Recent content by del62

Have not played CIV in absolutely ages, nor visited the forum, don't know if I will ever play again

The thing is London has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100K compared to Amsterdams 4.4 and Brussels 3, even the worse boroughs in London, Lewisham is only 2.5, so the greater London argument is somewhat false.

Forgot the link http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22275280

The statistics seem to be pointing that way, especially England & Wales :D % change in total recorded crime Of course this represents the direction, not the overall figures, but interesingly London (Britian's most violent place) has a lower homicide rate than Brussels and Amsterdam

From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22227704 Obvioulsy defending his warped version of Islam (I heard he remonstrated against other Muslims in his local mosque).

When I was at school we used to calll a blackboard a blackboard, now they have to find another name for it, because apparently its offensive! Sometimes I think people confuse being politically correct with showing respect for others though, whoever they are. So not using certain terms is not...

Wihat is a weapon of mass destruction? If it is a weapon that when it goes off will likely harm more than a single target (person in this case), then these bombs would fit that definition.

Harold Wilson for me, I loved the way he would use his pipe when answering difficult questions, and Mike Yarwoods impressions of him, happy days

Stupid idea the minutes silence for Maggie from footie fans, do they really think it will be observed, there would probobably be chants of Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, Out, Out, Out. Anyway Sunday will be interesting at the derby Newcastle fans warned over Paolo Di Canio salutes, well if...

Good points, while Thatcher was bad for Britain, the Unions were not much better. When I was first employed in a full time job in 1984, I was told by the management that I had to join the union, it was a closed shop arrangement, now illegal. Also at the time there where no secret ballots...

The irony is that many of those celebrating today are the same ones (or have the same mindeset as) who caused so much grief for the Labour Party that they allowed her tos tay in power so long.

In 1997 I celebrated when the Tories where kicked out, I see nothing to celebrate in Thatchers death. In 1989 I celebrated Caecescu's fall from power which included his death. EDIT : I am not comparing the two, one was a democratically elected politician, the ohther a murderous communist dictator

One think about Thatcher is she was lucky in who her enemies were, the IRA, Scargill, the early 80s Labour Party and Galtieri and his Junta I think overall that her supporters give her too much credit and her detractors to much blame

Never voted for her, happy when she was kicked out, but the time to celibrate was 1990 and possibly 1997 not today. I think she did more damage then good overall though.