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Post by MalcolmR on Dec 1, 2022 12:18:03 GMT -5
Why do you think that Marty, rather than just mindless vandalism?
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Post by graham on Dec 1, 2022 12:31:58 GMT -5
* The NHS has experienced a decade of underfunding since 2010, despite cash boosts in 2018 and 2019. Between 2009-2019 the NHS budgets rose on average just 1.4% per year, compared to 3.7% average rises since the NHS was established.
* The whole NHS budget has not been protected and the result is cuts to frontline services, especially in public health.
* Nearly half of staff say underfunding stops them doing their job properly - many say its the worst situation they have seen.
* There is a crisis in the recruitment of staff across the NHS - including too few doctors, midwives, paramedics and nurses.
* Per head the government spends less on the NHS than many other comparable countries.
* We have less beds and doctors per head than many comparable countries.
* Large cuts to social care and mental health have added huge pressure on the NHS as there are not enough services outside of hospital.
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Hmm, I wonder if there's some conclusion that we can draw from these facts...?
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MalcolmR
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Post by MalcolmR on Dec 1, 2022 12:40:00 GMT -5
Take it to the politics topic, graham.
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Post by Jeannette on Dec 1, 2022 14:46:19 GMT -5
I'll make a point to search our local news tonight to see if they say anything
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Post by graham on Dec 1, 2022 19:36:28 GMT -5
Take it to the politics topic, graham. You put your comment in here, malcolm.
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Post by martycanuck on Dec 1, 2022 21:25:13 GMT -5
Why do you think that Marty, rather than just mindless vandalism? I honestly don’t know. Perhaps some golfers who got rowdy and got thrown off the course for bad behaviour? Drugs?
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Post by MalcolmR on Dec 2, 2022 8:17:31 GMT -5
Take it to the politics topic, graham. You put your comment in here, malcolm. I wasn't making a political point. You introduced the political element.
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Post by graham on Dec 2, 2022 11:37:01 GMT -5
You put your comment in here, malcolm. I wasn't making a political point. You introduced the political element. I was putting your comment into context, without which it may have been misleading to anyone who is not familiar with the way the NHS is being treated.
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Post by frodi on Dec 5, 2022 18:43:21 GMT -5
I'll raise a glass (and buy a round) for the Irish state. 100 years old today. Only two countries that were formed from the outcome of WW1 have survived. Ireland and Finland. We might have our problems but we've made it to 100. As an aside Ireland didn't become a republic until 1949 but its' original constitution was as close as you could get to a republic give the constraints of the Anglo Irish Treaty of 1921.
cheers
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Post by martycanuck on Dec 5, 2022 22:18:00 GMT -5
I'll raise a glass (and buy a round) for the Irish state. 100 years old today. Only two countries that were formed from the outcome of WW1 have survived. Ireland and Finland. We might have our problems but we've made it to 100. As an aside Ireland didn't become a republic until 1949 but its' original constitution was as close as you could get to a republic give the constraints of the Anglo Irish Treaty of 1921. cheers Cheers to you frodi!
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Post by martycanuck on Dec 6, 2022 13:14:20 GMT -5
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Post by MalcolmR on Dec 6, 2022 13:56:28 GMT -5
marty, if you don't like his voice, don't listen to his music. I have absolutely no idea what his voice sounds like, because I have never heard it. Simples.
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Post by mank on Dec 6, 2022 14:42:36 GMT -5
marty, if you don't like his voice, don't listen to his music. I have absolutely no idea what his voice sounds like, because I have never heard it. Simples. Sweet Child ' O Mine and Paradise City are pretty good songs. And Slash has had some great guitar solos with Guns 'N Roses.
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Post by martycanuck on Dec 6, 2022 14:57:07 GMT -5
marty, if you don't like his voice, don't listen to his music. I have absolutely no idea what his voice sounds like, because I have never heard it. Simples. I don’t. But sometimes it comes on somewhere and you have to hear it. Think hundreds of fingernails scraping on a blackboard. Oh yeah, and the inspiring lyrics! Just kidding. The lyrics are garbage too.
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Post by martycanuck on Dec 6, 2022 14:58:30 GMT -5
marty, if you don't like his voice, don't listen to his music. I have absolutely no idea what his voice sounds like, because I have never heard it. Simples. Sweet Child ' O Mine and Paradise City are pretty good songs. And Slash has had some great guitar solos with Guns 'N Roses. Oh yeah…. ”Take me down to the Paradise City where the grass is green and the girls are pretty. Take take me home” Repeat 1,000 times in a shrieking, annoying voice. That’s quality.
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Post by Jim on Dec 6, 2022 17:05:04 GMT -5
They’re easily one of the best bands to come out of the 80s. They did not disappoint when I saw them in concert a few years back.
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Post by martycanuck on Dec 6, 2022 17:54:08 GMT -5
They’re easily one of the best bands to come out of the 80s. They did not disappoint when I saw them in concert a few years back. I pity the 80’s. Sad really.
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Post by Jim on Dec 6, 2022 18:00:00 GMT -5
It could be worse, at least the Beatles and Led Zepplin were over and done with.
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Post by Stan on Dec 6, 2022 18:34:13 GMT -5
It could be worse, at least the Beatles and Led Zepplin were over and done with. Heathen
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Post by Jim on Dec 6, 2022 18:46:53 GMT -5
It could be worse, at least the Beatles and Led Zepplin were over and done with. Heathen Tell me something I don’t know. 😂
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Post by martycanuck on Dec 6, 2022 20:28:52 GMT -5
It could be worse, at least the Beatles and Led Zepplin were over and done with. Heathen If you need me? I’ll be over there with Stan helping to run the Jukebox.
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Post by graham on Dec 6, 2022 20:47:13 GMT -5
”Take me down to the Paradise City where the grass is green and the girls are pretty. Take take me home” Or, as we used to sing: "Take me down to the Portsmouth City where the grass is cheap and the girls are easy..." ;-)
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Post by Jeannette on Dec 7, 2022 8:33:57 GMT -5
It could be worse, at least the Beatles and Led Zepplin were over and done with. ditto
I love me some hair bands. Give me all most any of those from the 80's and I'm happy.
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Post by mank on Dec 7, 2022 9:32:41 GMT -5
It could be worse, at least the Beatles and Led Zepplin were over and done with. Heathen Perish the thought of criticizing the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, especially Led Zeppelin! And the guitar solos on the aforementioned Guns N' Roses songs are outstanding. (I have taken up the guitar and have been teaching myself through videos; specifically Keith Urban videos.)
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Post by martycanuck on Dec 7, 2022 9:52:36 GMT -5
Perish the thought of criticizing the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, especially Led Zeppelin! And the guitar solos on the aforementioned Guns N' Roses songs are outstanding. (I have taken up the guitar and have been teaching myself through videos; specifically Keith Urban videos.) Yes, the Beatles only paved the way for all the acts that followed them. Why would anyone respect that? I’ve heard that Slash is pretty good on a guitar but I never listen to him because his singer makes me want to drive giant spikes through my ear drums. The bits I’ve heard are technical and fast but not so sure about the creative part or the ability to play different styles. Lots of guitarists can learn to play fast licks. This is not a true measure of creativity or talent. That’s just practice by rote.
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Post by Jim on Dec 7, 2022 10:29:02 GMT -5
Zepplin sounds like a bag of drowning cats.
And who cares if the Beatles "paved the way", they're not a rock band. Never were. Just lame 60's pop. That's like I need to love Sabbath and Ozzy because they "started" metal. Nope. Ozzy's voice has always sucked and Ronnie James Dio was the better Sabbath vocalist.
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Post by martycanuck on Dec 7, 2022 11:42:53 GMT -5
Axl Rose sounds like a bag of drowning cats. Fixed that for you
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Post by mank on Dec 7, 2022 12:10:21 GMT -5
But, in my opinion Pink Floyd was the best band ever!
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Post by Jim on Dec 7, 2022 12:11:05 GMT -5
Axl Rose sounds like a bag of drowning cats. Fixed that for you Did Axl touch you in your no no space?
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Post by martycanuck on Dec 7, 2022 12:12:06 GMT -5
Did Axl touch you in your no no space? No just the damage to my ears and brain. C’mon, the guy is a shrieker and a one trick pony at that.
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