david_carnell

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But what about the apparently irresistable rise in > suspicion of any, and every, institution or > individual in a position of power. > > It appears that the working assumption is that if > the organisation is big or powerful (BBC, Banking, > Police, Parliament, Major manufacturers, > Supermarkets, the press) or the individual is > aristocratic, rich or through fame & celebrity in > an "elevated" position (sportsmen & woment, pop > stars, TV personalities, politicians) then they > must be, de facto, abusing this position. > > Now I recognise that just because we're paranoid > it doesn't mean someone isn't following us - but I > think this working assumption is lazy thinking and > gnaws away at mutual respect, courtesy and the > fabric of society as a whole. > > Without trust and respect society fails and > anarchy rules. Mamora Man - I'm not exactly a Telegraph reader but their deputy editor, Ben Brogan, nails it: "[in reference to the MP's expenses scandal] Parliament was laid low by its own corruption. The banks soon followed, their reputations destroyed by greed and its global consequences. Then came the media?s turn, wrecked by criminality in one organisation, and the police, shamed by Hillsborough. Now it is the BBC that is being put to the sword, for ignoring the vile behaviour of Jimmy Savile. Everywhere, institutions are in retreat." At the moment, trust in authority and institutions are at an all time low in my opinion. Mitchell's outburst was just one more in a long line of behaviours from politicians of both sides, and from once-great institutions, that have eroded the trust that was once put in them by the British public. Trust is earned, not given. And once betrayed it is extremely difficult to win back.

Stop fishing for compliments, Ted. You know the ladies want to marry you already!

What Fabricio said.

On the slide? Worse than that: On April 17, 2006, an aerosol can that had fallen behind Curry's water heater exploded and Curry, who was doing laundry at the time, was burned on over 20% of his body, including his arm, back and side. He spent many months recuperating at his home. According to an Associated Press interview posted on CNN.com on February 17, 2007, Curry considered suicide after waking from a three-day, medically-induced coma, reportedly hoarding pain medication. After talking with comedian friends who made him laugh, such as Sinbad and Bill Cosby, he decided against suicide. He went on The Montel Williams Show to discuss this issue. The Montel Williams Show..... like a cheap care home for unloved celebrities

Oh Ted. Mark Curry's first role was in the film Talkin' Dirty After Dark, alongside Martin Lawrence in 1991. In 1992, Curry's first major role was on television series Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, where he played the lead role of Mark Cooper, an NBA player-turned-substitute teacher/gym coach. Curry appeared two episodes of The Jamie Foxx Show as an eccentric driving instructor. In addition, he also had guest starring roles on television series Living Single in 1994 and Martin in 1997, and minor roles in the films Switchback and Armageddon in 1998. In 2000, Curry also had a recurring role on The Drew Carey Show as Drew's boss at Winfred-Louder. He appeared in six episodes. In an April Fools' episode of The Drew Carey Show, Drew refers to Mr. Soulard as Mr. Cooper, the joke being that Curry played both roles He was the host of Comedy Central's Don't Forget Your Toothbrush in 2000 and had minor roles in For Your Love, which starred Hangin' with Mr. Cooper co-star, Holly Robinson Peete). Also, in 2000, Curry starred in A Man Is Mostly Water. In 2001 had a minor role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Motocrossed. Later in the year, Curry played one of the leads in another Disney Channel Original Movie, The Poof Point. Curry was the host of the PAX-TV show Animal Tails and BET's "Coming to the Stage" in 2003. In 2004, he appeared on Celebrity Mole Yucatan. He came in second place to Dennis Rodman. In 2005, had guest starring roles in Less Than Perfect and Fat Actress. On November 30, 2008, Mark performed a stand-up comedy routine on The Comedy Festival Laffapalooza Special, hosted by Tracy Morgan. In 2009-2011, Curry hosted Jamie Foxx's "FoxxHole Live" every Monday in the Conga Room in Los Angeles, which was heard on Satellite Radio sirus 106/XM 149. In 2012, Curry joined Sommore, Earthquake, Bruce Bruce and Tony Rock on the "Royal Comedy Tour." Many spectators have viewed Curry's stand-up comedy performance as the highlight of the show leaving the audience in hysterical laughter. Later in 2012, Curry joined Nickelodeon's first-ever original live-action family comedy series, See Dad Run as Scott Baio's friend Marcus. Now that's a career.

Absolutely Vik - couldn't agree more. I also find the implication that "I'm only doing what's best for my child" is that anyone who doesn't send their child to schools miles away, is somehow not.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > the 'car lobby' (who ever that is?) or just the > fact that majority of people if they have the > means seem to like owning cars for a variety of > reasons, mainly but not entirely practical. And we > haven,t yet had a a government in power who feels > it's their duty to social engineer us plebs out of > this nasty capitalist habit and certainly one > that's ever had the money to invest enough in > Public Transport (and we are talking at least > quadrupling the budget to even start making a > chink in the 95% of passenger journys done by > private car (or there abouts last time I looked at > the National Travel Survey). You don't think a car lobby exists? Or you don't know who it's made up of? I'll presume the latter although I suspect you're being provocatively naive regardless. I would, off the top of my head, list car manufacturers, petrol retailers, pressure groups like the AA and RAC and trade bodies. They would influence national transport policy and this would filter down to local authorities. It's not some grand conspiracy, just how things work. Nor is your attempt to label this as some anti-capitalist rant accurate. One of the most free-market countries on earth, Singapore, makes car ownership difficult and expensive and provides a superb public transport infrastructure. And I don't think it's unrealistic to expect that in dense urban areas that car use could be much lower than it currently is if there was a political will for it. Or if there had been over many years. But there hasn't/isn't. And I completely understand that if you live in a rural or even suburban area then this is a much more difficult proposition. If we want our inner cities to be greener, more pleasant places to live and safer for our children then our use of cars needs serious attention.

I attended Sutton Grammar myself so if anyone wants any insights drop me a PM.

If you live on the South Circular....unlikely! :-) I'm torn on this. It IS good that kids get to play on the street. But what a shame that our streets are now so given over to cars that we have to close the road in order for them to do so. There are no more houses now than when I grew up and yet certainly more cars and more car journeys. I was able to play in, on or around my road with relative freedom and little worry a little over 15 years ago and yet wouldn't want to do so, or allow my child to, now. If politicians (and I don't include James B in this dig) had stood up to the car lobby more and our streets were more pedestrian (and cycle) friendly, we wouldn't need to resort to such lengths in order for our children to participate in something as simple as outdoor play next to their homes.

As an aside, two Government ministers do seem to think that our emergency services need to be able to cope with any scenario no matter how unlikely. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19988748 Perhaps this doesn't extend to maintaining fire stations.

Carradice are very stylish in a retro way. It may all depend on what he rides and the "tribe" he belongs to in the cycling world.

I cycle through Warwick Gdns every morning and it's a lovely park. As Taper says, a lot of hard work has transformed it with new play equipment, the Green Flag award and (previously) the Winding event with live music and food. I wouldn't advocate walking through ANY park alone at night and certainly WG would be included in this. Again, not sure what more could be done to make it safer aside from locking it up entirely. My sympathies to the woman concerned and hopefully the police will find the culprit.

Hmmmm.....at some places more than others I would think. The Ritz is touristy but stuffy and they'll probably get the hump quite quickly. A smaller, less formal venue might be more suitable. Or somewhere doing a modern take on the idea. Maybe back to Sketch. Phone and ask.....

Wolsley. Better value and less "tourist" than the Ritz. Sketch offer a more modern approach with excellent petit-four.

Gill having sex with his dog was the least of his problems! And it wasn't stated as a blanket rule to adhere to, merely an example of when repetition and redundancy can actually be used skillfully for rhetorical purposes. Obviously in corporate documents, like the one you mention, it should be removed and the authors birched. Working in a press office in the civil service, I often have to decifer policy documents for their salient points to write a press release. My brain tends to ache by the end. Stakeholder? No, that was soooo 1997. Partner? No - has liberal connotations. Horizontal interest group? Ah, winner. We like those. Yeah, except no one has the foggiest feck what you're talking about.

RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > david_carnell Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > Tautology is quite annoying. > > And what of pleonasm, good sir? > > And Pibe, I've toured the Kettle Chips factory - > they are a little more more hand cooked than that. Pleonasm has its place. Mainly in literature and speeches for rhetorical effect. Shakespeare and Beckett did it, Churchill did it. That'll satisfy me.

Has anyone tried Hubbub ? They offer a delivery service from local shops thus helping you get the best of both worlds. At the moment the selection is small but growing all the time. I'd say less than 5% of my shopping is done at supermarkets. Meat and fish is bought at weekends or at the Tachbrook St market in Pimlico nr where I work. Fresh fruit and veg is bought throughout the week from either local shops, the above market or a couple of places in Camberwell that I cycle past on my way home. That way I'm only buying what I need for that meal and have less wastage. We use LIDL for nappies and occassional supermarkets deliveries for household items like washing powder. Khans for tinned goods and spices etc

Wow - you must be a hoot to work with EP. ;-) Tautology is quite annoying. The hoi-polloi gets me every time as does "free gift". Also "safe-haven". But these are often so ingrained we rarely stop to consider them. And they are of miniscule annoyance compared to "centred around". A pox on your house!

Who plasters the inside of their car with porn anyway? How would you change gear? Was it an automatic Audi, MP?

Zeban - whilst I'm sympathetic to arguments surrounding cuts to local authority services, you are, quite simply, talking nonsense. I've done the woodwork course over two terms. First term was ?97.50. Second term as a repeat learner was ?137.50. That's only ?40 more. And one of the reasons they do this is to encourage people who have never done courses before to try one. And you start all over again each new academic year. Your upholstery course is exactly the same. As is the ceramics. Talking about fees in excess of ?300 is utter piffle. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/download/7500/autumn_2012_course_guide I would however encourage people to take advantage of the woodwork course. It was fun and informative and after two terms I'd gone from not knowing one end of a nail from another to having built a beautiful dining table.

Leeeetle bit excited.

Along with over 200million other people, and dear God I can't stop it going round in my head: Gangnam Style!

EP - You sound like a lion moaning the gazelle's are running too fast.

+3 for Tax Mix We need more unstructured and unsupervised creative play for children so I'd be inclined not to create these play trails. As others have said, the space isn't really there for it. But I appreciate the thought James.

This is now a game of "read the glossary of an economics text book and work out how many can be innuendos". Still, it's more fun than the normal left v right bunfight on here. Assets - phwoar Barrier to entry - fustrating Boom and bust - a description of J'Lo Crowding out - only on a Friday Dumping - Mark Oaten's yer man Expectations - don't worry, it happens to every man