badgerx16

Named Blondi in tribute to another well known GS ?

I don't discriminate, get shot of the whole rotten bunch, blue, red, or yellow, and start again once WE have set up a new set of rules for them operate by. 'Traditional' Labour supporters do feel slightly disenfranchised by Bliar and Brown, they moved to the right to chase the Daily Mail reading middle-Englanders. I am slightly suprised that there don't seem to be many Tories feeling their right-wing agenda isn't being served as Cameron moves his bunch similarly close to the centre to chase the same minority swing voters, leaving them to follow Stanley and consider the UKIP / BNP option. I am all in favour of proportional representation; if only 70% of the elctorate vote, 30% of the seats at Westminster should be left vacant.

Started in 1981 outside RAF Greenham Common.

In reality, Stanley is a 43 year-old former crustie, who spent his teenage years protesting at Greenham Common, hasn't had a bath for years ( because he doesn't need one ), and lives off the mould on top of the yoghurts he pulls out of Sainsbury's rubbish bins. And he only ever votes for the Green Party.

I know of a rozzer who saved up his overtime during the miners' strike and bought himself a new house for cash.

Maybe we will execute our democratic right and withold our vote. It is likely that in my constituency, a Tory marginal, the following candidates will stand ; the current sitting Tory ( Not a chance, though he actually is a local ) a nu-Labour acolyte ( ditto given current circumstances ) a Lib-Dem ( yeh, as if ! ) a UKIP facist ( but I am not Stanley ) Why vote when there is nobody you can agree with, surely that would be hypocritical ?

Actually no I am not, but then again not all students are c@nts are they ? I don't disgree with the main point of this thread, but you, predictably, had to get your cheap dig in.

Stu; the armed forces are public servants, paid for by the working man's taxes, and also, how do you think these subsidies will be funded ? When the students are reaping the rewards of their education, their taxes provide for these services. Or maybe they should be permitted to opt out of paying for military adventures theyn don't agree with, and the spreading of democracy at the point of a gun ?

Stanley, I have to say that I have found something on which I completely agree with you.

Ah - got you there ! This Government IS most definitely centre-right, not many true socialists left, unfortunately. Bliar ( sic ) was the true inheritor of Maggie's legacy. Nu-Labour, Tory Lite, Different colour, same old sh1te.

yes !

Or then again maybe we all just agree that they are all robbing barstewards, regardless of their particular political colour, and start campaigning for an open and fully accountable Parliament.

Nah, stay Tory, you can make just as much : "( The Tory leader in the Welsh assembly ) was heavily criticised after it emerged in a breakdown of assembly members' allowances that he, and fellow Conservative AM Alun Cairns, had claimed for portable music players worth a combined £398. Mr Bourne also claimed more than £5,000 over the past two years for his bathroom and £120 to buy trouser press." "Meanwhile, the Sunday Mail reveals Scots Tory MEP John Purvis has admitted paying £120,000 of tax payers money to a firm he owns. Millionaire landowner John Purvis funnelled the taxpayers' cash through a company, he admits to being a partner in. He claimed £120,000 in expenses for six members of staff." "And in another revelation, it was reported that Sir Robert Atkins, a Tory MEP and former minister, used his parliamentary expenses to fly to his son's wedding in America." "Den Dover, the party's chief whip in Brussels, quit over the weekend after paying his wife and daughter a reported £758,000 over nine years through a company for secretarial and support services. On Thursday, Giles Chichester, the Conservative leader in the European Parliament, resigned his post after it emerged he transferred more than £400,000 of staff expenses to a private family company." "North West MEP Sajjad Karim, who recently defected from the Liberal Democrats, admitted paying his wife £26,000 a year as an office assistant while she was a primary school teacher." "Tory MPs Sir Nicholas and Ann Winterton broke Parliamentary expenses rules by claiming rent on a £700,000 flat they had bought outright." "Senior Tory MP Jacqui Lait has claimed more than £100,000 in second-home allowances on her constituency base nine miles from Westminster." " Tory MP Bob Neill claims the second-home allowance for a flat in his constituency just over 30 minutes' drive from Westminster. ............ Mr Neill bought his flat in Chislehurst, a sought-after part of his constituency, in 2007 for £365,000. He also owns a flat in Poplar, East London - about six miles or 20 minutes' drive from Westminster. In 2006-07 he claimed £22,110 Additional Costs Allowance - the maximum for that year - even though he was elected in a by-election three months into the Commons' financial year." To quote Bruce Forsyth "Good game, good game". Over to you, JB. :D:D

Did you hear Alan Green on 5Live's commentary for the Slovakia game say "Parents, prepare to be ripped off" ?

1) Which version of Windows is it, XP or VISTA ? 2) Was the account your daughter was using the main system administrator account ? 3) If XP, and she was not using the admin account, had the admin password actually been set ? In my experience most XP systems don't have this set as most peeps don't realise that the account is there.

Easy

Keep going JB. If you say it often enough, you'll start believing it Come on over to the dark side, you know you want to.

I think you might be a just a teeny weeny bit wrong there : http://fairdealphil.blogspot.com/2008/07/anti-sleaze-rules-come-back-to-haunt.html http://www.richardcorbett.org.uk/blog/2008/07/tory-revolt-against-camerons-anti.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/columnists/article-512517/QUENTIN-LETTS-Full-throttle-Cameron-seizes-moral-high-ground-bags-anti-sleaze.html http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/06/07/anti-sleaze-tory-caroline-spelman-put-nanny-on-expenses-115875-20598477/ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-16675575.html etc, etc, etc Socialism Rocks ! Monetarism Sucks !

I just thank God that neither of the two parties you have espoused allegiance to will ever get into power, so we will never see the Jews, Gypsies, and gays being rounded up and corralled in this country, nor "unauthorised" books burnt on massive bonfires, nor only 'party approved' music being listened to. ( Mind you, even the Nazis started out as the National SOCIALIST party ).

Johnny boy, I simply can't be bothered to find an equivalent list of Tory misdeeds. The reality is that they are ALL at the trough. And I will leave you with the one over-riding ugly picture from the Conservatives... No matter what nu-Labour get up to, I challenge anybody to come up with anything more sickening than the thought of that champion of 'family values', John Major, in bed with Edwina Curry. :vom::vom::vom:

You take the oath of loyalty to the monarch because he / she is the FIGUREHEAD representing the nation. According to the constitution of this country the monarch rules at the request of Parliament. This started in 1660 with the return of Charles the Second, continued when William the Third was invited by Parliament to replace James the Second, ( having agreed to be bound by the Bill of Rights before he was enthroned ), and was most recently brought to light when the Prime Minister effectively forced the abdication of Edward the Eighth. Also, the Queen cannot choose her successor - the line of succession is set in law and the reigning monarch has no say in the matter. Therefore, for instance, she cannot state that Prince William is to become King on her death or abdication. The whole point of the discussion that prompted this thread is that royal marriages are governed by the Royal Marriages Act, an Act of Parliament by which all the royals in the line of succession are bound. The powers of the monarch are enshrined in the Royal Prerogative, which lists those actions that the reigning monarch could theoretically excercise independently of Parliament. In practice these powers, which include the declaration of war, will only be enacted in name only, after the monarch has been advised by the Prime Minister and/or the Privy Council. Indeed, the declaration of war against Iraq was done by the Prime Minister without any public statement or involvement from the Queen.

Is this the same George Soros who screwed us over so royally on 'Black Wednesday' ? A true grabbing capitalist b4stard if ever there was one.

Absolutely, bring on the revolution :smt041:smt041:smt041

Originally Posted by badgerx16 As a home owning, hard working, lawful member of society, I am happy to pay taxes. They help to ensure that the NHS functions, Not very well that my kids get educated, Not very well that pensioners keep warm in winter, Had to laugh here....not very well that the roads are maintained, Now I'm wetting my pants...I've seen better roads in third world country's that the 'blue light' services are manned and able to do what we require of them, Check out the Fire service and empty stations...Go play 'spot the copper on the beat', a great game this that children at risk are cared for, Failed there as well haven't they etc. ( Mind you, they are also currently ensuring that peace and democracy are being delivered to the people of Iraq & Afghanistan. :confused:) Firstly, both my wife and I work in the public sector, so taxes pay our salaries . As for education, my daughter has a Master's degree, #1 son is currently studying for his, and #2 son plans to go into medicine :cool:, so thanks to all of you for your gracious contributions; I found the NHS very effective during my recent illness ; My pensioner father-in-law is currently keeping warm by virtue of the fact he is in New Zealand visiting relatives . As for the cheap jibe about Children's Services - for every one that slips through the system, and consequently hits the headlines of a rabid press, there are literally thousands who are capably dealt with, ( and I speak from personal experience on this point ). Where there are possible deficiencies in public services it is likely to be because so many people seem to resent paying tax in the first place, ( heaven forbid any mention of taxes being raised to improve service ), yet complain when they find the level of service they are offered has been cut to suit the amount of funding available.

As a home owning, hard working, lawful member of society, I am happy to pay taxes. They help to ensure that the NHS functions, that my kids get educated, that pensioners keep warm in winter, that the roads are maintained, that the 'blue light' services are manned and able to do what we require of them, that children at risk are cared for, etc. ( Mind you, they are also currently ensuring that peace and democracy are being delivered to the people of Iraq & Afghanistan. :confused:)