Stemis3

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Stemis3 replied to the Political Fools board. 10:21

Re: All moving towards Farage?

It's hardly news that, if a poll was held tomorrow, a majority would vote to leave the EC. That's been the case for a long time and hardly indicative that things are "moving", let alone towards 'Farage'. Indeed I see you haven't bothered to [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Political Fools board. 09:48

Re: Are Scots racist then?

Farage isn't welcome in Scotland, and I trust he will meet similar protests should he repeat his mistake and venture north again.

What a desperately unpleasant place 'your' Scotland must be. Have you never heard Voltaire's "I [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Land Of Serious Topics board. 10:28

Re: UK = the no tax country!

The most obvious manifestation of Labour's base kicking back against the metropolitan public schoolboy PPE graduates who run the Labour party nowadays was UKIP getting 24% of the vote in the recent South Shields by-election. [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Beerpig's Snug board. 14:02

Re: Poll: EU membership vote ahoy!

Is there a country in the world which feels positively about immigrants?

Even in America there is negativity about immigration. Here's one local resident haranging a bunch of immigrants in Arizona....

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Stemis3 replied to the Land Of Serious Topics board. 13:20

Re: Tories - Fake Eurosceptics

The present Tory party has a real problem winning seats north of the Midlands, and can really not be regarded as a 'one nation party' anymore.

Not this old chestnut again.

In England 'north of the Midlands' (let's leave [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Beerpig's Snug board. 22:40

Re: Poll: EU membership vote ahoy!

We owe it to future generations to get out whenever we get the chance. Not to take that chance would be a crime towards our children, in my opinion.

The ability of our children to live, work and travel without restriction in an area [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Land Of Serious Topics board. 14:52

Re: More £££ for EU

All turnover and no production therefore no profit.

Sorry, what does that mean?

The GDP of the EU is US$16.566 trillion and the US $15.685 trillion (2012). The EU has a larger economy and population and exports more than the [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Beerpig's Snug board. 09:45

Re: Poll: EU membership vote ahoy!

Not really the same. We will always have another general election in a maximum of 5 years, and the government can be changed. An EU in/out vote is effectively for ever.

But the principle is the same; that we are democracy and the [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Beerpig's Snug board. 07:14

Re: Poll: EU membership vote ahoy!

Exactly the point I was making - the only option that I would consider voting for with any degree of enthusiasm doesn't exist, and I can't see how a referendum question could possibly be framed to allow that answer as an option.

It [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Beerpig's Snug board. 22:50

Re: Poll: EU membership vote ahoy!

There needs to be a third option covering what I would personally vote for, namely to remain part of the EU as far as trade is concerned - no tariffs etc - but to free ourselves from the political constraints.

Except you can't vote [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Football Fools board. 12:29

Re: Carlsberg don't do end of seasons...

NUFC having points deducted for having the largest number of fans who crawl out of woodwork post-premier-league-safety-whilst-being-largely-anonymous-since-the-NE derby thrashing.

Excuse me. I don't remember you posting on the [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Land Of Serious Topics board. 13:04

Re: A surprise in the Guardian

It's a core vote strategy, just like the one that saw us in the wilderness for 13 years. If only we were more socially conservative, more nationalistic, the votes would come flooding back. Trouble is there just aren't enough frightened, white, [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Political Fools board. 11:48

Re: The law needs to change.

Then there's the 21 year old who makes a grab for a 19 years olds breasts, and fifty years later is had up for sexual assault whereas, at the time it wasn't normal behaviour but it wasn't considered a crime, it was frowned upon and the boy learned [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Political Fools board. 10:45

Re: The law needs to change.

Then there's the 21 year old who makes a grab for a 19 years olds breasts, and fifty years later is had up for sexual assault whereas, at the time it wasn't normal behaviour but it wasn't considered a crime, it was frowned upon and the boy learned [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Land Of Serious Topics board. 10:00

Re: Stuart Hall, 30-40 years to admit guilt

And on an even more positive note - I think there's been a sea change with these cases, where behaviour previously excused in the gut-wrenching way we are witnessing here and elsewhere on the internet is now being called out and prosecuted with [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Does Anybody Know? board. 13:33

Re: Lucca, Viareggio, Emilia Romagna - recs?

I stayed in Pistoia a couple of years back, which is nicely located for places like Florence, Pisa, Vinci, Montecatini Terme etc but a nightmare to drive in. Wherever you stay beware Italian traffic restrictions

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Stemis3 replied to the Land Of Serious Topics board. 10:32

Re: Stuart Hall, 30-40 years to admit guilt

True except you have misread who they studied

Fair enough. I thought it said 9 -14 year olds.

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Stemis3 replied to the Land Of Serious Topics board. 07:34

Re: Stuart Hall, 30-40 years to admit guilt

every single year nine boy – 14 year olds – is accessing pornography

Actually my judgement is informed by knowledge. The statement is patently absurd. I only have to find one boy aged 9 to 14 who is not accessing [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Land Of Serious Topics board. 22:46

Re: Stuart Hall, 30-40 years to admit guilt

My first girlfriend (I was 15 she was 14) had already had willing sex with the boy next door (aged 25), and the father of the boy she babysat for (aged 35-40).
I think she saw me as an upgrade :-)

How is that the same as a middle [more]

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Stemis3 replied to the Land Of Serious Topics board. 17:48

Re: Stuart Hall, 30-40 years to admit guilt

So, given that there were 17,000 cases of child sex offence, ie: rape or sex involving a child, dealt with by the police but 560,000 cases of sexual abuse claimed by the NSPCC in 2010/11, what do the squealers think is being hidden? Do they [more]