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postulate: Smoking is unrelated to lung cancer Recent studies suggest that lung cancer may be a genetic disease There are no studies showing that nicotine is a carcinogen. August 1, 1990 edition of the Wall Street Journal . A Study was conducted by researchers at Louisiana State University Medical Centre (New Orleans): Albert Einstein College (NY). The researchers studied 300 families in Southern Louisiana, who had a history of lung cancer, and compared them with 300 controls. The researchers concluded lung cancer is an inherited disease. Based upon retrospective studies 35 the researchers concluded that if a person had two copies of the lung cancer gene, his chances of getting lung cancer by the age of 50 would be 14% if he did not smoke, increasing to 27% if he were a heavy smoker. In the more likely case of an individual having only one copy of the gene, the researchers concluded that a non-smoker would have practically no risk of getting lung cancer by age 50, but for a heavy

In 1965, when grades were first awarded, 10% of places were to be allocated for As and 20% for Es. In other words you were assessed against your peers, thus sorting out the best candidates for higher education, which was then free.

1. Lisbon Treaty: 82% want referendum in UK, even if all other countries ratify A new Populus poll for the Times has found overwhelming support for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, even in a situation where it has already been ratified by Ireland and the rest of the EU. 82% of people agreed with the statement, "If Ireland and other countries ratify the Lisbon Treaty on the future of the European Union, Britain should hold its own referendum on the issue", with 52% strongly agreeing and only 14% disagreeing. 92% of Conservative voters, 76% of Labour voters and 85% of Liberal Democrats voters agreed that Britain should have a referendum on the Treaty. (Times, 13 May) The poll also showed that 58% of voters believe that the balance of powers between Britain and the EU gives too much power to the EU, including a clear majority of supporters of all the main parties. 28% say the balance is about right and 6% say too little power has been given to the EU. In response to the que

Recently there has been an annoying advert for 2Genuine Pear cider" on our tellys. Which claims that unlike other "Pear Ciders" it is made completely from pears. well , what a bunch of Fuckwits...if it is made from pears it ain't fucking cider Cider: A drink made from fermented apple juice Perry; a drink made from pears IT IS PERRY YOU HALF-BRAINED FUCKWITS STOP ABUSING THE LANGUAGE, MORONS !

On average there are 12,000 deaths per annum from FLU in England and Wales, when was the last time you saw that figure published? That is quite a lot of people, why aren't people panicking about it ? 2.2 Excess Mortality Excess mortality due to influenza occurs in most winter seasons but is especially marked during epidemics. The average annual excess mortality attributable to influenza in recent years is around 12,000 deaths per annum in England and Wales,(11) although there is considerable yearly variation and some years are notably much higher than the average (est. 26,000 in 1989/90 epidemic). Excess mortality in England and Wales associated with the three pandemics of the 20th century has also varied widely; this was estimated at 198,000 civilians in 1918/19, and 37,500 in 1957/58. In 1968/69 and 1969/70 (both seasons considered to be associated with the influenza A/H3N2 pandemic) there were an estimated 31,000 and 47,000 deaths respectively.(7) Therefore the extent of mortali

Open Europe Open Europe Bulletin: 1 May 2009 * Former Labour MP laments failure to hold referendum on the Lisbon Treaty; Hague will not rule out retrospective referendum * New EU regulation "a clear and present danger to the City" * New Open Europe briefing: What does the European Parliament do and how does it affect your everyday life? * News in brief * Open Europe events * Open Europe in the news * Support Open Europe 1. Former Labour MP laments failure to hold referendum on the Lisbon Treaty; Hague will not rule out retrospective referendum Veteran Labour Party member and Halifax MP for 18 years Alice Mahon has quit the party and said her reasons included a failure by the Government to deliver on promises in the 2005 Labour manifesto, including a referendum on the EU constitution. She said "That [2005] manifesto promised a referendum on the European Constitution, we renamed it the Lisbon Treaty and reneged on that promise also." (I

On the Today programme this morning, Sir Anthony Wedgewood Benn, Viscount Stansgate, squarely placed the blame for the current recession on the election of Margaret Thatcher. The fucking twat has finally gone senile. Of course being a rich cunt (the landed gentry usually are) he is probably making shed-loads from the slump, no doubt at the expense of those he supposedly claims to support , namely "workers". He was supposed to be eulogising Jack Jones (died aged 96) the guy that tried his best to bankrupt Britain.

Open Europe Open Europe Bulletin: 17 April 2009 * Open Europe publishes list of MEPs signed up to controversial pension fund * News in brief * Open Europe in the news * Support Open Europe 1. Open Europe publishes list of MEPs signed up to controversial pension fund A leaked decision note from European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pottering has revealed that taxpayers may have to foot the bill for an estimated £105 million (€120 million) shortfall in the European Parliament's controversial Additional Voluntary Pension Scheme. The scheme is facing a gap in funding due to the collapse of the stock market and investments reportedly related to the Bernie Madoff scandal in the United States . (WAZ Der Western, 14 April; Mail, 16 April) MEPs are entitled to a standard pension from their member states, but are also able to opt in to this additional fund if they desire, as 480 currently do. Under the scheme, MEPs pay in €1194 (£1052) a month, which is matched by publi

L. Essen who built the first caesium clock (later used to define the second) wrote - Wireless World 1978 - Relativity and time signals. "the continued acceptance and teaching of relativity hinders the development of electromagnetic theory". "The theory is so rigidly held that young scientists dare not openly express their doubts".

New research from Open Europe has found that European Commissioners leaving office later this year will receive more than £1 million each in pension payments and so-called 'transitional' and 'resettlement' allowances. Long-serving Communications Commissioner Margot Wallstrom - whose main job has been to promote the EU - will receive almost £1.8 million if she leaves the Commission this year. Meanwhile, UK Commissioner Catherine Ashton, who replaced Lord Mandelson and who has been in the job for less than a year, will qualify for an ample pension of £9,600 a year, in addition to three years of 'transition' payments, valued at over £89,000 a year. On top of this, she will receive a £18,700 'resettlement' allowance. This is in addition to the salaries and perks that Commissioners are entitled to during their term of service. Commissioners receive basic salaries of at least £220,000 a year (more for Vice-Presidents and the President) - meaning that in

"...We abide by the Common Laws of this Land and never knowingly cause loss, harm or injury to another fellow being. These are the only Laws by which we need to be governed..." "The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government." --Henry Ward Beecher

the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU Invite you to an evening debate: EU regulation: Getting better, or out of control? Monday 30 March 2009 Debate from 6.15 until 7.45pm Followed by a drinks reception American Chamber of Commerce to the EU, Kunstlaan 53 Avenue des Arts, B-1000, Brussels

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Rod Liddle Wednesday, 18th March 2009 Rod Liddle is appalled by Sir Liam Donaldson’s deployment of statistics in the hope of making it harder to have a drink. A surrealist would struggle to keep up with such campaigns against our human pleasures Iatrogenesis accounts for the deaths of an estimated 72,000 British people every year — or slightly more than the combined numbers of those feckless people dying from smoking, drinking and being very fat. I suppose you could call it the silent killer; there are no government campaigns to educate the public about its lethality. When lists are published showing the top killer diseases it is never present, although it is the third most common cause of death. The Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, is not forever haranguing us about how we should avoid causes of iatrogenesis. I know of no medical pressure groups staffed by starch-shirted harridans screeching at us about the problem, nor taxes designed to prevent us from contracting it. And y

EU Single Farm Payment Scheme costs £742 to administer every claim. The Government has revealed in a written Parliamentary Answer that the average administrative cost of processing an individual Single Farm Payment Scheme claim in 2007-08 is estimated at £742. The same Answer revealed that 14,645 claims were for subsidies under £400 in value. What a bunch of fuckwits

I live opposite a pub. before the liberalization of the licensing laws, I only really noticed much ructions at closing time. Now It's pretty much all night long. On mentioning this to the Police, the official attitude seems to be "Well, it makes our job easier, rather than having to deal with lots of problems all at once.....". So in other words, "Fuck the public, anything that makes our job easier is good!" What a bunch of CUNTS

THIS CUNT SHOULD BE SACKED

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't we fight a long and protracted war (1939-45), so that we wouldn't be ruled by a European dictatorship?

I am beginning to think that Adolph Hitler was just this mixed-up guy, a little mis-understood perhaps, because even he wasn't as morally bankrupt as NuLabour. Mind you Hitler was an anti-smoking Faschist, now remind me was it the clean living Hitler cowering in the bunker, or the chain-smoking Churchill? Anyway; Brown& Blair are cunts , their fathers should have shot into handkerchiefs and done the world a favour.

What distinguished the 20th century from all the others of the last millennium ? Answer: The 20th century was the only century in which we were not at war with France. Small wonder it was such a fuck-up. What this country needs is a good war with those fucking frog-bastards NOW! .

Smoking and the Pub

1. Why does smoking prevalence increase wherever smoker bans are enacted? 2. Why do heart attacks increase wherever smoker bans are enacted? 3. Why do we only ever see increases in asthma rates despite the massively reduced exposure to SHS worldwide? 4. The phenomenon known as "Air rage" kicked in right after smoking was banned on airplanes. Is there a connection? 5. Contagious diseases became much more prevalent in aircraft when smoking was banned on airplanes. Is there a connection? 6. As more and more people are coerced into quitting smoking, obesity rates shoot through the roof. Why is that? 7. Smoking had declined dramatically over the last fifteen years, but dementia cases grew exponentially. Why is that? 8. The hospitality industry suffers from mass closures whenever and wherever smoker bans are enacted. Why would that be? 9. Politicians go blind, deaf and dumb when we ask them if they are aware of the carnage. Can they genuinely NOT see what is happening? 10. SHS has