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( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:37, 3 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Anyway, his cuntiness is a mere sideline. It's the fact he's chancellor and wouldn't recognise economics if it bent him over a table and fucked him up the arse that's the issue.
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His total inability to do his job is, however, relevant to his ability to do his job.
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( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:46, Reply)

The opposite. Most chancellors, even those economically qualified and skilled, take their advice from the Treasury. Osborne refuses to on a number of key issues because "he and the conservative party know better"
So not only can he, economically, not find his arse with both hands, but he refuses to take advice from the people who are specifically employed and ideally skilled to offer him an arse-map and some hand sat-navs.
It's a big part of the reason my missus chose to leave the treasu.... but I'm not supposed to talk about that
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( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:55, Reply)

so, Osborne and his team say what they want. The treasury tell them it's idiotic. They ask for it anyway, and the treasury have to work out a way to do it.
Most chancellors defer to the treasury on most things, except key pre-election promises, but obviously the treasury are geared up for that, as in the run-up to elections they work out how the key policies of all the parties would work, just in case they get elected.
Osborne defers on very little, but the treasury's hands are essentially tied. Ultimate decision rests with the chancellor, which is why having a chancellor who is both an economic idiot and unspeakably arrogant is a really, really, fucking bad idea. The fact he's Tory is really neither here nor there, this is apolitical. It's the fact he's George Osborne that is the major problem.
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( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:58, Reply)

but no politician ever does that, or what's in the country's best interests.
( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 10:05, Reply)

The figures are produced independently.
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( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:50, Reply)

JUST LIKE WHEN TONY BLIAR DECLARED WAR ALL ON HIS OWN WITHOUT ANY APPROVAL OF ANYONE JUST HIM IT WAS HIM.
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( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:50, Reply)

But it's not that difficult to qualify for a council blue badge, especially with the majority of people on the sick not really qualifying in any real sense. Aaah my back, being a good entry point.
Most of the badges are also used by family members with the qualifying person not being in attendance.
This is just personal experience mind, from the bays that I've had to pay for.
( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:56, Reply)

its not for me but people who genuinely need em, but cant because of teh 90% of pricks with unwarranted badges. Such as people in vans and stuff like that.
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( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:57, Reply)

Gideon's an awful cunt but that's a separate issue
( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:42, Reply)

"erm, mate, you've parked my car in a disabled space. best move it, eh?"
( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:45, Reply)

you'd be able to hear the Mail journalists ejaculating into their undergarments from here"
( , Fri 5 Apr 2013, 9:51, Reply)

And this was the drivers revenge.
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