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It cant. People just make excuses and there is far too much woe is me syndrome. All this horse crap about stealing out of desperation and it doesn't harm big stores. NOBODY in this country needs to steal jack. For the most desperate of people we have a welfare state. Money is given from our taxes supposedly to look after the needy. If you cannot survive on these handouts to busy basic essentials such as food you have a serious problem. Those who cant cope need to be taken into care and have more handouts to feed them through communal feeding if necessary. Even street homeless people are provided for via various organisations and have access to a hot meal. Nobody is forced to go hungry in this country. If you work or are on benefits and need to resort to stealing food you deserve to be punished. Get your head sorted out. For those who through illness or complete desperation have not a penny, use the charities provided for you and state services provided for you. No excuse for crime no matter how small.

No we consumers have CHOSEN to go to Tesco local over the independent stores. Why don't people ever grasp this when they bang on about big companies and greedy, sleazy corporations. WE choose where we shop. WE generate their profits. WE demand cheap prices and thus cheap labour. WE demand supply of what we want and when we want it. Local stores and wonderful little markets look pretty. But they simply do not offer the choice and service that WE customers demand. Show me an home grown, home produced independently operated store that offers late night opening, competitive prices, plentiful supply, wide choices of brands and products, plentiful car parking, employing massive numbers of staff, and then things might change. Until then it always will be a fantasy.

https://en-gb.facebook.com/help/133348616740027 No. Why do people believe this all the time? Its the same wind up on rotation every 6 months.

Why don't you actually bother to have a look at the list and see exactly what some of these people do. Far more than "civil servants doing their job" There are leaders of industry, charity heads, head teachers, nurses, care workers, voluntary workers, writers, campaigners, leading actors and doctors. OK, a few of these gongs are a little bit token no doubt. But what about the hundreds of others. Why the hell shouldn't a senior doctor who has spent years dedicated to a specialist field or a teacher who has dedicated their career to turning round a failing school or a business leader who has built up their wealth and developed a start up into a multi-million company deserve some recognition. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/391413/New_Year_Honours_List_2015.pdf If you were in with a shot of getting on the list would you still protest about it in the same way?? The biggest critics are usually the ones who want it most.

Don't ever work in the legal system. :hihi:

Sorry, is there a magic wand been developed that clears all snow and ice at a stroke? How to hell do you expect gritters to get up and down each and every single road. They are trucks. They get hindered by standing traffic, abandoned cars, road sizes, road steepness and guess what bad ice just as much as any other vehicle. Grit is a finite resource not infinite. It has to be prioritised and quite rightly trunk and secondary roads get a look in first. Every year is the same. Moan moan, whinge whinge about gritting, not gritting, snow and ice. I think they have done a good job despite the massive budget cuts with exception of a bit of a wobble getting of my own cul-de-sac I have managed to drive from Barnsley through to Bolsover and back again with reasonable ease despite the sub zero temperatures. Not bad considering most roads were white over less than 48 hours ago. About time there was a bit of praise for these poor sods out there for not much wage in the middle of the night trying to clear said roads for us.

Bitter? Misguided more like. Since when did Police Officers issue parking fines? The police do arrest for drunk and disorderly. Anyone caught in the act creating a disturbance, being threatening or violent, causing damage, causing a hazard will be dealt with. I don't know the stats but I suspect that the charge offices will have a fair few van loads to deal with every weekend. However, what are you supposed to do with the rest. Thousands and thousands of people out and about getting merry. You cant arrest them all. Where does it become a point intervention and arrest. There is no specific guidelines to what constitutes "D&D" and with limited policing vs thousands of revellers someone has to prioritise accordingly. Do you arrest the bunch of lasses being mouthy going weeble wobble down the road? Do you arrest the guy holding his kebab being sick down the edge of a building? Do you arrest the lads shouting dirty jokes to each other whilst waiting in the taxi queue? Do you arrest the newly mets having a fumble with each other in the shop doorway? Do you arrest the married couple having a barney with each other whilst in the burger bar? Likely sights each and every night in multiple occasions. All likely situations to be classed as D&D. Blimey, the cells would be full to bursting.

Ok, fair enough but I did say a "few" establishments are an exception to the rule. However, I don't feel that they are the majority. Most of the main bars, pubs and clubs are usually all closed up by 1.30-2.00. Many of them mid week are closed up by 11.30-12.00. It still does not seem to be the case in my observations that extended opening times has been the cause of the issue.

I think that's a complete myth. How many establishments actually are open 24 hours. You will find that most normal pubs close around 11.00pm with extensions maybe till 12.30-1.00 on weekends. Most of the main nightclubs still close around 2.00-3.00 despite the law changes. I can only think of a few establishments that have an "all nighter" and they are the type of venues that would have carried on regardless legally or illegally. Other than that, a couple of casinos have 24/7 opening but I doubt they are the type of places where mayhem will develop. What has changed in the trend to go out and get drunk. The purpose solely being to get drunk. The ability to purchase discount alcohol for pre-loading at home prior to going out. I would be interested to see how many people who are sprawled about on West Street or rushing into A&E to have their stomach pumped have been purchasing drinks in the bars vs how much they have already consumed at home prior.

It looked pretty much like this.... Just the same really with a slightly more modern interchange building. http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic/9226-pond-street-panoramic-view/ People still had to walk between buses and trains. Unless you are going to start moving a major trunk road and trying to open out the bus station even further towards the station building there is not much you can do. Its not such a long walk between the two areas, little more than crossing a road really. For who struggle they can still get a selection of buses whose route passes the station frontage or use the supertram if its available to them rather than the bus.

Right, have a look at these then. It might sink in then. This is what happens when you don't clear snow. Perfectly safe eh?

Cough Cough. ^^^^^^^ What's your point? Is this one of the big movies you talk about? Still got less total viewers than Eastenders and Mrs Browns Boys. Are you saying now that this year's xmas television was good then?

Spot on. Have a look around this forum alone, its where's the cheapest this and rip off that and does anyone know where to get a free/cheap so and so. These are most likely the same people who bang on about "why does leeds get a Harvey Nichols and we don't" "...Why is our shopping centre not as good as theirs." Businesses will chose a location if they think there is enough demand for their product. I have said before on these threads, for all the protesting and whining, how many Sheffield people regularly would go and buy a £100+ t shirt, £50+ make up, £700+ suit or stop for lunch at £25.00 a head or pop in for an evening cocktail or glass of wine at £14.00+ per glass or £30+ a bottle each and every week. .....sorry, what's that? Rip off? Outrageous prices? Ah, that's why you aint gonna see any of the prestigious department stores near this city.

Errm, well lets just think about that. A big chuck of solid frozen ice or snow breaks off at 30,40, 70 mph straight onto the windscreen of the car behind or drops onto your windscreen or plops off onto the road surface directly in of the path of the car behind or blows off onto a pavement or nearby a pedestrian. You don't think that might be a bit of a hazard and a bit discourteous to your fellow motorists or pedestrians?

Such as what? ---------- Post added 28-12-2014 at 01:48 ---------- People are watching. What bit of that don't you understand. 6 or 7+ million viewers is hardly a small amount. Don't just dismiss the technology argument as if its something that doesn't need to be said. Lets get it right here. Not so long ago in those days of 20 millions viewers there were 4 channels. that's it. Now there are over 400, there are streaming services, there are sky+ and TiVo services. People can record, stop, collate or rewind programmes all they want. They create their own schedules and can skip millions of pounds of advertising at the push of a button. The fact that, despite all the above, one single channel has still managed to pull in xxx million people at once shows that they are putting out "must see" tv otherwise people would not be seeing it would they?? Now for the third time, what would you do better? Lets have a butchers at the Christmas Day line up on HappHaz TV. Lets see what gems would glue the nation to their chairs.

Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special (BBC One) - 7.61 million viewers EastEnders (BBC One) - 7.55 million Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (BBC One) - 6.98 million Call The Midwife (BBC One) - 6.83 million Miranda (BBC One) - 6.67 million Doctor Who (BBC One) - 6.34 million A totalled number of just under 42 million occasions when our TVs were tuned into BBC One at some point during the Christmas evening. It seems that they did provide a top evening of entertainment. In fact 3/4 of all viewers that evening were choosing BBC over ITV. Just because YOU found it not to your taste. Just because YOU believe it to be poor quality. Just because YOU think its a waste of money (...despite claiming you never pay the licence fee...) WHO CARES? Millions of viewers tuned into BBC One let alone all those viewers to BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, BBC News24. What about the millions of listeners throughout the day to BBC Radio 1-5, BBC Local Radio, BBC Digital. All the subscribers and browsers to IPLAYER and BBC Online If you don't think just over £12 per month for all that plus a nice payment out to top up Channel 4, pay for the infrastructure and keep Freeview running for "free" is worth it then feel free not use to any of the services. Plenty of hypocrites spout off about the TV licence but then listen to BBC Sheffield or have Freeview. How did you think those things are paid for? The day you can show me someone who can categorically say that they don't at some point ever touch upon some form of BBC broadcast or have any involvement in broadcast radio or television then you might have a good argument.

..........should think it is when its broadcast on 3 channels simultaneously. Not many other programmes that can do that.

Newsflash. There are only 3 actual bank holidays during this so called festive season. Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years day. For most of us life carries on before, in between and after these days including getting up and going to work. I have places to go, clients to see, meetings to attend and believe it or not I may or may not so wish to do some shopping too. The days of the 2 week shutdown are over maaan! Time to drag yourself into 2015.

Go on then, argue it. This I have got to hear.

Do you actually have a credible source for this incident other than a video of some goon in a batman costume? An actual news story, an actual report or link. They might have had a damn good reason to stop someone filming.

Argos Wilkinson Extra John Lewis Currys Atkinsons TJ Hughes Panasonic Store Debenhams BHF Charity Store (albeit used goods) More choice than your average out of town retail park which usually has 1 or max 2 electrical superstore. Personally, if I am browsing specs and prices I would prefer to drive to the city, park up once and (here is a revelation) walk around the different stores. Rather that then driving round six different locations of out of town stores, even with their ample parking spots. I don't quite want to live in middle America with nothing but its generic suburban strip malls quite yet.

Of course its a public service announcement. Its a an improvement to a public service. Telephony is an infrastructure just like power, gas and water. Just because it passes through the hands of private companies along the way is irrelevant. EVERYTHING the government does at some point will pass through the hands of some form of private business. We are not under some micromanaged state controlled dictatorship. When the government spends billions on building the HS1 rail link and promoted its new services was that just an advert for Eurostar? When the government announces improved school meals initiatives is that just an advert for the catering companies? I have said before, the government already has a massive marketing and PR department with its own allocated budget. 30 years ago they would produce whole films to promote some new investment or campaign. When the utilities and railways were under government control they still used to spend millions on adverts, corporate videos, promotional films or press articles. Even water was advertised. Now due to privatisation the burden of a lot of those costs has now ceased to be the government's responsibility. Yet, people are seeming still moaning about costs of announcements. Costs of which I would estimate have dramatically decreased thanks to the ease of new methods such as social media, webcasts, rolling news and multi-channel television. Now that ITV has 400+ commercial competitors all with airtime to sell to advertisers I bet the rates have dropped dramatically too. If it was launched with a limp announcement and nobody signed up, everyone would be screaming it was a waste of money. The government try to get the word out to as many people as possible in the quickest and simplest way, everyone is screaming its a waste of money. If they didn't bother investing at all and left things as they were, everyone would be screaming that our infrastructure is crap and we have the worst [...whatever service..] in Europe. They cant win. Prey tell, how exactly is the government supposed to announce this multi million pound broadband investment in what you deem a more economical and seemingly morally correct way in the age of these cuts?

I think you are completely overreacting. It might technically be "mad Friday" but I suspect just like myself and most of my colleagues we still have another 4 days work to do. Our payday is like it always has been 30th of the month. That's a normal working day too. We may or may not go out for drinks but that would be the same as we may or may not do any other Friday. I find Christmas Eve far worse than any so called "Mad Friday". That's usually the day when people seem to crack open the budget wine at 10am whilst sat at their desks. That's the day when people usually stop work around 11.30 and hit the pubs by midday. "Normal" Friday as far as I'm concerned. Im sure you can get into town and back without being shot or stabbed.

Why not? Its a good way of announcing things and gets people interested in a heavily invested project. Im sure advertising does cost a few quid but there are budgets allocated for it. The government has massive media and PR teams. Its not so long ago that the government spent millions of public information films, mini dramas with well known actors cinematically filmed to tell people not to walk onto railway lines or not to stick their head out of a moving train etc. Im sure they cost a lot more than a brief modern day advert. Anyone else remember these beauties.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC9tmVqGvn4

Im still perplexed as to what the purpose of Brand's stunt was at all. What exactly was he trying to show. Bankers are greedy? RBS is a disgraceful organisation? Fred the Shred was evil? Poor people are suffering? Well bugger me. I never knew that God sake. Its the sort of stunt that so called political comics were doing 20+ years ago to try to make a point. Its nearly 2015 now Russell. Time has have moved on. I mean really what did he expect was going to happen? Accosting poor admin and lower management workers asking them intrusive questions about their salary circumstances. How dare he. What the hell has it got to do with him or anyone else. I think the guy who wrote the open letter has acted with complete restraint. I can guarantee that if some scruffy Dickensian dandy turned up unannounced with a camera crew and caused havoc in my place of work, then dared to grab me and ask questions about my income he would get for more than a letter written to him. The man has lost it. If he really thinks this stunt gives credibility to any supposed message, he is totally deluded. Oh and lets not forget my favourite part of this whole affair from one of the articles... "Brand, who has faced accusations of hypocrisy for renting a £2million flat owned by a firm based in a tax haven, was unavailable for comment" Where is your big mouth now Russell?? How much do you earn??? Care to declare your limited company interests shielding your incomes and offshore tax accounts?? Your film being financed through city investors?? Thought not.