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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: k4blades on June 02, 2012, 08:26:24 AM
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Heres one for Pete to discuss.....
Congratulations to the Queen, for 60 years setting standards far higher than the crap the world throws at us, and giving us something we can all be very proud of.
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Bet she's chuffed to little pink ribbons with this idea :))
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9307060/The-Queens-Diamond-Jubilee-Big-Ben-to-be-renamed-Elizabeth-Tower.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9307060/The-Queens-Diamond-Jubilee-Big-Ben-to-be-renamed-Elizabeth-Tower.html)
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I decided to work this weekend --- can't be doing with it all
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Words fail me...
Chuck Berry - Little Queenie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2a2Nrw_6G0#)
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--- can't be doing with it all
Me neither!
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I have very little interest. Theres no doubt it brings in tourism which is a good thing.
Im happy to go along with it - mainly due to the fact I get 4 days off work.
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Well it peed it down yesterday didn't it! Pleased to be working and not stood for hours by the Thames ;)
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My mother's been down London for the weekend.
Not spoke to her about the weather yet, but she text me earlier to tell me she's on the way home and has had an excellent weekend :)
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My niece is at the garden party & concert
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I think it's been a fantastically well organized event, and has made me feel proud to be British.
Shame about Prince Philip, he will bounce back though. He's 91 on Sunday apparently.
I'm glad we have a Royal family. The Queen especially has devoted her life to these islands, and the Commonwealth.
Long may she reign.
A series of events which show the pessimists of this world that we do actually have a great country, and we know how to party.
Puff your chests out for once and be proud to be British!! :) :)
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It's a pity that unemployed people were shipped in to act as stewards, not paid and told to sleep under London Bridge to maximise profits for Close Protection UK (CPUK) the company paid tax-payers' money to organise it.
Hopefully, John Prescott will bring the b*stards to task for it:
"It is totally unacceptable that young unemployed people were bussed in to London from Bristol, Bath and Plymouth and forced to sleep out in the cold overnight before stewarding a major event with no payment.
"I am deeply concerned that a private security firm is not only providing policing on the cheap but failing to show a duty of care to its staff and threatening to withdraw an opportunity to work at the Olympics as a means to coerce them to work unpaid."
Cameron's Britain... :( >:(
http://bit.ly/K9QSV1 (http://bit.ly/K9QSV1)
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Is it not the same firm, (CPUK), that's got the contract to 'Steward' the olympic games.
The 'workers' were paid pennies, they were doing an NVQ course as apprentices.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/04/jubilee-pageant-unemployed (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/04/jubilee-pageant-unemployed)
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Never said it was - whats your point?
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It's a pity that unemployed people were shipped in to act as stewards, not paid and told to sleep under London Bridge to maximise profits for Close Protection UK (CPUK) the company paid tax-payers' money to organise it.
Hopefully, John Prescott will bring the b*stards to task for it:
"It is totally unacceptable that young unemployed people were bussed in to London from Bristol, Bath and Plymouth and forced to sleep out in the cold overnight before stewarding a major event with no payment.
"I am deeply concerned that a private security firm is not only providing policing on the cheap but failing to show a duty of care to its staff and threatening to withdraw an opportunity to work at the Olympics as a means to coerce them to work unpaid."
Cameron's Britain... :( >:(
http://bit.ly/K9QSV1 (http://bit.ly/K9QSV1)
Were they forced into this or was it voluntary :(
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I haven't got a point ::)
Just pointing members to a web related article I read this morning. by the Guardian.
But I didn't post about it
I didn't read your link before posting my reply. I have now. Also by the Guardian, but newer.
Funny how the Guardian can alter stories to suit.
If you'd read my link this morning, which I didn't post :-[
You wouldn't have been swearing on FB this afternoon.
The people were treat like sh1t. THAT I DON'T AGREE WITH !!!
@Scimitar
Read the links me and Pete have posted. Mine was from this morning. Pete's from later on today.
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I stick with my original comments - i can't be arsed about the political sh1t.
I think the events over the past few days have been fantastic, and I am proud, more so now, after the events this week, to be British.
Not arguing with anyone.
Don't particularly care with any political bias/anti royal/dodgy unwarranted tabloid stuff.
The Olympics are next, and we've shown today that we can organize events monumentally well.
Long live the Queen, bring on the Olympics-can only be good for the economy.
Don't forget, if it was not for the Commonwealth, we would have not had a lot of support in WW2, i.e. the Indians, Gurkhas, Australians, Kiwis,etc...
Rant over, this is just my opinion, but, I have maximum respect for the Queen.
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Long live the Queen, bring on the Olympics-can only be good for the economy.
Don't think I'll gain by it.
I was never given a choice ::)
What is done is done though.
Bring it all on 8)
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Don't think I'll gain by it.
I was never given a choice ::)
What is done is done though.
Bring it all on 8)
I don't expect to gain from it.Why should I? Why should you?
Just another day in paradise I guess.
Living the dream- driving for a living ;D
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I watched bits of it and have to agree Scimitar it was good and well thought out from what I watched. I'm still not a big 'Royal' fan though. It was however good to see the Queen 'smile' it doesn't happen often.
I reckon McCartney should retire from singing though - to me his voice is no more, he needs to concentrate on composing before he makes a complete fool of himself. Also thought the effects on the Palce were brilliant whilst Madness were singing
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Despite what you might think, I am a royals fan. We had a party at our house and invited all the family, etc. We had the river bit on all afternoon in one room and party games in another - including a home-grown Jubilee quiz courtesy of my eldest.
>> i can't be arsed about the political sh1t
I can.
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What a view!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18334001 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18334001)
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Yep - and I still get a buzz from seeing a Spitfire in the skies. :)
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I reckon McCartney should retire from singing though - to me his voice is no more, he needs to concentrate on composing before he makes a complete fool of himself. Also thought the effects on the Palce were brilliant whilst Madness were singing
What she said! ::)
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aye watched the show and thought it was great, wasnt that chuffed with Cliff Richard thought he sounded awful but apart from that we enjoyed it :D along with watching all those boats on the Thames :D
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Ditto Emmz I also think cliff is losing his voice --- mines still here though (much to hubbies annoyance) ;)
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Is it true that the Queen said "Thank you" from the roof of Brian May's house?