Comments on: Divorce of Zillionaires in London http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:28:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Nick http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-26593 Nick Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:49:30 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1668#comment-26593 It seems to me indicative of our broken society (thanks DC) that one might take solace in the financial compensations for the act of two, at the most modest estimation, lives being torn asunder. Is this not the same thinking which leads young girls to throw themselves at footballers, or rather at their cheque-books, and via them at the boutiques? This country has long since abandoned its spiritual roots, even our state religion, adapted to a materialist world view as it largely is, cannot stand the rate of change. We live in an age that worships the golden calf, worships money and worships materialism. Little wonder that children run amok in the classroom and in the estates, for we have also thrown away our moral compasses. The only thing guaranteed to galvanise is real or perceived financial slight; why else the outcry over MP’s expenses and banker’s bonuses? Is it not time for society to take a look at what it stands for and to ask whether we are proud of what we have created? I know I’m not. It seems to me indicative of our broken society (thanks DC) that one might take solace in the financial compensations for the act of two, at the most modest estimation, lives being torn asunder. Is this not the same thinking which leads young girls to throw themselves at footballers, or rather at their cheque-books, and via them at the boutiques? This country has long since abandoned its spiritual roots, even our state religion, adapted to a materialist world view as it largely is, cannot stand the rate of change. We live in an age that worships the golden calf, worships money and worships materialism. Little wonder that children run amok in the classroom and in the estates, for we have also thrown away our moral compasses. The only thing guaranteed to galvanise is real or perceived financial slight; why else the outcry over MP’s expenses and banker’s bonuses? Is it not time for society to take a look at what it stands for and to ask whether we are proud of what we have created? I know I’m not.

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]]> By: Philipa http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-26436 Philipa Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:54:04 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1668#comment-26436 A story in the Mail today proves my point: ' <blockquote>"My husband, Scot Young, has totally abandoned his responsibilities to his young daughters, and his failure to provide a safe and secure home for them is causing exceptional emotional torment.</blockquote> (Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220400/Judge-orders-400m-divorce-wife-evicted-luxury-Regents-Park-town-house.html ) See the happy photo of Mr Young with his new young girlfriend fashion designer Noelle Reno. While his wife is forced to claim government housing WHICH THE TAXPAYER WILL HAVE TO FUND! What happened to his vows? How is he loving and cherishing his family in that photo? Where is he in sickness and in health? Till death he does depart this world he has a responsibility to his children. In the Mail as well today there is yet another story of a man killing his children. And talk about biased comment! It should be titled the Daily Male. A story in the Mail today proves my point: ‘

“My husband, Scot Young, has totally abandoned his responsibilities to his young daughters, and his failure to provide a safe and secure home for them is causing exceptional emotional torment.

(Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220400/Judge-orders-400m-divorce-wife-evicted-luxury-Regents-Park-town-house.html )

See the happy photo of Mr Young with his new young girlfriend fashion designer Noelle Reno. While his wife is forced to claim government housing WHICH THE TAXPAYER WILL HAVE TO FUND! What happened to his vows? How is he loving and cherishing his family in that photo? Where is he in sickness and in health? Till death he does depart this world he has a responsibility to his children.

In the Mail as well today there is yet another story of a man killing his children. And talk about biased comment! It should be titled the Daily Male.

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]]> By: Bach http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-26422 Bach Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:11:35 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1668#comment-26422 I'm not trying to scare any of you here, but it was reported in the press last week that this year people nationwide have commented that all the spiders ( outdoor/ indoor types ) are very, very BIG thanks to the warm spring and summer ( plenty of insects for the spiders to munch ). Every night, I sit watching the telly and see a big spider emerge from the fireplace and run across the room! They are very BIG - about 3 inches wide from knee to knee. I just hit them with my slipper or a rolled up newspapers ( The Times ). Some night I kill 2 or 3 of them, all that size. No problem. But one night last week, I was sitting watching the telly as usual, suddenly a BIG BIG spider appeared on the floor right beside my right foot, smelling the bacon crumb I had dropped on the floor - It was soooooo BIg that I just screamed out loud and jumped onto the settee. The huge spider just ran off and disappeared behind the telly. Gee! It was about 3.5 inches wide. I have seen at least 3 different species: black with white spots, brown and black with a face which looks like a Moth's face! Talking about conkers. Newspapers have advised that you place fresh conkers on the window sills, near the fireplaces... to keep the spiders at bay. Be afraid. Be very afraid. I’m not trying to scare any of you here, but it was reported in the press last week that this year people nationwide have commented that all the spiders ( outdoor/ indoor types ) are very, very BIG thanks to the warm spring and summer ( plenty of insects for the spiders to munch ).

Every night, I sit watching the telly and see a big spider emerge from the fireplace and run across the room! They are very BIG – about 3 inches wide from knee to knee. I just hit them with my slipper or a rolled up newspapers ( The Times ). Some night I kill 2 or 3 of them, all that size. No problem.

But one night last week, I was sitting watching the telly as usual, suddenly a BIG BIG spider appeared on the floor right beside my right foot, smelling the bacon crumb I had dropped on the floor – It was soooooo BIg that I just screamed out loud and jumped onto the settee. The huge spider just ran off and disappeared behind the telly. Gee! It was about 3.5 inches wide.

I have seen at least 3 different species: black with white spots, brown and black with a face which looks like a Moth’s face!

Talking about conkers. Newspapers have advised that you place fresh conkers on the window sills, near the fireplaces… to keep the spiders at bay.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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]]> By: Philipa http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-26416 Philipa Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:47:08 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1668#comment-26416 @<a href="#comment-26415" rel="nofollow">Tiresias</a>: Perhaps we should leave it as it is so that wives who've given the best 20 years of their lives can finally say they've had enough of being ignored and bullied. I remember talking to one frightened woman - frightened to say anything - because her husband dealt with all that. He'd made no provision for her at all in the event of his death. She had no idea whether the house was mortgaged or paid yet she was his wife! She wasn't allowed to work and had no private pension, nothing. She didn't even know how much he earned. She wasn't stupid, just living in fear. She should be told she didn't need to put up with that. No-one needs to put up with that. Under your rules, Tiresias, she'd leave with what she had in the marriage - nothing but blame. @Tiresias: Perhaps we should leave it as it is so that wives who’ve given the best 20 years of their lives can finally say they’ve had enough of being ignored and bullied.

I remember talking to one frightened woman – frightened to say anything – because her husband dealt with all that. He’d made no provision for her at all in the event of his death. She had no idea whether the house was mortgaged or paid yet she was his wife! She wasn’t allowed to work and had no private pension, nothing. She didn’t even know how much he earned. She wasn’t stupid, just living in fear. She should be told she didn’t need to put up with that. No-one needs to put up with that. Under your rules, Tiresias, she’d leave with what she had in the marriage – nothing but blame.

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]]> By: Tiresias http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-26415 Tiresias Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:11:50 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1668#comment-26415 Perhaps we should re-introduce the system where the divorce settlement was based partly on whose fault it all was. This would be much more entertaining for the public and would make it more difficult for spouses to say "Well, you've had the benefit of me for a couple of years. I'm off now. That will be £20 million, please." Perhaps we should re-introduce the system where the divorce settlement was based partly on whose fault it all was. This would be much more entertaining for the public and would make it more difficult for spouses to say “Well, you’ve had the benefit of me for a couple of years. I’m off now. That will be £20 million, please.”

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]]> By: Ed http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-26410 Ed Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:29:49 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1668#comment-26410 @<a href="#comment-26407" rel="nofollow">dmnyc</a>: I will post any if there are, certainly @dmnyc: I will post any if there are, certainly

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]]> By: Ed http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-26409 Ed Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:29:14 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1668#comment-26409 @<a href="#comment-26408" rel="nofollow">Philipa</a>: Of course Philipa @Philipa: Of course Philipa

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]]> By: Philipa http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-26408 Philipa Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:15:57 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1668#comment-26408 @<a href="#comment-26406" rel="nofollow">Melissa</a>: sounds like great fun and I hope it will be televised or at least reported on! If you can snatch a peek and keep us updated, Mel that would be a treat tommorow; a quite wonderful day :-) @Melissa: sounds like great fun and I hope it will be televised or at least reported on! If you can snatch a peek and keep us updated, Mel that would be a treat tommorow; a quite wonderful day :-)

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]]> By: dmnyc http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-26407 dmnyc Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:02:01 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1668#comment-26407 @<a href="#comment-26406" rel="nofollow">Melissa</a>: will there be pictures? I hope so. @Melissa: will there be pictures? I hope so.

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]]> By: Melissa http://www.boris-johnson.com/2009/10/12/divorce-of-zillionaires-in-london/comment-page-1/#comment-26406 Melissa Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:38:09 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=1668#comment-26406 Talk about people going bonkers. Latest news: MPs go bonkers for conkers Parliament is going bonkers for conkers tomorrow as MPs take on the Press in the first-ever House of Commons conkers contest. MPs and Peers come to blows with members of the Press in Victoria Tower Gardens between 2pm – 4pm to find the Conkerer of Parliament. The conker challenge is being staged by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) as part of its ‘Stop taking the myth’ campaign. IOSH said the campaign is to show that health and safety is not a killjoy conspiracy to ban people’s fun but a necessary safeguard against injuries and possible death. Too many pastimes have been reportedly ‘banned’ in the UK with health and safety taking the rap - like children being told to wear goggles to play conkers by an over-cautious headteacher, for example, and other such bogus ‘elf ‘n’ safety’ nonsense, they said. Conkers will be brought on the day by the organisers of the World Conker Championships. All conker players will pay an entrance fee, with proceeds going to Guide Dogs for the Blind. Liberal Democrat MP Bob Russell, who originally suggested the conkers challenge to IOSH, said, “ Health and safety is a very important subject, but sometimes the message of preventing death and injury is lost when health and safety is blamed unfairly for allegedly preventing people from having a good time. “ By holding a light-hearted conkers competition I hope that this will help convey the message that health and safety is not about preventing people enjoying themselves.” Talk about people going bonkers.

Latest news:

MPs go bonkers for conkers

Parliament is going bonkers for conkers tomorrow as MPs take on the Press in the first-ever House of Commons conkers contest.

MPs and Peers come to blows with members of the Press in Victoria Tower Gardens between 2pm – 4pm to find the Conkerer of Parliament.

The conker challenge is being staged by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) as part of its ‘Stop taking the myth’ campaign.

IOSH said the campaign is to show that health and safety is not a killjoy conspiracy to ban people’s fun but a necessary safeguard against injuries and possible death.

Too many pastimes have been reportedly ‘banned’ in the UK with health and safety taking the rap – like children being told to wear goggles to play conkers by an over-cautious headteacher, for example, and other such bogus ‘elf ‘n’ safety’ nonsense, they said.

Conkers will be brought on the day by the organisers of the World Conker Championships. All conker players will pay an entrance fee, with proceeds going to Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Liberal Democrat MP Bob Russell, who originally suggested the conkers challenge to IOSH, said, “ Health and safety is a very important subject, but sometimes the message of preventing death and injury is lost when health and safety is blamed unfairly for allegedly preventing people from having a good time.

“ By holding a light-hearted conkers competition I hope that this will help convey the message that health and safety is not about preventing people enjoying themselves.”

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