Anna B Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 The hypocrisy of governments and politicians has to be seen to e believed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penistone999 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Anna B said: The hypocrisy of governments and politicians has to be seen to e believed. We are seeing first hand evidence of that now with a lot of them trying to stop Brexit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarian1981 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 On 27/04/2019 at 15:56, hauxwell said: It’s awful how they execute people In Saudi Arabia. Is it something to do with their religion why they use these barbaric methods of execution and other methods of punishment such as sentencing someone to be whipped? You’re right when you say money takes precedence. I’m sure we will hear our government voice it’s opinion again in the future when the next poor victim hits the headlines after they have been executed, and that will be about all Government will do until as Top Cats Hat says we no longer need them. Surely the methods of execution in Saudi centuries earlier can’t be any worse than they are today. Having said that there was something on TV last year saying that up until 1870 in this country anyone found guilty of treason could still be hung drawn and quartered. Thought that was abolished well before then. There are a lot of ancient laws still on the books in Britain, that have never been enforced for centuries. We were discussing one on here not too long ago about a law where the City of York was ordering it's citizens to seek out and slay all Scotsmen on sight. This goes back to William Wallace vowing to capture the English Monarch's Northern seat. Apparently, this law still exists. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 33 minutes ago, Ontarian1981 said: There are a lot of ancient laws still on the books in Britain, that have never been enforced for centuries. We were discussing one on here not too long ago about a law where the City of York was ordering it's citizens to seek out and slay all Scotsmen on sight. This goes back to William Wallace vowing to capture the English Monarch's Northern seat. Apparently, this law still exists. lol Like it! That's got to be the only law beginning 'Thou must......' rather than 'Thou must not......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ez8004 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 The livelihoods of the thousands of citizens in the UK simply takes priority and to put it bluntly, quite rightly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 10 hours ago, Ontarian1981 said: There are a lot of ancient laws still on the books in Britain, that have never been enforced for centuries. We were discussing one on here not too long ago about a law where the City of York was ordering it's citizens to seek out and slay all Scotsmen on sight. This goes back to William Wallace vowing to capture the English Monarch's Northern seat. Apparently, this law still exists. lol There is one ancient law that is still in practice that goes back to the Norman Conquest here in Newcastle Upon Tyne today. The Town Moor, a large piece of green land in the city centre were farmers bring their cattle to graze in the summer months. It fascinated me when I moved here a few years ago. A rare sight in a city centre but nice to see. It is interesting to know about the City of York law. The Mayor of York should send an invite to Nicola Sturgeon, pesky woman and her independence for Scotland, she might not know about the law to slay Scotsmen on sight still exists, or could that make a difference because she’s a woman? It would be nice to start a thread on ancient laws and if they still exist today. Will have to see if I can get a copy of The Domesday Book from the library and brush up on it, but I think the book could be hard going for me. Better get back on topic, unlike Saudi Arabia we have moved on from medieval punishments that use to be part of our laws, but they haven’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cats Hat Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 28 minutes ago, hauxwell said: here in Newcastle Upon Tyne today. The Town Moor, a large piece of green land in the city centre were farmers bring their cattle to graze in the summer months. It fascinated me when I moved here a few years ago. A rare sight in a city centre but nice to see. I don’t want to be picky but the Town Moor in Newcastle is not in the city centre but on the outskirts of the town. It’s actually in a place called Jesmond 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said: I don’t want to be picky but the Town Moor in Newcastle is not in the city centre but on the outskirts of the town. It’s actually in a place called Jesmond 😉 The Town Moor is on the out skirts of Newcastle City Centre. It’s equivalent to walking from M&S in Sheffield Centre to Atkinson’s and that would be the start of the Town Moor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 On 27/04/2019 at 21:47, taxman said: Yeah but.....military contracts.....money....backhanders Another travesty on Tony Blair`s watch. On 29/04/2019 at 03:47, ez8004 said: The livelihoods of the thousands of citizens in the UK simply takes priority and to put it bluntly, quite rightly so. But would you still feel that way if it was your neck awaiting the swift heavy blow of a steel sword severing your head from your shoulders because you had posted a comment on social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ez8004 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 On 01/05/2019 at 20:09, Janus said: But would you still feel that way if it was your neck awaiting the swift heavy blow of a steel sword severing your head from your shoulders because you had posted a comment on social media. But it isn’t. So how is it my problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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