Mister M Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Salford will fine you for using ‘foul and abusive language’ in the Quays. As Mark Thomas notes "....over a quarter of its children living in poverty and the already depleted child services are set to be cut again by £6m this year. Its murder rate is one of the highest in the UK. Impotent to act against the cuts in government funding, the council last year opted to make the world a neater and nicer place by wishing away the nastiness and introducing a swear box." http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/10/swearing-fine-salford-quays#comment-70311244 Even if your not laughing at the council's decision, the reader's comments below the article are very funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Swearing should be discouraged in all public places. Any idea to improve the ambiance of an area is good forward thinking in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samssong Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Swearing should be discouraged in all public places. Any idea to improve the ambiance of an area is good forward thinking in my opinion. Foul language seems to be no longer frowned upon no matter where the area. I often hear mothers on the school run using the F word in every other sentence this while standing at the school gates setting a wonderful example to their little darlings who will grow up thinking that there is nothing wrong by using the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanker7 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Swearing is already an offence in any public area. If persistent you can be arrested. But where are the enforcers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogg Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yes, swearing should be stropped in the posh part of town. **** off out of my neighbourhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedith Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Posh ... Sheffield ... can't quite get the correlation there? After all isn't 'Posh' in Sheffield the description of someone with more than 6 teeth, who hasn't been on Jeremy Kyle and gets of the bath for a pee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 I posted the above in half jest. Yes Salford Quays is the home of the Lowry collection depicting the genteel working classes going about their business. But it's also home to one of Salford's most notorious productions: the Jeremy Kyle show. "A morbid and depressing display of dysfunctional people....A form of human bear baiting", was how one judge accurately described it. Swearing isn't a particular bug bear of mine. I don't mind the odd f word here and there, for effect. Though the effin' this and effin' is just tedious. I was just vaguely amused to learn that the Council wanted to ban it in the er 'posher' part of Salford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quik Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I love the fact that media monkeys have been forced into salford. I can just immagaine them saying something like 'gritty' while being mugged for their iPhone by an ordsall scrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 I love the fact that media monkeys have been forced into salford. I can just immagaine them saying something like 'gritty' while being mugged for their iPhone by an ordsall scrote. I take it you're familiar with Salford then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I posted the above in half jest. Yes Salford Quays is the home of the Lowry collection depicting the genteel working classes going about their business. But it's also home to one of Salford's most notorious productions: the Jeremy Kyle show. "A morbid and depressing display of dysfunctional people....A form of human bear baiting", was how one judge accurately described it. Swearing isn't a particular bug bear of mine. I don't mind the odd f word here and there, for effect. Though the effin' this and effin' is just tedious. I was just vaguely amused to learn that the Council wanted to ban it in the er 'posher' part of Salford. A lot of money has been invested in that area and the Council have a duty to protect the interests of all the people who have worked hard to create a nice environment. I guess Stag and Hen parties are not welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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