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Carluccio's collapses

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52093585
Although on the cards, it is very sad indeed.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2417d13 Comments

The multimillionaire, possibly billionaire Richard Branson, is asking money from the government!!!Absolutely disgraceful and if he dares put out a faux-serious and slimey tweet on "our working together"  I think I may be sick.Not a good look Richey Branson ….

Bunny Payne ● 2416d

Well, there aren't many advantages of the crisis, but one is that it limits the ability if that incessant publicity hound Branson to show his grinning mug in public. But Bunny's more serious point is that it's disgusting that Branson is seeking to benefit from the crisis. Someone suggested that he should be given support only on condition that he promises never to sue the NHS again, but I think even that is too generous to the creep. PS: Another benefit is the lovely silence resulting from the end (for now) of the constant flow of aeroplanes over London.

Richard Carter ● 2416d

Branson in reality falls well short of the cool good guy image he has tried to project. He keeps all his family money offshore well away from the taxman. He is also very slow to give anything back and you won’t see him or any of his Virgin branded businesses on any lists of philanthropic donors.

Jonathan Callaway ● 2416d

Never trust a hippy.

David Ainsworth ● 2416d

... And in particular, never trust a greedy rich man who pretends to be a hippy.

Richard Carter ● 2416d

If airlines are bailed out with public money then there must be some recompense for taxpayers: equity for subsidies? Remember Delta own 49% of Virgin Atlantic so it's partly a US issue? Virgin Group is a private equity company that's so not a public issue? It's quoted companies where pensions, ISAs, etc are invested that should get priority?

Michael Ixer ● 2416d

If airlines are bailed out with public money then there must be some recompense for taxpayers: equity for subsidies? Remember Delta own 49% of Virgin Atlantic so it's partly a US issue? Virgin Group is a private equity company that's so not a public issue? It's quoted companies where pensions, ISAs, etc are invested that should get priority?

Michael Ixer ● 2416d

You know the Mafia hood in Goodfellas who says everything twice, says everything twice? We may have to think of calling you Mike Two Times...

Richard Carter ● 2416d

"Love me two times, girlOne for tomorrowOne just for todayLove me two timesI'm goin' away"(Doors)

David Ainsworth ● 2416d

David. One of my favourites. Sadly, the time I saw them do it at Imperial College in 72 was post Jim Morrison's demise ...https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-doors/1972/imperial-college-london-london-england-3bde14f4.htmlRichard, I seem to recall some have more than duplicate postings 🙂

Michael Ixer ● 2415d

Richard, I seem to recall some have more than duplicate postings ??Yes, I've had one or two, they seem to happen with the new site more.

Richard Carter ● 2415d

Richard. It seems to occur if one hits submit multiple times, or sometimes if it says a post has tailed and one repeats, it seems sometimes failed posts aren't! I think in this instance it was user action, my finger stuttered on the button 🙂

Michael Ixer ● 2415d

I managed to post the same message five times a few weeks ago. At least IT WASN’T IN CAPS.

Jonathan Callaway ● 2415d