Our priorities?

[scott&ligaya]

a couple of hundred of youths from across the community of Birmingham get together and cause mayhem, force the return of parliament, cause rifts between police and government,may lead to wholseale legal changes and have driven the media agenda for the last two weeks.

5000 people from across the same comunity get together for a preace rally in Birmingham,

30 second slot on the national news, no senior national politician attends. hmmmmm

WHY are we not making a big deal of this event

are our priorites right?

[South-east boy]

Only a tiny article in the newspaper about it as well. They seem to prefer reporting about bad news/doom and gloom stuff where it would be nice in these times to read about happier stuff!

[subseastu]

Bad news sells papers / increases viewing figures. Human nature I guess

[Arthur Little]

Human nature I guess

... MY thoughts EXACTLY.

[scott&ligaya]

BUT WHAT IS WORSE is that we allow the actions of these idiots to drive our countrys political agenda... well they say you get the government you deserve.

[scott&ligaya]

three replies versus 330 replies to the riots. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Human nature indeed Arthur.

[stevewool]

people only want to hear or read bad news, sad gits, thats why i dont read papers or talk to my sisters very little, glum and glumer i call them both

[Ako Si Jamie]

three replies versus 330 replies to the riots. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Human nature indeed Arthur.

[les_taxi]

Well done to the 5000 and shame on the media for lack of coverage

[Terpe]

Based on the happenings in my area. Town or village. Almost everyday there is anti-social behaviour, street violence and what looks like "gang-activity" about drugs alcohol robbery and burglary etc.
Setting fires in wheelie bins is also pretty common.
The numbers involved are small. In our village perhaps about only 6-10 known troublemakers. Not much gets done to curb them or stop them. Very little can be done, it seems.

[Arthur Little]

Very little can be done, it seems.

String 'em up ... hang 'em high, as Dedworth recommends.

[Arthur Little]

Mind you ... he [Dedworth] makes a !

[Doc Alan]

three replies versus 330 replies to the riots....

There were three replies to my good news about Dengue vaccine - why do I bother ?
http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....171#post308171

[Arthur Little]

There were three replies to my good news about Dengue vaccine - why do I bother ?
http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....171#post308171

Frustrating ... , Alan ... especially after the time and trouble you've taken to impart the cautious optimism surrounding the ongoing trials of a vaccine that COULD [eventually] contain the spread of a dangerous, potentially lethal, mosquito-borne fever affecting so many people living in the Philippines themselves - as well as those of us likely to be travelling to these islands in the foreseeable future.

Yet, somewhat conversely, the 'Tottenham Riots' thread drags tediously on, into its 12th page ... with 338 posts at the last count!