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Oh deary me, that is on again this Sunday. I wonder if the talkback will be
on analogue that I can receive this year.
Brian

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In article , Brian Gaff
scribeth thus
Oh deary me, that is on again this Sunday. I wonder if the talkback will be
on analogue that I can receive this year.
Brian


Well my daughters running in it and raising money for the mental health
charity MIND. More in memory of her mum who whilst suffering a severe
depressive illness took her own life so good will be done I'm su)...

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Tony Sayer

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In message , Norman Wells
writes
Is it really beyond the wit of man to devise some activity that
actually benefits the community, which running long distances or
jumping out of aeroplanes doesn't?

The writer of a letter that appeared in my newspaper suggested sponsored
litter clearance.
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In message , John Hall
writes
In message , Norman Wells
writes
Is it really beyond the wit of man to devise some activity that
actually benefits the community, which running long distances or
jumping out of aeroplanes doesn't?

The writer of a letter that appeared in my newspaper suggested
sponsored litter clearance.

Filling in potholes would certainly benefit us.
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Ian

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On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:46:16 +0100
"Norman Wells" wrote:
But then they use the money for things like Trident missiles rather than
things you'd actually like the money to support. At least charity

Who is "you" in this instance? I happen to be in favour of our nuclear
deterrent.

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Spud

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On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:02:45 +0100
Roderick Stewart wrote:
That's more or less what I was getting at. Genuine democracy (if such
a thing is possible in practice) would ensure that everybody did have
an element of choice about how their politicical servants spent it.

What would you suggest - a countrywide vote on every possible spending
decision? Or only on the things that bother you personally?

--
Spud

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wrote in message
...
On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:46:16 +0100
"Norman Wells" wrote:
But then they use the money for things like Trident missiles rather than
things you'd actually like the money to support. At least charity

Who is "you" in this instance? I happen to be in favour of our nuclear
deterrent.

Choose something you don't like then.

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On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:51:22 +0100
"Norman Wells" wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:46:16 +0100
"Norman Wells" wrote:
But then they use the money for things like Trident missiles rather than
things you'd actually like the money to support. At least charity

Who is "you" in this instance? I happen to be in favour of our nuclear
deterrent.

Choose something you don't like then.

Well thats the point isn't it. You're never going to get 60 million people
to agree on every small detail of government spending so the only way out
of it is to vote on everything (how many people would bother and it would
cost a fortune) or just vote in a government based on stated policies and
let them get on with it. I know which system I'd choose.

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Spud

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On 23/04/2015 09:38, Roderick Stewart wrote:

Better still, how about simply running a government that budgets
properly for the things that society needs, without diverting funds
disproportionately towards their own pockets or the commercial
interests of their cronies?

It would be nice, but I don't believe in porcine aviation.

Jim