Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Captain Haddock wrote:
Perhaps God, as well as being an Englishman, is also a conservative?
Though a source reports to me strange goings-on in one of the Deal churches where the PCC seems to be intent on putting on a Sapphic version of the Barchester Chronicles!
References to 'Mother God' indeed.
Grateful (as ever) for the Bishop's considered views. Even weirder than Samuel Johnson's 'dog walking upon his hind legs'?"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
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#341 WTF?
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While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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D Little wrote:The conservative majority will be between 100-150
I won't be voting
So why bother comment if you are not voting? Spoil your ballot or vote. Apathy is the curse of democracy.
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Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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The rich man in his castle,
The poor man at his gate,
God made them, high or lowly,
And ordered their estate.
Some people might try to convince us that He/She is a Selfservative.
Awful results in the elections for either party except the Tories. This doesn't bode well for 8th June.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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I found this bit in the statement from our Reverend friends, clearly God moves in mysterious ways.
Courage also demands a radical approach to education, so that the historic failures of technical training and the over-emphasis on purely academic subjects are rebalanced, growing productivity and tackling with vigour the exclusion of the poorest groups from future economic life.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:
Courage also demands a radical approach to education, so that the historic failures of technical training and the over-emphasis on purely academic subjects are rebalanced, growing productivity and tackling with vigour the exclusion of the poorest groups from future economic life.
Absolutely. And East Kent College in Dover which I've visited a couple of times has some excellent apprenticeship offers, staff and students. I DO find it worrying that two of the 'most' failing schools in Kent are in Dover though:-
http://www.kentlive.news/these-are-the-11-kent-secondary-schools-which-have-failed-to-make-the-grade/story-30295817-detail/story.htmlRoss Miller likes this
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Astor comes under that federation led by the chap that appears to have a shampoo and set each morning so surprising to find kids can't do their sums.
Keith Sansum1
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Ross just replying to second sentence of post 334
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
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post 334 which wasn't by me, it was by Paul M
I also suspect that you know nothing or at best little of my ventures
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Ross Miller wrote:
I also suspect that you know nothing or at best little of my ventures
Ross, I believe John 8:7 has wise words on the subject.
I don't know about you but 30 years is nowhere near long enough to keep some of the files relating to my 'ventures' classified!
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Back on topic (and I never thought I'd be typing that!) looks like the gloves are coming off for the rumble in June.
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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But how will the Sunday Express ensure that its readers get 10 giant fuchsias? I, like many, just look at the pictures of the new Diana, Duchess of Cambridge/Camberley/Camelford whereever - do i qualify as a reader of Richard Desmond's 'truth'?
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Keith Sansum1 wrote:Ross just replying to second sentence of post 334
should be post 337 ross
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
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Getting your numbers all mixed up Keith? Are you sure you're not Dianne Abbott?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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I doubt many will be taken in by the promise of 7 day a week surgeries. Many are closing due to GPs taking early retirement and newly qualified doctors have no interest in going into general practice.
Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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The Bishop wrote:So why bother comment if you are not voting? Spoil your ballot or vote. Apathy is the curse of democracy.
I commented in reply to somebody predicting a majority of 50, my prediction is it will be substantially higher.
In a democracy it is your right not to vote. Take Saddam, in some elections he only managed 99% of the vote, the other 1% faced the consequences.
Incidentally - what is the difference between a spoiled ballot paper and abstaining?
Button
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'Spoiling' my ballot paper is a positive statement of my rejection of all candidates, whereas abstention isn't visible - since not completing a ballot paper could be for any number of reasons, including that you think all candidates are equally fantastic.
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Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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Dictionary definition of fantastic: imaginative or fanciful; remote from reality.
Sounds about right.
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Button- Location: Dover
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Try incredible and fabulous too.
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Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
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I think all ballot papers should have an option to formally 'Abstain' as a registered vote.
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