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  1. 02-13-2006, 18:44 #1
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    Default The Chancellor of the Exchequer announces a new Veterans' Day?

    I must say, this seems an odd turn of events. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Second Lord of the Treasury, and Man in Charge of Her Britannic Majesty's Treasury, the Right Honorable Gordon Brown MP, announced a new day to commemmorate the Veterans, heretofore known as the National Veterans' Day, on the 27th of June. There are several things odd with this little ditty...

    Firstly, why was the Man in Charge of Her Majesty's Treasury announcing a day for Veterans instead of Her Majesty's Minister for (amongst other things) Veterans, or Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Defence, or Home Affairs, or indeed the First Lord of the Treasury himself?

    Secondly, why do we need another day to remember Veterans? There are already Armistice Day, on the 11th of November, and Remembrance Sunday. There are also smaller events throughout the year on particular anniversaries of events.

    Thirdly, why was the 27th of June chosen? Apparently because it is the day after the anniversary of the first investiture of the Victoria Cross in 1857, but surely a better date could have been chosed? Why not the anniversary itself?

    This is just the Second Lord of the Treasury trying to endear himself to the populace and the aged in particular so he is more accepted if he becomes First Lord of the Treasury...

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    Default Re: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announces a new Veterans' Day?

    Makes me sick. Popularity gabbing one eyed bugger

    Smacks of setting himself up to be liked by the populace when he has the charisma of an old boot. He should stick to buttering up statistics on how the economy is doing, and how he can continue to borrow more...

    He should stick to posing with his family in those nauseating photo ops that flopped so disastrously last time.

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  3. 02-13-2006, 20:49 #3
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    Default Re: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announces a new Veterans' Day?

    So is our socialist gov going to make this a bank holiday then ?
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    Default Re: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announces a new Veterans' Day?

    Quote Originally Posted by ShadesWolf
    So is our socialist gov going to make this a bank holiday then ?
    'Fraid not.
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    Default Re: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announces a new Veterans' Day?

    They should, could riegn in more drunkards and fine them that way.
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    Default Re: The Chancellor of the Exchequer announces a new Veterans' Day?

    We need more bank holidays.

    I would laugh so much if Brown doesn't get elected as the new Labour leader. Would be so funny.
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