Rabbie
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[quote user="ebaynut"]Regarding the European project, it is something I wish to see not only derailed, but smashed to pieces. I have no wish for an unelected elite in Brussels making laws which I have to live by, with no way of removing their power by the ballot box. That does start wars. God forbid that if the French had a hand in making all our laws in the UK, we would all end up as poor as most of their own people, who outside of the Paris suburbs are driving around mostly in mobile scrap heaps from the 1980’s as they cant afford any better. Some may say they are happy with their lot, lets hope so, as they will never be able to change it.[/quote]But what are you going to replace it with? UKIP seem to be suggesting the UK becomes a member of EEA with all the disadvantages referred to in the OP. You seem to be suggesting a complete break which would lead to a tariff wall between the UK and our largest market. That might not be the cleverest thing from the UK point of view.
If there is an In/Out referendum in the next few years I hope that the Out side will explain exactly what they will replace the UK EU membership with so we can make our choice based on rational thought and not on xenophobic hysteria.
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I would be happy for any major changes in our relationship with the EU to be subject to a referendum if I was sure that the voters were being given the correct information and not the usual mixture of half-truths so beloved of much of our media. I would also want people to vote withe their heads and not with their hearts on these matters. They are IMO too important for our country to be made emotionally. They should be made after a mature consideration of the relevant facts
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I think the ebaysnut's post is offensive and should be removed. Personal abuse has no place in a forum like this. Although I am neither Jewish nor gay I agree with the point that Q is making. It seems to me that it is better to be in the EU and have some influence than to be outside and subject to the rules without having any influence is having the worst of both worlds. Do UKIP have an ulterior motive in trying to move the UK to this situation?Norway's current success is not due to either their membership of the EEA or their absence from the EU but is solely because of the sensible way they have managed their oil fields
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[quote user="Kong"]That's not clear to me. WB didn't mention data recovery only wipe the disk. If you want to recover data from a physically intact disc which has has been formatted it can sometimes be done as any forensic IT guy will confirm.[/quote]Although I agree that the data can be recovered from a formatted disc it is not a cheap process. I would query if the data on WB's disc would be worth that much expenditure by a third party. I think it is only discs belonging to terrorist suspects that get that sort of treatment.
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Since study loans are only repaid once you are earning over a certain level. And are in case written off 30 years after graduation I suspect that the official forecast that 50% will not be repaid in full is correct.Also study loans are not treated as part of a person's debt. But are only taken in to account for their effect on disposable income for mortgage purposes
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When I took A-levels in 1963 the grades where determined by which percentile group you came in so there was always the same proportion of each grade from year to heard. This corrected slight differences in difficulty in a paper from year to year and kept results consistent and not subject to making the papers easier and so devaluing the worth of a good grade.The problem is that education has become a political football and the real losers are the school kids.
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We must remember that newspapers are no longer the first source of news for people. Nowadays people get their primary news from radio/TV and newspapers are bought either in depth analysis or just plain entertainment. Circulation is in general falling so we get sensationalism Oman attempt to keep readers
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Just checked with Mrs R Abbie - a vet - that if you are UK resident then you will be OK with vaccination every two years. Good luck
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Perhaps Clair could mark it and let us know how well NH has done
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01/0/1970 is the base for Linux date/time so that is the likely explanation for this
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[quote user="Hoddy"]I'd like to make a case for responsible non-pet owners.Until my last dog died I had had one for most of my life, but after the last one I decided not to have another because now that I am old the chances are that they will outlive me. I think she you get older it's something that you should consider.[/quote]Perhaps it is something any potential pet owner should consider at any age. Any of us could be killed in an accident regardless of our age or health. So we need to make provisions for our pets if the worst should happen
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[quote user="powerdesal"]Dodgy Ref - maybe, maybe not. The ref can't see everything but he is the same ref for both teams. It's usually the losing side that complains about the Ref, funny that ![/quote]
As I said earlier Wales probably deserved to win despite the referee who DID make two very significant mistakes in the last minute.
Firstly he did not stop the clock as he should have done when Wales started time wasting after the Scottish try and secondly he did not allow the kick off after the successful conversion even though there was still time on the clock
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[quote user="Gardian"]Scotland vs Wales Dodgy ref. Wales will be very happy to have got away with that one. Good game though.[/quote]But as a Scot I think Wales were slightly the better side so perhaps justice was done despite the referee. Still a very exciting game.
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[quote user="DraytonBoy"]In a capitalist world you are never going to get equality as the rich will always find ways to get richer. So if Labour get elected in May the 'rich and poor' gap will still grow, it's just the way it is.[/quote]Yet during the first 80 years of the last century the gap narrowed so it's not a foregone conclusion.
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[quote user="Grecian"]Stuff the chuffing rugby, I want Mot de Passe back on TF2 at 19:00H[:@]
[/quote]And the same to you[:D] Some of us enjoy the Rugby and it is not on so often.Good result for England even if they conceded three tries. Joseph was a well deserved Man of the Match.
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Perhaps I saw the match from a different viewpoint than you but Scotland did score the only try so I am not sure why you think the French side were superior. Given the Scots indiscipline the result was fair enough but it was an even enough game considering France had home advantage. To me the team of the round was England even if it pains me to say so. IMO both teams should come out on the pitch together as they did in Paris to avoid the silly gamesmanship shown by Wales in Cardiff
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Seems a no-brainer to me. If you buy online instead of buying locally then your local outlet will struggle and possibly close. It is just a matter of use it or lose it. The choice is yours
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In this modern world when many marriages are not for life it seems to me that perhaps the inheritance laws of France, Scotland and many other European countries are perhaps out of date. It may be that for once English inheritance laws which give freedom to individuals to decide who they wish to inherit their belongings are actually more in tune with reality.
I for one would not want my wife to loose her property on my death if my daughter was really needed her share. I have always felt that inheriting from ones parents is not a right but a bonus and in any case should not apply until both parent and step parent have passed on.
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[quote user="JSKS"]Inevitably, the TV sports news from the main UK broadcasters are concentrating on England's match against Italy this weekend. However, how do we feel the better teams will do? I reckon the Ireland/France fixture could be the game of the weekend. Neither team looked very happy last week and put in poorish performances against inferior teams. From no 10 to no 13 Ireland seemed lacklustre with no real flair from a back line that was clearly suffering from a lack of direction (pace Kearney who was as solid as ever but with nowhere to send the play). It'll also be interesting to see if Wales can get their mojo back against a Scottish team that were let down more by indiscipline than lack of ability against the bumbling French. Another back line, the Welsh that is, which has the ability to destroy an opposition defence in the blink of an eye.[/quote]JSKS, there seems to be a slight contradiction in your post. First you say that France were playing an inferior team and then you say that Scotland were let down by indiscipline rather than lack of ability. Which is it? IMO the second statement is the correct one. After all Scotland at least had the ability to create a try.
I expect England to win easily against Italy. Ireland should beat France but that depends (as always) on which French side turns up. As for Sunday's match It could go neither way. In my youth there was a bogy who lived under the Murrayfield pitch who did not like the Welsh but sadly he seems to be failing in recent times. Still we can always hope that passion will be rewarded.
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[quote user="NormanH"][quote user="Daft Doctor"]Norman H, I find your comments on this occasion pompously opinionated, narrow minded and unhelpful. When I die I want MY assets to go to whomever I wish under MY last will and testament, not dictated by the will of a French government who's inheritance laws are in the dark ages. I love being in France, but it doesn't mean I have to agree with everything French. In this case, the EU has afforded an opportunity to avoid these French inheritance laws if so desired in favour of (in my case) those of the UK, under which my last will and testament is absolutely respected. Why should it be so shameful to want that simple thing? I will not apologise for that, and quite frankly the French need a good kick up the a**e in this respect. The Napoleonic days are long gone, it is time inheritance laws in France were dragged into the 21st century! Thank you to Parsnips for your helpful advice.[/quote]
My comments were not intended as helpful they were intended as judgmental [:D]
Presumably your picking and choosing of the bits of French law that suit you is a principle that you would apply to immigrants in the UK who wish to apply the laws and customs of their own countries whan it pleases them? Female circumcision, polygamy, Sharia law..
As has often been pointed out to me I knew the rules when I came to France. If you prefer UK law stay in the UK..
[/quote]You seem to be missing the point that it is now French law to opt to use UK inheritance laws where applicable. It does not seem unreasonable to me for people to use this if they want to. -
I can understand those who if they get the chance take steps to protect their partner from loosing the property. Step children may not always be willing to delay taking their share especially if they are a bit strapped for cash.
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[quote user="woolybanana"]AS far as I can understand, these tax avoiders have done nothing illegal but have taken advantage of loopholes in the taxation system. According to the tax authorities, very large sums have been clawed back from those who were due to pay it and a few have been referred to the criuminal justice system. Remember, ihere is a general election coming and the arleholes are out trying to score points.Margaret Hodge's screaming at a civil servant yeaterday was nothing short of shameful and she should resign immediately. And, remember, she is very rich. As to the next government, any combination of the vengeful and undemocratic SNP and the incompetent McClusky controlled Labour party will lead to the Cubanisation of the UK where the citizen will be managed by an administrative elite which grows and grows and which owes allegiance to the ruling clique. Plus confiscatory tax levels and falling tax revenues as anyone with more than five bob leaves the country and the unions take over in the successful factories, like Honda, Nissan and Jaguar, leading to a huge increase in the unemployed who will receive benefit for ever. If you dont believe me, remember Red Robbo and Harold Wilson - the difference is that this lot are malicious in the extreme.[/quote]Wooly, Yesterday I listened to a program on BBC Radio 4 where a former tax inspector was complaining that many tax evaders(Not tax avoiders) were being let off a large amount of their penalties by HMRC. This does not happen to unfortunate people who make small technical mistakes in their benefit claims. They loose all their benefits while this is being investigated with devastating effects on their families.
The UK car industry is under more serious threat from the possible loss of EU membership rather than the threat from the unions. Yes I do remember Red Robbo and Harold Wilson. I also remember a sensible Conservative party that did a lot of good for Britain in the third quarter of the twentieth century and actually worked for the good of the entire population. I have an instinctive fear of any party that appears to be acting for a section of the community rather than the country as a whole.
Unfortunately there does not seem to be such a party today so abstaining seems the only option. As a matter of record I am not a member of any party and have never been one
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[quote user="ebaynut"]NormanH wrote, One of the big banks/financial institutions (can't remember which one at the mo) is already forecasting that the next UK Government will be formed by a coalition of Labour and the SNP. Anything would be better than the present filth. I wonder who you would prefer to run the UK then, perhaps the ‘great’ Mr Brown, he made such a good job of it all when he was driving. Or perhaps you love Mr Blair, that great LABOUR leader who lied to parliament about about WMD in Iraq, ignored over 1,000,000 people who marched in London opposing any war. He has caused jointly with his buddy George more death and mayhem in this world then any past prime minister has in living memory. I suspect you are also happy to see the shed loads of cash he earns. A true Labour ‘man of the people’. You must, as a Labour supporter be REALLY proud of your party!!![/quote]And You must be REALLY PROUD of the present government. The way they have helped the very rich and the expense of the poor is really heartwarming. The forgiving way they allow Tax evaders to get away with not paying tax is positively charitable compared to the vindictaveness shown towards peoiple who make a minor error in claiming a benefit and have to go to foodbanks to prevent their children from starving.
They really make me proud to be British
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Joni, try googling for "android wifi analyser". It gave me a lot of hits which look OK
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