Love Kirkby Stephen, my brother lived there for many years. I personally believe supermarkets are taking the piss. Government should step in but are getting huge revenues from it.
I would like to see the House of Lords drastically reduced or abolished altogether, it has vastly out numbered the Common and being funded by the public purse without the public having any say. Basically it's become a place for chum in the lower chamber.
You need an upper chamber to act as a safety valve against the lower chamber. Its members shouldn't be political appointees though so I'd do away with life peerages getting a seat in there.
As l said it does need reducing, many turn up tick in and get paid a handsome purse. My real issue is it gets more members year on year without much accountability to us the public.
It's a necessary evil unfortunately, but you are right it needs reforming to fit in with the democratic model and the costs dramatically reduced
Anyone got any pull at the passport office ?? I am waiting on my passport and due to travel in 2 weeks........any help would be massively appreciated. Entirely my own fault mind !!
Mrs sister had to go to Peterborough head office on Saturday to get her son's. We are all currently on the way to airport now. So it was worth the trip. My head going to boxed in with my 2 kids plus the Mrs sisters 2. Good job there are some elders to babysit.
Well, just had an eye test, said my eyes are healthy which is good, but my eyes have gotten progressively worse over the last two years. Yay? Anyway, I forgot how expensive getting glasses were, and how I have to pay extra to get the lenses thinned. Boo.
My son had to get the grandson's passport which had run out and went to Peterborough passport office and got it sorted, so it is worth going to your one to get it done. Be prepared to wait.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/62049926 "I'm not aware of any match manipulation says the manager of Lumbebu United who lost their game 95-0.
This is a strange one. I was having a chat with the boss, Earl of Galloway, the other night and we got onto football. He's an Ipswich supporter which, as I guessed, was due to a family connection to the Cobbold family @Oldsandy and a few others would know about them. He was talking about Alf Ramsey, Europe and Eric Gates Anyway, he started on about seeing Sunderland v Wycombe and what incredible support we had. So I was rambling on about the NE and how I came to support Sunderland. It was partly due to my Uncle Mervyn who knew the Robsons at Langley Park. So he starts saying how he got to know Bobby Robson! Not through Ipswich, or his family, but because Bob used to go to Eton to coach their football team .... WTF! Does anyone else know about this or is it common knowledge and I'm just unaware.
