I know, right? Endoctrinating poor innocent children to think that 'different' people aren't to be hated. Scum
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I know, right? Endoctrinating poor innocent children to think that 'different' people aren't to be hated. Scum
As I understand it, the retirement age goes up from 66 to 67 just before I qualify if it had remained at 66.
You make some good points, Cologne. Over-use of a smart phone can be detrimental, and there is an addictive element to social media. But I look on it like the advent of the motor car. People get killed in a car but this didn't halt its success. We just have more safety features now.
The smart phone and its future replacements, and internet technology, won't be stopped. We just have to use these tools most effectively, and safely.
Nope, no problem. Nothing was cancelled. It's a positive step, that reflects reality for kids. A good move, so long as proportionality is retained.
Reflecting reality is not woke. To give an example. Making a drama set in London with a mixed race cast that reflects the proportionality of the racial mix in the city's population is positive. On the other hand, making a drama set in a Buckinghamshire village, as was done recently with The Midwich Cuckoos, and showing the population as about 50% black is contrived, patronising and woke.
Midwich is a fictional place. You really do find such odd things to make you angry.
For some reason my state pension age is 66 years 10 months. No idea how this date is arrived at.
I’m getting a bit pissed off with the increasing nagging about those who have retired ‘early’ to go back to work. If you’ve stopped work before state pension age, are not claiming benefits, pay income tax on your pension and investments, continue to spend money and therefore pay VAT you can do whatever the **** you like without some witless politician badgering you, you are still contributing more than many to the nations coffers.
It's set in Buckinghamshire. That's a real place. It's simply subliminal messaging to programme people towards a certain type of society that the drama director favours.
You're a sad case, Goldie. Do you regularly count the numbers of black faces in TV productions? I guess you then have to check where it's set and the racial demographics of the location before knowing whether you should be angry or not. It must spoil your enjoyment.
I bet you were one of those people who were outraged at the portrayal of a mixed race couple in the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.
To be fair to Goldie…..he has got a point. Just ‘cos he mentions it doesn’t mean he’s angry…just maybe that it’s pretty obvious what’s being done.
You're blind, woke, Strolls. Probably deliberately, because not seeing things suits your extreme political agenda.
He's got the hump because he doesn't like being called woke, so he's making lots of stuff up.
Being the devils advocate, the constant name calling is a bit childish.
Of course I’m not innocent
How can it be name calling if Beth wears it like a badge of honour? I'd say, own it.
Dunno where to put this but as this thread is the most popular, here will do.
After Steels post on The Oldfield Tavern, it got me looking it up and seeing some of the massive bands that played there in the late ‘60s/70’s....got me also looking at The Farx Club which was on Northcote Ave, Southall where the Northcote Arms once was.
These venues played hosts to such mega stars as Genesis, Supertramp, The Who, Hawkwind, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Free and many more...
Did any of the old timers on here ever go to these two venues and if so, was it seen as a big thing or “just another band”......?
After Steels post on The Oldfield Tavern, it got me looking it up and seeing some of the massive bands that played there in the late ‘60s/70’s....got me also looking at The Farx Club which was on Northcote Ave, Southall where the Northcote Arms once was.
These venues played hosts to such mega stars as Genesis, Supertramp, The Who, Hawkwind, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Free and many more...
Did any of the old timers on here ever go to these two venues and if so, was it seen as a big thing or “just another band”......?