Pidjy: If you're French I meant no disrespect to you personaly. And I agree with you entirely. But in IMHO some elements in France would dearly like to pull the plug on the UK. We lost millions of souls fighting on French soil and it seems that gratitude is beginning to wane. We (UK & France)should be the best of friends but it seems to me that relations with France are becoming strained to say the least. I'm not talking about Political relationships - I'm talking about how we the people see each other. On the economy - Things aren't all they're cracked up to be here in the UK. We are being royaly ripped off at every opportunity by the Gov. There seems to be no end to the ways a Gov can inflict taxes and levys on its people. In a new move for example against the car owner it is being proposed that instead of paying Road Fund licenses and Fuel Taxes they should be replaced by a 'Pay As You Drive' levy on every vehicle. ie: You drive - you pay a charge per mile. Yeah right! I've been saying this for years. Only the rich and the VIPS will have access to Britain's roads in the coming future. 'How is the 25-nation club to get out of this crisis?' (From the Economist) We're not in a crisis. We tried something - it didn't work - move on and try something else. Finaly - A big thank you to Jan for not locking this thread or moving it to somewhere else. We don't so this too often and it makes a change from the usual 'how do I do this' threads.

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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster

And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...