Now changes to ownership of Comet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15650763
Regards
David

On Wed, 9 Nov 2011 09:13:23 -0000, David wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15650763
Regards
David

Yes, 2 quid - and no chance of a refund if it breaks down.
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All very well, but someone must think it worth spending money on albeit with
a smaller number of shops.
What has gone wrong I wonder?

Brian
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15650763
Regards
David

On Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 at 14:59:10h +0000, Brian Gaff asked:

What has gone wrong I wonder?

Consumer spending has decreased.

And could it be that the previous level of consumer spending
(fueled by cheap credit) was at an unsustainable level?

That was the boom and now the bust, no end of boom and
bust as we know it, contrary to the lies of
State Council Chairman Brown.

On 09/11/2011 15:13, J G Miller wrote:
On Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 at 14:59:10h +0000, Brian Gaff asked:

What has gone wrong I wonder?

Consumer spending has decreased.

And could it be that the previous level of consumer spending
(fueled by cheap credit) was at an unsustainable level?


Also, people are more likely to buy that kind of stuff online now.

Z

On Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:18:29 +0000, Zimmy wrote:

On 09/11/2011 15:13, J G Miller wrote:
On Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 at 14:59:10h +0000, Brian Gaff asked:

What has gone wrong I wonder?

Consumer spending has decreased.

And could it be that the previous level of consumer spending
(fueled by cheap credit) was at an unsustainable level?


Also, people are more likely to buy that kind of stuff online now.


That can't be the whole reason as Comet sell online. The last time I
bought a disc it was online from Comet because delivery was free if I
could wait a few days.

Steve

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On Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:13:38 +0000, J G Miller wrote:

On Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 at 14:59:10h +0000, Brian Gaff asked:

What has gone wrong I wonder?

Consumer spending has decreased.

And could it be that the previous level of consumer spending (fueled by
cheap credit) was at an unsustainable level?

That was the boom and now the bust, no end of boom and bust as we know
it, contrary to the lies of State Council Chairman Brown.

Now now...
As I recall, it was "No more *Tory* boom and bust".
As things are now, there's precious little sign of Tory boom but plenty
of bust. The AND function holds but it was still an incredibly foolish
and arrogant thing to say.



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On Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 at 21:10:04h +0000, Steve Hayes wrote:

As I recall, it was "No more *Tory* boom and bust".

Yes, I should have exercised due care and attention and checked what
Westminster Prime Minister Brown actually said.

What Brown originally said was

"we will never return to the old boom and bust".

and then later lied and claimed he said "no more Tory boom and bust".

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+no+more+boom+and+bust/2564157.html

But the media and historians do have a long history of actually distorting
the words actually used by people.

Everybody thinks Chamberlain said "peace in our time", but he
actually said "peace FOR our time".

And newspapers at the time actually quoted him correctly

http://www.bl.UK/onlinegallery/features/frontpage/peace.html

http://www.collectables4utoday.COM/newspapers/1069-reproduction-newspaper-daily-herald-1938-chamberlain-it-is-peace-for-our-time-.html

which is more than can be said for many newspapers and history books today.

As things are now, there's precious little sign of Tory boom

Oh there are signs of the old products of Tory government are booming

QUOTE

16 Sep 2011 – UNEMPLOYMENT benefit claims in Sutton Coldfield
are at their highest for 15 months.

UNQUOTE

QUOTE

Thursday, 30 June, 2011 - 09:40

Growth of Unemployed Youths fuels boom in squatting

The number of property owners forced to take legal action to
evict squatters has gone up by more than half, it was revealed today.

New figures show that possession orders going through London courts
have soared by 58 per cent between 2006 and last year.

UNQUOTE

QUOTE

Posted: 28/10/11 14:03 BST

the pay of directors in the UK's top businesses have risen by
50% in the last year alone.

...

Incomes Data Services (IDS) have said the average pay for a director
of a FTSE 100 company has risen to just short of £2.7m

UNQUOTE

Sounds like there has never been a better time to be a true blue Tory
[with the right breeding and connections of course].

J G Miller wrote:

Steve Hayes wrote:

As I recall, it was "No more *Tory* boom and bust".

Yes, I should have exercised due care and attention and checked what
Westminster Prime Minister Brown actually said.

What Brown originally said was

"we will never return to the old boom and bust".

and then later lied and claimed he said "no more Tory boom and bust".

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+no+more+boom+and+bust/2564157.html

But the media and historians do have a long history of actually distorting
the words actually used by people.

For once, your nit-picking serves you well :-P
I shall stash that URL away.

On Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:08:07 +0100, Martin wrote:

On Wed, 9 Nov 2011 14:23:34 +0000, PeterC
wrote:

On Wed, 9 Nov 2011 09:13:23 -0000, David wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15650763
Regards
David

Yes, 2 quid - and no chance of a refund if it breaks down.

but the PC World is still your oyster.

Too near the sewage discharge - it's toxic.
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