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.

Competitive sports fell by the wayside in the 1960's. Endorsed by left wing nutters who high on God knows what had this crazy notion that in the school play ground if you were not picked to play in the school football team you were a victim. The fact you were actually crap at footie was immaterial. So incentive to actually improve not an option.

"regular and competitive sport has now almost completely fallen by the wayside in state schools - but someone has to lose (oh weep weep)"

Thats because Local Authorities starved of funds by the Tories have had to sell off school playing fields to balance budgets.

Always the same under the Tories "we'l look after our own" F the rest.

Manuel,

You belong in the thirties with the rest of blue rinse brigade and the neo-fascists of the tory right wing. The world has moved on and society has changed and is more socially aware and mutually responsible than you would seem to wish.

Have there been weaknesses in the social and economic developments over last 50-60 years?

Were mistakes made in "public" and "private" services and businesses?

Yes of course.

Sensible action would be, firstly to understand the roots of the "failings" and "mistakes" made, but, also to understand the "underlying intentions, or goals " of the poor actions taken.

Then to address them.

That is done by modification of the "systems", not their whole scale destruction with the return to outdated ideologies.

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Tricky fingers!

More shite by Fred The RED! surprised NO, the armchair critic who can't even be arsed to vote. GOBSHITE OF THE YEAR (Recurring) foxtrot back to Wales, preferably to the Labour Council in charge of NHS!

Hey Chris, is Alex Young gay or is it just a business venture?

Tony Blair Office @tonyblairoffice · 1h 1 hour ago

TB: "My remarks have been mis-interpreted, I fully support Ed and my party and expect a Labour victory in the election."

Hey GF, why the interest duckie, backs against the wall there is a gf about. Who's that lying on the tarmac, who's that lying in the snow. GF is lying on his back and he's had a heart attack cause Fred is lurking round about! Don't stop Fred, Don't Stop!!!!!!! LOL!

Tony Blair seal of approval! Very encouraging for Labour LOL!!!!!!

blah blah blah blah blah.................. 'brown ale Tory'

Someone on twitter says Alex Young swings both ways. Hey Chris must have been why he was such a good dribbler.

Member of Holmfirth Con Club, Labour Club, and this is some village in Yorkshire has a Lib Dem Club as well. JUST IN CASE mate is that your plan?

Only the lonely do do do do dah dah dah

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

be careful on the roads today and tomorrow.

Jobs (oops gongs) for the boys and a few girls list:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/391413/New_Year_Honours_List_2015.pdf

It has been an interesting year in politics. It was good riddance to Viscount Stansgate and his ideology. It was good fun watching Miliband and Labour tripping over their own feet time and time again.

Next year will be even more interesting with increased attacks on Miliband from every direction. As the pressure mounts on him, he will be making more and more gaffs. It is going to be a very personal election regarding leadership. The public are going to have to make the decision on whether they can bear to have Milibland as PM and try to imagine him on the world stage negotiating with the likes of Merkel, Obama and Putin. It doesn't seem likely.

Winners and Losers....

Haze,

At least Miliband will be negotiating, rather than strutting the boards, as Cameron does, in a vain attempt to keep himself as leader of a split party, with the right wing haemorrhaging to UKIP frantically wishing to join the Mad Hatter's tea party, while the rest look around for a suitable alliance.

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Haze, you are doomed, doomed, doooooomed.

Ask Manuel to put his waiter's waistcoat and trousers on and he can join you.