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Well as long as they only charge the green brigade for the pleasure of digging up all the roads to install this then I'm all for it. On the other hand if I have to contribute towards the cost or sit in more traffic while the work is being carried out, they can stick it where the sun dosen't shine

A bit of an embarrassment to say the least, I don't believe for one minute that all these empty seats were dedicated for the use of corporate sponsors, more likely to do with overpriced ticket sales. Even now they are still trying to flog tickets for up to

Without wanting to be offensive to anyone it was a little bit to PC, it started of by showing how great this country once was with the industrial revolution and ended with a geriatric singing out of tune. The lighting of the flame, or at least the engineering of it was impressive. The highlight for me, was going to bed with the knowledge that the people in the stadium would spend the next 3 or 4 hours trying to get home

Yes is the answer... driving has been awful, road markings are awful one minute you'll be driving in the correct lane which will eventually guide you into an Olympic lane. Then you have fixed road signs saying the Olympic lanes are in use between the hours of 6am -12pm with a mobile matrix sign 100yds further saying you can use the Olympic lane. Went into Knightsbridge today took over 2hrs to travel 17miles only for the area to become gridlocked within 15 minutes. Obviously beach volley ball and the like is so much important than the UK economythumbsdown

My business mastercard was cloned in the local Shell petrol station, it was easy to pinpoint as the monthly credit card statement went like this
diesel
diesel
diesel
diesel
diesel
zee tv
diesel
diesel
diesel

As I'm not Asian I'm hardly going to subscribe to an Asian television channel, it took a while to get the money back though...

Not sure how many working people it takes to support a family of 4 on 100% welfare but it would be interesting to know. What I find is disgusting, is that the pensioners of today who were born in the 30s, 40s, 50s and possibly 60s were led to believe that if they worked hard, paid into the welfare system and saved their money that they would once retired be looked after and this would be paid for by the following generations. Any tax breaks that were given in, investing in a pension have been eroded, any savings are taxed, homes are reposessed to pay for care homes, the good old home help is a thing of the past. These pensioners have been mugged off by successive governments over the last 20 years. And now the upcoming new pensioners are going to be required to work into their 70s for any clear thinking person there must be something morally objectionable to a 70yr old going out to work to support a feckless unemployed 20 something...

Well does own a bank, so raisng the finance wouldn't be a problem, failing that he could always use his Virgin credit card. I just hope Virgin which has a sqeaky clean business image, dosen't have any skeletons in the wardrobe as he does seem to have lots of fingers in lots of pies, usually when this happens the crap generally hits the fan at some point and then everything spirals out of control...

I wouldn't get it and nor would many others, if you go to work and your income from that employment does not cover your basic living standards, then either the minimum wage tariff is set to low or you are in the wrong job or living above your means. If you are in full time employment your income from it, should not have to be topped up with benefits. Unless people attitudes change about what they can realistically afford i.e. flat screen tv's ipads, xboxes, cars, holidays, sky packages all of these are luxuries and not necessites then forever will there be a problem. Life today is all about keeping up with the neighbours, very few people take responsibility for their own finances / demands. Nobody has the right to have children and then expect the taxpayer to pick up the tab! It makes me furious, that people balance their finances i.e. loan applications and mortgages on how much tax credits and child benefit they can get. It's wrong and in my eyes always will be wrong. When William Beveridge wrote his report on the creation of the welfare state some 70 odd years ago, it was soley to help the poor out of poverty, thankfully we do not have poverty in this country any longer, healthcare is also freely available to all, although technically not free. Even the person living in the street who you may think is in poverty can find a hostel or b and b if they so choose. Slum housing, poor sanitation, no healthcare and no work are the causes of poverty. Not having the latest iphone 4 is not....

Maybe if they gave out vouchers instead of cash payments it couldnt be wasted on smoking and drinking. Also if there was a voucher system instead of cash it might change peoples attitudes, I would find it quite shamefull to stand in a supermarket queue and pay for the shopping with a voucher........

This country is nearly on it's knees with over 3.7million population increase over the last 10 years according to the 2011 census. And this is just the results from the census forms that were returned, many were not I saw many census forms stuffed in the main entrances of appartments in London, with some still probably there today. Just how the ever decreasing workforce of this country is suppose to maintain welfare funding for an ever increasing population is beyond me. What the situation will be like in another 10 years is anyones guess, but it is getting to the point when this country will become bankrupt, you don't need to be a mathmetician to realise that we cannot carry on like this.....