ecuk268

Will anyone actually be sacked? If you worked for a private company and made this kind of cock-up, you'd be out on your ear but it never seems to happen to civil servants or local authority people, they just "learn lessons".

Even got praise from the Telegraph.

I think that it's treated like a debt, so baliffs could be involved and it could affect your credit rating.

What seems to have gone unnoticed is that the government is to change the law so that the registered keeper of the vehicle is liable for any fines, not the driver, so the old excuse of "I didn't know who was driving" will no longer apply.

Liliyhammer's worth a watch. It stars Steve Van Zandt, guitarist with Bruce Springsteen who made his acting name in the excellent Sopranos. He plays a mobster who goes into Witness Protection and chooses to re-locate to Lillehammer (because he liked the look of it in the Winter Olympics). He soon starts up his old ways and gets into various dodgy schemes. Although fairly light in tone, there's enough going on to hold the interest.

I've got a 2007 1.6 Zetec manual. Best points probably the ride and handling and reasonably nippy. This is my 2nd Focus and they're not near the top of the bestsellers for nothing. Apart from it's yearly service, they've not needed any parts and I get around 40 mpg. Not the most exciting of cars but practical, very reliable and quite cheap to run. Air con, heated front and rear screens and a radio that has crap MW reception (this appears to be quite common on Ford radios).

Anyone who wants to become an MP should have been in a "proper" job for at least 10 years. None of this leaving University, getting a post as a researcher for some MP, fighting a hopeless seat and then getting a more winnable one. No experience of the real world or what it's like to work for a company that has to make a profit or you lose your job.

The lovely Bob Higgins who coached the Wallaces amongst others. There was a documentary about him on TV in the late 80's when he was shown to indulging in rather "strange" training practices. Shortly after, he got a brick through the window of his house (Townhill Park, I think).

Most of the Sky Atlantic stuff can downloaded from Pirate Bay (or rather it's new equivalent). Not that I'm condoning illegal downloads.

I'd agree with about every word of the above. Had a few problems with signal loss due to a dodgy cable from the cabinet to the house but they replaced it very quickly.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9938578.Free_bus_travel_to_return_for_Saints_fans_/ Apparently, we are in breach of our planning conditions as this should be provided now that we are back in the Prem.

It would certainly be an improvement.

Don't go through Bitterne That's the long way around.........

Interesting comparison.... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9548083/O-levels-v-GCSEs-how-do-they-compare.html

Exams should be about applying what you've learned. I did a number of statistics exams in the dim and distant past and there was no way that you could remember the many complicated formulae. You were therefore supplied with a small handbook which listed the ones that you may need in the exam. If the exam is designed in the right way, it's a test of knowledge application and problem solving rather then memory.

And she was also trying to push through the hugely unpopular fans ID card scheme at the time.

I often wonder what type of person agrees to appear on these programmes. Same with Jeremy Kyle.

About 30 miles across but the roads are crap (and the drivers) so it can take a while to get to places. I lived there for 10 years. it can be a bit odd.

It's a bit of a cartel as regards price. Lymington is shortest (about 25 minutes) but dumps you at the western end, Southampton is longest (1 hour) but you're fairly central. Mrs ecuk268 went over visiting friends recently from Southampton. It was £35 (midweek) but that included up to 7 passengers.

There did seem to be a period in the 80s when, if a Saints player got in the England squad, they developed itchy feet and wanted to move eg. Steve Williams, Mark Wright, Danny Wallace. Lallana seems like an intelligent, level-headed chap and, as long as we stay in this division, hopefully will be happy to stay here.

Your first choice is more likely to be a goat (as there are 2 goats and 1 car). As the host has eliminated 1 goat, and your first choice is more likely to be the other goat, you are better off switching.

When my nipper was starting to drive, we added him to his Mum's insurance on her little Fiesta which wasn't too expensive and he was allowed to build up his own NCB.

Mills and Shilton didn't play in the same team as the other 4.

The speed of light is relative to the emitter. Otherwise, if you run forward holding a torch, the light from the torch would exceed the speed of light.

Good to see Ken back for the Ajax game. Strangely, he didn't look any older.