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Message 1343473 - Posted: 6 Mar 2013, 15:59:19 UTC

How politicians can regain the people's trust......

Moon walking Shetland

.....might just spruce them up a bit!
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Message 1344186 - Posted: 8 Mar 2013, 20:26:35 UTC

Out of the mouth of babes.....

"Mr Farron, in an interview with The House Magazine, likened the party to a "cockroach" for its ability to survive, but said this should not be taken for granted."

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Message 1344196 - Posted: 8 Mar 2013, 20:42:50 UTC - in response to Message 1344186.  
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Out of the mouth of babes.....

"Mr Farron, in an interview with The House Magazine, likened the party to a "cockroach" for its ability to survive, but said this should not be taken for granted."

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There all the same, "After the horse has bolted", they do this all the time and
will carry on doing so. There all the same, yesterdays people who can never see
no further than today; hence always surprised by what tomorrow brings.
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Message 1344221 - Posted: 8 Mar 2013, 21:51:57 UTC - in response to Message 1344196.  

Well we know what tomorrow's bringing.....

French Invasion on the way....

...I bet they're probably wishing it was for real!
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Message 1344249 - Posted: 8 Mar 2013, 22:48:48 UTC - in response to Message 1344221.  
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Well we know what tomorrow's bringing.....

French Invasion on the way....

...I bet they're probably wishing it was for real!

Most probably is a practice on the real thing. If we leave the ECM the Brussels
Commies will send over the French to invade us, and guess where? yes, you've
got it, at " Gosport". I expect we will be waiting though. There'll always be
an England.....Scotland, Ireland & Wales of course, not so sure though about France, Germany
etc.
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Message 1344252 - Posted: 8 Mar 2013, 22:54:21 UTC - in response to Message 1344249.  

Don't know so much, not with this "snooty" in charge....

Watchdog contradicts Del-boy

...loks like the OBR came back to bite his butt. Good! Shouldn't setup an organisation hoping that they would all be yes sir, 3 bags full sir muppets.
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Message 1344501 - Posted: 9 Mar 2013, 11:05:47 UTC

There are those here who dislike my posting style, especially when it comes to "knocking" their country......

....they fail to see that I'm not knocking the country but highlighting the indifference, incompetence, gross negligence, corruption & sometimes the plain stupidity of those in charge......

Thank god I'm no longer a serving serviceman as I can guarantee that had I been one, a G4S nincompoop would be receiving at least 12 months sick pay.......

This is an Absolute Disgrace

At least the US gets it right......


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Message 1344613 - Posted: 9 Mar 2013, 16:13:44 UTC - in response to Message 1344501.  

There are those here who dislike my posting style, especially when it comes to "knocking" their country......

....they fail to see that I'm not knocking the country but highlighting the indifference, incompetence, gross negligence, corruption & sometimes the plain stupidity of those in charge......

Thank god I'm no longer a serving serviceman as I can guarantee that had I been one, a G4S nincompoop would be receiving at least 12 months sick pay.......

This is an Absolute Disgrace

At least the US gets it right......

How soon we forget.
Those people doing the cheering and giving the discounts are the very ones that were spat upon and called baby killers when they came home from serving in Vietnam. They refuse to allow that to happen to another generation.

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Message 1344657 - Posted: 9 Mar 2013, 17:49:59 UTC - in response to Message 1344613.  

At least the lessons of the past have been learnt.
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Message 1344769 - Posted: 10 Mar 2013, 0:23:57 UTC

Hmmm, interesting week.....

..just what are you up to Germany?

My warning to Britain

followed by...

Germany warns "Britain quitting Brussels would be a catastrophe"

A comment from the second link tells me I'm not alone in thinking on these lines....

"these are very interesting remarks ,coming from Germany. I think the gremans can see the writing on the wall.it becomes more and more obvious every day the eu is finished .it cannot work and it has always been a stupid idea.the eec was ok and that's all it should have been ,not the eu shambles. I think Germany may now be looking for a way out and hoping to put much of the blame on others. conspiracy theory ,maybe ,but the germans havn't made this sort of admission before."

Come April, could they become Germany's version of UKIP? Would be nice if they both linked up......

Germany's new Anti-Euro Party

Big Bang coming your way in 2014... Del-boy loses 2015 Election!
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Message 1345837 - Posted: 12 Mar 2013, 14:52:01 UTC

Worth a watch....just a shame the other parties don't do the same and
discuss things openly like the UK IND appear to do...can see why the voters
are progressively warming to them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=udHqO6kJDbw&feature=endscreen
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Message 1345901 - Posted: 12 Mar 2013, 21:46:37 UTC

4 inches of snow last night bought most of the south-east of the UK to a
standstill. Someone forgot to send the gritters out and thousands of motorist
became stranded. Has our P.M. stood up in parliament today requesting
someone's head on the block for this?

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Message 1345906 - Posted: 12 Mar 2013, 21:51:55 UTC - in response to Message 1345901.  

4 inches of snow last night bought most of the south-east of the UK to a
standstill. Someone forgot to send the gritters out and thousands of motorist
became stranded. Has our P.M. stood up in parliament today requesting
someone's head on the block for this?



Well ours were out yesterday afternoon around 2pm. The speed they went down our avenue, the grit just blew all the place...

...the bits that landed on the road itself wasn't enough to melt butter!
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Message 1345917 - Posted: 12 Mar 2013, 22:05:54 UTC - in response to Message 1345906.  

4 inches of snow last night bought most of the south-east of the UK to a
standstill. Someone forgot to send the gritters out and thousands of motorist
became stranded. Has our P.M. stood up in parliament today requesting
someone's head on the block for this?



Well ours were out yesterday afternoon around 2pm. The speed they went down our avenue, the grit just blew all the place...

...the bits that landed on the road itself wasn't enough to melt butter!

Must have had his spreader settings set-up spreading wrongly....?


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Message 1345931 - Posted: 12 Mar 2013, 22:25:26 UTC - in response to Message 1345922.  

Must have had his spreader settings set-up spreading wrongly....?
On the face of it, it would seem so. But it should be reported.

Well, at least they made the effort, unlike some we know...


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Message 1346054 - Posted: 13 Mar 2013, 7:57:48 UTC

That is just just your own opinion. Obviously we need a permanent Civil Service, which maintains the fabric of the country, whilst politicians and their parties come and go. Of course we all accept that they are over staffed and inefficient, but more changes have been made over the last 20 years than the last 100 years, and will continue to happen at an ever growing pace, as they get dragged into the 21C. We all know that you have a bee in your bonnet about this particular issue, but it doesn't help your cause by using untrue flowery language to try to get your point across.


The Civil Service & Reform

Comment from Lord Bicard, a former PPS....

"But whatever the state of that relationship the real concern should be that the service is no longer fit for purpose for a modern society because:
(see report for full list, but no 6 is strong medicine, think Sir Humphrey ought to be taking some of it)
No 6: It is centralised, hierarchical and riddled with status."

There you go Sir Humphrey, care to comment?
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Message 1346080 - Posted: 13 Mar 2013, 8:57:05 UTC - in response to Message 1346075.  

OY! Stop doing that, it's not good for my health!

It's impossible to disagree with that.

However, the changes have to sweep right through the whole organisation, no half-measures!

But the over-riding change that must take priority is their I.T. system. Many are complaining that its too old & slow & it must be allowed to link in with HMRC & Police databases, that will cut fraud by at least 50% if not more!
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Message 1346087 - Posted: 13 Mar 2013, 9:24:35 UTC - in response to Message 1346086.  

I said stop doing that...:)

Agreed, but where tax,N.I & DWP systems are concerned they don't infringe on national security so that is not an issue.

However, if we want tighter security, then the govenment has to stop passing downright stupid laws like R.I.P.A where even the local councils can use that to their own advantage & have been doing just that!
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Message 1346100 - Posted: 13 Mar 2013, 10:17:36 UTC - in response to Message 1346097.  

As the DWP & HMRC in a manner of speaking are part of the Governments treasury, one collects & the other payouts. Can't see where the DPA is an issue here.

AS for RIPA it has been flagged numerous times since its enactment. Several councils have been using RIPA to snoop on their residients & use surveilance to determine if they have been truthful in their declarations of school placement requests.

There has also been other reports of various deeds by the councils.

Bit naughty don't you think?
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Message 1346476 - Posted: 14 Mar 2013, 10:14:37 UTC - in response to Message 1346112.  

That attitude is reminiscent of 1933-45. How easily history forgotten!

What next Del-boy - your very own leibstandarte division?
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