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My missus is here
Posted Dec 2, 2003
My wife, the love of my life, or so she tells me, has started to hoot!
Please do all feel free to welcome her, shes at U540111.
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Fun Site!
Posted Dec 1, 2003
Go there now! if not before! Now I tell you! Now.
Enjoy it, and then tell me if you have any others as good or better!
The credit for this goes to young master roadkill.
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Latest reply: Dec 1, 2003
Is The Home Secretary a Herod for the 21st century?
Posted Nov 27, 2003
The British home secretary, David Blunkett has been accused of being a 21st century Herod. The reason for this is simple, his imput into labour policies for the current political session with regards to immigration.
It is commonly percieved in the UK that we have a problem with immigration, specifically with people coming here for the wrong reasons. It seems that we are seen by much of the rest of the world as a soft touch when it comes to welfare and benefits, and that immigrants can 'live the life of riley' paid for by the government. While no-one has a problem with people coming here who are in genuine danger in their homeland, or to fill essential gaps in the workforce. It is however agreed that something must be done to put off those coming without good reason and to prevent them becoming a drain on our already overburdened system.
The problem is one of the proposed methods of doing this. It is suggested that if an immigrants application for asylum fails that any benifits they were claiming are immediately withdrawn, and that they are offered a ticket back to their homeland free of charge. If they refuse this, or are unable to return (as is the case currently with Iraqi Kurds) their children will apparently be taken into care, and separated from their parents.
Is this a fair policy?
I am of the opinion that it would be effective, definitely, but that it is painted with far far to broad a brush. It does not appear that the home secretary will be judgung each case on it's merits. It willapparently be a simple a=b equation, you refuse repatriation, you lose your children. Could it not possibly be the case that a parent may be able to support a child even though they have no money coming from the government? Has it not been considered that many of these people will get suppourt from within they community? Would it not be likely to cost even more to provide for an emotionally distraught child who has been separated from it's parents, in all likelyhood cannot speak english, and will therefore need special care?
I'd like to hear some veiws on this one. Does anyone feel that the policy is actually justified?
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Latest reply: Nov 27, 2003
Douglas Adams Fans
Posted Nov 13, 2003
DNA once had a book, I read it, it was good.
That book is the reason I'm here.
That book became a game (a long, long, time ago)
That game got found on the internet by me today, and you can play it at give it a go if you want. It brought back memories of rubber keys and tape loading in my house!
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Away I go again
Posted Nov 3, 2003
Don't think I'm ignoring you, I'm not. I have to go away to a conference for a couple of days, and will be unable to post. Have a good time while I'm away!
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