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Old 10-11-2014, 20:55   #205
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Re: EU demand extra £1.7bn from UK

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Originally Posted by rhyds View Post
Branson (Branston is a brand of pickle) took part in a previous franchise round and lost the vote 4-1. There's nothing stopping him from trying again in 2019.
You are right, he was in a right pickle when he lost the vote in 2000. He said at the time: "It goes without saying we are all extremely disappointed and sad by the decision. Having said that we congratulate Camelot in a good fight and for being able to turn around the decision where four out of five judges had voted for the People's Lottery only two-and-a-half months ago. One new judge turns up and somehow manages to switch a number of them around"

I suspect that after waiting nearly 20 years, he may have lost his enthusiasm.

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
No, I wasn't (I actually believe that non-profit should be the way to go) - I just thought that your emotive slant on the stats was not the best argument.

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I was honestly not trying to slant anything emotively or otherwise. I included the profit number because I believe they should not be making *any* and I listed the percentage because I think it should be a higher proportion i.e. no Government Taxes.
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