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Forum: Introduce Yourself 04-02-2014, 13:05
Replies: 4
Views: 327
Posted By Stanaccy
Back

Good afternoon people, I am back after a not so brief sojourn off the site and having to deal with some messy personal stuff. Just wanted to say "hi" again. Looking forward to chatting again.
:wave:
Forum: General Chat 15-10-2008, 19:41
Replies: 30
Views: 1,140
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Inflation at 5.5%

You will get about 5.2 -5.5% increase why oh why whatever is happening do you have to moan about it. I got no increase this year just a lump sum one off non consolidated increase of £200 less tax....
Forum: General Chat 29-09-2008, 21:53
Replies: 19
Views: 687
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: crime and punishment

Actually I think you will find going back decades that crimes against the establishment are punished harsher than crimes against the person. I remember some horrendous sentencing in the eighties.
...
Forum: General Chat 23-09-2008, 21:22
Replies: 50
Views: 1,469
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: McCain's Running Mate.... no surprises

Even if you don't count the religious fanaticism what about the following?


1) She advocates that victims of sexual assault pay for their own rape kits;
2) The lie about support for the...
Forum: General Chat 23-09-2008, 19:59
Replies: 21
Views: 1,699
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Famous Accrington brick manufacturer to close

My dad worked there for about 50 years he started off in the old kilns at whinney hill. My mum used to work in the office. I worked for 2 summers when I was at uni and my brother started there when...
Forum: Anything Goes 23-09-2008, 19:03
Replies: 60
Views: 1,969
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: putting real names to screen names

Well you did ask so I suppose it's only fair I told you. Love the scan pic by the way.
Forum: Anything Goes 23-09-2008, 18:30
Replies: 60
Views: 1,969
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: putting real names to screen names

I think only Emamum knows my name.
Forum: General Chat 28-07-2008, 19:49
Replies: 256
Views: 6,875
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Thatcher to get State funeral

To drag this back on track, No she shouldn't be given a state funeral. She destroyed the manufacturing base of this country, privatised natural monopolies, ruined the lives of the working class and...
Forum: General Chat 25-07-2008, 18:25
Replies: 12
Views: 421
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Glasgow Kiss For Gordon Brown

The problem labour have had is following conservative policies since they came into power. Selling off the state owned industries, maintaining strict public sector budgets, bringing in private...
Forum: General Chat 22-07-2008, 22:39
Replies: 76
Views: 1,953
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: is socialism dead? and should we care?

Why do people get socialism and communism mixed up, socialism is basically provision of services based on need rather than ability to pay.

Communism is the equal sharing of products and capital....
Forum: General Chat 17-07-2008, 09:45
Replies: 47
Views: 1,533
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Strikes next week too..

During the last rosy 10 years for the economy (and it has been) private industry gave reasonably high wage increases. Unfortunately public sector nad civil servants have had their increases tied to...
Forum: General Chat 20-05-2008, 20:41
Replies: 12
Views: 301
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: The Island UK and the EU

I agree that subsidies should be cut to all farmers (does this mean I agree with Wynonie :eek:) (except in a very few cases such as rearing rare breeds and experimental farming e.g. re planting...
Forum: General Chat 17-04-2008, 21:57
Replies: 37
Views: 1,170
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Ethel Austins gone into administration

From what i can gather JJB wouldn't make employer of the year.

JJB Sports workers fight “first world sweatshop" | Workers' Liberty (http://www.workersliberty.org/node/7291)

mind you if your...
Forum: Accrington Forum News 17-04-2008, 21:31
Replies: 73
Views: 8,280
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Arcade is back!

Must have a trawl down there :D
Forum: General Chat 10-04-2008, 21:21
Replies: 1,020
Views: 32,683
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Hyndburn to be axed.

Has anyone else had the same problem trying to access hyndburns website, seems to be down at the moment.
Forum: General Chat 07-04-2008, 20:29
Replies: 32
Views: 981
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Journalism

Welcome Lisa,

You are to be commended for sticking your head above the parapet.

Maybe you could answer my question though as to why print a story from only one viewpoint? Especially...
Forum: General Chat 06-04-2008, 20:57
Replies: 48
Views: 1,237
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Time machine.

I would like to be a fly on the wall with Marx and Engels, also to have lived during th era of Wilde's writings and to see if Zola's J'accuse letter was as shocking as my history teacher (Tony...
Forum: General Chat 05-04-2008, 21:13
Replies: 32
Views: 981
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Journalism

There was quote from her last week Rindy. I just find it shoddy at best manipulative at worst to lead on the front page with the story from on side only.

Mind you as you have said the paperr has...
Forum: General Chat 05-04-2008, 12:06
Replies: 35
Views: 1,090
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Mugabi

Rhodesia as was under Smith was a violently racist country. Under Mugabe it began to show some flower of democracy then power corrupted him and we have the evil b*st*rd we see now. If Nkomo had taken...
Forum: General Chat 04-04-2008, 20:43
Replies: 32
Views: 981
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Journalism

I've just reread this posting and realised my spelling is atrocious.

Apologies.

I also apologise for the rant I had on it but biaised journalism like that really gets my goat.
Forum: General Chat 04-04-2008, 20:38
Replies: 35
Views: 1,090
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Mugabi

Rhodesia as was under Smith was a violently racist country. Under Mugabe it began to show some flower of democracy then power corrupted him and we have the evil b*st*rd we see now. If Nkomo had taken...
Forum: General Chat 03-04-2008, 21:01
Replies: 32
Views: 981
Posted By Stanaccy
Journalism

I have for two weeks now redad the Accrington Observers stories and letters about "Carnival Queen in Slap Row".

This is the most one sided journalism I have read in a long time. There has been...
Forum: General Chat 28-03-2008, 16:57
Replies: 34
Views: 932
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: Here We Go Again.

Oh it does me such good knowing what world shattering arguments we have on here :D
Forum: Introduce Yourself 25-03-2008, 21:51
Replies: 17
Views: 1,047
Posted By Stanaccy
Back At Last

I am back now following an enforced sojourn without a pc or internet access. (I have no idea how I survived :p).

Looking forward to some informed debate, and maybe even an agreement or two...
Forum: General Chat 12-01-2008, 13:51
Replies: 110
Views: 4,236
Posted By Stanaccy
Re: My Mum

Best wishes to you and your mother.

I need not say anything about the inhuman git who was responsible for pouring more upset on an already dreadful situation. However, I will. As I have said on...
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