jukel123
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Yes my friend was no stranger to courts and young offenders' institutions so he had didn't have the choice of joining the British Army.
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I think the harshness of the life was part of the attraction.. bit of masochism a bit of guilt in recruits?
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Yes I think some lads just want to escape. I think men who join religious orders and become cut off from society have got it easy. People admire their sacrifice but I think they've taken an easier path in life than working, paying bills, worrying about your kids etc, etc. Seems an easy life to me doing bit of gardening, a bit of praying, early to bed early to rise. Life would be a holiday just giving yourself over completely to a higher force, whether it be the French Foreign Legion or a religious order. In a way its a huge kop out. But hey, people can do what they want.
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I always thought well why would I be a mercenary for the frogs when, if I wanted to escape a humdrum life, I could join the British Army? I didn't swallow the romantic bit. But as I say my friend wanted to reinvent himself and start again.
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When I was a young man in the 60s 70s, if your life was going nowhere, or you wanted to escape the consequences of your actions, then a way out was to join the French Foreign Legion. It was quite a common thing to say "f**k it I'm joining the foreign legion". The legion asked no questions and gave you a new identity and a fresh start. I had a flatmate in the early 70s who was a magnet for trouble. He had some fairly serious court cases coming up and said to me he was escaping to France, did I fancy coming with him? I was kind of tempted , it offered you a life of romantic adventur
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Im not being Do you think the 66 England team could survive a season in the premiership without being relegated? I think it would be close. Maybe if they packed in drinking and smoking and ate/trained to the modern game. They would need at least 6 months to adapt to modern tactics. Hurst and J Charlton would definitely struggle imo. I don't know if you've ever watched the cup final back? The marking is comical. Having said that Moore, B Charlton and Peters were class players and another incredible talent, Greavsie, was benched. I know it's a daft question really, but I watch
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I didn't realise his stats were that good tbh. Fair play.
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Nah, with the exception of Mourhino, the best managers, international or club, have been there, seen it and done it. Bobby Robson and Terry Venables imbued the lads with spirit and came very close. Look what Jack Charlton did with Ireland....tactical nous and a big 'f**k you' personality. Far too scary for the FA to consider__ too much of an independent thinker. That true genius of the game, Brian Clough was a maverick who the FA would not appoint because they knew he held them in contempt. Southgate is the FA'S poodle. This is the type of guy we want. Lol.
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He hasn't done badly, but I've always felt his appointment was an FA committee decision. He rose through the ranks and is, in a sense, the FA'S chosen golden boy. He is the kind of man who never goes off message, is sensible but ultimately very boring. Personally I would prefer an English club manager who has won promotions and trophies . You need a manager who is tactically astute, but who is also a battle hardened, inspirational leader. Spirit , resilience,and balls in a team can often be imbued by a charismatic manager. Southgate will never be that bloke.
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Me and my Mrs have done all that stuff and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've taught lots of kids to fish and taken themto trout farms and let them play and land salmon. I've also go in every year to give the case for field sports. Kids are usually very open minded about the issue. A good comp is a proper community school which involves everybody .old and young, middle and working class.
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Accept most of your comments. And fully agree that children do best in schools they feel most comfortable in. Also agree presents should get off their arses and have much more input in schools. No not Ofsted studies. The inspectorate are another layer of parasitic bureacrats who make teachers jobs harder.
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Yes everything is down to politics and the particular slant on the world you hold. People who claim they would be forced to leave the private sector and have their children educated by the state would be very " pushy" parents with very sharp elbows and would be very astute in making sure their particular Comprehensive got sufficient funding. If that means more teachers and new schools..brilliant.
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I don't vote Labour but fully support their intention to bring private schools into line with other businesses and make them pay VAT. It would raise over a billion in tax which could be ploughed into the education budget. Why should the poor pay for the education of the rich? Under the tories the UK's spending on education is way behind comparable countries . Education is not a priority for the tories. They send their kids to 'hothouse' private schools and are dismissive about the public sector. This us true of health too. Again UK's spending is way behind that of comparable countries. A
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Good for the lady who withdrew. The rest should follow suit. That would stop the problem in its tracks. There was an MMA transgender man who beat up several women competitors . Its vile. What do they get out of it? As has been said they would be useless against another man. It's exactly the same as the bloke who won medals at the paraplegic Olympics and who was later found to be perfectly physically able. These people are complete ***** men going into a ring with a woman should be charged with abh or gbh if they hurt a woman badly. When I am fuhrer I will personally horsewh
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I shout at the telly a lot and turn the news off. Just accept it mate..it's first stage dementia. The begging adverts which are often on at peak pensioner viewing times are abusive. There's a documented case of a pensioner who died after failing to care for herself properly. Basically she starved because she was giving multiple amounts of two quid monthly to various rip off charities. Hopefully Milo the donkey got his hoof cured and those kittens got their weepy eyes cleared up. The mixed race ads are interesting. There are those who think there's a wider agenda and it's all to do
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I've never read anything about Buddhism. But I did come a cross a Buddhist term....dharma. which, going by memory, is a way of life where you accept you must do the right thing, get on with your life and put up with the shit. Maybe we would call it duty or forbearance. I think most people practice that. Life is very tough at times, and for some people it's tough all the time with no respite. But they, we, get on with it. This is a bit left field, but I think adverts on telly depicting good looking people with perfect children enjoying permanently sunny days, put a lot of pressure on peopl
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I never had a positive relationship with my dad. I remember some nice moments , but let's put it this way, I've never cheated on my wife or assaulted her or my kids. Sometimes a poor role model is all you need. You just do the opposite. That's not a 'poor me' statement. The same is true for a lot of people.
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The theory is you have a rough childhood and an abusive dad then you learn that behaviour too and become the same. Not true. Some of the most sorted, decent people I've known had a bad start, but that experience helps them and they learn from it. It also helps you appreciate what you've got and the value of living life in the present. As the saying goes the past is another country.
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What is the cause or causes of autism mate?
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I was jesting.
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Integrating the people that used to be employed In Remploy factories into normal factories was partly an ideological decision supported by all 3 parties. Not just an economic one. It's the same in schools.....less special schools, more integration of disabled kids into mainstream classrooms. But many kids can't cope in mainstream schools. There was also a general swing away from putting the mentally handicapped and the mentally ill away in hospitals or lunatic asylums and housing them within the community. I support that. But, believe me, there's a lot of vulnerable people bullied
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What are Remploy workers doing now? WWW.BBC.CO.UK In the wake of the closure of Remploy factories, BBC disability correspondent Nikki Fox speaks to former workers about their experiences of finding employment.
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I was trying to predict what your reply would be and I thought it might be " not a tory just someone with common sense this morning". But I will take " compassionate conservative". Thank you . Lol
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I often think when I see the number of lads aimlessly hanging about city centres that they would be better off in the old Remploy factories. They might be completely hopeless druggies but giving them some sort of purpose doing something positive would be better than life on the streets. I wouldn't mind if they tied attendance at a Remploy factory to receipt of benefits. Does that make me a tory?
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Sorry double post.
