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Entries from December 23rd, 2006

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December 23rd, 2006 · 2 Comments · Technology

I went into the town centre this afternoon.  A flying visit to pick up a couple of last-minute items.  As I got there I realised that I had forgotten to check the score of the West Ham game, which was the early game today. I can remember many years ago being dragged out shopping and […]

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Big Idea #2 – scrap VAT

December 23rd, 2006 · 8 Comments · Politics

I was only warming up with the parliamentary reform thing…  this is the really wacky one, the political equivalent of my pogo stick/zimmer frame hybrid invention. One thing which the Tories always seem to be saying is that there are too many taxes, an over-complicated tax system, unfair levels of taxation and an overall level […]

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The old ones *are* the best

December 23rd, 2006 · Comments Off on The old ones *are* the best · Life

Why is it that I saw a clip of Morecambe and Wise with Andre Previn this evening and had tears of laughter in my eyes? How many times must I have seen that sketch? I must have seen it half a dozen times this year alone but it still tickles me as much as the […]

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