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Old May 26th 08, 08:56 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Venezuela oil deal to end - BBC

On Mon, 26 May 2008 21:17:18 +0100, Tom Barry
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* If he'd announced it by saying 'I'm scrapping it because I don't
believe that being on income support entitles you to cut-price
transport' I'd have applauded his political courage and honesty.
Instead, what sticks in the mind is the sneaky way it came out and the
dishonesty of the official spin.


It can't be just that, as if it was he'd have scrapped the discount
but *retained* the oil deal.

Neil

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