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Mid 40's, professional, kick boxer with daft sense of humour and growing cynicism about the world we live in. Enjoys good health, great family life and has a half full approach rather than half empty.

Dislikes heavy and tense, prefers open and argumentative.

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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Can democracy survive in a politically correct world?: 6 of 16

Political correctness is two words that define intolerance. Democracy allows individuals to express preference without, by and large, fear of retribution. The fact that the preference they express makes your blood boil should be more to do with your ability to tolerate opinion that digresses from yours than labelling it poli...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Predicting whether Labour will win the next election: 7 of 18

The voters of the UK face a difficult choice when the next election is finally called and at this time - July 2007 - and that alone presents a rather sad insight into the state of British politics at this time. The removal of Tony Blair has left a strange 'phoney war' between the Government and its opposition.On one hand, th...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK How Britain has become a 'nanny state': 6 of 7

I can't say I'm convinced that the UK has become a 'nanny state' but I'm absolutely sure we've become a paranoid one! Yes we have issues. We have a 'Something must be done' public driven by a headline grabbing media all too keen to finger point at the slightest excuse. The current floods provide a massive example - amidst th...