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Why would a particular brand of motorcycle prevent one from riding?
You obviously do not understand the joke Ben, and I am not going to fill you in.
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Ben_Minx
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Putting the welfare of the children to one side, and who knows, we may learn that the reasoning was sound, I have other concerns.
How did this matter become public knowledge? Presumably the foster parents went to the press or another agency that did. What would motivate such an action? The welfare of the children? The loss of £2000 a month in maintenance payments? Political capital?
I am mindful that the foster carers would have had the facility to raise any concerns with the council or fostering agency.
How did this matter become public knowledge? Presumably the foster parents went to the press or another agency that did. What would motivate such an action? The welfare of the children? The loss of £2000 a month in maintenance payments? Political capital?
I am mindful that the foster carers would have had the facility to raise any concerns with the council or fostering agency.
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I would like to see the matter investigated properly by people who understand the real priorities when it comes to fostering and being fostered.
Wise words. I would like to know what's happened, how and why before I express an opinion. I suspect the results of any enquiry will be the subject of much less outrage.
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In Holland I believe half of urban journeys are on bicycle. The wikipedia page is quite informative.
The way you work the 1/3 of a road schemes is to allow motorists to use them but to give absolute right of way to the cyclist.
Although not yet gasping its last rattling breath the private car wont be sustainable for long so I think its pretty wise for society to think ahead.
In terms of average traffic speed at peak times, the UK has some of the slowest. Bristol, Glasgow and London all failing to break 15mph.
How is that diffrent from the current situation where cars drive down the road and move out around bikes? Given the lareg number of riders and the small number actually taken out by drivers getting too close we must accept that the majority of drivers make sufficient effirt to avoid the bikes already. I have ridden a bike to school for years and to work for a few years - I was forced off the road while static at lights once and had a car pull out in front of me at a junction once. All the other thousands of cars that passed me or waited at junctions as I passed, managed to avoid me. As a driver - I do the same.
Would these cycle lanes be enforced to the point that bike riders would be made to stay in them and be prevented from swerving in and out of lines of cars? One of the most stressful slow-traffic situations is 2 or 3 lines of cars creeping along with bikes randomly appearing on both sides of you - which side am I supposed to favour to give them room to pass? My car can't get any thinner.
I was once told that the reason road users remain unskilled is because they don't get enough feedback about their mistakes. In particular, the near miss that leaves a fellow road user quaking frequently makes no impact on the guilty party at all.
I agree that most of the time people using the road don't get killed or maimed. I believe about 2000 get killed and 25,000 get maimed each year though. That's a statistic we need to do something about.
In Holland I believe half of urban journeys are on bicycle. The wikipedia page is quite informative.
The way you work the 1/3 of a road schemes is to allow motorists to use them but to give absolute right of way to the cyclist.
Although not yet gasping its last rattling breath the private car wont be sustainable for long so I think its pretty wise for society to think ahead.
In terms of average traffic speed at peak times, the UK has some of the slowest. Bristol, Glasgow and London all failing to break 15mph.
The way you work the 1/3 of a road schemes is to allow motorists to use them but to give absolute right of way to the cyclist.
Although not yet gasping its last rattling breath the private car wont be sustainable for long so I think its pretty wise for society to think ahead.
In terms of average traffic speed at peak times, the UK has some of the slowest. Bristol, Glasgow and London all failing to break 15mph.
What does it say to you?
From the Guardian.
"Previously local authorities were given a legal obligation to take families in and find them social housing locally at an affordable rent. No longer.
As of this month, the government has quietly changed the law. All a council need do is find a private landlord anywhere with a one-year lease, and wash their hands of them thereafter. Families can be housed anywhere with an "affordable" rent, hundreds of miles away in districts where rents are cheap because jobs are non-existent."
From the Guardian.
"Previously local authorities were given a legal obligation to take families in and find them social housing locally at an affordable rent. No longer.
As of this month, the government has quietly changed the law. All a council need do is find a private landlord anywhere with a one-year lease, and wash their hands of them thereafter. Families can be housed anywhere with an "affordable" rent, hundreds of miles away in districts where rents are cheap because jobs are non-existent."
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You are out of order Ben, it is one thing to have an opinion I even respect your right to think that any one mans rights and safety have priority over that of a whole nation, but to accuse me/us of racial hatred for stating facts, facts that say there are many good French people and some that hate us for what happened during WWII is just extremist on your part.
Extremism you have shown a lot recently with your accusations that we are preaching genocide, moving towards a return to the gas ovens even when we said we want to protect every law abiding citizen including the muslims who are in the majority over the non law abiding muslims.
I have stated many times my respect for the Sikhs who died in thier thousands protecting Britain in WWII, the Ghurkas whose service to the British is exempelary despite in the past our lack of acknowledgement of what they have done for us, for the Muslims more than 500 of whom serve in the British armed forces today, a point I have mentioned many times, I got a warning for admin in a thread I posted supporting one certain Muslim and the thread was removed, Chileans who helped us during the Falkland wars, I have stated my support for helping refugees and asylum seekers who arrive here in Britain from a place they are in danger to call me racist for a comment about some French people whilst praising other French people says more about you than it does about "]Blimey we are even extending our hate of foreigners to our allies during a world wide conflict today.
I have done none of the things you imagine I have.
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Why are people supporting this particular help for soldiers, partly because they earn respect but I believe that folks don't think it would be a waste of time or money, that these once respected members of the community will return to it and be able to get themselves on the right track, that they once contributed to society and will again, not saying that is right or wrong but it is the human trait.
Forgive the edit.
I have worked with countless homeless people. All had a tragic back story and all benefited from the help provided.
Its just the same old rhetoric mids. And it doesn't address the issue I raised.
It's a choice.
It's no more noble than many other jobs.
The people who do other jobs (often equally if not more dangerous) don't seem to feel the need to bang on about it quite so much.
Of course soldiers have my respect but no more no less than others who choose to do dangerous difficult damaging jobs.
It's a choice.
It's no more noble than many other jobs.
The people who do other jobs (often equally if not more dangerous) don't seem to feel the need to bang on about it quite so much.
Of course soldiers have my respect but no more no less than others who choose to do dangerous difficult damaging jobs.
