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SPUGGIE J

SPUGGIE J

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There seems to be of late a fair amount of politicaly based exchanges on here. So do we need to seperate it or just go with the flow as at the moment?
 
speaking from a political point of view (NOT) i reckon we should have a section for political issues, but then again everyday life is full of politics, everything we do involves politics....so what would be the point of another section?




i know what i mean in mi head :D
 
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As long as it's kept in General Chat, home of all serious subjects, I don't see the problem.

As Flashy says, politics is part of everyday life.

If you can't stand all the political banter, you can chose not to read it, and just ignore it, as I do.

:D
 
I get a good laugh and chip in some useless comment now and again. It is part of every day life an I was curious more than anything else. Being a Sunday morning I have these odd ideas. :eek:
 
I like it - I don't understand half of it but I'm always happy to be educated. :D

What I don't like about it is the personal insults - usually between Andrew and Graham - it's unnecessary in a debate to resort to calling each other names.
 
Gayle said:
I like it - I don't understand half of it but I'm always happy to be educated. :D

What I don't like about it is the personal insults - usually between Andrew and Graham - it's unnecessary in a debate to resort to calling each other names.
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agree have noticed though,the same person usually starts it.:rolleyes:
 
Like all politicians they usually get personal because thats how politics works, ignore the issues attack the opposition.

It would also be good if local issues were kept local and not 'hijacked' by those with no local interest :rolleyes:
 
Party politics is avoidable to an extent but you'll never avoid politics completely.

I personally think it would just cause unnecessary work for the mods because they'd have to keep moving threads around.
 
garinda said:
As long as it's kept in General Chat, home of all serious subjects, I don't see the problem.

As Flashy says, politics is part of everyday life.

If you can't stand all the political banter, you can chose not to read it, and just ignore it, as I do.

:D
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Being a tad disingenuous aren't we:D
 
Gayle said:
I like it - I don't understand half of it but I'm always happy to be educated. :D

What I don't like about it is the personal insults - usually between Andrew and Graham - it's unnecessary in a debate to resort to calling each other names.
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They're just practising for Prime Ministers Questions.....or was it Punch and Judy...i get mixed up!!:D


Best Regards - Taggy
 
Taggy said:
They're just practising for Prime Ministers Questions.....or was it Punch and Judy...i get mixed up!!:D


Best Regards - Taggy
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I think that there is room for debating locally issues, even local issues in a political way.

But that doesn't mean that it has to turn nasty, or personal. We are all entitled to our opinions, even when they are wrong.
 
Robert Owen said:
I think that there is room for debating locally issues, even local issues in a political way.

But that doesn't mean that it has to turn nasty, or personal. We are all entitled to our opinions, even when they are wrong.
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That I have got to agree with...you support your corner, as I do without the intervention of the fence sitters, hopefully.
Local issues are tempered with the overall picture of politics in the UK.
What do local politics mean?....I am at a loss to get my head round them.
Is it that local councillors want to be elected for the good of the community or for the good of number one?.
I have met many councillors in my long life but have never been impressed by one of them.
I was once asked at a function to be upstanding for the Mayor of Blackburn ....my answer was to remain seated....the man was a fool of the highest order.and remained seated.
That was my opinion and thankfully I have got that right....:)
 
Royboy39 said:
That I have got to agree with...you support your corner, as I do without the intervention of the fence sitters, hopefully.
Local issues are tempered with the overall picture of politics in the UK.
What do local politics mean?....I am at a loss to get my head round them.
Is it that local councillors want to be elected for the good of the community or for the good of number one?.
I have met many councillors in my long life but have never been impressed by one of them.
I was once asked at a function to be upstanding for the Mayor of Blackburn ....my answer was to remain seated....the man was a fool of the highest order.and remained seated.
That was my opinion and thankfully I have got that right....:)
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In my experience most Councillors want to be elected for the good of the community,more often than not a community in which they live.

Where the politics comes in, is how you achieve those aims. The Labour Group on Hyndburn Council also have different priorities than the Conservative Group,as can be witnessed by the debate between Graham and Andrew.

National politics often comes into the equation of course, but Local Government is essentially about matching priorities with available resources. Money
 
Robert Owen said:
I think that there is room for debating locally issues, even local issues in a political way.

But that doesn't mean that it has to turn nasty, or personal. We are all entitled to our opinions, even when they are wrong.
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I'll second that one, debates are beneficial, offensive comments and insults arnt!


Best Regards - Taggy
 
im dragging this up again ... seeing as we got a lot of threads about politics .. and especially as in the next couple of months we will have a general election .. its going to get a lot lot more political probably ..

as i said before i dont do politics its against my religon ..

so howabout it ..
 
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