the village idiot
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They are on the Riko website with prices.
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Agreed. That would all help a lot. We still need to swallow the bitter pill though that we cannot carry on living the lifestyles we do indefinitely.
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Good point, well made. And to extrapolate that argument, cutting services and borrowing more are both un-sustainable leaving one viable ( all be it unpopular) option.
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Don't get me wrong, I would never dream of voting conservative. I just don't agree with the 'nasty' tag. The major parties are all misguided in my opinion but I don't believe they set out to be intrinsically bad.
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I would need to see David Cameron's response. Thatcher was quite a long time ago.
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Good man! I find most of what I say completely unintelligible😊
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Not quite what I meant, but I'm very happy for you all the same.😊
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Consider it a good opportunity to brush up on your language skills.
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I don't buy all that Tory 'nasty party' stuff. I think they have done a half decent job. That being said, I would like to see someone other than Labour have a go just to see what happens. UKIP ?? Enough said.
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You obviously don't wear chainsaw trousers in the summer Bob! If you do you think about little else😰
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FSC certification and the small business
the village idiot replied to Tom at Heartwood's topic in Milling Forum
Any significant quantity of wood felled in Britain has to be under a felling license. These are there, in theory, to protect the Woodland resource. Does the GiB standard have to be overly robust? I would argue that any timber felled in the UK under license should qualify for the GiB stamp. -
Greens for me. Predicted chance of any party unseating the conservatives in Central Suffolk- less than1%!
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Not necessarily. Winning 20 elections would just mean that no opposition party was offering anything better. There will always be debate and change, although I would argue that changing for changing's sake is not always a good idea. I am not suggesting changing the political system in any way, just hypothesizing that if a 20 term stint did occur, it would suggest a relatively stable society a content electorate.
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Not sure I understand where you're coming from. There's nothing un-democratic about a party winning 20 elections in a row. As long as the elections are fair and open to everyone.
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Not sure that the Zimbabwean elections could really be described as free and fair!
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Right as in correct, not as opposed to left!
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I'm not saying they should be given 20 terms, just that if it did occur it would be a sign that the majority of the democratically voting population were content.
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I fear you are probably right Skyhuck
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I was thinking more like 10 or 20 terms. It would only occur if the public were genuinely happy.
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It would still be democratic. Elections every 4 years, but if one party was doing a particularly decent job they would stay in. A bit simplistic I know, but there's got to be some logic in there somewhere?
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If one of the two main parties was truly better than the other wouldn't we have a stable government for 50 years or more. The fact that we flit between the two every 8 years or so says a lot about them and the 'grass is always greener'/ this party will make me wealthier mentality of us voters. It's not going to happen for some time, but I would like to see one of the smaller parties have a go. Preferably one with a long term vision and less fixation on financial prosperity. I guess this makes me a Green as I'd rather chip my own testicles than vote UKIP!
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Shrewd move I'd say. We're having much more fun in the Red Oak camp! Got silly string and everything:thumbup:
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I'd bet 5 shires' trousers on it😁
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That's 'coz they're Red Oak buds:thumbup:
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Yup, that's Red Oak in my world.
