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VAT on Pasties

Why did the government just restrict the VAT to pasties. Wouldn't the tax be more suitable if put onto fish and chips which are a main cause of obesity.?

webbo3

you couldn't make it up.

leaves on the line wrong type of snow and now the wrong type of sun, whats going to happen when it gets a lot hotter in the summer ? http://www.thisissome...909-detail/story.html Dave....

pips1

How lovely

Wish I had someone to look after me!

keithlbw

Does the Government condone law breaking?

It is against the law to store more than 2 x 10 litre metal containers containing petrol on residential premises. A jerry can holds 20 litres of fuel. A statement on the BBC news site reads--...

claybury

newspapers

WAS THERE A LOCAL NEWSPAPER IN THE 1940s FOR KENTISH TOWN LONDON AREA,MANY THANKS FOR ANY HELP.

bigbanana

Distance Measurement

I watched a movie the other day in which an explorer dropped vertically a heavily loaded rucksack into a cavern. When he heard it hitting the bottom, he announced that the cavern was "about 3/4...

malteser1

canal boats

do you need boating experience for a canal boating holiday?

brainwashed

pin board

Hi Im looking for the name of a kind of soft fibre board, comes in 8'X4' sheets that I used some years ago...it was perfect to use as a drawing pin notice board. does any body know the stuff im...

giveup

Silly old fool

This evening I was watching TV when a notice came up on screen "No digital signal" and a blank screen Rang my neighbour and hers was OK. Rang my daughter and moaned about it because I've...

anotheoldgit

A little controversial this.

http://www.dailymail....-fewer-accidents.html Is this a victory for sex equality? Was it ever fair for women to obtain cheaper car insurance? Were they less likely to be involved in an accident,...

Nottingham89

Microsoft Word Page Orientation Help

Hello, I have a two page document but I need to change the second page to landscape but keep the first page portrait. I have tried to highlight the text in the second page to see if it would just turn...

lcg

bit of a weird question....

but i was clearing out my loft and came across a vintage monopoly set with wooden/cardboard characters (all there) and a matching board. does anyone know how much this is worth? i've tried looking on...

d9f1c7

Why are we so bad at Maths?

http://news.sky.com/h...news/article/16180719 Well what they are talking about is simple Arithmetic really, but why are we such a nation of dingbats when it comes to rithmetic? Is it because of trendy...

FredPuli43

Midwifery schism!

Why do we pronounce midwifery 'midWIFFery' and not 'midwife-ree', 'midwife-ery' or even 'midwivery'? And I was taught that the word schism was 'sizm' [ the 'siz' sounding as in 'scissors'], but there...

hammerman

Copyright question

here's one for you. My friend's 13 year old son has written a computer game from scratch whilst in a lesson at school. The game was so good that a sponsor is now paying the school money for use of the...

sherrardk

29 February

Is 29 February officially called Leap Day or is it just a term made up by the publishers of my calendar?

Griptons

Taking an early pension.

I am being made redundant by my employers at the age of 57 (just). I have got the option of taking a pension now amounting to nearly 62% of my salary or a 15% higher pension from the age of 60. I have...

crisgal

i've found the funny version!

i've found the two ronnies version of my panasonic tune! Pleeeeeeease does anyone know what it's called? It's the first bit (ices ices). Thank you....

mojay

Kevin Bridges - Comedian

As folk applaud one must assume he is funny - I cannot understand 80% /90% of his dialogue - is it only me ?

AB Editor

The Disappearing Bicyclist: Vintage Puzzle

A very old Sam Loyd Puzzle for you: <loading!>...

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