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It's strange how so many blue tick Americans are suddenly interested in the minutiae of British government.

The Weeping Angel wrote: ↑Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:51 pm No it wasn't. Look it's been sorted you can get on with the rest of your evening.

Mate, I genuinely thought you were taking the piss. You should have rolled with it.

Just looking at that article.

The Cabinet Office froze the procurement cards last month. Ministers had become alarmed at their use after spending on them rocketed by 400 per cent in just four years

Is there any reason civil servants were spending less on legitimate expenses like taxis and meals in 2020/2021?

davidjay wrote: ↑Tue Apr 08, 2025 9:02 pm It's strange how so many blue tick Americans are suddenly interested in the minutiae of British government.

It's more that they think the idea of Five Guys being posh stupid and confirms their view that Britain is poor and backward.

What the fuck is this all about?

It's about a sun journaalist claiming that civil servants are greedy for trying to buy posh burgers at Five Guys.



Five Guys is essentially an upmarket McDonalds. Hope that helps.

The Weeping Angel wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 12:05 am Five Guys is essentially an upmarket McDonalds.

The chips are far, far better. But you get too many.

Spud’s favourite.

Spud is nine.

As any quick scan of the tabloid press will confirm, anything a step up from water and gruel can be considered 'posh', if you want to sneer at someone.

If they went to Maccy D's, that would be posh. If they got a Greggs sandwich, that'd be posh too. If they were licking shit off the cobbles, it would be described as a posh London street, frequented by many celebrities with big tits and here are some unnecessary pictures of them.

Killer Whale wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 8:31 am

The Weeping Angel wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 12:05 am Five Guys is essentially an upmarket McDonalds.

The chips are far, far better. But you get too many.

True and it's overpriced.

The journalist who wrote the story just happens to be the partner of former Tory Party chairman Richard Holden, the bloke who was happy to defend all Johnson's excessive spending when he was prime minister.

Whilst I would agree that Five Guys is expensive it is probably not that expensive compared to most food outlets in central London.

I'll never associate "Five Guys" with anything other than this...

What's s junior civil servant's overnight allowance - £25 or thereabouts? That's a Tesco mesl deal lunch and Nando's or Five Guys with what's left. The people making this rubbish up really are desperate.

davidjay wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 7:50 pm What's s junior civil servant's overnight allowance - £25 or thereabouts? That's a Tesco mesl deal lunch and Nando's or Five Guys with what's left. The people making this rubbish up really are desperate.

Pretty stingy if it is. The energy company I work for gives us up to 35 pound, PLUS one alcoholic drink. There are piss-takers, but I never get near that.

Killer Whale wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 9:51 am

davidjay wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 7:50 pm What's s junior civil servant's overnight allowance - £25 or thereabouts? That's a Tesco mesl deal lunch and Nando's or Five Guys with what's left. The people making this rubbish up really are desperate.

Pretty stingy if it is. The energy company I work for gives us up to 35 pound, PLUS one alcoholic drink. There are piss-takers, but I never get near that.

Contrary to common belief the public sector don't throw money around.

I remember getting sent to remote sites on public sector gigs.
Having a breakfast allowance of around a fiver when the hotel was charging £15.

You'd meet the other public sector delegates queueing at the Tesco Metro grabbing a cheeky early morning meal deal.


We did go to Five Guys once - #1 son's request on his 18th birthday.
We adults found the burgers unremarkable.
Highlight was the polish waitress making a pot of tea for his Grandma.
(You don't get that an Maccie-D's).
She also always mispronounces the name as "Five Gays" - how we laughed.

I have several Louis Jordan records, and his will always be the original Five Guys.

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 12, 2025 11:51 am I have several Louis Jordan records, and his will always be the original Five Guys.

Five Guys Named Moe is an original 78 I'd love to acquire, along with Let The Good Times Roll.