Mark J
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I see loads of dead sea birds when out fishing, I reckon avian flu has the capacity to turn a bit naughty.
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Perhaps they'd have asked better questions if they were privy to the communications of the Cabinet Office at the time. What do you think they should do better when the next pandemic comes along?
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They keyword thing was more prevalent in days prior to digital communications and it still goes on. Encrypted messages on all platforms are likely to be stored, when they encryption key is revealed so are the messages. I agree that political figures' communications should be made public, I also think that their financial affairs should be in the public domain.
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If 'the powers that be' wanted to they could access the phone records of anyone of us at any given time, I suppose that they just don't want to.
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Blair and Starmer can hardly be called left-wing can they? It does seem that politicians are fond of a lie, which is a shameful state of affairs in my opinion.
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Dave, how many more times do you want to ignore the fact that the opposition are just that, opposition, they had no real say in what went on.
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Tories don't tend to admit they got things wrong.
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Magnolia Tree too close to house? Protecting foundations
Mark J replied to MikeEdStan's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
You need to find out whether you're on clay soil or not; trees can be troublesome in clay soils when in close proximity to structures. -
Therese Coffey filmed smoking turnips | The Daily Mash WWW.THEDAILYMASH.CO.UK THERESE Coffey has been secretly filmed shredding and smoking turnips for what she claims is the ultimate British high.
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It came across that your were bitter about the fact you can't strike and that you seem to know how to fix the NHS.
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Perhaps you should talk with your feet and work in the NHS instead.
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I disagree, it's not all down to greed (money), it's down to having the necessary resources to do the job properly; the people I know who work in the NHS do it because they genuinely want to help people, they've all got degrees and could likely get a better paid job in a similar or even dissimilar field if they wanted to. It seems odd to me that nobody employs people who can do your job in your sector on a full-time basis, but I know very little about offshore gas/oil exploration. I've been on the books for a firm for six months now and it's because it's a business that functions, in a few months I'll probably go back to being self employed as I prefer the freedom self-employment allows me.
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I agree that the NHS needs a shakeup. People are already losing their lives due to the state of the NHS, that's not going to get better without a significant improvement in things. Thankfully the last time I was in A&E was last year when I managed to skewer my calf on a tree, that was an 8hr wait but to be fair it was a Saturday and it was only an accident, not an emergency. I wouldn't say that unions are 'enjoying' this, I think it's shite that the majority of NHS staff round here support the strikes so there has to be something fundamentally wrong. If you'd like to be able to strike then perhaps you should go on the books and take advantage of all the *cough* advantages...
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It does seem extreme but the odds are you'll die in an ambulance before you even make it to A&E, if you even get an ambulance... Strikes are supposed to be disruptive, hopefully this will get them better pay and conditions, it wasn't that long ago that people were writing murals on the streets in support of our NHS.
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I survey trees on behalf of nationwide clients, when tree works are specified as an outcome and the client wants a recommendation for a suitable firm I will point them in the direction of a firm I know (if I happen to have local knowledge) and/or to the AA website. I am a professional member of the Arb Association but that doesn't sway my decision making in terms of sourcing contractors.. If I was to get into contracting again and I wanted a slice of the commercial pie I would strongly consider AA accreditation, it's not that arduous to achieve if you already have good practices in place and shouldn't cost more than a days income to achieve. It depends what you want to do.
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Tree trucks get damaged all the time, I'd be very careful hiring tippers for tree work.
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What do you mean by that mate?
