Footballers setting bad example

Recent media coverage of Cheltenham races, and Adam Johnson show me that they are setting a bad example to impressionable young people at the least.
Remember Ched Evans, now he's appealing his Rape sentence and why not, its legal.

I ask though where does the FA stand? Why is there not a "code of professional conduct" so Footballers can be disciplined/struck off for bringing the game into disrepute or Crimes just like teachers can no longer teach if they are convicted of a Sex Crime. Footballers are no better than anyone else of above the Law.

What Pension Crisis?

I've said it before there is NO Pension crisis - its all smoke and mirrors. Engineered by the Government to squeeze us to pay off their incompetence. At last with Pensioner Bonds they are attempting to help out the beleaguered savers. In the end we cannot borrow our way out of the crisis. While the Bankers continue to make loads-of-money we are suffering.

If Gordon Brown had not raped the Pension funds in the last Government there would be plenty in the pot to finance industry and pay the pensioners but he's spent our nest egg.

Do I have to explain again how it works.

Let people have a level playing field for their pension savings. The money saved is used now to finance "things" later you will draw your pension. Don't worry unless they raid it again.

At least this is a good idea - long time coming. Next we need to regulate the charges that are levied and the rates of annuities that are paid should be kept within realistic ranges. Not to make Bankers FAT!

BBC standards slipping

The BBC standards are slipping.

I'm fed up with lurid news items on the 6pm news and Look North. They mention Rape/War/Sex, show bodies etc.

Yes this is WELL before the "watershed" and BBC Director Tony Hall seems to think this is OK?

I DO NOT. I have a 4 year old and would expect that the 6pm news - being before the Watershed is OK for her to see. How do you explain Rape to a 4 year old.

Yes I realise that in these days of on-line viewing, catch-up TV, YouTube etc children can access all sorts of dubious material and filth but if you leave you child in front of the TV at 5-7pm shouldn't you expect some minimum standards?

At the end of the day maybe I should not allow the NEWS to be on at all but at 6pm they should tone it down.

I have noticed that Films are shown in an afternoon that were released as PG or 15 and now in in an afternoon, 3pm or 4pm young children could be watching - surely the Board odf Film Censors has not got an expiry date after which their rating miraculously disappears and all is OK?

I do despair. After all WE OWN the BBC don't we. It is a Public service just like having your Bins emptied that we pay TAX for.

I give up - PRIVATISE THE BBC - get rid of it and save the £3billion - spend it on the NHS.

rita ora one show

Come on get a life. Rita Ora looked very smart. What is wrong, everyone has a body, nothing rude about Rita Ora there.
What upset me was the Look North news just before , an item going into graphic detail about Sex and rape! How do you explain that to a 5 yr old? She didn't look twice at Rita or a, just a pretty lady.The BBC must get its priorities right. News bulletins before 7pm should not be unsuitable for small children.

Maybe is they Privitised theBBC and saved us the £3.5billion a year = spend is on the NHS not mere "entertainment". Rita gets allegedly £500k for flashing her cleavage? where have I misunderstood this?

BBC News cross line

Again BBC 6pm news totally inappropriate for this time.Piece on DJ RAPING.Swearing & distressing scenes.How do you explain rape to 5yr old?

Ched Evans Rape conviction - should he play Football?

Still going on about Ched Evans I see, 

I'll re-iterate what I said about a month ago, its about time the FA decided its "rules" on ex-offenders, these things should not be decided by Mass Mob Hystreria or Social Media. That's why we have LAWS.

Ched Evans Rape conviction - should he be allowed to return to Football?

Its down to the FA i say.

Reasons, we have laws in this country for a reason. There are rules around dealing with rehabilitaion of ex-offenders, for example it depends on

• type of offence
• length of sentence.

I believe that if your sentence is less than 2.5 years then after 10 years it can be considered "spent" - ie that means that you don't have to tell anyone about it - you get a fresh start.

So, Ched was sentenced to 5 years so it can never be "spent".

Next if its a sexual offence, as his was, you have to on the Sex offenders register for life. So with for example Teachers they can never teach again or work with children if it was a "sex" offence. MPs can't be Mp's if their offence was more than 1 year sentence and so it goes on.

I say, in my opinion it is up to the FA to decide how they deal with ex-offenders. They need to set down their rules.

Nothing stopping Ched being a Lorry Driver.

cliff Richard

whatever its wrong trial by media. in rape cases the woman has anonimety not the accused. why not? Nothing to stop malicious accusations.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cleared-mp-nigel-evans-criticises-7625705

The Rape of Savers

Bank Interest rate has stood at 0.5% for 5 years. in 2008 the Government gave £40billion of our money to the Banks to stay alive.

Yet here we are as poor as ever and Bankers still get Million pound bonuses courtesy of you and me.

In 2005 I thought I was at that time of life to pay my mortgage off and live with a nice nest egg earning some interest. Not any more. We've not had a payrise for 5 years and nil interest has decimated our ideas. Wish I'd kept the mortgage and spent it. Now we've spent it anyway - no point saving.

What should happen is the Government should help out savers and increase savings rates then they can spend that money and reduce taxes etc. That's how it used to be. We all know to borrow to the hilt got us in this mess but its getting worse.

I despair.