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"I give them a week. Tops."

Street Pastors have arrived in Manchester: 14 of them, clad in distinctive blue jackets and baseball caps. With evangelical Christian fervour, they believe they can play a vital role in building bridges between the young and disenfranchised and so rebuild communities and reduce crime.

Pastors will work at weekends from 10pm to 4am and, according to the press release, "are trained in many areas including conflict resolution, counselling skills, drug awareness, and social historic development".

(What is social historic development and how do you discuss it with someone who has just fallen out of a club on Whitworth Street at 2am on a Saturday night/Sunday morning?)

The team comes from very different backgrounds and includes a business manager, a receptionist and a chef.

Candace James, street pastor and single mother, said: "I live on what many people would describe as a dangerous estate. I've had first hand experience of the fear gangs instill into communities.

"Yes, I am aware of the dangers and I don't relish being out on the streets late at night, but the opportunity to reach the marginalised in our society with the love of God makes the risks worthwhile. I believe every gang member that I've met has within them a heart of gold. I want to build relationships of trust with them and show them love and respect."

SHEEPY wrote:

> Just bomb Wales altogether and build a wall.


Nah. Fence it off and turn it into a game reserve. After all, we still have numerous laws concerning the legality of killing welshmen on certain days. We just have to expand on them...

My idea is better

I suggest Glasgow, sparing the West End.
Everywhere in England apart from Central London.
Just bomb Wales altogether and build a wall.

u sir are a psychopathic genius. but wait an alteration to the geniussical plan. wot if instead of bombing simply run down areas, we bomb a poor useless country that no-one likes, and start again. I do not wish to cause hatred toward me or anyone else, but may i suggest the country george bush is from.... mars

I think we should bomb poor and run down areas

Then start all over again

Rickoss wrote:
> Ha, they are so dead. Unless god saves them, of course.

theyd love that wudnt they

Manchester is a lost cause if the following "environmental" "poem" is too be used as a key performance indicator.

"How would you transform a space in Manchester? One Moss Side school want to create a wildlife garden

We're the kids of Holy Name
Our disused space is such a shame

Our school is in the inner city
We'd like a chance to make it pretty

Although at gardening we're green
Together we'll transform the scene

With Kim Wilde's help and expert design
A wildlife garden will turn out fine"

[URL]http://www.itsyourspace.org.uk/[/URL]

Rickoss wrote:
> Ha, they are so dead. Unless god saves them, of course.

of course

Ha, they are so dead. Unless god saves them, of course.

I can see Forest Fan joining this one!

Ha, week is wishful thinking.