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Old 16th Aug 2012, 22:48
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Skipness One Echo
 
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Fixed parliamentary terms?? What are you referring to here?
We now have five year fixed term Parliaments. Not sure if Mail Online's US version covered that.....
The UK has a sovereign parliament (the EU not withstanding), they can do whatever they like. If you are unfamiliar with the term, look it up.
Actually it's pooled sovereignty with EU law taking supremacy when there is a conflict.
Perhaps you should look it up?
Why do you think that LHR is at 99.5 % capacity
That's a nonsense stat. Capacity of what? Non mixed mode runway? Terminal? Apron? Operating? Airspace? I know it's pretty busy but that's number's wrong, and yes I am feeling pedantic.
Its amazing that sucessive goverments have bet the entire family business on the financial sector, instead of manufacturing
Here speaketh The Daily Mail. The two issues are not directly linked, manufacturing has been neglected that's true but as a nation, we have been pretty rubbish at taking mass market manufacturing into a competitive market and succeeding.
VC10 vs B707 / HS121 vs B727 / HS748 vs F27 / ATP vs Fokker 50 / HS146 vs The Rest
Regards Boris, there is nothing to prevent him getting elected as an MP at the next election, and then challenging Cameron.
BoJo is comic relief tolerated in a non pivotal ambassadorial role. Putting the serial shagger, adulterer and gob on legs into Number 10 isn't quite the same. You are suggesting we give Boris control of Trident silverstrata. Really?

There is nothing worse during a recession, than lethargy and a lack of ambition.
Yes there is, adding even more debt to our kids by spending collosal amounts of money we haven't earned.

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