Clarry

2 hours ago, Jas10 said:

My pleasure, hope you enjoy. Quite a fun watch & a good laugh also 

Where can it be found?

21 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said:

Personal choice, I don’t like wearing them and I’m not convinced of their worth. As with a lot of the past few months I feel it’s an over reaction from a government who literally have no idea what they’re doing.

The government have not overreacted on anything. If anything it is the total opposite. Lockdown could have been earlier and mask wearing mandatory from that time. 

It does look like they just want to be seen to be doing something.

4 minutes ago, Awol said:

 

It was the most unequivocally moral thing this country has ever done, and for people who don’t find taking pride in their country revolting or absurd it’s one to hang your hat on. 

Instead, we’re lectured about our immoral past. Some of it undoubtedly was by modern standards, but again in the context of the time it was perfectly normal. Like Empires.

Context matters.

In his book Black Jacobins, C L R James notes that this is the way it is reported by white historians. Yes, Britain had a lot of truly moral people active in trying to abolish slavery and we should be rightly be very proud of them. It was passed in law mainly because it would cause massive economic damage to the French war effort. Without that, it is doubtful we would have abolished it so early. Maybe in time.

Great book by the way. The big philosophical dilemma of a newly revolutionised France claiming all men are equal...except for slaves in Haiti and other colonies.

22 minutes ago, Davkaus said:

There are a lot of very real grievances, I don't personally think some rather dated comedy that causes offence is one of them.

I know what you mean, it does distract, it was the use of the word "mob" that raised my eyebrows. I'm being too sensitive. As you've already said some of the Little Britain sketches were blatantly anti-bigot. The blackface thing I would say is a no-no whatever the message they are trying to put across.

I hope the rumour about Django Unchained is just that, a rumour. One of the reasons Tarantino made it was because of the bullshit Civil War movies and movies set in that period. Kind slave owners and the tragedy of brother fighting brother...

1 hour ago, Davkaus said:

Basically how much stick the streaming companies get from the mob, I think. 

The mob? The grievances are very real.

15 hours ago, useless said:

M (1931)
About a child killer on the streets of 1930s Germany, thought that it was very well done and shot, felt very ahead of it's time wth the way they profiled the killer and explored his psychology and also that of the police and the locals wanting justice.

 

You won't be surprised to hear that the character Inspector Lohmann is based on Berlin detective Ernst Gennat who was a pioneer of profiling and coined the phrase "serial killer". A fictionalised version of Gennat appears in season 2 and 3 of Babylon Berlin,  itself and excellent TV series.

This must be the only time of year that all men suddenly develop an eye for colour, style and design!

As for the forensic evidence... what I gleaned from the reporting suggested every liklihood of a reasonable doubt.

I was thinking along these lines until I read that they didn't bother with a forensic expert for the defence. I suppose the burden is on the prosecution, but it may have been a risk they didn't want to take.

Maybe the players are getting scared of making mistakes?

The Police persecuting a guy for flashing his lights to warn other motorists that there was a Police with a speed camera around the corner.

1. He was doing his public duty and warning people.

2. How have they got time to do this unless they think detective work is all over now as Facebook is there new friend ?

3. If that bloke sees a BMW outside a bank next week with 3 guys putting on balaclavas what's the chances of him calling the filth ?

4. The Police are committing theft IMO, maybe he should have called Crimestoppers.

5. How can they prove it, there is no law against testing ones lights as far as I know or someone may have had there main beam on coming the other way. Good driving in my book.

1. Is it?

2. Don't understand

3. true

4. Utter rubbish

5. Very true

Stupid thing for the police to do.

The embarrassed Lib Dem ministers should show some balls and cross the floor to the opposition.

When I go to wash my mug at work getting stuck behind the only bastard who washes his mug properly. Then dries it.

Getting upset about the voting is like getting upset about the Eurovision Song Contest.

People are upset about missing out on the biggest show on earth. Bringing football back to the country that invented after a long overdue absence. Missing out despite being the best most equipped nation in the running. The fact we were (possibly) deemed the weakest goes to show that there are a lot more factors at play here than meet the eye.

As some journo said the other day, England do it all wrong, they try to make a footballing bid, rather than a FIFA bid.

Russia - more money for bribes and building stadia.

Qatar - the Sheikhs will take their money home if not given it.

Edit: and both won't give a damn about tax and worker's rights.

I'm having one of those "should have put money on moments".... :cry:

Russia - more money for bribes and building stadia.

Qatar - the Sheikhs will take their money home if not given it.

Edit: and both won't give a damn about tax and worker's rights.

What is an NSL?

There is no way i'm not wearing a shirt and walking around like Michael **** Douglas in just a V-neck jumper.

Stealth Bumming

My problem is a little bit of torture may lead to a bit more torture and then escalate into more common usage rather than just anti-terrorism. It's opening Pandora's Box.

"Countdown" is on in a minute. They'll soon stop.

Benefits Claimants

Public Sector

Tube Workers

Firemen

the ever present Immigrants

Students

The list is building of people for the powers that be to point a figure at.

Old link, but interesting. The writer has a familiar name too.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051602395.html

"Families with Ccildren the biggest losers" gets the biggest laugh from me.

Labour, Conservative, whatever political party, this is often one of the core things they fight over.

I've said elsewhere, the State is like a parent. Labour are an over-indulgent parent spoiling the child. Conservatives are an abusive, nasty parent.

Why should the state be the parent? Isn’t this the problem that the state is being asked to provide beyond what it should provide? Its unsustainable. And whilst some may be spoiled under a Labour government, I wouldn’t say the vast majority were, nor under a Tory government are the majority abused. Its a simplification that doesn’t add up.

Simplification, yes. But, the poorest have been abused in the latest spending cuts.

If you're happy with that, say so and defend it.

Loving the positive thinking fellas. Maybe your right, if people lose their jobs they should give up, sit on their arses and not make every effort to find new work - particularly if that means actually doing something proactive like moving or making a lengthy commute. It's not like there isn't plenty of money to pay people to sit about doing rock all, right?

You're ex-military, am I right? I'm from a military family too, so it was part of life to be uprooted every three years, or have Dad away from home for months at a time. When I see people getting upset about having to move to another town or city, I think "why?", but then some people would find it very disruptive if they are not used to it.

Shaun Maloney did!