badgerx16

I suspect many, if not most, of the veterans at the Cenotaph feel the same way.

Meanwhile, on the 'Isle of Surveillance' I wonder if SG would get the irony, or has he gone so far 'native' in the USofA that it would no longer register ?

Apparently he bowed as far as the Queen - was that disgraceful behaviour from a Monarch ?

A poem written by a soldier serving at the front in World War One, who was awarded the Military Cross, and who died in action in the last month of the war.

In the face of all the sniping and sarcasm in the media 'principles' have to become flexible.

Dean

"A party press officer said Mr Corbyn had 'complied with the normal processes'."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34782123 "Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been sworn in to the Privy Council...". I reckon that is quicker than DC took to "swear in" after he became party leader.

So, faced with pruning £25 million, once the Ch Exec has had his salary cut to below that of the PM, you still have to find something like £24.96 million this year. So what will it be ? Libraries, Museums, Children's homes, Sure Starts, Road Safety, Planning, Environmental Protection, Car Parking.........because all of the 'fat' has already been disposed of.

Getting rid of the CEO wouldn't account for a budget cut of 30%. In my case I was one of 300 'middle managers' given the chop - a typical 'non job', having been the technical manager responsible for the management of the IT network, telephony, and IT security.

Waves

The point is that many councils are looking at at least a further 20-30 % cut over the next 2-3 years, whilst being asked to take yet more responsibility for public health and adult social care, transferred from the local NHS. Lancashire County Council reckon that in 3 years time, after accounting for statutory services, ( Education and Social Care ), there may be nothing at all left in the kitty.

Kwik

RK made the call.

BBC match report shows Clasie as their MOM. Ron on 5Live - "we play total football".

Spades.

Ounce

In one of the Rugby World Cup games, a player went down after a knock on the head. He was a bit dazed but wanted to continue playing, so the ref went over to ask how he was, and then checked the player's level of awareness by asking "What's my name ?". The player responded "Sir", and the ref said "That's good enough".

Damned commies

Seems the US is becoming a bit more like us - 5 stabbed at a California University campus... http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/04/us/university-california-merced-stabbings/ As for surveillance cameras, this is an article from 2009, http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a2398/4236865/ - "There are an estimated 30 million surveillance cameras now deployed in the United States"; by my maths that's about 1 for every 10 people - exactly the same as the UK. ( The same statistic is reported here, http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44163852/ns/business-us_business/t/post-surveillance-cameras-everywhere/#.VjpmUisVUWY. ) Be careful SG, Big Brother is watching you.

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Not as good as Casino Royale or Skyfall, not enough screen time for Monica Belluci, and I'd rather have Mr Hinx's Jag than the DB10.

Any ideas for a thread where SG and Guided Missile might end up on either side of the discussion ? That would be entertaining.

lures

We need to sort out our half time team talks.