Viking Warrior

Aintforever do your research about the public sector re pensions , focus on other issues by all means . The ruling against Dumfries and Galloway has more serious consequences for the public sector . Two separate terms and conditions means female staff who had better terms and conditions can now claim various comparisons with former manual workers and vice versa . One of the most ridiculous court rulings ever . It will cost million and councils will now have to make staff redundant because of the millions that will be paid out in compensation . This is all led by the unions . Also I'm involved with a case where the gmb and unison are loggerheads re the use of council vehicles to get from home to work . Gmb state the men should continue to use council vehicles as it is custom and practice but ignore the fact the biggest percentage of the work force are females . Bloody unions or should I say gmb

Trouble with India is the caste system the rich get richer and the poor get poorer and live in absolute depravation . However I would like to see the overseas aid spent on unpicking the caste system . Nigeria is just as bad

I was shocked to hear people abroad recieve winter fuel payments. The shouuld stop it before 2015/2016 I see a cypriot ex pat is aleady moaning. having a pop at osbourne that he has got a clue about the cost of air conditioning in the summer months The expat need to get a life as the payment is called winter fuel allowance. I bet they have their own swimming in their back garden

Saints and particularly NC , are professional and do not announce anything until the deal is done> Thats the way it should be done. not this squabbling by some clubs and agents. I would imagine saints moved on straight away from this transfer if indeed it was true in the first place.

Agent sounds like a right Pr**K . Not only is he having ago at saints hes not been to polite by celtic. I understand that Wanyama is not even one of the two top midfielders they have

I don't want Wanyama . I get the feeling he and his agents would be very disruptive to the club and the team . So good riddance . Too many players are in it for the money and not the team. I only want him if he is dedicated to the team and not full of self importance

Sad sad news indeed . Rip

I looked at the video on him. Some good aspects to his play but I thought his close ball play was a little suspect . He's quick but he should have better close ball control . Ps are we still in for that hearts player we have been chasing . What's his school satchel or something similar . Anyway crabs PM wil be good news if if it comes off .

Saints legend, Just look at all of us who went to Villa park sporting bits on carpet on our heads in honour of Mickey

Crab lungs , Thanks for the PM . Made intersting reading> I hope the club sign the other forward you mention in your PM That would be fantastic if we get him to

Ohio - Where is area 52? Its just south west of route 66

Just becuase you purchased 'Suited and Booted' then you can call yourself a TRUE SAINTS FAN. Dosent make you a real fan Horton. I know Duncan and David as well. I dont know how you determine who is a True Saints Fan I have a bedroom and walls covered in Saints shirt and memorabilia . I also have a the FA Cup Final LP The saints Single CDs with Sainst songs on OWTSGMI ring tone on my phone A Diary of a season Mick Channons book Ted bates signed copy Every book by Haliology Suited and Boot MLT's book The A/Z of Saints with my my name in it Countless Programme s I have done interviews with Players etc etc etc I travel Thousands of Miles to watch the saints But does that make me a True Saints Fan?

Well said prof . I want a player who is loyal to a club as well as being a super addition to the squad. Not someone who is in it for the money.

If the statement that was read on the beeb is the first time poyet has heard he has been dismissed then Brighton have screwed up . They should have informed him first and therefore have not followed uk employment law procedures . I suspect he has already been informed before the statement was issued . . Even if he didn't turn up for his disciplinary hearing . They would have arranged a second date and if he didn't turn up then they were in their right to sack him in his absence

Where's he gone

Good luck JWp

Dubai Phil . I like his philosophy also Weston

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have the Echo started a story that we have reached the FA Cup final . Lawrie Mac has stated he is confident of winning the cup against United. His only injury doubt is Hugh Fisher

Celtic fans are deluded too much tenants lager

Japan looking good . Lets buy a couple more Japanese players , maya looking solid so far

I believe there are a lot of questions that need to be answered re iraq . After all the initial trust was to deal with WMD and troops were prepared for that . However there was never a plan b , c or d in place to deal with the rise in insurgency. Maybe the snatch land rovers were okay after the first few months of sad dams overthrow . But as history shows things became very ugly and there was a requirement for different assets . There were not specialist vehicles readily available until some years later . Ides have become more sophisticated . Despite various scanning devices they still remain undetected. The courts have a hard judgement to make . Hindsight is a wonderful thing but at the time the commander on the ground has to use the assets they have at the time .

Batman (Jamie) you make good valid points but the development of equipment evolves just as quick as the enemy design counter weapons to overcome the new equipment that is provided. Take OP Telic. measures and new equipment were put in place/issued to counter the weapons of the iraquis / Insurgents tatics. The insurgents and at this pont iranians monitored this and designed new types of IED's So that while the first explosion was designed to stall the vehicle. a secondary and third device was included with different trajectory levels so design to his soldiers coming out of turrets of vehicles etc. Point I am making that you may have the best equipment but it doesnt stop service personnel getting killed. On a positive note there has been some major advances in the equipment etc that has been issued/ Developed. For instance the advance in medical equipment allowing for those with severe trauma to survive their injuries. Will those relatives who sons killed on Sir Galahad, HMS Sheffield etc in Falklands now use this law to sue the military as there wasnt enough air cover for them at the time?

View Yes it was very sad the blue on blue incident. There have been far too many. several by the americans on our lads and lasses. And as an ex servicemen I do feel the loss of every servicemen and woman who lays down their life. I think there is one thing finding out the real facts that went on with the Challenger incident. and I agree somethings do get covered up. partly out of resect to those who died and partly out of respect to the relatives. Partly out of embarrasment. But also due to the Official Secrets act. I will say no more on that !!!! otherwise I might end up in jail My concern is that several people who have losts sons appear to have put in a form of class action under the HRA to sue the Govt/MOD . They are not all the same type of case re inappropriate equipment. Hutch. You make some excellent points which I concur with. Batman. Yep your dead right re some equipment . More rescently the issue of trainers. Recruits got given a pair of gucci all singing all dancing trainers while the rest of us made do with your bog standard Hi tec trainers. and when I first joined I pair of Black and I pair of white plimsolls., My how times have changed. Bring back the old hob nailboots they wore in world war 1 and 2

If the HRA had been in place in the 1940's then we would not even have left the UK . Lawyers would beeven more richer than they are to day if we had sent our forces. The boys on DDay were not given Life jackets , thermals or wet suits. The ambulance chasing lawyers and the HSE would have had a field day with claims