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henryb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The figures show that, in London during the period > 2001-05: > > There were 101 times as many reported pedestrian > injuries due to collisions with motor vehicles > than with pedal cycles (there were 34,791 > pedestrian injuries involving motor vehicles, > compared with 331 involving cycles). Meaningless stats withput context. How many bicycles are there in London? How many cars? Do the same exercise with Ford Fiestas vs Hummers and you will show how a Fiesta is a much more dangerous car. Not. > On average just under 18% of cyclists ran red lights, whereas over a third of motorists encroached into cyclists? > ?Advance Stop Lines? (cycle boxes at traffic lights). A brave attempt at not comparing like-for-like. Which is more dangerous? And how many motorists run red lights? How many cyclists encroach over the final line at a red light?

Ms B Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To be fair, cyclists can kill too; I lived in > Cambridge for a while and remember a few > fatalities there. That's what freaks me out about > pedestrians walking out in front of front of me > (particularly bad close to Brixton market for some > reason). Of course I stop but it worries me that > they don't seem to realise bikes don't have > assisted braking. When the first generation of electric cars came out they discovered they were more dangerous to pedestrians because they didn't make much noise and so fake noises are being introduced. I suggest that bicycles may have the same issue. Maybe those old plastic widgets/cards that you clipped on to hit the spokes and make 'motorbike noises' should be mandatory!

I'm surprised there is not more in the press about the complete stupidity of occupying Fortnum and Mason. An article by a member of UkUncut in the Guardian said, "At 3.30pm we gathered on Oxford Street and moved toward a new tax-dodging target, Fortnum & Mason, to stage an occupation. This foodstore is owned by Whittington Investments, which runs a devious tax avoidance scheme, stuffing money in Luxembourg and avoiding ?10m a year in tax. This money could pay for about 500 nurses." Had they done their homework, rather than just think, "oooh, get the posh shop", they might have noticed that the Garfield Weston Foundation own 80 per cent of Wittington Investments that, in turn, owns more than half of Associated British Foods (ABF). Garfield Weston is one of the largest charitable foundations in the world, and gave away ?26 million in 2010. So the idiots are attacking charitable institutions and calling them fat cats. I think that pretty adequately sums up the level of intelligence we are dealing with here.

aspidistra Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The only winners over the last 50 years (since the > mid-50s) have been the top 1% (by income; and by > wealth) in first-world countries. Take a look at > the data. That is the trend, and it keeps on going > in that direction. Are you really saying that in the last 50 years the standard of living for people in the UK has declined? Or, would you rather be an average wage earning in the UK in the 1960's or today? I know what I'd rather.

You install a puppet government, of course.

I always find that touching the brake pedal just enough to put the brake lights on (but not actually do any braking) makes tailgaters back off.

I sent all my chickens to Weight Watchers. Viola! Problem solved.

"No thanks. If three double whiskies doesn't get rid of the taste, nothing will."

"If she can find her way home by herself, don't shag her."

I knew it involved some missile strikes to take out anti-aircraft defences, but it does seem like they are taking the opportunity to weak Gadaffi. They risk losing the important support of the Arab League. Lose that and it's back to being a West vs Arab/Muslim conflict, which would be v. bad for overall peace in the region.

Ladygooner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I understand that if you get more tickets than you > actually want you can sell them back at face > value? Sometime in 2012, though.

You don't have to buy the top price tickets, ed_pete.

Come on guys... you have to admit: children's homoeopathy is just as effective as adult homoeopathy.

This reminds me of 'Blanche', from Captain Beaky... A baby owl, whose name was Blanche Perched bravely on a narrow branch And wondered whether she should try To jump up and attempt to fly... She bravely counted up to ten And then, she counted ten again She jumped! She found she couldn't fly And lay there, looking at the sky "It's lucky that that branch", said she "was on the ground, and not the tree." Then off she ran and flapped her wings And said "These are most awkward things "For though I skip and jump quite high "I'm still no nearer to the sky..." And falling down, she gave a howl And wished she'd never been an owl. And finally her mother found her And put a great big wing around her And said "Dear Blanche, don't be upset! You haven't grown your feathers yet."

From the RSPCA site: See also http://www.rspca.org.uk/allaboutanimals/wildlife/injuredanimals/-/article/WLD_InjuredAnimals

Ridgley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How do you know what my political allegiance is? > And yes the average wage for a shelf stacker etc? > is ?6.70 ph you self-righteous stuck up Tory That's almost a rather amusing piece of political satire. :)) Keep it up!

Tarot, Ridgely, when the local lefty tells you that are talking unrealistic socialist boolax then it really says a lot about what you are trying to argue. Besides, apart from a quick revolution where the workers get to control the methods of production (unlikely...) what do you suggest a shelf stacker at Tescos should earn? (I'd ask 'as opposed to what they earn now', but we've already established you don't have a clue what that is.)

A meltdown would not be anything like the scale of another Chernobyl. The big problem with Chernobyl was the graphite fire - that carried the radiation far and wide. The Japanese reactor is of a much different design and would not affect such a wide area. In fact, if the design holds, a meltdown may not actually cause any radiation release. Unfortunately, the magnitude of the earthquake and the hydrogen explosions may may caused a breach of the some of the containment units. Only time will tell on that one. The bigger danger seems to be the containment pools for the spent fuel rods. If the water levels in those drop the spent fuel rods will catch fire - and that will cause a radiation spread.

I must say that if the 50 workers who are battling the crisis make it out alive they should celebrated around the world and bravery medals pinned on them until they can't stand up under the weight of them. I can't begin to imagine what I would do if I were in their position.

But you are attacking the symptoms, not the disease. If Tesco's, Sainburys and the rest disappeared tomorrow then something exactly the same would replace them. Why? Because that is what the British people want - food and goods at the lowest possible prices. You could picket Tesco's and put together campaigns highlighting their wage levels, but when you consider that 1 in 8 pounds spent in the UK on retail goods are spent at Tescos then you can understand why the people who run the company think they are doing something right. It's not Tescos fault - they are just giving the people of the UK what they want. Put together a supermarket chain that pays what you would argue is a 'decent' wage and nobody will shop there. Nobody. I mean, how many people nodding their head to Tarot's rantings refuse to step foot EVER into a major supermarket. Unless you can say that, then YOU are the problem, not Tescos, because you are tacitly approving everything they do by shopping there. I'm not saying it can't be done in small doses - the success of the Fairtrade brand shows that some people will pay higher prices for some goods sometimes where the producer does not get screwed. But if you try and extend that to all goods every day then you will fail.

More details on the story ... The jobs are in London and are for a Tesco Express Store Manager and a Trainee Buyer. Hardly McJobs. I can't vouch for the accuracy of these figures (since I googled and found them on a random forum, rather than the original source), but these are the median salaries for similar roles at Tescos. Supermarket Store Manager ?41,731 Retail Store Manager ?29,504 Department Manager, Retail Store ?23,997 Retail Store Manager, Grocery ?26,855 Duty Manager ?22,542 They seem like fairly decent salaries to me. Hardly "lemons being squeezed dry", anyway.

Doughnut? :)) I'm hurt... The point is not whether the sentiment of whether Doughhut... erm, Tarot is right or wrong. The point is that, armed with little in the way of facts (the only one he/she had still managed to get wrong) Tarot has leapt into a wild attack on Tescos. What are the wages, Tarot? "Dunno". What are the other benefits to working for Tesco, Tarot? "Dunno". Why are Tesco going all the way to Slovakia to recruit? "Because they are an evil corporate empire hell bent on destroying civilisation as we know it". How do you that, Tarot? "I read it on a website". I don't mind a good debate, based on facts and well structured argument, but this is just a mindless, pointless, factless rant.

Are you not allowed to say it's for "Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum"? Or do you think that title would put them off somewhat?

Accessing someone's email without authorisation is a crime under the Computer Misuse Act.

Tarot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You must work for Tesco,s. the Rate is about six quid an hour,Bangladesh even lower. So you don't know then. > I vill not answer any more of your quetions,Her Loz. Yeah, like you've answered any yet...