Scum fined £ 247

[Deportivo Seagull]

Assuming you meant to say "Adam Smith" there, then you should know that there are lots of reasons to respect his work. Unfortunately, however, there are a bunch of right-wing idiots who have not read him, or did not understand him when they did, who think that he is the great apostle of the free-market economy. He wasn't - his economics theories were part of his theory of moral sentiments, and are actually a quite brilliant analysis of the moral degradation involved in a competitive economy. In fact, it's a genuine disgrace that the Adam Smith Institute uses his name - he openly despised 90% of what they stand for. Smith is the greatest economist the left have ever had.

.... until one Maggiet Thatcher got her 'hands' son him.

What Adam Smith stood for a couple of hundred years ago and what 'he' stands for now, is as you say not the same, hence the 'sunshine's out of his ar$e' comment. Free market economy circa 1980-2004 = Adam Smith, End of story (apparently).

 

[Dave the OAP]

You may find that that was the line put out, but in the background something may have been said.

The GMB were our recognised union and the T&G were sniffing around...after a few meetings our shop stewards took it up the line and T&G backed off.

If you are only a trade association, legally speaking I dont think you can actively stop a union contacting individual members if my memory serves me right...however intimidation is another kettle of octopussies.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

So what do you hunt? Do you kill anything?

Mr Rabbit and the occasional pheasant ..golden rule was that If I wasn't going to eat it or someone hadn't asked for it then I didn't kill it. To be fair I haven't hunted for 5-6 years, but I still fish.

 

[3gulls]

Keynes anyone?

John Maynard ... - don't start them on him!

 

[3gulls]

Mr Rabbit and the occasional pheasant ..golden rule was that If I wasn't going to eat it or someone hadn't asked for it then I didn't kill it. To be fair I haven't hunted for 5-6 years, but I still fish.

So you shoot, not hunt do you, i'm sorry I misunderstood.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

So you shoot, not hunt do you, i'm sorry I misunderstood.

What's the difference ?

 

[3gulls]

What's the difference ?

It was supposed to be an apology for thinking you hunted on horse. Rough shooting is not usually refered to as "hunting".

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Don't need to apologise, though I'm aware of the argument that oting is not hunting ... not that agree with it.
However ... me .. on a horse, now that would be

 

[Kev the Ape]

derserved more then that, more like a couple of grand.

 

[Scotty Mac]

bloody disgusting