Blackbriar
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Not at all, mate ! I was brought up almost dirt poor, in a run down area of Nottingham.........but here's the difference between me and them. I was brought up by both of my parents, and both worked, even though it barely paid to do so ! Two or three days a week, I was looked after by my mum's dad - a 23 year army veteran, and he and my parents instilled a work ethic, a sense of common decency, manners and a respect for my elders. I was taught to respect the law and those that uphold it and to be decent to my neighbours - all values I still hold today ! The points I was maki
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A loss of over 20,000 police officers over the last 10 years MUST play apart in this ? If there is less likelihood of being caught, you're more likely to break the law and, therefore, have less respect for the law ? But that, for me, is just one part of a larger puzzle. I'm not excusing criminality in any way, and I may be oversimplifying this, but here's my take............... From an early age, most of the youngsters we're talking about here, begin at a disadvantage. I can't cite a source, but I remember reading that around 25% of kids from urban, single parent families don't eve
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'Cos you have to take pleasure in small victories, mate !
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And that article is nearly 4 years old !
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Apart from skin cancer !
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The good Lady BB suffers regular hours of shingles, the residual virus which childhood chickenpox leaves behind. Very painful, debilitating and makes her very ill for anything up to a fortnight ! ........she had it 6 or 7 times last year, and twice this year already !
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It's impossible to know the number of undiagnosed cases, but there has been a definite rise in diagnosed cases in recent years. I remember reading about this a few years back, and a quick search found this....... https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/615109/London-TB-capital-Europe-mass-migration-poverty
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It's true of nearly all infectious diseases that can lead to death, mate. Most AiDS patients, for instance, actually die of pneumonia, because the disease has compromised their immunity to such an extent that the patient can't fight off a simple infection.
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Sorry, mate, but I can't stand him...........can't put my finger on why. Can't even listen to him on the radio !
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For any infection to take hold, it first has to suppress your immune system, which makes you vulnerable to secondary infection, such as bronchitis or gastroenteritis - which is why children are particularly vulnerable to measles. In most instances, it's not the initial infection that kills, it's secondary infection ("complications")
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It's unusual, but is a potential risk in both boys and girls of all ages.
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The Wakefield study, which alleged a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, was utterly discredited several years ago. Measles can be fatal - even today, with all our scientific advances, tens of thousands die of it. If you're worried about the increasing risk of infection, particularly for your kids, the only sensible thing to do is make sure they're vaccinated ! Most of us are of an age which saw almost universal immunisation against measles, but if your kids haven't been jabbed, get it done ! The last available figures show that around 73,000 people worldwide die annually of mea
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I have a deep seated loathing of all of those people, but Dianne Abbott ? We can live in hope, brothers and sisters !!!
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Not a fan musically, but 49 is no age for anyone to die........least of all by their own hand. Very sad news, all round.
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I Googled her........and I'm still none the wiser !
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We have a winner ! (Thought I suspect insider dealing !)
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I hope it's Elton John, Dermot O'Leary, Ant or Dec (preferably both !), Davina McCall, Shami Chakrabarty, Tony Blair, any or all of One Direction, news reader who wave their hands about or the twat that broke my van light in Morrisons car park last night and drove off !
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A prison van crashed with a cement lorry earlier today.........police are looking for 6 hardened criminals. (I think both of those are courtesy of the Two Ronnies ?)
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I wish that the likes of "our consumer editor" would stop waving his hands around like he's trying to send semaphore............
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Hampstead Heath maybe ?
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Is it really ? We'll, well............
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I use Orbot (Tor).........which is also free !
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It is ! That hairband does not go with that dress ! What was he thinking of ?
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If Pammy doesn't want any more "white saviours", maybe the West should take him at his word ? (Edited to add - "Pammy" was the decision of autocorrect, but I left it, as I think it suits him !)
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Yes thanks.
