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    Stockton and Darlington 200th anniversary 27 September 2025

    It might be better to move the whole thing to a railway like Weardale, or the NYMR. removes the politics, removes many of the commercial barriers and removes many of the industry road blocks, which in turn could remove much of the costs. Preserved railways would not have as many barriers and...
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    Stockton and Darlington 200th anniversary 27 September 2025

    off topic. This isnt about tory government, its about the S&D200. will this be like 1825, 1925,1975 all are no. will this be like Rainhill, GW150.. no will this be like GW175.. no will this be like Eastleigh, Crewe, Doncaster opendays.. no. i’m not convinced it will be like the Great Gathering...
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    Stockton and Darlington 200th anniversary 27 September 2025

    Eastern Europe has a lower cost of living, lower taxation. At this point they are out performing the UK. its a matter of time before gdp overtakes us. Poland has more working mainline steam locos than the NRM. Economically the UK has turned inwards since Brexit, its a squabble amongst wokes...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    How about her other family members, relatives etc ? was that confirmed too ? Sun are journalists, of a sort, wordsmithing is their forte. Nothing short of a full denial by all routes inc businesses or charitities associated both parties would convince me of a truthful statement by the sun...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    Your assuming we know the whole story. We dont know anything of Huw Edwards side of this story, and if he sat back at all, or when he was admitted in hospital… he maybe in hospital in isolation from as much as the story as possible, to protect his mental state. we dont know. innocent until...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    David Cameron and Piggate..
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    Do you think law would actually work in this circumstance… Let alone the right to privacy. imo this is why this is messed up. Had he done wrong, then its public interest. if theres no wrong doing then what he does is upto him (And whoever consents), whether we agree with it or not. However...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    his name was on US owned (India presented) Sportskeeda website on July 8th. https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-why-huw-edwards-trending-twitter-snapchat-photo-leaves-internet-scandalized-amid-bbc-presenter-scandal Quite what Huw Edwards association is to Indian Sports is unclear to...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    He who cannot be named, has apparently not done anything criminal. will all those berating those on the last few pages for daring suggest innocent until proven guilty is wrong, and trial by media is right, now step back ? Our foreign owned Media now has some questions to answer, starting with...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    Nothing stopping British companies seeking overseas funding. indeed that has all kinds of other benefits, not least saving the £, keeping inflation down, inwards investment…. All those promises made by Brexiteers. its a global market, waiting for British companies to exploit. if these...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    London is a global market (and as much as Europe and New York likes to think they are more “global”, London it is). New York is a US predominant market, the Dutch Bourse is a predominant Dutch market, as is the French and German markets, Singapore and Hong Kong are also strong regional markets...
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    Preserved bus events. do we need a law change to allow charging

    So to me these days out are great fun. indeed i’d even be open to volunteering some way. i’d definitely contribute to an event, and would prefer if contributing to the event saw funds split between all participants. The public reaction at the bus running days is fantastic to see, old, and young...
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    Stockton and Darlington 200th anniversary 27 September 2025

    If your coming from Aus, pack a suitcase of coal with you, way things are going we will need it and you could make a few quid. Since Brexit the land of milk and honey has seen the farmers go bankrupt and the honey bees eaten by wasps. This country is a pale shadow of what it was in 1975. Even...
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    Preserved bus events. do we need a law change to allow charging

    Why dont they sell other stuff instead, website access, mugs, books etc. S there anything wrong with selling pictures of the bus, or the driver ? I really enjoy attending running days on LUL routes around London, but there is literally no way to contribute anything. Maybe a souvenir ticket...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    Why “should” they ? if the oppourtunity was the better advantage than those of its competing peers, then it should win on it’s own merit, not because “they have to invest it”. what could happen is a grouping of high, medium and low risk investments into a portfolio to spread the risk, and seek...
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    Russia invades Ukraine

    Contrary, I think Biden likes the UK leading from the front here. He needs political capital in the US to suggest he’s not in this alone. (But our decisions are almost certainly not being taken in isolation). Europe is running down its old ammo stockpiles. its also changing priorites when it...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    Yes but not currently, and Ive worked in multiple countries. Ive seen how it can fail. I see why pension funds would push back on this. Generically, Remember their job, is to manage risk and raise return. UK Pension funds are (generally and generically) heavily invested in lower risk higher...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    when their 2-10% contributions from their monthly pay checks suddenly disappear in a decades time, then it will be a story. Question now, not later. (Though I assume there will be calls for Government to step in and help those who lose out, and counter calls saying it was their own risk, when...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    It could also be a distraction from Hunts planned raid on £3tn of UK private pensions by forcing them to invest in UK companies. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/11/economy/uk-pension-funds-reform-hunt/index.html one would ask, why would UK pensions need to be forced to invest in UK companies...
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    Trouble at the BBC.

    Please dont presume, or tell me what to do. your opinion is just as valid as mine. my issue isnt around this story, it’s why this story is even on the news. Imo this shouldnt be on the news, because it is not yet news ready (I didnt say worthy) The legal system in this country is by laws and...

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