Dyeing and dying A teacher in Harrow complained to his MP that he had been banned from marking pupils’ work in red ink in case it upset them. Some origins of ink: Black Made from burned bones, tar and pitch in India by the 4th century BC. Made from soot in China by the 3rd
Home George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, visited Glasgow to cast doubt on the probability of an independent Scotland being allowed to continue to use the pound: ‘Why would 58 million citizens give away some of their sovereignty over monetary and potentially other economic policies to five million people in another state?’ The government
It would be all too easy this week to argue that the case for Scottish independence is falling apart. Alex Salmond is an able politician and a peerless mischief-maker, but he tends to fall mute when confronted with the myriad contradictions of his own policies. It happened this week, when George Osborne said that it
‘Sorry, I haven’t had a chance to download my homework yet.’
‘Benson’s a vet’s vet.’
‘I’m standing up for the rights of rail passengers because there’s nowhere to sit down!’
Benefits cap
‘Unfortunately, it’s all we could afford.’
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‘Time to read them the riot app, Sergeant.’
‘So, when we heard Ed Miliband had broken his wrist, we thought we’d just have a few drinks and nibbles to celebrate.’
‘I’m leaving you, Jess.’
‘Were the potatoes mashed humanely?’
‘Starlings! It’s a warning about the new bird flu.’
