Making the news today....

[Bolt]

7 minutes ago, Stubby said:

That one just boweled me over 

Intestine times, it’s important to have some light relief.

[Capetown]

Verdict in the death cap mushroom poisoning case in oz is due soon! Guilty is my verdict.

[Stubby]

7 minutes ago, Capetown said:

Verdict in the death cap mushroom poisoning case in oz is due soon! Guilty is my verdict.

Take no notice of the man behind the curtain .....

[Johnsond]

6 hours ago, Mark J said:

@Johnsond You didn't answer what you meant when your cryptically wrote "October 23". 

 

Have a read through that Mark

Those wind farms are definitely benefiting old Chucky boy and his tax free empire. 

Royal train to be decommissioned with family to rely on two new helicopters - as annual accounts revealed

APPLE.NEWS

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The King will be bidding the "fondest of farewells" to the nine-carriage train when it stops running ahead of...

 

[sime42]

3 hours ago, Stubby said:

That one just boweled me over 

 

Were you boweled out or did you get the runs? 

[sime42]

8 hours ago, Johnsond said:

Mike just remembers Isreal bad Palestine/Hamas good, that’s as far as it goes. Facts and reality count for nothing. 

 

Does he? 

2/3. Facts and reality count for everything.

 

[Mark J]

7 hours ago, Johnsond said:

I did Mark, there was nothing cryptic about it. Unlike some blaggers on here I try to answer where possible. 

Ah, you meant October the 7th. You should have said that in the first instance. 

[Mark J]

29 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Have a read through that Mark

Those wind farms are definitely benefiting old Chucky boy and his tax free empire. 

Royal train to be decommissioned with family to rely on two new helicopters - as annual accounts revealed

APPLE.NEWS

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The King will be bidding the "fondest of farewells" to the nine-carriage train when it stops running ahead of...

 

Aye, it's obscene. They could at least give us the electricity from the turbines in the 12 Miles they own, in the sea, for free. But they won't because they don't give a toss for the common people. 

Parasites.

[Johnsond]

36 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Ah, you meant October the 7th. You should have said that in the first instance. 

Confirmation that university education ain’t for everyone 🤷‍♂️

[waterbuoy]

9 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Aye, it's obscene. They could at least give us the electricity from the turbines in the 12 Miles they own, in the sea, for free. But they won't because they don't give a toss for the common people. 

Parasites.

Sorry to bring a touch of reality to the table but FYI:

 

All of the operating profits from the Crown Estate Scotland coastal 'portfolio' are given to the local authorities via an agreement reached with COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) - the authorities whose coastline generates the greatest revenue receive the largeer shares which, in some cases, can be between £1million and £2million a year - to be spent on projects targeting coastal communities.

 

South of the border (ie England and Wales) then the income is passed directly to the piublic purse by The Crown Estate (TCE), though TCE also have a number of initiatives by which coastal communities can apply for funding directly.

 

The Crown Estate is effectively a land management company, managing land and assets owned by 'The Sovereign' (not the Royal Family) on behalf of the public. It dates back to 1760 when George III (who was financially inept) passed the Crown's assets to Parliament in return for an annual stipend - this became the Civil List.  Over the past 10 years TCE have generated an income of over £4 billion for the public purse (aka the 'consolidated fund') which is passed to the Treasury.