Huh? It’s still there – you can drive it.
Nordschleife

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As did Clarkson a couple of series ago, in a diesel Jag against Sabine ??, his German Top Gear oppo, who wiped the floor with him!

A legend……….here we are 4 years on remembering him. Says it all.

And isn’t this year the 10th anniversary of Mark’s accident in Spain from which he too sadly died? He was a contemporary of my son’s at school – greatly liked and highly respected.

Early thoughts should see the competition running January through to March, with perhaps a prize each month – details still to be confirmed; but no doubt they will be released on the News Page of the website. 😉

Thanks, I will keep a eye on those pages.:)

Whichever party favours massive cuts in expenditure and taxes would get my vote. The first is vital to start the progress towards reducing the UK’s fearful indebtedness and the second will encourage enterprise and work and QED increase government revenue.

No department in the state sector should be immune from cuts including the NHS and education. Cuts should be in wasteful and duplicated administration and expenditure focussed on the frontline – and that principle should apply equally to education and defence. The state sector has swelled hugely in the last 12 years and must be cut back to 1997 levels. We need to withhold all payments to the EU until the accounts are signed off and the CAP reformed.

The entire basis of taxes and benefits should be re-organised taking millions out of tax and out of benefits altogether.

But unfortunately no one is promising this and so I am not sure where my vote will go. I’ll wait until the last minute to see who comes closest to these ideals. But I already know one party which will not.

Twin Otter – that is a tempting offer, but it depends how early in the New Year. My plan, if practicable, was to come up nearer Spring. But I would appreciate more information, when you have it, in any case. Thanks.

Exactly on topic.

Aren’t the Swiss people about to vote on banning Minarettes?
The Gov’t objects to the ban, but in Swissy land if you get 100k signatures it becomes a by-law or somesuch.

Anybody familiar with Swiss law to correct / confirm that lot?

Much to the consternation of the Swiss government the law will be enacted following the majority vote. Referenda of any sort prove how out of touch governments are with their electorates, which is why the EU fears them so much.

I’m not trying to blame Bush for the current problems, but trying to make a link between all the problems and the Islamic world alone is simply not fair. And from my perspective, attempts to bash the Islamic religion and its followers are simply arrogant, ignorant and disrespectful.

From where I am sitting let us say it does not help rational debate to describe someone as a Christian Fascist. If the religion itself was being bashed I would agree with you. The problem is that the a minority of zealots overtly wish death and destruction on the West. They are opposed by their moderate brethren of whom they tale no notice or worst tar with the same brush.

And I cannot see that it is arrogant, ignorant or disrespectful to BASH, as you woild have it, these muslims.