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[1.3VStall]

Fonsini.

It was "Front Room First" for Sir Sandy of Arabia, as I recall!

[teeteringhead]

With the 2% commitment, Defence has joined the hallowed ranks of the 'protected' budgets alongside Health, Education and International Development.

But not just "Spooks various" coming under defence spending, but I understand in a further bit of "creative accounting" Service pensions will start to be paid from the Defence Budget .......

[Fonsini]

Fonsini.

It was "Front Room First" for Sir Sandy of Arabia, as I recall!

I'm outraged !!

[1.3VStall]

Fonsini,

Why? By all accounts the carpets, curtains and soft furnishings were absolutely fabulous! (If a trifle expensive!)

[Heathrow Harry]

and of course nothing to do with him

what do they say

"It's not the man you salute it's the carpet he stands on ??" or something like that...........................