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    1 hour ago, canarydan23 said:

    Who decides who is being facetious? That bloke identifies as a woman and feels they have a right to use female-only facilities. The UEA won't throw them out.

    That's wrong. But it is happening more and more frequently. And as ever, it's women and girls who lose out and are inconvenienced; my daughter now won't use the changing facilities at UEA.

    Thats really shocked me....

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    It wasn't a mere distraction for me when I had to queue for 15mins at the OL stadium in Lyon a few weeks ago for a wee and missed the first 5 minutes of the second half of the Wales Australia RWC game. An over 60,000 seater stadium, beer flowing, drinking at your seat as well as in the concourse, as happens at rugby matches, and guess what, no male urinals, all individual cubicles. 

     

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    20 hours ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

    Where is Hoggy to tell us we are all rotten sods if we dare criticise the board, manager or team and to reassure us we are actually fantastic and all is well despite being in obvious relegation form? 

     

    20 hours ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

    He’s only ever very rude to me. But then I tend to point out faults more than I hand out praise I guess. All makes for a good board discussion! 

    Rude.... is he rude?   That's very rude !!

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    9 hours ago, Nuff Said said:

    https://zarach.org/
     

    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/02/leeds-bed-poverty-crisis-bex-wilson-zarach?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
     

    Does it matter if it’s 5%, 1% or 0.1%? It’s too many. 
     

    If you’re struggling to feed your family, let alone cover heating and power bills, £20 might as well be £2,000.

    This is Britain after 13 years of Tory rule (although the charity was started 5 years ago, so 8 years of the Tories in this case).

    Of course its too many, thats the whole point! 

    Your link to Zarach gives a real insight, which is exactly what we need, I hope people read about what they do, thats where we get a much better picture of whats going on rather than sensational headlines which most people, quite rightly imo, are going to struggle to believe.

     

     

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    1 hour ago, keelansgrandad said:

    If it is because the parents cannot afford a bed or replacing one, then that is a damning statistic. Of our country or perhaps even some parents.

    More about overcrowding and an absence of appropriate social housing I would say KG. These are the big issues, together with living conditions that present a real risk to human health, as far as I’m concerned KG, for me this is what the BBC should be highlighting!

     

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    27 minutes ago, Creative Midfielder said:

    I don't think anybody is naive enough to think surveys, whether of voting intentions or anything else, are completely accurate but I don't understand why you would charactarise this as crying wolf, or indeed unhelpful.

    Even if the survey is 50% out, rather than the 5% norm that @dylanisabaddog mentioned, it would still indicate a huge problem, and one which our incompetent and uncaring government is well aware of but happily ignores.

    You say yourself that there are many living in poor conditions and that this needs highlighting so I'm baffled as to why you see the BBC's report as unhelpful.

    I see it as unhelpful if it ( as I believe it does) exaggerates the problem, when there is no need to. I fear that by quoting figures which I suspect most people will believe are way off the mark will harm the cause and turn people off rather than engage people in trying to deal with a serious issue. Look where the exaggeration from both sides lead to with the Brexit debate, it’s not necessary for such a serious issue imo. Of course I maybe completely wrong in the way the majority will react to this report, I am just fearful that it may be counterproductive.

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    31 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said:

    How on earth do you think surveys are usually done?  1,000 is the number generally used by survey companies in the UK. It's regarded as enough for a result within +/- 5%

    I find that astonishing but having looked it up you are right, thanks for the info. 

    I still contend that this isn't a reflection of the reality in the UK, and certainly not the reality that I see on the ground.

    As said previously the problems in housing are massive, but I dont think they are helped by crying wolf.

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    Just hearing reports on BBC news that 1 in 20 children in the UK don’t have a bed to sleep in. I have worked in health and housing and still do, but where on earth does an unqualified report like that come from on the six o’clock news. You can buy a bed on gumtree for as little as £20.

    I see poverty and poor housing regularly in my work and there is no denying that there are many living in poor conditions. This needs to be highlighted and really brought to the fore in public discourse, but the BBC does  no favours to those in need by reporting what at the very least are misleading statistics.

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    1 hour ago, littleyellowbirdie said:

    They will be doing apparently, complete with the incredible stress of being tried for murder for the officer and his family regardless of the outcome.

     

    Why would anyone put themselves in a position where this is the likely consequence of a single judgement made under duress. 
    I fear that some would prefer to push this issue to the point where  society is left unprotected from the extreme actions of those intent on doing us harm.

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    10 hours ago, Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB said:

    I once did a 618 mile round in a Triumph Toledo to watch my beloved NCFC lose 4-0, didn't even enter my head to ask for my money back, I suppose we live in different times...........

    Presumably the theory is that we have a whip round on the bus as a bonus for the players when we win!

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    57 minutes ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

    The club decision to sell the silverware this summer and replace with free players at the end of their careers smacks of a lack of ambition. They are extremely lucky that those older heads have played well and results have gone well - otherwise the scenes would have been ugly. 

    it’s been a lucky start not ambition that has saved the clubs blushes. It really is time the owners sold up - the cupboard is clearly bare 

    Why is it luck that the older players have played well?  

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    1 minute ago, dylanisabaddog said:

    The next election is a minimum of 14 months away, probably 17 October 2024. Why on earth would KS reveal his strategy now, especially when the Conservatives are shooting themselves in the foot on a weekly basis? 

    I suspect there will be a huge ramp up of policy announcements starting around May next year. 

    If SKS has a strategy then he needs to be selling it and gaining support for it. Why delay if they are good policies?

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