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[Silver_Shiney]

The UK is in DEEP trouble...

The population of this country is approximately 60 million.

32 million are retired.

That leaves 28 million to do the work..

There are 17 million in school or at Universities.

Which leaves 11 million to do the work.

Of this there are 8 million employed by the UK government.

Leaving 3 million to do the work.

1.2 million are in the armed forces preoccupied with fighting in Afghanistan

Which leaves 1.8 million to do the work.

Take from that total the 0.8 million people who work for Local County Councils. And that leaves 1 million to do the work.

At any given time there are 488,000 people in hospitals or claiming Invalidity Benefit.

Leaving 512,000 to do the work.

Now, there are 511,998 people in prisons.

That leaves just two people to do the work.

You and me.

And there you are, sitting on your @rse, at your computer, reading jokes.

Is it any wonder that we are in such a mess and that I am stressed out through trying to cope on my own?

[oldbluefox]

............. and look what you're doing when you should be working!!!
You're right, this country is in deep doo-doo!!!

[Silver_Shiney]

............. and look what you're doing when you should be working!!!
You're right, this country is in deep doo-doo!!!

Have mercy, mister, I posted that after I got home this evening, and I did a 13 hour shift yesterday.

[Not so ancient mariner]

err....... surely the 1.8 million in the armed forces should be included in the 8 million employed by the government.


Yours,

A.P.E.Dant (aka Comrade Nitpikin)

[The Monocled Mutineer]

Much of the South and especially London is doing very well and paying taxes to support those in less fortunate areas

Derek Kane

[Not so ancient mariner]

I'm not sure of the relevance of this 'pearl of wisdom' to what in any case is intended as a joke: - But I can assure you that London and the south has no monopoly when it comes to offering a good quality of life - and some areas of London have a level of deprivation which is at least the match of anywhere else in the UK.

[Dark Knight]

Notso
are you saying that the south is not the be all and end all of this fine country
surely not??

next you will be saying that the north is civilised

[Dancing Queen]

Much of the South and especially London is doing very well and paying taxes to support those in less fortunate area

Derek Kane

What a load of "poppycock" there may be areas in the North that are not as thriving as some areas in the South but believe it or not we pay our taxes up here too which no doubt help to support some of those in less fortunate areas in the South.

[Dark Knight]

Good one Derek

what a japester anyone reading this , could ,for a minute think you were serious

[Not so ancient mariner]

Notso
are you saying that the south is not the be all and end all of this fine country
surely not??

next you will be saying that the north is civilised

Yes indeed, but mostly west of the A1

[Dark Knight]

mostly?.....nice get out

[Kendhni]

Much of the South and especially London is doing very well and paying taxes to support those in less fortunate area

Derek Kane

What a load of "poppycock" there may be areas in the North that are not as thriving as some areas in the South but believe it or not we pay our taxes up here too which no doubt help to support some of those in less fortunate areas in the South.

DQ, I think you can spin the numbers in both directions on that one. London amounts to something like 20% of GDP while it only contains about 14% of the UK population therefore on those grounds it is likely that tax revenue it raises is subsidising other areas. However under the Barnett Formula per head of capita London does very well.

[Silver_Shiney]

Oh dear, this started out as a joke, now it's turned into a debate about the real thing...

[Dark Knight]

and this surprise you how??

[Not so ancient mariner]

Well not when you see who started it.

[AngieT]

Well I thought it was funny Alan - but there again I am a female & a Northerner to boot so I suppose I don't have the mental capacity to read anything serious into anything (tic)!

[Silver_Shiney]

Well I thought it was funny Alan - but there again I am a female & a Northerner to boot so I suppose I don't have the mental capacity to read anything serious into anything (tic)!

Oh don't put yourself down so, dear lady. That's what we're here for