Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

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Good to see the Culture Minister Ed Vaizey blustering defence of Osborne and his budget on The Daily Politics and the apologist Simon Hughes attempting to defend the successes of the Lib/Dems in the coalition.

I wonder if Murdoch was correct, when he said he had given up on British politics. Perhaps, the polls are a reflection that his “empire” is providing more factual reporting of politics.

Maybe, it is his revenge.

Interesting to watch!

Is it me , but is this PC obsession with silly so called racist remark's by the Police a over reaction. These footballer's are adults and a few comment's on Face book or twitter should not turn them into a bunch of girly cry baby's.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18870695

It is funny, but I also saw the Daily Politics program and I had a different reaction to it. The coalition came across prwetty well as did Osborne. Did you see that CPI and RPI inflation are both down today? The economy seems to be on course.

I was not going to post again but just this one .
rio comments he called cole a traitor to is colour .
so if a black person is in a court case are black jurys
not allowed to find him guilty because they would be classed by rio as
a traitor . he is a roll model to a lot of is culture.
he as sent out thye wrong message .
cole had the right to speak is mind not be condemmed by rio

Hays,

Wait until the end of this year.

I hope that the economic situation will be improved, but companies with cash are not optimistic and keeping cash for bad times ahead.

At least Osborne has started another U-turn and is at last pushing some money into the economy. I hope there are similar interventions over the nexr few months or the UK market may spiral downwards.

I would not like to be unemployed looking for work.

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I thought Vaizey was spouting the old verses and mantras with a puzzled look, suggesting to himself he would have to return to tory HQ for a new story. Prepared to intervene, but trying not to deviate from the previously rehearse plot, which is getting the UK deeper in the mire.

N,

Do you mean Cicely?

Knew her well.

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is it a country or it is just the Mafia?

N,

That is interesting,

My brother in law is on holiday there at the moment.

Don't really suppose it is anything to do with him.

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Are you suggesting it is the first of three ore four other states.


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Hi Aldwickk,

Fully agree. I am against racist remarks, but if they are said in the heat of the moment, I can't see any difference in a racist remark to say a remark on a persons weight, height, hair colour etc.

I remember years ago, when I chased a burglar for about a mile, catching him even though he had a head start.
After I had arrested him, he said that, 'for an old git' I wasn't half bad at running.
I remember thinking, is that a compliment or an insult.
I suppose anyone over 50 looks like an old git to a 20/30 year old.
The problem we have now is that if I call someone a name and that person does not take offence or think the remark was racist, the offence is still committed, if any other person feels that the remark is racist.
Years ago, a PC joined my relief who was of mixed race, IE Indian and English.
He introduced himself as 'Gupta'.
I knew this was not his real christian name, but he made it quite clear that that is what he wished to be called.
The problem we had was that when the higher up bosses were about we had to call him by his given name of Peter, just in case someone else (one of the bosses) decided we were being racist.
I suppose that in my old job, I like most coppers accepted being called variety of names.
If I locked someone up, I expected them to call me several choice four letter words, as they were obviously angry at being arrested.
If they came up to me in the street and did the same, it was a different matter.
Strangely enough, round my way one of the most used insults against police officers was, 'Bl*ck Ba**ard, even if the officer was white, something I never understood.
To have any sort of argument with anyone these days is risking committing the offence of 'Causing harassment, alarm or distress'.
What a ridiculous situation!

The problem we have today is 'the system' and most of todays population are indoctrinated by that system.

Note......If anyone disagrees with me, please keep your post polite, as any harsh words might result in me taking action via the courts, compensation for hurt feelings included of course.

Greekman

I went to a so called white collar boxing tournament last weekend ,it has changed a lot now its the same as pro boxing no head guards and they can agree what size gloves to wear. there are so many white collar leagues now and the boxers are paid about £100 to about £300 , a friend of mine was paid £600 by a promoter to loose.

At the one i went to there was a contest for the Southern area title , i was told the next day it was a mismatch the 1st round winner was a boxer with a 100 fight record and his much younger opponent was a substitute having his first fight.

Aldwickk,

Keep your eye on Luke Campbell, the Hull based bantamweight boxer, who is an Olympic contender.
I spared with Luke a few times about 10 years ago, when he was a 16 year old and have watched him since he started boxing at the age of 13.
You could see straight away that he had something special and within a couple of years it was obvious to us all that he was going to be 'very good'.
At that age he was too fast for me and a lot more skillful, I was 54 and slowing down more than a bit, (mind you I was never that fast anyway).
He was and also still is one of the most mild mannered polite youngsters I know.
As for myself, for a £200 prize, I would gladly get back into the ring, especially if they could match me up with a few bankers or politicians.
Problem is of course my age would not allow me to gain another licence, and any head shots, don't half hurt more than they used too.

As to white collar boxing, I tend to feel its more gimmick than anything else.