Wikipedia?

In article , Peter Duncanson
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I was once told that the people who would know how to commit the perfect
(i.e. undetectable) crimes are pathologists.

I have wondered if the big bankers and city types and directors are those
who come closest to committing 'perfect' crime. On the basis that they
define what they do as 'legal' (if necessary getting the governments to
accept their say-so). Even when their behaviour is revealed by the effects
on others they just cheerfully go on, leaving others to endure the damage
or loss.

Must be legal, so can't be a crime. Perfik.

ahemTo bring this back towards being on topic for this OT - has anyone
edited the Vodaphone page on Wikipedia...

And anyone know what you get when you divide a loss of 6 billion pounds
in tax by the UK population? What a generous bunch we are to be sure! :-)

Slainte,

Jim

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Peter Duncanson wrote:
On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:24:26 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:

Max Demian wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

Well, I don't know if we are psychopaths, but YANA. In my case it was
slightly later, too - at secondary school. And a fellow pupil or two, not
a member of staff.
I know a chap who spends a lot of time planning the perfect crime. He's an
extremely law-abiding individual and I think he'd wake up in the night
with the cold sweats at the thought of actually jumping a red light, but
he loves to play this mental game.
It's hardy going to be a 'perfect crime' if he tells people that's what he's
planning.

The thing is, he'll tell you how the perfect crime works, then you try
real hard to spot a fatal flaw, just to wind him.

I was once told that the people who would know how to commit the perfect
(i.e. undetectable) crimes are pathologists.

The person who told me that is a pathologist (who is a friend).

This guy I'm on about spends ages figuring out details like how you
could be at a certain place without trace, no car hire details, no CCTV
appearances, no train ticket that might lead to an ID, etc. Also, how
best to launder money. How best to dispose of a body. How to kidnap
someone and get a ransom.

Bill

In article [email protected],
madge wrote:

On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:18:47 -0000, Bob Eager wrote:

On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:23:27 +0000, Graeme wrote:

In message
charles wrote:

In article ,
Mark Robinson wrote:
On 15/11/2010 22:23, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

I read that as people using a "BBC computer" - i. e. the 6502-based
home computer of the 1980s (-:!

Well, you shouldn't have done, because that was a "BBC Micro" ;-}

or, more accurately a "British Broadcasting Corporation Microcomputer".
"BBC" was the Registered Trademark (in the electrical sales field) of
"Brown, Boverie et Cie" - a Swiss based manufacturer.

BBC also, in various fields stood for: British Bacon Company (of
Swindon), Barnes Borough Council, Borough of Brentford & Chiswick,
Barking Brassware Company - and probably many others.

Bush Bedding Centre - in Shepherds Bush market, overlooked by Lime Grove
Studios.

Bursledon Brick Company, I've one of their bricks, stamped BBC,
somewhere.

Boston Beer Company, Boston Borough Council, Ballet British Columbia,
Bergen Brunswick Corporation, Berkeley Biodiesel Collective, Balham Bowls
Club, Belper Baptist Church, Bournemouth Borough Council.,.. etc.

Black Belt Champions

http://www.youtube.com/user/usabbchamp

(The guy at the end breaking the bat? Is my sensei. The guys preceding,
I don't know them.)

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On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:19:29 +0000 (GMT), Jim Lesurf
wrote:


And anyone know what you get when you divide a loss of 6 billion pounds
in tax by the UK population? What a generous bunch we are to be sure! :-)

It could be called self-generosity.

Snippet from the FT:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61ea26f8-f...#axzz1674bir9A

Ireland’s 4.5m people accounted for three times as many exports from
the UK as China in 2009 and more than the combined exports to the
Bric countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
....
Britain's exposure to Ireland arises from direct trade links,
financial sector assets and government liabilities. Were Ireland to
suffer a huge drop in output, UK exports to the country, worth a
little under 2 per cent of national income, would fall, damaging
Britain’s hopes of an export-led recovery from recession.

The UK's Gross National Income in 2009 was 1,471 billion pounds.

2% of that is 29.42 billion so 6 billion seems a reasonable "investment"
to protect that amount of trade. It is a loss of 6 billion to the UK
wallet but without it the loss could be much greater.

Another point is that a serious failure of the Irish economy would lead
to considerable immigration of jobseekers from Ireland to Britain.


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On Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 14:00:59 +0000, Peter Duncanson explained:

Another point is that a serious failure of the Irish economy would lead
to considerable immigration of jobseekers from Ireland to Britain.

As part are always complaining about their being too many immigrants,
as part of the bail out deal, could they have not have required as one
of the conditions the large scale repatriation of Irish immigrants,
eg Gerry Robinson, George Osbourne etc?

Talking of the finance minister, somebody has performed an amusing act of
vandalism to the wikipedia page.

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

QUOTE
Incumbent
George Osborne/ Chuckle Brothers
UNQUOTE

Has anybody noticed just how many immigrants or sons of immigrants
there are or have been in senior positions of the Conservative and
Unionist Party?

In article , Peter
Duncanson
wrote:
On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:19:29 +0000 (GMT), Jim Lesurf
wrote:


And anyone know what you get when you divide a loss of 6 billion
pounds in tax by the UK population? What a generous bunch we are to be
sure! :-)

It could be called self-generosity.

[snip info on Ireland]

2% of that is 29.42 billion so 6 billion seems a reasonable "investment"
to protect that amount of trade.

ahem Maybe you'd reach another conclusion if you'd noticed the reference
I also made to a telco. Don't you read Private Eye? :-)

PE has been repeatedly reporting a story where a certain company has [1]
played 'pass the parcel' with money that the HMRC were going to court to
recover.. until stopped by their political masters. By an odd coincidence
they also report that at least one well-known member of the ConDemned
goverment has had 'support' from the same company.

Funny old world, eh? ;-

Slainte,

Jim

[1] Allegedly, of course, m'lud.

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On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:44:15 +0000 (UTC), J G Miller
wrote:

On Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 14:00:59 +0000, Peter Duncanson explained:

Another point is that a serious failure of the Irish economy would lead
to considerable immigration of jobseekers from Ireland to Britain.

As part are always complaining about their being too many immigrants,
as part of the bail out deal, could they have not have required as one
of the conditions the large scale repatriation of Irish immigrants,
eg Gerry Robinson, George Osbourne etc?

Talking of the finance minister, somebody has performed an amusing act of
vandalism to the wikipedia page.

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

QUOTE
Incumbent
George Osborne/ Chuckle Brothers
UNQUOTE

Has anybody noticed just how many immigrants or sons of immigrants
there are or have been in senior positions of the Conservative and
Unionist Party?

Tha Labour Party is catching up. In the latest leadership contest three
of the five candidates were Diane Abbott, the daughter of Jamaican
immigrants, and the brothers Miliband, sons of Polish Jewish immigrants.
In terms of ancestral cultural background Diane Abbott could be seen as
being more British that the Milibands.

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In message , Peter Duncanson
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2% of that is 29.42 billion so 6 billion seems a reasonable "investment"
to protect that amount of trade. It is a loss of 6 billion to the UK
wallet but without it the loss could be much greater.

If the Irish banks went under the UK Government couldn't let all those
people who invest with the post office lose money.

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On Nov 22, 6:31*pm, Bill Wright wrote:

This guy I'm on about spends ages figuring out details like ... how
best to launder money.

I all ears...

On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:36:09 +0000, Alan wrote:

In message , Peter Duncanson
wrote

2% of that is 29.42 billion so 6 billion seems a reasonable "investment"
to protect that amount of trade. It is a loss of 6 billion to the UK
wallet but without it the loss could be much greater.

If the Irish banks went under the UK Government couldn't let all those
people who invest with the post office lose money.

There is a report based on a Belfast Telegraph interview with David
Cameron. Obviously he described things from a Northern Ireland
perspective:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/bu...-15011125.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/36aaxsa

....
Speaking at No 10, the Prime Minister insisted that refusing to
intervene in the Republic's woes was not an option.

Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland, which is seen as being the
most vulnerable UK bank in terms of Irish lending through its Ulster
Bank subsidiary, operates in the Republic and its share price has
fluctuated since the crisis erupted. Yesterday it fell nearly 5%,
down 1.9p to 39.8p.

The land border and trade links meant the knock-on impact would have
been severe, the PM warned.

"Not acting to help the Irish economy would have very bad
consequences for Northern Ireland," Mr Cameron said.

"I think it would also have very bad consequences for the whole of
the United Kingdom.

"Ireland is a very big trading partner, it's one of our biggest
export markets, our banks and financial institutions are very much
linked.
....
"If the Southern Ireland economy failed that would have very bad
consequences for Northern Ireland, so that is one of the reasons for
being involved in helping the Irish economy stabilise and grow.
....


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