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Bob The Badger

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  1. We're no different to any other country with an ageing population, but we're struggling worse than most wealthy countries. The US operate what you want to see, and all it creates is a brilliant system for the wealthy and a terrible one for the poorer sector. If the Government did encourage people, as you're suggesting, the NHS would go the same way as the dental service, with doctors bailing out to do the more highly paid, less stressful work. We're not a few quid or even a few hundred million away from building new hospitals; we're billions, and more importantly, the will isn't there. Because the reality is that tax cuts and money in the pocket win more votes no matter what people like to think.
  2. Yep. Lots of doctors work short weeks for the NHS now so they can do private work. That is accentuated with specialists, of which, in most areas, there is a desperate shortage.
  3. Nothing says I love you like a sinister looking doorstop.
  4. It's unlucky to get the diagnosis. But he is lucky he's getting immediate care. You would even get same day treatment with private health cover Context is important and imho, shouldn't be disregarded.
  5. I watched about half of last years but lost patience when it became obvious they didn't even understand the basics of business. And literally every one of them had stupidly white teeth. The kind of white that doesn't even exist in nature. Whatever happened to good old fashioned yellow British teeth? It's an outrage. Sugar's a knob too.
  6. I think from memory it may dipper a tad, but the last couple of episodes make it. The last one mostly. Don't give up!
  7. Rest in peace Pike, you're not really a stupid boy.
  8. I thought 2 was maybe the weakest, but 3, 4 and 5 were incredible.
  9. I send Mrs Badger one and never sign my name, but I've no idea why. Thinking of not bothering this year and getting her this instead.
  10. We're between Nanpean and Whitemoor
  11. I'm actually from Matlock, but after living in Orlando for 14 years we moved to about 4 miles outside St Austell for my wife to be near her family about 3 years ago. It's gorgeous, but duck me, it rains a lot! Way more than Derbyshire.
  12. Hey @Jourdan and @SK47, I'm looking to go with the missus too. Only an hour or so from St Austell.
  13. Splendid news. And for the people in here (maybe just you and me @ketteringram ) who are upstanding, decent, respectable and honest citizens who don't brazenly and outrageously steal their TV from the poor, impoverished and defenceless TV stations, and haven't seen it already, here is the trailer.
  14. Finally finished Love/Hate last night - utterly outstanding with a great ending. Choice now of the latest Fargo or True Detective or Mr Bates v The Post Office. What order would you lot have those three in if you've seen them all?
  15. Not sure whether to post this here, in the AI thread, or start a new thread called 'Scary S@%$ coming our way in an AI election year'
  16. I was joking with the thick comment; I'm pretty sure they'd have been under incredible mental pressure. Having said that, Jas suspected Harry for ages (and I think, Andrew) and kept keeping quiet at the round table. Apparently, the normal round tables could go on for 2 or 3 hours, so he had plenty of time and time to think about options before it all started. Maybe not thick, but. he played the game poorly. And poor Mollie was just smitten by Harry. The worst thing you can do in that kind of situation is to follow your emotions.
  17. Guys, I think I need help. I went straight from the end of The Traitors into the US version. I may not come back from this. Speaking of The Traitors, how thick were Mollie and Jaz? All Jaz had to say at the end was, 'If I were a traitor, I'd have voted for the end of the game because I was guaranteed at least half the pot and, in all likelihood, all of it'? Plank.
  18. Season 3 of Love/Hate is brilliant, better than the first two. And 4 maintained that. Just started the final one last night. I found some of the moody shots/scenes a bit irritating with Kin too. Especially the ones with Clare Dunne staring off into space. Having said that not enough to taint it, and I still thought it was brilliant.
  19. The same could be said for the Rams other than Stafford. Duck the 9ers though, I've always thought of them like I do Leeds, and the fact that they part own Leeds only cements that. Go Chiefs!
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