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  • in reply to: Friday #251782
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    Looks like Tuesday’s gone as well!

    in reply to: Friday #251754
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    Going back a week, to Wednesday Week……..

    in reply to: Underplayed Classics #251719
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    The Godfather and the Modfather
    In my opinion, the best version. Paul Weller even actually smiles, at 2.37.

    in reply to: Other Mayoral elections #251717
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    Very impressive, I didn’t realise that Teesside still has an enclave of Old Endlish speakers

    in reply to: Other Mayoral elections #251712
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    Howay then YMS, I’ve tried working it out, is that written in Anglo Saxon/Old English, perhaps from the “Venomous” Bede

    in reply to: Other Mayoral elections #251661
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    Not sure, ALB think there were hints of Berniciphobia.

    Everyone else in the world seems to offence at the slightest possibility of a slight, I think the population of the ancient kingdom of Bernicia should join in the fun.

    in reply to: Other Mayoral elections #251652
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    ALB – “if being mayor of north of Tyne can be described as a “high” office”

    North of the Tyne covers the whole of the city of Newcastle, the Borough of North Tyneside and all of the county of Northumberland a combined area of 2,022 square miles (nearly 4 times the size of that there London) and has a polulation of around 850,000 people. Of course all of the people there live in mud huts, own whippets, wear flat caps and smoke woodbines.

    in reply to: Anti-Zionism is not anti-semitic #251618
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    I’m not saying that ideology causes war. I’m saying that it is feasible that if the SWP’s desired outcome, of the destruction of Israel as a nation state, was about to take place, there’s a pretty high chance that, if the ultra religious elements within the government had the power to do it, they would set off their nuclear bombs.

    in reply to: Anti-Zionism is not anti-semitic #251609
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    Ideology and religion develop and adapt to meet the needs of the ruling class, that doesn’t preclude the possibility that some of those governing the capitalist state might believe some of the horseshit they’ve created.

    No doubt some of those who create fetish objects to be venerated will also believe in the power of their fetish objects, despite the fact that they created them

    in reply to: Anti-Zionism is not anti-semitic #251584
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    Wonder if the great brains in the SWP have thought through the consequences of “smashing Israel” when Israel has a government heavily populated with religious fanatics that also has access to nuclear weapons?

    in reply to: Labour Party facing bankruptcy #251580
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    “The development of the British A-bomb as one of the “towering achievements” of the post-war Labour government.”

    He could have also cited these examples of the Atlee Government doing its best to support the British Capitalist Class and waving the butcher’s apron.

    Greek Civil War (1946–1948)
    1945 Sheikh Bashir Rebellion (1945)
    Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949)
    Operation Masterdom (1945–1946)
    Corfu Channel incident (1946–1948)
    Malayan Emergency (1948–1960)
    Korean War (1950–1953)

    That would clearly remind the ruling class that they have nothing to fear from the Labour Party

    in reply to: A dumbed-down populace. #251574
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    Note to self, don’t go on the forum when you’re (sic) also on the beer!

    in reply to: A dumbed-down populace. #251567
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    I must be some kind of genius then, it makes perfect sense to me:

    The people who are voting will vote to elect an assembly, and that assembly will watch the Mayor who will then ask a government for money, they (the government) will ask for this money from the people who own the country for that money.

    It’s not that hard, Lizzie, perhaps your not as cunning a linguist as you claim!

    You might try this one as a homework exercise:

    “Now the fascinating witches who put the scintillating stitches in the britches
    Of the boys who put the powder on the noses of the faces of the ladies
    Of the harem of the court of King Caractacus
    Were just passing by”

    Altogether now!

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    in reply to: A dumbed-down populace. #251553
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    TM – “In Carlisle my mother and i asked several people about Hadrian’s Wall. They had never heard of it, including a policeman.”

    It’s probably because there is so much to do and enjoy in Carlise that the locals didn’t have time to stop and find out about Hadrian’s Wall.

    Carlise is up their with Slough, Aldershot and Newport Pagnell, in terms of the highlights of this sceptered isle.

    It is rumoured that some people have even turned down the chance of spending a wet Wednesday in Hartlepool, just to have the option of a day in Carlise

    in reply to: A dumbed-down populace. #251549
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    Going back to the 60’s my aunt organised a delivery from a well known department store in London for a member of the family back in the North East, when the woman behind the counter heard that the delivery address ended in “County Durham” she replied “Oh no Dearie, we don’t deliver to Ireland!”

    Somethings never change.

    The one that always winds me up is when Southern commentator refers to Scotland as being “On the other side of Hadrian’s Wall”

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