24-01-2014, 08:43 PM
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Re: Boris Johnson's jumket
Originally Posted by plantman
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Whatever you feel about Boris, it is wrong to naively suggest that his junket is any different from the thousands of other "fact finding tours" etc. that are made by politicians of all persuasions and that cost the taxpayer millions. They should all be stopped unless their worth could be proven to a committee of ex miners from Barnsley....
I agree Barry that ALL junketing trips should cease, but since the Toriues in particular were very quick to blame the previous Labour Government for the country's parlous financial state, was it not arrogant, ignorant and inconsiderate of him to spend so much of 'our' money at this time of fiscal rectitude???
25-01-2014, 09:24 AM
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Re: Boris Johnson's jumket
Originally Posted by Uncle Joe
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ignorant and inconsiderate of him to spend so much of 'our' money at this time of fiscal rectitude???
You live in Brighton so none of your money was used.
Do wonder how much business this trip generated for Londoners as a whole, think it just might be more than was spent.
25-01-2014, 10:16 AM
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Re: Boris Johnson's jumket
[QUOTE=sue_arnold;407592]I live in London so part of the Money I pay in local taxes was used.You live in Brighton so none of your money was used.
Do wonder how much business this trip generated for Londoners as a whole, think it just might be more than was spent.[/QUOTE]
There is no evidence to substantiate such assertion at the moment.
25-01-2014, 10:30 AM
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Re: Boris Johnson's jumket
On a serious note, company I work at they rarely these days do any travelling they have installed a really good phone system and all meetings are done via the live phone network (it's a bit like a Skype thingy with pictures). It cost less than the trips they used to make in a year. So has paid for it's self many times over.Only over seas trips are now to companies who have not got the good phone lines.
25-01-2014, 10:43 AM
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Re: Boris Johnson's jumket
[QUOTE=Uncle Joe;407606]
Originally Posted by sue_arnold
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I live in London so part of the Money I pay in local taxes was used.You live in Brighton so none of your money was used.
Do wonder how much business this trip generated for Londoners as a whole, think it just might be more than was spent.[/QUOTE]
There is no evidence to substantiate such assertion at the moment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/bu...ties.html?_r=0
http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/03/china-...ngtse-4211628/
25-01-2014, 11:25 AM
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Re: Boris Johnson's jumket
Originally Posted by Patsy
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Boris is an absolute buffoon - gives me a good insight to Julie though .... 
I agree with you Patsy, a buffoon and one day may even be PM.
What a laugh that would be.
Keep up the good work Geoff, if it wasn't for people like you we probably wouldn't have known.
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