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According to the Irish News, a British Judge has attacked the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) – because it’s taken too much power away from him. Not just any Judge, Lord Hoffmann is the second most senior Law Lord, says the ECHR is trying to create a “federal law of Europe”. A former Lord [...] Gordon Brown released his plans to help those facing a fuel poverty over this winter. The need for action is in response to rising energy costs. The £8.50/week cold weather payment will rise to a handsome £25/week – so long as the temperature stays below Zero celsius for seven consecutive days. Apart from the half-million [...] Not soon enough, evidently, according to BBC News. According to the European Union’s own website :- The Treaty of Lisbon amends the current EU and EC treaties, without replacing them. IT IS NOT A FUCKING CONSTITUTION. IT’S A FUCKING TREATY. IF IT WAS A CONSTITUTION THE UK PUBLIC WOULD BE FORCED TO HAVE A REFERENDUM [...] That’s the impression I get from Orange. As the contract is almost up I asked for a PAC code to change networks, which they provided along with various offers to get me to stay. I enquired about staying with them today, and they say I can’t because I have paid a bill in the last [...] Whilst lining the pavement on Bloomsbury Street to watch the Olympic Flame pass by. I was very aware from watching the first 90 minutes of coverage on BBC News 24 that there were protesters in the area, so I was on my guard for any unexpected events – I didn’t want a fire extinguisher going [...] News from eBay tells us that from May they will remove the ability for sellers to leave negative feedback on a buyer. That’s from BBC News. According to ebay, when a buyer leaves negative feedback, the seller will retaliate by leaving feedback which is also negative. Ebay also concedes that only a very small minority [...] I’ve booked tickets to Lanzarote with BA to attend the launch event of the Lanzarote Gay Guide in a few weeks time. It’s a good flight, that we’ve used before, and usually has fewer screaming children than an equivalent charter flight (okay, yes I’m a snob).
I called BA the other day regarding some [...] I’ve noticed a few times lately that the words ‘eco-tax’, ‘environmental tax, even green tax, are being used more and more frequently. The most recent example is today, when the Liberal Democrats announced that if they were in power they would cut the basic rate of income tax by 4 per cent. They would fund [...] Just been getting in touch with Trading Standards and Robert Dyas about a promotion they are running on their Lint Rollers. Having a cat I get through a few of these. Their sign suggested that a Lint Roller & refill was £1.49 – so I tried to buy one. Unfortunately, although the staff agreed that [...] |
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