12-13-2016, 05:44 PM
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12-13-2016, 05:45 PM
(12-13-2016, 04:20 PM)Gregory Wrote: http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ne...-1-4313742 (12-13-2016, 04:27 PM)Roger H. Trump Wrote: 16 17/20  ... and the ones I got wrong were 10, 11 & 13 - What are they called now? How the fuck would I know - I haven't lived in Edinburgh for 20 yrs (bar the championship winning season  ).You lot are shite at drinking. 
12-13-2016, 05:55 PM
The only one I haven't been in is the Meridian.
 My gran's flat overlooks the site of the old Dalmeny Bar (she passed on in '92) ... since I've been away I often come back and stay there ... was quite raucous, often spilling out onto the street. Pretty much impossible to get an early night as the bedroom faced teh street; still if you're going to get woken up at least there was a bit of entertainment involved. 
12-13-2016, 06:18 PM
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(12-13-2016, 05:44 PM)Alan Partridge Wrote: Went in there after a house party one Sunday morning. I gave this guy a pair of Hearts shorts to wear and he got slapped Was in there when Hearts were playing Hibs, when we scored a guy got his top torn off him and a lassie got her hair set on fire 
12-13-2016, 06:37 PM
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12-13-2016, 07:00 PM
(12-13-2016, 06:57 PM)Alan Partridge Wrote: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/am...-1-4316792 Were you not crying yesterday when it was said that they should?
12-13-2016, 07:06 PM
(12-13-2016, 06:57 PM)Alan Partridge Wrote: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/am...-1-4316792 Shame the SNP have already granted them £10m to operate here. Wagging their fingers at them so they can be seen to do something - after handing them £10m of our dosh isn't much to shout about.
12-13-2016, 07:08 PM
All the 'faux outrage' in the papers might lead to workers being treated a bit better
12-13-2016, 07:15 PM
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12-13-2016, 07:29 PM
(12-13-2016, 07:15 PM)Alan Partridge Wrote: What is your issue with that out of interest? That they've given £10m of tax payers money to an organisation that they have serious questions about how they treat their staff. (12-13-2016, 07:16 PM)Jean-Pierre Papin Wrote: That makes absolutely no sense. What doesn't make sense?
12-13-2016, 07:30 PM
12-13-2016, 07:33 PM
We facilitated the building of a warehouse to create new jobs in Scotland. Is that not a good thing? Disney got a massive helping hand from the British government to make films here.
It has become apparent they treat their workforce poorly and an MP in that article has clearly stated there will be no more grants.
12-13-2016, 07:34 PM
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The SNP have played a blinder here. Evidence that they are prepared to back the working man/woman.
Sturgeon is really showing her worth through strong leadership. Theresa May saying nothing about this speaks volumes, imo.
"You’ll do plums"
12-13-2016, 07:46 PM
Surely though, this isn't the first instance of amazon treating their staff poorly?
Bit rich to chuck millions at them then act surprised when they haven't got workers rights at the forefront of their business plans.
12-13-2016, 07:50 PM
On balance though you have to say it's a worthwhile subsidy if it creates thousands of jobs. Perhaps they should have stipulated a certain volume would have to come from contracted, rather than agency, employment?
12-13-2016, 07:54 PM
(12-13-2016, 07:46 PM)Morph Wrote: Surely though, this isn't the first instance of amazon treating their staff poorly?  There's been complaints of how they treat their employees for years - yet the SNP were still handing them out £1m last year. Now we get a bad article in the Mail that goes viral and they decide to do something about it. Nobody is questioning the merit of encouraging companies to set up here. You'd just hope that there's at least some investigation into their practices before they start writing the cheques.
12-13-2016, 07:56 PM
(12-13-2016, 07:50 PM)Walthro Sobcath Wrote: On balance though you have to say it's a worthwhile subsidy if it creates thousands of jobs. Perhaps they should have stipulated a certain volume would have to come from contracted, rather than agency, employment? Yeah pretty much. It was the same when we bailed out the banks - then people (politicians) started shitting themselves when they started paying massive bonuses again. If you want to have some control over the practices you sort it before you contract to give them money - not after. |
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