Current Affairs 2024

[Mervyn and Trish]

I don't condone it either. But why now? As is usual with anonymous whistle blowers, designed to cause maximum damage. Like why historic Strictly gripes are now emerging.

[Onelife]

There probably is some ulterior motive for exposing it now but the horsey world of eventing is a close-knit community and any whistle blower would have faced a backlash whenever they exposed it. As I mentioned in my first post, the methods used in dressage are not what most would consider acceptable.

[towny44]

I don't suppose that the fact she was favourite to take the gold had anything to with it, or do I?

[oldbluefox]

You may be right otherwise why was it taken to a Dutch lawyer now and not brought to the attention of relevant animal welfare authorities years ago?

[david63]

Let's hope he never comes back and save us a precious place in jail. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjerxd00rlxo

[david63]

Another stabbing apparently of children https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t. What is wrong with these people

[screwy]

Can’t believe this has happened in our Town.

So many injured children and guess what.?

A seaside resort with lots of families plus locals had its childrens A&E services removed by the last Labour government.

[screwy]

It seems it’s just getting worse for Huw Edward’s.
Alleged Nonce.

[Ray B]

Another stabbing apparently of children https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t. What is wrong with these people

What on earth is happening in this country, to attack young children. I just hope all those attacked, old and young, make a swift recovery.

[Ray B]

Prison officer admitted having sex with an inmate.. I suppose that's called going beyond the call of duty.

[Stephen]

Another stabbing apparently of children https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t. What is wrong with these people

What on earth is happening in this country, to attack young children. I just hope all those attacked, old and young, make a swift recovery.

The perpetrator was lucky not to get a bullet ………unfortunately

[screwy]

It’s called betraying your colleagues. IF it was a female she deserves everything that’s coming her way, if she just after a bonk then there would have been enough white shirts to give her what she wanted. If it was a male then he’s giving the rest of his male colleagues a bad reputation. Absolutely hate crossing the line,you just don’t fraternise with Cons. On two occasions I discovered females on the health care department fraternising with Cons, they were taken to the gate and sacked.

[screwy]

2 children dead,9 injured 6 critically, 2 adults critical.
Another teenager with a knife. WTF is going on with the youth of today.?

[oldbluefox]

No doubt someone will think up an excuse for him..........

It's a terrible situation for all those involved.

[Onelife]

Another stabbing apparently of children https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t. What is wrong with these people

What on earth is happening in this country, to attack young children. I just hope all those attacked, old and young, make a swift recovery.

So sad to hear this horrific news, unimaginable pain for the families involved

[david63]

Save the country money and time - leave in a room with the mothers of those involved in this tragedy.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Does anyone now believe the junior doctors strike was anything but political? Demanding 35% from the Tories. Now accepting 22%, over two years, most of which was already on the table, from Labour.

[screwy]

Not me Merv.

[david63]

Everything that I am hearing at the moment from Labour is just traditional Labour dogma - take from those that have to give to those that have not. It matters not one jot that those who have, have worked for it and been prudent - just look after their loyal followers (who incidentally had nothing to do with putting Sir Robin Hood in power).

[towny44]

Does anyone now believe the junior doctors strike was anything but political? Demanding 35% from the Tories. Now accepting 22%, over two years, most of which was already on the table, from Labour.

I am beginning to doubt that democracy with an equal vote for the skivers and ne'er do wells, as well as the prudent, is maybe not the ideal form of choosing a government after all.
Anyway Merv you were claiming to be an undecided voter, and one or two others on the forum were reluctant to vote Tory because they accepted the BBCs version of events, and many clearly voted Libdem, Reform and Green. So the expression you reap what you sow springs to mind. However my conscience is clear, I voted for the only credible alternative to a Labour govt. Which just as long as we have the FPTP system of voting is the only option to choose, because no govt is going to take much notice of the main opposition party, never mind those with even fewer MPs.

[Mervyn and Trish]

My vote remains a secret. Just to say I voted for the candidate most likely locally to minimise the scale of the inevitable result.

[Stephen]

As is mine.

What someone thinks and what they vote in the day can be two different things and is no one else’s business.

[Onelife]

Everything that I am hearing at the moment from Labour is just traditional Labour dogma - take from those that have to give to those that have not. It matters not one jot that those who have, have worked for it and been prudent - just look after their loyal followers (who incidentally had nothing to do with putting Sir Robin Hood in power).

I think that’s a bit harsh David, there are undoubtably the work shy, benefit scroungers and bennift dependents in society but there are far more doing a fair day work for what basically amounts to a subsistence wage. I think we need to move away from this notion that if you work hard, you reap the rewards because that is the falsehood which promotes the divisions between those who are more comfortable off and those who work hard but still struggle. Society can only work if you have a work force that fills the needs of the country, whether that be from those on the lowest wage to those on highest wage. For all their faults I do think the labour party recognise this fact and are trying to close the gap in how we value our workforce.

[towny44]

Everything that I am hearing at the moment from Labour is just traditional Labour dogma - take from those that have to give to those that have not. It matters not one jot that those who have, have worked for it and been prudent - just look after their loyal followers (who incidentally had nothing to do with putting Sir Robin Hood in power).

I think that’s a bit harsh David, there are undoubtably the work shy, benefit scroungers and bennift dependents in society but there are far more doing a fair day work for what basically amounts to a subsistence wage. I think we need to move away from this notion that if you work hard, you reap the rewards because that is the falsehood which promotes the divisions between those who are more comfortable off and those who work hard but still struggle. Society can only work if you have a work force that fills the needs of the country, whether that be from those on the lowest wage to those on highest wage. For all their faults I do think the labour party recognise this fact and are trying to close the gap in how we value our workforce.

I recognise that one of the initial aims of the labour party was the redistribution of wealth, but we should all now recognise that this does not work, and I thought that following the Blair/Brown era Labour had also accepted this as fact, however maybe they haven't.

[Onelife]

Unfurtunatly John, it matters not who is in power, strikes are the result of Governments not appreciating the value of its work force…this is especially so for those working in menial jobs.

It’s also been the case that the redistribution of wealth is decided by those with wealth which probably has something to do with disparities in wage recognition.