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I think Dave has Croydon or Thornton Heath in mind... #theaposhcalypse

Yeah, we're gonna help out where we can... My other half helps the kids out with their homework and tutors them for free, they're awesome and she's a great mum... It's a despicable state of affairs really, penalised for working a few poxy hours part time... Pfff!

David Cameron has just elevated Andrew Green to the Lords for services to race hatred. Wonder how many more bones we're going to see thrown to UKIP in the coming months.

Ruddy heck! And it's his birthday today!

/you think you know someone.

This was pretty good last night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UU6o-wWU-v2ClFMwougmK7dA&v=lep6XIVPevk
-wWU-v2ClFMwougmK7dA&v=lep6XIVPevk

ah winston mackenzie. is he drunk? it'd explain the sunnies.

Channel 4 news, video of the IS opening crates of weapons that the yanks tried to deliver to the Kurds via air drops.

I read an interesting article on IS today, an economists view of their "state" from the perspective of revenues raised (oil, ransoms, 10% tithe on earnings, looting) vs. expenditure (infrastructure through to food).

Syria was/is a net importer of both food and oil, Iraq has a lot more oil but, again, imported 60% of its grain.

Common to both conquered territories is the displacement of the farmers - who would need to be enticed back in order for there to be a harvest next year.

IS also need to create refining capacity and work out how to sell a $100 barrel of oil for more than $30, and now that they keep cutting their hostages heads off it is anticipated that ransom revenue will drop.

A terrible tragedy:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/police-blocked-traffic-but-not-pavement-where-woman-was-killed-by-tree-in-storm-9810254.html

Fingers crossed the builder survives.

Fingers crossed the builder survives.

tl;dr, smoking kills?

Gunmen shooting in Ottawa, this isn't good...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-29728503

Liverpool St closed then reopened. They didn't blow up any cabs this time..

Man is confirmed. Men, not. Hopefully it's finished.

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Second shooting at another (close) location confirmed.

As far as I know, all my family in Ottawa are safe at the moment, but it's pretty damn scary...

Now I guess I know how they felt when the riots and the tube bombings were happening in London.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29727632

excellent / bonkers news

Yes indeedy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gx8YIeJLsw

Such wonderful news! :D

Google bin #scobled

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140504-the-biggest-flaw-of-google-glass

It's not the 1st of April yet, is it?

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/oct/24/oil-gatwick-airport-surrey

That's an epic win.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/27/uk-mediterranean-migrant-rescue-plan

This is what happens when you let a racist party dictate the political agenda.

Or you could do the Aussie thing, catch them mid-voyage then put them in a concentration camp in Papua New Guinea...

That crusty juggler's excuse for barging bum face seems a bit disingenuous.