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On 20/04/2024 at 08:19, steve_b_wales said:
From day one, our Cockapoo bitch (now almost 3 yrs old) has been fed John Burns kibble. She loves it and we have had no problems with her being fussy etc. She gets through around 3 x 12kg sacks a year, which are around £40-45 a bag. So its under £3:00 a week to feed her. She get's 'treats' like a cooked vegetable/meat dinner sometimes, and other bits and pieces. We were looking at WAGG kibble dog food yesterday and wondered if this was any good. It would work out at a third of the price per year to purchase, not that we are complaining at all at the cost of John Burns. What, if any, are other dog owner's opinions on WAGG? I read very good and very bad reports about this kibble.
I can't say strongly enough, foods like wagg have appalling nutritional content. If you visit the site rimfire suggested, it'll give you a good idea of what's good. Ive always fed a premium kibble, heavily supplemented with a daily helping of healthy and appropriate 'human food' of whatever I've made. Every dog I've owned over the years (and I've owned alot) have lived far past the norm for their breed. For instance, one German Shepherd made 14, a collie I had was 17, a pointer I currently have is 16 and still going. All anecdotal, but it's well known that highly processed food is the worst food humans can eat, all dog kibble, even the best ones like orijen and eden are highly processed which is why I supplement them with high quality 'real' food and touch wood it's paid off for me, not only in long lives for my dogs, but very few vet visits to, which is why I think cheap dog food is false economy.
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Definitely don't be harsh with him or you could cause all sorts of issues. He's a puppy, it's what they do, if it is likely to be a problem, the moment he starts nipping, stop all play and put him in his create for a couple of minutes and get him straight out again and repeat if it does it again. Shouldn't take too long to realise it's unwanted behaviour and will get him the opposite reaction it wants, which is play.
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Strangely enough, I vaguely remember the appeal but didn't know this was the outcome. Good riddance to a vile monster.
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56 minutes ago, Zoli 12 guage said:
so,in summary then,the only thing Donald is guilty of is being found guilty by a heavily weighted Democrat court in a massively Democrat voting,Trump hating,New York City.
otherwise,in the real world,he'd be doing 30 to life on Rykers Island wouldn't he🤔
This is another concern, the legal system is being weaponised in the west. The new hate speech laws in Scotland for instance.
As for Trump, is he guilty of offences, I have an open mind to that. I do believe the level of scrutiny and particularly the timing of some of the legal cases is a very obvious attempt by the democrats to scupper Trumps attempts at the presidentcy.
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1 hour ago, oowee said:
I share the concern for different reasons. We have a concerted effort by Putin and Jinping to undermine the success of the west. A continuous war of false narrative is being used to exploit our freedom of speech. Creating fear amongst the population, unable to discern reality. As a result we have the rise of extremism. It starts with a desire for nationalism, a desire to retreat to the golden times of the past. A restriction of civil liberties, then exiting of the very institutions that protect our freedom. State control of the media and state control of the law.
Look at the mess the US is in with the rise of MAGA and the marginalisation of conservative values. A country that could have had a convicted rapist as president operating from prison. Contrast that with the desire to push out the conservative agenda in the UK and replace it with a right wing narrative as a reaction to media falsehoods.
While I don't agree with everything you say there, I think you understand my points and your right that the rise of people like trump, farage, le Penn and others like in the Netherlands is surely the start as politics gets more polarised.
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I worry about the wider issue of where this is heading. The entire west seems hell bent on dragging its citizens into a situation where hurt feelings matter more than the truth, racism and sexism is rife with so called positive action giving jobs to people based on gender (whatever that even is these days) and race over ability, illegal immigrants some of which don't share the native populations beliefs of freedom, equality and peace and they're being prevented from speaking out or stopping it by the banning of free speech as appears to have happened at this conference.
The parallels of Nazi Germany after the unfair treaty of Versillies was forced on its population after ww1, where they were blamed and forced to pay for issues that weren't soley their fault is not lost on me and if this sort of maffia type behaviour by arms of the state continues across the west, I fear what evil could raise its ugly head as subjugated everyday people finally have enough.
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Just wow. What an amazing country the USA is, vast with so many differing landscapes 🇺🇸👌
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53 minutes ago, Gordon R said:
Sadly I think there is little call for this. Many seem to want to recreate the very place they have "fled" from. Demands for Sharia law show how well some have integrated.
A very well made point Gordon.
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3 hours ago, oowee said:
First we should decide what it is for. Maybe, subsistence or comfort? Then decide what we can afford. If people are living a lot longer and there are a lot more of them with a smaller population paying for them then something has to give. I don't know the answer but buying votes by paying unaffordable is certainly unsustainable.
I can understand a desire for that approach but removing civil rights, lowering standards and the use of force is the way of authoritarian government. A basic (Obama care style) NHS geared to keeping people in work, would have benefits. The additional service paid for by ourselves. Nothing for pensioners other than that which will reduce the cost of maintenance for the state.
Cut the state yes. Start with the lords the monarchy and rethink the taxation system.
With immigration a simple statement of what we want in the UK to support the country. A clear process of how you apply and a mechanism for refugees would be a huge step forward. Support for integration and employment.
Im not a mean spirited person and I don't believe the average Brit is either, but we can't look after the whole world and we're not responsible for it either. I would say a government that looks after the interests of a privileged few and those who contribute less than nothing to society before its own citizens is far worse, which is exactly what's happening now.
Pensioners should be protected, they have built what we have today and I think it is rightly each generations responsibility to look after those who have contributed most of their life and now deserve their time before it's up.they should certainly be looked after before those arriving on our beaches who have yet to contribute anything.
I think the people of this country have been very clear with what they want and even clearer on what they don't. Our political class refuse to deliver it.
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8 hours ago, oowee said:
I have not proposed anything other than we need to generate more income or cut benefits.
So whats your answer?
by A Indelicato · 2023 · Cited by 7 — In summary, Europeans' attitudes towards immigrants tend to be positive when they are the moderate left-wing electorate while voting for right- ...
Massively cut beuracratic process, shrink government institutions, get rid of the echr, lower taxation to improve growth, stop fraudulent benefits, build lots of prison space but cut back on so called rehabilitation and other nonsensical wastes of money, warehouse repeat offenders cheaply. Restart apprenticeships and force large companies to train up UK citizens instead of importing cheap migrant labour. Stop illegal immigration by returning them to France the moment they arrive. Create a 2 their NHS, those that have contributed get a much better service than those who refuse to work.
What stops this very basic and common sense type answers are the same people who refuse to implement the common sense solutions to stop illegal immigration, they harp on about human rights, while forcing UK citizens into a life of virtual slave labour, where they are forced to pay into a system that they and their children will never see the benefit of and live in relative poverty, while the elites of society who have caused it and see the financial benefits from it, pat each other on the back and congratulate themselves on how virtuous they are.
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11 minutes ago, oowee said:
So whats the answer?
Imagine in a right wing wet dream we were able to send every illegal migrant back to where ever they had come from. We are still faced with a shortage of workers. We have a population imbalance. Too many old people paid too much pension. Pension paid too early, a health care system we cannot afford. A military on it's knees an inadequate education system.
Somewhere we need to get more workers or cut services or generate significantly more income. It's not going to happen from reducing migration.
Why are you labeling it right wing? Is it right wing to worry about your children's chance of owning a house, our NHS going down the pan, huge debt being racked up, the country's security, buckling infrastructure? I could go on and on.
Your solution seems to be to build a pyramid scheme out of people many of which that don't share our values.
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1 hour ago, B686 said:
Look I’m not interested in percentages all I know is there’s to many people coming over here not all of them good people and costing this country millions that this country can’t afford.
To be honest, that sums it up very well. You don't need to be Einstein to see it's simply not sustainable or good for the vast majority of the country.
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9 minutes ago, oowee said:
Why do you think 'these people' are any different from anyone else? Why do some see them as different?
50% of asylum migrants are in work compared to 70% of UK born nationals. 21% of asylum migrants will be self employed compared to just 14% of UK born. Its clear the UK either needs more workers paying tax or less benefits being paid (particularly pensions) and services cut (particularly NHS). Maybe a solution would be to look at policies of integration rather than alienation.
you may find this report helpful to better understand the situation.
Why do you think half the world should have the right to tip up on our beaches and be entitled to housing, money and health care, particularly when it is expressly against the wishes of the vast majority of the country?
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13 hours ago, johnphilip said:
Have a listen to this French gentleman talking. Sense about returning the boats back to France. Drop them on the French beaches. Can they the afford to cross again , don't think so so can't afford. To cross again. . Does. The people smugglers out of a job. , as they are been sent back all the time Does this then have a knock on effect. Why would they come to France in hopes they can get to the UK..
Seems to make sense to Me could be a win win for France and the UK
Absolutely and it has been being called for illegals arriving here to be immediately removed back to France for a very long time. It is only rubbished by those with an agenda who clearly don't want to stop the boats from coming.
13 hours ago, oowee said:I read something interesting today about migration to the US across the border from Mexico. The article was saying that rather than crack down on the crossings, the government would be more successful concentrating on the employers exploiting the illegal employment of migrants. Without employment then the problem would be mostly solved. There was no willingness to do this as the migrants were a lucrative source of labour.
There are very clearly multiple problems to overcome, the problems the USA face with their border is obviously different to ours. The fact we are an island makes it very easy to control our border, the only thing in the way is a lack of political will and a failure of our elected governments of both colours to deliver what has very clearly been voted for, over many decades.
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2 hours ago, oowee said:
Yes. Stand up and be counted.
Does that include the people who have watched the uncontrolled migration to this country that has helped to contribute to the utter mess we find ourselves today?
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2 hours ago, Rem260 said:
Yes. I doubt you would have sold a shotgun to someone with a suspected fraudulent shotgun certificate.
I find it interesting your outrage is with Dave g rather than potential fraudsters, your silence on the issue on this thread says alot.
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Apparently 2 IDF officers have been sacked over the strike for a failure of command.
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1 hour ago, Scully said:
We’ll never know, but either way working in a war zone is risky business.
Can't disagree with that Scully.
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I think the Israelis hitting that convoy is bang out of order. I don't think it was a case of mistaken identity, they obviously believed (mistakenly or otherwise) it was being used to cover terrorist movement/activity. I'm guessing they made a conscious decision to hit it, firing first and asking questions later.
I don't believe it was simply collateral damage after careful consideration based on honest belief after looking at intel, but more a case of making a strike and stuff the consequences, knowing full well the likelihood of innocents killed.
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On 02/04/2024 at 11:13, Rewulf said:
Hostile (on paper) to Russia western companies are supplying all kinds of components to them, and in return Russian oil and gas are finding their way back, despite sanctions, and the EU price cap on oil, Russian exports in fossil fuels have barely been affected.
Surely not! Not the glorious EU, they would never allow that, it is the UK that's the bad guy, remember, we needed the EU to keep the evil, corrupt, UK regime in check 😂😂😂
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2 minutes ago, oowee said:
Or we need people to use less resource.
According to the UN The world’s population is expected to increase by nearly 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from the current 8 billion to 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 10.4 billion in the mid-2080.
Unless everyone wants to live in 15 minute city's and eat bugs for the rest of their miserable lives, there are two options, 1 we accept climate change which will become more and more severe until population is reduced naturally by natural selection. 2 We limit population growth, the easiest way to do that in the west is preventing illegal migration.
After that's happened, perhaps then we can take a sensible look at serious rewilding.
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To be honest, who's anyone going to fight for these days!
We've got millions of people in the uk with no allegiance to the country, there's further millions of ultra woke who would probably campaign against any war, even if it was in self defence and would certainly never fight in one, they'd of course also be the first to scream blue murder of how it was allowed to happen as their loved ones were being raped and murdered by invading forces and that leaves the rest, who will likely look around and wonder what's left of the UK to defend, why should they die for a country full of people who won't fight themselves, or worse still, actively hate them and their way of life.
All I can say is thank God we have a motivated military who can look past all that and still have the will to defend our country, despite the lack of manpower and equipment our idiotic leaders have given them.