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For which of course you can blame Thatcher. She grew up in a shop and made us a nation of shopkeepers, until most of the shops went bust. We need factories that make things where people can get jobs and earn a living with pride. Turning our economy from manufacturing to service industries was a grave mistake by Thatcher. A lot of skills have been lost through this, making it that much harder to get back to a full manufacturing base again. It can be done, it just needs the will from government to do it. I understood why Thatcher bought the Unions to heel, but she could have done it without destroying industry. Who knows, maybe current thinking may make it possible to transform the way we do things again.

I know nowt about coms or cams but proper Garibaldi biscuits have real dead flies in them.

The silence from Gina Miller has been deafening. Is this the last we'll hear from her or has she got something else up her legal sleeves?

It's probably more complicated than that. I voted to remain in the EU back in 2016 and still strongly feel that our exit is a colossal mistake. I have always been a floating voter, but just as I loathed Johnson and his silly "Oven-ready Brexit" twaddle I was also deeply uncomfortable with the Lib-Dem pledge to arbitrarily ignore the result of a democratic referendum. That's just not the way things should be done. In that sense, the Labour pledge to put the issue back to the people with a second referendum was by far the most appealing to me, but there is no way I would ever vote Labour whilst Corbyn and his cronies are in charge. I think there are a lot of people who don't want Brexit, but who see the Conservatives as the least worst option. They are at least a party of government, unlike the fringe lunacy of Labour and the Lib-Dems. I genuinely considered voting Tory before chickening out at the last minute and voting Lib-Dem on the basis that they hadn't got a hope in hell, and that I could leave the polling station with my middle class sensibilities in tact, safe in the knowledge that I'd never have to take any responsibility for the outcome. I agree with a lot that you say Mark and in effect you've just summed up what a great democracy that we live in where people have the freedom to vote with their conscience.

What a result. If this isn't a finger up to the EU I don't know what is. Most pleasing was the ousting of Swinson, Grieve, Soubry, Gauke, Umunna and many more saboteurs of Parliament and democracy. In the words of Janet Daley (Telegraph today) the British people are wise, undaunted and magnificent.

Spotted early this morning on a calm Bay of Biscay, [mention]XTreme[/mention] looking for the English coast to come and cast his vote.

Another Welsh wind bag. The Freddy Star of politics.

[mention]Six30[/mention] [mention]XTreme[/mention] [mention]MrPickwick[/mention] I haven't had such a good laugh in ages, great vid.

That's a great find [mention]XTreme[/mention] . Anybody not familiar with our current politicians would mistake that video for a true political speech by a leader. Priceless.

Is anybody on here secretly hoping for another hung Parliament on Friday? To be honest I've found the last 3 years very educational in regards seeing our 'politicians' tear each other to pieces, cheat the electorate, lie through their teeth, flipflop between parties hoping to cling on to their jobs in Westminster (chuka a great example). If any semblance of normality returns to the commons our entertainment finishes. I'm a simple sort of soul really.

They've changed Gunk? Is nothing sacred? There was nothing better than the smell of a warmed up engine that had just been Gunked! Except perhaps Castrol R. That great smell of Gunk; Henry Cooper should have been used in the TV ads for that and not Brut

John McDonnell gives a demonstration of how to relieve excess gas. https://i.imgur.com/5wqL1aP.jpg' alt='IMGUR>'>

Sound deadening ear plugs actually heightens my level of concentration and makes riding more enjoyable. As for sat-nav, train your eyes to look quickly and more often and audio isn't needed. As for music on the go, no thanks not for me.

I don't know anything about chemical differences but you run the risk of making your visor brittle or worse by using non specific cleaners. Visors are expensive to replace, usually just clean water and a soft cloth is suffice.

Has [mention]Six30[/mention] been advising the Lib Dems? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7771741/Jo-Swinson-reveals-advised-wear-lower-cut-tops.html

So that's where Bratwurst comes from!

I bet you'd pass the present day observation test [mention]raesewell[/mention]

I genuinely think some people are really clueless with roundabouts, how tf they ever passed a driving test I don't know. I tread very carefully on roundabouts with the bike and always looking out for the unexpected, IE idiots who may want to kill you and there's plenty of them about. Also keep as low gear as possible for rapid speed up if necessary.

I got caught out with diesel a few years ago. Never saw it until last moment then next thing I'm being scraped up by other motorists. Diesel fuel tanks should be made anti-spill, that would go along way to prevent accidents with bikes.

I think there's an unwritten rule about discussing Brexit on TMBF. You end up with a load of biscuits being chucked at you.

"The Ukrainian made that step back in October when he took on Chazz Witherspoon at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois and now he will be in the ring with Joshua on or before June 4, 2020, or within 180 days." Well he didn't have much competition if he could whup him with a spoon.

[mention]Six30[/mention] I see your van turned up at midnight. Was it really necessary to completely gut the place?

Now now!! Dont forget for every policy taken out the forum gets commission so if its a few quid difference is it worth the grumble especially when you're helping your favourite forum But don't forget whats good for some might not be good for others! My mate has just got a cracking deal from them and he had 3 claims against him! others just said f**k right off I won't comment about my experiance with them , mind you who I'm with now pulled my pants down as well when changed bikes half way through policy .... next year if Bike sure are the cheapest I'll go with em , cause they are a fantastic company and I highly recommend them.

Joshua wins back world titles, Frank Bruno predicted the win by Joshua doing exactly what he did. We have some great sportsmen in this country.

What a tosser. I was amazed at the Lorry drivers patience with him.