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  1. [quote user="Jim Smith"][quote user="kick it off"]Right, I''ve only just caught up with this thread so here''s my input.1. I''m glad Wiz is gone. Maybe when I open this forum now I won''t immediately get a sense of Deja Vu upon seeing endless attention seeking and thoroughly miserable/boring posts founded on nonsense (Yes, there are others but Wiz is by far the most prolific). Good riddance to tedious drivel.2. Wiz has misconstrued what I said inevitably. I know he''ll read this cuz he can''t leave it alone, even if he doesn''t respond. I didn''t wish him to die some horrible and tragic death, I advised him to do us all a favour and book himself in at Dignitas. I firmly believe in the principle of Euthanasia, and if someone is enduring such horrendous suffering, they should be allowed to end their misery. Wiz is clearly in excruciating agony from his "support of Norwich" and constant misery, and if his quality of life is so terrible and miserable then Dignitas is the best place for him. I was not being vindictive by wishing Wiz to die, merely pointing out that if he wished to end his suffering, I would happily help him in his situation by paying his air fare and we would all benefit from it if anything, that is compassionate not vindictive.[/quote] To be fair to Wiz (who I have had a bit of a go at in the other thread so i am no defender of him) the Dignitas stuff is too much, no matter how you might try and justify it. Not really any need to resort to that on here however much bickering there might be ongoing. [/quote] I agree, not needed. Everyone knows he’s as tedious as foook, but in the same breath I think he’ll be missed when he’s gone, “Everybody needs a bad guy” so who’s next? Personally I think we’ve been shite, the signs were there pre season, everything good from last season has been forgotten, we were a good attacking team who are now a bad defensive team. It shows the difference of having an ex defender compared to a forward thinking player as manager. I thought he was supposed to build on the achievements of last year, he’s taken a working formula for the players at his disposal and completely ripped it up. I know he’s trying to make his mark on the team but all he’s achieved is embarrassment. Why not slowly integrate ideas, his approach seems misguided and foolish.
  2. Good on yer Wiz, I also often get angry at something that I’ve made up. Then fall asleep crying clutching a bottle.
  3. P.S Does Norwich having a black manager, also stick on your craw? Where do you draw your imaginary line?
  4. Paul, Are you in anyway saying that immigration is the cause of our deficit? Where does banking regulation fit into your argument? It’s all very well posting grandeur figures to back up rhetoric, but if you fail to take into account the growth that immigration has brought to this country, you’re looking at the argument with one eye closed. If you really think you have a point research growth compared to cost, then post a valid argument instead of nonsence.
  5. Guardian article: The very first question of the first televised leader''s debate in British political history was on the subject of immigration. Last April, in front of a live audience of 9.4 million viewers, toxicologist Gerard Oliver asked Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg to outline the "key elements for a fair, workable immigration policy". So I tire of the lazy argument, advanced by Tory and Labour politicians alike, that "we don''t talk about immigration". Announcing his candidacy for the Labour leadership last May, Andy Burnham claimed: "There''s still an ambivalence among some in Labour about discussing immigration." Rival candidate Ed Balls said he warned Gordon Brown not to "brush it under the carpet". A year on, "Blue Labour" thinkers are pushing a similar line of thought. David Cameron has been quick to pounce. "[T]here were Labour ministers who closed down discussion, giving the impression that concerns about immigration were somehow racist," he said this week, adding: "[I]t is untruthful and unfair not to speak about it." This is nonsense. There is no conspiracy of silence on immigration. We talk of little else. Only two months ago, in Munich, the prime ministerdemanded that immigrants "speak the language of their new home". On Thursday, he repeated the same message: "We''re making sure that anyone studying a degree-level course has a proper grasp of the English language." In fact, if it were true that we never talk about immigration, why am I constantly bombarded by BBC producers asking me to discuss the subject on their various outlets? Why, indeed, am I writing this piece for the Guardian? Don''t get me wrong. I want to talk about immigration; I like talking about it. As the son of (Indian) immigrants and the husband of an (American) immigrant, there''s nothing else I''d rather do. So here we go. Can we talk about immigration and its economic impact?A government study in 2007 estimated that migrants contributed about £6bn to output growth the previous year. That''s equivalent to a 1.5% cut in the basic rate of income tax. Can we talk about this? Can we talk about how immigrants, contrary to myth and legend, boost wages in the UK? A report for the Low Pay Commission found that between 1997 and 2005, immigration to the UK made a positive contribution to the average wage-increase experienced by non-immigrant workers. In the words of the report''s author, Professor Christian Dustmann of UCL''s Department of Economics: "Economic theory shows us that immigration can provide a net boost to wages." Is this worth a discussion? Can we talk about how the British high street has been transformed by foreign-born entrepreneurs? Tesco, Marks & Spencer, easyJet and countless other leading companies were founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants. As the economist Philippe Legrain points out in his book on the financial crisis, Aftershock, immigrants are twice as likely to start a new business as people born in Britain. Can we talk about how, for the first time, two of our three major political parties are led by sons of immigrants? Nick Clegg''s Dutch mother, Hermance van den Wall Bake, met his half-Russian father, Nicholas, on a visit to England in 1956. Ed Miliband''s parents fled the Holocaust and arrived on these shores as refugees. His father Ralph caught the last boat to Britain before Belgium was overrun by the Nazis; his mother Marion arrived from Poland in 1947, aged 12 and unable to speak English. Meanwhile, David Cameron''s great-great-grandfather, Emile Levita, a German-Jewish financier, came to this country as a migrant in the 1850s and obtained British citizenship in 1871. I have yet to hear the prime minister mention Levita in a speech. Cameron is also a distant cousin of the Queen. Can we talk about migrants and the monarchy? The German origins of our royal family are often glossed over: prior to 1917, the House of Windsor was the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. And, lest we forget, the Queen''s husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, father and grandfather to the next two Kings of England, was born in Corfu as "Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark". Can we talk about the impact of immigrants on another much-loved British institution, the NHS? More than one in three of the UK''s registered doctors gained their medical qualification abroad. Official figures obtained by Channel 4 News a year ago revealed that one of the NHS''s largest private contractors employed not just immigrants, but illegal immigrants. Without foreign-born workers, the NHS would grind to a halt. Can we talk about immigration and the funding of higher education? One in 10 students in British universities come from outside the EU and these students pay much higher tuition fees than British students – an average of £20,000 a year compared to £3,290. International fees are now a bigger source of income for most universities than research grants. Without foreign-born students, our universities would go bust. Can we talk about the fact that nearly a quarter of Britain''s Nobel prize winners were born abroad? Take the Nobel physics laureate, Konstantin Novoselov, who holds both Russian and British citizenship and lives and teaches in Manchester, or the 2010 Nobel prize winner for economics, the British-Cypriot Christopher Pissarides. Can we talk about immigration and the national game? Migrants have helped transform the English Premier League into the world''s most popular football league. In 1992, there were only 12 footballers in the Premier League born outside the Commonwealth; two decades on, more than half of the Premier League''s clubs could field an entire team of foreign-born players. The current coach of the national team is an economic migrant, the Italian Fabio Capello, as is his predecessor, Swede Sven-Göran Eriksson. (Last month, the linguistically-challenged Capello insisted he only needed to know 100 words of English to do his job – will the prime minister denounce his high-profile refusal to integrate?) Can we talk about the culinary gifts from migrants? The quintessentially British fish and chips, says historian Panikos Panayi, came from French and Jewish immigrants; this is now a land of pizzas, curries and noodles. Can we talk about all of this? Discussions of immigration tend to revolve around forced marriages and the need for English language lessons. But there is an alternative, positive and uplifting story to tell about the myriad ways in which this country has benefited from its migrant population. In the words of the late Robin Cook: "We should celebrate the enormous contribution of the many communities in Britain to strengthening our economy, to supporting our public services, and to enriching our culture and cuisine." To focus only on the negative side of the ledger is as dangerous as it is disingenuous, irresponsible as it is ill-informed.
  6. We''ve got a bit in the evening news today. They haven''t included our contact details or the reasons we started, but hey ho any press..... Well I''ll put the bits in they missed here. (shame i look like pacman!) Good Wholesome Food • Originally set up to be a frozen meal provider, two phone calls and a letter to the evening news “No hot dinners for woman aged 88” changed our outlook. One of the calls was from a woman who kept asking when I would bring her dinner. I didn’t know what to say as the service wasn’t up and running at this point.” Another was a call from a gentleman who was vegetarian but was willing to eat meat if it meant he could get a hot meal. • It really brought home how vulnerable these people are, and how vital a hot meal service is. Some of our customers are blind; some are physically incapable of putting a meal in a microwave. If someone has to use a Zimmer frame to walk, how can they heat then carry a meal at the same time? • Then you have to look at the alternative, paying a carer sometimes £13 an hour to heat a meal that could cost between £4-5, how are pensioners expected to afford this? • We are a business but aren’t run on purely profit making principles. It would be cheaper to just do frozen food but we care about our service and think we provide our customers with more than just a meal. • We’ve had fantastic support from the Norfolk County council who chose us as the hot meal provider for Norwich and from ageuk who are helping us deliver the meals. Some of these volunteers have been delivering for years and it has given the customers peace of mind that they still see these familiar faces. • We’ve had the carers of some of these people ringing, full of praise for our service • We are also championing ageuk’s befriending scheme. • We’re working with ageuk in a bid to start a luncheon club, the volunteers who dedicate their time to projects like these we can’t thank enough, so we have decided to feed all volunteers who are willing to bring 3 people to the club for free. • We’re in the process of setting up support for people who have just come out of hospital who may not be able to cook for themselves. • It’s really important that since the subsidised service has stopped that people know that there is an alternative. • would you like some from the volunteers of ageuk? • Would you like to include our contact details 01603 465717
  7. please! if any one has one, please post
  8. [quote user="Canary_on_the Trent"]If the price is reasonable I don''t really see what we''ve got Toulouse.[/quote]# Quality
  9. Two notable mistakes, countless quality last ditch blocks that have more than made up for it. He puts his body on the line and has great positional awareness. I think he’s a class act.
  10. Thanks for the interest nevermind. We charge £6 a meal including delivery and its all cooked fresh. Unfortunately we are unable to go too far out of the centre as it’s just not feasible. We deliver to Lakenham, Earlham, Hellesdon and Sprowston at present, we have not had to turn anyone away due to distance as there is still subsidy for the outer areas but this is not going to last long. I hope someone does come and take the mantle in these outer areas as I don’t know how they are going to cope unless it’s dealt with. I would like to include a copy of our flyer, I have the art work but have no idea how to attach things on this site.
  11. Sorry for the double post
  12. I don’t know if you are aware but the subsidised meals on wheels service is no more. I’ve recently taken over the contract and am providing hot meals to those who are unable to cook for themselves. It’s a real shame but until we came along there was no hot meal provider in Norwich, the only alternative was to pay for a frozen or chilled meal and potentially pay a carer £13 to come and heat it up. Unfortunately we we’re only given the green light one week before the original service finished so potentially there may be people who need this service who are unaware that it still exists. If you know of anyone who has been effected by this or who may be in need of our service please pass on my details, my company is Good Wholesome Food tel: 01603 465717. Many thanks, Luke
  13. I don’t know if you are aware but the subsidised meals on wheels service is no more. I’ve recently taken over the contract and am providing hot meals to those who are unable to cook for themselves. It’s a real shame but until we came along there was no hot meal provider in Norwich, the only alternative was to pay for a frozen or chilled meal and potentially pay a carer £13 to come and heat it up. Unfortunately we we’re only given the green light one week before the original service finished so potentially there may be people who need this service who are unaware that it still exists. If you know of anyone who has been effected by this or who may be in need of our service please pass on are my details, my company is Good Wholesome Food tel: 01603 465717. Many thanks, Luke
  14. Yes and a beefburger for a palm
  15. Your opening post and replies reeks of semantics (true city fans etc...). The glass in front of you maybe only half full, but I doubt it!
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