John Terry Stripped of England Captaincy

[manpe 10,861]

I heard that your prime minister voiced his opinion that. This is madness.

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

I heard that your prime minister voiced his opinion that. This is madness.

Completetly agree.

All this Suarez /Terry bollocks, looking at the bigger picture is suspiciously timely given the state of the economy, and the fact that more working class men prefer to turn out en masse to support their teams than they would protest the privatisation of their NHS, still, we can’t have politics disrupting the endless parade of matches, corporate advertising, overpriced tickets and strips, and grossly overpaid players who are happy to be traded like commodities…

Bread and circuses people, bread and circuses.....

[Blue Armour 4,436]

I don't understand why the Government's sticking their noses into this. Another distraction by them to avoid the real issues of this country, what madness this is.

They're probably just trying to suck up to the minority communities...nothing new from where I come from.

[zolayes 14,489]

Financial meltdown ,,,Social unrest ,, the NHS needing attention ... the Education system in decline ,,,Student fees rise and student debt ,and the PM is worried about a heated remark that may have been made in a football match

[capriccioso 2,545]

They're probably just trying to suck up to the minority communities...nothing new from where I come from.

Tell me more.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

Seriously? Its just depressing enough to even be reminded of it

[capriccioso 2,545]

Sorry if I come across as ignorant, but I thought the only "major" minority group in India were the Muslims? And also I thought that most governments around the country were Hindu right-wingers, and hence not very interested in pandering to the minorities?

[Blue Armour 4,436]

Sorry if I come across as ignorant, but I thought the only "major" minority group in India were the Muslims? And also I thought that most governments around the country were Hindu right-wingers, and hence not very interested in pandering to the minorities?

You're actually referring to the opposition (not the central government) that's alleged to be like that (mainly by the press).

Anyway, almost all governments that come to power here try to pander to the minority groups in general (not Muslims in particular). Its what is basically called "vote-bank" politics here. Type that term in google, and you should see a wiki page regarding Indian politics. Namely this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_politics_in_India