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non sociopath skin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-07-10 11:05 AM
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There's the grammatical "we," the royal "We" and the political "We" ...
... which means "You" as in "We must all tighten our belts and change our lifestyles".

Guess which one Dave 'n' Nick have in mind.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jun/07/cuts-change-british-way-of-life-david-cameron

Any thoughts, Sports Fans?

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oldironside Donating Member (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-07-10 12:42 PM
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1. Very nice.
Reminds me of the Yes Minister irregular verb. I give an informal press briefing, you leak, he breaks Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act.
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Anarcho-Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-08-10 03:03 AM
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2. He's trotting out the lie that the debt situation is due to "Labour spending"
and not the 1.5 trillion pounds given to the City courtesy of the taxpayer.
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