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psychavoc
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 Let's argue over semantics! 
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JK2
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| Posted: Thu 15/Sep/05 5:32pm Post subject: |
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| psychavoc wrote: | | Let's argue over semantics! |
can we argue over semiotics instead?
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Bigfoot
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| Posted: Thu 15/Sep/05 5:34pm Post subject: |
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First things first, lets cry over spilled milk
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E Dogg Capizzle
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| Posted: Thu 15/Sep/05 5:35pm Post subject: |
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| JK2 wrote: |
can we argue over semiotics instead? |
Actually, the difference between semiotics and semantics is more than semantical. 
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phunk
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| Posted: Thu 15/Sep/05 6:02pm Post subject: |
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| JK2 wrote: | | Dougal wrote: | | JK2 wrote: | | Dougal wrote: | | psychavoc wrote: |
I get the feeling Labour's left their request for costings a bit too late  |
Yep, 12 working hours before an election would be a world record for any government department to react.  |
no government departments are involved |
*cough* Treasury *cough* |
Treasury doesn't cost opposition party policies.They work for the government, kind of why it is called a government department |
Actually, opposition parties can get their policies costed by treasury in the lead up to an election. But then that would be subject to a OIA request 
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JK2
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| Posted: Thu 15/Sep/05 6:36pm Post subject: |
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| phunk wrote: | | JK2 wrote: | | Dougal wrote: | | JK2 wrote: | | Dougal wrote: | | psychavoc wrote: |
I get the feeling Labour's left their request for costings a bit too late |
Yep, 12 working hours before an election would be a world record for any government department to react. |
no government departments are involved |
*cough* Treasury *cough* |
Treasury doesn't cost opposition party policies.They work for the government, kind of why it is called a government department |
Actually, opposition parties can get their policies costed by treasury in the lead up to an election. But then that would be subject to a OIA request |
not that this is semantics
or trainspotting
or remotely relating to mountainbiking
but
I think it is only in the case that they are trying to form a government, otherwise this applies:
Appendix 1: Guidelines for Costing Party Political Policies
Requests for costings of policies of any political party should be provided only at the written request of the Minister of Finance or a Responsible Minister. A request from a member of a Minister's staff is not sufficient authority in itself.
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