Another nail in the coffin of UK Ltd

[aeolium]

Steve Hilton favours using cloud bursting technology to create more sunshine.

Is that what's known as 'blue-skies thinking'?

[Stillhomewardbound]

'blue lights' thinking, more like!!

[MrGongGong]

I'm assuming is Wilhelm rather than Steve ?

[Serial_Apologist]

Is that what's known as 'blue-skies thinking'?

More like, gilt-edged, as in "every cloud has a silvery lining".

(Or should that be "silt-edged"?)

[ahinton]

More like, gilt-edged, as in "every cloud has a silvery lining".

(Or should that be "silt-edged"?)

No, it's "every silver lining has a cloud"; not only that, no UK clouds have in any case had silver linings since Broon sold off the family silver at bargain basement prices.

[MrGongGong]

I love the idea of the government promoting this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUV0zNWjq_E&feature=related

or maybe they prefer Kate ?

[Flosshilde]

Broon sold off the family silver at bargain basement prices.

No, that was Margaret Thatcher.

Harold Macmillan said -

"The sale of assets is common with individuals and states when they run into financial difficulties. First, all the Georgian silver goes, and then all that nice furniture that used to be in the saloon. Then the Canalettos go."
Speech to the Tory Reform Group, 8 November 1985. Often quoted as "selling off the family silver".
(lifted from Wikiquotes)

I think the silver's long gone - we're down to the Athena posters by now.

[ahinton]

No, that was Margaret Thatcher.

Sorry, my mistake; it was, of course, the gold that Broon sold off.

I think the silver's long gone - we're down to the Athena posters by now.

The silver and the gold have indeed long gone, as no doubt have the posters, too; we still have some assets but we also have massive debts that are unlikely ever to be either repaid or even repayable.

[Lateralthinking1]

We still have a little gold. Two welsh farmers in a remote village have a gold mine. Unfortunately, the cost of ensuring health and safety regulations are met is such that they can't pay miners to mine it.

So a group of well-spoken sharp suited businessmen, from Kensington I think, have kindly stepped in. Their firm is called something like "Fleec'em and Pilager Established 1836". It probably has impressive historical links with PW Botha and current links with The Tea Party. Why would it not do?

Anyhow, according to the BBC, they are considering mining it. I guess there may be a "modest" fee involved and then most of the profits will go to them too.

And then, oh yes, were you aware that a percentage of all gold mined in this country - I think it is 15% but if anyone knows for sure please let us know - must by law automatically go to the Royal Family? This is absolutely true.

So with a bit of luck Dai and Owen might end up with a few coppers to buy a couple of cups of tea.

[ahinton]

We still have a little gold. Two welsh farmers in a remote village have a gold mine. Unfortunately, the cost of ensuring health and safety regulations are met is such that they can't pay miners to mine it.

So a group of well-spoken sharp suited businessmen, from Kensington I think, have kindly stepped in. Their firm is called something like "Fleec'em and Pilager Established 1836". It probably has impressive historical links with PW Botha and current links with The Tea Party. Why would it not do?

Anyhow, according to the BBC, they are considering mining it. I guess there may be a "modest" fee involved and then most of the profits will go to them too.

And then, oh yes, were you aware that a percentage of all gold mined in this country - I think it is 15% but if anyone knows for sure please let us know - must by law automatically go to the Royal Family. This is absolutely true.

So with a bit of luck Dai and Owen might end up with a few coppers to buy a couple of cups of tea.

http://www.gtj.org.uk/index.php?id=4700

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/263540.stm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_gold

http://detecting.org.uk/html/Gold_Prospecting_Panning_in_the_United_Kingdom.html

I can't speak for Dai and Owen, but by the time they'd paid taxes on any net profits and given whatever percentage it is in royalties to Royalty, they'd probablyh have only enouhg to buy one cup of tea between them, so they'#d as likely conclude that there's more effecive ways in which to be a gold-digger...

[MrGongGong]

is that the son of mr and mrs "a-lectical-materialism" by any chance ?

[Serial_Apologist]

is that the son of mr and mrs "a-lectical-materialism" by any chance ?

No, the offspring of Dai O'Tribe, more likely

[MrGongGong]

there is a French part of the family known as
"La Pizza"

[ahinton]

Not to mention that most famous Welsh musical of all time, starring Richard Burton - The King an' Dai. But never mind Dai; one of the longest nails in the UK coffin is the enormous and growin' amount that it's Owen.

[Lateralthinking1]

Time I think to re-introduce you to our scorer the undelightful Samantha:

"When one of the Camerons’ neighbours once idly commented to Samantha that the removal trucks could soon be pulling up to take them to No10, she is reported to have replied: ‘I ****ing hope not." (Daily Mail 23 May 2010)

Ah, the elegance, the dignity, the refinement....warms the crockles of your heart......