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The UK jails more people than is necessary. Many countries have better systems. Non dangerous prisoners should serve shorter sentences. There needs to be weekend prisons and proper training whilst inside so prisoners can get jobs and accommodation when they come out. Addicts need proper treatment and the prison service need to stop the supply of drugs in the nick. In the UK lots of people are in jail for petty reasons. And some evil, dangerous people are not imprisoned for long enough. A life sentence can mean as little as twelve years. There should be no early release for serious offe
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There's a difference between literal and figurative language.
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When I was a kid my dad used to shout at us lads and issue the following threats. All northern working class dads did. I'll skin yer alive. I'll break every bone in your body. I'll put my belt across your arse, buckle first. I'll put my foot up your arse. I'll murder yer, yer little shit. Damn yer eyes. I'll knock yer into the middle of next week! And various other intentionally exaggerated threats that he had no intention of carrying out. In truth, he occasionally clipped my ear, he once kicked me up the arse and there was a bit of handbags between us
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I climbed it 3 years back. I'm in my 70s. Got to the top feeling pleased with myself and met a couple in their 80s. Age is just a number as they say. Beautiful place.
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That is robbery. Its an injection to numb the pain. And a tug with a pair of pliers. Possibly a stitch.
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He said he used alcohol to control a " tremor". What he meant was he had a tremor because of alcohol.lol I was always amazed he could lift those tree trunk legs off the ground and onto the table. Although on at least one occasion, he did famously break dramatic wind. Great entertainer.
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Jimmy White coked out of his head. Douglas Mountjoy coalminer. Joe Johnstone, came from nowhere, won it, never saw him again. Terry Griffiths bus conductor. John Virgo, he played in a club 75 yard from my childhood house where I learned to play ( sort of) and won amateur billiard championships with an old schoolmate of mine Paul Medarti. Paul blacked Alex Higgins's eye after they disagreed. It was front page of The Sun. It happened during championship,week. I remember Higgins playing as normal on telly. He just brushed off the incident. Although Higgins did threaten to have fellow Irishman Den
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I guess a lot of professional sportsmen have become just too good. A tennis match now comes down to the number of Aces scored instead of the edge_ of_ seat rallies. Snooker players have become robotic machines. Much more fun when Alex Higgins was smashing balls, having meltdowns and threatening opponents. Even boxing, my favourite sport has become boringly predictable. You can generally tell within the first round who is going to win and who is the fall guy. Many fans are now watching amateur sport...much more interesting and honest.
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Science can explain a lot but not everything. Why the effort as you say. Why the peculiar arrangement of the stones? What religious beliefs did they have? Some things science can explain but some mysteries are completely beyond us. And many mysteries will remain unexplained.
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Nah, don't agree. I've paid in all my life. I want something back. It's not charity, far from it. It's a government's job to look after its people. Not just their mates. They come begging when there's a war to fight, or dirty, crap jobs to be done. The least they could do is give us the social provision that the rest of Europe receive. I have looked after myself. Kept myself fit, saved, and we've both got private pensions. The government's role is provide a healthier, wealthier population. But, instead, we're going back the way in this country.
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I didn't believe she would carry out her promise and I don't believe she will bother replying to my email.
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I was well into my forties before having a foreign holiday. I couldn't believe what foreigners have and we don't. I was on holiday for a few days last week. I got talking to some Americans. What a life they have compared to ours.And the same is true of other Europeans. This country is run for the rich. Pensioners are just seen as parasites and an expensive nuisance for living so long. You can always rely on me and Wilf to lower the feel good factor on here.
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That's the British way . Put up with everything and get on with it. The French get out and protest and keep protesting. They spend 30% of GDP on their people ...health care, social care, pensions etc. We spend 20 %. Germany Spain, Italy Finland and others spend much more than we do. If Thatcher had not fiddled the books and tied state pensions to RPI, which was later cut again to CPI, pensions would be worth double than they are now. Just as important, in work benefits would also be double which would go a long way to tackle in work poverty and child poverty. The thing about us brit
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f****n ell Wilf. I'd hate to be a kid in your class if you were a teacher. You'd be one scary, duster throwing, ear clipping out _of _ control Politics teacher. I will pay more attention in future I promise.
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Tommy Fury and Mollie Mae have broken up! Reassuring to know that the licence fee is being put to good effect employing some retard to inform us all about this vital news for the nation. Here's an alternative News story published in The Airhead News. ( Warning only suitable for those with a reading age of 7 and below.) 'Wannabe gypsy and shit boxer TF has split with candyfloss _brained wife who is famous for having big knockers. When asked for comment, tedious attention _seeking John Fury, who is famous for being Britain's loudest fuckit, blamed Usyk's camp and promised to h
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Once saw a Greek peasant in Greece with a donkey, and a wife. He had a much macho curly moustache and somewhat kinky knee high leather boots. He sat down outside a cafe and had a beer whilst the donkey and his woman stood and waited drinkless by his side. Class.
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Society is one big pecking order. Those at the top kick those just below them and those people kick those just underneath them. Until we get down to the working poor who kick those on benefits. People look for reasons as to why they are not participating in a rich country's goodies. They criticise what they see as injustices right in front of their eyes. But they never see the decisions which are made in parliament or in boardrooms which cause such tremendous inequality in Britain. And that's the way Parliament and the super rich who control politicians like it. Smoke and mirrors. Le
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I know 3 people of my age who have had to pay for replacement hips or knees. Waiting in severe pain for years was not an option they were prepared to take. 16 grand for a hip (×2) for one friend and 11 grand for a new knee for two other friends. They are not wealthy people and are raiding their life savings.Most of my generation are reluctant to spend their savings on cruises etc because they know the state won't look after them when shit hits the fan.
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We must have a system where you can leave your house at least to your family. I cannot believe parliament is so cynical, incompetent and dysfunctional that they cannot implement a decent social care system. The old and sick are clogging up NHS beds and when they are discharged often boomerang back into hospital because they cannot care for themselves at home. A national disgrace to add to the long list of the UK's list of shame.
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Hope you are right, both Ferdinand and Scholes are saying DeLigt is very injury prone and cannot get into the Bayern Munich team. However, I guess the new recruitment team at Man U know what they are doing. Scholes has become an embittered old man moaning that ' fings ain't what they used to be'. Here's hoping he's a success. .
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Once upon a time the workhouses were full of the old and the poor Progress was achieved when OAPs were given a few bob to stop them clogging up the workhouses or dropping dead in the street and making a nuisance of themselves. Things gradually improved until the lovely Mrs Thatcher decided the link between earnings and pensions should be broken and the state pension should be uprated every year by a measure of inflation: RPI ( the retail price index). This meant the state pension has declined in value markedly over the years. Roll on a few years and the generous tories declar
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There are mutterings about prisoners being charged for their bed and board whilst they are locked up. But you yanks have plenty of money don't worry bud.
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That's right when he's got the ball in space he looks bewildered and his distribution can then be dodgy. But when he's concentrating on the ball at an opposing player's feet he's super quick and his timing is generally impeccable. I'm sorry to see him go. He's a great squad player.
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Yes agreed, but that's not my point. When Man U buy players the price super inflates because it's moneybags Utd with the cheque book. Similarly, we sell players at huge losses and FFP has exaggerated this trend. The new management team was brought in to to bring an end to this self destructive tendency. Ratcliffe has stated several times that basically Man U is not Santa anymore. So I am very disappointed to see Wan Bissaka to leave at that price. Ten Haag has now assembled Ajax old boys: Onana, Martinez, De Ligt,Mazroui and Anthony. Can you recreate a successful Eridivise team and expe
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100% agree. Man City have undoubtedly bought the league repeatedly. But, speaking as a football fan and not as a Man U supporter, City has provided some top, top entertainment and upped the bar for every team in the Premier league.The premier league has been sensational for football fans worldwide. FFP rules will undoubtedly dumb down the entertainment on view. That will lose the Premier league big boys money. So, clubs will look at ways to to skirt FFP restrictions. God forbid it would lead to a "European Super League". That would be the death knell of the whole English footb
