Comments for Shropshire Star

Comment on Is town really a ‘chav magnet’? by Blue eyes

Blue eyes — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:48:12 +0000

Oh some of the comments here are hilarious!

Fairywings you need to get out more - I think maybe your psh estate is starting to warp your sense of reality! There are ‘chavs’ all over the country! Its only a matter of time before the focus is on somewhere else so until then, surely it would be better to dust off your wings and get out a bit more?

Comment on Polls say Brown should ‘make way’ by Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:07:47 +0000

Peter, if you check back through some of my posts you will find that I argued strongly that politicians should not resign, least of all Brown for the failings of their underlings. The best example being the loss of the 25,000 Child Benefit claimants records. Brown could no more be held responsible for the acts or omissions of a Data Security Manager in the Benefits Agency who had clear responsibility for this than the man in the moon. The man for the sack or resignation was the Manager, not Brown. The term used, is I think, “Vicarious Responsibility”, ie where the boss carries the can for his subordinates failings. It can go to far and no Politician should be subject to it, unless the failure is on the part of his immediate staff and he/she should or did know of the failure etc. Here I am talking about Permanent Private/Parliamentary Secretaries etc. Failures by anyone less than these should not have to make the boss pay with his job. Many other cases have arisen on the same theme, particularly in the Home Office and again I fail to see why the Minster should resign or be thrown out because some underling dropped a proverbial clanger which had dire consequences elsewhere. Personal responsibility comes into these issues, not the “vicarious” kind, if anyone has to pay with his job - it should be the underling and, on principle I couldn’t agree more.
I also take the point about the endowment mis - selling fiasco because I almost became peronally involved in being “taken in ” by an over enthusiastic mortgage salesman myself. The failure of the Conservatives - and I accept that is what it was is perhaps balanced out by Brown’s recurring tax raid on pension funds which effectively have robbed thousands of pensioners of either their full pensions or a major part of it, and, as a result, many elderly people have had their retirement ruined.
Finance and the national economy is a complicated subject and those that deal with it as part of their political responsibility need eyes in the back of their head and the brain of a computer as the withdrawal of the 10p taxband shows. This will be a millstone around the kneck of Brown/Darling for decades to come, just as the “black Wednesday” (was it Wednesday) continues to be a similar weight around the kneck of Norman Lamont.

Comment on Anger as geese are shot by devon salopian

devon salopian — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:51:47 +0000

what on earth is wrong with the gun toters of shropshire, geese, cats horses etc. the culprits should be caught and put up against a wall. it is the only way these thick sick sods will learn

Comment on Showground bosses lose licence bid by devon salopian

devon salopian — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:47:50 +0000

not sure gloucester old spot pigs can dance, but friesans may tango!

Comment on Polls say Brown should ‘make way’ by devon salopian

devon salopian — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:45:04 +0000

stuart i quite agree with you about the banks they were the authors of their own misfortune but as for northern rock, i think the government was left with little option but to bail it out as i think the banking system would have collapsed like a pack of cards, and there would have been queues outside every bank and building society.
we now have” our own bank” which should be used to bank all these huge fines being dished out to itv,network rail, severn trent, supermarkets and any other malfeasors, on behalf of the treasury and should be used to compensate those hit by the removal of the 10p tax, plus a small dividend to we ” shareholders” like 4p of a pint of real ale!!

Comment on Polls say Brown should ‘make way’ by Norman Foster

Norman Foster — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:50 +0000

For the Labour party he’s about as useful as a chocolate tea pot. For the Conservatives he’s the best thing since Maggie!

Comment on Island lights will cost under £5m by Taxpayer

Taxpayer — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:01:13 +0000

Less than 5 million!
Bargain again.
How many stages will it have?

Comment on ParkRight ‘is creating problems’ by shrewsbury resident

shrewsbury resident — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:51:58 +0000

If people parked properly and legally then there would be no need for any tickets to be issued! I am sure that parents are not given a ticket for ‘dropping off’ their children but only if they selfisly leave there car to take there children right into the school. Have all children lost the use of there legs nowadays. When I was a child we walked a long way to school, even with our parents, and it did not do us any harm!

Comment on Island lights will cost under £5m by Sue Jones

Sue Jones — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:29:43 +0000

As someone who has to cross the A5 at Emstrey on foot to get home from work, at Salop Leisure, I will be delighted to have traffic lights there. At the moment I have to wait for two lanes of drivers to stop to cross to the middle of the road, and then just hope for a long enough gap in the traffic to get to the London Road side. I’ve had several narrow escapes. I hope the lights get put in place BEFORE I get squashed!

Comment on ParkRight ‘is creating problems’ by Idon'tbelieveit

Idon'tbelieveit — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:29:31 +0000

I agree with David… even more important to park correctly when there are children needing to cross roads. Park a little away from the school and walk a bit further.
Surely the safety of children is far more important than parking cars…..