General Discussion
Hi Nelson Not sure about NZ to UK but I know thar UK to Australis (not a million miles from NZ) the UK pension freezes at the rate at whoch it was when the recipientleft the UK left the UK for Oz. Harsh when one could live for a further 20 years or so after leaving the UK, Pleas excuse the typos I've had a couple ov glasses of Oz wine!
oh my goodness @neilh - so much better than sir john!
@Lynne -just reading the betjeman poem reminds me just what a dreadful poet he was! bird watching colonels on the old sea wall indeed! thank you very much for the posting - it made me smile!
I think I said that they make massive profits from products of no decernable nutritional value #Wriggler - being a successfu business and making a profit (which is the whole point of capitalism)l doesnt mean that integrity and ethical business practice need to be neglected/ ignored. Some businesses manage to be successful without exploiting their staff, their suppliers and their customers (in the ...
Hello #Nelson - why dont I want them? Well, because they are huge American Corporations who are interested only in making massive profits from products ('food') with no decernable nutritional value and which have been shown to contribute to obesity and poor health. They bring nothing aesthetic either locally or globally and create millions and millions of tons of waste and rubbish, much of which ...
Lovely photos Dawlishblue!
McDonalds? Pizza Hut?KFC? Good grief - NO THANKS
I know Mr Davies is writing about the Teignbridge Plan BUT why on earth is he not claiming the benefits to which he is entitled? It is not chairty money, there is no stigma atached to claiming (at least there shouldn't be), but, more importantly, Mr Davies has paid for it through his tax and NI over his working years. It seems utterly ridiculous to cut off his nose to spite his face....
What do single mothers look like 007? Our daughter is a single mother (age 27, son 13 months, she works, pays for childcare, pays her mortgage, pays for her car, takes enormous care of, and cherishes her baby) but she LOOKS exactly like a married mother as far as I can tell - and she might be in a Cafe having a coffee with a friend for all you know.
Apparently its due to improved dog nutrition Jools88- but I'm afraid I cant recall the details!
