Keith Sansum1
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maybe that was the idea
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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fancy mentioning polyandry, if dave finds out what it is he will want to legalise it.
Jan Higgins
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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I've never got that Jan, in places where blokes have 5 wives do some blokes have to go without?

Keith Sansum1
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what a meal???
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DT1- Location: Dover
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Thread ender?
I had no idea that homosexuality was a religious or cultural thing! You'll be telling me next that it's not contagious.
But in all seriousness, I can't understand why any couple would want anything other than a same-sex legal marriage, as opposed to any religious connotation.
But I suppose if we did have lesbian queen (as suggested by Lord Tebbit), she could just make up another church to suit, just as Henry VIII did when monogamy wasn't to his taste. If only he had realised the eventual possibilities of the reformation, he could have been a Mormon himself!
Keith Sansum1
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trouble is the mouse doesnt have a falklands to save him
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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How to spot a swivel-eyed loon
A beginner's guide to this increasingly vocal species
Many species native to Britain are in sharp decline, but the swivel-eyed loon (Gavia articulata oculos)
has recently seen a marked increase in numbers, although the rise in sightings could simply be down
to better reporting. But how would you know one if you saw one? For the novice, we present a loon-spotter's guide.
Habitat: Generally to be found lurking in the grass roots, especially near local Conservative associations
and seaside shopping precincts in the home counties and the south-west. Due to loss of habitat, however,
they are increasingly sighted across England, going door to door for Ukip. Extinct in Scotland.
Some members of the species are beginning to sport purple-and-yellow rosettes.
Identification: Plumage is a combination of blue, grey and very white, with some examples of the species
beginning to sport purple and yellow rosettes with the approach of spring 2015. Not to be confused with
the common loon, which is common, or with the great toff tit, which is blue with a liberal splash of red,
and a bright yellow belly.
The species will patiently explain that a firm stand against gay marriage does not constitute prejudice.
Family: The swivel-eyed loon shares certain key traits with bitterns, buntings, grouse, hawks, cuckoos,
coots, parrots and rails.
Behaviour in the wild: Antic, with eyes that gyrate as if on swivels. Extremely vocal at this time of year,
with a shrill cry, generally a long-winded lament about Britain going to hell in a handcart thanks to
immigrants, the aggressive gay community, gay immigrants, out-of-touch ministers, urban metrosexual
elites and Europe. Also rails against political correctness, while simultaneously getting offended by the term
"swivel-eyed loon".
Behaviour in captivity: Tame, with a fixed smile and a steady gaze. Call reduced to soft, seemingly
reasonable warble. Will patiently explain that hatred of immigrants is nothing to do with racism, nor does
a firm stand against gay marriage constitute prejudice. Insists that restoring the economy by slashing
public services and killing off growth should take priority over basic equality, for ever.
What to do if you spot one: Back away politely, while being careful not to express any views of your own.
Make a note of time and location of sighting, unless you are a member of the prime minister's elite inner circle,
in which case it is probably best not to say anything about what you have seen out there.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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A little light satire from the Grauniad. Quite amusing but a bit trite. The Tories are quite good enough at ridiculing themselves without Tim Dowling's help.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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You want to get an Eton scholarship? All you need to do is answer four (not so simple) questions
Application test included questions on the morals of killing protesters, ancient Persian thinkers and
translating sentences in a made-up language
It might not be such a great leap of faith for the applicants - but children taking one of Eton's entrance
examinations were asked to imagine they were the Prime Minister.
Given Eton's track record of producing 19 of them - including the present incumbent David Cameron -
it could well have been on their parents' minds when they encouraged their children to sit the exam.
The next part of the question was a touch more difficult, though. They had to write a script for a TV
broadcast in which they defended the killing of 25 protesters by the Army after sending in the troops
to quell protests.
They had to say why the decision was both "necessary" and "moral" in the wake of the protesters
killing police officers as they ransacked public buildings after an oil crisis in the Middle East led to
the UK running out of petrol.
Good training for high office, though. Perhaps you could call it a form of work experience.
The question was one of four in a 2011 general paper sat by 13-year-olds seeking one of the 14 places
a year set aside for King's Scholarships - where at least 10 per cent of the fees is subsidised,
The format, though, has been changed for this year with two general papers - the second of which gives
more freedom for more creative writing. One of the essay topics is "happiness".
Now here's a possible question for next year: Imagine you are a member of the Bullingdon Club - what
does happiness mean to you?
No wonder their not in touch...............
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Well edited, Reg, to validate your own final sentence.
Another journalist proving Conan Doyle's maxim that mediocrity knows nothing better than itself. This time it's the Independent. Reg you really should attribute your cut-and-pastes or Howard will put you in the naughty corner.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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David Cameron isn't even among friends in his own cabinet now
Already wounded by battles with backbenchers, the prime minister is faced with a revolt by ministers
over cuts
He had departed for the continent on Wednesday the tattered chieftain of a fractured tribe, battered first
by the massive revolt over Europe and then by another backbench uprising over gay marriage, during
which he had to appeal to Labour to save the legislation by throwing him a lifebelt. He was even
lectured by his junior coalition partner about the need to impose some discipline on the Tory party.
Before he reaches the safety of the summer recess, the prime minister faces another, potentially
even more serious, challenge to his command. Whereas the struggles that have dominated the
headlines over the past fortnight have been battles between him and his backbenchers, the next
big one pitches senior members of the cabinet into direct conflict with their leader and the chancellor.
It is an irony that the ministers who are resisting the chancellor most fiercely are nearly all concentrated
on the bluest end of the Conservative party: Theresa May, the home secretary; Eric Pickles at communities
and local government; Chris Grayling, the justice secretary; and Philip Hammond, the defence secretary.
The most rightwing member of the cabinet - Owen Paterson, the environment secretary - is being the
most stubborn of all. While none of his colleagues has agreed everything that the Treasury wants, and
most have offered far less, they have come up with some cuts. Mr Paterson is point-blank refusing to
surrender anything from his budget. "He is just saying no," says one senior minister with a front-row seat
. "Not offering anything."
Colleagues have heard this former chairman of the Tory party arguing that a further attack on town, city
and shire halls is not going to do much for Conservative prospects at future local elections, nor for the
morale of Tory councillors and activists, still fuming about being called "swivel-eyed loons".
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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# 73...............NB.....Courtesy The Guardian ....................rvh precise..........
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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what a way to run a dance hall.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Trouble is Howard UKIP could not run a jumble sale.....Courtesy Independent.....
Tory donor tells David Cameron: Change tack on Europe or I'm off to Ukip
PM 'has a year' to turn things round or face challenge for his job
David Cameron came under fresh pressure as a senior Conservative MP warned the Prime Minister
that he could face a leadership challenge if he failed to revive the party's fortunes within a year.
Wealthy Tory donors are also threatening to switch their financial backing to the
UK Independence Party (Ukip), which won more than 100 seats in this month's local elections largely
at the expense of Tory candidates.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Reg
For a party that you say couldn't run a jumble sale, they did a good job of running you lot out of town.
Did the labour party think that abandoning the British working class was a good idea?
Theirs a million British kids out of work because of the labour party's open door immigration pollicises.
People cannot get an out of hour's doctor because of your party's ball up of GPs contracts.
Theirs only one word for the labour party in government ...incompetent..

Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Keith B, another Labour councillor has just gone over to UKIP somewhere in England, complaining that she was fed up always being given the whip when it came to voting.
Labour is a dictatorial party, not a democratic one.
It's run by commissars, and Labour councillors and MPs MUST vote as they are told, sod their electorate!
Their electorate does not count, only the party politburo counts, and they will not tolerate anyone voting differently.
Ever heard of 1984?
DT1- Location: Dover
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Of course we've heard of 1984. By far the best album Van Halen ever produced and one of the most influential albums of the early 80s.
Back to UKIP, I love their views on global warming, claiming a lack of scientific proof but at the same time they believe in homeopathy! Perhaps as a show of conviction, UKIP supporters should only be treated by homeopathic remedies - this would sort everything out.
Speaking to a UKIP supporter yesterday, I have to admire their consistency: he had even managed to apply the concept of homeopathy to his brain.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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keith
winning elections is one thing, making a difference once elected is quite another.
they have yet to spell out policies on many things.