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.

In other words... Cynic agrees with Tanker on the subject.

What surprised me is that the Police knew what Pleb ment. I didn't, never heard of it before.

that's because you're one of the hoi polloi :-)

If you had studied Latin, it is a word that crops up quite a bit. A plebeian is a common man of Rome as opposed to a patrician of high birth. A pleb would not have been able to take high office such being a senator.

whereas hoi polloi is greek of course with much the same meaning

A;d,

Cynic is saying you are not fit to be a member of the tory riff raff.



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when I was teenager you respected the police .
today you can NOT . they are only in it for the money
not for its roll in protecting the population.
very sad

New laws in Australia have made things tougher for skilled Brits wanting to work Down Under.

The Australian government has clamped down on the popular 457 visa which allows foreign workers to move to the country for up to four years.

The visa is especially popular with British managers, professionals, technicians and trades people who want a new life in Australia along with their families.

Almost half of those on the visa eventually end up settling in Australia permanently.

Recent restrictions however have meant even those already living in Australia on the 457 visa are finding life harder.

A tax incentive called the Living Away From Home Allowance has been scrapped, and some states charge visa-holders to put their children through schools, which are free for locals.

Adam Marshall and his family moved to Sydney on the visa three years ago. He told Sky News: "It's not been a great financial move for us really.

"If I'd known how much it was going to cost in real terms I'm not sure whether we would have made the move. It's hard to say in retrospect, because we love living here."

The previous Labor government brought in the changes, claiming the visa was being abused by some employers looking for cheaper foreign workers.

New legislation now requires companies to spend longer looking for Australians to fill vacancies, and application fees for the visa have increased dramatically.

A hard-hitting TV campaign was recently launched by Australia's Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), featuring workers which the union claims have had their livelihoods threatened by abuses of the 457 visa system.

Union national secretary Dave Noonan said: "We've had lots of workers who are Australian citizens or residents who tell us they have been applying for work, they are skilled people and they haven't been able to get work, and they know this same employer is bringing in people on 457s."

PC who stole £23,000 from widow, 94: Officer dubbed 'a disgrace to the uniform' also forged pensioner's will and pocketed war medals
Jon Webb, 45, met 94-year-old victim when she needed help after a fall
He befriended her then set up online banking and bought goods such as watches, books and a Kindle on Amazon
Forged a new will leaving the bulk of her £400,000 estate to him
He was found out when he stole more than £1,000 from a victim of burglary
Also took priceless WWII medals from the son of a war hero
Sentenced to six years in jail after resigning from South Yorkshire Police

New legislation now requires companies to spend longer looking for Australians to fill vacancies, and application fees for the visa have increased dramatically.

A hard-hitting TV campaign was recently launched by Australia's Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), featuring workers which the union claims have had their livelihoods threatened by abuses of the 457 visa system.

Union national secretary Dave Noonan said: "We've had lots of workers who are Australian citizens or residents who tell us they have been applying for work, they are skilled people and they haven't been able to get work, and they know this same employer is bringing in people on 457s."
well done and good news for AUSSIES

The number of sham marriages reported to the authorities is just "the tip of the iceberg," while official figures are a "drop in the ocean" compared with the full scale of the problem, one of Britain's most senior registrars has warned.

Up to 20% of civil ceremonies in cities could be a sham, Mark Rimmer, the chairman of the Local Registration Services Association, told Sky News.

Home Office figures show the number of reported cases has tripled in the last three years to 1,800, the broadcaster said.

But in a stark warning Mr Rimmer suggested that overall figure could be nearly 10 times higher, believing 15,000 of the 173,000 civil weddings that take place each year in England and Wales could be bogus.

Posy 31120,

Perhaps, you were more naive in your youth than you are now.

But surely that is the markets and capitalism working at its best.

Getting the most out of what one puts in, or obtaining the best return for as little as you can give.



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Slash benefits for EU migrants: PM urged to act as those here without a job hit 600,000
European Commission found 73% rise in 'job-seeking' EU immigrants

Boris Johnson has urged David Cameron to demand change in EU law

Said migrants should work 'for quite a long time' before claiming benefits

67% of public want Cameron to take 'drastic action' to cut immigration

does "drastic" mean line them up against the wall at the point of entry and gun them down?

cynic. when do you shut the gates .

"Drastic" means put out a press release.

60% of the uk say immigration must be stopped .
do we close the gate when the path to the gate
is 100 miles long
in france hundreds of illegal immigrants with no money
being feed by soup kitchens waiting to enter the uk
france will not allow them to live in france .

"Drastic" means just stop the blah, blah, blah and actually do something about it.

well cynic give us the answer .

the gate must be locked .
the EU as destroyed the uk

vote UKIP lets get out

over 200.000 roms and bulg waiting to enter the uk IRELAND at breaking point
with the scum