harry flashman

'The Transfers Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations will apply to any employees working on the property. There are currently 4 full time gamekeepers and 3 farm staff.' Not sure how that works, perhaps could be a headache, constructive dismissal to turn keepers into farm workers or something along those lines...

actually it's not regressive for the less well off, you don't pay VAT on food, and given the poor spend more on food as a proportion of total spend than other groups, it works out better for them

I think it depends on circumstances. I did Sandhurst and a three year short service commisson, left age 26 having made Captain (automaticly like most graduate entrants) about 5 mins before I left. For me to use 'Captain' some 8 years later would just make me look like a walt/fool. If one of the jocks in my platoon stays in, does umpteen tours, makes RSM, and then is commissioned and retires age 55 and wants call himself 'Captain' then i find it hard to see why he shouldn't.

tax excessive use of punctution, especially '!' unless you are actually surprised or angry

chas n dave, 100 club, 2008

ex infantry officer, now investment banker

I think he is ok in general, but pretty sure I saw him bow-fishing for carp in america in one episode, don't think that should be on TV

agree, my shoot manages £26 a bird (just) but the land, a fair bit of labour and some other stuff goes in for free from the people involved. In in my opinion the people complaining should take their custom elsewhere and let other guns take the places, in your part of the world I would imagine there are plenty of folk who have the means but not the access

welcome, same here, stuck in city in week but get to Lincolnshire for my shooting at weekends

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Paget_Flashman The Ultimate Anti-Hero very funny books, well worth a read if you have not done so before

I thought I read somewhere that shotgun ownership is at an all time high? as for newcomers I was rough shooting on boxing day and was the oldest gun at 33, on saturday the lad on the peg next to me was 13 I really dont think as bad as you suggest, and they would have thier work cut out with fishing, not only the most popular sport in the UK but also very spread across 'class'. Not really a vote winner for the politicians (unlike foxhunting), I would guess most people in the UK would have a relative or friend who fishes in some way or other.

you are right that does sound a bit odd, a point is nothing, its done about 40 points higher since coffee time and that is only 0.6%

% change is just the amount it has changed divided by the original amount x100 so in this case (6553.1-5526.72)/5526.72x100= 18.57 I dont think any other way to calculate it

Had a fairly epic rib eye at Cut at 45 park lane last Friday, maybe best steak in London. Verashwamy on regent street is great top end curry (I think they have a Michelin star). Texture is great if you like the more fining dining white table cloth stuff. I do quite a lot of client entertaining in London

I was at school, stayed until after a levels, did a year in the city, Uni for 3 years, 4 years in army, now back in the city Proper institutionalised!