goldfinger
- 09 Jun 2005 12:25
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.
goldfinger
- 15 Nov 2013 04:52
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Hays here you are from the inside at nos 10.......................
NOVEMBER 14TH, 2013
No.10 ‘Crippled With Fear’ Over Coming NHS Crisis
As Dave jets off on another one of his travelling salesman tours, he leaves behind a Downing Street operation in a bit of a flap. There is a growing mood within No. 10 and Whitehall that as the good economic news keeps coming, and recovery strengthens the government’s self-claimed central purpose will slip down the agenda. Instead of talking about the economy, the next couple of years will focus on other issues and problems. The NHS, Universal Credit and Romanian/Bulgarian immigration are causing the most sleepless nights.
Sources claim Craig Oliver is particularly concerned about the NHS and a bucket of bad news set to come down the line. Crisis talks have been held between the Department of Health, No. 10 and the Cabinet Office. When Department of Health officials were asked when the good news from the NHS reforms would start to trickle through, the reply was “never”. Winter is coming, and one SpAd tells Guido the Tories are ‘crippled with fear’, if it is a cold winter, fuel poverty and the NHS will come together as a perfect storm, with higher senior citizen mortality…
Stan
- 15 Nov 2013 08:18
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Is anyone else listening to this time wasting Tory backslider Hunt on R4 now?
MaxK
- 15 Nov 2013 08:34
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Amazon urged to withdrew 'racist' golly fancy dress costume
Amazon, the online retail giant, have not responded to calls for the golly fancy dress costume, based on a racist character, to be removed from their website
By Hayley Dixon
7:53AM GMT 15 Nov 2013
Amazon has been urged to withdraw an “offensive and demeaning” fancy dress costume of a golly.
The outfit, based upon the racist character, is advertised on the online retail giant's website as an Adult Golly Fancy Dress Costume priced at £39.99, reduced from £47.99.
It is not the only Golly item for sale on the site, as a search for the term returned 3,846 results.
Amongst other items Amazon advertises “Golly” soft toys, a “Traditional Golliwog” in Scottish fancy dress for £12.99, A “Golly design” ceramic mug for £3.95, a “Golly Golliwog Golliwogg Key Ring” for £6.99 and an “I love Golly” baby bib for £7.02.
Helen Pattison, of Britain's Youth Against Racism, told the Sun: "Yet again Amazon has shown they will sell highly offensive and demeaning products, as long as they can make a profit."
More outrage here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10451228/Amazon-urged-to-withdrew-racist-golly-fancy-dress-costume.html
Fred1new
- 15 Nov 2013 09:28
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Hays.
One of Maggie's brilliant ideas, which was for many the root of the NHS problems and produced change after change, loss of continuity and loss moral in the service.
It was the beginning of telling the medical profession that they were business men and many went out to prove it.
"In 1990, the National Health Service & Community Care Act (in England) defined this "internal market", whereby Health Authorities ceased to run hospitals but "purchased" care from their own or other authorities' hospitals. Certain GPs became "fund holders" and were able to purchase care for their patients. The "providers" became NHS trusts, which encouraged competition but also increased local differences."
They were taught to watch their back pockets and not the patient's condition.
2517GEORGE
- 15 Nov 2013 09:30
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'Nick Clegg warned the Roma community in Sheffield not to behave in an intimidatory way'.
That's bound to sort them out then.
2517
MaxK
- 15 Nov 2013 10:09
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Haystack
- 15 Nov 2013 10:29
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This what happens to socialist leaders.
François Hollande hits new lows
François Hollande's popularity now stands at 15 per cent amongst French public
Francois Hollande is the most unpopular French president in history
11:50AM GMT 14 Nov 2013
François Hollande's approval rating has hit new lows, shedding six percentage points in a month with only 15 per cent of respondents now backing the beleaguered French president, a poll has found.
The finding is in line with other recent polls which have shown Mr Hollande's standing with voters tumbling after a brief upturn at the end of the summer.
Asked how they judged Mr Hollande's actions as president three per cent of respondents to the YouGov poll for the Huffington Post and said they had a very positive opinion and 12 per cent said it was positive.
Seventy-six per cent said they had a rather negative or very negative opinion. Nine per cent would not comment.
The downturn follows the exposure of record unemployment, rising taxes and weak growth amid a growing nationwide feeling of despondency due to job cuts and factory closures.
Haystack
- 15 Nov 2013 10:41
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Al-Qaeda-linked rebels have said sorry for decapitating a fellow extremist by accident.
Militant Islamist rebels in Syria linked to al-Qaeda have asked for "understanding and forgiveness" for cutting off and putting on display the wrong man's head
Knife-wielding members of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham were shown in a video triumphantly displaying a bearded head before a crowd.
But the head was recognised from the video as belonging to a member of Ahrar al-Sham, a Sunni Islamist rebel group that often fights alongside ISIS.
After inquiries, an ISIS spokesman admitted he was the wrong man.
Sheepishly explaining the error rebels made reference to a story in which Mohammed said Allah would forgive a man who killed a believer in error.
The news comes after Al-Qaeda took to Twitter to show users how to "kindly" cut off a human head... because they don't want to seem violent.
An article in the Lebanese daily al-Safir examined al-Qaeda's increasing use of social media networks and media technology in spreading its ideology.
Fred1new
- 15 Nov 2013 12:48
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I think the clothes peg should be on the other's nose.
With a a note saying the shiny arse is in town.
doodlebug4
- 15 Nov 2013 16:25
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“The Indians have successfully launched a rocket to Mars,” says Rod Liddle in The Sun. “This, despite being unable to feed half their population. It is now seemingly compulsory for all recipients of UK aid to send rockets pinging across the solar system. Perhaps the Indian rocket will bump into Nigeria’s on its way? Yep, they’ve got one too.The bloke heading India’s space programme said spending billions on a rocket is good for their morale.Yeah, sure. Not for the morale of every UK taxpayer, though.”
2517GEORGE
- 15 Nov 2013 16:40
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Nor the starving in India.
2517
Fred1new
- 15 Nov 2013 16:59
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DB.
Check the cost of the recent rocket. I bet the Americans wish they could do it for the stated price.
Check the cost against technical advances in the overall economy by the research and investment going into the the space adventure and the overall benefits to the economic development.
Perhaps, they may be should still drive a donkey and cart or a push bike, rather than a car.
The spin offs are the important gains.
doodlebug4
- 15 Nov 2013 18:06
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Have you been to India, Fred? They have cows walking down the high streets there - and I'm talking about the four-legged ones! I just think, when I vote for whichever party I would like to govern this country, that it doesn't give them the right to chuck any part of my tax contributions to an overseas country. If I choose to send money to India, Rwanda, Nigeria etc.etc.etc. then I can do that of my own choice. Personally I would rather see my tax contributions contributing to the main problems in my own country - particularly our NHS.
aldwickk
- 15 Nov 2013 18:29
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goldfinger
- 15 Nov 2013 18:41
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WOW thats a first alders.
Fred1new
- 15 Nov 2013 19:22
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DB.
No never been there.
But my sister's partner and her help to set up a "charity" school there.
The AID is not simply giving money away, but trying to wash the stench of colonisation away and hoping at some time in the future for favourable "trade".
Haystack
- 15 Nov 2013 19:35
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My guess is that India is deflating the real cost of the trip to Mars. They want appear to be doing it very cheaply for a host of reasons, with just one being the possible backlash regarding aid payments. I have heard a number of scientists expressing doubt about India's costings.
MaxK
- 15 Nov 2013 20:14
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Cstamford
2
:)
I noticed it didn't mention who was carrying out most of the persecution. It's also funny reading some of the comments to see that people think it's only Christians that are in danger and that Atheists have nothing to worry about.
Cstamford
:)
"Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority".
15 Nov 15:56
aldwickk
- 15 Nov 2013 20:51
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Fred1new
- 15 Nov 2013 23:16
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Hays,
"I have heard a number of scientists expressing doubt about India's costings."
Please name your source.
You are beginning to write like Camerooon sounds.
Full of