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  1. Rusty Shackleford

    The Shackleford Alliance

    With no party looking capable of securing an overall majority, a hung parliament and a second election look likely. With that in mind, I believe a new political movement is required to shake off the current inertia and fill the electorate with a heady mixture of enthusiasm and terror. I...
  2. yogi bear up the cagire

    Disenfranchised in england and in france

    It's at times like this, just before a General Election that I regret my inaction during my years in France in keeping my right to vote in UK elections. In my defense I could say that there were other things occupying my mind and with the widening gap of house prices between Britain and France...
  3. pickledseal

    Being patriotic doesn't make you a fascist

    An interesting read, especially considering some of our recent discussion and debates on here. I'm a firm believer in this idea, and thank you Mr Billy Bragg for writing about it in this morning's Telegraph. ----------- A poll published this week suggested that the English were the least...
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    • borders claimed complex correctness debates doesnt dorset fascism flavour griffin hijacked historic multicultural neighbours political powers published refuse regional representative roots stronger support tolerance
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  4. canveyshrimper

    They're off!!

    The worst kept political secret is out. So as predicted May 6th is confirmed as the big day, as Brown has asked the Quenn for permission to dissolve Parliament. The election campaigning starts on 10th April, although in reality it's been happening since the middle of last year.
  5. pickledseal

    Backlash against the Bankers

    I know we may have one or two on here, but just wondered what, if any campaigns people have signed up to... Firstly we have Billy Bragg's NoBonus4RBS - "If you pay tax in the UK, you are a major shareholder in several banks - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Lloyds and Northern Rock - who were...
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    • axes backlash banker complicated failing intervention lloyds money political rock schools shareholder twit
    • Replies: 114
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  6. Tangled up in Blue

    Blair: Gaza's great betrayer

    It's more than a year since Israel launched its immoral attack on Gaza and Palestinians are still living on the verge of a humanitarian disaster. So what has Tony Blair done to further peace in the region? Virtually nothing, argues the historian Avi Shlaim Comments (98) Buzz up! Digg it Avi...
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    • anglo anto applied army avoided ban borders buildings cas ceasefire charter ched collapse condemned core crimes damaged destroyed donated engagement engineers establishment everyday fur gest independence infrastructure ish islamic jewish largely materials minister muslim obstacle palestine photograph political primary prime professor publicly recognise religious reserved resolution ruins schools seized shameful signal stated steel suffering support tasks temporary terrorist towns trauma unemployed units
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  7. Tangled up in Blue

    Out of recession?

    Business Recession Out of recession – but how did we get there and what happens next?Despite tomorrow's good news Labour fears economy may slip back again by the time of a May general election Buzz up! Digg it Patrick Wintour, political editor guardian.co.uk, Monday 25 January 2010 22.10 GMT...
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    • banking budgets bulk caused certainty chancellor claimed compared contracting deepest deficit divide economy growth legacy minister ministers osborne partly political prepared prime published rack remove restored rises shrinking stalled storms support unemployed unemployment
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  8. Tangled up in Blue

    Tories are losing the battle over class

    News Politics Conservatives Guardian/ICM poll: Conservatives show vulnerability in class battleTories seen increasingly as upper class, but lead over Labour widens to 11 points thanks to a rise in the Lib Dem vote Julian Glover guardian.co.uk, Monday 25 January 2010 18.36 GMT Article history...
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    • academic coalition core fusion hanks knife largely minority narrow photograph political proposals published repeated rises sticking strategy
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  9. seany t

    Best Comedy series of the 00s?

    Further to MK's thread about the state of comedy, I thought it might be good to discuss which comedy show was your favourite from the last decade. Many of the choices speak for themselves; The Office was a critical smash over here and developed the fly-on-wall feel of Ianucci / Morris' early...
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    • combine core dramas enthusiasm exports fur gentlemen gest inbetweeners kim lucrative morris multiple music numbering phoenix political rock sitcoms
    • Replies: 106
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  10. Tangled up in Blue

    Rise in hate crime follows BNP council election victoriesBuzz

    <Robert Booth guardian.co.uk, Friday 15 January 2010 19.20 GMT Article historyReports of racial and religiously motivated crime rose following the election of British National party councillors in several far- right strongholds, police statistics have revealed. Complaints of hate crime...
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    • bombs cas cases centres chief criminal ethnic following fur griffin immigrants ish jeffrey minister minority motivated offences parts persecution political prepared reductions reportedly rises searchlight significant spite stepped taxis
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  11. Tangled up in Blue

    Tory cuts-warning

    News Politics George Osborne George Osborne identifies cuts for first weeks of Tory governmentShadow chancellor says £178bn fiscal deficit means he cannot wait for initial post-election budget before cutting expenditure Comments (16) Buzz up! Digg it Nicholas Watt, chief political...
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    • axes chancellor chief consultants correspondent deficit ead economics economy faster fiscal funded grave growth identified importance money photograph political reduce reductions shadow shift vince
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  12. Tangled up in Blue

    New Year Predictions:Another pointless poll.

    The great and the (not so)good have been giving their economic and political forecasts in the last few days for what lays in store for the nation in the New Year. So how do you think 2010 will turn out for SUFC?:unsure: The Poll options are:- 1)we'll make the playoffs(again) 2)we'll finish in...

  13. What with the....

    Berlin wall falling 20 years ago today, I'm curious to whether any of the SZ massive ever travelled to that side of the Iron Curtain, and I'm warning you now Rusty Shackleford and Lord Football, if this goes all political I'm sending you to bed without any supper! ;)
  14. Interpol Shrimper

    More Political correctness gone mad

    Yet more PC madness bolleaux Surely some of the "out & proud" gay/lesbian motorists of this country would have bid higher than the £900 these plates were going for? Surely the only people likely to be offended by this shouldn't really be let out into the community unsupervised (much like the...
  15. Aberdeen Shrimper

    The Uncomfortable Definition of an Infidel....

    Received this on an e-mail today..................not the usual "pass it on to everyone in your contacts" type of e-mail. The Uncomfortable Definition of an Infidel.... Allah or Jesus Christ? Islam is the fastest growing religion in the UK . Last month I attended my annual training...
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    • ant catholics continued elect followers harrison heaven islam islamic muslim muslims political religion speechless stated tin twenty
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Homer's Bar
  16. Slipperduke

    No Chance For Youth At The Top

    One week on from The Great Chelsea Punishment and still the sense of shock reverberates through the global game. A steady stream of similar accusations have trickled in through the front door of FIFA HQ with some of English football's proudest names implicated in the scandal. Poaching, it is...
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    • afford anfield ant assets brough capital contracts develop easier emirates epl gbp gods length ley money morris olds political qui similar sinclair stress stupidity youth
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Big Dady's General Football Forum
  17. Rusty Shackleford

    Littlejohn on Mandelson

    I would hope that Zoners from both ends of the political spectrum would find plenty to agree on in this withering commentary on 'Mandy': http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1207265/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-Screaming-Lord-Mandys-nauseating-flying-circus.html My particular favourite line was...
  18. Rusty Shackleford

    Slipper of the Yard

    Wonderful article here by one of my favourite journalists/commentators, Mark Steyn: “He was always affable and very much a gentle giant,” said Bruce Reynolds. “He was one of the old school,” agreed one of Mr Reynolds’ colleagues. Gentlemen publishers? Art dealers? Yes, Mr Reynolds has a...
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    • booze britons ched chief commissioner constables cops correspondent courtney criminal deed destroyed detectives dicaprio discover dressed exactly fingers folk following fur furniture guv hall hanks heathrow homophobia jet mandatory meat muslims officer officers olds pace political probation pulled pupil qui rate reminisce rhyming rock rolling sentenced shift slang solidarity somewhere thug town triple undercover vita wandsworth wells writer yar
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Homer's Bar

  19. An Introduction to Graphics: Rules, Useful Sites and Tips

    [Not sure if it's my place to do this, but I'll give it a go anyway.] [Feel free to suggest anything that could be added to this thread, especially good tutorials for any ability.] Useful Threads Showcase Signature Requests Other Requests Basic Rules Use common sense when deciding on...
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    • imo pain political portfolio resources somewhere
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: TechnoZone
  20. SUFC Forever

    A Joke for You All

    Dr. Stephen Hawking was in a pub, sat with three men he did not know. To try to break the ice he turned to the first man and enquired "What is your IQ?" to which the man replied "241". "Wonderful" said Dr. Hawking "We can talk about the grand unification theory and quantum physics". Turning to...
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