I read the news today oh boy! Page 1,572

Quote: Oldrocker @ 17th May 2014, 10:16 PM BST

Because, to save individuals from thinking they killed someone, a proportion of the guns are filled with blanks, which means they don't know if it was them or not that killed the prisoner.

It also tends to stop the firing squad from aiming to miss.

How much more niche can the BBC become?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gymnastics/27462304

The Swiss are voting on a £15 p/h minimum wage !

That kinda dough buys you a lot of clocks and chocolate

That is amazing

F**k me.

Quote: zooo @ 18th May 2014, 9:35 PM BST

F**k me.

Does that, who cares anymore?

Quote: lofthouse @ 18th May 2014, 9:26 PM BST

The Swiss are voting on a £15 p/h minimum wage !

That kinda dough buys you a lot of clocks and chocolate

And Gordon Bennett will be able to buy all the Swiss lager he likes.

it does make sense people with money can buy stuff, which leads to others making and selling stuff and thus grows the economy.

Or else you end up with Nigeria or Saudi where all the money flows out.

Seemingly, according to BBC News 24, it's all going tits up because the employers and the unions are saying 'It's all fine. Stop interfering.'

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/premier-league-boss-richard-scudamore-3524857

:(

If these were racist comments, rather than sexist, he would have been gone in a heartbeat.

But what do I know - what with me being an irrational female and all.

If he was a she and it was sexist remarks about men.....

?

Quote: lofthouse @ 18th May 2014, 9:26 PM BST

The Swiss are voting on a £15 p/h minimum wage !

The Swiss hand over half their wages in taxes, the minimum wage would be more like £7.50 p/h.

Quote: lofthouse @ 19th May 2014, 7:01 PM BST

If he was a she and it was sexist remarks about men.....

?

If my Aunt had balls, she'd be my Uncle?

Quote: lofthouse @ 19th May 2014, 7:01 PM BST

If he was a she and it was sexist remarks about men.....

?

It would also be bad?

Yep

But it wouldn't even make the news

Quote: lofthouse @ 19th May 2014, 7:08 PM BST

But it wouldn't even make the news

If you were Germaine Greer, you could actually make money from it.