Thanks to all for the support so far!
The reasons given were:
My partners offer of employment letter did not have a start date on-this was explained in the documents and we stated the reason there was not start date was because the employer (one of partners family memebers who's business it is) was trying to be flexible regarding the date-as we did not know how long the visa process took, the longer it went on for-the later the date next year he would be returning. So we have now addressed this and he has actually told him when he wants him back by now.

The ECO said that even though I had travelled over there, there was no evidence we had actually met. An itinerary was in the documents showing 2 identical flights booked with my credit card, one in his name and one in mine showing seats that had been allocated next to each other for the flight and I had paid extra for the allocation.

They said even though I had supplied itemised phone records there was no evidence it was him I was actually speaking to-yet his name is all over the bills by the telephone calls made. They also said my phone number was not on the bill-it was in the top left corner in black and white practically waving at the moron.

They said the letter from my landlord cast doubt as to our intentions-because my landlord, again trying to give us flexibility I suppose had said my partner could stay for a period of UPTO six months if he wanted. We had only asked for three months and again we explained this in the documents.

They also said there was no evidence of prior work or study-but why would we put any of that in when it is the past, and we are talking about a 3 month general visit in the future!? I will not swear but alot of it struck me as just hair splitting-so I have sent them a revised letter from my landlord showing a 3 month stay, a load more emails between us, the employment lettrer is being sent with an actual start date, and also a picture of the 2 of us together which I managed to track down. In retrospect I wish we had sent that to begin with! I did state in the email of compalint back to them that, as they have not mentioned any of the other evidence we sent as a reason for refusal, we are assuming they were perfectly happy with that side-such as savings etc.

I don't know if we are being naive here but our way of thinking is that if we concentrate on addressing the reason they give for refusal (no matter how lame), and then reapply making sure we cover those reasons, that eventually thery are going to find it more and more difficult to find reasons-or they are going to become even more outrageous!!!