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I liked it. It doesn't glorify the war or promote thoughtless herd mentality - if anything it promotes people throwing off the conventional order to make their own choices. Supermarkets generally promote the race to the bottom, but within that Waitrose and Sainsbury's are two of the better guys.

Four men have been charged with fraud in relation to the collapse of Rangers and its subsequent sale. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-30084830 including the head of the administrators. Didn't Markus Liebherr also imply they had been asked to pay a 'fee' which they considered a bribe in order to have their bid considered for the Saints takeover. The seemingly mysterious and inexplicable goings on at Pompey over years were well documented. Professional corruption is rare in the UK but this industry does seem to be in the control of shysters.

The whole image looks tampered with. Im no aeronautics engineer but Im pretty sure the left and right halves of a plane are supposed to be symmetrical and the left engine should be pointing forward.

I always had you marked down as educated but common Bletch, not part of the bourgeoisie

Dont Sweden have three 'levels' of rape in law, with differences in handling for cases ranging from the stranger abduction to the kind of condom incident? I vaguely remember reading about it during the Julian Assange extradition hearings.

That is also a misrepresentation. NIESR found that the benefits would hugely outweigh the costs with 27.2% of UK workers currently paid less than the living wage - ie some 7.5 million people would gain income. The 160,000 jobs would be lost primarily amongst the young if the living wage were not graduated to the full amount for the under 21s as the minimum wage is. Its also likely that many of those 160,000 jobs lost would go at the crap end of the market but employers already paying more would benefit as the price differential of their products was eroded - eg people wouldnt go to KFC for a crap coffee any more because Costa coffee would be almost the same price

Did Ched Evans send it?

Ultimately whether we hit this target or any other is down to political will and levels of subsidies of renewables / penalties for carbon pollution.

Actually I'm genuinely not clear what your point is. First you accuse the Greens of setting an unrealistic, impossible renewables target when all they were doing was quoting the current Government / EU target. Then you appeared to back away from that and now you say you haven't. Which is it? Do you think the Government will reach the EU wide agreed final use target of 15% by 2020, which requires at least 40GW e installed capacity (depending on exact energy mix, economic and population growth, energy saving measures and weather) or do you think they are also "anti progress and idealisticly unrealistic" who will bring about "blackouts and chaos"? http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2013/11/will-the-uk-meet-its-2020-renewables-target/ http://www.nationalgridconnecting.com/hitting-the-renewables-goal/ https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/increasing-the-use-of-low-carbon-technologies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17837303

Wheres the inaccuracy in my quote? The industry think its going to happen, the Government think its going to happen, but you think its not going to happen because of reasons unquantified. The Government have made a legally binding commitment to supplying 15% of the UK's energy requirements from renewable sources by 2020, up from only 3% in 2009 when the commitment was made. If they dont do it they will be fined massively by the EU. In the red corner the EU, UK Government and industry who have committed billions in venture capital versus in the blue corner, Top Gun. Place your bets.

Well thats a big turnaround. Two posts ago it was 'impossible' not 'its not going to be easy'. 19.6GW in 2013, an estimated 24GW currently, 4GW being added annually and six years to go before 2020 when the Greens said wed have 40GW. Hmm.

Im surprised at your apparent lack of knowledge given you work in the industry. 24GW is already installed and is growing by around 4GW pa. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/337684/chapter_6.pdf

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Actually they don't and that is a massive misrepresentation of their policy - which is stated here. http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/ey.html. Increase clean low carbon energy generation from renewable sources Policy EN210 A Green government will accelerate production of electricity from renewable and low carbon sources. We will rapidly develop new renewable energy capacity to meet reducing final energy demand, (see EN110), primarily through clean electricity generation (see EN211-215 below). We will mandate a target to reduce carbon intensity of power generation to a maximum of 25gCO2 e/kWh by 2030 and to implement an emissions performance standard reducing in regular intervals to that level by 2030, with flexibility to adjust the carbon intensity target towards an average of 10gCO2e by 2030. Wind will provide the main source of power by 2030, followed later by wave and tidal power. Solar thermal, photovoltaics and hydropower will be important because of their potential for local and small-scale generation. EN211 We will aim for a largely electricity-based energy system in the UK to match a total final demand of about 900TWh/ year by 2030, which reduces to 600-650TWh /year by 2050. To meet this demand, average capacity for renewables is planned to be 40 GW by 2020, rising to 70 GW by 2030, excluding power for demand balancing and load shifting. This capacity will be provided by the range of renewables set out below (all figures are average capacities). EN212 We will accelerate the deployment of both onshore and offshore wind power generation at rates sufficient to ensure the change to a stable electricity-based energy system of 87GW by 2030, but stabilising thereafter. This will require a rapid build of onshore wind to 2030 to provide an average capacity of 12GWe by 2030, and off-shore wind generation capacity will be increased to 17 GWe providing a total average capacity of 29GWe (including existing and currently planned capacity). EN213 We will support the rapid commercialisation of tidal stream and wave-powered generators to ensure they are able to contribute at least 5GW each by 2030, and a combined input of at least 20GW by 2050. EN214 Rapid deployment of solar photovoltaics will be fully supported, as a key source of decentralised generation, making full use of domestic, commercial and industrial roofspace and limited deployment of ‘solar farms’. We will review legislation and planning guidance to facilitate the potential for leasing roof and site space for local energy generation by third parties. We will target 8GW from PVs by 2030 and 10 GW by 2050. EN215 We will urgently review UK potential for hydropower and will support in particular medium and small-scale installations in order to provide 3GW (average) by 2030. We will develop the capacity of pumped storage for demand balancing, subject to stringent environmental safeguards. EN216 We will keep under review the relative contributions of all renewable sources in order to assess the potential for replacement or enhancement of the different technologies, in particular as demand reduces further beyond 2030 due to increasing efficiency. EN220 A Green government would also accelerate the development of heat production from low carbon renewable sources through the deployment of renewable heat sources including heat pumps (air and ground source) and solar thermal as well as heat from decentralised biomass/biogas generation. We consider solar thermal can produce 20GWth (thermal GW) by 2030, and 25GWth by 2050. EN221 We will ensure energy produced from biomass, including biogas, yields reductions in greenhouse gas emissions using sustainable wastes and domestic feedstocks for which indirect substitution emissions can be shown to be minimal. We will ensure that biomass generation, uses sustainably-sourced fuels produced according to stringent sustainability standards and is as far as possible carbon neutral. EN222 We will develop the use of biomass for heat supply through co-generation and for balancing power; new biomass power stations will be built as combined heat and power systems and if needed with carbon capture and storage capability. EN230 We will ensure the development of heat networks using waste heat and seasonally stored heat for building heating and low temperature heat use. EN231 We will give local councils responsibility for heat planning as part of their energy planning powers. They will plan and commission new heat networks using low or zero carbon heat sources, funded through discounted loans from an energy efficiency fund (see EN910 below). Networks will include heat storage capacity to even out seasonal variations. Buildings that could be served from the heating network will be liable to pay charges for network access once it is built and available for connection. Local authorities may directly operate heat networks or energy service companies, or assist local co-operative or private organisations to do the same. They will be given powers to introduce incentives and bylaws to phase out the use of natural gas boilers. EN232 We will support the development of a low-carbon heat market for the heating of homes and other buildings where there is sufficient density of demand to support the creation of a hot water network. Local authorities will be responsible for the planning of the network (see EN231). The heat network will be treated as a regulated asset and investors will be assured a regulated rate of return paid for by owners of buildings connected to the network. EN240 The Green Party will ensure the urgent preparation of sea use planning frameworks, in consultation with relevant agencies, to guide the development of marine renewable energy systems. We will review land and marine planning guidance and establish a clear presumption in favour of renewable energy sources - in particular mid-scale community-owned renewables - but within the context of environmental impact legislation to ensure protected areas are not harmed, biodiversity is safeguarded and the needs of people and wildlife are considered. We will require local councils to integrate their energy plans with national land and sea use planning guidance. EN250 We will assist in making carbon capture and storage (CCS) a reality by investing in the testing of commercial-scale CCS technology and will encourage bids for EU funding (such as NER300) to ensure that the UK secures a leadership position and competitive advantage in both the development and deployment of CCS technology. EN251 If CCS is proven at a commercial scale, we will support deployment of the technology, on a specifically transitional basis, to existing sustainable biomass and gas power stations and existing incineration plant. We will support deployment on a long term basis for sustainable biogas generating plant. EN260 A green government will phase out polluting and unsustainable power sources. EN261 We will cancel construction of new nuclear stations and nuclear power will not be eligible for government subsidy; the Green Party opposes all nuclear power generation and is particularly opposed to the construction of new nuclear power stations, electricity from which is likely to be significantly more expensive per unit supplied than other low-carbon energy sources, and too slow to deploy to meet our pressing energy needs. Cancellation will avoid the costs and dangers of nuclear energy and waste being passed on to future generations long after any benefits have been exhausted. EN262 Money earmarked for new nuclear plant research, development and construction will be reallocated to energy efficiency measures and renewable energy infrastructure, but sufficient funding for decommissioning redundant power stations, and for research into the safe storage or disposal of existing radioactive waste stockpiles will be retained. EN264 We will halt the development of coal-bed methane, shale gas and similar hydrocarbon exploitation since it is not needed to meet UK energy demands, is environmentally destructive, and will lead to increasing GHG emissions. EN265 Incineration of municipal, commercial and industrial waste is not required for energy generation, therefore all existing waste incineration stations will be phased out as soon as possible.

Im not paying extra for weekend delivery, just so you know. Np about the last one, I sold her on to Bletch. His Llama died you know, which wasn't a problem at first .

This is a thread about baby names, not mail order brides.

LIke Turkish said (feck me) go for a name which isnt associated with any particular class or group. Something a little unusual without trying too hard or making one up, something not common or posh and something the kids wont take the **** out of at school - ie not Morgan the Organ. Also try not to get sucked into whats popular at the time - often you dont even realise you did till years afterwards. You could do worse than Garrett.

I used to go out with the sister of Bruce Willis' pilot. Top tenuous.

It makes you realise just how unbelievably small we are / vast the universe is. Its taken man 10 years to travel part way across one star's solar system. Yet there are 70 thousand million million million (70 sextillion or 7 × 1022) stars in the Universe. Source: http://www.rmg.co.uk/...many-stars...many-stars/galaxies-in-the-universe

Its a hoax innit? and a conspiracy.

Its a minefield with hundreds of shades of grey. Alcohol is a dis-inhibitor, if it wasnt for alcohol half of us wouldn't have been born

Arsenal were long rumoured to be interested in MS, then they ended up with Chambers who Wenger said he wanted to turn into a DM. All that would fit with being knocked back on MS.

I thought the point was that she was too drunk to consent, to either of them.

Lol, depends on whether its Northern Italy or Southern. There are a lot of good FA's in Europe, hence why UEFA is better than FIFA - but they are outnumbered within FIFA by developing and generally more corrupt South American, African and to some extent Asian (with notable exceptions like Singapore and Japan) associations. Its part of the reason Blatter has been so keen to promote WCs away from the 'home' of the game in Europe.