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Government stealing lottery money

By The Basa ⋅ June 14, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s newspapers brings the news that the government are using the lottery money and planning to divert lottery cash from good causes and charity to fund services normally paid for from general taxation under the well-known guise of streamlining.
“The whole aim when the lottery was set up was that it was going to be independent [...]

Asda shows political favour to Labour

By The Basa ⋅ April 29, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Asda the supermarket chain now owned by America’s Wal-Mart this week showed political favour to the labour party. Bosses at the company’s Chesser store told conservative candidate he wasn’t allowed to campaign there. However, labour candidate and part-time Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Darling was even allowed a walkabout [...]

Two Jags lashes out in Edinburgh

By The Basa ⋅ April 24, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Deputy Prime Minister, the obese and Jag loving John Prescott was accompanied by Alister Darling and yesterday lashed out at a middle-aged questioner in Edinburgh whilst the voter was going about his Saturday shopping trip at Tesco (a major Labour Party supporter and donor).
The local thought it relevant to ask if Deputy Prime [...]

North-south divide in manifesto

By The Basa ⋅ April 15, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Labour were thrown into damage-limitation mode yesterday when their manifesto for Scotland was derailed by strange goings on in the figures department for NHS waiting lists. Our dodgy first minister, showed that all the money that has been put into the NHS in Scotland is not even getting close to helping the [...]

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