Saintandy666

How can you say that homosexuality is a mental illness?! That's disgusting and an affront to the millions of gay people around the world. Where is the evidence for what you say? The evidence points towards it being genetic and therefore natural and something which can not be helped. Your views are wrong.

I don't think they realise they don't have a monopoly on it at all. Archbishop Sentamu said today that for gay marriage to be legalised, the churches legislative arm would need to approve it. Just who do they think they are?! Parliament is sovereign in this country. And the tradition argument is poor. The same could be said for all number of views and practices... slavery, segregation etc etc What will happen if gays can get married then... what consequences will occur?! None. Except that gays will get married. The world will go on.

Considering evolution strives towards better more able to survive beings, your comment doesn't make sense. Why is it sick for gays to get married?

Marriage as a religious institution is bust for sure. And I think the church need to realise that they no longer have monopoly over it. And I believe it is half of marriages that end in divorce these days? I don't know if it is bust, I think it is just more flexible and has evolved.

There are some nice Wetherspoons. When I was up in Edinburgh recently, they had some newer ones which were very well done.

I agree, but most don't seem to take that opinion.

I don't understand your reply in relation to my point. My point is that the factors I mentioned are squeezing the pub sector and so there isn't enough room for all the pubs there are at the moment and so only the better run ones survive.

That's a big problem as well, and there's not much they can do about it unless they provide something different. The big chains which are near enough to the independents can offer a pint a whole pound cheaper.

No, because it is well run and friendly. Other pubs nearby are always empty and lots are closing. Only the better run runs are surviving.

Ah, okay. I admit it, we're having a super duper wedding next month. It's going to be ordained by Baj, and all our great saintsweb buddies are gonna be invited. I can't wait. Will you be bridesmaid?

Why?

I don't live in a little white middle class town and am certainly not filled with wonder at them. The fact of the matter is, as you say people are staying in and opting for the cheaper option of supermarket beer at home. And to add to the two pronged attack, people seem to be going more to bars and clubs to drink these days too.

http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/8xrr8zjqs7/YG-Archives-Pol-ST-results-09-110312.pdf It's a bit of both... a plurality. 43% support gay marriage, 32% civil partnerships, but not gay marriage and 15% are opposed to both. ICM had a poll too recently which showed 46% in favour of gay marriage 36% opposed. So while about 45% of people do support gay marriage, and the overwhelming majority at least civil partnerships, it is sadly not most that support it. It's about evens, for and against.

You don't have to be gay to support gay marriage.

I'm not gay. I also think if Gay Marriage is legalised Straight Civil Partnerships should be legalised.

I'm not claiming to know better. But to use the age card again is a poor point. I, like many millions, am just arguing for the smoking ban. You are arguing against it. It's not as if my opinion is totally ridiculous or unheard of. So, you agree that pubs are shutting down because they aren't well run? I never said that ALL pubs will die, just that they are being killed by factors I said.

Nicola Cortese. He bought the investment to Liebherr. Markus Liebherr, for wanting to invest. Though it was a no brainer really if you think about it. Lots of potential in us and we were going cheap. Though I do wonder whether he knew he was ill at the time he bought us? Adkins, for promotion and finally giving us the stability and pazazz needed in our team. The players, with a few particulars to pick out... i.e lambert lallana etc

Exactly.

Gay Marriage. Personally, I'm all for it, and when it's been in place for a good amount of time, I think we will all look back and think how stupid we were, just like for slavery. Obviously, however, not all think this way, perhaps most notably the Catholic Church. Cardinal O'Brien caused quite a stir with some(imo) disgusting comments calling it 'grotesque' and a 'gross subversion of human rights' adding that it would 'shame the UK in the eyes of the world', before making a slavery analogy to back up his points. For me, he is out of date and just clinging on to hard to a piece of scripture far out of date when compared to our modern day morality. The 'dangers', for me, are totally made up and I think it is about time people realise if gay marriage is legalised, the only thing that will happen is that gays will get married. I'm all for it, what about you?

Fair enough, if you are early thirties... but supermarkets in the last few years have got a lot more aggressive with alcohol pricing, and a generation ago the supermarkets weren't quite the same.

Because it is extremely well run, and does lots of events to appeal to people and is very friendly. I didn't mean that lack of interest from my generation is killing pubs now, supermarkets and badly run ones are, but that is what will kill it in the end as the generations move through. And yes, it is great to have contributions from people who are experienced in the field. Have you run a pub? If not, perhaps you shouldn't say anything on this thread either. In fact, lets just not comment on anything ever on this internet forum.

Thank you! A good contribution... as I said earlier, my local was dying under previous ownership, but is now flourishing under the great new ownership and it is rarely not busy. What will kill pubs is supermarkets and the fact that younger people aren't interested in them as much so as my generation comes through, that'll hit the pubs as well.

For what it is worth, I had been to smoking pubs and restaurants and venues even at 14... Pubs don't ban kids if they're with parents. Also, just because I'm young doesn't mean I can't talk about why pubs will die in the future if they don't change because they aren't attracting people of my age and also just smoking in general, as I'm sure every person in this country has experience of that.

Brilliant contribution. Why am I not allowed an opinion on the smoking ban then?

It's usually top teams in the Emerates cup I thought thought? And foreign... it's got a TV deal and everything.