Johnny Bognor

If it wasn't for those brave souls, he wouldn't have the freedom to be a disrespectful ******

I vape and smoke. I was so impressed by vaping that I set up a sideline business selling premium e-liquids (http://www.justvapore.co.uk/). Although I haven't given up just quite yet, I have gone from 40 a day down to 10 a day with relatively little effort. I have just come back from the dentist, who regularly ******** me for still smoking and he said that although dentists would never recommend taking up vaping, they endorse e-cigarettes over and above smoking. There was a recent report by public health England, that suggests that e-cigarettes should be prescribed by the NHS as a cessation device. Their research shows that e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33978603 Vaping machines, which are more akin to portable shishas, give a much better hit than the small e-cigarettes. I would recommend them to anyone trying to quit. What device are you using??

This is what Derby fans thought of Norwich's rip off pricing...

I have to agree with this. A strong and effective opposition leads to better government. A government that is held to account, with the threat of losing power, is far better than a government being opposed by someone who is completely unelectable

We're staying in Amsterdam on the wednesday and Arnhem on the thursday. It is 1.5 hours back to the Dam, so you'll be lucky to get back before midnight

Yes there were. "On this rock, I build my Church", Jesus said to St Peter. When I use the word "church", I don't mean stone buildings with a spire. It is a group of people, bound by faith. Yes not in the dictionary definition, but to make socialism work, you need them.

So•cial•ism (noun) \ˈsō-shə-ˌli-zəm\ 1. Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods I didn't see "nationalisation" being mentioned in the bible when I was a kid. If anything, private ownership was recognised and encouraged. The message of the bible is that the poor should be looked after by first the family, second the church and thridly individual charity.

Yes, but Jesus had the luxury of feeding 5000 people with a few loaves of bread and a few fish. In essence, he was the perfect socialist because he could create things out of thin air, turn water into wine and heal the sick and make everything better. Unfortunately, modern day socialists, unlike Jesus, don't have such powers. All they have is their airy fairy magic money tree which (as we all know), doesn't exist

Forgetting cups, as Spuds have were always a good cup side (I'll give you that), in terms of winning the league, you're not even top 10 Man U = 20 Liverpool = 18 ARSENAL = 13 Everton = 9 Aston Villa = 7 Sunderland = 6 Chelsea = 5 Man City = 4 Newcastle = 4 Sheff Wed = 4 Leeds = 3 Wolves = 3 Huddersfield = 3 Blackburn = 3 Spurs two titles are on a par with Preston, Derby, Skates and Burnley. Well done. You must be soooooo proud As for the last 24 years, 2 Carling Cups doesn't cut it. So you're not even a good cup side anymore.

This is going for approximately £1m http://www.vladi-private-islands.de/en/island+buy+st-athanasios-island+greece+europe-mediterranean-sea/

I wish people would stop talking down the UK manufacturing industry. Contrary to common belief, UK manufacturing is strong with the UK currently the 11th largest manufacturing nation in the world. Manufacturing makes up 11% of the UK economy and accounts for 54% of all exports. Something like 2.6 million people are employed in manufacturing. The UK is up there as a world leader in phamarceuticals, aerospace, defence...

Can't beat a bit of independent research

True story.

The job isn't Conservative MP or Labour MP. It is MP and therefore the post is still there. Also, as the term was a 5 year parliament, so it was in effect a 5 year contract. If his employment started in the 2010 election, why is his "redundancy" dated back to the previous election? It still irks me... I get the expenses for wrapping things up and £55k to get rid of Balls is a small price to pay.

If balls is a true leftie, I am sure he wil refuse it. Yeah right... Really against the fox hunting bull****. It only effects a few people and there are far more important things to worry about at the moment. Bull**** distractions are not required. As for welfare cuts, can't comment until we are told what they are. Wasn't happy with the lack of clarity in the Tory campaign

So Ed Balls gets an £88,000 pay off of which £33,500 is for redundancy. Except he wasn't made redundant.... Tories at it as well. I am sorry, but that is disgusting... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3075453/Now-11-5m-golden-goodbyes-ousted-MP-claim-redundancy-package-Ed-Balls-entitled-88-000-payout.html

Indeed, but there are over 1.5 million businesses in the UK (excluding the self employes), of which only 40,000 employ more than 50 employees. The remaining 1.45 million businesses are small in size. When people talk about the private sector, much of their criticism relates to a small number of businesses in the scheme of things, as if these 1.45 million businesses don't count. so when we talk about the private sector, we should make a distinction between big corporates and what I call the 'real' private sector

Public sector are given cash by the government. Private sector companies have to sell their wares to get cash. The hardest part of running a business is gaining and growing revenue. The rest is just operations. So you can't campare private company execs to public sector. In the public sector it is about resource management.

but the shareholders are the people.... Unless you don't have a pension. ... some services are better kept in the public sector, whilst others will always perform better in the private sector. For example, ba and bt have performed better in private sector. Whilst the Police couldn't possibly work better in the private sector. It's all about balance.

sounds like a culture of bullying to me.. In Mr Tf's case, why could she not allow him to escalate it? That is his right. These people are there to serve the public. Unfortunately too many in the public sector don't see it that way, which applies to the jobsworths and the mandarins

So the issue is more about process rather than the cuts... But I am sure the tick boxes don't say "if applicant is in coma, then pass them as fit to work". Someone has ****ed up here and should be sacked, if the unions would allow it

Reading that article, it appears the problem is more about the incompetence of the people who determine who is entitled to benefits, as opposed to benefit cuts per se. Serious questions need to be asked of the jobsworths that determine if someone is fit to work, when they are obviously not. How can someone who is in a coma be deemed fit to work?

goodbye to the NHS is not alcohol fuelled sour grapes crying into your pint politics?? Best LOL I have heard all night. It's nearly as funny as millibland selling his "unused" garden ornament on ebay. What a waste of 30k....

so you think handing them a bankrupt country is a good thing? i am glad you're not my grandparent

for me the lib dems were the sacrifice of the election. They genuinely acted in the best interests of the country, to the detriment of their own party. They put the country first, paid the price and i can't help but feel sorry for them. For that alone, I may vote for them next time