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10-09-2016, 01:36 PM
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Fat Businessmen.

Britain is "too lazy and too fat" with businessmen preferring "golf on a Friday afternoon" rather than contributing to the country's prosperity, Liam Fox has said.
He seems to be the ideal person to negotiate trade deals with the rest of the World, does he not?
Full story here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37324491
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10-09-2016, 01:40 PM
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Re: Fat Businessmen.

I think Fox had a point ,it was a generalisation and I am sure applies to some businessmen .

He was speaking at a meeting for Tory activists and also said ..

During his speech to activists on Thursday evening he said there needed to be a change in British business culture and said people had got to stop thinking about exporting as an opportunity and start thinking about it as a duty.
quite right....
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10-09-2016, 01:41 PM
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Re: Fat Businessmen.

Trouser leg up,funny handshake and a nice G&T at the 19th anyone?
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10-09-2016, 01:42 PM
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Re: Fat Businessmen.

With the biggest over-claim in the expenses saga he has little to offer on business advice.
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10-09-2016, 01:56 PM
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Re: Fat Businessmen.

The "estranged one"''s boss is also the work's Sales Director. He's an avid golfer. He calls it 'Networking'

I have to say he does run a hugely successful company. He's in his sixties and he's fit and healthy! There might be something to this golf lark..
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10-09-2016, 02:01 PM
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Re: Fat Businessmen.

Originally Posted by Tpin ->
With the biggest over-claim in the expenses saga he has little to offer on business advice.
Not so I think Tpin, only in the shadow cabinet.
I understand the largest over claimant was Millionairess Labour minister Barbara Follett but I could be wrong..
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10-09-2016, 02:10 PM
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Re: Fat Businessmen.

Originally Posted by Meg ->
Not so I think Tpin, only in the shadow cabinet.
I understand the largest over claimant was Millionairess Labour minister Barbara Follett but I could be wrong..
You may well be right.
My memory ain't what it was.


Jeez, I'm becoming a fogey
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10-09-2016, 02:16 PM
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Re: Fat Businessmen.

Originally Posted by Rhian ->
The "estranged one"''s boss is also the work's Sales Director. He's an avid golfer. He calls it 'Networking'

I have to say he does run a hugely successful company. He's in his sixties and he's fit and healthy! There might be something to this golf lark..
+1

Funny how golf has come up.
I was invited(this very morn)to take part in a game on the Costa when I'm next there(end of September)

I had to decline, unfortunately.
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10-09-2016, 02:51 PM
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Re: Fat Businessmen.

Originally Posted by Tpin ->
You may well be right.
My memory ain't what it was.


Jeez, I'm becoming a fogey
Excuse me, becoming a fogey isn't a god given right, you know! We allow you on to our senior forum to see if you are good enough and, so far, I haven't heard anybody say Tpin would make a good fogey. We will just have to see if you get the statutory 3 nominations.
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10-09-2016, 02:59 PM
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Re: Fat Businessmen.

Originally Posted by Twink55 ->
Excuse me, becoming a fogey isn't a god given right, you know! We allow you on to our senior forum to see if you are good enough and, so far, I haven't heard anybody say Tpin would make a good fogey. We will just have to see if you get the statutory 3 nominations.
Please no, I'd rather cut off my own testicles

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