The budget was a farce, apart from the NI reduction to help small businesses employ more people.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:50, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

It's hardly unexpected
Osborne is such an astounding retard even the Treasury don't know what to do with him.

The only scary thing is a creeping dread that Ed Balls would be even worse at it.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:52, Reply)

Anyone who wants that job should be barred from having it.
The economy should be handled by economists not politicians.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:54, Reply)

It mostly is.
That's what the Treasury and the BoE are. Most Chancellors take the advice of the Treasury and the BoE. Apparently, from what I've been told, Osborne doesn't because the Tories "know better"
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:58, Reply)

"know better" will end up as directors of the private companies that will ultimately end up owning much of the public sector, once they have left office.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 12:00, Reply)

that too.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 12:03, Reply)

Good point.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 12:06, Reply)

It's a "Paradox", I'll give you that.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:55, Reply)

No it's not.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:58, Reply)

How comes this one isnt' a "paradox"?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 12:05, Reply)

Because it doesn't contain two things that are mutually incompatible.
The two points of a paradox must be unable to both be true simultaneously, but both seem to be true as they stand alone. "para" means "beyond" and "dox" means "thought" or "opinion"

Ok, best simple example I know of, "what happens if Pinocchio says 'my nose will grow now' ? "

Everyone one knows Pinocchio's nose grows if he lies. And the statement "my nose will grow now" can either be true or a lie. But if it's a lie, his nose will grow because he's lying, but that would make the statement true. The two parts are mutually incompatible.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 12:12, Reply)

That was quite good, as was the £10k tax free loans for employees to buy season tickets etc.
Neither of them new ideas or going to save the economy, but better than nothing.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:53, Reply)

But I don't even want to watch football on the telly, let alone see it live repeatedly.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:54, Reply)

1/10.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:55, Reply)

I hate to sound thick, but what are "season tickets" in this context?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:56, Reply)

Annual travel tickets for commuting.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 11:57, Reply)

ahh

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 21 Mar 2013, 12:05, Reply)