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What the hell is all this about? :confused::confused: Kids being ordered off buses because they wear an England shirt and it offends the foreign driver :confused:
It beggars belief :rolleyes::eek:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...all-shirt.html

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sack him and throw him out of the country i bet his family if back in poland or here with him arnt finding teh working tax credits and child tax credits hes getting offensive

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It's getting beyond a joke. He is in England, he should expect to see English things........or am I dreaming again?

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It really is about time folk stood up against this idiocy...he should be sacked pure and simple!

Best Regards - Taggy

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So...bus driver acts like a prat, passengers stand up to him in a united show of common sense, driver backs down. He receives NO backing from the bus company, NO backing from the police and NO backing from any form of authority whatsoever.

Another non-story from a chip shop wrapper. :rolleyes:

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Exactly what i thought more meaningless rubbish from the mail, less crap up whinney hill tip.:rolleyes:

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yep but it still happened and i for one am glad it got printed to show these idiots for what they are , im just glad common sense prevailed because it rarely does

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"These idiots"? No, just one bus driver who behaved like an idiot. If he'd behaved like an idiot in another way - ie, chucked a kid off the bus because they were 1p short for their fare, it would never have made the national press. I wonder why?

And in fact, common sense prevails quite a lot of the time. There's a big Tesco store round the corner from me. Plenty of foreigners working on the check outs, plenty of foreigners shopping there. At the moment, it's festooned with England flags and banners. And they're not just promotional point of sale material from food and drink companies, there's loads of homemade stuff that the staff have made. There's not been one single complaint about it from staff or customers. But you'll never see a story about that in a Tory rag like the Daily Mail. :rolleyes:

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In the words of the late Gary Colman what you talkin about Wyn:D

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Talking about the junk that keeps appearing in that "newspaper" which you love to treat us to stories from. ;)

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Well I have to keep the plebs up-to-date with life outside the Guardian, Observer and Independent;)

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perfect example of a non story summat the mail excels in.:)

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I think you would get a visit from the Food Hygiene People & closed down if you wrapped food stuffs in such an insanitary item as that, (and quite right too).
:)

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Would that be the "life" where people aren't allowed to wear England shirts on buses because foreigners might object? :rolleyes:

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I find it objectionable that people wear sports clothing, when not actually playing sport.

:D

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I never thought much of David Mellor in his Chelski shirt either:D

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'Much'?

I've never, ever, thought of David Mellor in flagrante, dressed in a football shirt.

Whatever floats your boat.

:rolleyes:

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Thought that would be more in your flotilla :rolleyes:

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Have your wires got crossed again?

Are you bobbing about in the Channel, on the way back from Dunkirk?

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I've never had MY wires crossed:rolleyes:

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That's the trouble.

When they are crossed, because of a malfuction, you wouldn't be aware of it.

;)

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Seems your talking from painful experiences then;)

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It's always been a mystery to me how people, even people who seem to have reasonable intelligence, can take anything "reported" in the Mail as real!
Not having a pop at you Jaysay.. I did say resonable intelligence.;)

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Even though it's probably the most heavily skewed newspaper, politically, find me a story in it that isn't true or accurate, and that hasn't resulted in legal charges.

They have teams of lawyers checking what's published, so good luck with your search.

Just because you don't like the political bias, doesn't make whats reported 'unreal'.

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I didn't have to search for long

Mr Hollingsworth was awarded £75,000 by a jury last month for an article in the Daily Mail claiming he had hit his former lover, the DJ Harriet Scott, during a row.
Mike Hollingsworth's Daily Mail libel payout limited | Media | MediaGuardian

Daily Mail pays damages to Michael Parkinson
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=45127

I could go on but running out of edits :D

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I said that 'hasn't resulted in legal charges'.

Preferable would be a juicy story with a political agenda.

Keep searching.

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I'm sorry I posted it, I didn't know it wasn't true. I'm not saying all people from abroad are like the bus driver, I just thought it wasn't a nice thing to happen to a young boy.

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Dont be sorry, as Edith Piaf sang No Regrets.:D

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Don't be sorry, as Cashy said.

It's got people posting, and rattled Mancie's strait jacket's buckles.

:D

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Ok hang on..this incident may well have happend.. but wether or not the reporting is real is another thing.... I'd bet anyone it is designed to wind up those who read that paper.
The Mail sends out an image that it is an upmarket "serious" newspaper...now that is not reality.

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I just felt sorry for the young lad in his England shirt looking forward to the world cup. Little uns don't understand something like being thrown off the bus because of your shirt.
Thing is I don't usually read the papers so I didn't really notice which paper it was in. It could have been the timbuktu Echo for all I knew:D

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Never read that un sue, but the Mail must be on a par wi it.:D

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:rofl38::rofl38:
If the Mail isn't very good, what's The Sun like? ;)

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:D... the Timbuktu Echo could well be the Muslim version of the Daily Mail in Mali :D

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My answer can only be put in oer 18s, never had that rag in the house since hillsbourgh.:cool:

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Like it or not, and personally I don't, though do read the odd second hand copy, so I don't become too blinkered, it's the second most widely read paper in the country.

If you discount the one that has nipples and 'news', it's the most popular.


ABCs: Circulations of just two nationals increase y-o-y - Press Gazette

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No surprise there.. but I have noticed that most of the other "serious" papers have sold out by late afternoon.
I reckon there is some gerrymandering (does he still write for the Mail?) going on .. don't know if it's nationwide but all the McDonalds in London have been giving away a free daily mail at the run up to elections for the last 20yrs...

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Perhaps if you rose before late afternoon, and didn't eat in Macdonalds, you might broaden your reading matter.

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Ah yes just what I was going to add..your legendary wit is getting so predictable.:rolleyes:

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You might like to know that Jonathon Harmsworth, Viscount Rothermere, owner of said newspaper, has recently aquired a new brother-in-law....Mark Thatcher. After Thatcher married his wife's sister Sarah Jane, formerly Lady Francis Russell.

Horrid girls both, though their dad's sound as a pound. Used car sales man, Tel.

It's no secret that the Mail is vehemently right-wing and pro-catholic, and has been ever since it stopped supporting the fascists at the outbreak of war in '39.

I don't know why people get in such a tiz, it's not going to change it's allegiance.

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'Legendary'?

You really do need to get out more.

Sober.

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kida round , bright and i hear quite warm :D

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Now don't be starting on the Timbuktu Echo...I read it everyday. The crossword is legendary!

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Now I am gobsmacked. :rofl38: I thought I'd have a nosey round the Mail Online this morning and came across this gem
Pedestrian sues Google after she's knocked over walking on highway | Mail Online
:confused::confused:

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So I can take it you still want me to keep sending my copy round when I've read it then G:D:D:D

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The Crossword must be a bit dodgy Wyn I her that the I before E except after C isn't applicable in Timbuktu:D:D:D

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Because you would expect someone to not be able to ride if they can't pay.

You don't expect a bus driver to be racist and threatening to passengers.

He should be sacked.

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You would expect someone to show commonsense in both cases.

Whether he should be sacked or not is down to the bus company. I would've thought a sound ticking off and verbal warning would've sufficed.

However, either way, the story is hardly national news.

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If this bus driver's a racist, how about Bristol City Council? They seem to have caused somewhat of a controversy by advertising a job as 'open to black and ethnic minority graduates'. What would the reaction be if someone advertised a vacancy open to white graduates?

Bristol City Council accused of 'racist' advert for management trainee job vacancy

Bristol City Council - Job Details - 2 Management Trainee Opportunities

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Look, if it makes you feel any better, I will fly anyone's flag given the right incentive, but, just let someone of any colour or creed tell me I can't fly mine when I'm feeling Patriotic, then all that is P.C. about me will go through the window.

Please, Mr. Bus Driver, have tolerance for us natives, we know no better, but at least we put up with,

YOU!

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Once again Less I think that spells it out perfectly:mosher:

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Well done less

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This country is going to the dogs.

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Is that where the bus was going, the Black Dog?

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Well said Less! GOING to the dogs leeshez, there is no way back! Something caught my eye on facebook the other day, a group named 'how come out flag offends you, but our benefits dont?' kinda sums one or two things up I think.

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It ain't "going" to the dogs.. it's already gone :D

Former minister Christopher Chope told the Commons yesterday that employers and employees should be allowed to "freely negotiate" their own pay.Mr Chope said that ditching the £5.73 an hour minimum rate would help struggling businesses survive and create more jobs. He told the Commons: "Before anyone accuses me of wanting to impose poverty wages, I'm talking about arrangements for freely consenting adults."

Who let the dogs out? - clawsfour

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:eek: we will have to pay to be employed next :eek:

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It's all total rubbish..drive or commute into London this week and you will see England flags everywhere ..I expect it's the same in any part of the country..the press are a disgrace as they try to undermine the real patriotism shown by all of the population.

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The press have a lot to answer for Mancie

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And so does Mancie Sue;)

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What happened to World Cup Willie? and buy british? I took it on board

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YouTube - World Cup Willy = 1966 World Cup Song.
Don't know about buy British but cop for a bit of 66 nostalgia

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Oh.. 1966 and all that.. Labour Government "nudge nudge" say no more guv.. buy British eh!

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Well Winning the World cup was the only decent thing that happened, just 12 short months later good old Harold (the pound in your pocket) devalued it, the only time in British history that has happened Mancie old chap :thefinger:thefinger

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Umm I don't think so.. the ERM.. when the pound dropped so far down it cost 15 quid for a bag of crisps.:D

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There's none so blind than those who dont want to see :rolleyes:

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I thought World Cup Willy was bitten off by that dog, Pickles, and buried in South Norwood.

:D

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Didn't know the Jules Remy trophy had one :D

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See today's Private Eye. This story was originally in the Stoke Sentinel which has now pulled it as being unsubstantiated. First Bus have said that they have fully investigated and can find no evidence to substantiate it. "No driver fitting the description given was working on any of the alleged routes at the relevant time, and although the routes were busy no one else has come forward about the alleged incident. It now appears that no such incident took place."
The Star, Mirror and Mail have all left uncorrected versions on their websites, as have the National Front and Stormfront.
Egg on faces?

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ALL mainstream media outlets have been given the job of provoking divisions in society.

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Cheers mate, i rest my case.:D

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“Far from banning England shirts on our buses First is fully supportive of England’s World Cup campaign and we are, in fact, currently fitting good luck banners featuring England flags on all our buses in England.”

Exclusive: Bus Driver In England Shirt Row ‘Unsubstantiated’ | One Million United Official Blog

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'Miss Fardon has now withdrawn her complaint.'

Tabloid Watch: Boy definitely not thrown off bus for wearing England shirt

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There should now be n investigation into Miss Fardons background i reckon, but thats too obvious to merit action.:rolleyes:

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So NOW will you lot stop believing everything you read in the scandal rags? :rolleyes:

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I never did, but ya may have trouble wi uncle jaysay.:D

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Well that's a disgrace and whoever started this rumour should be pelted with eggs. I for one won't be believing what I read in future

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That would be like asking the Pope to stop reading the bible cashy:D Even so I still prefer my rag to the Morning Star, which if I remember rightly is a Red Top:D