General Discussion
No, more of an middle eastern name
@1263 Santa Claus, also known as St Nicholas was from Asia Minor, modern day Turkey, so another example of Christianity and celebrations being not truly 'British', but rather a foreign import. And no I'm not seriously suggesting we revert to Druidism or any other re-Christian faith. Do you take everything literally? Is Ali a Druidic name?
@ali pop Yes and lets drop the santa image from xmas cards so that they can extend the sales period. Are you seriously suggesting this christian country adopt a druid type celebration.? or is rhe clue in your handle name Ali.?
Write to ed davey, ??? whose political approach is to stage "stunts" for photo opportunities as his poltical mantra, he should be in the monster raving looney party or circus not politics.. Why write to him who a) was involved in the post office scandel b) alledgely stated that women have penises. etc etc As gary is a member of the teignbridge executive team is his role that off the bouncer or ...
By not using the word Easter it extends the sales period and the need for reductions after the holiday. Christianity is a Middle Eastern religion as is Islam, so truly 'indigenous' Brits should surely be celebrating the pre-Christian festival.
@1263 Well if Rosie or the Mayor of Newton Abbot get elected as County Councillor for Dawlish they would have 3 Council jobs. That'd be in addition to Rosie running a charity so that would make 4. Would you be as critical of them or is it just poor Martin you take issue with? You're misinformed about where Martin lives. He does not live in Starcross as you believe, he lives in Cockwood which ...
I know martin isnt standing after holding down 4 jobs down at one time as i would assume his accountant would be overworked. I dont discriminate against where a councillor lives as it was you that brought up reform based from kenton and i replied wrigley from starcross which is not dawlish but within the ward. I nearly spilled my tea, laughing when you described the aforementioned ...
Not so @1263 . You referred to a Liberal Democrat Councillor who threatened violence. Gary, regretfully and stupidly didn't threaten, he physically sought to remove another Councillor manhandling him by the lapels. Some accuse him of assault, I agree with Martin who informs us that Gary was protecting members from the spread of covid. I simply sought clarification as you don't seem well ...
Yes, it seems you played dumb pretending not to know the councilor i was talking about, and then coming back with a brief history of his actions which youobviouslyknew about. Not so sure about the next tactical vote compared to last time as i can see reform picking up many tory voters as well as the disillusioned from the lib dems who are fed up with the tired lib dems. As for your point about ...
Possibly due to 'diversity' and 'inclusivity' concerns. Waiting to see if the BBC celebrates Easter as much as it did Ramadan last month.