!!!!!! is a "very public sector aligned economy"?

Kohoutek

jd87 wrote: »

What's with all the pointless casual xenophobia/bigotry on here?

Are you new to the UK?

Generali

Andy_L wrote: »

Wales has had, for example, the ONS relocated from London/SE as its cheaper for the department (in terms of property & staff) and creates jobs/injects cash into the local economy which has few jobs due to the decline of coal mining & no Private Sector companies wanting to reloacte/start-up there

What's wrong with Welsh people starting businesses in Wales?

ILW

Generali wrote: »

What's wrong with Welsh people starting businesses in Wales?

They don't seem to have thought of that.

Generali

ILW wrote: »

They don't seem to have thought of that.

They should have asked me, I'm always happy to help.

ILW

Generali wrote: »

They should have asked me, I'm always happy to help.

Your not Welsh though, so your advice is not required. They would take your cash though. Devolution you see boyo.

macaque_2

jd87 wrote: »

What's with all the pointless casual xenophobia/bigotry/homophobia on here?

An Englishman, welshman and west indian are in hospital, waiting for their wives to give birth. There is quite a bit of pacing up and down when the nurse comes out and happily announces that they are all fathers of bouncing baby boys.

"There's just one problem," she says. "Because they were all born at the same time, we got the tags mixed up and we don't know which baby belongs to whom. Would you, as their fathers, mind coming to identify them?" The men agree and walk into the delivery room and look at the babies.

Immediately the Englishman stoops down and picks up the black baby. "Yes, this is definitely my baby," he says confidently.
"Um, excuse me," says the west indian, "but I think it's fairly obvious that this is my son."

The Englishman pulls him aside and says, "I see where you're coming from, mate, but one of these babies is welsh and I'm not prepared to take the risk."

John_Pierpoint

welsh

   /wɛlʃ, wɛltʃ/ Show Spelled[welsh, welch]
–verb (used without object) Informal: Sometimes Offensive . 1. to cheat by failing to pay a gambling debt: You aren't going to welsh on me, are you?

2. to go back on one's word: He welshed on his promise to help in the campaign.

Some of my best friends are welsh.

Generali

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

welsh

   /wɛlʃ, wɛltʃ/ Show Spelled[welsh, welch]
–verb (used without object) Informal: Sometimes Offensive . 1. to cheat by failing to pay a gambling debt: You aren't going to welsh on me, are you?

2. to go back on one's word: He welshed on his promise to help in the campaign.

Some of my best friends are welsh.

Apparently a very old phrase. It meant you'd rather take your chances living in Wales than repay your debts.

Pete111

macaque wrote: »

An Englishman, welshman and west indian are in hospital, waiting for their wives to give birth. There is quite a bit of pacing up and down when the nurse comes out and happily announces that they are all fathers of bouncing baby boys.

"There's just one problem," she says. "Because they were all born at the same time, we got the tags mixed up and we don't know which baby belongs to whom. Would you, as their fathers, mind coming to identify them?" The men agree and walk into the delivery room and look at the babies.

Immediately the Englishman stoops down and picks up the black baby. "Yes, this is definitely my baby," he says confidently.
"Um, excuse me," says the west indian, "but I think it's fairly obvious that this is my son."

The Englishman pulls him aside and says, "I see where you're coming from, mate, but one of these babies is welsh and I'm not prepared to take the risk."

:T:T

Very Good!