Making the news today....

[Vespasian]

5 minutes ago, Mark J said:

It's a really depressing situation. Youth services have no resources, the allure of riches is very real. There aren't anywhere near enough police. I don't know how it's easily rectifiable, it'll take years to change the status quo. I reckon that it's doable given the right investment.

I can rectify the situation overnight..  increase stop and search twenty fold..  fk the pc outrage, its their good intentions that are getting people killed and maimed..  bunch of cowards and low life's that they are..

[eggsarascal]

26 minutes ago, Mark J said:

It's a really depressing situation. Youth services have no resources, the allure of riches is very real. There aren't anywhere near enough police. I don't know how it's easily rectifiable, it'll take years to change the status quo. I reckon that it's doable given the right investment.

Apparently Piers Morgan tore Sadiq Khan a new one over it on TV this morning.

[eggsarascal]

18 minutes ago, Vespasian said:

I can rectify the situation overnight..  increase stop and search twenty fold..  fk the pc outrage, its their good intentions that are getting people killed and maimed..  bunch of cowards and low life's that they are..

Brilliant idea! What and cause another riot like Brixton in the early 80's? Do you ever think things through before you come up with these bright ideas?

[Mark J]

7 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Apparently Piers Morgan tore Sadiq Khan a new one over it on TV this morning.

Good if that's the case. The youthworkers were paramount in preventing a serious kick off last time things looked as promising as they do around now. Now there's next to no services.

 

[eggsarascal]

There really are some proper pricks about.

 

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/grenfell-outrage-shock-video-shows-13538114

 

 

[Vespasian]

1 hour ago, eggsarascal said:

Brilliant idea! What and cause another riot like Brixton in the early 80's? Do you ever think things through before you come up with these bright ideas?

yes I do think things through, thats why I suggested it..   stop and search works thats a fact..   

 

 

 

[eggsarascal]

9 minutes ago, Vespasian said:

yes I do think things through, thats why I suggested it..   stop and search works thats a fact..   

 

 

 

I'm not doubting it works but most of this knife crime is black on black, so the police will be stopping more black youths. That will, as we've seen before cause tension, that leads to people taking to the streets en masse. Don't you think the government/police would be stopping and searching more people if they thought they could do it without causing more problems?

[Commando]

There really are some proper pricks about.
 
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/grenfell-outrage-shock-video-shows-13538114
 
 

Fully agree Eggs, proper pricks and in bad taste, however, is it now illegal to make a comment or do anything in bad taste?

[Khriss]

11 hours ago, Mark J said:

It's a really depressing situation. Youth services have no resources, the allure of riches is very real. There aren't anywhere near enough police. I don't know how it's easily rectifiable, it'll take years to change the status quo. I reckon that it's doable given the right investment.

To be honest Mark, that's a bit optimistic, I saw the work base and sound industries in the North collapsed in the 80s, then boom n bust construction in 90s followed by this bloody austerity nonsense fr ten yrs an we now have Brexit to deal with next year. I have not an ounce of promise to offer my nearest n dearest's. Just more slog. K

[tree-fancier123]

3 hours ago, Khriss said:

I have not an ounce of promise to offer my nearest n dearest's. Just more slog. K

if you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem - knuckle down and try to invent something, if you can't think of anything else I'd like a kit so I can run a PTO chipper off my 90hp transit and a similiar kit for 140hp Iveco. Under 2k delivered preferably