[Politics] Show some restraint
Jun. 27th, 2008 10:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, has asked that people show 'restraint' in their pay rises to help forestall inflation.
I dont' know about you, but this strikes me as the least-likely-to-be-followed piece of advice since "If you see a venemous snake, just stand still and it'll leave you alone" or "Never sleep with your ex".
But I may be wrong. It happens from time to time. What do you think?
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I dont' know about you, but this strikes me as the least-likely-to-be-followed piece of advice since "If you see a venemous snake, just stand still and it'll leave you alone" or "Never sleep with your ex".
But I may be wrong. It happens from time to time. What do you think?
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Date: 2008-06-27 01:17 pm (UTC)I don't get paid enough for the work I do, I get shafted by stupid poorly thought out government regulations and have to pay for the privilage of my society membership, going up a whopping 50% because the government says the RPSGB needs to split but wont pay for it.
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