Your last day then ... and the poor listeners of Radio 2
will have to suffer the abominable Ms Feltz next week. What have they done to
deserve that? Was Jeremy Clarkson not available? Shame.
Anyway, it looks
like we have more of the same today...
1) CHEAP BOOZE - Is the best
way to cut down on problem drinkers to make everyone pay a bit more for cheap
booze? : Other than the very occasional "try this, you might like
it" sip, I have not drunk an alcoholic drink since 1978. I don't have any
issues with alchohol, I just don't like it, and I don't know any "problem
drinkers" as you so delicately put it. On that basis, I hope you will understand
why this discussion is of no interest to me. Next...
2) PENSIONERS -
We’re joined by the Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls. He’s very concerned that
pensioners are going to have to pay more tax – but wasn’t it Labour who once
gave pensioners just 75p? : Ah, bless. Ed Balls, darling of the BBC. He'd
turn up to the opening of an envelope. I would bet that Cameron counts his
blessings every day Balls remains in the Shadow Cabinet as Balls is surely the
Tory's best Secret Weapon. It is not very often that I agree with anything Tony
Blair says, but I agree with this: Mr Blair refers to him in his memoirs as
being “immensely capable intellectually”, but says his analysis of the party was
“truly muddled and ultimately very damaging”. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/8567022/Labour-coup-Ed-Balls-and-his-five-fellow-plotters.html). Can you tell I'm not a fan? And I'm not a pensioner. Next...
3) TAX
AVOIDANCE - We present Radio 2’s guide to how the rich avoid paying tax :
And your special studio guests will be, of course, Moira Stewart (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9090976/How-Moira-Stuart-makes-sure-tax-doesnt-have-to-be-taxing.html) and John Birt (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bbc-helps-its-chief-to-avoid-tax-exclusive-birts-salary-paid-to-his-private-company-1475816.html). I am sure that you can find others within the BBC to tell
us how they do it. Next...
4) LITTER - The landowner from
Northumberland who wants to stop people littering is told off for putting up a
sign saying ‘Don’t be a tosser’ : And well done for finding a News
Entertainment story to end the week. Jeremy will be proud of you.
The
Jeremy Vine Show - what? no allotment?
4 comments:
As one of countless millions of moderate drinkers, I would see minimum pricing of alcohol as electoral suicide were it not for the fact that all three main parties seem unable to see what a stupid idea it is. Alcohol is very easy to produce from basic ingredients and, as a consequence, attempts to control it have a proven track record of making bad guys very rich and powerful.
Regarding taxes. lots of people want to sell me things. These people have to go to great lengths to persuade me to buy their products and I have a choice, If I like their product I will buy it, If I do not wish to buy it, my money stays in my pocket.
Many things that are paid for by taxation are things that I do not want or need. Fake charities, the Church of England and the BBC are the first things that come to mind.
There are things that I do need, such as a well maintained road network, for this I pay four times over the odds for and the government fails to provide it.
With the Alcohol why not make it more expensive for youngsters but cheaper the older you get,that way the OAP who likes a few pints each week but isnt a trouble maker doesnt get ripped off then.
The problem with this country is there is no real alternative as its a 2 party country so we are well and truly ******. Labour wont get back in with Mr Bean in charge and so what is the alternative?? Attempt to get out of Dodge.I'd happily leave tomorrow!!!
I love the idea of going to the till and pretending I'm 90 so my wine is cheaper! Makes ID checks less appealing, I've been flattered the last few times I've been asked to show ID.
be carefull what you wish for. The anti-alcohol mob will probably have applied limits to over 60's.
It could also be against EU trading laws. And if companies can produce alcohol cheaper they will get to increase their profits - also anti-competetive as it will result in a cartel
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