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It's not just minorities that politicians are terrified of, it is of challenging anything that is mainstream political (press approved) orthodoxy. See Corbyn agreeing to a batshit mental definition of antisemitism for example. See Miliband (E)'s acquiescence to spending cuts in a recession. See liberal democrats.

a road sign showing a white number on a blue background shows the minimum speed. Don't think i have seen one.

relative poverty does affect people's happiness though. It isn't defined as being in the bottom 25% but below a % of median income. You could acheive zero poverty on this measure with appropriate policies if the political will was there. It is possible to have zero poverty on this metric without adressing inequalty at any other level. The fact that no government has said that they aim to have zero poverty suggests that they and voters think that some level of poverty is acceptable.

My current (private sector) employer provides fresh ground coffee, tea, hot chocolate and squash as well as weekly fruit. My previous employer was the civil service. If you wanted tea and biscuits for a meeting it would take about 15 man hours of form filling to obtain a budget. The approved supplier would then charge >£5 per person for an urn of weak filter coffee and a few mini packs of generic, sub-family circle, biscuits. I usually ended up supplying my own. You're welcome, taxpayers. My current employers are more likely to sack me for being shite though.

Average salary in Walsall is about the same as in Aberdeen, and 4k more than in Glasgow. It certainly looks like a shithole but it's not exactly Gaza. ~25% of people are bound to live in poverty when it is defined with reference to median incomes. The Tories changed the definition so that it is a % of the 2010 median, rather than a current measure. They clearly expected that they could claim to reduce poverty as a result, just because of inflation. It is really difficult to define.

The bbc does propaganda of three main types. Soft promotion of UK. Calling things "great british etc", travelogues, like coast, or britains favourite landmarks and coverage of royal events. These are arguably part of its remit. The choice of topics could be viewed as political though. Political reporting. They tend to give the incumbent party an easier ride for self preservation. This takes the form of less criticism during interviews but more significantly in the choice of topic. Planted stories. Months before saddam's wmds became news, but after we'd followed dubya to afghanistan, the beeb did a documentary about the Iranian Embassy seige. This was the first time ex SAS had been allowed to talk publicly about operations. About every 10 minutes they showed Saddam looking military and ststed that he sponsored terrorism. Now there is a serving policeman involved in a documentary reporting, as fact, details about a case which hasn't yet come to court. It's ok though Russians are baddies. These are good tv entertainment but i imagine access to sources comes with some editorial control as a condition.

needs entrance music and a quick fire buzzer round. I would award bonus points for zingers. This is the crucial question.

Has it? While in Europe? shh...

We'll just starting using herring and mackerel in our fish suppers. Everything will be fine. I try to do my bit for conservation by having king rib.

Putin, who is a white caucasian appears to be holding the lead. The other two are just standing there laughing. You can't control a gimp with laughter. You need to use a nice crop, a kick in the balls, or a stern voice. i've heard.

More people would be employed in fisheries if Danish trawlers weren't removing the sand eels from the bottom of the food web to produce budget, low welfare, bacon and quotas being set to keep voting blocs happy instead of managing stocks. The EU has overseen environnental catastrophe in our seas. I'm a remainer on balance and principle, but agriculture and fisheries are two areas where we could benefit from brexit. In theory. obviously in practice they'll be traded for commodities market access for hedge funds or something.

that's a good price. i have to pay up to £50 to stamp on rabbits.

yeastie boys digital ipa. I should have known better. for c***s with loops in their ears. taste like grapefruit soap. I'll finish it though. 1.79 that was.

Got to love a good old jocko chip on the shoulder. Most folk's geography is shite. These same people probably think Norwich to Ipswick is a 20 minute walk. I certainly have no real idea how far it may be from sheffield to leeds.

I admire Walker's ability to completely ignore slow mo replays showing the exact opposite of what he is saying happened. Real sticktoitiveness

Good in theory, but the goverment would spend the extra money on other things, like more railways for London and nuclear weapons. Even if they did spend it on homelessness, the fannies would just raise awareness/funds for other things.

My folks always refused to buy me branded clothes because they were a waste of money. Correct decision for good reasons. Never got bullied for it though. It always tended to be the poorer kids with the labelled stuff anyway. Maybe it depends on your area?

He was brilliant in Carry on Battery Farming.

completely disagree. I had zero awareness of the icebucket challenged until their youtube campaign.

Breaking news on Bernard Cribbins?

A man walked out of the supermarket in front of me yesterday. As he did so, he unwrapped the clingfilm off a pound of cheddar and started biting it off the block. I've never seen anyone do that before.

Nice, eh? Whereabout's in England's that?

i made a roast beef and salad baguette for me and the wife. I cut the baguette in half before filling. I wasn't paying attention properly and filled mine upside down. I was faced with a choice that no-one should ever have to make: whether to eat it with the bread or the filling upside down.

It is important to bear in mind that Peter Grant has a single figure IQ. He probably genuinely thinks that a keeper who keeps a clean sheet in the face of one speculative long ranger has had a better game than one who has made 6 top class saves and been let down by a badly organised defence. Anything more difficult than counting goals will confuse him.