observer Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Seems Labour are offering 4 more bank holidays to tempt voters ! Saying it will "unite the Nation". Just how exactly, does flagging up division into four separate Nations, assist in "uniting" the Nation. The Nation being the United Kingdom of Great Britain & N/I. Yet another dose of naïve diversity imo; to foster even more division in our society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Happy St George's Day to one & all ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Does this mean we will be getting a holiday for St Alberts day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 A Prince Albert ? ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Albert Steptoe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeborn John Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 7 hours ago, observer said: Seems Labour are offering 4 more bank holidays to tempt voters ! Saying it will "unite the Nation". Just how exactly, does flagging up division into four separate Nations, assist in "uniting" the Nation. The Nation being the United Kingdom of Great Britain & N/I. Yet another dose of naïve diversity imo; to foster even more division in our society. The real losers will be the devoted Labour supporters who are already 'employed by the state' for 365 days a year, will nobody think of the afternoon drinkers and the full time mummies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 full time "single" mummies ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Worst kind there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 On 4/23/2017 at 3:11 PM, Evil Sid said: Does this mean we will be getting a holiday for St Alberts day? At least that would mean an extra lion (Lie in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 You never know it might lead to a 4 day working week and a 3 day weekend where would out wealth creating opportunities be - in the leisure industry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 "Wealth creation" - how and for whom ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 11 hours ago, Geoffrey Settle said: You never know it might lead to a 4 day working week and a 3 day weekend Oooh now that sounds like a good idea and I'd vote for that as would all my family and no doubt a great many more people too We can all dream eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Are Labour hoping that their proposed extra 4 days bank holidays will bring voters flooding to their side? If so why? I'd imagine in reality it may push some to voters elsewhere. For example in our household (all in employment).... Family member number 1....doesn't get any bank holidays off (other than xmas day) and all others are classed as normal working days at standard rate pay. Family member number 2...does get bank holiday off but the number of bank holidays is deducted from the statutory holiday entitlement. So 4 extra BH days means that best part of a weeks in the years holiday allowance would be taken on top of all the others which they COULD have taken at a time of their choosing rather than it being forced upon them. I'd also imagine for those with young children that could be a problem too a no doubt holiday prices increase whenever their is a bank holiday 'day' included in the week . Family member number 3....admittedly does like bank holidays but the down side is they DON'T GET PAID so loose a whole days pay every time there is one. So 4 new bank holidays = 4 more unpaid days....and no doubt being official bank holidays it would rain anyway so a waste of a days pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 The 4 day week wasn't popular when Ted Heath introduced it............................................................................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Are your family members in a Trade Union Diz ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Surprised Jeremy didn't go for bank hols to celebrate our diverse culture; like Ede, Duvali and Chinese N/Year ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Wont do that or every religion going would want their own bank holiday. The only people working then would be religious leaders and The queen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 9 hours ago, Evil Sid said: Wont do that or every religion going would want their own bank holiday. The only people working then would be religious leaders and The queen. And the Merchant Seamen who work 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Not that many people in this country know we have a MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Getting that way that not many people know we have a RN in this country. see adverts for the other armed forces but very few for the RN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Interesting development in the enfolding saga of Brexit: seems the EU would recognise a "united" Ireland within the EU, subject to the people of Ulster voting for it. Be interesting whether economics trumps sectarianism on this one ? However, it would provide a neat solution to the Irish problem and provide a clear frontier (the Irish Sea) to the EU. On the down side, we could lose the 17th March from Jeremy's bank holiday bribe ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Used to love bank holidays,treble time at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted May 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 There speaks the last of the Mohicans - a trade unionist ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Or "the last of dem O'Higgins" as my old grannie used to say . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Even had to do the bank holidays over Christmas & NY when i worked on the council in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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