So has she bought Steve his new leg yet?

[Angus]

Or was all that BS grandstanding just for the benefit of the cameras on eviction night?:rolleyes:

[Niamh.]

hhmmmm, good question

[Omah]

In all probability, she hasn't seen any money at all yet and won't until nearer Xmas .....

[James]

She mentioned it in a webchat a while ago.


what did steve say about you buying his leg?
Josie: Hi Danielle My agent spoke to him as I have been so busy and it needs to be sorted out by specialist which will take a few more weeks then hopefully he will get his leg which me deserves poor bugger xx


Just because you don't hear about something doesn't mean it hasn't or won't happen.

[Angus]

She mentioned it in a webchat a while ago.



Just because you don't hear about something doesn't mean it hasn't or won't happen.


Absolutely right, but since she made a point of announcing it to the world on eviction night, I'm naturally curious to find out if she's put her money where her mouth is.

[Angus]

In all probability, she hasn't seen any money at all yet and won't until nearer Xmas .....

Yeah, that'd be it:rolleyes:

[fingers]

LEG, singular? I thought he was to get both?

[roddyj]

John James won't allow her to spend it on legs for Steve.

[Niamh.]

John James won't allow her to spend it on legs for Steve.

ahahahahaha, do you really think Josie would let anyone tell her what she can and can't do? I think not!

[roddyj]

Personally, I think Josie will do anything John James asks her, she is besotted with him and fell for all he said to her. To hold on to him she will likely do anything he wishes at all.
Moneywise, she knows he appears to have plenty so will likely let him manage hers too if he wished to.

[Princess]

John has more money than Josie does! But yeah I was just going to put what James did.

[Omah]

Yeah, that'd be it:rolleyes:

No need for :rolleyes: ..... unless you can confirm that she has indeed received her winners cheque or any proceeds from her post-BB activities ..... ;)

[Angus]

No need for :rolleyes: ..... unless you can confirm that she has indeed received her winners cheque or any proceeds from her post-BB activities ..... ;)

Why on earth would she NOT have received her winner's cheque? There would be absolutely no reason for BB to hang on to it FGS.

[Raph]

Good on her :)

[Omah]

Why on earth would she NOT have received her winner's cheque? There would be absolutely no reason for BB to hang on to it FGS.

IIRC, recent winners have had to wait weeks, even months to receive their cheques ..... similarly, earnings from the media may well not be upfront but retrospectively ..... and then they have to be passed through various accounts ..... ;)

[Angus]

IIRC, recent winners have had to wait weeks, even months to receive their cheques ..... similarly, earnings from the media may well not be upfront but retrospectively ..... and then they have to be passed through various accounts ..... ;)

I very much doubt any of that - there would be absolutely no valid reason to withhold winnings for weeks on end for any kind of competition winner. Irrespective of that she could still go ahead and commission the leg(s) for Steve by guaranteeing payment.

[Lex]

I'm not really a Josie fan, but I do believe that she will go through with the deal!
IMO, she's not a 'bad lass', and realises that there's nothing to lose by buying Steve his hearts desire. On the contrary, it would only harm the publics perception of her if she gave back-word!...Not that I believe that this is the only reason that she will buy the leg!
As I said earlier, though I truly believe that Josie is 'the ultimate BB11 gameplayer', who's game was easily good enough to have won most of the BB series,....she is not a heartless individual, and would have helped Steve out even without the barrage of publicity that will erupt if there turns out to be a public handover organised by her publicist! :xyxwave:

[Omah]

I very much doubt any of that - there would be absolutely no valid reason to withhold winnings for weeks on end for any kind of competition winner.

Have you seen any record of BB Winner's cheques presented recently, i.e. in the last few years, to confirm your assertion of prompt payment ?

Irrespective of that she could still go ahead and commission the leg(s) for Steve by guaranteeing payment.

Of course she could ..... her credit's good ..... ;) That is how most BB winners live until the cheque comes through ..... :)

[Shiner]

In all probability, she hasn't seen any money at all yet and won't until nearer Xmas .....

Or any of the mag deals?

[Kazanne]

Absolutely right, but since she made a point of announcing it to the world on eviction night, I'm naturally curious to find out if she's put her money where her mouth is.

I agree Angus,she made sure we all knew ,so it's understandable people want to know if she has carried this out,and I agree with the poster who said if Crabby told her not to she wouldn't as she is blinded by him and seems to be hanging on his every word,I thought Josie would be an independent woman,but her need for him put me right off her,she was told enough by other people and most of us have seen it,he is a leech,anyway lets hope he doesn't get in the way of Steves legs!! lets watch this space.:xyxwave:

[Jackie]

If she did we would have read it in one of the papers i should imagine.

[Josy]

I agree Angus,she made sure we all knew ,so it's understandable people want to know if she has carried this out,and I agree with the poster who said if Crabby told her not to she wouldn't as she is blinded by him and seems to be hanging on his every word,I thought Josie would be an independent woman,but her need for him put me right off her,she was told enough by other people and most of us have seen it,he is a leech,anyway lets hope he doesn't get in the way of Steves legs!! lets watch this space.:xyxwave:

She made sure we all knew?

Davina asked her what she was planning to do with her winnings and Josie answered her so she hardly "made sure we all knew", and why on earth would anyone think John James would tell her not to buy the leg for Steve?

You also seemed to contradict yourself a bit in your post, I think Josie is independant, she doesn't need anyone else to tell her what John James is or isnt she can decide by herself.

[Shiner]

She made sure we all knew?

Davina asked her what she was planning to do with her winnings and Josie answered her so she hardly "made sure we all knew".....

Well it was on national TV... on finals night. You don't think it was just you and Davina listening to her do you? :D

[Josy]

Well it was on national TV... on finals night. You don't think it was just you and Davina listening to her do you? :D

Obviously not, I was replying to the other poster saying "she made sure we all knew", its not as if Josie went out her way to let everyone know, she was asked a question and answered it.

[Niamh.]

I agree Angus,she made sure we all knew ,so it's understandable people want to know if she has carried this out,and I agree with the poster who said if Crabby told her not to she wouldn't as she is blinded by him and seems to be hanging on his every word,I thought Josie would be an independent woman,but her need for him put me right off her,she was told enough by other people and most of us have seen it,he is a leech,anyway lets hope he doesn't get in the way of Steves legs!! lets watch this space.:xyxwave:

Why do you think John James doesn't want her to give Steve the money for his legs? I mean have you heard something about this or is this something that you just decided on yourself because you don't like him?

[Shiner]

Obviously not, I was replying to the other poster saying "she made sure we all knew", its not as if Josie went out her way to let everyone know, she was asked a question and answered it.

Yeah on prime-time national tv. If she didn't want anyone to know then that was quite literally the worst time to do it.
:conf:

[cub]

Why can't Steve buy his own legs? Why is he ALWAYS so relient on others. Benefits and now handouts ... ?

[Niamh.]

Yeah on prime-time national tv. If she didn't want anyone to know then that was quite literally the worst time to do it.
:conf:

Nobody said that she didn't want anyone to know either! Answering a direct question with a direct answer is hardly going out of your way to let people know something, is all that the poster was saying!

[Vicky.]

I agree Angus,she made sure we all knew ,so it's understandable people want to know if she has carried this out,and I agree with the poster who said if Crabby told her not to she wouldn't as she is blinded by him and seems to be hanging on his every word,I thought Josie would be an independent woman,but her need for him put me right off her,she was told enough by other people and most of us have seen it,he is a leech,anyway lets hope he doesn't get in the way of Steves legs!! lets watch this space.:xyxwave:

Yeah, I'm sure JJ would have many reasons to not want Josie to buy Steve some legs. After all, he is the most horrible evil man on the planet right?

Come off it.

And from what they will have made from mag deals and that, plus the money HE already had, I'm sure £20k or so wouldn't go amiss anyway ;)

[Angus]

Why can't Steve buy his own legs? Why is he ALWAYS so relient on others. Benefits and now handouts ... ?


Clearly the Government has the moral duty and responsibility to provide injured ex servicemen with the prosthetics they need, and I would have thought no right minded person would begrudge that to men and women who risk their lives to defend this country. The legs that are being talked about are £30,000 each which are clearly top of the range legs which are not provided by the Government, just as any other equipment from the NHS is usually serviceable and fit for purpose, but never top of the range.

And why would you assume he claims benefits anyway? He has an army pension. If, however, he WAS claiming benefits rather they went to him than some scrounging deadbeat parents who've never done a days' work in their lives, and do nothing but produce brats others have to pay for.

[roddyj]

I hope she gets Steve his legs to honour what she said but John James does not strike me as a loyal or particularly caring person.

The show to him was just that,a show, as to, I think kazanne is it, who said they thought Josie would an independent woman but then wasn't which put them off her.
She seemed to be at first but once John James got his claws into her, she more and more came across as very vulnerable indeed so my feeling is and it may only be my view,that in order to please this awful person,Josie will actually agree to anything he wishes.

He seemed to change Josie completely in the house and not sadly for the better.

[Niamh.]

I hope she gets Steve his legs to honour what she said but John James does not strike me as a loyal or particularly caring person.

The show to him was just that,a show, as to, I think kazanne is it, who said they thought Josie would an independent woman but then wasn't which put them off her.
She seemed to be at first but once John James got his claws into her, she more and more came across as very vulnerable indeed so my feeling is and it may only be my view,that in order to please this awful person,Josie will actually agree to anything he wishes.

He seemed to change Josie completely in the house and not sadly for the better.

What gave you the impression that John James was not a loyal person? Also what makes you think that he would tell Josie not to give that money? Has something leaked somewhere saying this or is just that you don't like him there fore if Josie doesn't follow through it must have been evil John telling her not to?

[roddyj]

I did say, it was just my feelings and my views. I do think however that John James came across very shallow in the house and that he used people.
It is only my view and I do not wish to upset anyone who liked John James,never the less I am entitled to my view.

You are correct though to assume I don't like John James,I have never had any time for men who pick on Women,even less so when they do it where it can be seen publicly.I also didn't see any great rapport with him and Steve either in the house.

You like John James and I respect that,as I said it is just my own view and my own feelings.

[Niamh.]

and another thing, If John James is just going to dump Josie once the mag deals dry up anyway, as is what most of the anti-John James people say, why the hell would he even care what she does with her winnings?

[Niamh.]

I did say, it was just my feelings and my views. I do think however that John James came across very shallow in the house and that he used people.
It is only my view and I do not wish to upset anyone who liked John James,never the less I am entitled to my view.

You are correct though to assume I don't like John James,I have never had any time for men who pick on Women,even less so when they do it where it can be seen publicly.I also didn't see any great rapport with him and Steve either in the house.

You like John James and I respect that,as I said it is just my own view and my own feelings.

well tbh I don't have major feelings towards John James either way. I'm just saying what I see. First off do you not think it was more of a case of Josie picking John James up rather than the other way around? The way I remember it John James wanted to wait till after they left the house to see how they felt about eachother but Josie kept pushing it on him.

and secondly whether he had any kind of rapport with Steve or not is hardly the issue as it's Josies money to give away, not his!

[roddyj]

It seems I have annoyed you somewhat and for that I am sorry.
I respect that you like John James and so I will comment no more on Steve's legs isuue,
however I notice you like Brian Dowling so I agree with you on that, it was great to see him win Ultimate BB. A very deserved winner.

[Niamh.]

It seems I have annoyed you somewhat and for that I am sorry.
I respect that you like John James and so I will comment no more on Steve's legs isuue,
however I notice you like Brian Dowling so I agree with you on that, it was great to see him win Ultimate BB. A very deserved winner.

well, It's not that I loved John James, I thought he was one the best HMs but I thought it was a poor year tbh. What annoys me is people pulling these assumptions about things that they think he might do out of thin air!!

And yeah, Brian is my favourite HM of all time, was delighted he won!!:hugesmile:

[JEJ]

Or was all that BS grandstanding just for the benefit of the cameras on eviction night?:rolleyes:

I'm not expecting to see him on Strictly Come Dancing any time soon

[blackparade]

Surely she would have wanted it plastered across the tabloids like all other aspects of her life so I'm guessing.....no!

[Mystic Mock]

its because its artificial legs that there building,and they have got to make sure its steves size aswell so it will take a few weeks.

[Shiner]

its because its artificial legs that there building,and they have got to make sure its steves size aswell so it will take a few weeks.

Cheers. It's nice to hear the facts from an insider who obviously knows all the ins and outs first hand. :p

[Mystic Mock]

Cheers. It's nice to hear the facts from an insider who obviously knows all the ins and outs first hand. :p

it isnt rocket science and its good to know its the josie haters that are nitpicking.

[Omah]

Surely she would have wanted it plastered across the tabloids like all other aspects of her life so I'm guessing.....no!

I'm guessing that your guess is correct ..... ;)

[James]

From Josie's Twitter


Waitin to hear bk from steves doctor as they needed to do 6 wk assessment on his leg mate. X x x
about 8 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to imStevenJackson

[jaycee6]

Have you seen any record of BB Winner's cheques presented recently, i.e. in the last few years, to confirm your assertion of prompt payment ?


Of course she could ..... her credit's good ..... ;) That is how most BB winners live until the cheque comes through ..... :)

Payment into BB9 Rachel's account was made within around a week of the final. It's done via bank transfer - no cheque to wait to clear or presentation to attend - and as BB already has all the bank details for each HM before they go into the house there's no delay.

Payment of PAs, photoshoots etc that come via an agent or from the company are another matter. These seem to take forever.

I think it's a bit early to start worrying about the will she won't she as there are lots of things that need to be in place before she can and she's only been out of the house a short while. :)

[Omah]

Payment into BB9 Rachel's account was made within around a week of the final.

No, it wasn't :

23 Oct 2008


HAS BIG BROTHER winner RACHEL RICE already fallen on hard times?

This week the pretty Welsh housemate - who won the top £100,000 prize and a host of lucrative magazine deals - and BB runner-up Mikey Hughes attempted to blag a free trip to Alton Towers.

Staff offered the pair complimentary entrance to the park and hotel accommodation - however they threw a wobbly after the theme park refused to fork out for their travel expenses.

A source said: "Mikey said they won't be able to attend unless ALL expenses are covered because they cannot afford the train fare.


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1847666.ece#ixzz141ynAZJX

[Omah]

hhmmmm, good question

Anybody know the answer ?

:conf:

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by angus58
I don't need to "get used to it" my dear - she doesn't impinge on the world at all in any way, only for those who actively seek her out. She's remarkably easy to ignore otherwise, and for me that's the one positive thing I can say about her

This is what you said in a thread yesterday. Now why are you starting a thread about someone who doesnt "impinge" on your world in any sort of way.

Stop being so negative and admit you just love bitching

This is a completley rediculous thread with you just assuming something you think is correct actually IS correct

[Angus]

Originally Posted by angus58
I don't need to "get used to it" my dear - she doesn't impinge on the world at all in any way, only for those who actively seek her out. She's remarkably easy to ignore otherwise, and for me that's the one positive thing I can say about her

This is what you said in a thread yesterday. Now why are you starting a thread about someone who doesnt "impinge" on your world in any sort of way.

Stop being so negative and admit you just love bitching

This is a completley rediculous thread with you just assuming something you think is correct actually IS correct


Did you actually check the date the thread was started? No I thought not - SIX MONTHS AGO sweetie. You're the one who has trawled through ancient posts to try and have a pop at me - I'm beginning to think you have an unnatural obsession with me now:joker:

Now you mention it, as far as I'm aware Steve is still hopping around waiting for his new leg because you certainly don't know the answer now do you?

Thanks for reminding me about this as I must tweet Steve and see if motormouth Josie has actually fulfilled her promise to buy him his leg:wink:

[Suze]

Did you actually check the date the thread was started? No I thought not - SIX MONTHS AGO sweetie. You're the one who has trawled through ancient posts to try and have a pop at me - I'm beginning to think you have an unnatural obsession with me now:joker:

Now you mention it, as far as I'm aware Steve is still hopping around waiting for his new leg because you certainly don't know the answer now do you?

Thanks for reminding me about this as I must tweet Steve and see if motormouth Josie has actually fulfilled her promise to buy him his leg:wink:

Oh yes, please do :) I am also intrigued to know if she has.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Did you actually check the date the thread was started? No I thought not - SIX MONTHS AGO sweetie. You're the one who has trawled through ancient posts to try and have a pop at me - I'm beginning to think you have an unnatural obsession with me now:joker:

Now you mention it, as far as I'm aware Steve is still hopping around waiting for his new leg because you certainly don't know the answer now do you?

Thanks for reminding me about this as I must tweet Steve and see if motormouth Josie has actually fulfilled her promise to buy him his leg:wink:

Ah silly me, I saw the thread was at the top of the forum and assumed.

But you do seem to chat about her alot

Ok carry on piggy.

Oh and the obsession with you?...Im assuming your in your 30's

[MTVN]

Did you actually check the date the thread was started? No I thought not - SIX MONTHS AGO sweetie. You're the one who has trawled through ancient posts to try and have a pop at me - I'm beginning to think you have an unnatural obsession with me now:joker:

Now you mention it, as far as I'm aware Steve is still hopping around waiting for his new leg because you certainly don't know the answer now do you?

Thanks for reminding me about this as I must tweet Steve and see if motormouth Josie has actually fulfilled her promise to buy him his leg:wink:

Clearly he saw it because Omah bumped it today not because he's "trawled through ancient posts"

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Clearly he saw it because Omah bumped it today not because he's "trawled through ancient posts"

Yup :)

[Angus]

Oh yes, please do :) I am also intrigued to know if she has.

I've just tweeted Steve and if our little friend above would care to do so himself the Twitter address is @SteveTheBaron. If I get a reply, I will copy and paste it on here. I really hope she has kept her promise - on top of all her other shortcomings, surely reneging on one she made in front of millions on national television will just make me despise her even more than I already do.

[Angus]

Ah silly me, I saw the thread was at the top of the forum and assumed.

But you do seem to chat about her alot

Ok carry on piggy.

Oh and the obsession with you?...Im assuming your in your 30's

Now that's the nicest thing anyone has said to me all week, you little charmer you:pat:

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Now that's the nicest thing anyone has said to me all week, you little charmer you:pat:

Your older? :o

[Angus]

Anybody know the answer ?

:conf:

No-one seems to know the answer, so I have tweeted Steve directly to ask him. I doubt it because I'm pretty sure it would have been documented in some trashy mag or other.

[Angus]

Your older? :o

Tsk tsk, "You're".

Well I have two sons in their 20s and a grandson - I thought everyone knew, I mention them a fair bit.

[Mystic Mock]

maybe she tried to get his leg but the guy/girl workers were scared that there man boobs or women boobs was gonna be touched by pop eye.:joker:

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Tsk tsk, "You're".

Well I have two sons in their 20s and a grandson - I thought everyone knew, I mention them a fair bit.

Well im not on here often.

So thats why you are so patronising towards me.

Because im the same age as your sons?

But no doubt im prettier :)

[Angus]

Well im not on here often.

So thats why you are so patronising towards me.

Because im the same age as your sons?

But no doubt im prettier :)

Ah, but my sons are drop dead gorgeous because of course they take after their mother:laugh:

[James]

No-one seems to know the answer, so I have tweeted Steve directly to ask him. I doubt it because I'm pretty sure it would have been documented in some trashy mag or other.

Here is the answer. Not sure it is helpful to quiz Steve directly about it?


@nursejaye I offered babe but he said he couldn't take it. Personal reasons to pappa Steve. X x x
8:38 PM Feb 14th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to nursejaye
Retweeted by 2 people

[Locke.]

What a horrible woman

[Angus]

Here is the answer. Not sure it is helpful to quiz Steve directly about it?

Well if Josie isn't getting him the leg (for whatever reason), I hope that enough people are galvanised into expressing their disgust to the government/nhs at the way injured servicemen are treated in this country. If Steve has turned down Josie's offer to pay for the leg, I should imagine it was down to pride and not wishing to be seen as a charity case.

(Hmm, quite a different story over on DS - seems no money was forthcoming from Josie for the leg, and it was left to NinaC "Let's Rock" single (which included Corin and Mario) to try and raise the money for him).

[joeysteele]

I don't care for Josie,mainly because of her association with JJames in the house,but being fair,if she offered to get him it and he's refused her offer then she can do little more really.

Steve was not anywhere being a housemate I liked in the house but I totally agree with angus58 that the Govt/NHS should give him a free leg after his military service and the horrendous injuries he sustained then.

Also trying to see humour in all things I love Jedward fevers comment above.

[Mystic Mock]

I don't care for Josie,mainly because of her association with JJames in the house,but being fair,if she offered to get him it and he's refused her offer then she can do little more really.

Steve was not anywhere being a housemate I liked in the house but I totally agree with angus58 that the Govt/NHS should give him a free leg after his military service and the horrendous injuries he sustained then.

Also trying to see humour in all things I love Jedward fevers comment above.

thanks i try to amuse.:joker:

[pices]

I don't care for Josie,mainly because of her association with JJames in the house,but being fair,if she offered to get him it and he's refused her offer then she can do little more really.

Steve was not anywhere being a housemate I liked in the house but I totally agree with angus58 that the Govt/NHS should give him a free leg after his military service and the horrendous injuries he sustained then.

Also trying to see humour in all things I love Jedward fevers comment above.

If I recall there were a lot of twitter arguments on this issue, from what I recall Josie stated that she had tried to contact Steve but could not get through, Steve at the time said she had not contacted him so I guess at the end of the day she did not fulfill her promise, tbh it was a silly promise to make but then housemates have often promised things in the house as a way of gaining public votes.
Ben was the only one that I recall saying that he would have his own family and commitments to spend the money on if he won, all the others seemed to want to shout about giving moneyfor Steves leg.
Tbh it would be lovely if all servicemen and indeed all physically handicapped people could have top of the range, all singing and dancing equiptment but its not possible, Steve always had the option of limbs through the NHS, just not the state of the art ones he wanted:blush:

[joeysteele]

If I recall there were a lot of twitter arguments on this issue, from what I recall Josie stated that she had tried to contact Steve but could not get through, Steve at the time said she had not contacted him so I guess at the end of the day she did not fulfill her promise, tbh it was a silly promise to make but then housemates have often promised things in the house as a way of gaining public votes.
Ben was the only one that I recall saying that he would have his own family and commitments to spend the money on if he won, all the others seemed to want to shout about giving moneyfor Steves leg.
Tbh it would be lovely if all servicemen and indeed all physically handicapped people could have top of the range, all singing and dancing equiptment but its not possible, Steve always had the option of limbs through the NHS, just not the state of the art ones he wanted:blush:

You seem far better informed than I am so I bow to your knowledge on this matter.Thanks for putting me right on that.
Steve did seem a rather difficult person to deal with so I can accept you are right.

Ben was the only honest one in the house.He said what he meant and meant what he said.

[pices]

You seem far better informed than I am so I bow to your knowledge on this matter.Thanks for putting me right on that.
Steve did seem a rather difficult person to deal with so I can accept you are right.

Ben was the only honest one in the house.He said what he meant and meant what he said.

I am not that well informed and could be wrong, there was so much angst about Steves leg between him and Josie that I figured he just could not be bothered to bow and scrape to Josies pleasure, lets face it if you were in the same position and you felt that your supposed benfactor was just using you for lets say publicity sake, while never actually intending to follow through on their promise you would most likely tell them not to bother as well.
Yes I think Steve could be a difficult man but then he never asked anyone to buy him a leg.
I agree re Ben, very honest, in fact too much so as it was his downfall:blush:

[Omah]

Anybody know the answer ?

:conf:

Now you mention it, as far as I'm aware Steve is still hopping around waiting for his new leg ?

Thanks for reminding me about this as I must tweet Steve and see if motormouth Josie has actually fulfilled her promise to buy him his leg:wink:

Oh yes, please do :) I am also intrigued to know if she has.

Well if Josie isn't getting him the leg (for whatever reason), I hope that enough people are galvanised into expressing their disgust to the government/nhs at the way injured servicemen are treated in this country. If Steve has turned down Josie's offer to pay for the leg, I should imagine it was down to pride and not wishing to be seen as a charity case.

(Hmm, quite a different story over on DS - seems no money was forthcoming from Josie for the leg, and it was left to NinaC "Let's Rock" single (which included Corin and Mario) to try and raise the money for him).

So the answer's "No", then ..... :sad:

[Angus]

So the answer's "No", then ..... :sad:


That's about the size of it.

[Angus]

If I recall there were a lot of twitter arguments on this issue, from what I recall Josie stated that she had tried to contact Steve but could not get through, Steve at the time said she had not contacted him so I guess at the end of the day she did not fulfill her promise, tbh it was a silly promise to make but then housemates have often promised things in the house as a way of gaining public votes.
Ben was the only one that I recall saying that he would have his own family and commitments to spend the money on if he won, all the others seemed to want to shout about giving moneyfor Steves leg.
Tbh it would be lovely if all servicemen and indeed all physically handicapped people could have top of the range, all singing and dancing equiptment but its not possible, Steve always had the option of limbs through the NHS, just not the state of the art ones he wanted:blush:

My point is that servicemen and women in particular should ALWAYS be eligible for state of the art NHS treatment, equipment, prosthetics etc, by virtue of the unique job they do in service of their country. I truly believe they should be a special case.

As for other disabled people, there would be a lot more NHS money and resources available if they clamped down on overseas health tourists and cleared at least 50% of the bureacratic fat cats out of hospital and health trust management. Let's face it, the NHS is another example where limited resources have been stretched way too far.

Similarly too much funding is directed towards people who have self inflicted health issues, such as alcoholics, drug addicts and the morbidly obese. Perhaps there should be additional contributions from those who overload the NHS because of their own irresponsibility. If they can afford booze, drugs and massive amounts of food, they can afford to pay for their own treatment.

But I guess a discussion about the failings of the NHS should be reserved for another thread!

Back on topic - don't promise what you can't or won't deliver.