tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post3703717293982791697..comments2024-01-30T09:22:08.167+00:00Comments on Newmania In Lewes: FermataNewmaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-77901801704207576002007-09-25T18:14:00.000+01:002007-09-25T18:14:00.000+01:00Thanks, auntie Flo.Thanks, auntie Flo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-22896017222029581452007-09-24T21:49:00.000+01:002007-09-24T21:49:00.000+01:00Well thabks for that gen knowledge interlude Flo. ...Well thabks for that gen knowledge interlude Flo. I hardly have the time to read a blog let alone write one now.... and its going to be that way until at least the ned of this year.<BR/><BR/>Take care yourself<BR/><BR/>XXNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-53155449191534639412007-09-24T18:45:00.000+01:002007-09-24T18:45:00.000+01:00How many countries in the world....I believe it's ...How many countries in the world....<BR/><BR/>I believe it's 167. I understand that there are allegedly 194 countries in the world, but the 27 member states of the United States of Europe have effectively lost their nationhood, haven't they?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Auntie FloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-43400561034185963702007-09-24T18:32:00.000+01:002007-09-24T18:32:00.000+01:00Hi,Does anybody know how many countries there are ...Hi,<BR/>Does anybody know how many countries there are in the world right now, please? <BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-85697678233896985372007-09-24T18:05:00.000+01:002007-09-24T18:05:00.000+01:00All's well, thanks, n - hectic though.I'm in the p...All's well, thanks, n - hectic though.<BR/><BR/>I'm in the process of convening a public meeting where the people of Harlow can vote to require our local council to hold a Referendum on the EU Treaty/Constitution.<BR/><BR/>Take care <BR/><BR/>Auntie Flo'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-46879043606116276842007-09-21T23:19:00.000+01:002007-09-21T23:19:00.000+01:00Hmmmm I wish I had more time Flo. Hope all well wi...Hmmmm I wish I had more time Flo. Hope all well with you if you look in.Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-80753982995770366852007-09-20T00:26:00.000+01:002007-09-20T00:26:00.000+01:00Thinking more about spending now...In terms of you...Thinking more about spending now...<BR/><BR/>In terms of your own personal spending habits (on both necessary and 'luxury' items), which of the following statements comes closest to your views?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> 'I tend to spend less money than I earn so that I can save money for the future'<BR/> <BR/> 'I tend to spend roughly what I earn; sometimes have a little left over, but sometimes I don't'<BR/> <BR/> 'Things can be pretty tight; I sometimes have a hard time living within my means'<BR/> <BR/> 'I find it very hard to live within my means; I owe a lot of money'<BR/> <BR/> None of these<BR/> <BR/><BR/>And in terms of the recent Northern Rock events, how worried are you that any money you have with banks and building societies might be as risk?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Very worried<BR/> <BR/> Fairly worried<BR/> <BR/> Not very worried<BR/> <BR/> Not at all worried<BR/> <BR/> Not sure<BR/> <BR/><BR/>How well do you think the Government is managing Britain's economy overall?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Excellent<BR/> <BR/> Good<BR/> <BR/> Fair<BR/> <BR/> Poor<BR/> <BR/> Bad<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Do you think the Government handled the crisis involving the Northern Rock bank well or badly?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Very well<BR/> <BR/> Fairly well<BR/> <BR/> Fairly badly<BR/> <BR/> Very badly<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>And thinking about some of the issues that have erupted in recent weeks (such as terrorist threats, floods, foot-and-mouth and Northern Rock), how much do you trust governments ministers to tell the truth on such occasions?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Trust a great deal<BR/> <BR/> Trust to some extent<BR/> <BR/> Do not trust much<BR/> <BR/> Do not trust at all<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/>Auntie Flo'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-78383485887581407452007-09-20T00:23:00.000+01:002007-09-20T00:23:00.000+01:00People often see political parties as being close,...People often see political parties as being close, or not close, to various sections of society. How close do you see Labour as being to each of these kinds of people...?<BR/> <BR/>People who live in cities<BR/> <BR/>The rich<BR/> <BR/>Working class people<BR/> <BR/>Professional and business people<BR/> <BR/>Gay people<BR/> <BR/>Women<BR/> <BR/>Members of ethnic minorities<BR/> <BR/>The poor<BR/> <BR/>People who live in the country<BR/> <BR/>Trade Union members<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Very close<BR/> Fairly close<BR/> Not very close<BR/> Not at all close<BR/> Don't know<BR/><BR/>Auntie Flo'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-42289123068241144742007-09-20T00:20:00.000+01:002007-09-20T00:20:00.000+01:00Do you approve or disapprove of the Government's r...Do you approve or disapprove of the Government's record to date?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Approve<BR/> <BR/> Disapprove<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Who, in your opinion, would make the best Prime Minister out of the following...?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Gordon Brown<BR/> <BR/> David Cameron<BR/> <BR/> Sir Menzies Campbell<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>How do you think the financial situation of your household will change over the next 12 months?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Get a lot better<BR/> <BR/> Get a little better<BR/> <BR/> Stay the same<BR/> <BR/> Get a little worse<BR/> <BR/> Get a lot worse<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Which party do you think is more likely to run Britain's economy well – the Conservatives or the Labour Party?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Conservative<BR/> <BR/> Labour<BR/> <BR/> Neither<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/>If you had to choose, which would you prefer to see after the next election, a Conservative government led by David Cameron or a Labour government led by Gordon Brown?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Conservative government led by David Cameron<BR/> <BR/> Labour government led by Gordon Brown<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>From what you know, would you say the Labour Party was united or divided at the present time?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> United<BR/> <BR/> Divided<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Gordon Brown as Prime Minister?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Satisfied<BR/> <BR/> Dissatisfied<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>How would you describe your feelings about Gordon Brown and the present Labour Government?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Very enthusiastic<BR/> <BR/> Reasonably satisfied<BR/> <BR/> Somewhat dissatisfied<BR/> <BR/> Very unhappy<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/> you approve or disapprove of the Government's record to date?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Approve<BR/> <BR/> Disapprove<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Who, in your opinion, would make the best Prime Minister out of the following...?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Gordon Brown<BR/> <BR/> David Cameron<BR/> <BR/> Sir Menzies Campbell<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>How do you think the financial situation of your household will change over the next 12 months?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Get a lot better<BR/> <BR/> Get a little better<BR/> <BR/> Stay the same<BR/> <BR/> Get a little worse<BR/> <BR/> Get a lot worse<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/>I've messed up the order of the questions - apologies for that.<BR/><BR/>Auntie Flo'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-35803375373103520702007-09-20T00:17:00.000+01:002007-09-20T00:17:00.000+01:00From YouGov survey I received today:where would yo...From YouGov survey I received today:<BR/><BR/>where would you place each of the following...?<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Prime Minister, Gordon Brown?<BR/> <BR/>The Labour Party as a whole?<BR/> <BR/>David Cameron, the leader of the Conservatives?<BR/> <BR/>The Conservative Party as a whole?<BR/> <BR/>The Liberal Democrat Party as a whole?<BR/> <BR/>Finally, where would you place yourself?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Very left-wing<BR/> Fairly left-wing<BR/> Slightly left-of-centre<BR/> Centre<BR/> Slightly right-of-centre<BR/> Fairly right-wing<BR/> Very right-wing<BR/> Don't know<BR/><BR/>If you had to choose, which would you prefer to see after the next election, a Conservative government led by David Cameron or a Labour government led by Gordon Brown?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Conservative government led by David Cameron<BR/> <BR/> Labour government led by Gordon Brown<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>From what you know, would you say the Labour Party was united or divided at the present time?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> United<BR/> <BR/> Divided<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Gordon Brown as Prime Minister?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Satisfied<BR/> <BR/> Dissatisfied<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>How would you describe your feelings about Gordon Brown and the present Labour Government?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Very enthusiastic<BR/> <BR/> Reasonably satisfied<BR/> <BR/> Somewhat dissatisfied<BR/> <BR/> Very unhappy<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Since the Labour Government first came to power in 1997, how you would you rate each of the following...? <BR/> <BR/><BR/>Britain's economy as a whole<BR/> <BR/>Britain's public services (things like education, public transport and the NHS)<BR/> <BR/>Britain's reputation around the world<BR/><BR/> Got better<BR/> Got worse<BR/> Stayed about the same<BR/> Don't know<BR/><BR/> <BR/>How well do you think the Government is managing Britain's economy overall?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Excellent<BR/> <BR/> Good<BR/> <BR/> Fair<BR/> <BR/> Poor<BR/> <BR/> Bad<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Do you think the Government handled the crisis involving the Northern Rock bank well or badly?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Very well<BR/> <BR/> Fairly well<BR/> <BR/> Fairly badly<BR/> <BR/> Very badly<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/> <BR/><BR/>And thinking about some of the issues that have erupted in recent weeks (such as terrorist threats, floods, foot-and-mouth and Northern Rock), how much do you trust governments ministers to tell the truth on such occasions?<BR/> <BR/><BR/> Trust a great deal<BR/> <BR/> Trust to some extent<BR/> <BR/> Do not trust much<BR/> <BR/> Do not trust at all<BR/> <BR/> Don't know<BR/><BR/>Auntie Flo'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-48192312068488899202007-09-19T23:32:00.000+01:002007-09-19T23:32:00.000+01:00Hi Mut....the monkey is on my back and gnawing it...Hi Mut....the monkey is on my back and gnawing it sucketh the sweat from a dead man`s ballsNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-41954746414657692642007-09-19T15:44:00.000+01:002007-09-19T15:44:00.000+01:00Goodness! Are you suppossed to research these thin...Goodness! Are you suppossed to research these things? I just make it all up - I never believed anything you wrote cuz I thought you did the same... !! Seriously, I am sorry that you are in interregnum... You have one of the few political blogs I read reglarly - in fact there are only 2 others..Now I shall to buy a paper sheesh! Don't you ever think of others before your self??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-46570230254454564862007-09-18T13:25:00.000+01:002007-09-18T13:25:00.000+01:00Thanks Flo...its the ability to concerntrate on wo...Thanks Flo...its the ability to concerntrate on work that is the main thung thoughNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-91521364851447230362007-09-18T12:12:00.000+01:002007-09-18T12:12:00.000+01:00Yes, good luck with your move, n!Auntie Flo'Yes, good luck with your move, n!<BR/><BR/>Auntie Flo'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-2879061015835779192007-09-18T06:48:00.000+01:002007-09-18T06:48:00.000+01:00Thanks EK.Thanks EK.Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-6498177927498844502007-09-17T22:00:00.000+01:002007-09-17T22:00:00.000+01:00Do what ya gotta do, Newmania.Moving ???Good luck ...Do what ya gotta do, Newmania.<BR/><BR/>Moving ???<BR/><BR/>Good luck with whatever it is.Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-31375582164642877242007-09-17T20:53:00.000+01:002007-09-17T20:53:00.000+01:00By Jove, Auntie Flo' makes a lot of sense on Gordo...By Jove, Auntie Flo' makes a lot of sense on Gordo... for whom the shit is indeed hitting the fan.Stan Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955961163910010638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-43121176117063913332007-09-17T20:51:00.000+01:002007-09-17T20:51:00.000+01:00Lilith,That's Newmsie not Newmie, dear. Don't make...Lilith,<BR/>That's Newmsie not Newmie, dear. Don't make me have to correct you again on this point, missy.Stan Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955961163910010638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-26001506932197802332007-09-17T20:33:00.000+01:002007-09-17T20:33:00.000+01:00Newmie, don't worry, I is only pullin your plonker...Newmie, don't worry, I is only pullin your plonker :-) I know you love a lady with smarts, you poppet, you xxxxxxlilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011676751221508167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-46867708304120914222007-09-17T18:45:00.000+01:002007-09-17T18:45:00.000+01:00Well you know what I mean ands may I point out I...Well you know what I mean ands may I point out I was the only one on that thread defending the intelligent woman in any terms .<BR/><BR/>Allowing for coaresness of expression...it was a feminist remark ( and don`t pretend you haven`t treated plenty of bright men as knob ends already...and I bet they loved it )Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-76510654847751214272007-09-17T17:12:00.000+01:002007-09-17T17:12:00.000+01:00Er, perhaps that should be"Your brilliant mind..."...Er, perhaps that should be<BR/><BR/>"Your brilliant mind..."lilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011676751221508167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-53426016008462827072007-09-17T17:11:00.000+01:002007-09-17T17:11:00.000+01:00"There is so much more satisfaction to treating a ..."There is so much more satisfaction to treating a really bright woman like a fuck puppet than one with nothing to lose ..."<BR/><BR/>I must see if treating a bright man like a nob-end affords similar satisfaction, Newmie.<BR/><BR/>Your brilliant.lilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011676751221508167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-58905003385615379872007-09-17T06:37:00.000+01:002007-09-17T06:37:00.000+01:00THats much the way i see it FloGood Luck CU...Yes ...THats much the way i see it Flo<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Good Luck CU...Yes thats a gopod idea actually i ought to recommend a fewNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-32140464967245446252007-09-17T00:49:00.000+01:002007-09-17T00:49:00.000+01:00Stan!! said:Why is Gordo courting Lord Owen? What'...Stan!! said:<BR/><BR/>Why is Gordo courting Lord Owen? What's Owen after? <BR/><BR/><BR/>The honeymoon's over, even the unions are undermining him, and poor wee B ruin's getting panicky and beginning to cock up. <BR/><BR/>He's worried that in flashing his red petticoat too much and creating great expectations among the faithful, in order to win the leadership, he's alienated the swing vote. Now he wants to move back to the centre by masking his red flannel underwear with the palest blue operating gown. <BR/><BR/>But poor wee laddie, it's not turning out as he hoped at all, is it? It's all too evocative of the dentist in the Marathon Man.<BR/><BR/>Instead of Mrs T's credibility rubbing off on B ruin he's been exposed as the villain of the piece. <BR/><BR/>Instead of twitting the Tories, B ruin's twitted himself.<BR/><BR/>And as for Billy no mates Owen, all that B ruin's achieved by associating with him is to twit himself even more. <BR/><BR/>B ruin thought playing doctors and matron's would make him seem a trustworthy man of the centre, instead it's just made him appear even more discreditable to the thinking electorate he so badly needs to attract.<BR/><BR/>In truth, B ruin's clueless when it comes to winning the vote of disgruntled centre and right wing Liberals. He just cannot relate to the animal at all. He cannot mask his evil history and red brassiere from us, we're too damn clever for him. We see B ruin for what he really is - an old fashioned, despotic Stalinist hiding under a blue rinse - and he chills us to the marrow. <BR/><BR/>Auntie Flo'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35649541.post-49571583876845984112007-09-16T22:06:00.000+01:002007-09-16T22:06:00.000+01:00I look forward to your recommendaitions of where y...I look forward to your recommendaitions of where your readership should go in the meantime, cough.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with work. i start a new job tomorrow, if it is horrific then blogging may go the same way for me too!CityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.com