Making the news today....

[eggsarascal]

11 hours ago, matelot said:

surely we can only really comment on this if we know how much the binmen earn? I'd say a fair wage for a binman is about £20k a year. It's a dirty job however it's unskilled and comes with a pension and holidays.

The deal was done through abortration, end of story. What they earn as nothing to do with the matter.

 

what they could loose is £5k/year, might not be a lot to you, but is a hell of a lot of money to some folk.

[eggsarascal]

12 hours ago, Mull said:

 

 

 

Finally!!!!!!

Something mr J knows feck all about!

Well done eggs, your my hero.

 

 

 

You know me mull, always here to help.....

[eggsarascal]

12 hours ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Oi!

 

That was unnecessary! 

 

There's plenty I know SFA about.... 

 

Example: (and I'm hoping Mr E can help with local knowledge.....)

 

Saw something last week I've never seen before and it's been playing on my mind.

 

Driving through Leek, saw a Conservative Working Mens' Club.  Fair sized building too (unless it's like a big front door which opens into a phone box?) 

 

How does that work?

 

Don't you have to be a Union man to have membership to a WMC?

 

If that is the case, wouldn't it be odd if you paid Union dues (which fund and provide a block vote to the Labour party) but supped ale in a Tory club? 

 

Not really 'making the news', hoping it'll keep the thread going for at least another couple of posts....

 

PS - Bring on IndyRef2 Mull, that'll keep you busy for a while....

I know nothing of Conservative Working Men's Clubs, surprisingly!

 

back to the link I posted...... What does "To protect its legal and financial position" mean?

Edited September 3, 2017 by eggsarascal

[Mick Dempsey]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Conservative_Clubs

 

http://www.uk-socialclubs.co.uk/halls/ST/64163.php

 

 

Did a little research Kevin, not common but they do exist.

[daveindales]

There's been a conservative club in the small market town where I live, for as long as I can remember., but a few years ago, it dropped the word conservative. Was also a liberal club.

[eggsarascal]

There was a Conservative Club in our local town, not a Conservative Working Men's club mind.

 

it closed due to lack of support/funding, I kid you not.

[WesD]

North Korea, what are people's thoughts on what is going on? What should, if anything, be done? By who? Etc. 

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, WesD said:

North Korea, what are people's thoughts on what is going on? What should, if anything, be done? By who? Etc. 

Practice launching the missiles , practice making the bomb .  Next step put the 2 together ..........not looking good . What to do and by who I cant say but it needs doing something .

[Gary Prentice]

Worrying times. I don't know what is more concerning, North Korea becoming a nuclear power or the reaction of POTUS to that. Kind of hope that sanity prevails.

[TIMON]

I know hindsight is a great lens to view world affairs with....
But what did Barak Obama really think would be the outcome of his "strategic patience" approach to N Korea? Just an even bigger can to kick further down the road for the next POTUS?
The key to dealing with NK seems to lie with China and they don't seem to be motivated to do very much.
Up until now the question has been, how likely is it that NK would launch a pre-emotive strike?
So far it seems that Kim's weapons program is purely designed to keep him securely in power.
At what point does the threat become unacceptable and how much collateral damage would US/Japan/SK have to absorb in order to make an invasion viable?
(The one silver lining is that there aren't many if any islamic fundamentalists waiting to fill any potential power vacuum.)
It'll certainly be interesting to see how this is going to play out.