tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5087743122060657281..comments2024-03-28T10:26:27.833+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: What? Did I hear that correctly?Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91702764202682621002022-01-09T05:18:04.556+00:002022-01-09T05:18:04.556+00:00Amen indeed.Amen indeed.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64422150353068000772022-01-09T05:16:59.162+00:002022-01-09T05:16:59.162+00:00I'm sure that before long the policy will be r...I'm sure that before long the policy will be reversed, and our Framers WILL be paid better for producing the good quality foods that they always have. What is the point of living in a highly fertile country if one doesn't take advantage of it? Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35868616978037186772022-01-09T05:13:42.571+00:002022-01-09T05:13:42.571+00:00Hmmmm. Maybe 'proud' is too strong a word....Hmmmm. Maybe 'proud' is too strong a word. I certainly feel very lucky, and very happy to have been born in England. But there's certainly some pride in there somewhere. The UK is an amazing country considering its size and location; and her history is up with the greatest. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1631674571648967782022-01-09T01:52:37.230+00:002022-01-09T01:52:37.230+00:00I see "far ahead" thinking with the farm...I see "far ahead" thinking with the farmers being asked and paid to not grow stuff, in decades to come that land will be seen as "wasted" and some developer will build thousands of highrise flats on it. How I wish it could be different and the farmers paid far better rates to grow quality produce to be sold locally.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83460320186234793192022-01-09T01:05:26.084+00:002022-01-09T01:05:26.084+00:00Amen, down the lie.Amen, down the lie.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71131581270309500262022-01-08T20:55:45.484+00:002022-01-08T20:55:45.484+00:00I don’t understand being proud of one’s birth nati...I don’t understand being proud of one’s birth nationality. I see it in the same vein as being “proud” of having size X feet, having blue eyes or being right/left handed. I can understand being glad one was born “an Englishman” - but proud! Nope don’t get it. I do, however, understand being proud of a nationality that you had to earn.UK Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872335227166617639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66300616596262333622022-01-08T15:24:31.367+00:002022-01-08T15:24:31.367+00:00There has been a huge outcry about Blair and the h...There has been a huge outcry about Blair and the hooligans; not so sure about the farming.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54941700482425497112022-01-08T15:23:21.364+00:002022-01-08T15:23:21.364+00:0048 years ago, all my neighbours in France grew whe...48 years ago, all my neighbours in France grew wheat, maize, tobacco, vines, vegetables, etc. They had cows, pigs, ducks, and hens, and lived a wonderful life. These days they hardly grow anything, and have no animals or vines.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85833084067390807792022-01-08T15:18:47.316+00:002022-01-08T15:18:47.316+00:00We just have to hope that there are people in auth...We just have to hope that there are people in authority who see when 'mistakes' have been made, and rectify them.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38550948291888506822022-01-08T15:18:16.876+00:002022-01-08T15:18:16.876+00:00I completely agree with your sentiments……as I woul...I completely agree with your sentiments……as I would assume most people would? Or am I wrong there? There is no common sense in our courts or government.It's.a.crazy.worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097206219065815316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82857650865162854012022-01-08T14:24:39.258+00:002022-01-08T14:24:39.258+00:00We have farmers being paid for not growing tobacco...We have farmers being paid for not growing tobacco. I do not understand the logic when viewed long term. There are a lot of other crops to be grown.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30176797347703760732022-01-08T14:00:16.203+00:002022-01-08T14:00:16.203+00:00I agree with you entirely. The public sees the fa...I agree with you entirely. The public sees the facts rightly as they are and the leadership seems to stray is befuddling. This straying is almost cult-like and it comes in many shapes and sizes at all levels. The question is: How do we shift this?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66723330524781116782022-01-08T13:40:08.801+00:002022-01-08T13:40:08.801+00:00That, of course, is the most important question. O...That, of course, is the most important question. Once a precedent has been set, it usually stays there, so If you wish to knock H M The Queen off her plinth, you must remember to say that you are a Woke Snowflake, and you did it for humanitarian/BLM/Save the Planet reasons. I hear that the Attorney General is looking at the verdict!!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90341473361258090922022-01-08T13:03:00.148+00:002022-01-08T13:03:00.148+00:00If I walk into my local village right now, and tea...If I walk into my local village right now, and tear down the statue of a former, much loved, politician, will I be charged with and found guilty of Criminal Damage?<br />You can bet your last pound that I will be! <br />How on earth can people who have committed a crime witnessed by millions of TV viewers possibly be found Not Guilty? <br />I will join you in the 'I despair' club as soon as possible! <br />Colhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191036562913935116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41497312154191595712022-01-08T12:30:55.342+00:002022-01-08T12:30:55.342+00:00Blair was regularly taking free holidays, they are...Blair was regularly taking free holidays, they are well documented, and I recall a row about a very expensive refurb of No. 10 soon after he took office. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60158144370289875102022-01-08T12:14:54.839+00:002022-01-08T12:14:54.839+00:00When history is written, I don't think you'...When history is written, I don't think you'll find that Boris's peccadillos are a scratch on Tony's. Where his sudden £millions came from is as mysterious as Jeffery Epstein'sCro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26739280487811343262022-01-08T10:51:57.761+00:002022-01-08T10:51:57.761+00:00I also think of Johnson, denigrating the position ...I also think of Johnson, denigrating the position of prime minister by accepting backhanders, lying through his teeth and then getting away with it all - free holidays, flat refurb etc.. What a disgrace.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61818467078646295382022-01-08T09:31:07.913+00:002022-01-08T09:31:07.913+00:00In this case it was a very deliberate action; of t...In this case it was a very deliberate action; of that there is no question. Again I say, one can sympathise with their actions, but the fact is that they committed 'criminal damage'; and of such they SHOULD have been found guilty. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4224233272485187752022-01-08T09:16:57.615+00:002022-01-08T09:16:57.615+00:00The jury made a 'political' decision; whic...The jury made a 'political' decision; which I can understand. However, if juries continue to make 'heart over head' decisions, it doesn't bode well for the future. A jury should always decide on the facts presented, and come to a non-political decision of innocent or guilty. <br /> Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56175629583332668512022-01-08T09:16:55.531+00:002022-01-08T09:16:55.531+00:00And will be significant in any future similar situ...And will be significant in any future similar situations. (In front of a magistrate they would likely to have been found guilty).Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15585467961625539432022-01-08T09:13:16.836+00:002022-01-08T09:13:16.836+00:00The fact is that it was trial by Jury and apart fr...The fact is that it was trial by Jury and apart from the verdict itself is the most significant factor and I don't believe Cro mentioned it in his post.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74112768431947608822022-01-08T09:05:47.773+00:002022-01-08T09:05:47.773+00:00Ah I see. In fact I didn't understand Cro'...Ah I see. In fact I didn't understand Cro's response to me in the first place!Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50529611551658314302022-01-08T08:54:05.333+00:002022-01-08T08:54:05.333+00:00Maybe wires crossed, Rachel. What I meant was, und...Maybe wires crossed, Rachel. What I meant was, underlining what you said, that Cro used the the shorthand (by his own admission) of "judge" when it wasn't the judge who made the verdict. <br /><br />And, of course, as you have just said, the jury verdict has its merits (whether one agrees or not) indicating the "Zeitgeist" I mentioned to Cro in my other reply.<br /><br />It is dead complicated, and yes, some subjects can't be explored within the (arbitrary) confines of a comment box.<br /><br />Hope it's now all clear as mud or, rather, clarified not cloudy broth. Any cook's ambition. Rarely fulfilled.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25675858186860790242022-01-08T08:47:45.100+00:002022-01-08T08:47:45.100+00:00It is of course quite correct to say that it is th...It is of course quite correct to say that it is the jury who decide 'Innocent or guilty', but it is still the judge who delivers the judgement.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39804991097115076952022-01-08T08:31:24.653+00:002022-01-08T08:31:24.653+00:00Ursula I am not sure what you are referring to whe...Ursula I am not sure what you are referring to when you say "as Rachel pointed out Wrong" when I made no such judgement. I merely pointed out that it was trial by jury. I happen to hold views that the jury verdict may on the surface have looked wrong but in fact has its merits of which there is not space here to go into. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com