SeanMacGabhann

pearson - Confusing arch-conservative Catholic-driven government policy with what people think of as political correctness is just bonkers? or just divilment. I'm inclined to think the latter Ridgely - thank you for the kind words - I had already corrected myself. But flake away

oh I see - you were referring to my earlier post Not sure why that makes me a nazi exactly but hey ho

so you are making up a hypothetical situation (The BBC would not show or make Monty Python these days) and then claiming as fact? And I'm the nazi? What have I tried to stop?

With Little Britain and Harry being on TV I don?t see any sign of Pcness stopping anything And there is nothing in Monty Python that would upset the ?PC Brigade? You are just having a pop at Pcness and attributing things to it when it isn?t getting the way of anything at all here

So if the Black & White minstrel show, or Mind your Language were to be comissioned today, the advice would be to just turn over?

Rubbish. At least if you mean because of PCness

Didn?t you have a main door replaced recently Gareth? Was anyone paying undue attention then?

Fair point as well ? but given how narrow that section of path is anyway, I find it preferable to avoid completely I don?t want anything bad happening to anyone?s kids ? just so we?re clear. But I?m kind of minded to think where does the worrying stop? What if someone walking along with a coffee in their hands doesn?thave the lid attatched properly and it spills all over the pram? Etc etc

A little reminder below about freedom of speech and why SOME people get banned in less happy times

oh he does he's also well versed with martyrdom

BigBadWolf is definitely huffing and puffing today time to put some kindling under the cauldron

It's a hog roast! With or without child I would be approaching it with caution anyway. You can't have every single risk removed from the world

you realise you are swimming against the tide of centuries and centuries of british culture in suggesting that? Doesn't make you wrong.. but I doubt you will get much support

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All fair points Mick, but fairness doesn't have to mean tax increases. I just think, at the moment it's an option The 90% situation in the 70s was ludicrous of course but if we aretalking about Britain's current situation (which it shares with many many countries where Gordon Brown wasn't PM) then we are to believe that the chancellor has looked at the books, and come up with a figure which he (and others, but not everyone) feels needs to be procured somehow, and within a short timeframe. And he is doing this via cuts (some of which will be fine and others which some people say will damage recovery but that?s a different argument) He says he wishes he didn?thave to make these cuts ? which if we believe him leaves him with the option of saying a) Here are the cuts and costings for the next 5 years b) If I rasied taxes by x amount for those earning above y (the table could be more detailed than the current 40% cutoff) for, say 2 years, I would be able to leave in place most of the more critical programmes. The plan after 2 years is to revert to current tax levels Now I?m not saying that is politically do-able or realistic, and I don?t expect it to be even mooted. And even people who would go along with it would worry about that 2 (or whatever) year timetable being constantly pushed back. But would it be more fair? I would say yes, and I would be affected but I still think it must be easier for a family on (say) 50kto find expenses to cutback than a family on 20k. It just must be. And I don?t believe that most families on that 50k work HARDER than most families on 20k. I just don?t

I didn't swerve the issue Mick - I just forgot about it What level would I be prepared to? No fixed amount - if a government persuaded 40% tax payers to go to 50% to avoid some of the worst cuts I wouldn't have a problem with that. As an example - I could be persuaded to pay more if I saw the maths. The money is out there it's just persuading people to cough up As an aside: "Talk is cheap. Stories are easy to write. But back in the real world." i didn't write that - but the person who did, called me patronising a few days back. Just sayin

You wonderful man you boab.

Careful now

Ah the names come flooding back Like old girlfriends Sort of

I thought tarot was a card thing? Or do you mean Sean? Well there is Sean young i suppose. But tarot knows plenty about the cast list on here. She knows enough to know I'm not female. The posts around midnight tonight will be worth staying up for tho

Ah. You think it's a guy Jah? As a woman myself (according to tarot anyway) , I'm inclined to think tarot is female. A specific female

Another threat to leave a thread ... Gone begging

Bit early for the sauce isn't it?

Tarot is a bit like spangles. Types less well but that could be an affectation Same petty small mindedness coupled with sweeping generalisations tho Hmmmmm. (already I can hear the "I have NO idea who you are referring to " speech. And she may be right. But hey if it looks and smells like...)

They say a diet rich in cod is healthy. I'm not so sure