SeanMacGabhann

I'm with you guys (well, apart from Matt maybe - it's a habit that afflicts every "type" of person in my experience) The one thing that doesn't cost anything, need government interference, or any outside factor and STILL people are just tooo fekkin lazy. Let's all hang out on Goose Green and shout them all down when they do it!

I read that too. North Korea being told no... Marvellous

That?s not mad. Posting at 3:40 am regularly, now THAT is?. Oh Sorry

Very droll Louisa ;-) I'm never mentioning the fekkers again!

ClockHouse will happily oblige you on that score

Plenty of seating out the front ? the old wooden benches from the wishing well have been replaced with some spanking new (white?) tables and chairs Don?t think there is a rear garden tho? If I was review bookshop I would be anticipating an upswing in sales as well ? it just looks too tempting when one is sat outside

BA - don't help themselves do they?

no soft opening for you m'lad! Good to hear tho

Absolutely ratty. I literally cannot look at England's Brave John Terry without wanting to hit something. All of teh Chelsea mob to be fair (apart from Joe Cole maybe) Nothing to do with them being English or Chelsea - just odious people. BUt if I forget about them and focus on the likes of David James I feel all better

So you have, so you have. Nice line tho But speaking of things already said, peolpe have asked about the shop in question before seems no-one knows nuffink concrete

I disagree that Laws has been tarnished with the SAME brush I don?t doubt that the British People are fed up, but that doesn?t make them wholly correct to complain about everything and conflate multiple problem into one Given the turmoil most people will face in coming years it is going to be all too easy to feed peoples disaffection (be it with politicians, immigrants, the media ? whatever) and it?s time for clear heads and a sense of dealing with stuff appropriatelty and not finding scapegoats. I don?t necessarily agree that it?s one rule for them and one for us ? whatever that quite means. Clearly it?s easier to manage a relatively small number of MPs on a case by case basis and see what common sense actions need to be taken When it comes to Joe Public, it depends on the size of the institution ? if you are being dealt with by a small outpost of government, with some autonomy, then chances are that you may well be excused ?inncuracies? which might otherwise be a problem. But given the sheer scale of the taxpaying public, it isn?t feasible to look into or make a case for everyone making mistakes to be ?excused?. There are also a hell of a lot of Joe Public trying to defraud the taxpayer and the system in place has to deal with sheer volume ? THAT is the reason for the less flexible attitude to ?us? ? not some invisible divide Sometimes, a stroppy child or partner who has been moping around the house whining ?s?not fair? needs to have a look at themselves and stop worrying about Tommy down the road and what HIS parents let him do. MPs do a hard job, beyond the scope of most of us and get payed relativly (given the hours, the stress, the responsibilities and expenses) small amounts to do so. I?m glad expenses are more transparent and I?m glad that culture will be gone, but ultimately it?s neither here nor there ? a diversion.. a fireworks show for masses to complain about. The overall cost to the taxpayer is infintessimaly small and irrelevant ? but we risk throwing the baby out with the bathwater because of the media witchunt We should be better than this

You aren't repudiating any of the facts I mentioned silverfox - if his partner had been a woman all of this would have gone through due process No-one, least of all Laws, is saying he DIDN'T do anything wrong - everyone accepts that he did, the law changed and he was required to declare, but prurience and hysteria (yep) are clouding the bigger picture . He made the decision to keep it covered up for the reasons I state above - it doesn't make it right but it does make it understandable. As this isn't costing the taxpayer any money what exactly is the point of it all ? Given the headlines he would have faced if he had followed the letter of the law, and given it's not costing anyone anything, can you not empathise? It wasn't a deliberate coveting of money - he was entitled to the money but would have needed to declare his partner sexuality with the tabloid fun that entails....

Someone wake me up when the hysterical hating has stopped If his partner had been female he would have perfectly legally, no fraud no anything, been allowed to claim a LOT more for his partner and the flat. As it happened, the law changed several years later and he was faced with the choice of outing himself and his partner for the sake of a technicality. So yes he ended up breaking the law, but for (IMO) understandable reasons. Had he followed the letter of the law it would have saved the taxpayer not a single dime BUT would have presented the tabloids with lot?s of GAY MP OUTED type headlines so cut the guy SOME slack for cryin out loud And to dress all this hatred up as faux-morality, concerned taxpayers, blah blah blah ? it?s f***ing sickening God I hate people sometimes

The Israel response reminds me of hicks "you all saw him, he had a gun" routine http://youtube.com/watch?v=SXyNQw-Hwpc not sure if the link works tho

Today. Midday. I?m still at work. Bugger! Seriously tho the place looks great ? I?m looking forward to having a jar there as soon as possible

But Hal, you as good as said on May 4th on this thread that people were overreacting, it needed to be put in perspective and, essentially, everything was cool!!

What was it - 4 of the same threads? And he has done the same before. Singularly obsessed

SMBS have bought (for personal use) a bottle of Da Bomb. the special special hot one As a Dragon's Blood fan I fancied my chances. Oh dear god... be careful people.

I had the same invite from the same person today. Good work with the investigations so far... I was curious myself

maybe 6 months ago pinkcustard but something has gone horribly wrong at Lombok recently - quality of meat alone has nosedived and the overall meal.. not recommended (and I used to advocate the place too so I have no beef with them)

I love the hisar but woofs comments are pretty accurate. Chili sauce is not a strong suit either. Oh and change to groundnut oil for the chips. And use idahos

And by taxi back, don?t wait until the very end. Leave just as the last song of the encore starts and use the cab servce in the foyer. Can save a dismal hour or two

I'm presuming because we have good Italian Pizza in Il Mirto? Or Sicilian at any rate failing that there is Si Mangia, Locale (neither of which I rate) or The Gowlett (which I do) pizzas we aren't short of

a few more : Algeria Argentina Australia: Plenty but none that I would really recommend. Brazil - Barraco caf? in Kilburn Cameroon Chile Denmark: The Phoenix England France Germany: I?m sure I ended up at a comedy/Oktober fest theme park style bar near Old Street when on a stag do once. Ghana Greece ? Green Lanes area? Honduras Italy - Ivory Coast Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Mexico - Netherlands ? de Hems in Chinatown New Zealand: See Australia Nigeria ? Oriwu Spot behind Sainsbos on DKH ? gotta be! Paraguay Portugal: One of the cafes on Stockwell Road Serbia ? isn?the waitress in TN Serbian ? let?s ask her Slovakia Slovenia South Africa: See Australia Spain: Bradley?s near Tottenham Court Road? Switzerland: The Swiss Cottage. United States - Christophers American bar and Grill Uruguay

My plan was to watch other countries games in associated bars - Holland in de Hems in Chinatown, that sort of thing I watched England 2002 games in the back room of the old Mag - good times EDT if you can arrive early usually has best footie atmos but I might wander over to The Old Nuns Head for something different