Quote of the day 22nd May 2014

"In retrospect I can see the language I used and ideas I alluded to may be perceived as rather strong."

(UKIP candidate Gordon Ferguson, who is standing in the Cambridge ward in Southport, on the letter he sent to voters accusing the Labour, Conservative and Lib/Dem parties of treason, suggesting they should be executed for it, and warning voters that if they support those parties they were also guilty of treason. His defence was that he has not had media training.)  

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Jim said…
Perhaps Gordon was a little strong with his wording, and some "media training" lol, would help.

Though his plan of executing all those thousands of people would not be a simple one. Firstly he would need to reintroduce capital punishment for Treason (abolished in 1998) then there would be a lot of trials to undertake.

Following this he would need to write a very nice letter to Galleries of Justice in Nottingham. This is the current location of the last gallows.

It was at Wandsworth prison, and was kept in full working order until 1992, being tested every 6 months, however it was dismantled in 1994 and sent to the prison service museum in Rugby, since then it moved to the galleries of justice Nottingham. its never been tested (usually done using a weighted sack) since 1992 though, so it may need some oil. :)

I really used to enjoy writing the pub quiz at an airforce base i used to work. It left me with a mind full of useless information, its not so often I get to use it

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