The Ranting Room

Another fantastic idea to save the planet from the UK government.

Telegraph

The good thing about this is that it's not just another cynical ploy to steal money from people, because they're short of cash. It's a genuine move to pursuade people to be more green, because our government really gives a sh*t about such things. Of course motorists will flock on to our wonderful trains in response to this, because the srvice is so reliable, and one of the most affordable in Europe. Another good thing about this proposal is that in the name of equality - very important to the coalition - the managing director of the company can pay the same levy as a part time contract cleaner earing 1000 times less than he/she.



Edited by Blacksword - August 23 2010 at 04:45

Dean wrote: they'd probably televise that too - Strictly Celebrity Dancing At The End Of A Rope...

Now THAT sounds like proper entertainment, particularly if we can vote on which useless Grade Z celeb gets to swing.

Blacksword wrote: In the UK, we seem to have some strange fixation with dancing on TV at the moment. 'Strictly come dancing' 'Celeb Strictly...' 'So you think you can dance' 'Dancing on ice' and now I'm told their making one for disabled people, called 'Dancing on Wheels' I sh*t you not.

I inadvertently caught a few minutes of Celeb Strictly at the weekend... a ghastly new low in TV banality. Some guy with no natural co-ordination 'dancing' to The Rhythm of Life by Sammy Davis Jr and Jo Brand telling the Grumpy Old Women what great dancers they were despite the overwhelming visual evidence to the contrary.

I don't know how these people can bear to look at themselves in the mirror. If they had a shred of human diginity left they'd just do the decent thing and commit suicide.

I must say that I´m really upset by everything on TV here in Finland. I think there ain´t one good show running. It would be nice to sometimes watch something that even remotely funny or otherwise worth while, but everything just seems like complete rubbish to me.

That´s all I have at this time.

Open note to the driver of the District Line train who dumped us off at Dagenham East in the snow last night. You ensured us 3 times that there was a Hornchurch train 3 minutes behind. There wasn't.

John Smith QC 1938 - 1994



Bliar: You think anyone suspected?

Brown: Coroner said natural causes, we're sorted!

Bliar: So I'm in first, yes?

Brown: As agreed, Tony, as agreed - you in for 2 years, then hand over

Bliar: Of course, Gordon +++crosses fingers+++

Brown: (laughing) no leaving me with a dodgy war to sort out eh?

Bliar: Ha ha ha ha ha Oh Look, George W Bush is over there - Oooee - George.... ++puckers lips++

Dean wrote: ^ more like Doug and Dinsdale

Jim Garten wrote: (Enter ascerbic caption here)

Edited by progmetalhead - January 28 2010 at 04:34

mystic fred wrote: I can't understand why the invasion of Iraq was "illegal" - it was a rescue, wasn't it?  didn't Saddam kill all those Kurds with gas? what about his "illegal" invasion of Kuwait? what about all the people he illegally murdered - that's illegal.   I agree Blair went in hanging onto Bush's coat tails, and should have told him whoa, there cowboy - but any Government that received absolute confirmation from its secret intelligence services about WMD's in a hostile country that could fire them at said Govt.  would do exactly the same today. ..no permission sought, though there should be a better system in place that doesn't DITHER for 10 years...

It seems virtually everyone testifying at the Chilcott enquiry, had doubts over the wars legality, Steve. Even Lord Goldsmith had said he initially had serious doubts, but changed his mind at the last minute...probably because he had no choice, and found himself in a position of being more or less threatened by Blair.

The rights and wrongs of the war are for another debate, but all the evils of Saddam Hussein do not justify the killing of as many as 600,000 people (according to a study by The Lancet) predominantly civillian, which occured as a direct and indirect result of the conflict. The fact is, resolution 1441 didn't directly permit military action, and was worded ambiguously. Most felt a further and more explicit resolution was needed to invade. But, the machinary of war was in place, and so was the will for war in the US.

The toppling of Saddam seemed a happy day, albeit slightly stage managed by the BBC, and our military high command; making sure that the thousands who had taken to the streets in support of Saddam were kept out of shot. But to be honest, in light of an actual distinct lack of WMD, no conection to the events of 9/11, and no link to Al Queada whatsover, it seems the most likely reason to have invaded Iraq was a move to prevent them trading their oil in Euros, which they were preparing to do within six months.

Blacksword wrote: NuLab done three good things. They gave us.. Robin Cook (deceased) Mo Mowlem (Deceased) Tony Banks (not the Tony Banks) - (Deceased)

Not forgetting just before Labour became NuLab, the best prime minister we never had:



John Smith QC 1938 - 1994

Incidentally, whilst looking for the above image, I found this one taken at his funeral:



(Enter ascerbic caption here)