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Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > stringvest Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If a farmer lets his chickens run free for 3 > weeks out > > of four, they are NOT FREE RANGE because Europe > > says so?? Hmmmm > > Why on earth would someone construct a farm where > chickens only get free range access three weeks > out of four? Some sort of crop/livestock rotation ?

And Kinnock struggled with the tide too.

This is worse but not far away.... http://www.sloughexpress.co.uk/news/slough/110937/man-who-shouted-terrorist-at-a-mum-and-her-young-children-sentenced-in-court.html "Together we can stamp out this kind of behaviour in our communities so if you witness anyone being racially or religiously abused please report it to the police by calling 101 or visiting you local police station. In an emergency please dial 999.?

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Looking back into the Crystal ball of life, I feel > this event (and this thread) were storm clouds of > the future horizon, where the then powers that be > ignored 'the will of the people' > > In hindsight, I reckon we'd have grown to love > Boaty Mc Boatface, rather than to loathe those who > voted 'differently' than us. > > I hope that boat, like Mody Dick, haunts the seas > of Cameron's dreams. But one of the Subs is known as Boaty McBoatface. As if Brexit was only given to Southend.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > KK was very wrong (above) to call you a tool, but > I guess what you should really be called wouldn't > get through the forum filters, so tool will do for > now. The Guardian described a tool (in UK English - not known in America) in relation to Milo Yiannopoulos as Offensive and Ineffective at the same time. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/23/milo-yiannopoulos-british-celebrities-in-america-phoney-provocateur

This is like Black Mirror (too late :) ) Who's going to trash their rating.

Holborn Kingsway was closed yesterday (maybe a tree fell down) but nobody waiting for the buses along the route was told - and the message/route LEDs have been removed. I suppose eventually they checked there apps

I knew a guy who used to shout "tourist" (as in he was a tourist) and it sounded so like "terrorist"

Toffee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Suffernot. Be prepared for all the liberal left > on this forum to tear you to pieces. How bloody > dare a British soldier look after his mates? Good > job the guy was totally disrespected. Wow.sorry to > both my grandfathers who lost their lives. The issue was the applause. If you think about it - you can only judge the value of people applauding by the fact some don't. If everyone clapped me just because they felt they had to - it doesn't mean anything.

binkylilyput Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I love this! I'm rooting for the little guy :-) It looks like a sort of persistent robot. Maybe there's a lazy one somewhere that'll spend all its time in Ozzie's cafe.

I suppose the question we ask is will new jobs be found for people (can we all really become innovators) or will most peoples jobs disappear and there are not enough jobs to go around (then you need to come up with something else like a universal income). In the past new jobs have appeared - I get the feeling Bill is pessimistic as opposed to hypocritical as some of the comments say.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > call me a Luddite but this kind of thing is > ridiculous. All these 'toys' are a waste of > natural resources which are FINITE- have you no > environmental conscience Henry HB? To be fair the descendants of these things are going to be whizzing around everywhere picking up litter, building things, gardening, serving drinks, fixing Southern trains. That's why us humans aren't going to have much to do :)

But at least he didn't dance down to the cenotaph (nor did Corbyn but he was accused of it)

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Are we at the #DonaldFatigue moment yet > Meh! Maybe we could send him to Planet F.

I knew they reminded me of something. Scutters in Red Dwarf

It needs a weapon for sure. Maybe an electrical discharge :)

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > uncleglen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The only solution to the 'housing shortage' in > > London (or rather the 'overpopulation' of > London) > > is to move all the people who are workshy and > > perpetually on benefits out of the city thereby > > freeing up accommodation for actual > workers...just > > a thought... > > > > I'd go for Joy-O-Meter test, where they score you > on just how miserable you are. People like you > could be exited to the 'outer rim' of the cities. > > There you could practice your 'shouting but not > listening' style of communication, in a bell-jar > like experiment of nothingness Underground I reckon, Farage can go down there too. and Piers Morgan

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I knew they were being trialled in SE London. > > Really can't see them lasting too long without > their "minders" in tow. Unless future models > include a sentry bot. You mean a gun toting robot - Jeez :)

Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We have them around our offices. > > They'd last five minutes in Peckham out on their > own. Hipsters would steal them for personal use (bringing Latte mid morning, a nice tart in the afternoon)

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How many of you can honestly say you vote for > purely altruistic reasons? > > The majority of us are self interested to some > extent, why expect MPs to be different? But I separate my job and my personal life. I can't bring personal feelings to my job (other than ethics).

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > People only ever talk about frontline staff (who I > agree we need, and ideally more of). But often > forget the medical secretaries behind the scenes. > Without these people, clinics simply don't happen. > Letters don't get sent, appointments don't get > booked. They are being put upon with ever > increasing workloads, and a lot feel they are at > breaking point. > > I totally agree, there are savings to be made, but > staffing budgets need to not only be protected, > but ideally increased. And that needs to include > non medical staff, because they can be just as > important to the running of a hospital. Aren't a lot of the non frontline staff outsourced now and, the first thing outsourcers do is cut staff. The NHS I worked for between 1992 and 1998 has totally changed - beyond the purchaser/provider split that happened in that period. Could they be actually spending too much on change and need some stability ?.

I wonder if that barred list still stands :)

The Hipster headline is a bit strange, as if people visiting Franks, and who are notorious for being transient (they move onto the next hip area soon enough) matter more than people who live here. Maybe it's a straw man headline by the Standard ?

Transport links nowhere near good enough. No tube, no improvements to southern or thameslink planned Get the developers to pay for that (a la OKR)

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Things can only get better 😉 If you believe the papers, every year they play this at the Labour party conference evening do, and every year Corbyn storms out.