Billhook

To answer Squaredy’s question. “ Does anybody still like Labour?” Yes like like the fact that they have made sure that there will never be another Labour government in my lifetime!”

Yes I think I agree that the barcode idea would have problems but the children idea might work. Interestingly in Denmark where children are taught to love their country there is no litter around

I hope at some time it may be possible to print a barcode on say cans and cigarette packets to identify who bought them and where Another possibility is to give school children a day of picking up rubbish, with perhaps a tractor protecting them at either end and a trailer bin in the middle. Firstly it would instill in them a sense of responsibility and secondly if they see their mum or dad do it they might say “ Dad , if you chuck that out I gotta pick the xxxxxx up!”

About 15 years ago on my circuit there is a remote lay-by where someone had dumped a boot full of rubbish. He had left a number of letters with his home address not very far away. I reported him to the council in the days when we had a good bloke in charge of such things, he had to come out and verify as apparently people will plant letters of people that dislike and report them. Anyway I was expecting no result but about three months later it said in the paper that “a man has been fined for littering at ….” So it worked in those days but I was disappointed to see that his name was withheld. I did think that the recent littering might be some kind of vendetta but unlikely after all this time. i think I will stick by my earlier theory of some workers buying a carton of Carling at the garage three miles away ( I have also found the cardboard cartons) and drinking a can in the time it takes to arrive here Some suggested putting up a trail cam as the police would be more interested in drunk driving, but it may be the passengers who are guilty

Don’t get me started on gloves! I am totally left handed and have ended up with seven left handed gloves. Logically I should take off my left gloves to do things like opening doors or other general things so you would think I should have seven right handed gloves having discarded the left gloves somewhere. This explains my mid matched pair in the photo!

By the way I cycle about 1000 miles a year (3.5 x 365) x 24 year is over 24,000 miles so I have been round the World!

Ever since 2000 I have been cycling a 3.5 mile circuit with a couple of steep hills to try and keep not only a level of fitness but also to keep the road verges clear of rubbish that people insist on throwing out of their cars here. ladt Friday we went away for a Wedding and came back to find these thirteen cans of Carling strewn out along a short stretch of road near our home, less than than 200 yards It may be just that they buy the stuff at a local garage and by the time they have finished drinking it they are here, or it maybe that someone knows I pick up rubbish and is being a , well you know the word. Either way if I ever was to catch them I am sure the police would not be interested so what would you lit do if you were in a similar situation?

~But 17 million people voted for it as opposed to 9.7 million who voted for this Labour government, and this was heavily influenced by a massive propaganda campaign which had it not been in place I am sure over 20 million would have voted to leave. So 6 million to 17 million is roughly a third, and 3 million to 9.7 million is also roughly a third. So the 6 million was nowhere near the 17 million, but it will be very interesting if the petition gains 10 million votes!

I am sure my time should have been spent splitting wood rather than trawling through fifteen pages of discontent. I have not seen one answer to Squaredy’s question! I am very much for the Australian voting system where you are fined if you do not vote but there is a box which reads “None of the Above” or NOTA Surely this is the message not only of this thread but also the petition to call another election now at nearly three million signatures. There was a petition in 2019 for NOTA which only received six thousand signatures Petition: Implement "None of the above" on ballots in all United Kingdom elections #NOTAUK PETITION.PARLIAMENT.UK I urge the UK Government to permanently adopt "None of the above" on all ballots starting with... The main point is that if you make a pledge and are elected on that pledge, if you break it there must be some punishment. Otherwise I could start the Pork Pie party and promise everyone a million pounds, become elected and then say sorry there is a big black hole

It is interesting to note that although this petition is heading for three million votes, an earlier petition to add “None of the Above” or NOTA, only managed just over six thousand votes votes Petition: Implement "None of the above" on ballots in all United Kingdom elections #NOTAUK PETITION.PARLIAMENT.UK I urge the UK Government to permanently adopt "None of the above" on all ballots starting with...

All politicians should be forced to wear a pork pie hat before they speak!

Is there any difference between a manifesto and a pledge?

There has to be some accountability for any political party reneging on a promise on which they were elected to carry out. I could start up the Pork Pie party and promise every citizen a million pounds if you elect me. When elected I just say Oh Dear, the Black Hole is bigger than I thought and there is no money. But apparently you cannot kick me out now due to our system

You are now banned!