What are your unpopular opinions?
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Shakermaker said:
Today's unpopular opinion..
One size does not fit all when it comes to judging the poor behaviour of one celebrity against another/against a member of the public.
Ant McPartlin's drink driving is just as bad as anyone else doing drink driving, but it should not preclude him from continuing his work on TV. I consider that he acknowledged his mistake, and took the correct course of action having been publically exposed in the way he was, by accepting his failings and going off to get treatment.
The fact he has 25-ish years of "good" behaviour prior to this goes a long way to redemption also, whereby his entire public persona has never, as far as I am aware, been called much into question over any antics/gossip/naughtiness, probably because it isn't there to any degree worth reporting.
Agree. One size does not fit all when it comes to judging the poor behaviour of one celebrity against another/against a member of the public.
Ant McPartlin's drink driving is just as bad as anyone else doing drink driving, but it should not preclude him from continuing his work on TV. I consider that he acknowledged his mistake, and took the correct course of action having been publically exposed in the way he was, by accepting his failings and going off to get treatment.
The fact he has 25-ish years of "good" behaviour prior to this goes a long way to redemption also, whereby his entire public persona has never, as far as I am aware, been called much into question over any antics/gossip/naughtiness, probably because it isn't there to any degree worth reporting.
Also it appears that "Mr. Loophole" may have been able to get him off the drink driving charge, however he admitted it, took the punishment and (huge) fine without trying to wheedle out of it.
Shuvi McTupya said:
I agree that he should be allowed to get on with his career but I think it is highly unlikely he came a cropper the first time he ever got behind the wheel drunk.
I speak from experience so i am not judging.
I agree with this - He probably had done it before (did he admit that he had?), without consequence, like many others have in the past. But upon realising the consequences of his actions, he took the correct course by going for treatment and admitting that he had a problem that needed to be dealt with. I mean sure, he might still be doing it now if he hadn't caused an accident but it does take a certain intervention for most people to realise when they are doing something wrongI speak from experience so i am not judging.
Shakermaker said:
Today's unpopular opinion..
One size does not fit all when it comes to judging the poor behaviour of one celebrity against another/against a member of the public.
Ant McPartlin's drink driving is just as bad as anyone else doing drink driving, but it should not preclude him from continuing his work on TV. I consider that he acknowledged his mistake, and took the correct course of action having been publically exposed in the way he was, by accepting his failings and going off to get treatment.
The fact he has 25-ish years of "good" behaviour prior to this goes a long way to redemption also, whereby his entire public persona has never, as far as I am aware, been called much into question over any antics/gossip/naughtiness, probably because it isn't there to any degree worth reporting.
no one is saying he is a bad person though. I think most people are saying he is clearly a damaged person who needs to take some time out to resolve his issues. One size does not fit all when it comes to judging the poor behaviour of one celebrity against another/against a member of the public.
Ant McPartlin's drink driving is just as bad as anyone else doing drink driving, but it should not preclude him from continuing his work on TV. I consider that he acknowledged his mistake, and took the correct course of action having been publically exposed in the way he was, by accepting his failings and going off to get treatment.
The fact he has 25-ish years of "good" behaviour prior to this goes a long way to redemption also, whereby his entire public persona has never, as far as I am aware, been called much into question over any antics/gossip/naughtiness, probably because it isn't there to any degree worth reporting.
Countdown said:
Employers shouldn’t have to pay sick pay, maternity pay, paternity pay, parental leave pay or adoption pay,
Employers don't have to pay parental leave pay. Employers only have to pay 8% of maternity pay, paternity pay or adoption pay and if the Employers pay less than 45K in Class 1 NICs the employer can claim back 103% back.alorotom said:
Today’s opinion:
The majority of people in London seem to smell - lack of cleanliness / washing and (judging by the reek) the lack of ability to correctly and thoroughly cleans ones orrifaces post-bowel evacuation
Rotten
i'm not crippled by OCD or anything, but on my regular trips to the capital I do tend to avoid touching surfaces with my hands, particularly in stations and on the underground. There was a study a couple of years ago where 80% of swab samples taken from the hands of commuters contained faecal bacteria. Kind of doesn't really matter whether it was their own or others'!The majority of people in London seem to smell - lack of cleanliness / washing and (judging by the reek) the lack of ability to correctly and thoroughly cleans ones orrifaces post-bowel evacuation
Rotten
alorotom said:
Today’s opinion:
The majority of people in London seem to smell - lack of cleanliness / washing and (judging by the reek) the lack of ability to correctly and thoroughly cleans ones orrifaces post-bowel evacuation
Rotten
How tall are you, to have your olfactory organ so close to the offending orifice? The majority of people in London seem to smell - lack of cleanliness / washing and (judging by the reek) the lack of ability to correctly and thoroughly cleans ones orrifaces post-bowel evacuation
Rotten
plasticpig said:
Employers don't have to pay parental leave pay. Employers only have to pay 8% of maternity pay, paternity pay or adoption pay and if the Employers pay less than 45K in Class 1 NICs the employer can claim back 103% back.
To be honest it’s the maternity leave that’s the biggest PITA. Along with the time off for Antenatal appointments, and the morning sickness, and the expecting colleagues to work around them finishing late/going early.......Blown2CV said:
Countdown said:
Employers shouldn’t have to pay sick pay, maternity pay, paternity pay, parental leave pay or adoption pay,
another childless adult wanting the world to favour them alone.deeen said:
It's my opinion that is we removed all speed bumps from urban areas, we would reduce pollution from vehicles in those areas.
No that stupid an idea.https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/u...
I'm all for it as my car scrapes on them and the t
ts in white SUV/crossovers will do 40 whether they are there or not.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff