Laurence

1932 ? Price of democracy 60 million dead

Whatever we say or do on this forum will not make any difference So leave off Charles. He is someone for the Highlands to be proud of His politics are opposite to mine but I respect his opinion, not like some on here. So give remarks like lies and bile a rest As I said the voters will vote and the politicians will have it so sort out.

Oddquine You get nut cases in every level of politics Political parties are broad churches. Some people in the Conservative Party like Kenneth Clarke you can respect and have good judgement I think Ed Milliband you can rely on to be his own man and will seek to make things as they should be It will be down to the SNP to work with Labour not the other way round.

Should football club owners be allowed to ruin a club in spite of what fans say Is the action of the fans at Blackpool justified.? What redress have the fans I am aware that Blackpool went into this season with only 5 professional players on their books To become a Championship team in England is a notable feat and should not be squandered Are fans important? On a day when I am over the moon about Bury's automatic promotion I can only feel for the Blackpool fans

End of seasons are always tricky for clubs with small squads Fatigue, suspensions, injuries, and young players on a learning curve However the manager has to realise, that "closing the stable door", "and running down the clock", is not a cardinal sin. The number of free kicks ICT give away is costing the team dear . Especially towards the end of games. It can't be easy for such a small club, but there are players who should play , who sit on the bench. It all helps to give the others a brief respite. Any way best of luck to the team as they enter the last lap of a very long race.

http://www.towerfm.co.uk/news/local/rio-ferdinand-loses-his-wife/ Having been one of the fortunate ones to recover from Cancer myself, I really do feel; for the family of one of my most favourite footballers.

Pacquaio v Mayweather Well I reckon there was ever only one winner But having said that Pacquaio was said to have fought with a damaged shoulder, he was denied pain killing drugs Rumour has it though he took an unauthorised shot ( Newspaper talk) in his locker room totally unconfirmed though and probably not true Mayweather his said to be retiring now

Not literate at all My wife has an honours degree from the Sorbonne in Paris just sort of rubs off

Well done Chorley I will tune in to Radio Lancashire on Finals day

To Oddquine How can the Party born out of the Trade Unions around 2015 to fight for the rights of workers be classed as Tories How can the party that gave us The National Health Service That Gave us Family Allowances , Family Tax credits, The Minimum Wage That gave us the Legal Aid Act Equal opportunism acts for ethnic memories Equal Pay for Women That Gave us Health and Safety at Work Brought Devolved Government to Scotland and Wales Sorted Out Government in Northern Ireland On The Green side the Pollution Acts of 1948 and 1977 together with clean water legislation Massive Extension to Comprehensive education by Tony Crosland Gay Rights, Decimalisation 1n 1967 Under Wilson Liberation of Censorship Laws including Liberation, of Divorcé under the reform act Great improvements of Social Security Benefits Capital Gains Tax on the Rich Rent Acts , Protection From Eviction Acts Massive increase in Council House Building and School Building Housing Slum Clearance Act Town and Country Planning Acts Social Security Acts National Insurance Act which enabled payment when out of work Under Tony Blair Tax Credits Introduced Civil Partnerships Banned Fox Hunting Over 60s local Bus Travel Doubled Apprenticeships Dads allowed Paternity leave Gift Aid of 828 million to Charities Restored City wide Government to London Record Number of Students in Higher Education Introduced Equality and Human Rights Commission Increased Child benefits by over a quarter Increased teachers by over a third Full time workers allowed 24 days paid holidays Built countless new Schools and Hospitals I could go on but if I am a fool for not agreeing Labour are Red Tories then you should take a good look at yourself and your prejudice

The only Tories that are not Blue are the Black and Gold Tories

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There is talk about playing at St Mary's - Southampton quote Harry Rednap

Bury are promoted 8 consecutive away wins I was panicking because I was told the play off final may be on the same day as ICT's cup final Over 2,300 Bury fans made the journey to the Wirral Now this famous old club can start the climb back to at least "The Championship" With New Training facilities who knows? http://www.towerfm.co.uk/news/local/bury-fc-has-reached-an-agreement-to-lease-manchester-city-fcs-former-training-ground-in-carrington/

I don't know about NPL but in league 2 I am interested Anyway I have the champagne on ice as my boyhood team the Shakers are 5 mins off automatic promotion Southend losing - Wycombe drawing - As long as Tranmere don't score. Heart in Mouth time here

Alex get off your soap box Sure there are a lot of poor people But there are a lot of others doing very well, I suspect you are one of them, I sure am Go to Glasgow stand on the street corner look at the cars, the delivery vans, look at the shoppers , look at the bags they are carrying full of goodies, . AS long as I can remember Glasgow as been full of betting shops probably the same people who use them go to the food banks. If you live in that area sure you would go for free food rather than pay for it. In this country we are far better off than most other places, tracker mortgages low tax, shorter hours than our parents worked. I am no Tory but I am a realist, You make it sound like there is no tomorrow unless we spend spend spend. The vital thing for the next government is to get people , who can, back into work, create jobs. With cheap oil low transport costs, This nation and the UK as a whole should do very well over the next 5 years, regardless of the party in control. Lets forget moaning about so called austerity and pull together. Too much grumbling for my mind. Talk about who won referendums, is not helping, Germany lost the war, but who is the kingpin of Europe now. Life changes all the time. Elections come and elections go. Sometimes you have the upper hand and sometimes you are crushed. The problem with independence was its finality, no going back, in five years there will be another general election and things will look different, they always do. I first voted in 1964 won by Wilson with 4 votes or so, 18 months later he went to the country and won by a landside , in 1970 he was ousted by Edward Heath, In 1973 Wilson won again by a minority government, after that he went to the country again and won comfortably. The next election was won by Thither who won 4 terms, Finalised by Major who lost in a landside to Tony Blair. Don't get smug over success it can all change over a few years. No Laurence I wont get of my soapbox. I am as entitled to comment as you are. As for being well of. No I'm not. I get by but I have to travel to another country to work and pay taxes in two countries to get by. But, that aside, unlike you with your 'I'm alright jack' attitude I have concerns for those around me. I am concerned when those around me can only get zero hours contract employment. I'm concerned when thousands of young lives are being affected by poverty. I'm concerned about the dangers of having weapons of mass destruction on my doorstep. I'm concerned about the environmental impact of the overuse of fossil fuels. I dont look at my country and the world from behind a net curtain in my warm living room. Just pointing out that statements like pumping austerity down our throats are not right. True life is hard for a lot of people. But this still find there way to have all the trappings of a modern society not like the poor blighters in Nepal We are getting a society that moan and groan all the time I respect what you say about how you have succeeded in your life, working all hours, But I think you should chill out on the moaning With regard to the weapons , I carried a CND badge for years, But the stuff I am hearing now about submarines is a fairy tale. If the subs are to cost 100 billion they would have to be gold plated, The estimates put to parliament over the next 20 odd years range from 500 million to 700 million per year , gross about 15 billion tops - Then you have to look at tax, as most of the spend is in wages between 20 and 40% is returned to he treasury. Again the engineering firms manufacturing the subs employ people and pay Vat and Corporation tax. Not to mention the cost of benefits if the project was cancelled. At the end of the day if it stops the UK being blackmailed by Korea or Iran it may be worth it?

To be deadly serious we could be heading not just an hung parliament but stalemate The Conservatives will I think and so do the bookies have the most seats Labour and SNP will not have enough seats between them to form any sort of viable government i.e 170 + 50 bookie talk The Conservatives will not get enough seats even with support of right-wingers to hold power for long 185 + whatever The Prime Minister of the outgoing Parliament stays as Prime Minister until he tells the Queen he has not been able to form a government, whether he has the largest party or not. It is then down to the Queen to send for the next man down, who will have the opportunity to try for support. The problem is if no overall party has enough support legislation or no , the Queen will have to dissolve parliament and call another election. I think myself in any rerun of the election if it comes to that, people with have to decide if they are red or blue and stop pissing about with minor parties.

I wish I would have been taught poetry of that quality when I was at school, or anything else other than religion. Goes to show Alex had a much better education than most people I grew up with I first came across the poem after I retired it was in a book in a guest house in Campbelltown where I was on holiday. My wife who like Alex was very well educated was reading it, and like Alex told me how she was taught it at school. Unlike poles attract I am told

Alex get off your soap box Sure there are a lot of poor people But there are a lot of others doing very well, I suspect you are one of them, I sure am Go to Glasgow stand on the street corner look at the cars, the delivery vans, look at the shoppers , look at the bags they are carrying full of goodies, . AS long as I can remember Glasgow as been full of betting shops probably the same people who use them go to the food banks. If you live in that area sure you would go for free food rather than pay for it. In this country we are far better off than most other places, tracker mortgages low tax, shorter hours than our parents worked. I am no Tory but I am a realist, You make it sound like there is no tomorrow unless we spend spend spend. The vital thing for the next government is to get people , who can, back into work, create jobs. With cheap oil low transport costs, This nation and the UK as a whole should do very well over the next 5 years, regardless of the party in control. Lets forget moaning about so called austerity and pull together. Too much grumbling for my mind. Talk about who won referendums, is not helping, Germany lost the war, but who is the kingpin of Europe now. Life changes all the time. Elections come and elections go. Sometimes you have the upper hand and sometimes you are crushed. The problem with independence was its finality, no going back, in five years there will be another general election and things will look different, they always do. I first voted in 1964 won by Wilson with 4 votes or so, 18 months later he went to the country and won by a landside , in 1970 he was ousted by Edward Heath, In 1973 Wilson won again by a minority government, after that he went to the country again and won comfortably. The next election was won by Thither who won 4 terms, Finalised by Major who lost in a landside to Tony Blair. Don't get smug over success it can all change over a few years.

Sorry I am so boring RiG, but it comes with the territory when OAPs are concerned I am afraid I know I get a little intense at times for which I apologise I am a Kansa City Chiefs follower with Charles my favourite running back ; although I once took the Saints to win the Super Bowl at 40 -1 I won about £800 that day I stay up every Sunday and Monday night to watch the games. Got two tickets for Wembley when the Chiefs play the Lions as I also like Stafford should be a good day out. I am thinking of setting up a fantasy league this season for Caley Fans if I can get 10 people to join. I usually join American leagues and I do quite well having won a lot more match ups than I have lost. I usually use the handle Lochinvar or Young Lochinvar after the poem. I have decided to call myself Inverness City Slickers next league I join. This season I am going to enter a paid league which will be far more difficult than the fun leagues I usually join. The NFL fantasy leagues are not like soccer leagues there are no transfer limits. Drafting is in rounds, there are practice drafts so you can get the hang of it. They start to set them up after the training camp. The season involves 14 match ups then sudden death play - Offs Anyway as I am getting boring again anybody can see how it works on the NFL web site. I am also worried about the 49s problem is the coach has gone and there is an unknown in charge so my son tells me, My son also tells me the team as been ripped apart and will have to be rebuilt. I predict a fairly dismal season for the 49s although time will tell, moving to a new stadium as gone down like a lead balloon.

It would take a brave guy to bet against Mayweather

Gradma's and egg sucking come to mind

Every year the National Football League ( American Football) Draft from the colleges and Universities in America No 1 draft pick is by the worst team Tampa Bay Bucs The last pick is by the Super bowl winners New England Patriots This system is to try to bring equality to the league , when you consider the rookies get over 500,000$ US a year and the top players could get 40 million $ US a year this is a big deal and for lot of underprivileged players from ethnic minorities this is the route to a good future. Not to be missed for the sensation and spectacle that only the States can provide , try not to miss it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-3060814/NFL-Draft-2015-need-know-annual-American-football-event-beginning-Thursday-Chicago.html Even if your knowledge of this game is limited it is a good opportunity to see a great spectacle of the sporting agenda