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  1. MontyPlumbs

    Army told to 'stop swearing' at new recruits

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35646805/british-army-instructors-are-told-to-stop-swearing-at-new-recruits Is this further dumbing down of the training machine or a welcome step forward? PersonallyI quite enjoyed the verbal abuse I received at basic training, because its character...
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    Putin 'corrupt' says US Treasury

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35385445 Bit rich coming from Yankee purveyors of truth and justice....
  3. MontyPlumbs

    Why LinkedIn annoys me

    This is the kind of 'sponsored' rubbish that's all over LinkedIn recently. Honestly, if I didn't need it for work I'd come off this stinking pile of a sh1te.
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    Why Labour lost the last General Election

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35313090 Apparently Labour have decided it was a combination of these four factors: Failure to shake off the myth that we (ie Labour) were responsible for the financial crash and failure to build trust on the economy Inability to deal with issues of...
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    Iraq Veterans 'Could Face Prosecution'

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35211336 UK soldiers who fought in the Iraq War may face prosecution for war crimes, according to the head of a unit investigating alleged abuses. Now, I'm all for upholding the law, but this smacks of another gravy train for human rights lawyers eager for a slice...
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    British troops could face prosecution over 'crimes commited' in Iraq

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35211336 UK soldiers who fought in the Iraq War may face prosecution for war crimes, according to the head of a unit investigating alleged abuses. Now, I'm all for upholding the law, but this smacks of another gravy train for human rights lawyers eager for a slice...
  7. MontyPlumbs

    World of Warships

    Is anyone playing the Closed Beta Test? I've been playing World of Tanks for years, but this game has the potential to be better, provided they don't fcuk it up!
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    RN Officer sues after being accused of bullying subordinates

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2780784/Warship-captain-sues-MoD-300k-HE-exposed-bullying-claims-breach-human-rights.html I know it;s the Daily (Hate) Mail, but thoughts? Should this kind of case even be allowed to be brought? I'm sure some leech of a lawyer is licking their lips in...
  9. MontyPlumbs

    X

    Seems like he's not the only one who thinks he is some sort of god.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20008342
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    George Osbourne tells ticket collector he cannot possibly move and sit in 2nd Class.

    Seems like he's not the only one who thinks he is some sort of god.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20008342
  11. MontyPlumbs

    TA should be renamed...

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19940848 Not convinced if I'm honest, losing a long standing historical name and changing it to something grey and corporate.
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    Warning over shortage of engineering graduates

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19760351 Not just graduates, but skilled technicians too. An insistence on everyone going to University at age 18, along with a rapid decline in engineering apprenticeships has led us to where we are now. In my office, there are only 4 engineers out of 37...
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    Railway Engineering Consultants - Derby

    My company is looking to recruit experienced engineering staff with the following areas of expertise: Mechanical engineering Electrical engineering Project Management/Engineering Design Engineering (Solidworks, Inventor etc) FEA (Ansys) Vehicle/Engineering Approvals (VAB and NoBo) Minimum...
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    "I love prison" - suspected murderer tells judge

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-18772761 Something has gone terribly terribly wrong when the guy even tells the judge he's dossing in jail! We need to make prison a horrible and nasty place so its a genuine deterrent and not a holiday camp like it is at present!
  15. MontyPlumbs

    This is what it's all about...

    Anyone who was in any doubt regarding the work Veterans Aid do, read the story and watch the video in the link below. http://www.itv.com/news/london/2012-05-21/veteran-honoured-after-turning-his-life-around/
  16. MontyPlumbs

    Report finds that a lack of support and opportunity contributed to the 2011 riots

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17525873 Well, that's okay then, as long as you don't feel loved, or you aren't being given the chance to earn £80,000 as a Premiership footballer, then you should be allowed to riot and loot whenever you feel like it. Another symptom of sick Britain, it's everyone...
  17. MontyPlumbs

    US-UK discuss releasing oil reserves

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17377386 Apparently Obama is concerned about high US fuel prices. No mention of the eye watering £1.45 a litre we are currently paying then? Cameron and every other politico of his ilk make me physically sick. If I had my way I'd hang em all and have...
  18. MontyPlumbs

    Railway Crossings - Accident or serious failing at Network Rail?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-17378565 Thoughts? Personally, as an industry insider, I find this judgement typical in todays Britain when it's everyone elses fault, especially the big bad corporations. It's tragic that these young girls are dead, but how has this even come to...
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    Result!

    My company (Unipart Rail Limited) have agreed to support both BLESMA and Veterans Aid with donations from our 'dress down day' in the months of April and August 2012. We usually raise a few hundred pounds through people paying to come to work in 'civvies' on a Friday. Hopefully it will be...
  20. MontyPlumbs

    The gutter press are at it again

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16999659 So, the rot continues to be exposed right at the core of the British 'free' press. Is anyone really surprised that journos are involved or are you more shocked that someone at the MOD has been arrested? Makes you wonder just how deep the rot really goes...
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