dave1979 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 funeral today of 2 police woman murdered last week!!! little girl abducted and still missing...this country has gone to pot!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I think you will find the press are just getting more vocal, these things have always happened just now we hear about them more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1979 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 immigration.... fuel prices.. taxes..... the list goes on!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I just hope the little girl is found alive and well and has not come to any harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1979 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 more unlikely as every minute passes by!!! but we can only hope and pray!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboozle Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I blame the X Factor for everthing. That Simon Bowel and his high waisted trewsers are responsible for making most of the ill-educated masses think they are entitled to a multi-million pound lifestyle just because they have sufficiently fashionable hair, and can croon their way through take that's latest creation... On a serious note, it does seem like everyone is a lot more angry than they used to be - way more agressive driving, and people trying it on in pubs. As Mr Winner says: Calm down, dear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 yes I agree , these things have happened since day dot. There are so many other reasons the country is going down the pan , a few of the top of my head. Stealth Taxes , fuel etc,etc,etc. Immigration is of course out of control and the government have no real idea of the numbers involved, the vast amount of lets say eastern european workers seem to live on the bare minimum while saving or sending home vast amounts of money or at least the ones I work with do , they are taking money from our economy and will all live like kings when they eventually return home, those that have children here get family allowance even when they return home. Benefit culture too many scroungers are better off than working people. Foreign aid , we are broke as a country but still give away millions. Thats just a few reasons no doubt somebody will come up with lots more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Every one who leaves school thinks they need a degee what ever happened to the lads who wanted to be a Joiner or Carpet fitter Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpy Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Too many people not enough money/job's/housing etc, multiculturism/immigration has a lot to answer for GREAT BRITIANISTAN has indeed gone to pot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Had empire = were great. Lost empire = ceased to be so great Post-war era = felt awkward and apologetic about empire, pandered to a lot of stuff Now = the situation we are in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodyPopper Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 It still is Great - that is, it's still bigger than Brittany. The Great in Great Britain has never meant 'wonderful' . See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_britain#Derivation_of_.22Great.22 Mind you, it is great - I still can't think of anywhere I'd rather live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 It still is Great - that is, it's still bigger than Brittany. The Great in Great Britain has never meant 'wonderful' . See: http://en.wikipedia...._of_.22Great.22 True! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1979 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 gun crime on the up... resulting in us genuine gun holders having to pay more!!we seem to have a take from the working class policy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 gun crime on the up... resulting in us genuine gun holders having to pay more!!we seem to have a take from the working class policy!!! where do we pay more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1979 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 are your guns not locked in a cabinet? wen i was a lad my dads was propped up in the corner... cant see criminal haveing to buy a cabinet.. or for that matter bothering to pay for i licence!! does this answer your question??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I think we have lowered the bar in most areas of life and then made excuses for it. I am not suggesting that we go back to Edwardian days but we need to make a stand sometimes. I agree that so called "celebrity" culture has a lot to answer for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 ah I thought it was a recent thing bearing in mind you've needed to get a license since 1870 and keep them in a cabinet since 1968, both of which are actually quite good ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1979 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 how2 can we make a stand wen muslims barrack our lads wen they return from action in afganistan.. and wen the public turned on them they were arrested!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castletyne Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Country is past the point of no return some towns now look like something out of Pakistan the day I see an ox in the street then I know that's the final nail The British culture is being watered down until the very word will be banned I'm glad I won't be alive to see the day when we have president mohamad and sharia law Edited October 3, 2012 by glen fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpy Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Country is past the point of no return some towns now look like something out of Pakistan the day I see an ox in the street then I know that's the final nail The British culture is being watered down until the very word will be banned I'm glad I won't be alive to see the day when we have president mohamad and sharia law +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprackles Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Country is past the point of no return some towns now look like something out of Pakistan the day I see an ox in the street then I know that's the final nail The British culture is being watered down until the very word will be banned I'm glad I won't be alive to see the day when we have president mohamad and sharia law + another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Rose tinted specs still on sale then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 the words politicians and eunuchs comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Somebody once said that the first sign of a civilization in decline is the loss of simple manners and politeness in the general public. I don't think that is totally correct, but the 'celebrity culture' mentioned in a previous post and the constant screening and glorification of the Chavvy stereotype, TOWIE, Jeremy Kyle, etc, etc, seems to justify and encourage the screaming, abusive, selfish, 'It's all about ME!' role model for all. With parents now who often have more than one job due to the recession, or parents and whole families out of work, the classic 'Nuclear family' seen in the 60's adverts is no longer true (If it ever was). The press really don't help either. With 24 hour news and all the internet and newspapers, there is not enough new 'copy' to go around, so any violent etc behaviour is plastered all over the press, which maybe makes it seem like it is worse than it really is. When all you had was the paper and the news for half an hour twice a day, there was only so much they could print. Also, in the UK in my short lifetime (57), as a people we seem to have become unable to see any joy anywhere. I go to other countries, where they also have recession, street gangs, poverty, etc, and yet the average guy in the street is usually fairly upbeat, yet all we hear is 'Oh Britain is #### !' usually from the mouths of Brits! Talk to the people who live in other countries who have visited or lived in the uk, they think we have a brilliant life and culture overall, yes there are problems, but that is the same anywhere. Sometimes I think we just enjoy moaning. Yet I read on here how people have had a great time in the countryside and villages, and although the city can be rough, I don't remember being able to walk safely down the streets late at night in the 60's or 70's either, so what has changed that much, except the daily papers have become more alarmist than ever, and we, like so many others are in the grip of a recession, which will blow over (remember the 'winter of discontent'?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddJob Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 A small child goes missing and two police officers are killed, and the country is going down the pan? Both are horrific, I am not critiquing that. But baby with the bath water moment in all reality. We do not have wide spread rape, pillage or murder; we have an economy, though faltering still allows all of us to own a computer (clearly) and wastefully pour money up the end of a shotgun. The actions of a minuscule minority does not determine the state of a nation and it is small minded to think otherwise, let alone bringing immigration, once again, in some attempt to off load all of societies wrongs on to. The more we time we spend moaning is time taken away from actually doing some good for our society. If you don't like it, either live with it or change it, just don't moan about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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