bridge too far

pint

Many of those 'results' will give us a hung parliament. And it's the swing that's important. A swing of 7+% is needed for the Tories to be in overall control. That's not the same as a lead. There's plenty of time yet - the 'marriage tax' hasn't gone down too well and that won't be reflected in the polls these psephologists have looked at.

Maybe he said to Poopey 'I'll let you win if you promise not to spill the beans on me' :smt102

fankyou

But you still haven't anwered my question! Maybe they're not capable of being parents - but if they already are.....? What happens to the children? Easy question.

pudding

Sorry TDD I obviously didn't explain myself clearly. If a family is denied benefits because they WON'T work then, milk tokens apart, how will the children be fed and housed? Or do you think something else should happen to the children?

Where would these children live and, milk apart, how would they be fed?

Yeah I think people should work if they can. But if they can't / don't and you cut off all benefits, what do you propose to do with their children - who, let's face it, didn't ask to be born.

tea

very, very clever phoenix

I also read the Times and the Telegraph (on line) so no, I don't think I am. Are you hunting down an example for me?

The Guardian????? I read it every day and I've never seen that! Do you have an example?

But at least it doesn't post 'non' stories. Nor do its headlines ask provocative questions that it doesn't go on to answer / gainsay. The Guardian is often very critical of the current government but it does post facts rather than diatribe.

flower

Looks like James might be having one of his Calamity days - number of insecure moves already

follows (as in: I can follow your several steps)

honest

presley

weasel

scared

The nub of the thread is the fact that some of us don't think it was 'comedy' in the first place.

cool

I think you're right to an extent MOG. I think we employ SELF-deprecating humour in times of adversity. I'll quite happily laugh at myself when things aren't going well. And picking up on your point about laughing at Portsmouth - yes I do (and I live with one so the banter is rife in our house). But they CHOOSE to be skates. People with Downs Syndrome or who are black or gay or physically or mentally disabled don't have a choice.

articulates