Lord Duckhunter

Correct, why is it that fools like Benn and Foot, whose policies would have ruined the Country (luckily the British people had more sense), are treated like respected elder statesmen, when they were wrong about every major issue? She changed the Labour Party as well as the Country. Just think what would have happened had Foot won the election.It's ok people spouting their leftie anti Maggie stuff on here, but with tax rates of 33% & 85%, the unions holding the country to ransom and the Labour party committed to state ownership, someone needed to sort the mess out. Grocer Heath and the Tory wets weren't going to do it.We handed the Sick man of Europe title to someone else years ago, and that's not because of Heath , Foot, Kinnock or Benn.

I think I read somewhere during another series that the 2 finalists work for Sugar for a couple of months and then he decides, it's not down to the last task but how they did during those 2 months. I'm also sure I've read that he's taken on a couple of the others who didn't win before, to fullfill roles in his Company they're suited to as well. I dont believe for one minute that Sugar didn't know all about Baggs' blagging on his CV. It was just editted to look like his man found out the details just before the interview, they have researchers and look into everyones background and claims before the show starts. He knew full well when firing Liz that Baggs was going the next week, great entertainment, but done to make the show better (which it did do).

She wasn't the greatest women ever, but we owe her a debt of gratitude for picking up the "sick man of Europe" and for sorting out Labour's mess in 1979. She was more in tune with the British people than all the Lefties put together, that's why Labour abolished clause 4 and only won elections when they moved to the right.

She looked fit on the "Your fired" show though, I'd let her clean my place.

If higher taxes were the answer then we wouldn't have needed Thatcher's tories to sort out Grocer Heath's and the Labour Party's mess in 1979. It's not a question of higher tax rate, it is the total tax take people should look at. Thatcher inherited tax rates of 33% for basic tax payers and 83% on higher rated tax payers.These were reduced significantly and yet tax take went up. Too much of our money is wasted and we still pay too much tax.

Who said "We have no plans to introduce University top-up fees, and have legislated to prevent their introduction"? The dishonest Lib/Dems? The nasty Party? No, it was the Labour party. Who then went onto introduce top up fees. The only party that was stright with the British people over this was the Tories.

Good job there weren't internet forums around in the 70's, I'm sure more than a few supporters would have said Lawrie was "out of his depth" and "not good enough" after a few months in charge. Saturday wasn't good enough, but we haven't been good enough all season, we should have hit the ground running and that's down to Pardew not Adkins. This is his squad of players that are totally disinterested and had we been up the top when he left and Adkins had overseen the wheels coming off or had a run like Lawrie did when Ted stood down, then there then maybe some of the moaners would have a point.Basically the players have been underperforming under Pardew, Wilkins and Adkins so it's time we looked at them and stopped blaming the Manager all the time. What do people want, another change? Pardew got the Newcastle job on the back of his friendship with Ashley and his cronies. My opinion is he that once we missed out on promotion last year he was looking for an out. Had NC not sacked him, then maybe we'd be looking for a new man now instead of 2 months ago.You have to allow a new manager to mould his own team before judgeing him, sign his own players before saying he's "out of his depth". And so what if he speaks a load of nonsense, personally I never really found WGS "jokes" that funny. Holloway gets away with it because he's doing well, at Leicester he got the nick name Hollohead because of the nonsense he spoke.It's all down to results, get them and your a charactor and funny, dont and you're a idiot who speaks nonsense.

I've never found film of it, but there's plenty of audio clips including youtube. He did have a great voice (although I'm Down, Paul sung lead). Here's a great example. [video=youtube;UaRz-3DYV7c] and I love this clip of him and his love of rock and roll again.

The length of the contract means nothing in terms of compo nowadays. A guy from the LMA was on the radio the other day and he said that nowadays the contracts have severance terms written into them. He said the standard terms was normally a years salary, so even if he has 4 years left on his contract, he'll only get a years pay. With the top managers the club also insert an amount another club would have to pay if the they want to take your Manager, but I doubt they'll need that for Pards. You can understand how the Toon supporters feel, they could proberly except Houghton going, for O Neil or someone similar, but for Pardew????? I wonder how Chris Houghton feels, his first decent job, beats Arsenal away, smashes Sunderland and gets replaced by Pards. I hope he gets another job soon, he deserves a chance.

I remember it clearly, my younger sister had a paper round and woke up early and heard it on the radio as she was getting ready. Came into my room woke me up and told me, as I was a big Beatles fan. Just can not believe it's now 30 years ago. This is my favourite clip of John. Despite having written some of the greatest songs ever, it's not one of his. It's not even a particulary great performance, but it's him with one of his hero's, along with the women he loved, having a great time. Despite the peace and love stuff, he always remained a rock and roller at heart. Riphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9kgu71d81U&feature=related

My understanding is that if the UK transmission can be picked up in Germany, via Sky ect, than an offense has been committed and an arrest warrant can be issued.The issue was brought up on the infamous QT programme involving Nick Griffin. Jack Straw did not deny this was the case, but said that as Justice Sec (at the time) he would ensure that Griffin would not face this if he denied it on the programme (he was trying to goad Griffin into spouting his racist nonsense). We have all seen in the 2003 Extradition act with the US, how weak our Govt is when it comes to sticking up for it's citizens in the face of foregin arrest warrants. Fair trials international an independent organsation believes that the EAW's are an injustice and in some cases has led to British citizens being jailed without a fair trial. I find it unbelievable that we do not extradite non EU citizens to countries where we belive they wont receive a fair trial and yet wave through British citizens to their fate and unfair trials in EU countries.Look at Gary Mann's "trial" in Portugal.

I agree, I find all this talk of “ trophy” embarrassing. It’s not even taken seriously by the big hitters in League 1 or 2, let alone the rest of football. It was a good day out for my 10 year old and gave him some reward for the rubbish he’ s had to watch since starting to follow football, but it’s not anything to be bragging about. Bloody Hell, had The Skates been banging on about this trophy during the 45 years we were above them, I’d have laughed my nuts off. Let’s have a bit of perspective here, it’s a nothing competition and it doesn’t become a important one just because we won it.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/the-ashes-forget-it--this-side-would-be-lucky-to-beat-bangladesh-20101207-18oct.html For anyone who thought the English press where harsh on their national teams. It makes wonderful reading, let's hope we rub their noses in it.

Not cheaper in the family section,normally pay £19 for me and £8 for my nipper. Just booked tickets and they are all £20 and £10, even in the family section.

This could be a really good show if it was concentrated on pure talent, however it is designed to make money and therefore better acts are thrown out on the basis that they wont sell any records or generate publicity. The format could be tweaked and it become a genuine talent show and it would still pull in the viewers. I would like to see differant judges, people like Feargal Sharkey or Elton John rather than the no marks we have now.Mrs Cole has got to be the most annoying person in the music business and the fact that she comments on acts whilst she mimed on the show, shows what a joke she is. The young guy with the hat and Rebbeca are pretty good, but that Cher and her blubbing all the time, is grating on me. As for the boy band, what a talentless bunch they are. However my 10 year old girl has Cher and One Direction as her favs, and I guess she's the type of punter they're after. I'm not a big fan of the show, but Mrs Duck and the kids like to watch it, and we dont get much time together so tend to watch Sat night TV as a family.

However, they are part of UEFA.

Personally I dont think you can beat carry on films. Screaming with Harry H Corbett is proberly my fav. Looking away from Carry on, The Rutles is a great film.

I've no problem with Russia getting the world cup, when it's Europe's turn it's not fair just to share it around the Countries of Western Europe. For all the Journo's banging on about how the FA should withdraw from FIFA ect, our game is hardly whiter than white, look at the blind ey the PL turned to what's going on at the fishy end of the M27 ..

My first point was quoting another poster, my second one was showing him how what he claims is good for Britain is another area where we have no control over our own laws. Sorry for any confussion.

Clapton's off his head in the Bangladesh concert.If you haven't got it the DVD is well worth buying, a must for all Beatles and 60's/70's music fans.

A) This is not happening here without a warrant - how is this relevant? How many fugitives are their on the so called Costa Crime that can't be arrested without going through extradition procedures? If there was a paedophile from Belgium here or a fraudster from the UK in Italy surely we should be making it easier for their extradition..the EU parliament gives that a fair chance of happening. If I was to go on British TV and deny the Holocaust ever happened, the German police could come and arrest me. Holocaust denial is not an offense in England (maybe it should be, but it isn't) but is in Germany. Under the new EU treaty the police force of a member state can issue a warrent, arrest me and there's not a damn thing my MP, my local police force or anyone in the UK can do about it.Who gave away the right of the British people to determine their own laws, surely it can not be right that I can be arrested in my own country for something that is not illigal in my own country?

There was nothing new in the programme, the events took place 10-20 years ago. The timing was a delibrate commercial decision to attract viewers and publicity, not to weed out corruption in FIFA. If that was the case then they would have aired the programme with enough time for the corrupt members to be investigated and even suspended (like the Times story did).If the BBC want to act like a commercial outlet, then fine, do away with the poll tax that funds them. My issue was not the content or the right to investigate it was the timing of the programme.

Do you think the Canadians would put up with the US police force arresting Canadian citizens on Canadian soil for something that is not a crime in Canada? Would they put up with as many Mexicans (another member of NAFTA) as wanted to, having the right to settle in canada, and there was not a damn thing the Canadians could do about it? Would the Canadians give away Jurisdiction over vast swaythes of their domestic laws to NAFTA, without consulting the people of Canada? Who elected Herman Van Rompuy, because I didn't get a vote, did you?

We can be in a loose community of trading nations without having laws and other European dictates forced upon us by an unelected body. The choice is not EU or protectionism/tarriffs. The Canadians are in NAFTA without the US imposing laws, an anthem and a foregin minister on them.

+1, spot on.