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Tony's points "I don't believe the UK should let people into the country from countries far from these shores e.g Far East,Africa,Middle East. But European people moving from country to country was fine by me most Europeans are doing jobs that so called UK hard working people don't want to do" That's utterly bizarre. Why should country of origin be a defining - or limiting - factor? You're happy to let Europeans in because they are doing jobs the UK unemployed don't want to do (you're right, to a point) but don't think people from further afield should come here? What if they do jobs our 'so called' etc don't want to do, too? Would you be like 'no, sorry, I know you want to work doing dirty, boring manual agricultural work but sorry, you're from Africa, off you go'? How do you justify that, when you let a bloke from Krakow in, who is every bit as foreign? You think people 'moving from country to country is fine' but only when it's certain countries? I mean, seriously, what exactly are you saying here? I wonder whether you've realised that what you've said is entirely akin to saying 'sorry, we don't want coloured people here'? No, you probably haven't. Turn the clock back half a century and more, why don't you?

Or perhaps you agreed with me? I may have held those beliefs longer than you have. You're not a trend-setter, after all. I probably agree with you on a lot of things. If you were prepared to accept that you're not always right, and you're not the font of knowledge on everything, and the rest of us don't actually need educating, you might find people to be more open, receptive, and learn more about them.

I rarely watch the news (BBC or otherwise) and read the Telegraph. I've never read the Guardian. I've already mentioned your tendency to make assumptions, it doesn't do you any good. I was of the honest opinion that UKIP had died and gone to politics heaven. I'm quite sure I wasn't alone in that erroneous belief. That it took someone on an obscure and little-used local website to tell me otherwise surely says a lot. Thanks, though, I shall be keeping up with their progress from now on. Perhaps they can get some MP's in the House next time.

I agree with you for once, but isn't that its problem? When do people vote for middle ground? I'm not saying that it's reason to change their stance, but it's always going to be a problem in gaining votes.

That was my thought too.

I think Morrisons will survive too, as many people remain loyal. As for the Wool Shop, that was always a gamble. The only way specialist retailers as such can survive is if there is sufficient footfall due to regular shops. There isn't. Hopefully, the new development will rectify that. At least you have shops.

BTW - "As I keep saying the pound is doing just fine. If you study the graphs you will find that the referendum result has had no long term nett affect on it." If you study my income from the same clients over the past few years, which involves regularly changing $ into £, you'll find that it has. To my benefit.

Thank you Russ

I stopped reading. Can you ask them to stop highlighting L's and I's then it might be readable? Thanks.

They still exist? I'll give it a read.

"I'm exploring other ways of lobbying at the moment". That's good to hear. The audience of a dozen on here won't get you very far.

That's probably why you struggle to understand something that is very simple. You're determined to assume I'm bitter, when I'm not. I'm past caring, as the entire thing is nothing more than a circus act now, and not a very good one. I'm simply bewildered that so many people voted for something important without having much idea of what they were voting for, i.e. they had no idea what the EU was, what it did (be it good or bad) and how it affected their lives (hence my comment about the frequency of Google searches FOLLOWING the event). I doubt even you, with your set beliefs and utter conviction you are right, were happy with that. Surely it's best for people to cast a vote with at least some knowledge of the purpose, rather than believing that suddenly a whole load of money was going to come from somewhere and be put into the NHS (which lots did, just as they did believe that boatloads of immigrants would be sent home). Or perhaps you're happy with an outcome inspired by ignorance, so long as it goes your way? I've always been averse to the House of Lords. You'd never have guessed that, though, as you have me pigeonholed elsewhere. By the way, I'm a bit pissed off that the dollar exchange rate has dropped beneath 70%. Can you advise how to hike it up again?

Great idea. This time, can we explain to people - truthfully - what they are voting for, so that the most popular search engine phrase AFTER the event is not 'what does the House of Lords do?' (as after the brexit vote it was 'what is the EU' and similar)? A good idea to secure the vote with approximately 52% of those who bother would be to tell them that abolition would mean all them foreigners suddenly go home. It's worked before. I've signed it.

I loved the story I was told about Gianni Agnelli, if he was the head guy, having a favourite car from all of those in the FIAT/Ferrari stable. It was the original FIAT Panda... Italian fashion - yes, that sounds about right!

Not one to be pedantic (well, I am) they actually call it a MINI, all letters capitalised, and it is a brand rather than a model. Has absolutely nothing to do with the quite amazing original, of which I have owned no fewer than seven, and wish I had one now! For the record, Issigonis was in fact of Greek origin.

You don't want to be boiling choccy eggs Moe, they melt!

That implies, Canny Lass, that contrary to popular internet memes, the use of 'Easter' on such products is more common now than it ever has been, because they're everywhere I look!

Just happened to be in the shop for my regulation three bottles of speckled hen and a paper.

And on this note...the local Co-op yesterday had several Easter Eggs for sale (with the name on the packaging) as did the garage, the newsagent, and Tesco. The local pub has a competition in which several of the prizes are Easter Eggs, also with the name on the packaging, and two from Cadburys. So they are there, and they are not offending anyone around here!

But, has anybody actually ever been offended by Christmas, or by Easter, or did your customer decide that somebody might be after reading the Daily Mail?

If you don't believe there are irredeemable people then there's not really I can say, apart from there are lots. I'm not really interested in your questions, to be honest, because I don't think you're really interested in my answers; you're right, and everybody else is wrong, and that will always be the case. I'm a bit busy today, got to earn a living.

You just pigeonholed an entire religion - 'the evil of Islam' - and can't even see it. What has Naziism to do with Islam? If you don't want to muddy the waters, why are you introducing something that is of no relevance? You really are a curious person! Also, if you want to play the 'this is what certain sort of people do' I can play that one, too. People who don't really have much of an argument start labelling others as 'the left' or 'lefties', or perhaps 'righties', and telling them they are making 'ad hominem attacks', perhaps hoping they look superior. There was nothing ad hominem about that post; I told you to get off your high horse and not tell people what they should believe. You really should.

Entirely possible, but that's a private venture, is it not?

Apologies, you wrote 'sleeper jihadists'. I'm not sure that's any better, but if you prefer it, good for you. I like this bit: "That's not how I see the evil of Islam." No, it's not, is it? Islam is not evil; some people are evil. Some Christians are evil, some atheists are evil, some of every race, creed, religion, however you want to pigeonhole people, are evil. In every single case where evil is perpetrated, it's down the the person involved. To blame religion is a convenient get-out clause, and one that really doesn't wash. At least, however, you nail your flag to the mast, and admit that you think Islam evil. I have read bits of the Quran, though not all, and it's just another religious script. What I don't take kindly to is such as this: "don't for one second believe that it is equivalent to the Christian Bible in its current relevance". I don't need you to tell me what to believe (heaven forbid anyone needs you to tell them what to believe); you're no advert for sensible thinking, for a start. I also question why you feel the need to advise me as such; are you worried that I might find that, in fact, it IS equivalent to the Christian bible etc? Seriously, there's a high horse under you; if you're going to make points that people are happy to take on board, you need to get off it. As for the TV show; it would be a fantasy one, in which the UK will be an Islamic state in a few years. Probably called' The Daily Mail'.

Well, Canny Lass, I'm conditioned to use AP Style so that would be 21, 31 and so on!