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Capitalism is awesome 14

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

WoSland is planning a two-person weekday trip to London soon. A simple enough undertaking, right?

But of course it isn't. Ever since the UK's railways were privatised by lovable Mrs Thatcher, it's a well-documented fact that (a) we have the most expensive rail network on Earth, and (b) trying to find out the best and cheapest way to travel between any two points is an insane labyrinthine nightmare of routes, operators, countless different ticket types and "magic stations" – places in the middle of your journey where for no obvious reason you can mysteriously slash the price of your ticket by pretending to make your journey in multiple stages, even though you never actually get off the train or even change seats.

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Svelte And Morons 9

Posted on January 04, 2010 by

I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that a person's view on Love And Monsters is the single most telling indicator of their personality – specifically, the personality aspect of whether they're a soulless cretin or not.

L&M is by most measures the oddest episode of Doctor Who since the show's reinvention in 2005. Written by series producer Russell T Davies, it's an episode in which he appears to deliberately burden himself with as many handicaps as possible.

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    • James Che on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Stu, Well at least Scotland would not incur any national debt, As Scotland does not have a Mint of its…” Sep 1, 09:43
    • Southernbystander on The Shortest Day: “YL Hot pot is indeed probably a pretty universal concept. Pie and mash is my manor as it were, growing…” Sep 1, 09:41
    • Mark Beggan on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “My ancestors were a non discriminatory cattle reappropriation clan. They put in years of service to Hadrian and his filthy…” Sep 1, 09:37
    • J Robertson on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Same reason I suspect for a lot of No Voting Grant -ie coming to the conclusion that the current crop…” Sep 1, 09:33
    • James Che on The Shortest Day: “If the treaty of union is not a hoax, and holds a reality. Then the articles of that 1707 treaty…” Sep 1, 09:32
    • Hatey McHateface on The Shortest Day: ““no longer a bank of Scotland” Feck! The hole-in-the-wall just spewed out £50 of fakes and now I see my…” Sep 1, 09:29
    • Hatey McHateface on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: ““I don’t want an indyref anytime soon” “get rid of the SNP” The SNP don’t want an indyref anytime soon…” Sep 1, 09:20
    • James Che on The Shortest Day: “The Bank of England would be responsible for all National Debt, as there is no longer a bank of Scotland…” Sep 1, 09:17
    • Hatey McHateface on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “That’s odd, Mark. My reparations award confirmation came in a blue envelope, marked “THIS IS NOT A CIRCULAR”, and stamped…” Sep 1, 09:13
    • James Che on The Shortest Day: “The Westminster parliament are stating that the Crown of Scotland along with the parliament of Scotland were a separate entity…” Sep 1, 09:08
    • Hatey McHateface on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Fair enough. It’s a trap. Still, though, I’m confused. All those years of demanding a second referendum. Was all that…” Sep 1, 09:01
    • Grant on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Personally I don’t want an indyref anytime soon for the simple reason that the SNP would have a major part…” Sep 1, 09:00
    • James Che on The Shortest Day: “The Two separate Constitutions and differences of Law of England and Scotland in sixteen and Seventeen hundreds after the Act…” Sep 1, 08:57
    • Mark Beggan on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “In the fantasy world of kolonized Kretins (great name for a punk band) why have the Romans not been brought…” Sep 1, 08:39
    • Peter A Bell on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “You seem to be saying any old referendum will do. As if all referendums are the same. I really hope…” Sep 1, 08:38
    • Chas on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Why is the membership info on this Mickey Mouse party a secret to those of us who are not existing…” Sep 1, 08:28
    • Hatey McHateface on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “And if the UN tells you to have a referendum, Alf, to demonstrate there’s some substance behind your claims that…” Sep 1, 08:27
    • Hatey McHateface on The Shortest Day: “In a world of perfect karma, somebody would film you earnestly telling the 6 foot 2, 16 stone offspring of…” Sep 1, 08:12
    • Alf Baird on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: ““A normal government would go to the UN” Yes, that is what our ‘nationalist’ government should have been doing since…” Sep 1, 08:02
    • duncanio on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “@GM: I was responding to Peter’s comments – not Wings.” Sep 1, 07:59
    • Hatey McHateface on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: ““they’d tie a Yes vote to the EU, open borders” You haven’t been paying attention. That ship sailed years ago.” Sep 1, 07:49
    • Hatey McHateface on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Aye, who would want an Indy referendum if its genesis is not of the utmost ideological purity? And so, via…” Sep 1, 07:45
    • 100%Yes on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Scotland has the same legal rights as England a section 30 order was imposed on Scotland via the Scotland act…” Sep 1, 07:45
    • GM on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Yes lets vote? Now? Soon? Consider nothing, everything will be all right on the night. Even setting aside the principles…” Sep 1, 07:43
    • Hatey McHateface on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “And another one.” Sep 1, 07:34
    • Hatey McHateface on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Jeezo! All that hot air just to agree with the SNP at the end. “They’re talking about offering us an…” Sep 1, 07:32
    • 100%Yes on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “The Constitutional question lays with the people of Scotland and no one else. If we had a genuine Independence party…” Sep 1, 07:22
    • BH on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “If the deficit bluff showed signs of failing I would have my local agents veer progressive and adjust ‘the people…” Sep 1, 07:19
    • duncanio on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Yes.” Sep 1, 07:19
    • GM on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “I agree with you here Peter. Fucking grim.” Sep 1, 06:11

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