Bakers proptest against 'pasty tax' (From Sutton Guardian)
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Bakers proptest against 'pasty tax'
7:56am Thursday 26th April 2012 in National News © Press Association 2013
George Osborne wants to make hot takeaway snacks subject to 20 per cent VAT
Hundreds of bakers are to protest outside Downing Street during a day of action over the controversial "pasty tax".
About 300 pasty manufacturers will gather on Whitehall to object to George Osborne's bid to make hot takeaway snacks subject to 20% VAT.
The march, organised by high street bakery chain Greggs and the National Association of Master Bakers, will start at Pudding Lane.
Six representatives from the baking industry, joined by Cornish MPs, will later present a petition of nearly 500,000 signatures to 10 Downing Street.
Stephen Gilbert, MP for St Austell & Newquay, hopes politicians will be lured by the taste of an authentic Cornish pasty when he hosts a campaign event in the Houses of Parliament. The Lib Dem MP will team up with the Western Morning News to hand out baked goods from the Proper Cornish Pasty Company in an attempt to garner support.
Mr Gilbert said: "Opposition to George Osborne's proposed "pasty tax" is continuing to grow. I urge the Government to listen to the strength of feeling being demonstrated today and review their unworkable and damaging proposal.
"It is simply wrong for the Government to impose a tax on the humble Cornish pasty while luxurious caviar remains tax-free. If these plans go ahead, it could result in 400 job cuts and losses to the Cornish economy of £7.5million. My fight in Parliament will not stop until these plans are dropped and I urge everyone to continue to sign the petition."
Representatives from bakeries across the country who attend the protest outside Downing Street are also being encouraged to meet with their local MP and explain the impact that the VAT move would have on the local economy in their constituencies.
Last week a move by Labour to block the "pasty tax" was defeated despite a revolt by 14 coalition backbenchers - nine Tories and five Liberal Democrats.
The Prime Minister previously told the Commons he understood why "feelings in Cornwall run high on this" but insisted it was unfair that other takeaway food was covered by the tax while pasties were not.
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tapeworm
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8:22am Thu 26 Apr 12
tapeworm
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8:24am Thu 26 Apr 12
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Woodenspoon
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8:36am Thu 26 Apr 12
Woodenspoon
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Woodenspoon
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bigfella777
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8:40am Thu 26 Apr 12
bigfella777
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8:42am Thu 26 Apr 12
bigfella777 wrote:Dont you mean misspelled?
I would like to protest in the strongest possible terms at the poor spelling being used on this site today. We have had "Teenanger", now a "proptest" whatever next?
Woodenspoon
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8:55am Thu 26 Apr 12
bigfella777 wrote:mis·spell
bigfella777 wrote:Dont you mean misspelled?
I would like to protest in the strongest possible terms at the poor spelling being used on this site today. We have had "Teenanger", now a "proptest" whatever next?
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), mis·spelled or mis·spelt, mis·spell·ing -
to spell incorrectly.
Woodenspoon
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8:55am Thu 26 Apr 12
bigfella777 wrote:mis·spell
bigfella777 wrote:Dont you mean misspelled?
I would like to protest in the strongest possible terms at the poor spelling being used on this site today. We have had "Teenanger", now a "proptest" whatever next?
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), mis·spelled or mis·spelt, mis·spell·ing -
to spell incorrectly.
cynicality
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9:05am Thu 26 Apr 12
Woodenspoon wrote:It's amusing to see a comment about poor spelling that itself includes a grammatical/spelling mistake (typos is a plural and does NOT take an apostrophe!)
In this day and age with everything being done on computers, you'd think that a spell checker would be used or at least installed as part of any document writing program. I guess the Echo don't see the need for proof reading or spell checkers. They must make at least 5 typo's a day. Even my internet browser highlights "proptest" as being misspelt.
cynicality
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9:06am Thu 26 Apr 12
Woodenspoon wrote:It's amusing to see a comment about poor spelling that itself includes a grammatical/spelling mistake (typos is a plural and does NOT take an apostrophe!)
In this day and age with everything being done on computers, you'd think that a spell checker would be used or at least installed as part of any document writing program. I guess the Echo don't see the need for proof reading or spell checkers. They must make at least 5 typo's a day. Even my internet browser highlights "proptest" as being misspelt.
Cleopatra
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9:27am Thu 26 Apr 12
Woodenspoon
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9:32am Thu 26 Apr 12
cynicality wrote:An exclamation mark usually shows strong feeling, such as surprise, anger or joy. Using an exclamation mark when writing is rather like shouting or raising your voice when speaking. When you write in all capital letters, this looks (and maybe sounds) to many a recipient as if you were shouting.
Woodenspoon wrote:It's amusing to see a comment about poor spelling that itself includes a grammatical/spelling mistake (typos is a plural and does NOT take an apostrophe!)
In this day and age with everything being done on computers, you'd think that a spell checker would be used or at least installed as part of any document writing program. I guess the Echo don't see the need for proof reading or spell checkers. They must make at least 5 typo's a day. Even my internet browser highlights "proptest" as being misspelt.
So does that mean you were shouting your already shouting word, thus making you grammatically incorrect too?
I would rather make a slight grammatical error than a blatant spelling error.
Woodenspoon
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9:32am Thu 26 Apr 12
cynicality wrote:An exclamation mark usually shows strong feeling, such as surprise, anger or joy. Using an exclamation mark when writing is rather like shouting or raising your voice when speaking. When you write in all capital letters, this looks (and maybe sounds) to many a recipient as if you were shouting.
Woodenspoon wrote:It's amusing to see a comment about poor spelling that itself includes a grammatical/spelling mistake (typos is a plural and does NOT take an apostrophe!)
In this day and age with everything being done on computers, you'd think that a spell checker would be used or at least installed as part of any document writing program. I guess the Echo don't see the need for proof reading or spell checkers. They must make at least 5 typo's a day. Even my internet browser highlights "proptest" as being misspelt.
So does that mean you were shouting your already shouting word, thus making you grammatically incorrect too?
I would rather make a slight grammatical error than a blatant spelling error.
bigfella777
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10:57am Thu 26 Apr 12
bigfella777
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10:57am Thu 26 Apr 12
bigfella777
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10:57am Thu 26 Apr 12
bigfella777
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10:57am Thu 26 Apr 12
The Cater Wood Creeper
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11:49am Thu 26 Apr 12
bigfella777 wrote:it's The Echo's echo.......
Why does everyone keep repeating themselves?
the-big-yin
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11:50am Thu 26 Apr 12
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11:52am Thu 26 Apr 12
ponderman
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12:21pm Thu 26 Apr 12
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