Mhairi Black Calls For Parliamentary Shake Up.

[Zacs-Master]

She does have some good points but needs to work on her oratorical skills a little:
"It's the same with a lot of these silly traditions. Quite often, we challenge them because we're oblivious to them"
Probably need to look up the word 'oblivious'.
Mhairi Black criticises Westminster's 'silly traditions'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33664317

[jno]

sandyRoe, in that case they would go for quality rather than quantity. Johnnie Walker developed a special brand for sale to thirsty Japanese - Old Harmony at about $850 a bottle. Imagine if a billion Chinese decided to buy one of those to have with their dumplings.

[jno]

sorry, ZM, I 've probably wandered off-topic a bit.

[Peter Pedant]

//I suppose Bill Clinton should have taken the word 'not' out of his most famous sentence.//

hey we could have a not-not contest - Harold Wilson - a week is not a long time in politics

Margt Thatcher on leaving No 10 in tears - twasnt always like this: last week I was in No 10

Harold wilson again - I WILL send troops to Vietnam !

[sandyRoe]

The UK government would be doubly reluctant to let them go if that was the case. The money got from Scottish oil would seem as nought compared to the income from the water of life.

[Peter Pedant]

jno I understand the gist of your argument perfectly

you are in fact referring to luxury supply and demand - works opposite - if you double the cost of a luxury item, you double consumption.
Used a lot in beauty products.