits pays VAT, excise duty, etc etc - rant, rant - no wonder there's so much antipathy towards benefit recipients when even what is supposed to be a quality ( haha) paper promotes such rubbish

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jO5 Wed 02-Jan-13 18:23:25

fed up "with" the idea

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jO5 Wed 02-Jan-13 18:23:43

I am sooo sorry!!!! blush

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Ana Wed 02-Jan-13 18:25:19

I'm keeping off newspaper threads this year...hmm
(famous last words!)

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Grannylin Wed 02-Jan-13 18:28:43

To the Tower jO5

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jO5 Wed 02-Jan-13 18:29:17

grin

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jO5 Wed 02-Jan-13 18:29:49

(I'm still sorry *bluebell!)

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bluebell Wed 02-Jan-13 18:46:13

There's something very engaging about you j05 - or did I mean enraging?

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jO5 Wed 02-Jan-13 18:50:58

Take no notice of me!

I'm harmless. innocent smile

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Ariadne Wed 02-Jan-13 18:55:48

bluebell probably both!

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Ana Wed 02-Jan-13 18:57:08

At different times, to different people...wink

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janeainsworth Thu 03-Jan-13 19:09:30

this is for you *JO5*
grin

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jO5 Thu 03-Jan-13 19:15:20

I don't!!!! No way. shock

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jO5 Thu 03-Jan-13 19:16:33

It was only a teeny bit of pedantry crept in there. grin

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janeainsworth Thu 03-Jan-13 19:18:36

I suppose we can forgive the occasional lapsegrin

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Ana Thu 03-Jan-13 20:12:10

The content of that link is now 'unavailable' hmm My mind is boggling....

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jO5 Thu 03-Jan-13 21:17:18

it's still there Ana grin

I quite like it actually! smile

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jO5 Thu 03-Jan-13 21:19:05

JaneA are you a dentist?!! [sh-sh-shake]

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Ana Thu 03-Jan-13 21:20:35

Ooh! Didn't you know, jingl? grin

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Ana Thu 03-Jan-13 21:21:54

(PS Link still 'Unavailable' - to me, anyway! hmm)

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jO5 Thu 03-Jan-13 21:25:13

Oh I love this one

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jO5 Thu 03-Jan-13 21:25:53

Oh no! It's so good too. Hang on....

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Ana Thu 03-Jan-13 21:26:10

Yes - that could be very useful! grin

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jO5 Thu 03-Jan-13 21:26:43

try it like this

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janeainsworth Thu 03-Jan-13 21:28:07

Yes that's really you JO5grin
Yes I was a dentist but retired now so harmless grin

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