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    But the problem is not just with the schools, many of the areas these schools are in are deprived and the many of the parents of these kids don't expect their kids to do well, or even value a school education. maybe some of these schools have become complacent as they are not pushed by the parents, but at the end of the day the whole area needs an attitude change to make them all believe they can achieve it, and anything that does this can only be welcomed surely

    Maybe the vast majority of these people are genuinely ill, maybe this also reflects the lack of support for people who are long term sick, especially for those with mental health issues, and lets face it 80 pound a week is hardly a comfortable existance, perhaps if the government developed programmes to increase peoples mental well being then these numbers would decline

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    The UK has the highest amount of CCTV coverage in the developed world, is this an abuse of our freedoms or a protection of our rights from criminals?

     

    Do you like the fact that as you walk down the street the authorities could be tracking your every move? Or do you find the whole thing Orwellian?

     

     

    Sounds a great idea

     

    Why should Scots be allowed to vote on English matters yet English not allowed to vote on Scots matters

     

    Sooner this is bought in the better

     

    Couldn't agree more. Beside the fact that for almost 300 years english mps decided Scottish matters or failed to make proper time to debate them, the sooner Scotland is independent the better.

     

    I would also point out that Scotlands 59 mps can hardly decide english matters when england has 500+ mps

    But how do you explain the fact that our EU neighbours have signed up to the treaty as well and dont appear to be having anything like the problems we do... Go to Holland, Germany or Scandinavia, the sort of youth crime we have in the UK is simply not on the same scale... Are Dutch, German or Swedish kids genetically more inclined towards good behaviour or summat....?? I dont think so... Like Rob says, the legacy of Thatcherism is still damaging this country's psyche and our so-called "Labour" Govt has done very little to reverse the social injustices that Thatcher/Major created...

     

    Rob, I dont really think religion has anything to do with it tbh, Scandinavia, Germany and Holland are hardly what you could call "ultra religiously conservative"... The facts are, these countries are years ahead of us in terms of sound democratic, social and progressive politics....

     

    These countries have progressive policies and also support the family unit, in whatever form it takes. They also instill responsibility in their young people from an early age, and they also discourage consumerism on the level we see in the UK.

     

    I agree with you about the religion issue, the Scandanavians, and the Dutch are less religious than us, and yet they still bring up their children to be more socially aware and responsible than we do

    ......... at a time where there was lots of land available for settlement...

     

    It was still immigration, and a foreign people arriving on land that was already occupied by a native population, now you deprive the same thing to other people, whats really wrong with immigration? Our population will reach this high and then fall back.

     

    Most immigrants benefit this country, more so than the majority of native citizens, we already have tight controls who do you want to deny immigration to, Australians, Canadians, Kiwis, Americans? Or maybe it' non-white immigrants that worry you most

    Doesn't most of the immigration into the UK come from the EU, the numbers of which we are not allowed to limit?

     

    As the report also states it will prevent the demographic time bomb from happening for a longer time which is good news for the UK's economy and will give the government longer to plan for this.

     

    Immigration has always occured after all the English themselves immigrated to the UK as Angles and Saxons around 1500 years ago, replacing the original Celtic people

    I have to agree. Time to blame the 1997 European Children's Protection & Civil Rights Act again that the (then) new Labour Government signed up to with disastrous results........

     

    Lets blame the adoption of a decent policy, yes lets do that, then look at our european neighbours who have adopted the same policy, who also funnily enough don't have the same problems that we seem to have with our young people,

     

    then maybe you can reasses your view and look at the lack of support for families within our communities, and ask yourself are young people that bad because they are disconnected by our selfish society that resembles american society more and more each day, and prejudiced by older people saying it was different in my day.

     

    Most young people are decent individuals, a minority few create trouble, we should try to help these youngsters before it's too late and they become hardened criminals, not throw them on the scrapheap

     

    Just look how we stand up to the EU when they say we can't use pounds and ounces. Only time will tell.

     

    Britain was suppose to become metric by 1979, we broke that agreement, the EU never demanded that only metric measures could be used it was always happy for both imperial and metric to be displayed, the UK tabloids lie about Europe all the time

     

    It also seems crazy young people have been taught the metric system for almost 40 years yet papers declare everything should be imperial, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Ireland have managed the switch without any problems, why can't we, or are British people too thick to cope with a change?

    oil is now at an new all time high per barrel, this WILL impact at the pumps very soon, i can see people getting fed up with the over priced, over taxed fuel.

     

    Its just as well the pound is worth over US$2 if it wasn't at this high level petrol would be well over £1 a litre

    From the BBC's news website

     

    North Wales Police Authority has backed a review of drug laws after its chief constable urged legalisation.

    Richard Brunstrom asked the authority to back his calls to scrap current laws, legalise most drugs and bring in a new system to control them.

     

    While it agreed to support the report - to go to the Home Secretary as part of UK-wide consultation - it did not say current laws should be scrapped.

     

    A senior police officers' body called legalisation "a counsel of despair".

     

    Mr Brunstrom called the fight against drugs unwinnable but said he did not want "an anarchic free-for-all".

     

    He said there was a battle with "the flat earthers" who refused to look at the evidence suggesting drugs laws need a radical change.

     

    The chief constable said his report was not a "crusade or proactive - it is a response based on a degree of radicalism".

     

    The authority agreed that his report should go to the UK Government and the Welsh Assembly Government, which is about to conduct its own drugs consultation.

     

    It also said there should be a review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, with the possible replacement of a Misuse of Substances Act regulating all drugs, including nicotine and alcohol based on a new hierarchy of harm.

     

    The authority further agreed to consider affiliation with the lobby group Transform Drug Policy Foundation.

     

    Before the meeting, Plaid Cymru AM Leanne Wood told BBC Wales' Politics Show that Mr Brunstrom was right to raise the issue.

     

    'Not fit for purpose'

     

    Ms Wood, a former probation officer, said she agreed with the chief constable that the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 was "not fit for purpose".

     

    She also agreed with his view that the UK's drugs strategy was "unwinnable".

     

    "I've seen myself how people are just recycled through the system," she said.

     

    "They go to prison, they come out of prison, they end up continuing using drugs and continuing breaking the law, and that has to change.

     

    "I think Richard Brunstrom is doing some thinking outside the box on this, which is long overdue," she added.

     

    But Anglesey MP Albert Owen had said he hoped the authority would reject Mr Brunstrom's recommendations.

     

    "I think he's not just thinking outside the box, he's just simply wrong," he said.

     

    "We should have a three-pronged attack which is education, crime enforcement, which is prohibition of hard drugs and also rehabilitation."

     

    'Counsel of despair'

     

    Last week Mr Brunstrom's views were criticised by Alyn and Deeside MP Mark Tami who said claiming legalising heroin was the only way forward was "blinkered and dangerous".

     

    Alyn and Deeside AM Carl Sergeant said a more sustainable solution would be to tackle the causes of drug abuse.

     

    Earlier, a spokeswoman for Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) which represents 44 UK police authorities, said Mr Brunstrom was entitled to his personal views.

     

    "Acpo does not agree with the repeal of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 or the legalisation of drugs - this is arguably a counsel of despair."

     

    She added: "Moving to total legalisation would, in our view, greatly exacerbate the harm to people in this country, not reduce it.

     

    "It simply does not make sense to legitimise dangerous narcotic substances which would then have the potential to ruin even more lives and our neighbourhoods."

     

     

     

     

    I'm in Australia just now and petrol cost $1.25 or so, which is roughly 50-60p a litre, and they are complaining it's too expensive here. The tax on petrol is suppose to be environmental, but I think it is too high, as petrol for many poor people is a nessesity so they can get to work,and many parts of Britain have inadequate public transport so that is not an option, it would be better to increase taxes on petrol guzzling large cars, and increase the road tax for these cars, flat taxes like these don't help the environment they just line the government coffers

    well...yes, but not in such numbers, there were few of us, half a dozen or so, these guys dont live here, there are far bigger groups, plus in my day there wasnt teenage (under 16) drug taking, drinking, sex, muggings, knife carrying... like there is now.

     

     

    In your day it was different? A group of teenagers is always intimidating. Also I take it when you turned 16 you took drugs, drank had sex etc........ So in other words you are not happy about the youth of today doing what you did when you were their age (or a couple of years older) I think thats called being a hypocrit.......

    It would depend really on what songs you like. Light Years, Fever, Rhythm of Love, and Impossible Princess are my favourites. You could just buy Ultimate Kylie though and get most of the hits, or your in Aussie so you could get the greatest hits 87-97 which has impossible princess hits on it too.

     

    You would need to tell us your favourite songs and then we can advise you on which album

    In the saw days the 12'' was always just an extended mix of the 7'' but since the parlaphone era they tend to try and swtrip the vocal out of the remix too much, although that said there are some good mixes but not enough of them

    'legalise drugs'?... but which drugs? soft options would be quite acceptable, but where do you draw the line? heroin?... crack? and if it was only soft drugs legalised surely the harder drugs would still have criminal gangs making money.

     

    You have to legalise them all......

     

    ...but that doesn't mean we'll all be shooting up heroin, it will probably lead to a drop in drug consumption, because if it is legalised, but controlled properly then there will be help for addicts when they want it without fear or criminal prosecution, and health checks would be performed on regular users often, and advice on the safe use of drugs given to all