I am someone now into their 40th year, and feel we are losing it in this country. 1 Million reasons why. But i think our no1 failure is for some of us (not all, some are brilliant) have lost the ability to work hard and work properly, to many excuses.

Did anyone hear the very sad story on radio 5 live on J. Derbershire show this morning on the events that followed his son being killed in the Eygption bombings at sharm el shiek last year. The foriegn office and government ministers should hang their heads in shame.

An elederly relevative has at to sell her home for full time care due to alzheimer's. The first 2 homes wanted her out within 2 days because they could not cope even though they were being paid 500 quid a week. This could be absolutely any of us reading this now in the future. Is this the way we treat our own in Great Britain??? What do these homes want to do for 500 quid a week.

If we are great please explain why!! Would love to hear your stories why you think/know, like me, we are going down the pan.

brainboru, we should also be encouraged there are still writers and media able and willing to investigate and report misbehaviours in high places.

After the recent attemept in redefiniting "torture". I wdoner in what context and senses are the following "great"?

"Alexander The Great"
"The Great Pyramid"
"All Creatures Great and Small"
"It's A Great Day To Be Alive"
"The Great Lakes"
"Great Depression"
"The Great Western Railway"
"A great game."
"A great movie"
...

A little story from America ...

Walker loses weight and finds soul

"...
His new-found profile has seen him inundated with commercial offers - including a reported $5m to advertise a weight-loss pill, and offers to endorse shampoo, vitamins and smoking patches.

But he says he is unwilling to compromise his integrity by endorsing products he doesn't use.
..."

In our age of spins and b%^*s&^*, wouldn't it be an essential small step to greatness by people stops claiming credits for other people's achievments, blame the innocent and clobber those less able to defend themselves.

There can be no greatness without respect.

BBC watchdog report on rogue builders, John Richards, Allan Phillips and George Chaffer, who cons elderly victims out of their life savings.

BBC Watchdog

mentioned in my opening post about an elderly relative who has alzheimer's and clearly has alzheimer's being conned out of her savings by a top building society who i wont mention but are based in the midshires. All the girl wanted her to do when she went into the society was sign up for 5 year bond. why would you ask someone in her 70's and clearly not all there to sign up to a five year bond????? this is the kind of thing we all have to put with.

Kivver
I trust your relative was not persuaded to sign for this bond.
If she was then name and shame the Society.

Ian

she was and there is a big clue in the above post as to who it was. of course her kin are making inquires and complaints.

Kivver,

IMHO, those in the front line selling goods and services are but small fish footsoldiers following orders and instructions ...


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We may be heading back to greatness!!!
From the news today, Law Lords showing common sense. Unbelievable, but true.

The Law Lords have overturned a court ruling that teenager Shabina Begum's human rights were violated when she was banned from wearing full-length Islamic dress at school.

In a ruling which many teachers will see as reaffirming the authority of schools, the House of Lords allowed an appeal by Denbigh High School in Luton, Bedfordshire.

Lord Bingham said the school was fully justified in acting as it did. "It had taken immense pains to devise a uniform policy which respected Muslim beliefs but did so in an inclusive, unthreatening and uncompetitive way," he said.