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24 minutes ago, glastolover19 said:
And what improvements have all of those sectors made?
Welfare/pensions-still elderly folks who can't afford heating.
Education- still teachers buying books out of their own money because schools can't afford them.
National infrastructure-roads that are broken/riddled with potholes or you mean the hs2 or councils having to cut bus services?
Are we agreeing here? They all need more money. I thought you said you had a problem with where taxes were spent. The vast majority is on those things mentioned, but they all need more. I’m no fan of HS2 by the way. The one thing Labour /Tories agree on and they are both so,so wrong.
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2 minutes ago, eFestivals said:
elections aren't binary votes on just one thing. There's a million different reasons why people vote as they do.
I don't think it helps anything to reduce a chunk of the population to a single idea, which is often false anyway. Think about it; do you agree with everything about 'the left'? Think about it; that sort of stereotyping is frowned upon if used against minorities.
There's more than enough real shit in the world. Why invent some extra?
We had a chance address this to an extent with the PR referendum; the STV system would have allowed people to consider policies from more than one party and to balance their own contribution. Labour should have supported it in my opinion; missed opportunity.
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12 minutes ago, glastolover19 said:
Tax is not a bad thing per say but where it goes is the problem for me
Health and Social Care: Defence: welfare/pensions: Education: Local and national infrastructure (roads, transport etc.). There you go. That’s over 3/4 of where all your taxes go. Which bits don’t you like?
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6 minutes ago, clarkete said:
Calling people shirkers because they don't have much money is shameful behaviour. There's no basis to conclude that those who get paid higher work harder, unless you've got some credible source to back this up?
They are clearly not my words or sentiments. I’m reflecting the language used by the Tories during the 2015 GE. Skivers v strivers was the other. Nonsense obviously.
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4 minutes ago, RichardWaller said:
I dunno, I think it could be potentially great if we accept that we are a divided country but use that as fuel to unite against a common enemy. But we’re more likely to have the People’s Front of Judea arguing with the Judean People’s Front,
Splitter!!!
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1 hour ago, Thunderstruck said:
Fairly happy with the budget, extra £130 in the back pocket with the personal allowance increase. I also agree with raising the threshold of which you pay higher rate of tax too. A lot of people work incredibly hard to get salaries in that region and taking 40 % of it is a bit crap in my opinion.
Difficult to argue with but it’s all about the bigger picture. The people earning around 50k will be a bit better off and that’s great. However, the 2015 welfare changes, coupled with subsequent tax cuts means that overall between 2015 and 2023, if no further significant changes are made to either tax or welfare then the poorest 20% in the country will be on average £390 a year worse off and the richest 20% about £400 better off. It is literally taking off the poor and giving to the rich. Or taking off the shirkers and giving to the workers. Depends how you frame your politics I suppose. Although that poor 20% has a higher proportion of disabled people than the rich 20% so the shirker label is probably unfair.
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6 minutes ago, dentalplan said:
Some pretty strong insults about CV West being thrown around in the CV East thread...
We’d take them.
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3 hours ago, Youtopia said:
No its not.....anyone can use it, not just the CV users, as long as you get a pass out you're fine to go out and come back again, plenty of people camping take advantage of it as the toilets are relatively nice (compared to the normal on site campsites).
Yes, fair point. Never thought of that - seems a bit of a trek tho just to use the toilet.
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22 minutes ago, Phoenix Girl said:
Thank you so much. And do they just look at wristbands in and out or do you have to stop and get a pass out ticket or anything?
Yeah it’s a passout touch. It’s basically a pedestrian gate but just for the cv users. It’s a breeze. Nice toilets near to the gate, plenty of water points etc. Really nice relaxed atmosphere there.
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40 minutes ago, Phoenix Girl said:
Great! And good luck getting your other tickets!
Two qu’s tho if you don’t mind:
How long is the walk to Park from the festival gate?
What is the gate into the actual festival like? Does it get busy with queues? Is it only people from West CV that can enter the festival there?
Only West cv enter through the dedicated gate yes. Last year Wednesday am there was a queue of about 1 hour to get in cos loads of people who had come in vans with folks etc were getting in to bag good camp specs. After that, Friday I queued about half an hour to get in about 10:30 am, otherwise never more than five minutes. I’m not a fast walker and took me 12 mins to park from CV west gate.
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Emergency question!! Do tipis have dedicated parking or is it just general car parks??
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4 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:
will pass that on
... they are touring at the moment and have supported editors and slow readers club and played john peel at Glastonbury last year ...I think they are going to do well ... have a look for them on social media if you are interested
Will do. Just noticed that SRC review. Strangely I watched Oranj Son with Aaron out of SRC at Sound City; he had seen them in Bristol and had come looking for them before their own set. There were only about fifty people in there and I think I was the only one who recognised him!
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13 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:
Only if that bloke who dances behind him in chains is available to join in.
They were mental chains. He’s thrown them off now, probably.
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13 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:
have a listen to the new track and see what you think
That’s really good.
Quid pro quo or something; not mates or anything but I’ve seen this lot a few times (once at Liverpool Sound City and a couple of gigs in Manchester) and they are really good live. They say absolutely nothing at alll, but just have this weird presence. Someone said they were all brothers.
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4 minutes ago, Thunderstruck said:
anyway! This topic is too vast and I’ve probably pissed off enough people for today! Back to work lol.
It’s not that vast. And fortunately there is an increasing consensus about it. That’s the best thing to have come from the #metoo movement in my opinion.
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5 minutes ago, Thunderstruck said:
No, no fear, just a difference in conclusions. The horse shit you speak of is the radical feminists of today, if you don't see this then you're walking around with your eyes closed.
Women can judge for themselves, this is absolutely true, and when you say women you refer to the 90+ % who do not identify as feminists and in my experience actively distance themselves from it. Women aren't victims, they're people who can look after themselves.
My mind is open, probably a lot more than yours is and you have got all angry about someone with a difference in conclusions. Ugh victim blame. This is a bullshit agenda that I absolutely detest. The outrage from feminists when police advise girls not to engage in risky behaviours because it can lead to sexual assault. In ideal world there would be no sexual assault and girls could walk around naked without risk if they so wished. But this is not the real fucking world, it isn't victim blaming, it is trying to protect people!
forgot to add here is a video on the gender pay gap. Maybe humour will help you see the facts.
It’s actually text book victim blaming. Have a look at what I said about my daughter in law; as I said I knew nothing of this ‘world’ or her experience of a social life until she told me. As I said, she is no fool and seeks to minimise her risks. And, irrelevant as it is, she is probably what most people would categorise as ‘very attractive’.
What would you advise her in terms of trying to experience life as you and I presumably do?
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20 minutes ago, Thunderstruck said:1 hour ago, Blisterpack said:
It depends what you mean by that. There's plenty of things to improve on - I'm not denying that. What I don't like is the constant crap spouted by a certain section who spread at best poorly interpreted information and at worst lies.
When I witnessed what I did at that bar I mentioned it to my 25yr old daughter in law. She told me she gets some sort of verbal abuse about once a month and has had some unwanted physical abuse about three or four times in the past year. She consciously takes decisions to minimise risks. I knew absolutely nothing about this.
Is this the ‘constant crap’ or ‘poorly interpreted information’ you are talking about?
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2 minutes ago, shuttlep said:
The problem I have personally with the whole movement that woman have me too and all that is this.
I am a good bloke, i treat women the same as I would treat anyone, no difference. I don;t think there is a difference they are just both people. same no difference. i don't go touching woman at gigs . I am a bit blinkered as I am not a woman and never had experience of all that goes on. Maybe this is male privileged as it is called. I never even realised there was a problem until i met me wife and she said she doesn't like going the gym as men ogle her and she doesn't like it , and I started reading about all the sexual allegations . it blows my mind that this goes on when I would never do this and my circle of friends are like I am. I am living in a man bubble thinking everything is rosy when it obviously isn't . Male privilege
it's such a shame that woman need to point out that you can't touch them at clubs or take advantage of them when drunk when it's obvious some men don't think this. in my mind it's blatantly obvious. there is in difference between men and woman , trans , gay blah blah blah we are all just the same .
Men just shouldn't be dicks and woman should feel OK to go jogging and not get leered at . to go in a mosh pit and not have their breasts groped. in my mind it really is that simple. i just wish everyone else felt the same
Good sentiments. Unfortunately the experience of women is so different from that of men. I was at the bar at a gig last year when a woman turned round and accused a lad of touching her. He was denying it vigorously and security got involved. The girl was upset and her friend came over. They left. Within a few minutes the lad was telling his mates about it; he had ‘won’ and was buzzing on the whole thing. My stomach was turning. It totally happens.
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1 hour ago, Thunderstruck said:
Why are you so surprised at a factual statement? Through equality and feminist movements we've made huge steps forward. If you honestly think the situation now isn't any better than say 50 years ago then you've been reading the wrong stuff!
It’s not good enough though. By any standards.
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16 minutes ago, Thunderstruck said:
I think you've been spending too much time in the Guardian Opinion section. Of course disrespecting men is a thing, a good example is the current wave of rabid feminism!
‘The current wave of rabid feminism’. Seriously? That is something you think?
Do you think that there is no difference between the experience of men and women at a festival such as Glastonbury? I’d read back on this thread a bit if I were you.
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5 minutes ago, guypjfreak said:
That's great. Not the penis bit..
Believe it or not I nowadays have to think about what I do or say.... There definitely isn't the same respect given to people at festivals or anywhere so it's not just a woman thing which is what annoyed me in the op post..
I had a bloke face to face last year at the killers.. I had my granddaughter on my shoulders.... She was a bit frightened but it was OK. I put her down and had a word......!!!!!! ##!
That same year I helped to get a bloke who was in a wheelchair through the crowd.. I didn't know that they had lovely ladies /girls that work at the festival and help them..... Anyway half way along the track at the other stage some lad started shouting " what gives him the right" imagine that a bloke in a fucking wheelchair.. AT GLASTONBURY
Couldn't believe it..... You should have grabbed his penis and let people know what he was doing lol..
Stay safe and I hope shit like that doesn't happen again..
Hmmmm.... So I get a mouthful of misinformed bile for saying that respect for women needs to be something that men are conscious of - and I stand by that 100% despite you misrepresenting me - yet when someone who has an actual tale to tell which supports it says something similar you find your sensitive side. My wife had a bad experience at Glastonbury several years ago. We nearly didn’t return. We did, but we see things very differently these days. Oh and we have a son who is single and always seems to be ‘on the lookout’. He is also respectful to women. Most men are.
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11 minutes ago, guypjfreak said:
How about respect each other..
Why turn it into a gender thing..
Because disrespecting women because they are women is a thing really, whereas disrespecting men because they are men isn’t. Showing respect generally is obviously a good thing, but for the sake of this discussion then misogynistic behaviour awareness on the part of men would be something I would put right up there alongside not pissing in bushes. Higher probably.
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12 minutes ago, Scott129 said:
Perhaps support is the wrong word, but certainly assisting and propping up the regime
Even after mandela’s release Thatcher continued to fight against her own cabinet and the international community in terms of funding the return of ANC exiles. Even the apartheid government was funding it! Thatcher was literally the only dissenter. Her husband and son had significant business interest in SA and while there is no suggestion that this was a corrupt position on her part it’s unlikely that their experiences in the country were alongside the majority black population and her view will have been influenced by them.
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3 minutes ago, dentalplan said:
He is not on the bill and completely Clam-free.
Kris Kristoffersson slot I reckon for Rog.
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I don’t work in local government but work closely with them. In my 30 odd year professional career I don’t think i have come across such a cost/value conscious culture. They really do look to get maximum bang for buck- far more than I am used to in the private sector. Waste is far less common than we are told I suspect.