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Just paid my tax return. Not only did I have to pay them loads of money for money I earned (and spent) in 2012/13, the caths have made me pay for half the money they estimate I've spent last year as well. Sickening.

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Three accused of stealing food from Iceland store bins

Three men are to stand trial after allegedly taking cheese, tomatoes and cakes from bins behind an Iceland shop.

Paul May, William James and Jason Chan were arrested in Kentish Town, north London, in October. Iceland said its staff did not call the police.

At a court hearing in November, the men denied being found in or upon enclosed premises, contrary to section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.

They will next appear at Highbury Magistrates' Court on 3 February.

'Waste and austerity'

The items allegedly taken from the store's bins amounted to a total value of £33 and included tomatoes, mushrooms, cheese and Mr Kipling cakes.

Mr May, 35, Mr James, 23, and Mr Chan, 31, all of no fixed address, are expected to say they had been "skipping" - a term used for taking food that would otherwise go to waste from a bin or skip.

Mike Schwarz from law firm Bindmans, who is representing the men, said: "The prosecutor's view that there is a significant public interest in expending public money to prosecute 'skippers' at times of shortage, waste and austerity, seems at best short-sighted, at worst perverse and certainly disproportionate.

"The defendants will say that they were not acting dishonestly."

In a statement, Iceland said: "The store in question is next door to a police station. Iceland staff did not call the police, who attended on their own initiative.

"Nor did we instigate the resulting prosecution, of which we had no knowledge until the media reports of it appeared yesterday evening.

"We are currently trying to find out from the Crown Prosecution Service why they believe that it is in the public interest to pursue a case against these three individuals, and will comment further when we are more fully informed."

 

Cameron's Britain.

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Some sensational stupidity in the questions on Pointless today. The category was country name origins. Only 10 people out of 100 knew "Rich Coast". Even "Equator" scored 20 or so. :doh:

 

You got a slot on that or was it someone else?...

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You got a slot on that or was it someone else?...

 

I was on Chase Me The Chase, for my sins. Quite tempted by Pointless though...

 

A friend is desperate to take me on the Million Pound Drop (:naughty:) but she's only gone and got herself pregnant, the selfish cow, so that's that for a while.

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£9 to play is a bit of a joke though. Might as well spend a couple of hundred on a last-minute sun holiday and hog the table at the resort all week. Not that I'd advocate that kind of behaviour of course... :unsure:

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£9 to play is a bit of a joke though. Might as well spend a couple of hundred on a last-minute sun holiday and hog the table at the resort all week. Not that I'd advocate that kind of behaviour of course... :unsure:

 

 

Aye, Id happily pay that but I like to involve my "crowd" in stuff so it would be a very expensive trip out and other people wouldnt want to pay it.

 

As Im still remodelling the garden, one of these outdoor jobs could be a goer.

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