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Jeremy

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  1. libtards, the lot of 'em.
  2. Brendan, have you been listening to The Fall or something?
  3. Has Rick Channing joined yet?
  4. Is peak oil necessarily going to have the impact you suggest? Before oil runs out, energy will become so expensive that a massive programme of nuclear power will be unavoidable - hopefully, but not necessarily, augmented by renewables. What can't be ran by electricity? Rail would become the norm for long distance passenger journeys and freight.
  5. I'm not convinced that the value of someone's assets is necessarily a reflection on their ability to pay taxes. For instance, imagine somebody who has worked hard to pay off their mortgage early in life, and then loses their job.
  6. Asset Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Quick dig at the left at any opportunity alert. Perhaps you failed to see the irony in Marmora Man's post? If so, that would also be rather ironic. Or perhaps there wasn't any. In which case, that would probably make my post ironic. Is there such a thing as meta-irony?
  7. Frank's is an interesting idea, but probably best if you drive. The journey up to the top of the car park - either via that lift, or negotiating the maze of dark corridors - is none too tempting. I'm not too keen on walking through that part of Peckham at night either.
  8. www.co-operativebank.co.uk is kosher.
  9. Your protagonists possibly had a copy of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Friday night with a takeaway curry.
  10. Is "Jar of Hearts" a real song, or some sort of in-joke?
  11. Ooh, Blossom Hill. Would that be the ros? flavour?
  12. I'm sure there's a joke there Loz, I just can't quite put my finger on it! Thanks for the info, edcam/peterstorm.
  13. edcam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hasn't it been decided that the Denmark Hill/Victoria route will remain. Really? That totally passed me by...
  14. Blinkeyblonck - no to cakes. Much as I like cake, we're well served these days with a couple of decent bakeries, and cakes stalls all over the place on the weekends. Katie's idea of pancakes is good. Gallettes, (savoury filled wholewheat flour pancakes), waffles, churros, could all work too. Healthy, home-made meals which could be put in the freezer might be a good idea.
  15. It's been happening on and off literally for years. We get a period of consistent service, but then we're back to the familiar old routine of locked gates and rail replacement services. Don't hold your breath for a permanent resolution any time soon. If you can get to Peckham Rye or Denmark Hill, the trains to Victoria are still running most weekends (although this line is being axed at some point).
  16. Anarchism is a broad concept, which can incorporate collective cooperation. It's attractive in theory, but in reality, if modern society was to be plunged into this sort of existence, disorder and chaos (i.e. the popular definition of "anarchy") would probably prevail. If Cameron can't get "Big Society" to work, I'm not sure what chance we'd have of implementing the sort of extreme micro-devolution LD describes. Unless we're put in the position where we have no choice but to manage ourselves. I personally think that today's biggest problems - including the financial crisis, global warming, declining fossil fuels, natural/humanitarian disasters - would be best solved with global cooperation (although it ain't happening at the moment...)
  17. I think that recent events have demonstrated that a free market just doesn't work very well. But that doesn't mean that capitalism doesn't work - it means that it needs to be partnered with sensible regulations and safety nets. At the moment I don't think there's an alternative. So far socialism hasn't done a very good job delivering the qualities most of us value in a society - such as propsperity, freedom, or even equality.
  18. I think the new forum's shaping up quite nicely. Prostrateman is going strong in the lounge, and there's a nice little thread about the riots, which puts a bit of a different spin on things. Although I see they have some scheduled downtime coming soon. I hope all the users don't flood the EDF during this period, the server might not be able to cope.
  19. So it's being used, but not really as a traditional police station. Is this a temporary arrangement, or long term?
  20. Slightly harsh, Otta. The record stall is quite cool. The hog roast isn't bad, and the pies are apparently decent (although I admit I've never tried one). The butcher van is very good too. But there is an abundance of over-priced cake and vintage/junk gubbins.
  21. Put your dog on a leash in the areas where you are required to. I agree with Minkey, it's irrelevant whether it's well trained or not. It is self-centred behaviour. And yes, the people who "walk" their dogs around the streets off the leash are even worse. Close to my home, there is unfortunately a relatively high concentration of young men with bull breed dogs, most of them seem to let them run around the pavements/grass off the leash. It's really selfish, especially as there are lots of young kids around. The damn things should be muzzled.
  22. I suspect we've seen "Rick Channing" before, and will be seeing him again.
  23. Looks like Rick Channing is no more.
  24. Totally agree, of course it has to come from the top down. And there's no reason for it not to happen. I just thought it was ironic that while he claims that "most wouldn?t mind being told to pay more in taxes", they are all obviously deliberately paying as little as possible.
  25. Admirable sentiment from Buffet, except we all know that many wealthy people already do offshore their business interests to pay lower tax. Surely if Buffet and his mates want to pay more tax, they just need to re-jig their affairs so they are paid through their company payroll, rather than just paying tax on capital gains.
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