with a 4 day booze bender for the Queens Diamond Jubilee?
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Extra day's 'hangover holiday' for Diamond Jubilee: Nation gets Monday AND Tuesday off to celebrate the Queen's 60 years
Millions of workers will be given a special four-day weekend to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, it was revealed last night.
To mark the Monarch’s 60 years on the throne, her official birthday on Monday, June 4, will be declared a one-off Bank Holiday.
The traditional late Spring Bank Holiday will be moved back a week to Tuesday, June 5, to provide a four-day break.
Already the Tuesday is being dubbed a ‘hangover holiday’, to give revellers a chance to recover from the previous day’s partying.
Plans for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, to be announced by Business Secretary Peter Mandelson in the New Year, include a contest for towns to achieve city status and a new youth volunteer scheme.
Other proposals include a giant parade and a possible repeat of the Party at the Palace rock concert for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002, when Brian May, guitarist from the rock group Queen, played on the roof of Buckingham Palace.
In 2002, an estimated one million people lined The Mall to cheer the Monarch.
The 2012 event is expected to be even bigger.
It will take place six weeks before the 2012 London Olympic Games and is likely to lead to a non-stop summer party in the capital lasting up to two months.
However, the Queen, 83, is understood to believe that her Diamond Jubilee must retain its own character and should be more than just a ‘curtain- raiser’ for the Olympics.
As a result, it will consist of community events with a more traditional civic character. A contest for towns to become one of up to two new cities in Britain, with substantial additional public funding for the winners, will be announced.
Princes William and Harry are expected to be involved in a new national youth volunteer scheme and a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral is planned.
Schoolchildren and teachers will be given an extra day in the summer holidays to compensate for the fact that the Diamond Jubilee weekend coincides with the half-term holiday.
Trade unions, charities and MPs have been among those who have campaigned for a national holiday to mark the Diamond Jubilee. But last month, Peter White – a Labour council candidate in East London who called the Queen a ‘parasite’ and said a public holiday for her in 2012 would be ‘celebrating vermin’ – was sacked by his party.
The four-day holiday won all-party support last night.
Tory MP Andrew Rosindell, who introduced legislation in the Commons last month calling for the special day off, said: ‘I am delighted this is going ahead.
‘I believe it will be a national celebration like we have never seen before, even bigger than the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.
‘The Queen has been an outstanding head of state. It is important that the Diamond Jubilee is not drowned out by the Olympics and this is a good way of ensuring
He was backed by Labour MP Lindsay Hoyle, who said: ‘It is a momentous event and the whole country and Commonwealth will want to celebrate the longevity of the Queen and her magnificent service. She commands respect from everyone, regardless of political differences. She is part of what makes Britain
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So millions of workers will get an extra couple of days off,so does that mean the shops will be shut during this time,i doubt it...this so called four day off will only cater for people who work monday to friday,nine to five types...fuck the rest of them,those two days will be no different to any other day for thousands of workers...so why bother doing it at all!
Sex God
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So millions of workers will get an extra couple of days off,so does that mean the shops will be shut during this time,i doubt it...this so called four day off will only cater for people who work monday to friday,nine to five types...fuck the rest of them,those two days will be no different to any other day for thousands of workers...so why bother doing it at all!
If its an official bank holiday for the year then no doubt they will get it as an extra day to take off when they want. Thats possibly what could happen to Mrs Tweeky as its rude not to feed terminally ill patients for a day.
I know one thing this does mean! In work there will be another fight over who can book off Wednesday Thursday and Friday that week and get an extra long break.
As for the Queen I dont mind a bit of a celebration. Like the rest of us she had no choice where she was born, future monarch or starving African child its just luck of the draw. I think shes done a good job if you call it that and represented us as best she can given her upbringing. Married a bit of a plank but at least he's comically funny.
Sex God
Nope I'll be at work!
Sex God
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erm..... is it really bad that i have no idea what you're talking about?
what jubilee?
whips
This! :giggle:
Sex God
Quote by Ms_Whips
erm..... is it really bad that i have no idea what you're talking about?
what jubilee?
whips
Yes.
Even if you don't know we have a Queen, the opening post tells you all about it.
Sex God
I'll be celebrating the Queens birthday and glad to be doing so too, I think she's ace. Assuming I'm wrong and there is a god then God bless her say I!
Sex God
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I'll be celebrating the Queens birthday and glad to be doing so too, I think she's ace. Assuming I'm wrong and there is a god then God bless her say I!
Heh heh, I have a picture of me at a street party just like that dressed as a king for the 25th jubilee I believe.
Sex God
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gee wizz, we pay that lot how much a year?
The counter argument to that is always they generate us how much in tourism? Far more than they take so I have been told.
could i not have one every year as interest on all my cash that is wasted?
I believe they are considering one in November for Veterans day. Not looked anything up on it lately though.
Sex God
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gee wizz, we pay that lot how much a year?
The counter argument to that is always they generate us how much in tourism? Far more than they take so I have been told.
could i not have one every year as interest on all my cash that is wasted?
I believe they are considering one in November for Veterans day. Not looked anything up on it lately though.
Surely most veterans are retired by then anyway, blimmin animal doctors
Sex God
Quote by Ms_Whips
gee wizz, we pay that lot how much a year?
The counter argument to that is always they generate us how much in tourism? Far more than they take so I have been told.
could i not have one every year as interest on all my cash that is wasted?
I believe they are considering one in November for Veterans day. Not looked anything up on it lately though.
well the first point is great tweeky untill i think about the fact that i still have to give some of my hard earnt cash to them. the tourism trade does sod all for me so makes no difference. i only lose and gain nothing.
on the second point, why does there have to be a reason for me to get an extra day off? i'm sick and tired of paying out and seeing the money wasted on crap that does nothing for me.
whips
If they did not generate the tourism there would be no need for the staff in the tourist trade. A % of those staff would then be unemployed and your tax would go towards paying their benefits so you would still loose out in some way shape or form
On the second dont we always need a reason for bank holiday. All the current one have a reason I dont think they can just fabricate one from thin air they normally make up some excuse to have one
Sex God
Quote by Ms_Whips
gee wizz, we pay that lot how much a year?
The counter argument to that is always they generate us how much in tourism? Far more than they take so I have been told.
could i not have one every year as interest on all my cash that is wasted?
I believe they are considering one in November for Veterans day. Not looked anything up on it lately though.
well the first point is great tweeky untill i think about the fact that i still have to give some of my hard earnt cash to them. the tourism trade does sod all for me so makes no difference. i only lose and gain nothing.
on the second point, why does there have to be a reason for me to get an extra day off? i'm sick and tired of paying out and seeing the money wasted on crap that does nothing for me.
whips
If they did not generate the tourism there would be no need for the staff in the tourist trade. A % of those staff would then be unemployed and your tax would go towards paying their benefits so you would still loose out in some way shape or form
On the second dont we always need a reason for bank holiday. All the current one have a reason I dont think they can just fabricate one from thin air they normally make up some excuse to have one
the thing is though that there are tones of situations that are the same. 'well if we didn't do so-and-so then it would affect those people and you would still have to do whatever anyway' it still doesn't make it right. my point though is still the same...
i don't care that there is a jubilee
whips
Sure, lets do it your way :twisted:
You dont care there is a jubilee so I'll take that as anti monarchy. Lets scrap it.
Julie who works in the tourism office in London is now without a job :(
She cant pay Michelle the hairdresser for a £50 hairdo
Michelle is £50 down she cant spend it on blah blah blah
Somewhere down the line someone cant spend £'s on whatever keeps you afloat
You still get to pay Julie's benefits
Multiply that by however many people are now out of work due to less tourism
On top of that the Government still gave your money to the banks as thats totally unrelated to the monarchy. You also dont get a day off work :lol:
Sex God
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gee wizz, we pay that lot how much a year?
The counter argument to that is always they generate us how much in tourism? Far more than they take so I have been told.
could i not have one every year as interest on all my cash that is wasted?
I believe they are considering one in November for Veterans day. Not looked anything up on it lately though.
well the first point is great tweeky untill i think about the fact that i still have to give some of my hard earnt cash to them. the tourism trade does sod all for me so makes no difference. i only lose and gain nothing.
on the second point, why does there have to be a reason for me to get an extra day off? i'm sick and tired of paying out and seeing the money wasted on crap that does nothing for me.
whips
If they did not generate the tourism there would be no need for the staff in the tourist trade. A % of those staff would then be unemployed and your tax would go towards paying their benefits so you would still loose out in some way shape or form
On the second dont we always need a reason for bank holiday. All the current one have a reason I dont think they can just fabricate one from thin air they normally make up some excuse to have one
the thing is though that there are tones of situations that are the same. 'well if we didn't do so-and-so then it would affect those people and you would still have to do whatever anyway' it still doesn't make it right. my point though is still the same...
i don't care that there is a jubilee
whips
Sure, lets do it your way :twisted:
You dont care there is a jubilee so I'll take that as anti monarchy. Lets scrap it.
Julie who works in the tourism office in London is now without a job :(
She cant pay Michelle the hairdresser for a £50 hairdo
Michelle is £50 down she cant spend it on blah blah blah
Somewhere down the line someone cant spend £'s on whatever keeps you afloat
You still get to pay Julie's benefits
Multiply that by however many people are now out of work due to less tourism
On top of that the Government still gave your money to the banks as thats totally unrelated to the monarchy. You also dont get a day off work :lol:
Its OK, don't panic. We found out Julie was working here illegally without a visa so we sent her back to her home country of Notstayinghereistan. OK the flight cost £400 pound which the tax payer had to pay but it did leave the Salon able to employ a 17 year old School leaver on college day release for a very few pounds indeed upshot is result! No one loses out
Apart from poor Julie but then she was soon forgotton about
Sex God
Quote by Lost
Its OK, don't panic. We found out Julie was working here illegally without a visa so we sent her back to her home country of Notstayinghereistan. OK the flight cost £400 pound which the tax payer had to pay but it did leave the Salon able to employ a 17 year old School leaver on college day release for a very few pounds indeed upshot is result! No one loses out
Apart from poor Julie but then she was soon forgotton about
Slightly related! Once in Exeter two Turkish girls who were in the country on visitors visas basically offered it to me on a plate in return for a cash in hand job cleaning the bingo hall. They were pretty hot too! shame I was no position to take advantage of the situation
Sex God
I was rather hoping Brenda would have been deposed by then and we'd be living in a republic,but failing that lets hope she dies the week before.......oh how I'd laugh
Sex God
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each to their own, and my own is that i don't give a toss.
whips
Neither did I to be honest but I'll still enjoy the day off
I just briefly looked up some information on what the monarchy do cost though and it was quite interesting. Probably costs you less than £5 a year probably more like £3. Big expense eh
tiny in personal cost though still quite bing on national cost. I'd guess its far less than the benefit fraudsters and I know who I would rather get rid of. Sex God
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yeah I know, it's dreadfull, I saw Phill down the yard just the other day working on the black for a bit of cash in hand. Tosser!
lp
I know
Theres a guy lives in the next street to us. Owns two dogs walks them daily. Has a girlfriend who we se him take out quite often qued at the bus stop or walking on the way to town. He also pedals drugs literally on his mountain bike for the gang from the local estate. Never works a day, so say has attention deficit disorder.
Sex God
Quote by Ms_Whips
each to their own, and my own is that i don't give a toss.
whips
Neither did I to be honest but I'll still enjoy the day off
I just briefly looked up some information on what the monarchy do cost though and it was quite interesting. Probably costs you less than £5 a year probably more like £3. Big expense eh
tiny in personal cost though still quite bing on national cost. I'd guess its far less than the benefit fraudsters and I know who I would rather get rid of.again tweeky, cost is subjective is it not? you see it may only cost me £3-5 a year, but as a nation the cost is much bigger. i have no problem with the monarchy as such, i just think they should pay all their own way. if i can't pay my bills who is there to help me? no-one. however, are they struggling? no coz WE pay for them. as for the dss fraudsters. that's another thread and i agree that they are a huge problem too, as with the banks, and dodgy claims made by bent mps.
whips
The difference being the royal family contribute back and the benefit fraudsters do not. I am not in support of the royal family per say I just think they dont cause much of a problem or cost anywhere near as much as people think.