Mandy Lifeboats

Al Matthews RIP. A real life Marine Sergeant who also appeared in Grange Hill and Aliens. God's gift to pub quiz masters.

If Vince Cable and Nick Clegg had a time machine》》 1934 We have a wonderful chance to govern in coalition with the National SocialIst party of Germany. 1939 Although we said we'd never invade Poland we have. Ooops. Sorry. 1945 The Nazi Party would have killed more Jews if they had governed alone. 1947 War? I don't remember any war.

Springsteen using the term yellow man is the least of his worries. Based on theselected lyrics he should never take his laptop to PC World for repair. 》》》》 Hey little girl is your daddy home. Did he go away and leave you all alone. I've got a bad desire. I'm on fire. Tell me now baby is he good to you. Can he do to you baby the things that I do. Only you can cool my desire.

Every profession has a small amount of idiots who misuse tools at their disposal. The problem with the Blue Tops is that those tiny numbers have deadly weapons at their disposal. A bad plumber might flood your house. A bad Blue Top could kill you. Tasers are "less lethal" firearms. They will kill. But so will truncheons and mace. Much though I think Tasers should be banned, that should only be done when there is a safer alternative. For the average Blue Top facing the average thug with a knife the Taser is the safest option for both parties.

My home town recently had a March by members of the EDL. In theory their proposed actions were a reasonable expression of free speech. Many locals including myself held a counter demonstration. In theory our proposed actions were a reasonable expression of free speech. The Bluetops set up a buffer zone between the 2 groups. In theory that restriction on the demonstrations was reasonable. Unfortunately "duck heads" on both sides felt they had a right to shout whatever they wanted and do so in the buffer zone. When they were arrested I heard the predictable defence that the Bluetops were breaching people's Human Rights. One of the most common legal errors is finding one bit of law that backs up your actions and ignoring all the other laws that don't. I honestly feel that we presentry have the highest level of free speech ever. But that's only been achieved by considering everyone's rights even if that means a trivial restriction on yours.

Yes and no. European Human Rights documents use the wording "free expression". But if you continue reading it goes on to define what that means. That includes the right to receive and impart information. As speech is one of the main ways to do that its commonly called free speech. But let's get something very clear. The HRA includes qualified rights. For instance you have a qualified right to privacy. It's qualified and not absolute. Your right to privacy can (and often is) revoked in order to protect others rights and for the general public good. The most obvious example being Police CCTV filming you whilst shopping. In the same way your right to impart information is balanced with everyone else's rights and all other laws. Painting an offensive message on a wall could not be defended using the right to free expression. At its most basic level it's balanced against the wall owner's right to own a wall without you damaging it.

This is a perfect example of the reasonable man test. A reasonable man could do this with a group of colleagues that he knows have similar type of humour. It's less reasonable to put it on an open Twitter account that might be viewed by anyone. It would be unreasonable to put it on an open Twitter account that you know is followed by a large number of Jewish People. Personally I would not class the Nazi Noughts and Crosses as a crime. Nor posting it on Twitter. It's not what you did it's the how and the why.

I think I have posted this explanation before. Much of our law is based upon the test of a reasonable man. If I want to express a viewpoint I can. But only in a reasonable way. An action in my own home might be reasonable but the exact same action outside an infant school might be wholly innapropriate. Our right to reasonable free speech is as strong as its ever been. But we are quite rightly cracking down on idiots who think they have the right to express any view at any time they wish, wherever they wish and in a manner of their own choosing. It's one thing to tell your MP that you feel Muslim immigration is harming the UK. Its another to scream that at the top of your voice outside a mosque.

If your profile details are correct it was a song you heard in the prime of your life.

Name a UK number 1 single where the lyrics are all questions. * * the backing singers sing certain parts of those questions as part of the harmony. Those don't count.

Serious question- Worcestershire. Would Cher Lloyd have sold more music than Elgar? Short popularity but modern v long term popularity.

Ian "Sludge" Lees. One that the Tiswas generation will remember.

1. I don't want to rule the world. 2. I haven't got a hungry heart. 3. I wasn't dancing in the moonlight.

Motels where I have heard someone yell "Just put the knife down and no-one will get hurt" at 3 am.

An outbreak of measles?

King of the mountains.

Sorry to break the news but I think Villa are short of cash. We might have to sell some players.

OK. .....you got me.

Cooking classes are a decent place to meet people. Even if you don't you'll learn a skill that will help when you do.

A colleague produced a report which was needed to include the death rate in a particular postcode. His conclusion》 0.99' per person.

I once contacted British Gas and spoke to someone who was helpful.

To find colonoscopy simply follow the coloured line on the floor. It's brown with streaks of red.

A finite number that nears infinity or 1 or any number. Near infinity - A straw is made of atoms. Atoms are a nucleus surrounded by a cloud of electrons. Each gap in that cloud can be interpreted as a hole. It is impossible to count them. 1 - But two connected holes become a single hole. Any number - But you cannot guarantee that every hole is connected to every other hole at any moment in time. It's feasible that every number could exist at any moment in time. I need to get out more.

How old is the Queen? We might be getting the day off anyway.

FFS - Throw a sickie. I've already started to lay the groundwork. Today I casually mentioned that the warm weather is giving me headaches. Tomorrow I'll have lost my appetite. Thursday will see me experience a crushing pain in the chest and numb left arm. Friday is scheduled to see a sudden fear of water and slight frothing at the mouth. Saturday I shall email my boss asking if I should walk into the light. Trust me.......it's foolproof.