Re: Council cuts : Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:03 pm  

TrinityIHC wrote:

Wouldn't get too misty eyed thinking about the Australian lifestyle, I know quite a few people who have gone and come back. Even though they earn more, everything is expensive, healthcare, rent etc. If you're not in one of the big cities then there's not a lot going on in terms of things to do. Poor internet and public transport.

I don't think they hate us really either, bit of a tongue in cheek rivalry - they've kept the Union flag on their flag and the Queen as head of state for the last 200 years!

To be fair mate my Aussie reference was tongue in cheek.

Re: Council cuts : Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:26 pm  

Redwhiteandblues post is indeed a considered well written post . However, why aren't these refugees being taken in by their closer neighbours e.g. UAE , Saudi etc. We can't look after the entire planet -it's impossible. I also know that nothing is black and white and there are plenty of grey areas. But on the face of it borrowing money to give to India ,who have a space programme and sending money to Bangladesh to help with their floods doesn't look very good on the face of it. That's without us inadvertently funding arms in Africa with our tax pound. When I boil it down to the basics I would much prefer that me and mine were looked after than some foreigner. Educate our kids,treat our sick,look after our own disadvantaged with our money. My son is a teacher in London and he has to try to educate kids who can't speak English ,spending a disproportionate amount of time with them to the disadvantage of our own kids. The nhs is short of money but 60% of the aids cases we treat are foreigners. We can't educate ,cure and look after the entire planet for God's sake.

Re: Council cuts : Sat Feb 13, 2016 1:50 pm  

I read these posts with interest. And note that there has been the usual squabbling between the them and us Tory and labour voters. With people picking out ( and quite rightly) the many.... Let's call them mistakes.....the two main political parties have made...
But I'm afraid the ones to blame are the people who put an X in the box next to the dim wits name and the party they represent,that are as much to blame!
Until we get rid of the two main parties as political forces in this country and replace it with P R. Then the MISTAKES will only continue. But the reason that won't happen is because the Tories and labour don't want it... There power will be much reduced by people using their vote elsewhere knowing that that vote will of counted.
At the last election plenty voted green and ukip (rightly or wrongly) but their vote should of counted. Instead when we all went to bed that night, we all new who would be in charge..
We run atwo party system here and that suits the Tories and the equally inept labour dim wits just fine...WHY? Because they they know that as long as they kid you all along with the them versus us ideas it's them that will get the X in the correct box
With PR I think the bombing of Syria would not have been bungled through and and it would certainly put an end to the railroad policies of Tories and labour .they make that many cock ups and yet have to answer to know one
Happy squabbling!!!

Re: Council cuts : Sat Feb 13, 2016 1:59 pm  

JINJER wrote:

.I'd guess there are a lot of nations out there that despise us for our past interventions rather than appreciate it, .

The classic example of this at the moment is at Cambridge University. Foreign Students, some of them over here thanks to The Rhodes Scholarship, are leading a bid to have a statue of Cecil Rhodes pulled down. No doubt Churchill will be next on their list.

Re: Council cuts : Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:56 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

Yes I know but thought it was fairly obvious I was talking about own our State.

So was I - last time I checked, about 1/3 of UK infrastructure was owned by foreign governments; go figure.

Re: Council cuts : Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:54 pm  

Wow this thread has kind of drifted since when I last looked.

From local politics & presumably how it impacts on the club, to the pro’s & cons of our elected champions.

Left, right, Red, Blue – they don’t mean jack, if people think the clowns at Westminster are running the show, well…

Re: Council cuts : Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:39 am  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

Wow this thread has kind of drifted since when I last looked.

From local politics & presumably how it impacts on the club, to the pro’s & cons of our elected champions.

Left, right, Red, Blue – they don’t mean jack, if people think the clowns at Westminster are running the show, well…

Well what? Who do you think are running this show? Please enlighten me.

[PopTart]

Re: Council cuts : Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:30 am  

I'm sure there is a forum for politics somewhere.
This thread should be about the council and how it affects Trinity.

Re: Council cuts : Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:08 pm  

PopTart wrote: I'm sure there is a forum for politics somewhere. This thread should be about the council and how it affects Trinity. The Sin Bin viewforum.php?f=11

PopTart wrote: I'm sure there is a forum for politics somewhere. This thread should be about the council and how it affects Trinity. The Sin Bin viewforum.php?f=11