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		<title>By: When the careers service starts taking the piss, you know you&#8217;re in trouble &#171; Confused Conservative</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/09/07/im-back-and-i-have-a-big-smile-on-my-face/#comment-3531</link>
		<dc:creator>When the careers service starts taking the piss, you know you&#8217;re in trouble &#171; Confused Conservative</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the careers service starts taking the piss, you know you&#8217;re in&#160;trouble  Hat tip: Letters From A Tory, via [...]&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;3531&#039;,&#039;When the careers service starts taking the piss, you know you&#8217;re in trouble &laquo; Confused Conservative&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;3531&#039;,&#039;When the careers service starts taking the piss, you know you&#8217;re in trouble &laquo; Confused Conservative&#039;,&#039;&#91;...&#93; the careers service starts taking the piss, you know you&#8217;re in&nbsp;trouble  Hat tip:&#194;&#160;Letters From A Tory,&#194;&#160;via &#91;...&#93;&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] the careers service starts taking the piss, you know you&#8217;re in&nbsp;trouble  Hat tip: Letters From A Tory, via [...]
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		<title>By: The Joke Minister at The ThunderDragon</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/09/07/im-back-and-i-have-a-big-smile-on-my-face/#comment-3530</link>
		<dc:creator>The Joke Minister at The ThunderDragon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: tory troll</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/09/07/im-back-and-i-have-a-big-smile-on-my-face/#comment-3528</link>
		<dc:creator>tory troll</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>edinburgh&#039;s better.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;3528&#039;,&#039;tory troll&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;3528&#039;,&#039;tory troll&#039;,&#039;edinburgh\&#039;s better.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>edinburgh&#8217;s better.
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		<title>By: NotaSheep</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/09/07/im-back-and-i-have-a-big-smile-on-my-face/#comment-3526</link>
		<dc:creator>NotaSheep</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Many congratulations on your placing in Iain Dale&#039;s annual awards.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;3526&#039;,&#039;NotaSheep&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;3526&#039;,&#039;NotaSheep&#039;,&#039;Many congratulations on your placing in Iain Dale\&#039;s annual awards.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many congratulations on your placing in Iain Dale&#8217;s annual awards.
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		<title>By: Letters From A Tory</title>
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		<dc:creator>Letters From A Tory</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Glad you all enjoyed the poster, and thanks for all the encouragement.

Acton, I was on holiday in St Andrews so had no intention of doing any summer planning, although the accommodation I was staying in was swamped with people attending that summer school!&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;3527&#039;,&#039;Letters From A Tory&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;3527&#039;,&#039;Letters From A Tory&#039;,&#039;Glad you all enjoyed the poster, and thanks for all the encouragement.\n\nActon, I was on holiday in St Andrews so had no intention of doing any summer planning, although the accommodation I was staying in was swamped with people attending that summer school!&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Glad you all enjoyed the poster, and thanks for all the encouragement.</p>
<p>Acton, I was on holiday in St Andrews so had no intention of doing any summer planning, although the accommodation I was staying in was swamped with people attending that summer school!
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		<title>By: Werner Patels</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/09/07/im-back-and-i-have-a-big-smile-on-my-face/#comment-3525</link>
		<dc:creator>Werner Patels</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I saw your blogging potential a while ago when I put your blog on my list of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wernerpatels.com/the-chosen-ones.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Chosen Ones.&lt;/a&gt;

Congrats!&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;3525&#039;,&#039;Werner Patels&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;3525&#039;,&#039;Werner Patels&#039;,&#039;I saw your blogging potential a while ago when I put your blog on my list of &lt;a href=\&quot;http:\/\/www.wernerpatels.com\/the-chosen-ones.html\&quot; rel=\&quot;nofollow\&quot;&gt;The Chosen Ones.&lt;\/a&gt;\n\nCongrats!&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw your blogging potential a while ago when I put your blog on my list of <a href="http://www.wernerpatels.com/the-chosen-ones.html" rel="nofollow">The Chosen Ones.</a></p>
<p>Congrats!
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		<title>By: acton</title>
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		<dc:creator>acton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I saw the poster too. Where you at the Planning Summer School at the University of St Andrews?&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;3524&#039;,&#039;acton&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;3524&#039;,&#039;acton&#039;,&#039;I saw the poster too. Where you at the Planning Summer School at the University of St Andrews?&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw the poster too. Where you at the Planning Summer School at the University of St Andrews?
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		<title>By: LS</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/09/07/im-back-and-i-have-a-big-smile-on-my-face/#comment-3523</link>
		<dc:creator>LS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Congratulations on your placing.

Congratulations also on reaching what is properly called your blog&#039;s &quot;first anniversary&quot; ;)&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;3523&#039;,&#039;LS&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;3523&#039;,&#039;LS&#039;,&#039;Congratulations on your placing.\n\nCongratulations also on reaching what is properly called your blog\&#039;s \&quot;first anniversary\&quot; ;)&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations on your placing.</p>
<p>Congratulations also on reaching what is properly called your blog&#8217;s &#8220;first anniversary&#8221; <img src='http://www.lettersfromatory.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />
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		<title>By: Benjamin Gray</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/09/07/im-back-and-i-have-a-big-smile-on-my-face/#comment-3522</link>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Gray</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Alex Salmond went to St. Andrews.  As if you needed any more proof.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;3522&#039;,&#039;Benjamin Gray&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;3522&#039;,&#039;Benjamin Gray&#039;,&#039;Alex Salmond went to St. Andrews.  As if you needed any more proof.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alex Salmond went to St. Andrews.  As if you needed any more proof.
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		<title>By: Career Advice</title>
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		<dc:creator>Career Advice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
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