[plumseverywhere]

Didn't know that about Assange. That's a huge difference between the 'rape' that we've been led to believe happened. Some women give the majority of us a bad name with these exaggerated allegations 
Poor Harry, he's just a young man wanting to have fun. He can't help he was born royal and the nasty piece of work who sold the pictures is the real issue, honey trap or whatever they aren't a true friend and I feel sorry for him. He's a brilliant ambassador (is that the right word?) for the Royal family and shows genuine compassion and cares for the sick children etc he visits.

[bangbang]

I think freedom of speech is a concept which is conditioned into us from an early age.It is somrthing so simple as you are told 'not to speak until you are spoken to', in other words you dont have an opinion, and 'respecting your elders', which is fine, but a lot of elders speak crap and enforce their views like bullies. 
The agenda for all governments is control of the masses - so they let you have a 'conditioned' belief of your freedoms,
it works in most cases - under scrutiny though it falls down, and down hard.

Unfortunatly social enviroments dictate freedom allowances.

It could get to the point of shut up - or be shot, a familiar occurance today

Like all wars - just keep fighting for what you believe are your rights.

[jaykay]

There are posts missing in the middle of this thread - what happened there? Note where Risp says so and quotes a post of mine which has vanished along with Deeps reply - those are just the ones I know about?

Yeh, Harry just a daft lad, some nasty pieces of work selling pics. But who cares really.

[rispainfarm]

Its dan I reckon, deleting posts to give us the impression the CIA are deleting them jaykay lol THEY'RE WATCHING US!!!!!!

[colliewoman]

Good on you DITW, sorry I was offline when you put the link up as I would have signed in a heartbeat. But then I am mad and all that.... got leaflets and everything to prove it
Stopped taking the crazy pills ages ago though.
 
Freedom of speech? HA!
 
How much do they get away with because people don't stop to think or ask questions?
 
I got sent a form to fill in by the local council. Just because of where/how I live. They wanted EVERYTHING, earnings, employers details, medical history AND wanted me to sign a 3rd party release so they could dig around without asking me .
They weren't offering me anything and I wasn't asking for anything, yet they still felt they were ok to ask for all this shite??
I filled it in, the replies they got were not what they were after I'm sure but they can;t say I never filled it in
 
Any of you out there who don't live 'differently' tell me do YOU have to divulge all of your personal and private information just to stay as you are? Hell no, they ask those whom THEY THINK MAY BE DIFFERENT!
 
I have lived here and worked and done all I should, never been in trouble, do charity work, volunteer etc etc and I am treated like scum by my local council. Members of said council I GREW UP WITH, WE PLAYED TOGHETHER AS CHILDREN yet now I am scum
 
 

[jaykay]

CW, that is completely unreasonable  Their problem is? (apart from the fact that they are closed-minded bigots, who let a tiny bit of power go completely to their heads  )

[colliewoman]

Unreasonable yes, but lawful now? Apparently so and I was under the impression that racism and harrasment were frowned upon in this country
 
At the planning meeting the meeting was opened by the chairman with the words 'as for tonight's entertainment I only wish we could have sold tickets'.
 
That didn't get put in the minutes though, oddly enough
 

[deepinthewoods]

the issue is the housing shortage, i know soooo many people who live in sheds, chalets, caravans, horse boxes, all bringing up amazing children, and working hard.
when you think to get a rented house privately nowadays you need 2months rent up front, a months rent deposit, theres 2000, then you get credit checked for every member of the household at £50 each, non refunded if your not credit worthy.  you can spend 1000 just looking for a house and getting nowhere. no wonder people live in the above types of accomodation, ive just had a rent review and now my rent will be handled by an agency im expecting a 50% hike. i really dont think i will be able to afford to stay here. so i looked at the housing register and applied, i got given band e, (despite having a disabled child with me) along with 4730 other people, of which approxiamtely 100 get rehomed avery 3 months (those are council figures) do the math, people are homeless for YEARS if your homeless you get put in b n b. at what cost to the council? BUILD MORE HOUSES, you bunch of ba.....ds.
 
there is a huge amount of discrimination towards these people, and i for one have had enough of it.

[rispainfarm]

i don't know where you are based DITW but you don't need 2 months here plus 1 months rent, 1 months deposit and one months rent that is all you need and £17.50 for a credit check, only on the person renting, not the rest of the family.

[deepinthewoods]

cornwall. where a tiny 2 bed cottage with tiny garden gets £180+/week.  

[rispainfarm]

scotland - houses around here £420 a month for a five bed house with an acre of garden, or 2 bed cottage with a garden for £325.00 a month

[deepinthewoods]

you are joking?

[jaykay]

I was going to say, when I heard your troubles, you could move north, it's a lot cheaper. But then you'd have to be able to deal with no sunshine whatsoever 

[deepinthewoods]

i wish i could! im happiest cold on a mountain, dont do beaches, am rather ginger....!
but my daughters at school and i wouldnt drag her out, its a really good school who are able to cater for her quite specific needs.
i didnt realise the scale of the difference in prices tho. im gobsmacked.
my daughter knows that as soon as we're done college we're off, shes keen as mustard, same as me, she loves the mountains, thats why we're in wales as often as i can manage. like next week yay!!!

[jaykay]

Deeps and daughter, I can offer you an outstanding secondary state school with 150 kids in it - we are very good with individual needs, as we know each kid as a person. In the mountains, in the north