Sylvester

That's better! More reasonable questions. On political/social matters i'm just to the right of middle, (+1.00) But i tend to be rather authoritarian with it, (+4.56).

Wow done it again, rethought some questions, came out minus on conservative (-11) and -27 on labour! Looks like the Liberals are my party! UK Independence still leads... I don't have a car so i don't care what they do with road tax or child care or anything, so once i removed those from the equation rather than guessing agree or neutral, it changed the results a heck of alot!

Okay i was way off there; (the results are) UK Independence - 45% Green Party - 36% Liberal Democrats - 14% Labour - 12% Conservatives - 3% Although i've voted UK independence several times so that's no surprise. So i might not care for the 'free market' much, but i it doesn't ask questions like should the death penelty be brought back? Should corporal punishment be back? Should the benefit handouts be restricted? If they'd asked the right questions i would have come out more right wing. I'm more of a Consensus politics (1950s/60s) Conservative... Rock on Harold MacMillian! The Old Right... i like the idea of a social security net there for those that really need it, but far too many take advantage and the frauds should be sorted out. Aas for all these murders, druggies and boyracer louts that seem to have infected the whole country, they should be lined up and shot for what good they do society they'll not be missed, there'd be less crime and road accidents. Rehibiltation does not work, once a thief always a thief.

Well they were always on bloody strike in the 70s. Mind you wasn't everything?

If the liberals were anti-euro i'd vote for them, i've always had a soft spot for the liberals. I tend to vote conservative, but i have issues with doing so, i think if they were actually in government i'd be voting against them. It feels wrong to vote for them, but i'll give them the benefit of the doubt. If the Thatcher policies come back, then i wouldn't vote for the again. As for Labour, i wouldn't vote for Labour as they are now, but say 10/20 years from now then things might be different. I happily switch parties as their policies change.

Most of my family lived through the Thatcher years and don't think they were bad. I agree with Peter's point; everyone seems to have a go at her. This will probably stimulate a flurry of negative points but I couldn't care less because from what I have researched myself, most of her policies were, in my eyes, fair and rational (apart from the abolition of apprenticeships). But, I digress. Depends what jobs your parents did. My parents have always done manual/skilled labour jobs. Infact in my father's British Rail days, when the Thatcher era was in full swing, we had to keep moving as he chasing his job, as depo by depo got closed down by the government in railway cutbacks (Thatcher government was very anti-railway), Doncaster offices closed, Sheffield, Lincoln, Retford, at one point he had to commute to York or Peterborough everyday (by rail) just to bring in the cash. Eventually he was faced with redundency and had to shift into railway crossing manufactory as a grinder. They were hard times for the skilled manual workers in the old industries (steel/mining/cloth mills etc.) who had left school without any qualifications.

"A Domiono Factum Estud Et Est Mirable in Occulis Nostris" - Elizabeth I (supposedly uttered these words in 1558 upon being told that her sister Mary Tudor had died and she was now the Queen).

Hillsborough, Sheffield. Very strong Labour seat, i've never know it not be Labour. Liberals hold most of the seats in the area though, although not the ones that matter, so Labour win out. In the neighbouring ward to ours, Barnsley West some candidates had put up 'vote Tory' signs (brave people)... they didn't last long... most got smashed in quite quickly. Everyone's stuck vote Labour signs out though. Us Tories keep a very, very low profile up here... can get you into a bit of trouble if you don't. There's still high unemployment after the 1980s mining strikes and alot of resentment... Thatcher is hated with a passion, there'll be much celebration when she finally snuffs it. The disinterested Labour voter in these wards that have taken a dislike to Blair are refusing to vote for anyone. Although where i live is due to undergo a redefining of the boundaries which means we might get shoved in with Barnsley West, which means that i'll be one of probably say 3 people voting blue in the elections.

Conservatives, i've voted for them in all the bi-elections and local ones so i see no reason why not to in the General. By UK Independence party has gained my vote a few times, and when i'm really, really stuck for someone to vote for the Liberals get it. I will never vote Labour as long as Blair is leading it. "Education, education, education..." then he goes and trebles university entry fees (doesn't affect me, but it might affect some of you guys).

i'm all up for quarter burning.

Well they're all legal tender anyhow. Farthings ain't. Plus i like the thought that i might inspire a new collector somewhere along the line.

My internet speed is running like a snail as it is... coinpeople would finish it off. I'm having real difficulty accessing my Hotmail account too. 13 attempts thus far, it just keeps freezing, haven't been able to get on properly for months.

wuhaha...

There's an idea... i've been trying to ditch some farthings for a long while!

Slabbed coins, yeuk... Coins need holding, loving...

I'm on leave at the moment so i don't know.

Any one familiar with the prophecies of St. Malachy? From the sounds of it all of them have been pretty accurate thus far... Well today has seemingly just fulfilled one. This pope is going to last 4 or 5 years.

Oh an one other thing, Ratzinger was also in the Hitler youth back in his youthful years. Personally i think they've pick a wrong 'un here. He's hardline, anti-discussion, anti-everything, and wanted to turn a blind eye to paedophile priests. Or so they've just been discussing on ITV news. My parents once watched a programme saying that the successor to JPII would be the very last Pope, sounds already like alot of liberal Catholics are not too pleased about this. Could be fairly disasterous.

That's probably just top side of the average age for a Pope. John Paul II was one of the youngest ones he was about 58 when elected. They usually in their late 60s/early 70s. John Paul I didn't last long, about 33 days.

Yep i expected as much, they had Ratzinger up as one of the favourites. I really was expecting John Paul III, thank gods it's a Benedict... nice change. Sounds weird though.

Big of a bugger when new evidence comes to light later suggesting they were not all they were cracked up to be. A good number of Popes have been totally unsuitable for the job (one even prayed to the devil if i remember rightly)

We think much the same.

Okay chaps pull to pieces my splendid theory! Spent half an hour working on that one... wuhaha Hey Jimmy long time no see to! Yeah people do have a knack of following me around, i think i provide interesting entertainment for many, you just know i'm gonna put my foot in my mouth sooner or later. They're just taking bets on when!

Aye but Jimmy think on if the top of picture two is level with the top of picture one then there might be indents on the farthing side too, but that bit's cut off from the pictures.

Oh boy; this ones gotta be the most progressive... St. Dionysius (260-268) Named after a Greek/Roman god! I like it!!