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So what's the answer.......summer football?

Cut off one's nose to spite one's face is it?

The only thing which will really save the planet (this by the way is a SERIOUS post) is the humble condom and allied contraceptive methods. However I fear that attempts to implement such a policy would follow in the doomed steps of Kyoto and Copenhagen. If we start off with the CO2, which seems to have become to the 21st century what Witchcraft was to the 17th, how is it produced? By PEOPLE. Then there's food. Who eat it? PEOPLE. It's the same with water etc etc. The problems which threaten the planet are mainly caused by there being too many people and the vital objective, however unlikely its achievement may in practice be, should therefore be to limit population. Think, for instance, of the amount of CO2 which one person, especially of the North American variety, produces in a lifetime - his "carbon footprint", to delve into what is a rapidly expanding and increasingly hilarious Glossary of Global Warming Jargon. Then think of the most prominent self appointed paragon within the climate change lobby - Mr. Al Gore. How many hydrocarbon guzzling North American children has Mr. Gore produced? FOUR. Their combined lifetime carbon footprint, and all because Mr. Gore was unable to keep his bits in his trousers or unwilling to get a vasectomy, must be absolutely horrendous. So hang your head in shame Al for the damage you have done to the planet! But sorry, I have allowed this thread to wander just a bit further from its original thrust so let me restore it with a question. Given the current perception of politicians in this country, do you not think that Mainstander's earlier post, which was presumably partly tongue in cheek, maybe touches a few bases as far as the various parties in question are concerned? I should perhaps also simply note that in recent elections, people do appear to have been exercising the "Don't Vote" option to an increasing extent. Your post takes me back to around 1968 when I worked down the pit in Cardowan Colliery, outside Glasgow. One of the miners chalked on one of the overhead girders the words "we will outbreed you" and I have never forgotten that. He was one of the "non condom" brigade if you see what I mean.

If we as a country had the death penalty for drug pushers it would go a long way towards solving the problem of drug abuse. How many deaths have the drug pushers been responsible for over the years? Does that not make them murderers? What is the point of the soft option of jailing them when prisons are already full of drugs. Execute the barstewards, the country would be a much better place without them. No doubt the "dogooders" can't wait to have a go at me.

A depressing but all too common attitude which is why the UK political scene is in the kind of mess it is now. As I said in another recent thread, we get the politicians we deserve. If you don't vote, then in my opinion you have no right to criticise what the subsequent government does. Just accept what your apathy produces. Rather than simply not vote and thereby betray the sacrifices of those in years gone by who died so that we can have the right to vote, you should vote for the party that comes closest to reflecting your beliefs. Beyond that, join a party which comes closest to your aspirations and try to influence it from the inside. Of course, your summaries of all the parties are nonsense but I accept that they are not intended to be taken seriously. For instance, the Greens are a far cry from your rather tired stereotype and consist of people from all walks of life who simply take a bit of a longer term view than others. Understanding that the planet does not have the capacity to support an ever expanding population using an ever increasing amount of resources does not make you a tree hugging hippy - rather than opting out, it means opting in to modern technological fixes that allow for sustainable development. For me, the Green agenda will have to be adopted sooner or later on an international level if society is not to degenrate into warfare over ever diminishing resources. So better vote Green now and help to get the agenda into the media a bit more than it currently is. God, we've got another Gordon Brown here - save the world, save the planet.

Is that not still the case? Anyone who votes for the Tories or Labour need their heads examined. Over my life span, and I'm not young, I have yet to see how Scotland has benefitted under either party.

Latviaman... great posts. All I know is that we are all Inverness boys together and I respect you all. OK under that old selective system I was lucky enough to become a Kaddie Rat but many of my Dalneigh PS mates went to the Teckie. Respect for the whole lot of us who were brought up in post war Council estates and didn't do too badly despite the likes of DD sniping away in the background. For instance DD obviously doesn't like the Harriers and Highland Rugby Club and also has some problem with IHS. Sorry DD, but just to list two IHS FPs - Alan Rose was a stalwart of the 1976 HRFC team that "rose" to Scotland's top league and Melissa Whyte (Jeans) albeit now 45 years old, is now one of Scotland's top distance runners. Don't know exactly what you mean by " we are all Inverness boys together" Charles. I attended the Techy but I am not from Inverness although I have very fond memories of the place. Many of my friends were from the Academy. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

It would appear that Rabbie Burns's "such a parcel of rogues in a Nation" is still very much alive and kicking.

My sentiments exactly, it's most annoying.

The Archbishop is correct. In answer to your question, since when has the Labour government got ANYTHING right. This pathetic lot should never be voted into power ever again. There is an exception though, in parts of Weggieland voting Labour is a must - it guarantees the lazy ******** their Giro cheques.

Good post especially the second paragraph. As an example, I wonder how much is spent on Translators for the thousands of illegal immigrants including those who appear in court cases.

Aye but it will benefit them - according to Smee they can all use it to get cushy jobs for the boys at ?38 000 :014: :D Seriously though, this can be answered on so many levels. I refer you to my post on the first page where I said that the kids nowadays only want to know 'is this in the test?' They now have a cynical approach to learning facts which is seen as 'sad' and they are encouraged in this by the easy availability of the internet. I submit that, if the adults take this approach too, then we're all sunk. Schools do try to provide vocational education as far as possible but anybody in education will want to aim much higher. Mantis, I am not pro or anti Gaelic but I remember about 30 years ago (when there were more Gaelic speakers) there were more university graduates, per head of population, from the Western Isles than anywhere else in the UK. The point I am trying to make is that if you are fluent in more than one language, whichever language that might be, the brain is exercised more thus possibly leading to more intelligence.

Burn that flag and just behave yourself now Oz, you're being educated in my country now! Well, I must admit that took longer than I expected. :D I was joking!

Burn that flag and just behave yourself now Oz, you're being educated in my country now!

I'm self employed, looking after bored housewives. I can not go into any details as I have to be very discreet. It is very satisfying work but can be a bit demanding at times.

What a fuss about a poor wee mouse. I've got a dragon in my house - anyone want to take her off my hands?

Gigha not Ghia.

Don't get me started on this subject! Their and there, weather and whether and then there's "he should of thought of that" when it should be "he should have thought of that". Our old teachers in the Techie and IRA must be turning in their graves.

Hope you have a sense of humour Rig!

Section G? You can spot them a mile away, they're the ones with the high foreheads and the eyes close together.

I'm an ex "rowdy" squaddie and have tattoos on both arms and on my back. I do not go out to "start" on anybody. I'm sure there are a few who do but in the same token there are some who have no tattoos and would sh1t themselves at the thought of going anywhere near a war zone, that will happily go out with the sole intention of picking on some tiny drunk lad. You should not tar all with the same brush. The lads in the Black Watch should be welcomed. I know that not all agree with the forces and where they are being sent but respect the lads who put there lives in danger day in and day out. Now the guys won't be in there all you have to worry about are the tattoed women.LOL Especially the tattooed women with the AK47s.

ICT fine tuning? Munro's hoofing needs no fine tuning, he's very adept at it and Roscoe is past his best.

My sentiments exactly. The thing with a lot of people, especially in the north of Scotland, is that they have no experience of the problems further south. I have lived amongst it. Make no mistake...we live a sheltered life up here.

I would not condone that attitude in any shape or form. I am only saying that Nick Griffin was correct in saying what millions of people (including non-whites) think but have not got the guts to air their views in public. This is the way I see it - there is a huge illegal immigrant problem especially in England and the main political parties have lost the plot on border controls. There is no place in Britain for Sharia Law. There is no place in Britain for honour killings. There is no place in Britain for Muslim women to be treated like sh!t just because they are viewed as inferior to their male counterparts etc, etc. I suspect that Mr Griffin would approve of certain aspects of Sharia Law - Especially the imposition of the death penalty for practicing homosexuals. I agree there is no place for so called "honour killings" There have been several convictions in this country for such deeds, and those convicted are generally sentenced to life imprisonment. I don't think it is just muslim women in this country who are treated like sh1t because they are viewed as inferior to their male counterparts. I agree with your last statement but they are in the minority compared with Muslim women.

I would not condone that attitude in any shape or form. I am only saying that Nick Griffin was correct in saying what millions of people (including non-whites) think but have not got the guts to air their views in public. This is the way I see it - there is a huge illegal immigrant problem especially in England and the main political parties have lost the plot on border controls. There is no place in Britain for Sharia Law. There is no place in Britain for honour killings. There is no place in Britain for Muslim women to be treated like sh!t just because they are viewed as inferior to their male counterparts etc, etc.