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Here's to Sir Edmund! http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/hil0bio-1 When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Not just a PR man but a whole PR and Communications campaign, and getting onside the few individuals who own the gutter press. Also you seem to have a very short memory, before Iraq the media were eating out of Tonys hand. Also its not so much a giving up of the Celebrity cult but a change of direction for it. TB worked the whole celeb thing to his personal advantage (remember cool Britania?) That was doomed to fail as the only people it assisted was him Blur and the Gallaher brothers etc... But this could work when implemented along with the other points for change. What is your suggestion for improvement? When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

It wasn't much of a question. However, as you have elaborated on it. I'm not in PR or Communications but there is some very successful people that I would employ who are. Esentially the media is just business, its run by a few individuals who run massive organisations that sell what their 'CEO' wants them to. The sucessful PR and Communications companies have access to these people as would the government. These CEO's are businessmen and if the deal is sold to them in the right way and its to their advantage to assist the governments message then they will. It simply has to be worth their while. What do they want? Thats negotiable. If you want to know how PR companies work then go ask Max Cliford max@maxclifford.com Remember, I'm the bloody Prime Minister! When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Yes influenced. The media is influenced all the time, by big business by government and by public attitude. Influenced doesn't need to imply anything sinister. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

How would I fix it? If I were Prime Minister..... Over the next few decades the cost of food will spiral upwards as food for eating will compete with food for fuel. Natural resources will increase in cost (ie:Gas, Oil & water.) With the growth of India and China’s population of consumers with disposable income increases the cost of living will increase still further. The outcome of this scenario is that people in the west post the credit crunch with high interest rates and less affordable debt will help to curb rampant spending on consumer lifestyle goods and services, with a reduction of demand the prices for such goods and services will be raised increasing the effect of the situation. This could go one of two ways, if the situation were used to help people turn away from materialism along with other changes to our society it could be used as a force for positive change. The media would have to be influenced to turn away from the cult of celebrity and have a stronger focus on positive society programming, i.e.: programmes and articles that emphasise a cohesive society, social and personal responsibility and a move away from rampant commercialism while still remaining commercial elements (i.e. Not government owned.) I would install discipline into the next generation Via the national role out of a pan-ethnic Young Leaders Academy’s based on the Eastside Young Leaders' Academy, greater funding for Cadet Units, Scouts and similar Youth movements which promote structured personal and social responsibility. http://www.eyla.org.uk/about.htm http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2008/04/lewis-discipline-policy The media would encourage the promotion of celebrities who work for society rather than those who live off it. The use of reality TV to make celebrities from ordinary people who go out of their way to make an improvement in the lives of others and who actively work for a cohesive, caring disciplined society. Make life expectations more real by showing real people living real lives making a real change not just by spending money but spending their time and energy. A return of answerability by use of groups like the Young Leaders Academies and structured youth groups. Where family groups no longer are cohesive and supportive a similar structure needs to exist to take up the functions that it previously performed. Greater support for cross denominational religious organisations to foster a increased cohesion in society. I think in time people will reverse the trend of greater mobility in favour of staying closer to home on a day to day basis in order to reduce their expenditure on fuel costs. I would invest more in local leisure facilities and give tax breaks on Gym membership. I’d also increase statutory paternity leave to allow father to take a greater part in the upbringing of their children. (in the UK currently its two weeks unpaid in Germany its combined paid leave of 14 months (with the father taking two months off) Criminals would be forced to attend meetings of victims of crime including their own victim (if the victim wishes) to confront the repercussions and consequences of their personal actions. Children in school would not only be taught about the biology of reproduction but would have Communication and relationship education installed into the national curriculum. During these lessons which would run throughout the course of both upper and lower school education they would learn how to effectively communicate with others, learn their responsibilities in society, learn about self respect and respect for others and the difference between that and fear. They would learn about sex in the context of a healthy committed relationship and the difference between discipline and abuse. Children who commit crime should be made to apologise not only to their victims but to their school in front of an assembly before being sent to their punishment the severity of which should reflect the seriousness of their crime. The legal system should have the cuffs taken off it. Criminals should be forced to work, those that do not would face extended sentences. Work should be for the benefit of society i.e working on roads, picking up litter from motorway verges, cleaning graffiti, criminals of non violent crime without any history of violence should where possible be made to work with non criminals. To address the overcrowding issue their should be an early release scheme for criminals of non violent crime (either against the person or property) this should not extend to criminals who have conned old age pensioners and should be on a case by case review. Prison ships should be commissioned for the worst of the worst and moored in the north sea. If more prisons are required in the short term then they should be built. Criminals who commit crimes of any nature who are not from the UK should be deported to their country of nationality regardless of its Human Rights record. For serious crime this should occur with immediate effect following the serving out of their sentence, their government should be billed for the cost to the UK government of their incarceration and subsequent deportation. Deportation should be accompanied with a life time ban on re-entering the UK breach of which would be punishable by a life sentence on a prison hulk in the North Sea. Crime against the person or against society such as burglary or drug offences should incur higher sentencing than it does at present. Instead of Gap years kids getting stoned in Thailand I would introduce a Volunteer Corp that is heavily subsidised to allow Gap year kids to go to the third world to work on irrigation projects and so on so that they learn team work and to appreciate what they have in this country. I would also make this option available to school leavers who either do not want to or can not afford to go to University. Schools would also have lessons in Brick laying, Plumbing and Carpentry introduced at the start of secondary school for those children who wish to pursue a non academic trade to ensure that they leave school with a decent start and a better self esteem than allot of their current peers do. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I think it boils down to to a few things. 1) Rampant materialism reinforced by a media that now is inside your home in the form of TV, Radio, Magazines, Newspapers and of course the internet. Never before have people been faced with such a total bombardment of advertsment and selling of unrealistic dreams that raise the individuals expectations beyond what they are able to achive thus leadng to frustration which in turn turns to anger. 2) A lack of discipline in modern day society means that they are less able to control their anger. 3) By having unrealistic expectations of life and a focus on materialism rather than society, human life devalues and along with the lack of discipline and increaed anger and frustration violence against the person is likely to rise, especially when linked to the next point... 4) A lack of answerability. In the past communities were smaller and families lived closer together with cousins and Aunts and Uncles being a short walk away living in the same neighbourhood. Ths meant that there was a greater likelihood of someone recognising you if you infringed the social norms, in turn you were less likely to get away with things. You'd bring shame on your family and they would all suffer from your actions. When people were religious they felt they were answerable to a all knowing God who would punish them, with a decline in religious belife there is a decline in that answerbility. In todays western societies people live miles from their families even in different continents and live in cities and towns of millions or hundereds of thousands where they are annoymous. 5) Mobility, linked to the last point on answerability and annonimity. Where as in the past individuals were limited to the distance the could walk they now have great mobility which is easily affordable by public transport, personal transport and affordable air travel. People on holiday often act in ways they wouldn't if they were at home, why? Answerability, no body knows them when they are on holiday. 6) There is no shame in society anymore. Only for certain crimes, incest, peodophilia, maybe rape. Murder is a badge of honour amoungst those without any. ASBO's are worn like medals. 7) Women mistook equality with a licence to emulate the very worst loutish behaviour of men without the checks. If a man wants to get laid the check is the woman, if a woman wants to get laid its a forgone conclusion. Hence a rise in promiscuity. 8) A wider lack of personal responsibility, in society today people have a great spectrum of excuses to choose from than they ever had in the past. They were abused as a child, they grew up without a Nintendo, They're misunderstood, They have an addiction, (addicted to sex, gambling, tobacco, etc..) it was societies fault that they stole or assulted someone They wern't responsible becasue they were suffering from (add a scenario) rage, or a behavioural syndrome. In the past they would have just been guilty of being a Nonce a theif or thug. 9) Because of pathetic individuals who perpetuate a PC climate by taking offence where none existed on behalf of people who wish they'd piss off and a over streched legal system which is in effect a toothless tiger and because of the previous points we get a vicous circle which is on a downwards spiral to social depravity. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

That depends on what area both in subject and geography you want to know about. Also it depends on your political leaning and if you want your news to be subjective with a slant favourable to you, or objective. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Congratulations on your retirement as a Police officer. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Just wait until they get a POTUS with the middle name Husien When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Who'd have thought that there would be regime change in the USA and the new Presidents name was Hussien! oh the irony. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Yep, Project Echelon. Tell you what though John, you'll love this... The UK gov is going to make all road users have a tracking chip in our cars and will then use the information to charge us for road use. Of course it also means they will track and ecord out every move. And i'm not joking. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Under UK law the person to be searched could only be be asked to go through the scanner if they refuse however then that would give the Police reasonable cause for suspicion that the individual was carrying a weapon and so they could then search them by hand. The scanners could also be placed in such a way that the person had to walk through them to enter a Tube station for example, by walking through the scanner that would give implied consent under the law so long as the scanner was not concealed and notices were on the scanner or locality saying wahet the scanner was for. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Way to go solider boy! I hope the Al Quieda recruitment officer in Iraq sends him a big bunch of flowers to say thank you. You can't buy publicity like this, really, This is the best thing that has happened to Al Q since Abu Ghraib. What a fucking moron. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Is it legal to walk around the streets of America with one of those hidden on your person? When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

LOL When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Its a contentious issue over here as well, especially in London where crime figures show that the majority of crime is committed by young black men. Still when I consider all the facts I can only come to one conclusion...Fuck em. Until the majority of crime isn't committed by young black men it only makes sense that young black men are searched proportionally more than women in their forties. I don't like it when I get stopped at the airport at least twice every week and asked to remove my shoes but guess what? A bunch of fuck nuggets that also have arabic names, and are the same colour as me have been trying to kill people on airplanes. So until said fuck nuggets stop, I understand that I will continuously be stopped, made to remove most of my clothing and shoes and have my property swabbed for explosive residue. If young black men don't like being stopped and searched all the time then they need to sort out their community so that they stop committing crime. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Source: Evening Standard And what happens if you refuse to be scanned? if you refuse to be scanned that would give reasonable suspicion for the Police to hand search you. When I first heard this idea I also thought it was terrible John, but you have to look at the scenario in which London (and the UK) finds itself. We are loosing more teenagers in London alone than we are troops in Afghanistan and Iraq combined at the moment. Something has to be done as so for that reason I support this move. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

An e-mail I recieved... http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/ When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Let it out Thomas, you're amoung friends, he can't hurt you anymore... This is your safe place. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Spoken like a true Muslim. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

They came to thr realisation suddenly with the sound ....."KER'CHING!" ...You can sue! When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"Its only a flesh wound!" When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The Washington post is only half right. Hillary Clinton's like a Monty Python sketch but not the dead parrot one. Hillary Clinton IS THE BLACK KNIGHT With every vote that goes by she's still certain she can win. Barak Obama of course would be Arthur. See what I mean... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL0dnrFbhtE&feature=related When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I'm sure that to Mr Putin and the Russians Mr Bush looks far more dangerous. The US has troops on the borders on three side of it now, in former USSR states. WIth the common perception of the US going to war over nateral resources and with a decades long history of hostility against Russia its hardly suprising that so many Russians feel safer with a strong man in charge at a time when they are better off than they have been for years and are rich in natural resources. If Russia had large troop numbers close to the borders in Canada and Mexico I bet most Americans would be shitting it. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Do they contain real girl scouts? When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca