Of course new homes should be built, but not at the expense of losing the countryside. What they should be doing is bulldozing all the 1960's tower blocks and sink Council estates, and building proper homes instead.

The land a tower block stands on cover at most 3 houses. A tower block depending on the number of floors can hold 96 families X the number of tower blocks within London alone, just where is the space for all those houses to rehouse them?

Now add to that sum the number of sink estates with reams of blocks 4 floors high with up to 200 flats. Where is the space to build that number of homes per block?

London is not that big!

There again, as I've been labelled an anarchist, how about knocking down all those large government buildings and building houses on them. I'd go even further to say, how about knocking down Buck House, I'm sure that could have at least 50 houses built on it.

All that lovely space going to waste in front of the Welsh and Scottish offices.
With the Scots going independent, the Scottish office will no longer be required. 100 houses there maybe as the Welsh don't count so don't really need an office for them.

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Of course new homes should be built, but not at the expense of losing the countryside. What they should be doing is bulldozing all the 1960's tower blocks and sink Council estates, and building proper homes instead.

We should build more homes in the countryside says Cameron.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2509631/We-build-countryside-young-homes-says-Cameron.html

Some thing that should have been promoted by governments going back over forty
years ago. Inner and outer London has been decimated through over construction
of housing since the very early 70's, even if not before then. The result to day
being massive congestion on our roads to a level I myself find rather daunting.

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The Kite Fliers

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Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet
belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes.

We could do with some more politicians like this.....

Politician to die for

Nar, I don't trust women in long skirts???

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The Kite Fliers

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Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet
belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes.

In that case, they would be better off as truck drivers. Those sleeper cabs come in useful, especially for the old army '4F's'.

We could do with some more politicians like this.....

Politician to die for

Nice comment for Canadians.....

"Perhaps Toronto could trade their mayor for the lady?"

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He has been married twice and has also had relationships with broadcaster Carol Barnes and writer Joan Smith

...And no doubt some within the ranks would like to see the age of consent, to
have you know what, reduced to the age of 15. They've rummaged through all the
old girls so no doubt some would like to start rummaging through the young'uns.
A bit flippant, I know, but you can understand why these M.P's wish to have
second homes. No, not to be nearer Parliament but to keep the filly on the side
away and out of eye-shot of the ol' misses.

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The Kite Fliers

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Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet
belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes.

Never a truer word spoken in jest...

"It is important MPs are not seen to be in a privileged position”

MP pleads guilty to false accounting

Just who is going to pay for this Cleggie?

How about doing some research before you spout?

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Hilarious but somewhat true.....

The 'Old' shouldn't dominate politics

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I happened to glance at a TV breakfast show yesterday and they were reviewing the days papers, where one had an article saying that people were so disillusioned with politicians and politics that 4 out of 10 say they wont be bothering to vote in the next election. That is just plain misreporting and twisting the figures. Since WWII the turnout has been around 75%, however the last three elections in 2001, 2005, & 2010 were around 60% i.e. 4 in 10 not voting.

Turnout

The article was trying to suggest that this was something new because of recent events, but it's not. There are many reasons why people don't vote, tired & hungry after a days work, the weather, ill in bed, away on business, on holiday etc. People can arrange postal votes if they want to but many don't.

Tories win

Labour win

Yer pays yer money yer takes yer choice.

Nice to see muppets put in their place....

"And Mr Rajapaksa made an oblique reference to Bloody Sunday, when 13 civilians were shot dead in Northern Ireland by the British army in 1972.

He said some investigations took 40 years to emerge, referring to an inquiry into the shootings which reported in 2010 and laid responsibility for the events on the army."

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Mr Cameron has already used his trip to India to air his grievances with life at the top, grumbling about having to make compromises with the Lib Dems and not getting a Tory majority.

Cameron quietly fails to remember that he wouldn't be prime Minister in the first place if the Lib Dems hadn't been prepared to enter into a coalition with him. They could have refused and made him run a minority government. The likely ensuing election re-run a few months later could have easily seen Labour win.

But speaking to students in Calcutta he revealed how the blizzard of issues which are thrown at him can leave him struggling to cope. He said: ‘It’s like sometimes being in a sort of asteroid shower, things flying at you every day.

It's been like that for every PM, nothing different in his case either. You ant the job, you take the flak.

Speaking in Delhi, Mr Cameron told an audience of politicians and businessmen: 'I would prefer not to have a Coalition. 'We’ve shown it can work. And actually the good parts of Coalition are because you have these arguments within government and you have to proceed on a rational basis – that’s good. I think what’s bad about it is that sometimes you have to make compromises that are not necessarily in the long-term interests of the country.'

Cameron is still sulking that he didn't get a majority Government, but compromise is what Coalitions are all about. As the senior party he tries to act like a majority government and bullyboy Tory policies through regardless. He really means not in his long term interests.

The General election is 18 months away and all parties are laying out their positions, expect more of the same as we get closer.

I copyed and pasted this I will comment after.
The British Medical Association said the move could make it more difficult for doctors and nurses to speak out against their colleagues if they thought they would go to jail as a result.

Why would they fear going to jail for speaking up about abuse or wrong doing that they see and report?

Or is that a veiled threat made by the British Medical Association to stifle any such reporting?

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Old James

There are some here who dislike the Daily Mail because it lampoons politicians and snivel serpents, well they deserve lampooning!

One thing however they cannot be faulted for is defence of our armed forces.

Another case resolved, but only due to publicity.

Blair Brown Cameron get in on the act

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Come one, come all, we are open 24/7 for free housing, free cash. All foreigners welcome.

However, do not make a mistake in joining our armed forces. You'll risk life and limb and then be told to bugger off if you survive.

Served Britain and now in detention

Podgy Asteroid hit Britain 3 years ago

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It is still a bad business which shouldn't have happened.

The Middle East and Asia have never given a damn about the Geneva Convention. As Afghanistan is continuously proving with Blue on Blue incidents, you can't trust your friends let alone your enemies.

The West should either get out or play by the enemies rules, the war would soon be over. This whole matter is becoming a modern Vietnam.

He was a combatant not a civilian, so took his chances, he lost. This should never have come to trial. It only did because a BHL saw the Helmut Camera footage.

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As Chief of the Defence Staff I suppose he is duty bound to state Armed Forces policy, whether privately he agrees with it or not. Julian Thompson has a bit more freedom to point out what probably his colleagues are all thinking. It is still a bad business which shouldn't have happened.

Marine sentence
According to some one on the radio, the radioooo, events would have taken
a different turn here had this been a French army chappie involved.
Supposedly the French have a clause in their signing of the Geneva Convention that
would have stopped any prosecution....interesting.

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The Kite Fliers

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Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet
belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes.

I agree with Julian Thompson who is a real mans Soldier, and disagree with Sir Nicholas Houghton, who is just a career soldier. Whenever did he get his boots dirty in combat?

So a little place called Northern Ireland does not count then? A company commander does not sit on his butt in an office all the time.

Sir Nicholas Houghton

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I agree with Julian Thompson who is a real mans Soldier, and disagree with Sir Nicholas Houghton, who is just a career soldier. Whenever did he get his boots dirty in combat?

On Saturday, Maj Gen Julian Thompson, who led 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands War, said the shooting of the insurgent in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, was "totally wrong, totally unforgiveable" and it was "quite right" that Marine A would be sentenced. But he said it was not known what pressure the sergeant might have been under in the past and some sort of clemency should be exercised. A five-year or 10-year term would be more appropriate than life, he said.

Marine sentence

+1

Just for Taff

Varous days

The link is for Veteran's Day but as it references other various days, we'll let you off.

what a feeble excuse

Hmmn, wonder if he visits Banbury regularly? Time for me to see a psychiatrist as I keep getting weird dreams where I see my brakes failing :)

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