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So are you saying that the disappearance of a 3 year old girls doesn't matter? This is not about a conspiracy theory. It is about trying to find out what happened to a little girl.

You have completely missed my point. If you haven't watched the films then how can you know that what is in them is tenuous? There is no magic in police work. They take statements. They look at the available evidence. If things don't match then they have some more work to do. Things do not match in this case. There is no conspiracy theory. Just things that do not add up. Many of those things are the evidence given by the McCanns and some of the Tapas 7. One of the most respected policemen in this country has serious doubts about the evidence in this case so have a go at me all you like and continue to wallow in your ignorance.

Mr Fry, do you honestly believe that the McCann's would welcomed the Met if the Met said that they were treating them as prime suspects? What we have now is more of the same as before. Tenuous links from a trial that went cold years ago but perpetuating the abductor theory that seems to have no basis in fact.

Conversely I could argue that they may think if they stop now people will think a) they no longer care or b) they are guilty. We all have our own thoughts on the subject but personally I would be very surprised if they gave up doing what they have been doing so far. It is what they know, it is what they do. It doesn't make them any more or any less guilty. It is what they do. It doesn't change what the sniffer dogs found. It doesn't change the discrepancies in their statements. It doesn't change the fact that their is no evidence of an abduction It doesn't change anything.

Why they allowed him to sing at the Olympics is beyond me. John Lydon would have been a better shout (literally).

Good article in The Guardian today about KP. Props go to Graham Norton who suggested that KP wasn't suited to team games and perhaps ought to take up golf!

One way or another they are responsible for her "disappearance", harsh as it sounds. If they had stayed home or arranged childcare then we would have this thread.

He probably didn't do himself any favours by letting the keeper score at Stoke and playing silly b*ggers against Arsenal. We had one Bruce Grobelaar, don't need another.

Not at all. They have to keep going. If they back off now it would look worse for them. They know they are ok as long as the body is not discovered. If they did it that is. But with no proof of an abduction where does that leave the enquiry? Yep, right back with them.

And wore pink socks with tan shoes. D'oh.

I wonder if they would have spent this money if the couple had been a couple of chavs from a working class background?

Agreed, excellent post. We really ought to have local candidates who do live locally. You cant move around here for parish councillors who are all over local issues so I am sure there are people who would stand who know the local area well but are also politically savvy.

Perhaps they should just market it as a bunch of ex Saints players talk about their favourite match? Job done.

I wonder how many people know who their local MP is?

If it aint Wembley it aint the FA Cup final. Never the same when in Cardiff.

Loving the new alt-J CD. If you like your indie music left field and quirky, check it out.

Sad state of afairs in British politics when UKIP start to get this much coverage. Look back though history at some of the great politicians we have had in the past and compare them with the muppets we have nowadays. It is a shame you cant register a protest vote on the ballot form. I dont vote now but all that does is let in more nutters. We should have a right to say we are unhappy with all politicians and have that recorded in the ballot.

He may turn out to be a decent International one day but at the moment he shouldn't get a game. Has been poor in all of his appearances so far. As for Rooney, whatever happened to him. So much promise all those years ago but it has all gone to pot.

I expect there will be more tits in it this time round. Is it going to be on HBO? If so, guaranteed!

The police gather evidence and then take what they have (or what they think they have) to the CPS to see if they have enough for a possible conviction, If people come forward and make a statement they (the police) have to treat it seriously. If those statements are false or there is little to back them up a case could well be dropped. I agree that suspects should not be named until charged though. Just because a case is dropped, it doesn't mean to say that the accusation is false. It could be. It could also be that the CPS feel there isn't enough firm evidence to take the matter to court and get a possible conviction. There has to be a good chance of conviction and it has to be in the public interest to take a matter to court.

If only it were that easy! Put the best players in each position together and there is no guarantee that it will work as well. Mind you, that is not to say it wouldn't be better either - but as they say, form is transient, class is permanent. It isn't just the press that would go into melt down if England put a team out like that - many of the fans would too. Hodgson's problem is to take our best players and make them better as a unit. To be fair to him it is something we have been struggling with for many years.

Did you spend it later?

Rye is awesome and I spend a lot of time there. Lovely town and close to Battle if you like history (they do a re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings every October). Also not far frpm Canterbury which is also worth a visit. I live on the edge of the Marsh and it is a very interesting place. Lots of smuggling history. As you say it has a beautiful look about it in winter.

Just as well, I don't want to have to give you a kicking

I thought students p*ssed everywhere bar the loo so surely this will not be a problem?