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    Big cats in the UK

    But UFO's do exist, why just the other day i was abducted by three female aliens, with humanoid features, dressed in silver latex, and subjected to a rather distressing probing incident, strange how they all had northern accents though
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    Reform UK discussion

    Well I have a very real issue with what is by the look of it paramilitary groups taking over the streets, acting as if they are some legally appointed force, they are not, and they might actually be breaking the law, if we want to stop the boats, we have to stop the reason people risk their...
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    Big cats in the UK

    I can just imagine the warning signs around these reserves, Danger risk of being eaten, do not feed the Sabre-toothed cats, do not leave your cars BBQ's at your own risk,
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    Reform UK discussion

    Oh I agree, it goes beyond normal politics, it also goes beyond national borders, its influence and funding being used by people who are beyond national governments, the likes of Elon Musk, for example, its others such as Steve Bannon, who find common cause with groups on the right, its faceless...
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    Flying Scotsman being towed

    Why is Scotsman sometimes deisel piloted ? Because the companies who are being asked to make the move don't always have a steam safety case to operate steam locomotives on the main line An engine can be towed in steam,As long as it has a current boiler certificate ,and has passed an FTR...
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    Reform UK discussion

    The links between far-right groups, and foreign money needs to be investigated, you can't tell me that 300 far right activists suddenly decided to turn up at Dover, and then at Portsmouth, it had to be organised and funded, Farage, and others are the soft-focus front men, but behind them, are...
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    Big cats in the UK

    That's what I think, that animals who have never had to actively hunt for food, won't survive very long out in the wild, they might scavenge the odd road kill , or dead carcase killed by something else, but I can't see any non-native species surviving for long unless someone is feeding it...
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    Reform UK discussion

    Yes, Ironic isn't it, but it's another page out of the reissued how to be a fascist handbook first printed in Germany in 1936, same sort of people, same idealism, all stirred up by others who are using gullible people to do the dirty work, But as you say, these people would never vote for...
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    Big cats in the UK

    This seems to be a subject that crops up quite often, on the news, So, could a large cat survive in the wild and avoid human habitation long enough to establish a territory? Private collectors were thought to have released some big cats years ago when the rules were tightened up , but the...
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    Using multiple tickets for one journey should be banned, with passengers forced to exit the train at the split point

    Ticketing reform, really needs to also be part of Railcard reform, instead of having splits, the ticket should price the journey on two options, the cheapest available route ( cheapest) the system works out each cheapest fare possible, but treats it as one complete jouney, most direct (...
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    Reform UK discussion

    Oh, You can bet that some will have an answer, they just won't say it out loud, unless they're in their bubble of support, then they will say it loud and clear, and it will be as inhumane as they think they can get away with, up to and including industrialised murder.
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    Reform UK discussion

    Is it me but is the shiny veneer coming off Reform PLC and we now see what they really are about, Spivs and racketeers, pocketing money not caring where its from, or the legality of it, supported by an easily manipulated group of inadequates who have been conditioned from birth that their...
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    Disabled Railcard Application Criteria

    I never thought of this, I suffer from Meniere's desease, and as such even though I can drive, locally, i had to advise DVLA of this fact, I also lost 85 % of my hearing, in one ear and have to wear hearing aids does this mean, I could apply for a disabled railcard
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    Fantasy: If you could re-design HS2 ...

    What is the reason for HS2? Domestic, or continental travel? As I see it, it would have made sense to have included through European services from mainland Europe also as well as domestic services between Aberdeen/ Glascow, and London Would there have been enough space at St. Pancras to have...
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    Mk1 Carriages Before Blue/Grey Era

    I used to work on several preserved railways doing coach overhauls, and by stripping back the coats of paint, often several thick, it was either Carmine and cream, or maroon, depending on the order number, and intended region, only later, did regional colours get introduced, because I worked on...
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    The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?

    One way the railways might help with the cost-of-living saga, might be if it froze HS 2, and instead the money was put into adding better railways where they are needed, and reopening some closed lines, where there is a viable case to be had, for example communities have, or could grow...
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    The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?

    Thing is, most of those directly affected by the cost-of-living crisis, are in most cases very unlikely to be rail users on a regular basis, they will either use other forms of public transport, trams, busses etc, or not at all, relying on their own car, or the odd taxi, So I'm unsure just how...
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    The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?

    The treasury would love to reduce the amount of state aid the railways receive, but how can they, unless costs are cut, and fares increased? all of which will make matters worse, As I see it, the railways need to attract more customers, and to do that means better services, at a cost people...
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    You've already lost me, Now Let's assume Trump so how staggers on till the next presidential election, then announces, that he will stand, will that be a step to far for the constitution? or for those in the GOP, that are not part of the cult? I think it will galvanise the anti-trump vote...
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Tehran won't do anything, revenge is best when served cold, After the mid-terms, I can see Trump being jettisoned by his enablers, and stripped of power, either by congress, or by 25th amendment, and that will be the most difficult thing for him to accept, Imaging thinking you're all powerful...

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