Recent content by FieryJack

Ironically, some of Mr Farage's ancestors (note his strange-sounding, un-English surname) were what would now be disparagingly classed as "asylum seekers" ie. French Huguenots fleeing religious persecution on the continent in the 18th (?) century.

A decent bloke. Proper old school union leader. Shocked to hear about it this afternoon. Same age as me. One of the few cockneys in public life who came across as anything but flash and gobby. RIP.

If you like stylish, elegant football you could do worse than follow the Swans - no, not Staines Town - the real ones.

It's well-known that life in Cameroon is really tough, and that, as a consequence, people age more rapidly than in most other places. I'd have had him down as no more than 15 to be honest.

I take your point, Project - but I'd be interested to know whether violent, aggravated burglaries by criminals are really on the increase or not. I seriously suspect that most lone burglars do not want a confrontation at all, and would flee if confronted. The right wing press, and tv...

In law - and a good law, I think it is - you are only allowed to use "reasonable force" when confronting an intruder (or indeed, when protecting yourself in, for example, a street mugging). For example, lets assume that some 18 stone, super-fit gym freak, is awoken by a noise in the night and...

Right-wing, knee-jerk, vigilante garbage.

Dorty - I well remember that day back in 1983 - Newcastle fans all over the place. The ref called the game off around noon after deeming the pitch unplayable. But, strangely, if my memory serves me well, the game was re-scheduled for the following day (Sunday), and so a load of your Geordie...

To be honest - I wouldn't go anywhere near Scampia - not unless I happened to be fluent in Italian and carrying an uzi inside my coat!

That Scampia place don't look no worse than Dyfatty flats or Townhill on a grey and rainy day. If I was going to go to Naples I'd pop in some place round there for a pre-match beer.

Yes, they'll provide coaches - then probably do what they done to Arsenal fans a couple of months ago: they were driven AWAY from the ground, and virtually around in circles, until police were satisfied that all the local trash were in the ground. By the time the Arsenal lot got into the ground...

<applause> This is about right - but most people, including myself I admit, like to put others into boxes of various sorts and stick labels on them.

What is M*** G***R?

I hope Ivor does not depart from this board...his contributions are the main reason I tune in. Besides which, it is a great rarity to come across anyone these days who is literate enough to construct a piece of prose which is properly paragraphed. There are numpty Stumpies everywhere - but...

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.israellycool.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/lou-reed1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.israellycool.com/2013/10/27/rip-lou-reed-mensch/&h=591&w=390&sz=23&tbnid=9mq2pQ2WTPUArM:&tbnh=159&tbnw=105&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dlou%2Breed%2Bimages%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3D...