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Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 16th 2011, 10:58 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

Thank you. I have taken your advice and started a new thread: Broken Britain.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 16th 2011, 5:50 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

Okay. Here is some good news:
Around 500 people have been demonstrating through the night outside St Paul's Cathedral after a day of protest in London's financial district. Part of a worldwide...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 16th 2011, 1:54 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

So, are you saying, Sally, you will only accept positive comments about Britain and anyone who points out the problems which might affect anyone thinking of returning is basically wasting their time...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 16th 2011, 1:11 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

You are trying to compare a huge natural disaster which brought on a lack of medical supplies to the everyday care of the elderly in Britain. Maybe Britain is suffering a social, welfare tsunami....
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 16th 2011, 12:49 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

Okay Chris, I'll take your advice and try to find some 'real people' for their opinions about life in Britain. :)

Oh, by the way, I don't think I'd like to be an elderly care paitent in the U.K: ...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 15th 2011, 10:53 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

I'm here mainly to bring up topics which should concern anyone wishing to move back to the U.K. Life, as they, say is not a bed of roses. I know England has its good points, but in recent years some...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 15th 2011, 1:39 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Bin there, ain't done that?

I guess it is different in the soggy west of Scotland. :)
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 15th 2011, 1:19 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Bin there, ain't done that?

The system sound very backward. Must stink to high heaven in some places during summer :frown:
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 15th 2011, 1:13 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Bin there, ain't done that?

Anyone have trouble with bin collections? :)
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 15th 2011, 12:19 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Bin there, ain't done that?

Is it really true that in many parts of Britain waste bins are collected every two weeks. Also, if you fill your bin up a little too much leaving the lid slightly up, then the binmen won't empty it....
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 15th 2011, 6:14 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

Did you read my post? I live overseas and I read the news on websites and watch the news on BBC TV. I am not a troll. Yes, I have cut and pasted stories from websites incl: BBC; Telegraph, Guardian...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 15th 2011, 2:46 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

The thing is I haven't used bad language or insulted anyone. Yes, I may have posted too many cut and paste stories, but living outside of the U.K. most of my information about Britain comes from news...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 15th 2011, 1:52 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

I won't Dignify that with a rebuttal :)
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 14th 2011, 10:44 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Football Hooliganism

Yes, I did get the edited information, above, from a site explaining hooliganism. But, facts are facts, which I think are always important. Many people, like yourself, criticize the poster and not...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 14th 2011, 10:13 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Football Hooliganism

I do apologise for not being more precise regarding British football hooliganism. Football hooliganism first started in the late 1960's, and peaked in the late 1970's and mid 1980's before finally...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 14th 2011, 1:19 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

I used to go to footbal matches in the sixties and never experienced rampaging football hooliganism and the violence that has developed since.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 14th 2011, 12:35 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

In my day there were no football 'hooligans' or Organized football gangs like Chelsea's Headhunters or Manchester United's Red Army rampaging and damaging property.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 14th 2011, 10:48 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

The number of people admitted to hospital for alcohol related problems has doubled in the last ten years. Alchol related liver disease has trebled.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 14th 2011, 1:55 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

I think many young people are drinking themselves silly by buying cheap booze from supermarkets. In fact some publicans blame the cheap booze available in supermarkets as part of the reason pubs are...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 14th 2011, 1:39 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

If I were moving back to Britain in the near future I would be somewhat worried. As I mentioned before, for some, it might be like jumping out of a frying pan into a fire. The financial and social...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 14th 2011, 12:16 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

Okay, point taken. I will, in future, try to post my own personal opinions on this topic in the future, not reported facts.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 13th 2011, 11:55 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

Okay, I will stop posting stories about the problems in Britain. Just a little disappointed that other posters didn't give their personal views on the issues and why they are occuring. Britain has...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 13th 2011, 1:42 pm
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Private rents in England unaffordable, says Shelter

Private rents in England unaffordable, says Shelter :frown:

Private rents are now unaffordable in 55% of local authorities in England, the housing charity Shelter has said. Homes in these areas...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 13th 2011, 5:35 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

More Unhappy, Alarming News

Basic care given to elderly in hospital 'alarming' :frown:

Too many hospitals in England are falling short in the most basic care they are giving elderly patients, inspectors say. The Care Quality...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 12th 2011, 1:45 am
Replies: 309
Views: 26,200
Posted By Returnee

Re: Article about unhappy Britain

The Black hole is getting bigger, especially for pension holders:

£200bn black hole puts more pensions at risk as deficit grows by £80bn in just FOUR weeks. The country’s biggest private sector...
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