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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    I see things are going well in France... One killed and hundreds injured in French anti-Macron protests One protester has died and more than a hundred were injured after a nationwide wave of peaceful protests aimed at French president Emmanuel Macron turned to tragedy. Demonstrators from...
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    Things that annoy you

    People who smile all the time. Why can't they be miserable like the rest of us?
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    Techie advice for technophobic old fogies

    I had a friend once who used to send home made DVD recordings of every programme he watched to everybody he knew. He became quite irate when someone pointed out to him that if they were remotely interested in those programmes they would have watched them when they were first broadcast.
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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    I think it may be something going around as I haven't slept properly for four days now?
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    Techie advice for technophobic old fogies

    At their age they probably have. Or perhaps they are merely exercising good judgement? Or maybe they just want to be left alone?
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    Guilty pleasures on telly

    Watching Milly Cookbook with the sound turned off because I'm not the slightest bit interested in what she's cooking. Lovely sweater though! ;)
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    Guilty pleasures on telly

    If you're a Quest viewer you probably have to as it's all they ever seem to show!
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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    The UK wouldn't exist any more, it would be a vassal territory of the EU superstate, just as Holland is right now.
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    The 'not so obvious' hot babes thread!

    Beattie Edmondson (daughter of Jennifer Saunders and Adrian Edmondson) She's a bit weird but in a sexy kind of way.
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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    It's unlikely it changes that much after a single generation. We know for a fact that 55% of London's population are now of non-British descent. Obviously, since the official report I quoted cites Poles as having the highest birthrate. Romanians are well up there too in third place.
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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    No, I've never even heard of "Steven Wolfe". I'm quoting the latest available figures from the Office of National Statistics: Births by parents’ country of birth, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics I suspect the birthrate among descendents of immigrants is also...
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    Things that annoy you

    Yeah, I tried telling my missus that as well but for some strange reason she didn't believe me?
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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Approximately the same number born to immigrant parents!
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    Not as much outrage on this as there should be

    Exactly as I predicted: Saudi top prosecutor seeks death penalty in Khashoggi murder Saud al-Mojeb says he is seeking the death penalty for five people in connection with Saudi journalist's killing. Saudi Arabia's Attorney General is seeking the death penalty for five people charged with...
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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Barnier has confirmed that Northern Ireland will be treated differently from the rest of the UK:
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    They Shall Not Grow Old

    This is a bit of an aside but the Alexandra Theatre on the corner of Ford Street and Cox Street was built specifically to show the original black & white newsreel clips on which the film is based. Prior to that they were shown at the Sydenham Palace music hall on the corner diagonally...
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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    It'll be yet another fudge with all those pesky details such as the Irish border and customs union left unresolved and to be decided at some unspecified date in the future.
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    Coventry city centre

    Otis must have put the kibosh on it?
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    Coventry city centre

    The original Ring Road was all at ground level but abandoned after only two sections had been completed. It had cycle lanes, grass borders and pedestrian footpaths on both sides too.
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