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dannyboy said:



If only he was as bothered by the racism as he is the athletes trying to do something about it...
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Won't be long before there is talk about it being an offense, wonder whose play book they are mimicking...

www.cbsnews.com

Trump says "the game is over for me" if he sees a player kneel during the national anthem

The president called kneeling during the national anthem a "sign of great disrespect" a day after several San Francisco Giants players and manager Gabe Kapler knelt before a game.
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Walken said:
Stumbled across an interesting article I wanted to share, wasn't too sure where to put it but this seemed as good a place as any
unherd.com

What Oxford taught me about posh people

The dreaming spires hide a vicious sense of entitlement
unherd.com unherd.com
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I enjoyed that. Think it was a bit exaggerated mind. He’d have known fine well he’d applied to Oxford. I wonder how he got funding.
Anyways, one thing university tutors have said to me, is that the kids from the private schools often get lower grades to begin with at university than those from state schools, as they have had their hands held more throughout their education. Can come as a shock to many when they have to do their own research etc.
 
Moomin said:
That's a bit of a stretch to say the least.
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Whilst im not in total agreement of taking the knee because it gives right wing nutters like this clown the opportunity to play the Little Englander agenda and play on it pretend him and his ilk are so patriotic and in tune with working class people , he and his cheerleaders appeal to the base level of humanity in order to get more support for The Conservative Party who are probably the most Evil Institution this country has ever produced
 
Bruce Wayne said:
Well that's, erm, o_O

www.independent.co.uk

Steel fencing erected around St Ives homes ahead of G7 summit

Locals will have to ask a security guard, and produce ID, to enter or leave the high-security area around their homes
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Do we need to send you a file in a cake @Barnfred 55 ?
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Ha ha. No. I don't live in Carbis Bay Bruce.

Having said that, my missus is doing her nut at the moment. Our local town Falmouth, about 20 miles from Carbis Bay/St Ives, is being used as the media hub and gathering place for protestors. Two of the biggest town car parks have been set aside for this purpose. It's difficult enough getting a parking space at the best of times during the day so the simple message is stay away from Falmouth over the next couple of weeks. The missus is fuming because she can't get her nails done. lol
 
Barnfred 55 said:
Ha ha. No. I don't live in Carbis Bay Bruce.

Having said that, my missus is doing her nut at the moment. Our local town Falmouth, about 20 miles from Carbis Bay/St Ives, is being used as the media hub and gathering place for protestors. Two of the biggest town car parks have been set aside for this purpose. It's difficult enough getting a parking space at the best of times during the day so the simple message is stay away from Falmouth over the next couple of weeks. The missus is fuming because she can't get her nails done. lol
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Think a lot of the train services to your part of the world are a bit up the spout as well because of it. Obviously they've planned this years in advance, but it's a bit of a bugger so soon after telling people you can't go abroad on holiday to then shut off one of the most popular domestic tourist spots.
 
Bruce Wayne said:
Think a lot of the train services to your part of the world are a bit up the spout as well because of it. Obviously they've planned this years in advance, but it's a bit of a bugger so soon after telling people you can't go abroad on holiday to then shut off one of the most popular domestic tourist spots.
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The train services to and within Cornwall are as bad as the bus services anyway Bruce.

The train journey to St Ives is honestly one of the most scenic in the world. But it is literally a 4 stop route that takes about 10/15 minutes. So I don't think Cornwall's rail service is effected by this at all. Oh, I think Falmouth Town centre station is also closed for some reason, but there are 2 other stations in Falmouth.

TBH, the media are trying to portray an image of the locals being massively disrupted by the G7 conference, and for the residents on Carbis Bay itself it probably is a pain in the arse. But Carbis Bay is only a small village on the outskirts of St Ives. which is open as usual albeit the main route into the town is closed, which means the other routes (minor country roads) will be a lot busier. But St Ives is used to this. You can't get near the place in the school holiday period and the locals will have known much worse than this disruption.

The vast majority of Cornwall is in favour of holding the G7 summit as it showcases the area to the world. There is also a lot of ecological things going on down here and the county is looking forward to promoting this. There's even been a couple of ecological songs written and performed by children that will be played to the G7, one by Tim Rice and another, which doesn't mince words in the lyrics, sponsored by the council. The latter, called Hey Human, 7 songs for G7, is quite hard hitting and I recommend people google and watch it.

Bottom line is that the disruption will be for about 10 days, but the legacy of holding it in Cornwall will hopefully make it worthwhile.
 
Barnfred 55 said:
The train services to and within Cornwall are as bad as the bus services anyway Bruce.

The train journey to St Ives is honestly one of the most scenic in the world. But it is literally a 4 stop route that takes about 10/15 minutes. So I don't think Cornwall's rail service is effected by this at all. Oh, I think Falmouth Town centre station is also closed for some reason, but there are 2 other stations in Falmouth.

TBH, the media are trying to portray an image of the locals being massively disrupted by the G7 conference, and for the residents on Carbis Bay itself it probably is a pain in the arse. But Carbis Bay is only a small village on the outskirts of St Ives. which is open as usual albeit the main route into the town is closed, which means the other routes (minor country roads) will be a lot busier. But St Ives is used to this. You can't get near the place in the school holiday period and the locals will have known much worse than this disruption.

The vast majority of Cornwall is in favour of holding the G7 summit as it showcases the area to the world. There is also a lot of ecological things going on down here and the county is looking forward to promoting this. There's even been a couple of ecological songs written and performed by children that will be played to the G7, one by Tim Rice and another, which doesn't mince words in the lyrics, sponsored by the council. The latter, called Hey Human, 7 songs for G7, is quite hard hitting and I recommend people google and watch it.

Bottom line is that the disruption will be for about 10 days, but the legacy of holding it in Cornwall will hopefully make it worthwhile.
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I'm half expecting Putin to go all Poldark and prance around topless.
 
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