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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified" You don't actually know what is going on, you are only hearing what certain news channels want you to hear, and if they were truly falling out they have the means to do things covertly. Best wait and find out what's really going on  | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified You don't actually know what is going on, you are only hearing what certain news channels want you to hear, and if they were truly falling out they have the means to do things covertly. Best wait and find out what's really going on "There's a conspiracy theorist, if ever there was one! | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified You don't actually know what is going on, you are only hearing what certain news channels want you to hear, and if they were truly falling out they have the means to do things covertly. Best wait and find out what's really going on "Trump doing something covertly with his mouth?  | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified You don't actually know what is going on, you are only hearing what certain news channels want you to hear, and if they were truly falling out they have the means to do things covertly. Best wait and find out what's really going on
Trump doing something covertly with his mouth? "Musk can do much more damage | |||
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"I think we've got more to be embarrassed about with PM who undermines the UK at every opportunity... he goes into a negotiation and you just know we are going to lose out. Is he doing it deliberately or is he just totally useless??" You are spot on, well said sir 👏 | |||
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"I think we've got more to be embarrassed about with PM who undermines the UK at every opportunity... he goes into a negotiation and you just know we are going to lose out. Is he doing it deliberately or is he just totally useless??" Not useless, just selective i.e nationalises a steel works in England to secure the industry and jobs (quite rightly) but doesn't nationalise a refinery in Scotland to keep the industry and jobs !! | |||
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"I think we've got more to be embarrassed about with PM who undermines the UK at every opportunity... he goes into a negotiation and you just know we are going to lose out. Is he doing it deliberately or is he just totally useless?? Not useless, just selective i.e nationalises a steel works in England to secure the industry and jobs (quite rightly) but doesn't nationalise a refinery in Scotland to keep the industry and jobs !!" Destroying North Sea oil and gas production and exploration | |||
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"And saving the planet." We need oil and gas to stop illegal immigrants coming over by boat, the more oil and gas the better | |||
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"I think we've got more to be embarrassed about with PM who undermines the UK at every opportunity... he goes into a negotiation and you just know we are going to lose out. Is he doing it deliberately or is he just totally useless??" Lets hope he doesn’t lead into war , or we will be totally fucked , He’ll surrender after the first shot is fired and hand the country over | |||
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"And saving the planet. We need oil and gas to stop illegal immigrants coming over by boat, the more oil and gas the better " Buy Babcock bebe , but don't buy Tesla, not yet... But sooo n ... Kisses,love ya cotton sox . Off to the pub with my Mrc lover now. Mwah . Mx 👿🍆 💦 😋 | |||
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"I think we've got more to be embarrassed about with PM who undermines the UK at every opportunity... he goes into a negotiation and you just know we are going to lose out. Is he doing it deliberately or is he just totally useless??Lets hope he doesn’t lead into war , or we will be totally fucked , He’ll surrender after the first shot is fired and hand the country over " Better than the SNP, they would surrender at the thought of war | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified" Not as much as we are for having two-tier Kier. | |||
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"I have many relatives and friends in America. Some of them are acutely embarrassed. Not particularly by the falling out but by the tariffs and their president’s lack of understanding of the financial and political implications. They are also embarrassed by Trump’s attempts to annex Canada and Greenland. But many agree with everything Trump says and does, especially regarding his America First policy. It varies from person to person." It's just like here, a very polarised society. The global shift in the world of work hit some areas hard and benefited the asset owning classes tremendously. Trump is perhaps an indicator but he won't be the last extreme leader I think. | |||
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"And saving the planet. We need oil and gas to stop illegal immigrants coming over by boat, the more oil and gas the better " Does that make any sense ? | |||
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"I think we've got more to be embarrassed about with PM who undermines the UK at every opportunity... he goes into a negotiation and you just know we are going to lose out. Is he doing it deliberately or is he just totally useless??Lets hope he doesn’t lead into war , or we will be totally fucked , He’ll surrender after the first shot is fired and hand the country over " Talking about the guy who actually is investing in defence.  | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified Not as much as we are for having two-tier Kier. " Liz Truss.........selling whisky | |||
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"Joe Boden is Who's he?" A distant relative of Phil Foden? | |||
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"I have many relatives and friends in America. Some of them are acutely embarrassed. Not particularly by the falling out but by the tariffs and their president’s lack of understanding of the financial and political implications. They are also embarrassed by Trump’s attempts to annex Canada and Greenland. But many agree with everything Trump says and does, especially regarding his America First policy. It varies from person to person. It's just like here, a very polarised society. The global shift in the world of work hit some areas hard and benefited the asset owning classes tremendously. Trump is perhaps an indicator but he won't be the last extreme leader I think." Britain is no where near as divided | |||
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"And saving the planet. We need oil and gas to stop illegal immigrants coming over by boat, the more oil and gas the better Does that make any sense ? " Yes it does More oil and gas = Warmer planet Warmer planet = warmer North Sea & English Channel Warmer English channel = more sharks including great whites More great white sharks = Less crossings | |||
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"And saving the planet. We need oil and gas to stop illegal immigrants coming over by boat, the more oil and gas the better Does that make any sense ? Yes it does More oil and gas = Warmer planet Warmer planet = warmer North Sea & English Channel Warmer English channel = more sharks including great whites More great white sharks = Less crossings " Less food and extreme heat in Africa, middle east and Asia Even greater migration | |||
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"And saving the planet. We need oil and gas to stop illegal immigrants coming over by boat, the more oil and gas the better Does that make any sense ? Yes it does More oil and gas = Warmer planet Warmer planet = warmer North Sea & English Channel Warmer English channel = more sharks including great whites More great white sharks = Less crossings Less food and extreme heat in Africa, middle east and Asia Even greater migration " No, much less energy due to less food, they won't make the journey I'm off to start the car, have it ticking over on the driveway and house windows wide open to cool the house down as central heating on full  | |||
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"And saving the planet. We need oil and gas to stop illegal immigrants coming over by boat, the more oil and gas the better Does that make any sense ? Yes it does More oil and gas = Warmer planet Warmer planet = warmer North Sea & English Channel Warmer English channel = more sharks including great whites More great white sharks = Less crossings " Does being far right give you brain damage or do you need brain damage to be far right. | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified You don't actually know what is going on, you are only hearing what certain news channels want you to hear, and if they were truly falling out they have the means to do things covertly. Best wait and find out what's really going on "I meet americans every week and I can assure you that all the ones I meet are totally embarrassed by trump, let alone today's shenanigans. | |||
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"I think we've got more to be embarrassed about with PM who undermines the UK at every opportunity... he goes into a negotiation and you just know we are going to lose out. Is he doing it deliberately or is he just totally useless??" Have a day off with this bollox will you. | |||
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"And saving the planet. We need oil and gas to stop illegal immigrants coming over by boat, the more oil and gas the better " Eh? | |||
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"Does being Left of left mean you believe everything you read and have no humour 🤔 " It would be funny if everything you wrote was actually satire, but its not. Most of it is just pure bile and bs. Give it up. | |||
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"Does being Left of left mean you believe everything you read and have no humour 🤔 It would be funny if everything you wrote was actually satire, but its not. Most of it is just pure bile and bs. Give it up." The majority of the American people voted for a convicted fraudster to be there head of state, so it's fair to assume that they are very stupid people. Too stupid to be embarrassed.] | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified You don't actually know what is going on, you are only hearing what certain news channels want you to hear, and if they were truly falling out they have the means to do things covertly. Best wait and find out what's really going on
I meet americans every week and I can assure you that all the ones I meet are totally embarrassed by trump, let alone today's shenanigans. "You obviously do not meet a lot of Americans, where do you meet them? You are aware the majority vote was won by Trump 😂😂🤣 | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified You don't actually know what is going on, you are only hearing what certain news channels want you to hear, and if they were truly falling out they have the means to do things covertly. Best wait and find out what's really going on
I meet americans every week and I can assure you that all the ones I meet are totally embarrassed by trump, let alone today's shenanigans.
You obviously do not meet a lot of Americans, where do you meet them?
You are aware the majority vote was won by Trump 😂😂🤣"Marginally | |||
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"Embarrassed maybe but with our prime minister we are hardly in a place to laugh " The only embarrassing bits have been the island of strangers speech and the WF U-Turn. Apart from that he's doing a good job especially on the international stage. | |||
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"Embarrassed maybe but with our prime minister we are hardly in a place to laugh The only embarrassing bits have been the island of strangers speech and the WF U-Turn. Apart from that he's doing a good job especially on the international stage." I’ve finally worked out who you are! You’re that Morgan McSweeney bloke, aren’t you?! It’s all going swimmingly. | |||
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"Embarrassed maybe but with our prime minister we are hardly in a place to laugh The only embarrassing bits have been the island of strangers speech and the WF U-Turn. Apart from that he's doing a good job especially on the international stage. I’ve finally worked out who you are! You’re that Morgan McSweeney bloke, aren’t you?! It’s all going swimmingly. " You're obsession with me is bordering on stalking. I'm truly flattered. But nah!! You're not my type and this disability bill is a complete shit show!! | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified You don't actually know what is going on, you are only hearing what certain news channels want you to hear, and if they were truly falling out they have the means to do things covertly. Best wait and find out what's really going on "I host americans most weeks and by a huge majority yes they are embarrassed. But they are always ones that have travelled the world so are sensible. | |||
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"I don’t think as a general population they would be We as a nation weren’t embarrassed with Boris and he was incompetent I think in general we get on with our own lives I imagine that senior political figures and Consulate staff are though " I was totally embarrassed by Johnson. | |||
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"Trump is the best thing that could have happened to the USA " He hasn't done anything good for the US so far and he doesn't know what the fuck he's doing. TACO isn't a compliment. | |||
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"And saving the planet. We need oil and gas to stop illegal immigrants coming over by boat, the more oil and gas the better " ??? How does more oil and gas stop illegal immigrants???? Doesn't make sense??? | |||
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" … Your obsession with me is bordering on stalking… " You are the most prolific poster in the whole Forum. You post on multiple threads daily. Any topic relating to current affairs or politics, or where politics can be shoe-horned in, you swarm over like an aphid invasion. It’s impossible for any other user not to have to wade through your posts. I blocked you many moons ago. If I could press a button that would hide your Forum posts, I would, but it sadly does not exist. What you quaintly regard as obsession is merely fatigue. Enjoy your day. | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified" The relationship between Trump and Musk seems to be quite complex. Recently, their alliance turned into a political gamble when they attempted to block a stopgap government spending bill in Congress, leaving both Democrats and Republicans frustrated. Their collaboration has sparked debate, with some viewing Musk's involvement in politics as strategic, while others criticise Trump's responses. Globally, particularly in the UK, both Trump and Musk tend to receive unfavorable opinions. In contrast, the US, being a diverse country, has a wide range of perspectives on the situation. | |||
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"Trump is the best thing that could have happened to the USA He hasn't done anything good for the US so far and he doesn't know what the fuck he's doing. TACO isn't a compliment." Deporting people is a very good thing. | |||
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"Embarrassed maybe but with our prime minister we are hardly in a place to laugh " Yes its simply awful having someone who listens to his cabinet and changes if he seems to have gone too far. Much better to have liar Johnson who actually lied to the queen and shut down parliament to get his own way. | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified Not as much as we are for having two-tier Kier. " Well he is far better than Bozo the clown or the lettuce that followed. | |||
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"Meanwhile back in Blighty, more red faces of fury and disappointment 😡😡 as Starmer's tenure as Prime Minister has been. defined by catastrophic missteps and glaring incompetence. Labour's popularity has nosedived under his leadership, with ill-conceived policies like means-testing winter fuel payments, blatant disregard of the vulnerable and pensioners welfare and a hapless response to persistent inflation. The government's perceived economic mismanagement has further eroded public trust, while Starmer's ministers have been embroiled in controversy over lavish gifts and questionable hospitality donations. These scandals expose the government's dishonesty and detachment from the public's concerns. With 61% of Britons expressing dissatisfaction, Starmer's administration has proven woefully incapable of addressing pressing issues like housing and healthcare. The result is a country in disarray, struggling under the weight of Labour's ineptitude and Starmer's failed leadership..😡😡" Ask the general public, do you want better healthcare, more houses built? Yes. Will you pay more taxes for it? No. People just expect the government to shake that magic money tree that they have in the Downing Street gardens | |||
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" … Your obsession with me is bordering on stalking… You are the most prolific poster in the whole Forum. You post on multiple threads daily. Any topic relating to current affairs or politics, or where politics can be shoe-horned in, you swarm over like an aphid invasion. It’s impossible for any other user not to have to wade through your posts. I blocked you many moons ago. If I could press a button that would hide your Forum posts, I would, but it sadly does not exist. What you quaintly regard as obsession is merely fatigue. Enjoy your day." And yet you deliberately waded through to draw attention to a comment I made 3 weeks ago, on a thread long dropped down. Bordering on stalking!! | |||
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"Meanwhile back in Blighty, more red faces of fury and disappointment 😡😡 as Starmer's tenure as Prime Minister has been. defined by catastrophic missteps and glaring incompetence. Labour's popularity has nosedived under his leadership, with ill-conceived policies like means-testing winter fuel payments, blatant disregard of the vulnerable and pensioners welfare and a hapless response to persistent inflation. The government's perceived economic mismanagement has further eroded public trust, while Starmer's ministers have been embroiled in controversy over lavish gifts and questionable hospitality donations. These scandals expose the government's dishonesty and detachment from the public's concerns. With 61% of Britons expressing dissatisfaction, Starmer's administration has proven woefully incapable of addressing pressing issues like housing and healthcare. The result is a country in disarray, struggling under the weight of Labour's ineptitude and Starmer's failed leadership..😡😡" The country has been struggling and in disarray for years the tories had more than their share of lavish gifts and questionable hospitality donations as have many other parties i would imagine . The last 14 years was great for addressing housing and healthcare...not | |||
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"Meanwhile back in Blighty, more red faces of fury and disappointment 😡😡 as Starmer's tenure as Prime Minister has been. defined by catastrophic missteps and glaring incompetence. Labour's popularity has nosedived under his leadership, with ill-conceived policies like means-testing winter fuel payments, blatant disregard of the vulnerable and pensioners welfare and a hapless response to persistent inflation. The government's perceived economic mismanagement has further eroded public trust, while Starmer's ministers have been embroiled in controversy over lavish gifts and questionable hospitality donations. These scandals expose the government's dishonesty and detachment from the public's concerns. With 61% of Britons expressing dissatisfaction, Starmer's administration has proven woefully incapable of addressing pressing issues like housing and healthcare. The result is a country in disarray, struggling under the weight of Labour's ineptitude and Starmer's failed leadership..😡😡 Ask the general public, do you want better healthcare, more houses built? Yes. Will you pay more taxes for it? No. People just expect the government to shake that magic money tree that they have in the Downing Street gardens" They will say stop giving our money away and we can afford it. | |||
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"Meanwhile back in Blighty, more red faces of fury and disappointment 😡😡 as Starmer's tenure as Prime Minister has been. defined by catastrophic missteps and glaring incompetence. Labour's popularity has nosedived under his leadership, with ill-conceived policies like means-testing winter fuel payments, blatant disregard of the vulnerable and pensioners welfare and a hapless response to persistent inflation. The government's perceived economic mismanagement has further eroded public trust, while Starmer's ministers have been embroiled in controversy over lavish gifts and questionable hospitality donations. These scandals expose the government's dishonesty and detachment from the public's concerns. With 61% of Britons expressing dissatisfaction, Starmer's administration has proven woefully incapable of addressing pressing issues like housing and healthcare. The result is a country in disarray, struggling under the weight of Labour's ineptitude and Starmer's failed leadership..😡😡" Economic miss management.. Good job Truss didn't do that then. We were so lucky to have Johnson disappear to an ex kgb officers villa then put said mans son in the house of Lords, not dodgy at all. How much did Cameron get for backing greensill? Hope you're enjoying the 40 new hospitals and the 50m quid garden bridge. Ffs man. | |||
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"Meanwhile back in Blighty, more red faces of fury and disappointment 😡😡 as Starmer's tenure as Prime Minister has been. defined by catastrophic missteps and glaring incompetence. Labour's popularity has nosedived under his leadership, with ill-conceived policies like means-testing winter fuel payments, blatant disregard of the vulnerable and pensioners welfare and a hapless response to persistent inflation. The government's perceived economic mismanagement has further eroded public trust, while Starmer's ministers have been embroiled in controversy over lavish gifts and questionable hospitality donations. These scandals expose the government's dishonesty and detachment from the public's concerns. With 61% of Britons expressing dissatisfaction, Starmer's administration has proven woefully incapable of addressing pressing issues like housing and healthcare. The result is a country in disarray, struggling under the weight of Labour's ineptitude and Starmer's failed leadership..😡😡" .... ... ... 🏴 Abbottabad state of mind. What incompetence? Was national recovery possible in a year? Clearly not. The notion the country is in disarray is for the birds. Mere polemic. Life continues pretty much as before for the majority. The irony and the hypocrisy via the memory lapse: The tories were reduced to a puny number of MP's because they had failed in the most spectacular manner. Johnson,Truss and Sunak. Stop and remember their f--- ups. Comedy nonetheless.🤣😭 | |||
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" … And yet you deliberately waded through to draw attention to a comment I made 3 weeks ago, on a thread long dropped down… " The thread was reactivated this morning (not by myself). Considering the total clusterfuck over PIP - which you yourself have acknowledged just an hour or so ago - I thought your previous comments about how well we were being governed were hilarious. You can’t stomach anyone not in your Borg mind-set and have to attack the non-conformers. | |||
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" … And yet you deliberately waded through to draw attention to a comment I made 3 weeks ago, on a thread long dropped down… The thread was reactivated this morning (not by myself). Considering the total clusterfuck over PIP - which you yourself have acknowledged just an hour or so ago - I thought your previous comments about how well we were being governed were hilarious. You can’t stomach anyone not in your Borg mind-set and have to attack the non-conformers. " It's very sad that you see people who challenge your ideas as attacking. Resistance is futile | |||
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" … And yet you deliberately waded through to draw attention to a comment I made 3 weeks ago, on a thread long dropped down… The thread was reactivated this morning (not by myself). Considering the total clusterfuck over PIP - which you yourself have acknowledged just an hour or so ago - I thought your previous comments about how well we were being governed were hilarious. You can’t stomach anyone not in your Borg mind-set and have to attack the non-conformers. It's very sad that you see people who challenge your ideas as attacking. Resistance is futile " ... 🏴 Aye a decent enough album. Bradder's solo on International Blue being airguitartastic🏴🥳 | |||
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"PIP being one facet out of how many in day to day governance? Yvette Cooper's efforts in the Home Office to speed up asylum claims are in contrast. " Railway back into public ownership. Greater fines for water companies. Workers rights bill Increase in minimum wage Free school meals A presence at the top table in global affairs all good stuff. Winter fuel and this Pip bill are missteps in the public's eyes or at least some personally I think the mistep was to back down on winter fuel but hey, apparently the oaps can't survive with out a £300 hand out. | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified" I recently talked with an American who apologised for being American , but added “we’re actually Californian…. Fifth biggest economy in the world”. | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified I recently talked with an American who apologised for being American , but added “we’re actually Californian…. Fifth biggest economy in the world”." Fourth, it recently overtook Japan. Curiously and the right wingers will hate this but it is actually true both in America and Britain. California and New York are democratic strong hold and basically finance America also the republican strong holds are the poorest and have the most people on benefits. Same for Britain the cities London, Manchester, Bristol are labour strong holds but finance the country - well, London does. But it's apparently the conservatives that are good with money. Go figure | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified" Its not just tRump though.. Take a look at JD eyeliner, speaker Johnson, pete (kegsbreath) Hegsbreth, Kristi Noem etc in fact the entire whitehouse senior staff. Not one of them is qualified or even suitable for their role. All the orange mussolini has done us surround himself with yes men | |||
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"PIP being one facet out of how many in day to day governance? Yvette Cooper's efforts in the Home Office to speed up asylum claims are in contrast. Railway back into public ownership. Greater fines for water companies. Workers rights bill Increase in minimum wage Free school meals A presence at the top table in global affairs all good stuff. Winter fuel and this Pip bill are missteps in the public's eyes or at least some personally I think the mistep was to back down on winter fuel but hey, apparently the oaps can't survive with out a £300 hand out." Forgot assisted dying bill. Truly good stuff | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified I recently talked with an American who apologised for being American , but added “we’re actually Californian…. Fifth biggest economy in the world”." California and New York States did not cast their votes for Trump. A glance at the predominant businesses in these regions reveals significant differences, as well as the potential for higher IQs of residents. Apple, Alphabet (Google), Nvidia, Meta (Facebook) , Apple ,Wells Fargo, Netflix, and Concentrix plus Pfizer , Johnson & Johnson. Pepsi, Estée Lauder, and IBM are also among the Fortune 500 companies based in New York. Amazon also in Washington . | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified I recently talked with an American who apologised for being American , but added “we’re actually Californian…. Fifth biggest economy in the world”. California and New York States did not cast their votes for Trump. A glance at the predominant businesses in these regions reveals significant differences, as well as the potential for higher IQs of residents. Apple, Alphabet (Google), Nvidia, Meta (Facebook) , Apple ,Wells Fargo, Netflix, and Concentrix plus Pfizer , Johnson & Johnson. Pepsi, Estée Lauder, and IBM are also among the Fortune 500 companies based in New York. Amazon also in Washington . " Don't know aabout Americans, but I am embarrassed that civilised countries - nominally including the UK - feel it necessary to grovel to to and flatter the big orange tantrum. | |||
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"I don’t think as a general population they would be We as a nation weren’t embarrassed with Boris and he was incompetent I think in general we get on with our own lives I imagine that senior political figures and Consulate staff are though I was totally embarrassed by Johnson." I don't mind her. She's a 4X4 but that's none of our business, her spell on Shooting Stars with Vic & Bob was decent enough. | |||
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"You would prefer the return of the Tory clown show? I wouldn't. After their chaos and mayhem, a return to what Britain is renowned for - "boring and stable" - is fine. ". Stable? Are you serious. Starmers has and is doing more harm in 22 months than any other prime minister in history. Actually an illegal immigrant entering the UK every 4 1/2 minutes now. Also between 70 and 80 % of all claims are being accepted. So there staying. No jobs, no homes, no infrastructure. Now we spend millions on fighter jets that Trump decides if we can use their n missiles. FFS. USA controlling our armed forces. That's stability?? | |||
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"You would prefer the return of the Tory clown show? I wouldn't. After their chaos and mayhem, a return to what Britain is renowned for - "boring and stable" - is fine. . Stable? Are you serious. Starmers has and is doing more harm in 22 months than any other prime minister in history. Actually an illegal immigrant entering the UK every 4 1/2 minutes now. Also between 70 and 80 % of all claims are being accepted. So there staying. No jobs, no homes, no infrastructure. Now we spend millions on fighter jets that Trump decides if we can use their n missiles. FFS. USA controlling our armed forces. That's stability??"Wowsers. Let's use the top rate of 40,000 people a year arriving by irregular means that's still only 4.5 an hour. That's how it works when you buy from other governments it's why up untill relatively recently Zelensky couldn't fire into Russia | |||
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"I think we can all agree he’s not playing 4 dimensional chess with his negotiations. Win, win, fucking win. That’s all that matters and it has to be a win for Trump even if the US loses. Money, power, and fawning attention. American has created a monster in its own image. " . This definitely. | |||
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"You would prefer the return of the Tory clown show? I wouldn't. After their chaos and mayhem, a return to what Britain is renowned for - "boring and stable" - is fine. . Stable? Are you serious. Starmers has and is doing more harm in 22 months than any other prime minister in history. Actually an illegal immigrant entering the UK every 4 1/2 minutes now. Also between 70 and 80 % of all claims are being accepted. So there staying. No jobs, no homes, no infrastructure. Now we spend millions on fighter jets that Trump decides if we can use their n missiles. FFS. USA controlling our armed forces. That's stability??
Wowsers.
Let's use the top rate of 40,000 people a year arriving by irregular means that's still only 4.5 an hour.
That's how it works when you buy from other governments it's why up untill relatively recently Zelensky couldn't fire into Russia ". Ands that's acceptable is it? A foreign country controlling our armed forces? | |||
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"You would prefer the return of the Tory clown show? I wouldn't. After their chaos and mayhem, a return to what Britain is renowned for - "boring and stable" - is fine. . Stable? Are you serious. Starmers has and is doing more harm in 22 months than any other prime minister in history. Actually an illegal immigrant entering the UK every 4 1/2 minutes now. Also between 70 and 80 % of all claims are being accepted. So there staying. No jobs, no homes, no infrastructure. Now we spend millions on fighter jets that Trump decides if we can use their n missiles. FFS. USA controlling our armed forces. That's stability??
Wowsers.
Let's use the top rate of 40,000 people a year arriving by irregular means that's still only 4.5 an hour.
That's how it works when you buy from other governments it's why up untill relatively recently Zelensky couldn't fire into Russia . Ands that's acceptable is it? A foreign country controlling our armed forces?"They don't control the armed forces. You buy equipment under contract, the contract will state what it can and cannot be used for. There'll also be a clause in it to request permission to override that clause. Yes all perfectly normal, it's so that their equipment can't be used in a genocide. | |||
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"You would prefer the return of the Tory clown show? I wouldn't. After their chaos and mayhem, a return to what Britain is renowned for - "boring and stable" - is fine. . Stable? Are you serious. Starmers has and is doing more harm in 22 months than any other prime minister in history. Actually an illegal immigrant entering the UK every 4 1/2 minutes now. Also between 70 and 80 % of all claims are being accepted. So there staying. No jobs, no homes, no infrastructure. Now we spend millions on fighter jets that Trump decides if we can use their n missiles. FFS. USA controlling our armed forces. That's stability??
Wowsers.
Let's use the top rate of 40,000 people a year arriving by irregular means that's still only 4.5 an hour.
That's how it works when you buy from other governments it's why up untill relatively recently Zelensky couldn't fire into Russia . Ands that's acceptable is it? A foreign country controlling our armed forces?
They don't control the armed forces.
You buy equipment under contract, the contract will state what it can and cannot be used for. There'll also be a clause in it to request permission to override that clause. Yes all perfectly normal, it's so that their equipment can't be used in a genocide."I was in agreement until the last sentence, that bit has not worked unfortunately. | |||
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"Surely Americans must be really embarrassed at the moment, with what's going on over there with Trump, Musk ...Its hardly dignified I recently talked with an American who apologised for being American , but added “we’re actually Californian…. Fifth biggest economy in the world”. Fourth, it recently overtook Japan. Curiously and the right wingers will hate this but it is actually true both in America and Britain. California and New York are democratic strong hold and basically finance America also the republican strong holds are the poorest and have the most people on benefits. Same for Britain the cities London, Manchester, Bristol are labour strong holds but finance the country - well, London does. But it's apparently the conservatives that are good with money. Go figure " Read an interesting article today that argued that these places are more financially productive due to the people they attract. Liberal, open, inquisitive less homogenous | |||
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"You would prefer the return of the Tory clown show? I wouldn't. After their chaos and mayhem, a return to what Britain is renowned for - "boring and stable" - is fine. . Stable? Are you serious. Starmers has and is doing more harm in 22 months than any other prime minister in history. Actually an illegal immigrant entering the UK every 4 1/2 minutes now. Also between 70 and 80 % of all claims are being accepted. So there staying. No jobs, no homes, no infrastructure. Now we spend millions on fighter jets that Trump decides if we can use their n missiles. FFS. USA controlling our armed forces. That's stability??
Wowsers.
Let's use the top rate of 40,000 people a year arriving by irregular means that's still only 4.5 an hour.
That's how it works when you buy from other governments it's why up untill relatively recently Zelensky couldn't fire into Russia . Ands that's acceptable is it? A foreign country controlling our armed forces?
They don't control the armed forces.
You buy equipment under contract, the contract will state what it can and cannot be used for. There'll also be a clause in it to request permission to override that clause. Yes all perfectly normal, it's so that their equipment can't be used in a genocide.
I was in agreement until the last sentence, that bit has not worked unfortunately."Hmm.... Israel??? I don't know enough about the machines they use or if their breaking contract agreements, or Sudan or .....(Insert waring country) But the reason for those closest would be to stop rouge states acting illegally - if the good actor statesman holds | |||
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"Meanwhile back in Blighty, more red faces of fury and disappointment 😡😡 as Starmer's tenure as Prime Minister has been. defined by catastrophic missteps and glaring incompetence. Labour's popularity has nosedived under his leadership, with ill-conceived policies like means-testing winter fuel payments, blatant disregard of the vulnerable and pensioners welfare and a hapless response to persistent inflation. The government's perceived economic mismanagement has further eroded public trust, while Starmer's ministers have been embroiled in controversy over lavish gifts and questionable hospitality donations. These scandals expose the government's dishonesty and detachment from the public's concerns. With 61% of Britons expressing dissatisfaction, Starmer's administration has proven woefully incapable of addressing pressing issues like housing and healthcare. The result is a country in disarray, struggling under the weight of Labour's ineptitude and Starmer's failed leadership..😡😡 .... ... ... 🏴 Abbottabad state of mind. What incompetence? Was national recovery possible in a year? Clearly not. The notion the country is in disarray is for the birds. Mere polemic. Life continues pretty much as before for the majority. The irony and the hypocrisy via the memory lapse: The tories were reduced to a puny number of MP's because they had failed in the most spectacular manner. Johnson,Truss and Sunak. Stop and remember their f--- ups. Comedy nonetheless.🤣😭" Lets look at the facts and leave unnecessary quips and comedic attempts of ridicule aside, if you please. Recovering the country clearly takes time, but Labour's mistakes have made things worse. It's not about fixing everything in a year, but showing good leadership and a clear plan. Labour's policies haven't worked, and people are clearly unhappy with their poor performance in their first year of office. Admittedly the Conservatives made mistakes in the past, there's no doubt there, but the party has learned from them and has since corrected its course under their new leadership. Labour's leaders don't seem to admit their own mistakes. Instead of listening to people's concerns, they're deflecting criticism. Importantly the need is to focus on important issues like fixing the economy, sorting out housing, improving healthcare and improving care of the vulnerable and elderly population. The people deserve a government that listens and delivers but that's just not happening with the Starmer government. | |||
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