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The Budget, prime Miniusters Questions and Plate Tectonics.
egon Started conversation Mar 17, 2004
Right, today's the Budget (note for non-Brits: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, currently Gorrdon brown, stands up in the House of Commons and talks a lot of confusing tewaddle about economics, the highlight of which are always how much tax on beer and fags have gone up).
When I left my house about an hour ago, the Budget was on TV on BBC1 (news bulletin), BBC2, ITV1, BBC News 24, BBC Parliament, ITV News and Sky News, and on RAdio 4 (news bulletin) and on Radio Five Live.
Prior to the budget, I was listening to Priume Minister's Question Time in the bath (I was in the bath, that is,not Prime Minister's Question Time), and I've decided I shoulding that, as there is something quite worrying about sitting, naked, throwing a bar of soap at the radio and shouting "no, you imbecile, ANSWER THE BLOODY QUESTION!"
Oh, and "plate tectonics" sounds really funny in a Sunderland accent.
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Number Six Posted Mar 17, 2004
Perhaps they shoud try 'Prime Minister's Question Time in the Bath' to improve the audience figures?
"I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer I gave a few moments earlier, and also request that he passes me the soap"
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egon Posted Mar 17, 2004
"mister Speaker, I am most offended by the honourable member's reckless use of the flannel..."
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Mu Beta Posted Mar 17, 2004
I refer the Right Honourable Gentleman to the rubber ducky...
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Mu Beta Posted Mar 17, 2004
You might have to explain that one to me. 
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egon Posted Mar 17, 2004
What was post 5?
Now I think of it, if they're having PMQs in my bath, does that mean I'll be naked with a bar of soap and a bottle of shampoo in the House of Commons?
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Number Six Posted Mar 17, 2004
Email me at the BBC and I'll tell you, assuming B hasn't already... you know the address, no?
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egon Posted Mar 17, 2004
Is it your real name with a dot in the middle perchance?
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Saturnine Posted Mar 17, 2004
All this budget stuff has passed me by I am afraid (I spent yesterday engrossed in Pokemon and the glorious grossness of Wal Mart). Has Brown messed it up again?
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Number Six Posted Mar 17, 2004
What d'you mean, again?
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Mu Beta Posted Mar 17, 2004
I have to say that is a strange POV. As a staunch Tory, I've always admired Gordon Brown as being the one member of the Labour Cabinet with his head screwed on the right way round.
Of course, this could also be the exact reason why Sat hates him...
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Saturnine Posted Mar 17, 2004
I don't hate Brown. I just seem to remember the country needing to borrow a whole bunch of cash to cover his mistakes a while back. But then, I've been in Canada a while, I've almost forgotten the existance of the UK, so my political knowledge could be going with it.
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Mu Beta Posted Mar 17, 2004
I'm perfectly in favour of Brown's borrowing. If it deteriorates the world's monopolistic banks to any extent, it's got to be a good thing.
Oh my God, how left-wing was that? **buys a LibDem campaign badge**
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Number Six Posted Mar 17, 2004
Hey, look, a Tory with a conscience 
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Mu Beta Posted Mar 17, 2004
Let's face it, I'm politically inconclusive.
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egon Posted Mar 18, 2004
*plans to add B rio the lib dems mailing list...*
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Alfredo Marquez Posted Mar 18, 2004
Did you get round to renewing your Lib Dem membership Egon???
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egon Posted Mar 18, 2004
oh, not yet, no.
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Alfredo Marquez Posted Mar 18, 2004
Neither did I but they still keep sending me letters and the other day I recieved my pack to vote for the members of the National Exec
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