In reply to Post #920
Sometimes you need to know your limitations. Only so much an individual can influence. Governments deal with politics, remind me again who you voted for?
Other than spout ****. Tell me again what you have changed?
Sometimes you need to know your limitations. Only so much an individual can influence. Governments deal with politics, remind me again who you voted for?
Other than spout ****. Tell me again what you have changed?
In reply to Post #921
Plenty, the health and resilience of my local river is a good start, influence on local planning policy, influence on government and local council spending on the environment, restoration of heritage, community involvement with nature... just the main headers, I won't go in to individual species, sites and communities
Let me know how it feels to call someone out only to be made to look a fool
Plenty, the health and resilience of my local river is a good start, influence on local planning policy, influence on government and local council spending on the environment, restoration of heritage, community involvement with nature... just the main headers, I won't go in to individual species, sites and communities
Let me know how it feels to call someone out only to be made to look a fool
In reply to Post #922
The stuff of legend
Ever thought about being the Prime minister
The stuff of legend
Ever thought about being the Prime minister
In reply to Post #915
I'd rather live in a society where it's possible for all to have a comfortable existence without it being necessary to have a list of handouts as long as my...... phone screen.
I do however sleep at night feeling safe. But that's because I've got a 5ft sword and knuckle duster in the divan base and two 5 lever locks on the door
I'd rather live in a society where it's possible for all to have a comfortable existence without it being necessary to have a list of handouts as long as my...... phone screen.
I do however sleep at night feeling safe. But that's because I've got a 5ft sword and knuckle duster in the divan base and two 5 lever locks on the door
In reply to Post #924
Sword and Knuckle duster sounds good
Beats my old 4 iron that I keep at the back of the bedroom door
I'd rather live in a society where it's possible for all to have a comfortable existence without it being necessary to have a list of handouts as long as my...... phone screen
Agree, we need jobs
Sword and Knuckle duster sounds good
Beats my old 4 iron that I keep at the back of the bedroom door
I'd rather live in a society where it's possible for all to have a comfortable existence without it being necessary to have a list of handouts as long as my...... phone screen
Agree, we need jobs
In reply to Post #923
Don't be too embarrassed. You asked and you got your answer, I've changed a lot already and will continue to do so in the future.
If I had the platform to make changes in other areas then I would, sadly I don't and I become one of many voices that form a larger group that ask for that change.
I think we have all thought about being PM at some point. I'd never make it because I wouldn't want to be part of any of the current parties. Name the last independent PM.
Don't be too embarrassed. You asked and you got your answer, I've changed a lot already and will continue to do so in the future.
If I had the platform to make changes in other areas then I would, sadly I don't and I become one of many voices that form a larger group that ask for that change.
I think we have all thought about being PM at some point. I'd never make it because I wouldn't want to be part of any of the current parties. Name the last independent PM.
In reply to Post #926
You know what, if you have, well done
You know what, if you have, well done
In reply to Post #925
The most middle class weapon on the market
Strikes fear into any intruder seeing a bloke with a side parting, m&s pyjamas and a 4 iron leap out at them
The most middle class weapon on the market
Strikes fear into any intruder seeing a bloke with a side parting, m&s pyjamas and a 4 iron leap out at them
In reply to Post #928
**** off
**** off
In reply to Post #929
I was going to ask what your handicap was but we don't want another huge list that takes you two posts to complete...
I was going to ask what your handicap was but we don't want another huge list that takes you two posts to complete...
In reply to Post #930
My handicap is the 19th hole
Nice to see you back
**** off
My handicap is the 19th hole
Nice to see you back
**** off
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JOE CONSERVATIVE
Joe gets up for work and fills his kettle with water to prepare his morning tea. The water is clean because some tree-hugger fought for minimum water-quality standards.
With his first swig, he takes his daily medication. His medicine is safe to take, because some stupid commie fought to ensure their safety and that they work as advertised.
He prepares his bacon and eggs. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meatpacking industry.
In his morning shower, Joe reaches for the shampoo. His bottle is labelled with each ingredient because some crybaby fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained.
Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air.
Joe drives to work in a safe regulated car because meddling do-gooders fought for more safety features and standards.
Joe begins his workday. He has a good job with excellent pay, pension, paternity leave, paid holidays and sick pay because some union layabouts fought and died for these working standards.
Joe hurts himself at work and an ambulance takes him to A&E. He receives free-at-the-point-of-use treatment thanks to some bloody interfering trots who decided to create a National Health Service.
Joe gets home and relaxes by listening to the radio. The host reminds everyone that socialists are dangerous and conservatives are trustworthy. He never mentions that the Conservatives have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoyed throughout his day.
Joe agrees: “We don't need those big-government socialists ruining our lives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have.”
Joe lives in blissful ignorance.
Joe gets up for work and fills his kettle with water to prepare his morning tea. The water is clean because some tree-hugger fought for minimum water-quality standards.
With his first swig, he takes his daily medication. His medicine is safe to take, because some stupid commie fought to ensure their safety and that they work as advertised.
He prepares his bacon and eggs. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meatpacking industry.
In his morning shower, Joe reaches for the shampoo. His bottle is labelled with each ingredient because some crybaby fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained.
Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air.
Joe drives to work in a safe regulated car because meddling do-gooders fought for more safety features and standards.
Joe begins his workday. He has a good job with excellent pay, pension, paternity leave, paid holidays and sick pay because some union layabouts fought and died for these working standards.
Joe hurts himself at work and an ambulance takes him to A&E. He receives free-at-the-point-of-use treatment thanks to some bloody interfering trots who decided to create a National Health Service.
Joe gets home and relaxes by listening to the radio. The host reminds everyone that socialists are dangerous and conservatives are trustworthy. He never mentions that the Conservatives have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoyed throughout his day.
Joe agrees: “We don't need those big-government socialists ruining our lives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have.”
Joe lives in blissful ignorance.
In reply to Post #932
We can all copy and paste.
By the way this is years old and from an American political website just proving there are arguments on both sides so in fact to have two sides proves nothing will ever be accomplished.
A Day in the Life of a True Conservative
Joe Conservative wakes up in the morning and goes to the bathroom. He flushes his toilet and brushes his teeth, mindful that each flush & brush costs him about 43 cents to his privatized water provider. His wacky, liberal neighbor keeps badgering the company to disclose how clean and safe their water is, but no one ever finds out. Just to be safe, Joe Conservative boils his drinking water.
Joe steps outside and coughs–the pollution is especially bad today, but the smokiest cars are the cheapest ones, so everyone buys ‘em. Joe Conservative checks to make sure he has enough toll money for the 3 different private roads he must drive to work. There is no public transportation, so traffic is backed up and his 10 mile commute takes an hour.
On the way, he drops his 12 year old daughter off at the clothing factory she works at. Paying for kids to go to private school until they're 18 is a luxury, and Joe needs the extra income coming in. Times are hard and there're no social safety nets.
He gets to work 5 minutes late and misses the call for Christian prayer, and is immediately docked by his employer. He is not feeling well today, but has no health insurance, since neither his employer nor his government provide it, and paying for it himself is really expensive, since he has a precondition. He just hopes for the best.
Joe's workday is 12 hours long, because there is no regulation over working hours, and Joe will lose his job if he complains or unionizes. Today is an especially bad day. Joe's manager demands that he work until midnight, a 16 hour day. Joe does, knowing that he'll lose his job if he does not.
Finally, after midnight, Joe gets to pick up his daughter and go home. His daughter shows him the deep cut she got on the industrial sewing machine today. Joe is outraged and asks why she doesn't have metal mesh gloves or other protection. She says the company will not provide it and she'll have to pay for it out of her own pocket. Joe looks at the wound and decides they'll use an over the counter disinfectant and bandages until it heals. She'll have a scar, but getting stitches at the emergency room is expensive.
His daughter also complains that the manager made suggestive overtures towards her. Joe counsels her to be a “good girl” and not rock the boat, or she'll get fired and they'll be out the income.
His daughter says she can't wait until she's 18 so she can vote for change or go to the Iraq War.
They get home and there's a message from his elderly father who can't afford to pay his medical or heating bills. Joe can hear him coughing and shivering.
Joe turns on the radio and the top story is a proposal in Congress to raise the voting age to 25. A rare liberal opinionator states that it's an attempt to keep power out of the hands of working class Americans. The conservative host immediately quashes him, calling him “a utopian idealist,” and agreeing that people aren't mature enough to make good choices until they're at least 25.
Joe chuckles at the wine-swilling, cheese eating liberal egghead and thinks, “Thank God I live in America where I have freedom!”
We can all copy and paste.
By the way this is years old and from an American political website just proving there are arguments on both sides so in fact to have two sides proves nothing will ever be accomplished.
A Day in the Life of a True Conservative
Joe Conservative wakes up in the morning and goes to the bathroom. He flushes his toilet and brushes his teeth, mindful that each flush & brush costs him about 43 cents to his privatized water provider. His wacky, liberal neighbor keeps badgering the company to disclose how clean and safe their water is, but no one ever finds out. Just to be safe, Joe Conservative boils his drinking water.
Joe steps outside and coughs–the pollution is especially bad today, but the smokiest cars are the cheapest ones, so everyone buys ‘em. Joe Conservative checks to make sure he has enough toll money for the 3 different private roads he must drive to work. There is no public transportation, so traffic is backed up and his 10 mile commute takes an hour.
On the way, he drops his 12 year old daughter off at the clothing factory she works at. Paying for kids to go to private school until they're 18 is a luxury, and Joe needs the extra income coming in. Times are hard and there're no social safety nets.
He gets to work 5 minutes late and misses the call for Christian prayer, and is immediately docked by his employer. He is not feeling well today, but has no health insurance, since neither his employer nor his government provide it, and paying for it himself is really expensive, since he has a precondition. He just hopes for the best.
Joe's workday is 12 hours long, because there is no regulation over working hours, and Joe will lose his job if he complains or unionizes. Today is an especially bad day. Joe's manager demands that he work until midnight, a 16 hour day. Joe does, knowing that he'll lose his job if he does not.
Finally, after midnight, Joe gets to pick up his daughter and go home. His daughter shows him the deep cut she got on the industrial sewing machine today. Joe is outraged and asks why she doesn't have metal mesh gloves or other protection. She says the company will not provide it and she'll have to pay for it out of her own pocket. Joe looks at the wound and decides they'll use an over the counter disinfectant and bandages until it heals. She'll have a scar, but getting stitches at the emergency room is expensive.
His daughter also complains that the manager made suggestive overtures towards her. Joe counsels her to be a “good girl” and not rock the boat, or she'll get fired and they'll be out the income.
His daughter says she can't wait until she's 18 so she can vote for change or go to the Iraq War.
They get home and there's a message from his elderly father who can't afford to pay his medical or heating bills. Joe can hear him coughing and shivering.
Joe turns on the radio and the top story is a proposal in Congress to raise the voting age to 25. A rare liberal opinionator states that it's an attempt to keep power out of the hands of working class Americans. The conservative host immediately quashes him, calling him “a utopian idealist,” and agreeing that people aren't mature enough to make good choices until they're at least 25.
Joe chuckles at the wine-swilling, cheese eating liberal egghead and thinks, “Thank God I live in America where I have freedom!”
In reply to Post #932
Joe agrees: “We don't need those big-government socialists ruining our lives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have.”
To quote from below
Sometimes you need to know your limitations. Only so much an individual can influence. Governments deal with politics, remind me again who you voted for?
Joe agrees: “We don't need those big-government socialists ruining our lives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have.”
To quote from below
Sometimes you need to know your limitations. Only so much an individual can influence. Governments deal with politics, remind me again who you voted for?
In reply to Post #933
Capitalism needs re setting as the Financial times stated last year , it has become too corrupted and is now a negative in it's current form to the majority !
Capitalism needs re setting as the Financial times stated last year , it has become too corrupted and is now a negative in it's current form to the majority !