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(or the old git's 'philosophical surfboard')

Here we go with this years items of debate. 

Being the miserable git that I am, I find it very difficult to come up with items for the "in" list. 

the "Out" list of course comes very naturally. 

I hope that you can contribute to the lists.  Drop me an email to join the debate.

 

In's

The ghastly ordeal of Timothy Cavendish   

Sardinian red wine

Home made curry

Curry houses

Curry

Rancid

Being arrested in Shanghai

Standing your ground

High interest rates

Intellectual aloofness

Baudalino

Skype

Chilton Foliat

Being carbon neutral

350 year old houses

Paper hankies

Seal skin shoes from Namibia

Sardinia

Lamb chops

The Cloud Atlas

Stainless Steel

John Winters' parties

George Orwell

Marian Pahars

Ivor the Engine

Jones the Steam

Naval gazing

Panama hats

Driving on the left

Not having to shave

Bjork

Barometers

Hand bearing compasses

Tanita Tikarum

Finding somewhere you like unexpectedly

Sardinia

Not going with the flow

Independently thought out ideas

David Mitchell

The word, "Vacuous"

Favourite jumpers

 

 

Out's

Electric hand dryers in public toilets

The cost of living in Britain

Celebrity chefs

Gordon Ramsey

Rupert Lowe

Harry Redknapp

Lambrusco

Lambada

Being skint

Know it all's

Tatoos

Forgetting the lyrics of songs you once knew

"The Championship"  Yeah right!

Rust

The UK planning regulations

The UK's boating regulations

The UK's radio licensing regulations

Too many regulations

Having to pay for the privilege of being regulated

The decline of the British Navy

Guarantees for "life"  (who's?)

Worthless guarantees

No decent alternative for sun cream

Not having enough

Smokers breath

Nicole Kidman

The Millennium dome

The uninformed debate about climate change

Taxes dressed up as green

Moustaches

Peter Mandelson

The growing "Political Class"

The nepotism of politicians

Politicians

The political economy of Britain

"Dr" John Reid.  wanker!

Worrying about nothing

Saying "don't do that"

Extortionate car park charges

The avariciousness of local government

Gordon Browns illegal tax increases Nov 06

The Consumer/Producer economy

"Fusion" food.  Yah

False compliments

Empty promises

Saying what people want to hear