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George Appleby »
Ayeup Pay up.
Posted on 7:37pm Thursday 18th March 2010
But the whole town thinks they are out of debt and look to the future with more optimism.
George Appleby »
Mr or Mrs Toad of Toad Hall
Posted on 10:38am Thursday 18th March 2010
When you have white hair and stick to the rules of the road you always have Mr or Mrs Toad of Toad Hall up ya bum.
George Appleby »
..parties always have the final say on where our money is spent.
Posted on 7:57pm Wednesday 17th March 2010
MPs are rarely representative of constituencies. Independent MPs and Councillors stand alone against parties who always have the final say on where our money is spent. I have nothing against political parties; they bring out people like Jack Archer and Albert Cowen in Holgate and others in parliament.
George Appleby »
..ministers who do it jumping into well paid directorships....
Posted on 10:27am Wednesday 17th March 2010
Our votes could directly result in the breakup the BBC, against our wishes, with the ministers who do it jumping into well paid directorships where the pieces are picked up by the 'Market'.
George Appleby »
We English are left pretending to be Britons with the Union Jack...
Posted on 1:30pm Monday 15th March 2010
No wonder the Northern Irish, Welch and Scots, vigorously supported by Blair, Brown and all the Ministers and MPS from these countries, can't get out quick enough, as they sit making laws in Westminster for us to follow.
George Appleby »
Tha can tell a Yorkshire man...
Posted on 8:57pm Thursday 11th March 2010
Yorkshire man takes his cat to the vet. Yorkshireman: "Ayup, lad, I need to talk to thee about me cat." Vet: "Is it a tom?" Yorkshireman: "Nay, I've browt it wi us."
John Bird »
George Appleby »
It will always be Kirkham Abbey to me.
Posted on 4:39pm Wednesday 10th March 2010
If you don't agree, have a look at the signal box next time you are there.
George Appleby »
Jack Archer will be missed.
Posted on 6:25pm Saturday 6th March 2010
Alderman of York Jack Archer, twice Lord Mayor and tireless worker for the aged among many other causes, the Labour Party and most of all for those around his home in the Poppleton Road area, for which he never sought publicity or reward.
George Appleby »
Conservatives want CHANGE but not to PR.
Posted on 9:56am Wednesday 3rd March 2010
If we could get a Single Transferable Voting system this could be the last of this downward spiral into bankruptcy.
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