I know. Someone mentioned repurchasing them from the USAF and India. I'm merely a mouthpiece for Wikipedia and so don't ask me!
How can, say, one billion Hindus equate to 2%?Religious affiliation on a World wide scale, when compared to religious affiliation within the UK, seem to be on very different trends. According to the Pew Research Facility the religiously unaffiliated - referring to atheists, agnostics and other people who do not identify with a religion - are declining as a share of the world's overall population. However they also attest that, by 2100, it's distinctly possible that those who consider themselves to have no religion will outnumber the religious in the UK. In 2010 64.3% of UK residents were Christian, 4.8% Muslim and 1.4% Hindu, with 27.8% non-religious. By 2050 Pew estimates both Hindu and Muslim numbers will increase, to 2% and 11.3% respectively, however Christianity will decrease to 45.4%. Non-religious will increase to 38.9%. In fact, Europe as a whole, is expected to see a decrease, by something in the region of 100,000,000, of Christians by 2050. The Worldwide increase in religious affiliation by 2050 is attributed to the rampant growth in numbers of Muslims, facilitated by high birth rates, and high populations, in areas of high Muslim affiliation, such as western and northern Africa, the middle east, and the "stans" area of Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan etc etc).
So, to summarise, overall religious numbers are on an upward trend, however this is primarily down to growth in the number of Muslims, predominantly in the 3rd World. The western world is seeing a decrease in the numbers of Christians, and an increase in the numbers of non-religious. It's entirely possible that, in 100 or so years time we'll see a western world which is more than 50% non-religious, and a third world which is 90%+ religious, with the vast majority being Muslim.
Can we borrow a few old Zeppelins from a German war museum?Fuck me so that could be our armed forces? Some second or third hand planes that we once retired bought or leased back like an old Cortina?? It beggars belief. Have they retired that Vulcan and Lancaster this year so they can undergo refits to spearhead our bombing attack in Syria? We must be about 6 months away from the reformation of the Women's Auxilliary Balloon Corps - yep I feel confident my Govt is defending the realm.
don't worry, the RAF still has the tornado to do the fighting, and of course the eurofighter to do acrobatic displays over Damascus for winning hearts and minds. Hopefully it will just be a case of dropping a few tons of 'freedom and democracy' on the baddies and we can all live happily ever after
Can we borrow a few old Zeppelins from a German war museum?
Thanks for your input. I haven't posted anything racist or bigoted. You'd just like to think that was the case.
I did. Amazing. I can see that the guys in the balaclavas are fast becoming cult heroes.Did anyone see that bullet proof shield they used to advance on the terrorists ? fucking riddled it was, brave fuckers.
How can, say, one billion Hindus equate to 2%?
So when you concluded that the 'vast majority' of the Third World would be Muslim, you omitted the billion Hindus [and however many Buddhist, for example]. Not much of a hypothesis, is it?Those figures are UK ones, not worldwide.
I was going to put together a long post saying how and why your comments about British Jews are ridiculous and basically antisemitic but I think most sensible people can work that out for themselves.I'll stick to my 99% cheers. I have a lifetime of research to say that I am completely correct. ;)
It's obvious that the story of the mastermind of the Paris attacks being in Syria has been fed to the press so to lull them into a false sense of security, the dark arts of false information.
This is a tweet today from a British Jewish lady who is a very successful lawyer who appears on TV advising on family matters. Bog standard comments from, for example, British Jewish lawyers. In return, nobody is allowed to say anything or face losing their careers and/or liberty. So much for free speech.I was going to put together a long post saying how and why your comments about British Jews are ridiculous and basically antisemitic but I think most sensible people can work that out for themselves.
....or out was a huge balls up and French intelligence was caught with its pants down?It's obvious that the story of the mastermind of the Paris attacks being in Syria has been fed to the press so to lull them into a false sense of security, the dark arts of false information.
Was only stood by the QE last week. 2019 is about right. Not bad considering it should have been in service by 2012! - The PoW will be a few years after that
This is a tweet today from a British Jewish lady who is a very successful lawyer who appears on TV advising on family matters. Bog standard comments from, for example, British Jewish lawyers. In return, nobody is allowed to say anything or face losing their careers and/or liberty. So much for free speech.
'If Palestinians weren't hard liners they'd have made peace and got a state.It's wiping out Israel. Anyone who thinks differently is deluded.'
So when you concluded that the 'vast majority' of the Third World would be Muslim, you omitted the billion Hindus [and however many Buddhist, for example]. Not much of a hypothesis, is it?