NOW HEALTH AND SAFETY DOES FOR POSTMENS' BIKES!

They have survived for more than a century as one of our most familiar sights: the traditional British postman trundling up the lane on his sturdy bicycle.
But now pedal-powered deliveries are falling victim to the 21st century's most fearsome foe... health and safety.  The Royal Mail's chief executive Adam Crozier is phasing out the company's 24,000 English-made bicycles and replacing them with vans because of the 'safety risk'. 

FUCK ME!

LABOUR LATEST BIG IDEA-BUY YOUR OWN PUB!

Hundreds of pubs doomed to closure could be rescued under Government proposals to help to fund “community buyouts”, promote local beers and cut planning red tape.

Ministers will announce today that they will match money raised by residents to buy the freeholds of ailing pubs and provide business support to help to set up post offices, shops and restaurants in the same premises. The move follows growing concern that almost 40 pubs are closing every week, costing the economy millions of pounds and thousands of jobs. Last year 2,365 pubs were forced to close, resulting in 24,000 job losses.

While I can see the merits in the scheme for villages or small towns that have only one pub, I would not be chuffed if I owned a pub and I had managed to see off my local competition to find it was re-opened with the aid of public money!

Mind you, I wouldn't raise my hopes too high.  Labour seem to be bringing out one policy per day at the moment.  Already flagged and kicked into the the long grass this week were the PET IN SURANCE SCHEME and the SEPERATE SLOPS BUCKET!  It's amazing how quickly you can come up with policy despite being in power for 13 years when there is an election to CONCENTRATE YOUR MIND!

TURKEYS IN SHORT SUPPLY THIS CHRISTMAS!

Turkeys May Be In Short Supply This Christmas

High quality turkeys could be in short supply this Christmas because of the recession, retail experts say.

DON'T WORRY THERE ARE 120,000 OVER AT THE POST OFFICE!