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.

Exec,

I picked the "article" in my "wanderings".

My interest in it was it questioned expectation.

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The problems of the "homeless" are of numerous aetiologies and therefore needing a multiple of approaches.

I think, but not looked carefully at the details, was the closure of "Mental Support facilities" and some institutions in the "hope" that "Care in the Community" would take over the problem or relieve government of what I think is its responsibility in a reasonable and developed society.

Again recognising the "foibles" or ill built "traits" does not banish them from the responsibility of a decent society.

Finding the reasonable approach for both "society as a whole" and the "social miscreants" is the difficulty, but chucking them out on the streets and looking down noses and "damning" them is not a solution, just a method of protecting ones own position.


Ps. I think the message at the bottom of the excerpt was offer them a warm drink and a sandwich. (My wife has done that in the past.)

Something the Salvation Army has done for a very long time.

I admire them for dealing with some of "society's problems.

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Often what they are doing the "damning" wouldn't touch.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year To ALL.

regards gf.

DB4,

Did Peter Oborne write that when he was sober or drunk?

You could put put him on a pole and make him a totem for the the Telegraph readers and the more fascist leaning of the con party's right wing. (Those who haven't left and joined the kipper party.)

Even some of the right winged media are deserting your leader and becoming more and more critical, The PARTY will have to dip into their coffers and bribe them a little more.

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The NHS, and broken promises and other lies will sink Cameron and his motley crew.

Fred - ditto post 53706.

Happy Xmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year to all. That includes Fred who does make me smile (He has me on filter from the last Gen Election allegedly) and also goldfinger etc or whoever he is this week. He may require psychiatric treatment now and again but his hearts in the right place now and again. Hic, gees I must be pissed! :0)

Db4.

The Xmas present George and Cameron have left the nations.


2013 Q3 - 6%
2013 Q4 - 5.6%
2014 Q1 - 5.1%
2014 Q2 - 5.5%
2014 Q3 - 6%.

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The UK national debt grows at a rate of £5,170 per second!

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http://www.nationaldebtclock.co.uk/



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Have a good one db, pointless arguing with Fred, he makes Scrooge look like Mary Poppins on speed LOL!

PS.

This Johnnie Walker Red £15 from ASDA going down a treat :0)

I don't know what Peter Oborne is drinking, but it's bloody good gear :-)

Fred is one of the worst examples of a political armchair critic who spouts a lot of utter garbage and cares so much about the future of our country that, by his own admission, he can't actually be arsed to get off his verbal backside to vote when the opportunity arises.

Have an enjoyable Christmas, Chris - perhaps you might get a white Christmas in Aberdeen. :-)

Not sure if this is being shown on ITV in England. If it is you have got to watch 'Off their rockers' on STV now. Funny if sober, hilarious if half cut :0)

Hey-ho says Rowley,

But don't look it up.

May be to close to home!

left-wing socialist gov't is just wonderful ..... isn't it?
try asking the french where hefty wealth taxes have been imposed in addition to the already heavy tax burden they "enjoy"

is there any correlation between that and record unemployment of 9.9%?
ask president hollande whose major plank of his election manifesto was to create millions more jobs ...... great job boss man!

still, the frogs are just suffering the consequences of allowing a heron king to be voted into power

How is the Polack's economy getting on?

At 5:20pm tonight look out to the West to see Santa's sleigh (AKA: the International Space Station). Since it is clear you should see it easily.

It is Haze delivering his Xmas presents.

8-)

the only way one knew it wasn't an airplane was that it moved at one hell of a lick and didn't have navigation lights, but certainly easily visible

Merry Christmas

That poor dog doesn't look too happy Max, grumpy! My two love a bath.

Well ?...who's going to do my backside ?....

(please don't answer that)....