Another cager myth exploded

According to the usual suspects on UK.Tosspot police numbers are being pared to the bone with
everything left to the cameras.

Er, not quite. Apparently police numbers dropped throughout the 90s (under the
motorist-friendly, fuel-duty-escalating Tories), and since 2000 have increased by over 10,000 to
the highest level ever.

Ah, well.

I still vote Lib-Dem, though.

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I know Blind Lemon Blunkett has been banging on about there being more Plods around than ever
before, *but* As far as I know most forces have been obliged to reduce the size of their traffic departments in
order to save money. My suspicions is that most of the new ones are still in the station, filling in
forms and/or wrestling with the bottle of Teachers which all rufty-tufty coppers keep in their desk
drawer (if, that is, The Sweeney is a reliable guide to rozzer etiquette ;-)

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On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 16:03:10 +0100 someone who may be "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote this:-

>I still vote Lib-Dem, though.

Er, the people all in favour of the Second Newbury Bypass and not objecting to spending £500 million
on a few km of road in Glasgow.

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"David Hansen" <SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 16:03:10 +0100 someone who may be "Just zis Guy, you know?"
> <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote this:-
>
> >I still vote Lib-Dem, though.
>
> Er, the people all in favour of the Second Newbury Bypass and not objecting to spending £500
> million on a few km of road in Glasgow.

That's right, and the "motorists friend" in Sheffield, who put a stop to all road closures during
their brief period in power

Simon G.

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

> I still vote Lib-Dem, though.

As do I, though I suspect I'd vote a different way if they ever did get
in... But the Lib Dems are worryingly pro-cycle path in a vague "oh yes, they must be a good thing,
so we're for them because it sounds good" kind of way which is the sort of attitude that gets us
so many Truly Crap ones instead of good ones where they help and none where they don't :-(

OTOH, at least it shows they have *heard* of cycles...

Pete.
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On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 16:03:10 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?" <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote:

>According to the usual suspects on UK.Tosspot police numbers are being pared to the bone with
>everything left to the cameras.
>
>Er, not quite. Apparently police numbers dropped throughout the 90s (under the
>motorist-friendly, fuel-duty-escalating Tories), and since 2000 have increased by over 10,000 to
>the highest level ever.
>
>Ah, well.
>
>I still vote Lib-Dem, though.

Personally speaking. much more depressing in the news today was the statistic that drink-driving
deaths are at a new 10 year high, particularly in relation to young drivers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3158184.stm

And no, I certainly don't sit comfortably with hypocrisy....

Garryb

On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 16:03:10 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?" <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote:

>Ah, well.
>
>I still vote Lib-Dem, though.

Thought so :-)

Tory Boy - a member of an endangered species

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And don't forget that 10,000 (or whatever) won't include all the ones that have retired over the
last X years... Still, when we're not allowed to defend our own property, every little helps.

________
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"Peter Clinch" <p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk> wrote in message news:3F7C400F.9010103@dundee.ac.uk...
> Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
>
> > I still vote Lib-Dem, though.
>
> As do I, though I suspect I'd vote a different way if they ever did get
> in... But the Lib Dems are worryingly pro-cycle path in a vague "oh yes, they must be a good
> thing, so we're for them because it sounds good" kind of way which is the sort of attitude ....

....that they take to so many things.

pk

"David Hansen" <SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >I still vote Lib-Dem, though.

> Er, the people all in favour of the Second Newbury Bypass and not objecting to spending £500
> million on a few km of road in Glasgow.

More the people who are in favour of a less unfair system of representation. The present voting
system delivers massive majorities based on minority support, in some cases not even putting the
party with most votes in power. That's my first priority at every election. Once that's done I'll
probably vote for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party ;-)

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"Peter Clinch" <p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk> wrote in message news:3F7C400F.9010103@dundee.ac.uk...
>
> OTOH, at least it shows they have *heard* of cycles...

So, given recent photo ops, has Tony Blair. Its just that his wasn't going anywhere. A metaphor for
his government perhaps.

"Just zis Guy, you know?" <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> More the people who are in favour of a less unfair system of
representation.

If you think h*lm*t threads are bad try stating one on the relative merrits of different STV schemes
on an NG for PR anoracks :~(

I'll get my anorak.

> The present voting system delivers massive majorities based on minority support, in some cases not
> even putting the party with most votes in
power.
> That's my first priority at every election. Once that's done I'll
probably
> vote for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party ;-)

Come on -- surely not while IDS is their leader.

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 18:41:44 +0100, James Hodson <jUNDERSCOREhodson@ntlworld.com.invalid> wrote:

>On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 16:03:10 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?" <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Ah, well.
>>
>>I still vote Lib-Dem, though.
>
>Thought so :-)
>

Guy

Having been scared faecesless on my way from Bristol to Glos in Friday and also having heard about
the Tories plan to (perhaps) increase the max speed to 80mph on motorways I just might think
differently.

I was scared even though everyone was going at the same speed. James

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> Having been scared faecesless on my way from Bristol to Glos in Friday and also having heard about
> the Tories plan to (perhaps) increase the max speed to 80mph on motorways I just might think
> differently.
>

And also decrease inner city speeds to 20mph.

That should even the cyclists out a bit, 20 is nothing

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 22:21:51 +0100, "Michael Kent"
<inthemiczooog@SCOOBYDOOBYDOOblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>>
>> Having been scared faecesless on my way from Bristol to Glos in Friday and also having heard
>> about the Tories plan to (perhaps) increase the max speed to 80mph on motorways I just might
>> think differently.
>>
>
>And also decrease inner city speeds to 20mph.
>
>That should even the cyclists out a bit, 20 is nothing
>

Well, Michael, they can't be all bad, can they? OK, perhaps they can.

Totally and absolutely OT.

I heard on a Discovery Channel today that the B-2 Stealth Bomber flew at no more than
120kmh/75mph!!!!!!!!! Most strange, in a stally manner.
<http://www.af.mil/news/factsheets/B_2_Spirit.html>

BTW, why is the Nighthawk F-117 given an "F" prefix? I guess it could just about fight itself out of
a paper bag at 600mph; otherwise "B" is the letter for me.

James

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