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ohh happy days . . . we're shifting the costs from those liable to the population at large and in so doing give the insurers yet another chance to rip off the general population.

If you'v ever tried to get a BTE funder to cough up for experts and counsel you'll appreciate that while possible it is made as difficult and awkward as possible, I have no direct experience of life in Soviet Russia but having dealt with BTE funders I have a good idea of how it would have been.

Given the season here's a old Soviet joke, it's certainly funnier than the direction of travel of the 'reforms' to litigation.

Ivan spends three hours queuing and when finally he gets to the front he asks for six eggs . . . the response is "comrade, we're the shop that doesn't sell meat, the shop that doesn't sell eggs is next door".

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