[Boiler]

A lot of churches act as social venues now: I was part of a model railway exhibition in the church at Isleham, for example. The Methodist Chapel in the village I grew up in is now the village hall.

[Oboogie]

I think the last line is key; "- Launch outreach programme encouraging expats in Dubai and Singapore to return by pledging lower taxes"
Sounds like Tice and Oakshitt are feeling homesick

[Tubby Isaacs]

A lot of churches act as social venues now: I was part of a model railway exhibition in the church at Isleham, for example. The Methodist Chapel in the village I grew up in is now the village hall.

Lots in cities are flats. 2 within a 10 minute walk of my flat in Bethnal Green.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I think the last line is key; "- Launch outreach programme encouraging expats in Dubai and Singapore to return by pledging lower taxes"
Sounds like Tice and Oakshitt are feeling homesick

And give big tax cuts to people who haven't moved.

This is what they really want in Stoke, Hartlepool etc. (As I always say).

[Andy McDandy]

The author Robert Rankin had a point when he said that deconsecrated churches and chapels make for great auction houses and furniture showrooms.

[Tubby Isaacs]

We got lots of our nice furniture from a deconsecrated chapel showroom, now you mention it, in Pendryn, where they also make whiskey.

[mattomac]

I would bank on at least one former church being a Wetherspoons nowadays, unless he doesn’t go into that area.

[Andy McDandy]

We definitely had one in Lancaster - closed down for a few years now.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

The Wesleyan chapel at the end of the road became a porno VHS warehouse. The local community hall has become a mosque. The Catholic church has opened a new hall. Funny that. The incomers are keeping religion alive.

[davidjay]

They're banning scarves now.

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf unveils plans to ban all face coverings including the burka in public

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... burka.html

[Youngian]

The imaginary US group has spread to the UK via Farage's arse.
Are Slipknot still touring?

Reform leader Nigel Farage also criticised face coverings. He told a story about how an Antifa mob wearing face masks allegedly started breaking windows during an event in Newcastle.

[mattomac]

These far right yob marches tend to have face coverings in abundance then again one had waving of right arms this weekend.

As they often said wouldn’t it be better for the police to go after real criminals not just some woman in a Burkha?

[The Weeping Angel]

[Oboogie]

Will it apply to flagshaggers and hotel burners?