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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by ChilcoSaint, Feb 23, 2016.

  1. San Tejón

    San Tejón Well-Known Member

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    I meant to add, depending on the trust involved, but fell off my soapbox before I could add it.
    You might know a bit about the running costs of a hospital car park?
    All I seem to read is that there are “high costs” involved, but all I seem to think is that once the car park is set up, (hard standing, white lines, ticket machines, barriers and a couple of people sat in an office for when the ticket machine doesn’t work) the costs must be minimal and I can’t for the life of me understand why any trust wouldn’t want to run them completely for themselves, especially when some are taking in millions.
    If the NHS trusts received ALL of the car parking money, rather than a percentage of it, I don’t think most people would complain about paying it, so long as it was strictly regulated and capped.
    But as Saint Helen points out, parking is free in Wales, and I believe in Scotland too, so surely there is a case for a race discrimination case to be answered?
     
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  2. ImpSaint

    ImpSaint Well-Known Member

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    Not taking the "remain lied" angle at all. Just that if you've noticed the leave camp MPs have said all along, before and since the referendum, that EU nationals should have been granted automatic rights straight away. Even Farage said it continuously. It was always May that ignored and refused that. Can't blame voteleave for May and her 2 remain Home secretaries for this!!

    It was always May that held this "bargaining chip" back whilst throwing all the other chips away.
     
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  3. The Ides of March

    The Ides of March Well-Known Member

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    Maybe we should respect the borders of the fish instead!
     
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  4. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    If we as a species respected nature, and evolved beyond tribalism, we might have half a chance of allowing depleted fish stocks to replenish themselves Ides, that’s true.
     
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  5. San Tejón

    San Tejón Well-Known Member

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    What could possibly go wrong? Money for mates?

     
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  6. San Tejón

    San Tejón Well-Known Member

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  7. VocalMinority

    VocalMinority Well-Known Member

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    Just went to what is presumably their website.
    https://seabornefreight.com/

    I like how they have a login setion but their login section is just a picture of a login section. click it and it takes you to their timetable, click it again and it just redirects you to google.

    This is going to go so well...



    If the government were going to give a contract to people with no assets or experience couldn't they just have run it themselves and kept control of their money?
     
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  8. SaintinSerbia

    SaintinSerbia Annoying Twat

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    Ha ha just tried it. Nothing works!
     
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  9. SaintinSerbia

    SaintinSerbia Annoying Twat

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    including the recruitment section - I'll try again next week
     
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  10. VocalMinority

    VocalMinority Well-Known Member

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    Yeah i wanted to apply too. I have extensive experience not running a shipping company so thought i might be a perfect fit for them. I want a cut of that £14m before it disappears!
     
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  11. SaintinSerbia

    SaintinSerbia Annoying Twat

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    Ah see, you obviously know what a shipping company is because you said shipping company - rules you out! My application will just say I like boaty mcboat face xxx
     
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  12. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace Forum Moderator

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    I think the no assets and no experience bit kid of defines this government, so yeah, let it rip!
     
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  13. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    A metaphor for modern Britain, surely?
     
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  14. SaintinSerbia

    SaintinSerbia Annoying Twat

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    not a problem then!

     
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  15. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace Forum Moderator

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    “Ships in the pipeline”. No, Chris, no.
     
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  16. davecg69

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    Funny that this ferry company happens to be owned by relations to a Lord ..... who’s an ardent Brexiteer. I can’t remember his name - owns JCB I read somewhere. What a crock of **** ......
     
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  17. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace Forum Moderator

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    Bamford. Big donator to the Tory Party too. If you made this up people would laugh.
     
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  18. davecg69

    davecg69 Well-Known Member

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    They are across Europe. It’s an embarrassment to be British these days .....
     
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  19. Onionman

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    Anyone who has kidded themselves into thinking that Corbyn doesn't want Brexit should read this. These are his own words, spoken today:

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    Vin
     
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  20. Onionman

    Onionman Well-Known Member

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    It's not actually true. Different Mark Bamford. Twitter-whispers strikes again.

    Vin
     
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