Or rather "not in the news"

The measures going on for some time is undoubtedly true - people openly reacting to it must be a new thing or we'd have seen it in the news, surely ...

Was that tongue-in-cheek, HollyDaze?

Surely we have? (heard about people reacting to the measures in the news)
We have heard loads about it. Quite rightly, of course. Whether or not the government can be expected to back-track on their savings plans is another thing.

No, but they'll be saving up any 'good news' for nearer the election and claiming that as their austerity measures have worked so well, they can now ease up a little (as we've all been so good!)

Ana - yes it was

jingle - I watch the news most days on BBC and I haven't seen much, if anything (that I can recall) about protest marches against austerity measures. It may be that on the days when I haven't watched the news that those are the days it was reported and it was just my bad luck.

SURAEZ,biting another player for the third time I think is worth media attention

SIOB

In fact I would go as far as to say, I think it is disgraceful,

He should be banned !

SIOB

And hold.......

Nonu - as it's the third time he's done it, is it really classed as news? How many times does something have to happen before it stops being news?

For how long??

And breathe .....

To my reckoning, and I am not a footie fan, when have the players BITTEN another player ?

So in my estimation that is news
!
Tell me how many times have you know of this occurrence ??

It's the third timer he's done it. (nutter)

BTW!!!

copied from Urban Dictionary:

" siobs
1). It is something you say when referring to a total reject, or idiot. Normally, this is not a term one would hear in civilised conversation."

Norty Nonu!

Oh no! It apparently means "sharp intake of breath"!!!

Three times Nonu as stated on the news - and in the interview with the England manager (he is the one that stated Suarez needs professional psychiatric help). Personally, I'd just stick him on the bench until he learns to play nicely. I was a footie fan btw.

The People's Assembly is planning the biggest march ever before the end of the year. For those interested, keep an eye on their homepage.
www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/

Will you be joining them, durhamjen?

Come on Jingle get with the programme , sharp intake of breath

I hope Jen can make it , let us know how it goes !

Sometimes one finds commitments get in the way of THINGS.

Surely something so important should be a 'commitment' if one feels so strongly about it?

I think jen said she couldn't manage marches any more but that she gives support to causes she believes in in other ways.

Oh, I must have missed that - yes, I'm sure she does indeed give support to causes she believes in in other ways. As we all do, I expect...

I said yesterday I've done my fair share of marching. I have spent today at the Freeman Hospital having CT scans to find out if my aortic dissection has got better or worse and to find out if I need an operation. I do not know yet, obviously.
I cannot walk far enough or fast enough to go on marches any more.
It takes me all my effort to get home from the village when I take my granddaughter to school in the mornings as it is uphill all the way on the way back. I then have to lie down for ten minutes.
The NHS will not let me join a walking group as the people who run them will not be able to help if anything happens as they do not know sufficient about my condition.

I do hope you can manage to read all this, Ana.

That's why I give money and disseminate information from a chair these days.

durhamjen

I'll bet you've done your bit.