Question for the PM

Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA) · Apr 30, 2008

A Conservative MP asked Brown why the cost of a concessionary fishing licence had gone up by such a large amount? In the past they had been half the price of a normal licence.

Brown has promised to look into it!

Lord Paul · Apr 30, 2008

Because if you can afford to buy bait, fishing line, hooks, shot, petrol to the venue, club book/day ticket then you can bloody well pay full price for your fishing so all you cheapos think yourself lucky that you get a bit knocked off the full price.

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) · Apr 30, 2008

NO NO NO!

Brown is now aware that something called 'a fishing license' exists and it won't belong before he adds some sort of tax to it and we'll all be paying 60% more for one.

This should have been kept quiet

Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA) · Apr 30, 2008

Personally I do not mind paying full whack, but there is a principle involved here.

Why was the concessionary fee put up so much?

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) · Apr 30, 2008

To make up for it being so low for so long in the first place.

He giveth with one hand...

JIMMY---PAAS · Apr 30, 2008

<blockquote class=quoteheader>Lord Paul of Sheffield wrote (see)</blockquote><blockquote class=quote>Because if you can afford to buy bait, fishing line, hooks, shot, petrol to the venue, club book/day ticket then you can bloody well pay full price for your fishing so all you cheapos think yourself lucky that you get a bit knocked off the full price.</blockquote>
well said L P.

Joey · Apr 30, 2008

I wonder why it was a conservative mp who raised the matter, isn't there somebody named Salter who is supposed to look after the interests of anglers?

I alsofind it a bitritch that Scottish members, who dont' pay anything for a licence, should be in favour of English pensioners subsidising their fishing.

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) · Apr 30, 2008

Salter?........oh him..er......right

JIMMY---PAAS · Apr 30, 2008

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Lord Paul · Apr 30, 2008

In fact shouldn't the OAPs, school kids and benefits crowd pay double or thriple since they can obviously fish more oftern than those who work

(BAZ rides again)

JIMMY---PAAS · Apr 30, 2008

If you cant afford to fish, then don,t fish. Mone Mone Mone that's all they do./forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gif

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) · Apr 30, 2008

I was thinking that too.

As they don't pay any taxes then it can't be too much to ask them to pay for, what amounts to be, a life of leisure.

Lord Paul · Apr 30, 2008

might stop a few of those "have you got a hook please mister?" type kids that run around the bank, throwing bolies at each other and swearing.

Lord Paul · Apr 30, 2008

And also those doddery old git who come up to you and think you'll be interested in their life story

"I've lived in SA you know........now let me tell you what the fishing is like over there............."

JIMMY---PAAS · Apr 30, 2008

MeLord; You,ve being on top form the last two days,

Keep it up !!!............

Lord Paul · Apr 30, 2008

Thanks Jimmy

But Ron is too experienced to get caught that easy. He was in the swim when I came here baking on the top, I but a bit of bait out , Ron came back in to the swim, spotted the bait and even though my hook presentation was good he shot off and has not been back since - wily old fish is Ron.

JIMMY---PAAS · Apr 30, 2008

MeLord; May the force be with you always.

Lord Paul · Apr 30, 2008

put a red carnation in his lapel and he'd look quite like me

JIMMY---PAAS · Apr 30, 2008

Ha hahaHe hehehe F the tears are running down my face..............

Lord Paul · Apr 30, 2008

He's got the same fat finger - got an infection in my left index finger on Saturday and now it's twice the size as normal

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