Murdoch doesn’t own Sky (yet).
But he does use it to cross-subsidise his newspapers
Perhaps not ALL people who take cocaine are pricks. But all pricks who do drugs take cocaine. This is undeniable.
You’ve never been to a drum circle have you?
this is an even wronger thing to say.
Tesco, because there isn’t one anywhere near me.
Not any more. Murdoch split his empire in two in 2013: News Corp (= newspapers) and 20th Century Fox (= tv and film). Both are profitable companies in their own right.
20th Century Fox has a minority holding in Sky.
uh-oh
i love it when hoogy and marckee go head-to-head
Chris Brown, Gary Glitter, Lostprophets
fancy a game of predict marckee’s next defensive move? i’m going with something boring about the definition of “cross-subsidise”
The Sun, The Mail
actually I’ll admit that I don’t manage to never click on a mail link
Muirfield golf club
They’re easy to boycott if you live somewhere good that has other options. I spent many years with Spouters Corner in Wood Green being the best pub within a mile radius of my house.
In an inverse vein - does anyone know if there’s a comprehensive list anywhere of restaurants/restaurant chains that don’t let staff keep tips?
I know who a lot of them are and refuse to go there as a result (Turtle Bay being the biggest drag here) but don’t know all…
I do the lottery (only gambling I do do, apart from an occasional game of poker with friends)
I enjoy having the tiniest glimmer of hope that I might not have to work as a mindless office drone until I’m 70 - and I justify the wasted cash to myself by thinking of it as a contribution to team GBs Olympic heroes
yeah you are totally correct
But I still need the hope - it’s only a quid a week for me Lucky Dip via DD, so it’s hardly a massive impact on my standard of living
that and the £100 a week scratchcard habit
Accumulators are worse than the Lottery.
depends doesn’t it. for me a £1 accumulator is a way to spice up a really dull set of saturday fixtures and is worth the money. Then very occasionally you get a £200+ payout off the back of it. Whereas doing the lottery doesn’t really have an additional purpose, if you know what I mean