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Newest Review: ... is this ANY different to our own country? Where and when did democracy die? Did it ever really exist? I certainly don't recall being asked if I agree with politicians helping themselves to £10,000 each to buy themselves a new kitchen for their second home in London (which they apparently require as they often have to come to town for work reasons). I don't recall agreeing to the sum they allow themselves for a new TV for this house either. And what about the huge fees/expenses they allow themselves for taxis (Heaven forbid they speakers WIFE should have to get the bus, like us mere groundlings!)? Did you agree to any of that? Of cou... more |
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General: The myth they call "democracy" (453 words)
by AlGale - written on 25.06.08 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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I recently read Blood River, by Tim Butcher, where he attempts to recreate part of Stanley's epic journey across Africa. At the end of the book, Butcher reflects on how the current problems with the country are not so much due to its turbulent history, so much as the endemic corruption of the officials, from the top all the way down. He states how the "elected" politicians within the country are effectively unanswerable to the electorate, and how they simply help themselves to whatever they want.... So, I have to ask myself, how is this ANY different to our own country? Where and when did democracy die? Did it ever really exist? I certainly ...
Me again (1387 words)
by mynameisrui - written on 13.06.08 (Very useful, 74 readings)
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1- FIRST NAME: Rui 2-PSEUDO(s): Ben 3-GIRL OR BOY: Boy 4-TOWNS (place of birth and living town): Sutton, Surrey 5-SIZE: Good luck! 6-AGE: 23 7-COLOUR OF HAIR: dark brown 8-COLOUR OF THE EYES: dark brown 9-EMPLOYMENT/ CURRENT OCCUPATION: Cost Engineer 10- ASTROLOGICAL AND CHINESE SIGN: Gemini and who knows 11-I LIKE/ I LOVE Holidays, Chinese food, summer 12-I DON'T LIKE: Old drivers, queuing, incompetent people 13- IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON OF YOUR CHOICE, DEAD, ALIVE, KNOWN OR ...
General: It's took me days to write this! (6164 words)
by xxfoxyredxx - written on 24.05.08 (Very useful, 120 readings)
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I'm so bored today I spent ages doing this lol Shows I have far too much time on me hands me thinks lol 1- FIRST NAME: I'm Melanie-Jayne. No one's ever used the Jayne! Not even my Mother when angry. I'm not Mel. Never have been and never will be. Not cos I don't like it but cos my Mother never allowed it when I was growing up. I remember in days before mobile phones came about and friends would call me on our landline and ask to speak to Mel and my Mum would say Mel doesn't live here and hanging up on them! It's kind of stuck in my head! I don't know why I'm called Melanie-Jayne. My Dad wanted Abigail, my mum wanted Amanda (not Mandy!) and my Granny ...
General : What's this 100 questions ?from IanM73
22.04.2008
General : My turn!from hollywoodmum
10.04.2008
