England riots: Cameron to boost troubled families plans
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14513517

Yeah, he's right ..... it ain't the colour, it's the culture ..... :idc:

It was almost like watching an episode of the office, I was cringing that much!

I really did find it offensive!

I'm not really siding with him... but... In my local market town the majority of the young people talk in that pseudo-black way that seems to have wiped out all other indiginous accents amongst young people. Most of the young people in that town have probably never had a conversation with a real black person. Know what I'm saying... innit.

I seriously hope Starkey knows that Ali G wasn't a real person.

Yes he does.

Yes thats the point he made

In London the feral white youths sound like black youths and copy their clothes and culture

I find most of David Starkeys comments offensive,very few people I feel like that about but I just think he's a bigoted, prejudiced loudmouth.

Why he is invited onto TV so much is a mystery to me.Awful man.

Because the BBC Producer spoke
to him about what he would say
and they knew it would be a Hit
even after the event.

:joker:

Chris Rock sums it up through comedy
and the people he talks about can be white, black, brown, yellow or pink

That is racist:nono:

England riots: IDS considers ending looters' benefits
 

Iain Duncan Smith: Crackdown on gangs should happen in all areas at the same time

That may be a step too far - prisoners have their welfare taken care of (at considerable expense) but depriving those on community service of benefits serves no purpose except to encourage further "liberation" of others' goods - they should, of course, be deprived of any "privileges" ..... :idc:

Yeah, because having nothing at all wont make them turn to more crime at all will it. Except this time they will NEED to steal :bored:

I watched Ian Duncan Smith today on the news, I found him to be very uncompromising.

As you say the only possible outcome of such a move would have likely more crime committed.
I am beginning to think this Govt is way too extreme,there is alsways a middle way to try before suce extreme measures.
I don't agree with much Cameron is saying at present and also Theresa May, she needs to make her mind up whether she supports the police at all or doesn't. She seems all in a mess at present.A terrible Home Secretary.

Ian Duncan Smith is wrong on this, not to rule it out for the future, but not now as a knee jerk reaction.
I have no respect for the Lib Dems but I hope they stop this nonsense in its tracks and quickly too with their 57 votes in Parliament.
The Govt can get nothing passed without Lib Dem votes.this could be a way back for them to procedd with caution rather than haste.

I didnt know that. My knowledge of politics is slim to none. In that case I take it the lib dems sold out about the uni fees? Since that was (or I believe it was) their main selling point for the vote?

On topic, they will probably sell out again and just bow down to what the tories want. Spineless bastards.

This is not the solution at all. It will make things 100x worse. Why the **** cant someone who actually has brains be in power? :bored:

Maybe if more people took more of an interest in politics instead of moaning about the government, things would be different. Politics affects every part of everyone's life and yet so many people say "politics doesn't interest me". Most people couldn't even name their MP let alone their local councillor, and yet they work for you.

is true. What you local council is doing will affect you much more than big govt. Your local planning office will have a lot more impact in your life in 2011 than any inner city looting.

I do not need to have knowledge of politics to know that this is a really stupid idea that will do more harm than good. I would think that was just common sense. Apparently not.

England riots: Cameron to boost troubled families plans
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14527540

Mr Cameron called for 'urgent action' on troubled families

So where's the money going to come from for this "Big Idea" ...... :conf:

The whole statement seems reminiscent of Cameron's "vision" of the now-discredited and abandoned "Big Society" ..... :rolleyes:

I'm not saying that you need to have knowledge of politics. If you had sent one tenth of the words you've written on here to your MP, who represents you in parliament, maybe he or she would have a better and more balanced view of with public opinion. At the moment, the ones who's views are being heard are the ones who support the very idea that you're saying is stupid.

MPs are not a different species. They work for you, whether or not you voted for them. The only way they will know how their constituents are thinking is if you let them know.

Ohhhhh please stop changing the thread title. It's SO annoying.

It's going to come from increasing your council tax.

No take there benefits away,that will teach them what poor is.

Enoch Powell was in some ways correct and obviously wrong in others but what he said at the time was quite prophetic..