It makes me angry that this service, which saves so many lives, is not fully funded by the bloody taxes we all pay!! But no, our government will sit back and let people pay extra while giving India a huge wad of cash for a new spaceship!!!! What next? a charity to pay for ambulances? a collection box for teaching staff???? :smirk:

The payment of aids to India ended last year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34398449

go back to reading daily mail for your next outburst

Great cause. Don't live anywhere near but people should support this.

Nah mate, you're a racist. Out of all the *billions* of pounds of government waste and failing initiatives and unpaid taxes, you focus on the money going to the Muslims and the Indians. That makes you racist. As for my intelligence and education, I can absolutely guarantee that you're not in a position to question them.

Great cause. Don't live anywhere near but people should support this.

would definitely go if it was closer to me

Near but working all day. Air ambulances are so worth donating to especially if you're a biker or cyclist

Do support the charity though, even though everything will be priced at £1, donating a bit more would be appreciated by them.

Thanks op....i will be there!

Why not put a quote up online"£1 " donation for air ambulance, have your say to a loved one may be and donate a pound. What you think folks

Good one everyone should support this. Heated

It makes me angry that this service, which saves so many lives, is not fully funded by the bloody taxes we all pay!! But no, our government will sit back and let people pay extra while giving India a huge wad of cash for a new spaceship!!!! What next? a charity to pay for ambulances? a collection box for teaching staff???? :smirk:

Doesnt this kind of defeat the point of charity I.E waiting for a sale, which would result in less charity being given?

Such a good cause, we should all support this

It'll be empty in the first 30 minutes, it's only a small shop any way.

I disagree, they have "found" £20m to teach Muslim women how to speak English, how long would that fund this service? We already get taxed to high heaven, our government wastes millions daily!! From propping up corrupt foreign dictators to moats for their second homes, please don't tell me that this service can only be supported by EXTRA taxation!!! Utterly disgusting.

Stupid comment, hope you or your loved ones never find yourselves in need of the service when it's been grounded due to lack of funding.

Okay, you're just being racist now. Stop it.

Any link were it says that the government spends £20 million in teaching (Muslim) women to speak English I can't seem to find anything.thanks in advance for the link if you find it

He probably saw it on the Britain First facebook page

To all those folk who would consider this a worthy cause but aren't close enough to visit, you can always donate online?

heat for the cause.

So do they have an online shop or is it in-store only?

No, its the comment that the air ambulance is used as a safety net for cyclists and bikers that I object to

Thank you for this. It prompted to me to go find out which air ambulance service was in my area, and to give them a donation.

I agree, a massive portion of our taxes goes out of our Country to fund things that are of no benefit to the tax payer, along with the huge amounts of wastage that you have mentioned. Remember when we were all encouraged to Give Camelot our money because " as well as having a chance of winning you will also be giving to our charities and worthy causes" well how many of us are aware that Camelot was sold out to a Canadian company, and that very little of the raised money we put in now stays here... The Government is the most corrupt business in this country in my opinion.

Our air ambulance do a weekly draw, you pay a pound a week and every week someone wins £100. I've actually won that and £10 too, which was nice, but 'd support them anyway. We also have a bloke that collects money for them, usually near Iceland in Stafford. Always the same guy, not a chugger, and I always throw him whatever is in my pocket below a quid.

Mind you I have a motorbike, maybe in the back of my mind I'm expecting to ned them one day!

i totally agree these services should get public funding. but I don't agree on the frakison comment on giving money to India. nothing is free in this world mate :smiley: - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9061844/India-tells-Britain-We-dont-want-your-aid.html

Here you go: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/backlash-as-david-cameron-announced-plans-to-teach-muslim-women-english-a6818496.html

Explain to me exactly how pointing out a government initiative is racist?? Just because you are ignorant to what's going on does not give you the right to slander and insult. People like you disgust me, always in the wings to jump on the latest bandwagon, either educate yourself or shut up.

I see what you did there, like herekittymug you're suggesting that it was a racist comment and in the process, you're making yourself look stupid!!!

Do you not listen to the news? HINT: try logging on to the BBC website instead of CBBC, or you can just click the link provided by other users.... your mum may have to help :smiley:

Watch it, you'll have herekitty and the rest of the PC wannabees on your case citing racism!!! :smiley:

The children's Air ambulance should not be confused with the Great North Air Ambulance service. The latter actually own three helicopters and are regularly in the news for critical rescues. The Children's Air Ambulance don't pick up motorcyclists and in the first five years rescued nobody. Most of the collections were paid in consultancy fees to the founder. wikipedia has the details.

It isn't you fool, its used for all sorts of incidents where time is of essence, including... wait for it...... car drivers and even walkers!!!! It's unbelievable how much ignorance and stupidity is on display in this thread!!! :disappointed:

Idiot !

Lol, yes I see what you mean bud.
They can say they want its a free country .
I myself prefer to live my life with my eyes firmly open to what is happening around me, I might have no power to change anything but id rather "know" than be ignorant to it all. :wink:

The decision to make £20 million available to teach Muslims to speak English was all over the media reporting circles last week. You are not very up to date with the daily news etc. Give the £20 million to greatly needed causes instead of appeasing the Muslims who shouldn't be allowed into the country if the can't speak the language.

Nah mate, you're a racist. Out of all the *billions* of pounds of government waste and failing initiatives and unpaid taxes, you focus on the money going to the Muslims and the Indians. That makes you racist. As for my intelligence and education, I can absolutely guarantee that you're not in a position to question them.

I'm more offended by the millions we pay to subsidise the MPs bar bills TBH!

I'm pretty sure they were just citing a current example of how taxpayers money is wasted. Stop being a tool.

Muslim is not a race.

Yeah mate, I'm not an idiot. Doesn't stop people being racist about them though, clearly

Funny how the beneficiaries in both examples happened to be brown and foreign though. The most obvious example of government waste (for someone who isn't racist) would be MP's expenses, as tek-monkey pointed out.

I have a bike that can't pass 60 and has 4k on it from new almost 7 years ago, I'm far from reckless!

EDIT: I have however been on the receiving end of a ton of nobs in cars that think its OK to pull out on a motorbike on a roundabout even after making eye contact. I guess I help fund the air ambulance in the same way I make sure I wear a decent helmet, good armour in my jacket and trousers etc.

ERM no religion is a choice not a race! Silly billy

I took my stabilisers off recently how reckless is that for a biker. Who knows I'm 36 now maybe I will take the Kelloggs spoke reflectors off by the time I am 40.

Muslims come in all colours - white, brown, black, pink, yellow;
and not all of us Muslims are foreign :smiley:

I think the general feel is that we are only able to comment on the things that are readily available on the news etc. There is a lot more disgusting and underhand wastage done by this and all previous governments to justify public anger.

Why are you assuming that every biker accident is a result of Bad or reckless Riding? I spent 6 weeks in hospital once due to an a*s* h*le car drivers dangerous driving. I suppose in your eyes if I had needed an Air Ambulance then, I wouldn't be a worthy cause eh !! Grow up a bit eh. Don't tar everyone with the same brush.

I also mentioned MP expenses in the same post about the language (see post #17), you're clearly obsessed with your own agenda, but you cant pick and choose what to quote in an attempt to prop up your own pathetic little argument : Try harder next time!! :smiley:


Exactly, I'm not the one obsessed with colour!! :smiley:

You're an intelligent person and I'm sure you and I would agree on a lot of things, but this isn't one of them.
I spent a few years living in York and had two very near misses with bikers. Both would almost certainly have been fatalities. Scared the **** out of me, in fact they were pulling bodies or of the bushes every other week around there (A19, A64) it's just carnage

Exactly, plus one waste of money cannot be justified by comparing it to another, that's just stupid.

There was no outburst?!? As far as I am aware the Air Ambulance has been around for many years and it has RELIED on donations for all of those years. I am aware that the (official) funding for India has stopped (as far as I recall, they actually REQUESTED it to stop?), but so what, are you so blinkered in your little 'PC obsessed bubble' that only the current year counts?!? Did we send over £200m to India during a year when this service wasn't government funded, yes or no?

Now the fact that I pointed that out, along with the MP expenses, somehow makes ME racist?!? Amazing how that works nowadays, its like the new killer parent phrase, "stop showing off". Somehow its supposed to win any argument, regardless of whether it fits, as the sheep run around trying to show how more PC they are than the rest :smiley: If wanting the best for EVERYONE who lives in this country is racist, then yes, I'm racist. I just don't get how that works.... Do yourself a favour and go back to reading the Beano, given your level of reasoned argument, I'd guess its more suited to you :smiley:

PS. All of my examples were quoted by the BBC amongst others, I don't read the Daily Mail, but regardless, unlike you, I'm not a bigot and I don't prejudge people based on what they may read :wink:

But you didn't answer my question? there are many many idiot reckless car drivers out there, are they more deserved to be Airlifted from an accident? of course not.. Don't type cast everyone due to personal experience, that's just being ignorant. :wink:

If you swim with sharks...

Hmmm now you're being childish, never mind. next !

They have improved recently but I still stick my stuff in the green and white bag of the GNAAS
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Air_Ambulance#Criticisms

I guess you can't argue against your point, but an attempt would have been nice!! :wink:

I wouldn't drop a penny in this lot's tins. They infringe on other areas, even here in the Thames Valley. We have our own genuine air ambulance TVAA and there has been anger for some years over this bunch -Rutland, Leicestershire and Derbyshire and the extremely controversial Children's Air Ambulance. We get bags stuffed through our doors here in Thames Valley by this lot, and only if you read the small print do you realise they're intruding on someone else's air ambulance service. The Children's Air Ambulance - oh yeah, the controversial one. Siting their tins next to other AA tins. And having bags stuffed as above through doors.
See this old link. There is loads out there.
You want some charity money, stick to your counties, don't infringe others!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21262616

Thanks to all who were able to attend, it was a successful days work

Glad it was a success :smiley:

​Who's government are you talking about, surely not ours. Agree that there's alot of inefficiency and wastage but this extends out to local councils and public sector organisations, often run by people with little private sector experience. No competition. Jeed to privatise the public sector. But individuals need to take responsibility. I'm referring to those who don't contribute to society in any meaningful name who take out but dont put in. who happy stay at home claiming benefits , having more children that we then have to pay for and due to unhealthy lifestyles put added pressure on our NHS .which when us taxpayers need it were left waiting in queues or on trolleys in the corridors until those with self inflicted conditions get priority treatment at our expense. cut the welfare budget and refuse to treat anyone with self inflicted conditions or charge them . why should we pick up the cost of treating self inflicted obesety or smoke related illnesses . they know the risks if they choose to ignore them force them to pay or suffer.

the funding for English for speakers of other languages is not English for speakers of only Muslims,I didn't think the comment was racist at all I thought why did he/she refer to Muslims as the funding is for foreigners now I think you should tell your daddy to use Muslims as a example for everything that happens in the world and Great Britain as some of you like to blame Muslims for everything

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-35347911
Title: A £20m fund to teach Muslim women in the UK to speak English has received a mixed reaction within a community in Lancashire.

Pretty clear even to the most stupid of people... or at least I thought it was!?! You simply cannot accuse me of racism for reporting a legitimate story. Do I think that its right? not a chance, EVERYONE should be offered the ability to speak the host language INCLUDING MEN, but no matter how hard you try to twist things, you cant blame me for that.

Perhaps if they follow my method, you could put your name down for a few lessons? you clearly have trouble reading/understanding and as a result, your level of ignorance is astounding.

Yaaaawwwwnnnnnn, already covered!! You don't read the first page of a novel and skip to the back as the story makes no sense, same applies to forum threads, please try to keep up flower.

Great - Looking forward to travelling over and buying those trousers back that I donated in their collection bags by mistake!!!

Back on again tomorrow if anybody is in the vicinity. Maybe a chance to make it if you couldnt due to work last time. Thanks all