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I'm going tonight! Taking 6 students with me and we might even get to ask a question!!
I could be famous
Dicky Ticker
13-05-10, 07:07 AM
Or "Infamous":)
Drew Carey
13-05-10, 07:57 AM
Who's on it tonight?
Have fun, one of the guys from work went and was asking a question. He said it was good fun, was nervous as asking a question, but at the same time he said it was interesting watching the politicians squirm.
Spoke to the prducer - even she doesn't know for sure who's on tonight. Things have been changing so fast this week that they've had trouble booking.
Littlepeahead
13-05-10, 08:19 AM
Can you ask the question "Why in movie car chases do the airbags never go off?"
It's a question that needs to be answered.
ArtyLady
13-05-10, 08:28 AM
Oooh! I will look out for you! :D
metalmonkey
13-05-10, 08:41 AM
Can you ask the question "Why in movie car chases do the airbags never go off?"
It's a question that needs to be answered.
LOL! I have a question what happened at the the end of Heroes did Clair jump? My sky box cut it off!
Being serious, it may well be an interesting night first cabinet meeting today...From the news its seems that income tax will jump to 10k (nice) but VAT will go up to 20%, that NI employess will jump up by 1%. Thats a hell of a tax increase, which I suspect will hammer those in the middle ground, so whats new? Would be nice to know what we are actually going to be paying...
Mr Speirs
13-05-10, 08:49 AM
I can answer that. Yeah she did jump and the camera were all watching everyone saw it.
Now a question from me:
If a tree falls over in a forest and no one is around to hear it does it make any noise...and do all the other trees laugh at it?
punyXpress
13-05-10, 08:56 AM
They sure do if it falls on the Armco & gets burnt to a frazzle.
gruntygiggles
13-05-10, 09:02 AM
Oh no, can't watch tonight as we're out. Hope you have fun and I will check in here tomorrow and hopefully yu'll have stories of how you made some panelists squirm! :-)
dizzyblonde
13-05-10, 09:27 AM
I dare you to hold up a placard at some point
'hello orgers'
:-)
davepreston
13-05-10, 10:02 AM
why have labour vilified bikers and does the new goverment intend to continue this trend
god i some much hope you get the transport secetary
Good poimt DP. Who is the new transport secretary?
Phil Hammond - con. I know nothing about him
gruntygiggles
13-05-10, 10:36 AM
Just found this. Quite interesting, I wonder what the new transport policy will be.
Conservative
The Conservatives have as part of their transport policy ‘A Fair Deal for Motorcyclists’, however I haven’t been able to find this document anywhere, (there are many links on the net from when it was ‘unearthed’ in 2009 but they are all broken). Quotes taken from it include:
"The Conservative Party believes that motorcycling should be at the heart of transport policy…We are opposed to Labour’s plans to tax motorcyclists who enter town centres or park their bikes at work, particularly as they make next to no contribution to congestion…Motorcycles do not contribute much towards traffic congestion – they help reduce it. We believe that they should be exempt from congestion charging and the workplace parking tax…Motorcycles, obviously, do not take up as much parking space as other vehicles – usually a single car space can accommodate five to seven motorcycles. In order to encourage this efficient utilisation of land, we will support local authorities who provide more free on-street and off-street parking for motorcycles and mopeds…The next Conservative government will place motorcycling at the heart of our transport policy and will continue to work with motorcycle groups and the industry to develop sensible policies to improve motorcycling in Britain".
However, they have somewhat contradicted this policy by introducing the parking charge in Westminster, making it hard to see what their views on motorcycles are.
The Conservatives will make companies that carry out the road works accountable for any congestion they cause (I'd like to know how this will be implemented – surely all road works will cause some congestion?)
Lib Dems
Their comprehensive transport policy paper ‘Fast Track Britain: Building a Transport System for the 21st Century’ includes a motorcycle section which recognises that P2Ws (motorcycles, scooters and mopeds) reduce congestion. However, they feel that efficiency progress has fallen behind that of cars resulting in emissions remaining high. As a result they support a vehicle excise duty in accordance with CO2 emissions to encourage manufacturers to improve engine efficiency. They also support secure parking in car parks with safety measures such as CCTV, and more on street secure parking. The party will also introduce road pricing on motorways and trunk roads for P2Ws.
BigBaddad
13-05-10, 09:49 PM
Where is she, anyone see her yet
appollo1
13-05-10, 10:00 PM
Had to stop watching at than Hasan bloke was getting right on my nerves interupting everyone all the time.
BigBaddad
13-05-10, 10:23 PM
I agree what a pen1s he his.
I'm watching it but have no idea what Messie looks like, so a bit pointless really - Doh!!
BanannaMan
14-05-10, 12:56 AM
why have labour vilified bikers and does the new goverment intend to continue this trend
god i some much hope you get the transport secetary
Yet another reason for me to dislike the Labour Party. :smt093
Well that was interesting! Agreed Hassan was an idiot but he was there to provoke a reaction. You could see in Dimbleby's face that he thought he was like naughty child who he was tolerating. Melanie Philps was greeted by a few boos when she first came out so I think she was just playing up to the image. Dimbleby said off air at one point when someone in the audience said we were being rude to her, that there was a lot pf pantomime about the show. I think Heseltine's answer about who should be the next leader of the labour party was the best answer of the night "I don't care!". I'm not a huge fan of his but he had some wise words about the coalition. And Simon Hughes - the voice of intelligent reason IMO!
BigBaddad
14-05-10, 08:23 AM
I've always like Tarzan and his "I don't care" comment was quality. The show did seem it was a bit of attack on the Lib Dems. Hassan is just the sort of guy the a certain brainless group of people just love the follow (keep the red flag flying).
Where were you Messie........watched the show and couldn't see you. If you recorded it, post a clip on YouTube
yorkie_chris
14-05-10, 08:51 AM
Yet another reason for me to dislike the Labour Party. :smt093
See you know they're a proper bunch of c**ts when even Johnny Foreigner is annoyed by them :smt082
punyXpress
14-05-10, 02:49 PM
. . . as the ditty goes:
he aint foreign, he's my bruvva . . .
I dare you to hold up a placard at some point
'hello orgers'
:-)
Absolute Rubbish performance Messie, why didn't you do this - I couldn't see you :(
BanannaMan
15-05-10, 04:16 AM
. . . as the ditty goes:
he aint foreign, he's my bruvva . . .
Awww Thanks Puny! :smt039
See you know they're a proper bunch of c**ts when even Johnny Foreigner is annoyed by them :smt082
Hehe..True
But I think it would be fair to say my issues with Labour may have closer ties to Britain than one might think.
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