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 The White Horse  06 Dec 14 8.42pm |
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Quote Raven at 06 Dec 2014 10.09am
Quote The White Horse at 06 Dec 2014 9.25am
Question should probably be whether it's the ideology here that has caused the problem, or just the fact that middle class hippies aren't the most efficient administrators of a council. I'd say given that their recycling rates are so guff, it's probably the latter. A valid point. I always imagine their council meetings are a bit like the parish meetings in the Vicar of DIbley. I like the Greens though.
One of their new MEPs cracks me up. She's essentially the answer to "imagine a green MEP":
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| CheeseRolls Cheshire 06 Dec 14 9.52pm |
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Quote matt_himself at 06 Dec 2014 6.47pm
75% UKIP 25% Tory.
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| sanitycheck 06 Dec 14 10.07pm |
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Quote Stirlingsays at 06 Dec 2014 5.13pm
Quote sanitycheck at 06 Dec 2014 3.38pm
Quote Stirlingsays at 06 Dec 2014 3.24pm
Quote sanitycheck at 06 Dec 2014 2.34pm
And maybe lots of people have died for one reason or another due to an over reliance on oil too. But nevermind that. Edited by sanitycheck (06 Dec 2014 2.36pm) Yeah....get rid of oil and see what difference it makes to the death rate.....What's the point of saying stuff like that? Where did I say anything about getting rid of oil? We don't need to re-invent a person's point of view just because they state a truth. Edited by sanitycheck (06 Dec 2014 3.40pm)
I'm moaning at you for making a silly statement. I am simply, accurately and calmly stating that whatever form of energy we use someone pays the price for it at some stage. On occasion I think that for some people life is just one huge bed to get out of the wrong side of.
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| Stirlingsays 06 Dec 14 10.13pm |
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Quote sanitycheck at 06 Dec 2014 10.07pm
I am simply, accurately and calmly stating that whatever form of energy we use someone pays the price for it at some stage.
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| Raven South Croydon 07 Dec 14 11.08am |
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Quote The White Horse at 06 Dec 2014 8.42pm
Quote Raven at 06 Dec 2014 10.09am
Quote The White Horse at 06 Dec 2014 9.25am
Question should probably be whether it's the ideology here that has caused the problem, or just the fact that middle class hippies aren't the most efficient administrators of a council. I'd say given that their recycling rates are so guff, it's probably the latter. A valid point. I always imagine their council meetings are a bit like the parish meetings in the Vicar of DIbley. I like the Greens though.
One of their new MEPs cracks me up. She's essentially the answer to "imagine a green MEP":
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 07 Dec 14 3.01pm |
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Quote Pussay Patrol at 06 Dec 2014 10.26am
Greens = tax If you want a high tax economy vote green Tax = Public Services. If you want decent services, raise tax.
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| Stirlingsays 07 Dec 14 3.11pm |
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Quote jamiemartin721 at 07 Dec 2014 3.01pm
Quote Pussay Patrol at 06 Dec 2014 10.26am
Greens = tax If you want a high tax economy vote green Tax = Public Services. If you want decent services, raise tax. Mmmmm.....The phrase 'bottomless pit' comes to mind. Too many people in this country....GP's contracts ridiculously high with similarly ridiculously high demands and expectations placed on them which highlight incompetent planning on provision that is decades old......The same for public/private contracts sucking up valuable cash.....I could go on but you get the message.
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| matt_himself Matataland 07 Dec 14 5.56pm |
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Quote CheeseRolls at 06 Dec 2014 9.52pm
Quote matt_himself at 06 Dec 2014 6.47pm
75% UKIP 25% Tory.
Apart from the 25% Tory, and please no one think I am a free thinking beatnik radical by the result, I am happy with that result.
"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02 |
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Eunectes  Aberystwyth 07 Dec 14 10.08pm |
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If the green party actually based their policies on the science available I'd vote for them. Unfortunately they tend to pander to the conspiracy theorists too much, and prevent our agricultural industry implementing technologies that genuinely do reduce our environmental impacts in a safe fashion. Once they get their heads out of Greenpeace's arse and learn to actually look at things from a pragmatic perspective (both in terms of technology and economics) they could be pretty decent.
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| CheeseRolls Cheshire 07 Dec 14 11.04pm |
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Quote matt_himself at 07 Dec 2014 5.56pm
Quote CheeseRolls at 06 Dec 2014 9.52pm
Quote matt_himself at 06 Dec 2014 6.47pm
75% UKIP 25% Tory.
Apart from the 25% Tory, and please no one think I am a free thinking beatnik radical by the result, I am happy with that result. Trouble is the democracy we have is broken. Awareness of this is growing at pace. Our political elite of all colours do not strive to serve us, but to control us (with fear and hate) as they see fit and to not upset those they really serve. The wealthy chums from private school and leaders of massive businesses. The people you say 'think for themselves' on the whole don't. They believe the red tops, the bbc, some still believe politicians!! When true democarcy is afforded and the real issues discussed (not immigration, terrorism, the poor and unrepsresented as the cause of financial meltdown and oil/power led wars - the previously mentioned fear and hate) then we can truly talk about views and people thinking for themselves.
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Pussay Patrol  07 Dec 14 11.18pm |
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Quote jamiemartin721 at 07 Dec 2014 3.01pm
Quote Pussay Patrol at 06 Dec 2014 10.26am
Greens = tax If you want a high tax economy vote green Tax = Public Services. If you want decent services, raise tax. It's a proven fact low tax economies raise more tax overall.
Paua oouaarancì Irà chiyeah Ishé galé ma ba oo ah |
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Seth  On a pale blue dot 08 Dec 14 12.34am |
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Quote Pussay Patrol at 07 Dec 2014 11.18pm
Quote jamiemartin721 at 07 Dec 2014 3.01pm
Quote Pussay Patrol at 06 Dec 2014 10.26am
Greens = tax If you want a high tax economy vote green Tax = Public Services. If you want decent services, raise tax. It's a proven fact low tax economies raise more tax overall. Is it? Prove it then. Let's see your facts.
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