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I can see no reason whatsoever why the BBC shouldn't be a subscription service. If they're anywhere near as good as they claim to be they'll make more money than they do from the licence fee.

Here's one. https://www.pfoa.co.uk/articles/the-pc-bill-bishop-murder I'm sure there may be others, but this was pretty close to home as both Bill Bishop and Mervyn Fairweather worked with my dad, and both were family friends. Indeed Bill's wife used to babysit me and my brothers when we were kids.

No, nothing like it. Since when did putting the interests of your own country and it's people before those of others make you some kind of power crazed nazi?

It was a close game so should really be played again until we get the result we want. That's how these things work... isn't it?

The police are looking for a 'dark skinned black man' No **** Sherlock.

Me too, and that would include a half hour break for a spot of lunch! The simple way to sort Brexit would of course be to get all the UK and EU industry and business chiefs together in a decent little pub. Have a beer and a few bar snacks and then ask them if they wish to continue with tariff free trade with the UK or whether they'd rather give up on their biggest European market and concentrate on bailing out the weaker economies of the EU instead. Of course the business leaders would go with the free trade option. The problem of course is the politicians would then stick their collective snouts in and balls the whole thing up. You would have to ask WHY any right minded politician would want to do such a thing to their own business communities and workforce, and the answer is quite simple, I've said it many times on here before. The EU doesn't care about the people's of Europe, it doesn't care about peace, it only cares about power.

Well I don't know any taxi drivers, but I do know plenty of members of the public, some voted to remain and some to leave. Most voted for different reasons, but all voted based on their own (or friends and families) personal experiences. I don't know of a single one who was swayed one way or another by the campaigns from either side. There really was no need to take any notice of any of that when the reality of the European project and its future direction could be seen all around them every day.

Speak for yourself fella. I don't think the general public are half as daft as our politicians think they are. It's that realisation that scares the living bejesus out of them.

Good question. I remember watching this interview on the morning of June 24th 2016, the morning after the referendum. I think Peter Hitchens hits the nail on the head with his assessment of both the Labour and Conservative parties. It's clear to anyone who's followed UK politics over the last 30 odd years that the main political parties have been working less and less in the interests of those they represent and more and more for their own, and their party's interests.

Bullets, bombs and explosives are all designed to kill... Especially the 'military grade' stuff. Millions of people over the years have survived being hit or blown up by these weapons.

We were lied to alright, back in 1975 when we were told the EEC, as it was then, was simply a trade deal, not the beginnings of a federal European state. The politicians knew alright but with the public's only source of information coming from a pro EEC government and the likes of the BBC the result was a foregone conclusion. Yes, the country was lied to, took the bait, and have been paying the cost ever since. It's interesting to listen to the views of two senior politicians of the time, both at complete opposites of the political spectrum, Enoch Powell and Tony Benn. What they both predicted about the European project quickly became reality, yet they were derided by the establishment at the time and called 'Little Englanders'... ring any bells? The EU is falling apart, the southern countries are in open revolt, the eastern states are not playing by the rules, even the Scandinavian countries are pushing back hard against Brussels. As for the Germans, well I doubt Mrs Merkel will be around much longer if her coalition partners have their way. With Trump threatening a 20% tariff on car imports and a real possibility of a no deal Brexit I expect it won't be long before the German car industry heads are banging on her door. Did you know the UK's contribution to the EU budget is equivalent to the budget contributions of the poorest 19 states of the 'union'. Just let that sink in. Imagine if those 19 states were to leave... where would that leave the EU? It would leave it pretty much where it started in1975, with a much smaller group of countries, with similar economic output and the possibility of a free trading area. No need for a single currency, no need for open borders, no need for a central bank or a separate parliament and court. Just a group of like minded countries trading together freely, just like every other FTA across the world. Doesn't sound too bad does it? Why anyone would want to be in a political union with Brussels is absolutely beyond any comprehension. It's madness, sheer and utter madness.

Ted Short ex Labour MP for Newcastle Central 1951 - 1976 is the bottom one. No idea on the top one though.

Bottom left is Harry Cowans, Labour MP for Newcastle Central. Bottom right is Mike Thomas Labour MP for Newcastle East Can't read the others. You'd need to get up close and photograph the signatures only, not the whole back.

I was thinking exactly the same thing. ? It's funny but the remainers have a new name for those who voted to leave the EU. They call them 'gammons'. A supposed insult aimed at 'white, puffy pink cheeked, old and angry leave voters'. In my minds eye I see Anser as a gammon remainer, I imagine him banging out his responses on his spit speckled keyboard , wide eyed and frothing at the mouth as Beethovens 'Ode to Joy' blasts out in the background, with only the occasional interruption as the Red Cross arrive with his weekly food parcel, courtesy of those lovely fella's at the EU of course!!

If you're conservative in attitude then the very last thing you would want would be to be shackled to the disgusting behemoth that is the EU.

Good stuff. You don't have to fight clean. When the gloves come off you do what's necessary to win the fight. I mean let's face it, the Remain campaign ably assisted by the likes of Tony Blair, Barrack Obama and the BBC weren't exactly forthcoming with the truth were they? Now, if we could just have a conservative prime minister in charge of negotiations we could have this all sewn up by teatime.

There are more coppers, but those extra few men have to police nearly an extra 11 million people.

No disrespect TT but you're not going to get anything at that price, a half decent SD card will take up half your budget. Best bet maybe to have a look at local free ads and the likes of Gumtree etc. Obviously anything on there would be sold as seen so you'll be taking a chance. Good luck.

I had one drop into my buzzard photo hide a couple of weeks back. It certainly kept the crows at bay.

Wivenhoe's ok but rammed with uni students in the evenings, so if you're looking for a quiet pint or meal it's probably not going to happen. Colchester has become a ****hole, as Mr Trump would say. Probably best to steer clear in the evenings, though day times can throw up a few historical treats. Mersea can be really nice, but the Romford Navy descend in numbers when the weather's good. Plenty of small villages dotted around with good food and beer, depends what you're looking for. As mentioned earlier a half hour drive will take you to Constable country, Lavenham, Long Melford and a host of other villages and small towns. If it's a quiet, relaxing break you're after I'd say Wivenhoe and Mersea would fit the bill, but can get overly busy at times. The Suffolk towns and villages are a bit more 'genteel', best to leave Colchester by 7pm... and avoid Clacton at all costs. ?

I've got a freezer full of roadkill and head shot rabbits from the local gamekeeper. I use them to bait buzzards to a couple of my photography hides. Even had a red kite scoffing on one last week. https://imgur.com/y1LLYtM https://imgur.com/VL3nWe5

Sarah Ferguson and Mike Tyndall are not on the Sovereign Grant. It cost each taxpayer 65p a year to fund the royal family in 2017, less than the cost of a 1st class stamp. Money well spent I'd say.

I've been setting up a photo hide to try and catch a pair of local Buzzards over the last couple of weeks. It's on the edge of a woodland about 80 yards from the nest. Finally after monitoring the birds for a while the weekend weather was perfect for a few shots. Armed with a roadkill pigeon and dead rabbit it was time to see if I could get them down and in camera range. On Saturday I put the pigeon out and had three birds down over a period of an hour and a half, probably about 50 feet away. On Monday one bird ate the face off the rabbit!! All in all a pretty successful couple of days.

Whilst I would agree to a certain extent with what you are saying Scully, it is only possible to vote if you are on the electoral register. The register holds more information than that which is printed on, for instance, the Northern Ireland electoral identity card, where only a name, dob and photo are required. If such a card can reduce the likelihood of electoral fraud then I wouldn't be averse to such a thing. A full on identity card system I would be dead against.

She didn't get called a terrorist because of The Donald, if indeed she ever got called a terrorist at all. If she was ever called a terrorist it would have been because, as she was keen to point out, she is a muslim, and most terrorist attacks in this country over the last few years have been carried out by others keen to point out that they too were muslims. To try and put the blame for any name calling on Trumps actions in a country 3500 miles away is disingenuous, weak, and quite frankly risible. Someone on the panel or in the audience should have put her straight.