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Perhaps I should apply for a job as a queen’s chaplin and sue because I’m an atheist republican!
The figures are probably skewed by the fact that a much greater proportion of muslim boys are called Mohammed than non-muslims are called by any particular name, be it Jack or whatever.
All Sikhs, I believe, have the surname Singh, so if there were as many sikhs in UK as muslims, Singh would be one of the commonest surnames in UK.
The death penalty was abolished in this country even for the most horrific mass murders. So we can’t allow a section of the community even begin to believe that the death penalty is justified against teenage girls for defying the wishes of their parents.
Cases like this should always be judged on the circumstances of the individual involved and its a pity that some people like to use someone else’s suffering purely as an excuse to come on a message board to say something nasty to provoke a reaction.
Theres 10 billion tones of coal in britain alone.
You can’t run cars, lorries, planes or modern trains on coal! OK, we could bring back dirty, inefficient steam locomotives and we could make gas from coal to fuel vehicles but it’s old, dirty technology. Coal is used in several of our largest power stations and will continue to be but, despite talk about exotic emulsions using coal dust I think it’s almost certainly a dinosaur fuel.
A conservative government nationalised Rolls-Royce when it went bankrupt in 1971 – if that was possible, anything is, in terms of re-nationalisation.
I’ve never been to a Weatherspoon’s pub but next time I do I’ll go on my own and sit nursing a pineapple juice all evening.
This is very sad. Ms Bhutto will be seen as a martyr in the name of freedom. She was courageous – she knew the risks she was taking when she returned to Pakistan.
Today’s outrage, I feel, is going to have huge repercussions. I know we aren’t yet 100% certain it was Al-Qeada or similar who did it – it could have been a lone fanatic. But Bhutto was the most popular political figure in Pakistan. If it was Al-Qaeda, and they had any master plan behind the act, it is likely to increase anger towards the unpopular President Musharref during this period in what was supposed to be the lead-up to an election. Musharref is likely to be forced into taking unpopular action as Pakistan faces civil war. After they’ve watched the ‘show’ for a few weeks, I wouldn’t be surprised if the terrorists have another go at killing Musharref. If they succeed, Pakistan will truly be in turmoil. A nuclear power with a population of 164 million, rudderless, with Al-Qaeda and Taliban training camps dotted about, Kashmir dispute with India. Which foreign powers will get sucked in? India ( which has a muslim minority not much smaller than the total population of Pakistan? USA? Russia?
I am a republican and support an orderly and seemly abolition of the monarchy. But for totally different reasons from those given by the original poster. I find it very difficult to agree with anything they say!
I think a lot more is made of these age-old conspiracy theories concerning freemasonry.
I’ve no time for the masons, the whole thing sounds rather ridiculous with its ceremonies and secrecy. But I believe most masons are in it for benign reasons. There might be a few corrupt police who are in the masons but they are also, presumably corrupt masons, misusing their membership of that organisation too.I remember reading about a court case where the proceedings were halted by a judge, who announced that the defendent had just made a sign indicating that he was a mason.
The judge announced that he was also a mason and added that this fact would have no bearing on the outcome of the case.Despite the tone of my original post, I’ve always supported recycling. But the councils are trying to force the issue, under pressure from the government, on a population that is ill prepared for it. It’s like trying to encourage a more trusting society by banning locks on doors – it just won’t work unless everyone buys into the idea.
