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by ohsocynical
Tue 02 Sep, 2014 3:55 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Replies: 64
Views: 36982

Re: Tuesday 2nd September 2014

£1m cash injection for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, has announced a block grant for organisations that support victims of crime across the region. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles...
by ohsocynical
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 7:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 45898

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

Enfield tears up rules in radical attempt to ease housing problem Pushed into a corner by soaring prices, greedy landlords and a cap on benefits, one London council has embarked on a daring set of untested policies to provide more public housing http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/sep/01/enfield...
by ohsocynical
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 6:05 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 45898

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

Steve Reed MP ‏@SteveReedMP 9h Are the Tories falling apart? @BBCRadio4 says up to 100 of their MPs intend to write their own manifestos rather than endorse Cameron's Just read the above. What a bloody shambles. In other words they can say and promise anything they like just to get elected :? Words...
by ohsocynical
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 5:57 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 45898

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

by ohsocynical
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 5:45 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 45898

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

I have to say I am genuinely shocked that (again) we have naked pictures of famous actresses on the internet. Shocked I tell you. I am therefore extremely grateful that an event that would otherwise have gone unnoticed has been brought to our attention (repeatedly) by the Guardian, Indy and Telegra...
by ohsocynical
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 11:27 am
Forum: Pub
Topic: Well would you lookie here?
Replies: 7
Views: 5693

Re: Well would you lookie here?

Sky'sGoneOut wrote:Is it really?

Yep! :)
by ohsocynical
Sun 31 Aug, 2014 8:42 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 50405

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

Interesting...can Douglas Carswell use the data he has on his constituents for his new party when said data was given to him on the understanding he was a Tory MP? http://informationrightsandwrongs.com/2014/08/31/data-protection-implications-of-mps-crossing-the-floor/ No he cannot, that data is the...
by ohsocynical
Sun 31 Aug, 2014 8:36 pm
Forum: Pub
Topic: WhoopyDo!
Replies: 37
Views: 23921

Re: WhoopyDo!

Hi Giselle, lovely to hear from you. Sounds an odd situation for you to be in, hopefully things will get resolved. Must be strange to have to end up camping in what is still your own home. Did you get any strange vibes about the buyer ? No yahyah - but I most certainly have "vibes" about ...
by ohsocynical
Sun 31 Aug, 2014 6:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 50405

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

PorFavor wrote:Goodnight, everyone.

Night PF :)
by ohsocynical
Sun 31 Aug, 2014 6:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 50405

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

Poverty inquiry finds growing inequality in schools Gulf between children from low- and high-income families is starker than ever, leading to social isolation and bullying http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/31/inequality-schools-children-poverty-commission _________________________________...
by ohsocynical
Sun 31 Aug, 2014 5:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 50405

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

Reading an Inspector Wexford story and found this quote:

Psalm 55:

The words of his mouth were softer than butter, having war in his heart: his words were smoother than oil, and yet be they very swords.

I thought immediately of George Smith.
by ohsocynical
Sat 30 Aug, 2014 5:41 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 50405

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/504929/I-m-not-stabbing-Tories-in-back-insists-defector FORMER Tory MP Douglas Carswell took to the streets of his Clacton constituency yesterday to ­defend his ­decision to switch to Ukip . Note 'His' constituency. Done deal then! Well, to be precise it's not *his*...
by ohsocynical
Sat 30 Aug, 2014 4:48 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 50405

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Now people are going to panic. They forget the plague is still active in quite a few countries including the US. And it's treatable now.
by ohsocynical
Sat 30 Aug, 2014 4:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 50405

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/504929/I-m-not-stabbing-Tories-in-back-insists-defector

FORMER Tory MP Douglas Carswell took to the streets of his Clacton constituency yesterday to ­defend his ­decision to switch to Ukip.

Note 'His' constituency. Done deal then!
by ohsocynical
Fri 29 Aug, 2014 8:45 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 29th August 2014
Replies: 82
Views: 39805

Re: Friday 29th August 2014

PorFavor wrote:Goodnight, everyone.
Night PF :)
by ohsocynical
Fri 29 Aug, 2014 12:32 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 29th August 2014
Replies: 82
Views: 39805

Re: Friday 29th August 2014

I heard on the Today programme just before I got to work that Ukip is saying the National Exec Committee has approved Carswell. Nick Robinson, in his rather Tory-friendly analysis, seemed to think that Lord would be shut down in fairly short order and forgotten by next week. There certainly seems t...
by ohsocynical
Thu 28 Aug, 2014 8:31 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28th August 2014
Replies: 117
Views: 63421

Re: Thursday 28th August 2014

PorFavor wrote:Goodnight, everyone.
Night PF :)
by ohsocynical
Thu 28 Aug, 2014 7:26 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28th August 2014
Replies: 117
Views: 63421

Re: Thursday 28th August 2014

http://www.9thousandfeet.com/blog/page-two/ Posted on August 27, 2014 by NatashaFatale As satirists around the world scribble their “Goodbye cruel world” notes and reach for their razor blades and sleeping pills, CNN reveals that a nine-year-old girl, on vacation with her family in northern Arizona...
by ohsocynical
Thu 28 Aug, 2014 12:15 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28th August 2014
Replies: 117
Views: 63421

Re: Thursday 28th August 2014

Oh and waiting to book a doctor's appointment in the surgery when I came home from the hospital was one of Bracknell's Conservative councillors...He had a newspaper under his arm and was chatting to one of the receptionists [A snotty inefficient cow] She said: 'Oh that's my favourite newspaper. It's...
by ohsocynical
Thu 28 Aug, 2014 11:39 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28th August 2014
Replies: 117
Views: 63421

Re: Thursday 28th August 2014

Attended the excellent endoscopy unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. Was taken aback when I received a large envelope full of information about the procedure when the first page said the unit depended heavily on donations so any help would be appreciated. Lovely staff, quickly seen, wel...
by ohsocynical
Wed 27 Aug, 2014 8:58 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Replies: 125
Views: 91779

Re: Wednesday 27th August 2014

PorFavor wrote:Good night, everyone.
I have missed that....Night PF :)
by ohsocynical
Wed 27 Aug, 2014 6:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Replies: 125
Views: 91779

Re: Wednesday 27th August 2014

From The Lawyer. Former News International lawyers Lawrence Abramson and Jon Chapman have been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over alleged cover-ups in the phone hacking scandal. The lawyers have been under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since 2011 afte...
by ohsocynical
Wed 27 Aug, 2014 6:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Replies: 125
Views: 91779

Re: Wednesday 27th August 2014

Shaun Wright's record in Rotherham comes under uncomfortable scrutiny A series of reports with 'stark evidence' of abuse were presented to both councillors and police in Rotherham – and ignored http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/27/rotherham-abuse-stark-evidence-ignored-by-police-and-counc...
by ohsocynical
Wed 27 Aug, 2014 6:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Replies: 125
Views: 91779

Re: Wednesday 27th August 2014

Nigel Farage is certain Ukip will send MPs to Westminster in 2015 Party leader, who will run in South Thanet, Kent, repeats pledge to resign if general election bids fail but insists that won't happen http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/27/nigel-farage-ukip-send-mps-westminster-general-ele...
by ohsocynical
Wed 27 Aug, 2014 6:15 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Replies: 125
Views: 91779

Re: Wednesday 27th August 2014

Councils tendering care contracts case by case in online 'auctions' Critics brand eBay-style system auctionyourgranny.com while company says it is changing behaviour in a 'too fluffy' market http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/27/councils-care-contracts-online-auctions There's nothing like ...
by ohsocynical
Wed 27 Aug, 2014 5:48 pm
Forum: Pub
Topic: WhoopyDo!
Replies: 37
Views: 23921

Re: WhoopyDo!

I've just paid my last visit to FTN mark 1. Deleted the link from my desktop....... Sobs.....
by ohsocynical
Wed 27 Aug, 2014 5:46 pm
Forum: Pub
Topic: WhoopyDo!
Replies: 37
Views: 23921

Re: WhoopyDo!

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Its nice up here :)
Don't boast! :lol: :lol: :lol:
by ohsocynical
Wed 27 Aug, 2014 2:34 pm
Forum: Pub
Topic: Gardening / Chutney
Replies: 33
Views: 17940

Re: Gardening / Chutney

There are a lot of green tomato recipes on Google. The one below sounds pretty simple. I did notice that he says to leave it for a while before you eat it. It gives the flavours a chance to come out. http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/member-recipes/My%20very%20first%20ever%20Green%20Tomato%20Chutne...
by ohsocynical
Wed 27 Aug, 2014 1:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Replies: 125
Views: 91779

Re: Wednesday 27th August 2014

On Twitter this morning: News & Star ‏@newsandstar 25m Wildlife experts say the spread of red squirrels across Cumbria is the best to be found in any English county http://ow.ly/ALMKJ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Here you go PF. It probably was a squirrel :) ________...
by ohsocynical
Wed 27 Aug, 2014 12:42 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Replies: 125
Views: 91779

Re: Wednesday 27th August 2014

On Twitter this morning:

News & Star ‏@newsandstar 25m
Wildlife experts say the spread of red squirrels across Cumbria is the best to be found in any English county http://ow.ly/ALMKJ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Here you go PF.

It probably was a squirrel :)
by ohsocynical
Tue 26 Aug, 2014 1:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 26th August 2014
Replies: 162
Views: 107119

Re: Tuesday 26th August 2014

Harriet Harman accuses Tories of relying on 'shady money'
Labour deputy leader publishes figures showing how much Tory party relies on funding from unincorporated associations

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... hady-money
by ohsocynical
Tue 26 Aug, 2014 11:26 am
Forum: Pub
Topic: WhoopyDo!
Replies: 37
Views: 23921

Re: WhoopyDo!

It's raining so hard here it sounds like a dozen cows peeing on a tin roof. We've had over 24 hours of rain so far.
by ohsocynical
Mon 25 Aug, 2014 9:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Independence Debate
Replies: 49
Views: 38566

Re: Independence Debate

letsskiptotheleft wrote:Just emailed Porfavor with a link to this place, hopefully she gets it, should do.
It'll be so nice to 'see' her again.
by ohsocynical
Mon 25 Aug, 2014 9:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Independence Debate
Replies: 49
Views: 38566

Re: Independence Debate

Stay on here from now on?
by ohsocynical
Mon 25 Aug, 2014 9:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Independence Debate
Replies: 49
Views: 38566

Re: Independence Debate

Made it! Looks good :)