Arthur #46 (as there seems to be confusion as to which post is being responded to by some members!:diablo:)

Maybe. I think I must put my hands up as one who is not particularly partisan, if I am very honest. May the best man (woman) win and if they are British, that’s a bonus. I enjoy seeing Britain doing well, but if their win encourages nationalistic fervour, I am not so sure. And if they lose, then, so what? – it’s only a game/sport.

Thread 39, re Mansel??.perhaps not in as many words, but the inference was there.

Draw whatever inference you care to but I hadn’t even read your thread – I was responding to Arthur’s thread at #36.

I can see the pros and cons for compulsory voting and regret that I sit on the fence and am unable to come down on either side.

I do take the view that certain professions, of which teaching is one, should not be allowed to strike.

Arthur – not even nationalities, surely. We don’t think of the driver as German, Italian, Argentinian or whatever else – we think of the driver by name, as a member of a team of two drivers, both of whom are usually of different nationalities.

Deano – point taken.

Arthur – yes, of course you are right. If people do not vote then they only have themselves to blame. However, and I note CD’s comments here, we can say that of the total membership very low percentages actually voted to strike. The majority either couldn’t care less or overtly abstained.

I was responding Lincoln’s comment about the strikers sticking together. On thoser percentages it is not what I would describe as sticking together – rather the opposite in fact.

Now don’t be silly, SH, you know darned well, I was referring to flying our Union Flag, Mansel is the example in which I was proud to be British, and you cant say that many times these days, I would, just to hammer home my point, do the same for Button, Lewis,in fact, any other Brit.:cool:
Jim.

Lincoln .7

What are you talking about?:confused:

This is what you wrote – and to which I replied…..

“Word Championships ?, thats a new one on me, any more rib ticklers?.”

There’s nothing there about a flag, is there??

Before discussing to death the issues that might be raised in this particular treatment of Bomber Command, forum members could perhaps decide to do something radical and wait and see what appears in the end product.

Then is the time offer up criticism or praise, as appropriate.

Lets not second guess the content, chaps.

To be fair I think we are expressing hopes about what it might be rather than second-guessing what it will be.