This is a totally classic example of making the system work against the individual. It is not however the first case of its type that has driven a mentally ill person to the grave by this government.
i watched the wheel chair tennis final last night and was well impressed at the game....even though we got beat by the frenchies. our 2 lads are very young and will certainly be world beaters in the future. The speed and ground they were covering was pretty amazing to watch. On another note, i have just splashed the cash on a nearly new car (focus estate) and got rid of my little fiesta, just not big enough for mine and the wife's golf gear.
Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has confirmed he has been told to stay away from the club until Monday and has also apologised for "overstepping the mark". Press Association Sport reported Barton had an altercation with team-mate Andy Halliday as players reviewed Saturday's 5-1 loss to Celtic in training. "Some of the things I said were inappropriate and for that I apologise unreservedly," Barton, 34, tweeted. Barton added he did not feel staying away from training was necessary. In a statement on his Twitter account on Thursday evening, the former Newcastle and Manchester City midfielder said he respected manager Mark Warburton's decision. He claimed "there were only words involved in the disagreement" during discussions at training on Tuesday. "Nevertheless, some of the words used did overstep the mark," said Barton. Both Barton and midfielder Halliday, 24, played in Rangers' 5-1 Old Firm defeat, the club's biggest loss to their local rivals since going down 6-2 in August 2000. The result prompted discussions which Barton claimed "involved some sharp disagreement". He added: "I regret what happened and on Monday I will report for training and I will do what it takes to help the team draw a line under it so that we can get back to the task at hand. "I cannot, however, apologise for caring deeply about winning and for wanting to perform better myself and for Rangers to do much better." Moments after his Twitter statement, Barton published a tweet he later deleted reading: "Apologising doesn't always mean that you're wrong and the other person is right. It means you value your relationship more than your ego." Barton joined Rangers on a two-year deal in the summer when his one-year contract at Burnley expired. "I'm coming up here to be the best player in the country," he announced on the day he signed for Rangers, who returned to the Scottish Premiership after four years outside the top tier.
If anyone deserves a medal for just getting to the Paralympics, Mexico's Arnulfo Castorena would be a top contender. Castorena, 38, was outcast because of his condition when he was born with deformed limbs. His mother died when he was 12 and his father abandoned him soon after, leaving him with brothers that made fun of him. Castorena was forced to leave home and beg on the streets of Guadalajara until he met his aunt, who encouraged him to swim and at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics, he became a Paralympic champion. He swims his last race tonight. It's hard-hitting stuff when you think about the adversity this man has overcome to get to this point. Simply inspiring. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/disability-sport/37163732
Im a bit uneasy with this story. Britain's first female infantry soldier to serve in the Army has told how she was born a boy and is honoured "to be able to make history". Chloe Allen, who joined the service in 2012 as a man called Ben, serves as a member of 1st Battalion, the Scots Guards. The 24-year-old soldier, from Cumbria, changed her name last month and has now begun hormone therapy treatment. She is the first female infantry soldier to serve since the Army was established in 1660. Speaking to The Sun, Guardsman Allen said: "It is a great honour to be able to make history and at the same time do my job, it's just brilliant, I'm just looked at as a normal person. "I'd love to inspire people to just come out and be themselves, as much as it's a big bad world, it's not as bad as what people think it is, and it's easier when you've got your mates and your bosses behind you. "I didn't set out to make history, it's just the way it's happened. please log in to view this image Image Caption:Guardsman Allen was born a boy called Ben. Pic: The Sun "There's nothing that can stop me at all, this is not just a job, this is a career for me." Guardsman Allen was caught by a fellow soldier cross-dressing, and decided to reveal her wishes to change her gender after speaking to the wife of one of her friends. She told the newspaper: "It took another eight months to a year before I told anyone in the battalion that I wanted to do it. "My transition has been as easy as it could have got for me, the battalion has been brilliant, the Army has been brilliant, the lads have been brilliant." She added: "You do ask yourself, 'am I sure I'm going to go through with this, am I sure this is right for me?' "But everyone's different that is transgender, everyone has different thoughts they are across the same lines. It's more about accepting yourself." Rules which banned women from Ground Close Combat units - where troops were required to "close and kill" with enemy combatants - were only changed in July this year. please log in to view this image Image Caption:The soldier will continue in the roles she was trained for. Pic: The Sun Last month, the British Army made the decision that Guardsman Allen could remain with the Scots Guards, where she is a Rifleman and a driver for 28-ton Mastiff armoured trucks. As part of her role, she also conducts ceremonial duties including at the Trooping of the Colour and guarding Buckingham Palace. General Sir James Everard, Commander of the Field Army, said: "I'm delighted to have our first woman serving in a ground close combat unit. "The British Army is really proving itself as an inclusive organisation where everyone is welcome and can thrive. Recent awards from Stonewall and the opening up of all elements of military service to women are clear evidence of this. "Being the first of anything takes courage. I applaud Guardsman Chloe Allen for being a trendsetter and wish her every success."
I'm proud to say that Young Jordan's 'one of our own' and his contribution was fantastic last night I believe that he's 'a captain' like Catts is for us and Keano was for 'United, and despite what some, biased, people might think, he's a worthy successor to Steve Gerrard p.s. That tranny story, Comm. . . . . do they not have firing squads these days
Not really a woman though, is it. It's just a bloke with his knob lobbed off. I suppose the lads who are missing their women will get plenty of action when away from home
That's one of the best long range shots I've ever seen because he hasn't just wellied it with everything he's got, he's finessed it right into the top corner. Immensely difficult to gauge the power needed for a shot like that. Re. the transgender soldier, it's a different world now and these things are going to be happening more and more so may as well try to get used to it. She (seems daft saying that but that's what she will call herself so only polite to do the same) said that all her army mates have been great about it and so they should be.
