tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post588035510985785944..comments2024-03-28T11:27:25.537+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: You Can Whistle For It, Chum!JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-79005217355013047912009-06-19T16:59:30.462+01:002009-06-19T16:59:30.462+01:00"...an expenses claim for 1p for a phone call...<i>"...an expenses claim for 1p for a phone call?"</i> <br /><br />Gah! Now, that's just barefaced cheek!<br /><br /><i>"This stone is sick of people trying to get blood out of it."</i> <br /><br />Amen!<br /><br /><i>"If people want broadband they can pay for it themselves."</i> <br /><br />Like LfaT, I do. It would never occur to me to think I should be subsidised. What next, I have to subsidise the chavs who don't have widescreen tvs and Sky or cable?<br /><br />If there are any, that is...<br /><br /><i>"BT has promoted the well-known parasite, Patricia Hewitt, to "senior independent director"."</i> <br /><br />*sigh* <br /><br />And here I thought the 1p telecall expenses claim was going to be the worst thing I read today...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-47423779858816752872009-06-19T11:43:23.036+01:002009-06-19T11:43:23.036+01:00On a (possibly) related matter - BT has promoted t...On a (possibly) related matter - BT has promoted the well-known parasite, Patricia Hewitt, to <a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article6528635.ece" rel="nofollow">"senior independent director"</a>. I had forgotten this inspired BT appointment to its board of last March and will now take steps to change my telecoms provider: I hope I will be one of many ex-BT subscribers.Umbongonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-62792926203974293812009-06-19T09:55:53.845+01:002009-06-19T09:55:53.845+01:00Shocking stuff. Why should I pay for other people...Shocking stuff. Why should I pay for other people to get faster broadband? It's expensive enough for me as it is!!!!Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-63270899513601201602009-06-19T09:36:38.949+01:002009-06-19T09:36:38.949+01:00I am glad I am not the only one who saw this idea ...I am glad I am not the only one who saw this idea and went "WHAAAAAAAAAAT?!".<br /><br />People choose to live in rural idylls, why should everyone else subsidise their existence? Do I expect fresh country air to be piped into my urban home at someone else's expense? If people want broadband they can pay for it themselves.Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-60777306116792304732009-06-19T09:02:52.753+01:002009-06-19T09:02:52.753+01:00Why is it Tory to care where my taxes go?
This sto...Why is it Tory to care where my taxes go?<br />This stone is sick of people trying to get blood out of it.<br />If it was a true utility then maybe I'd agree but where's the proof everyone needs BB?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-42405418786313324962009-06-19T08:43:41.259+01:002009-06-19T08:43:41.259+01:00Is your Tory voice of reason by any chance the sam...Is your Tory voice of reason by any chance the same Jeremy Hunt who put in an expenses claim for 1p for a phone call?<br /><br />Just wondering.<br /><br />http://plato-says.blogspot.com/2009/06/best-expense-claim-1p-phone-call.htmlMacheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.com