Torquay Gunner

Yes watched the first two episodes. The blackest of black comedies, with some absolutely gross scenes, I just love it!

The sycophantic media when it reports on any royal story. I had to switch the news off yesterday, as they talked as though Kate is the only person to have received a cancer diagnosis.

Lovely guy, broke through with us as a teenager and had a decent career, particularly at Everton. 54 is no age.

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Same here in East Yorkshire, where my constituency is in a Tory stronghold.

Brown backed the Legg report did he not?

Have not heard him recently, but yeah I thought he didn’t get his message across well enough.

We can agree to disagree then.

Oops though I was editing the one reply!

“ retroactive application”, slight euphemism I think. Many MPs of all parties had their snouts in the trough and took the piss, hence the public outrage. Some MPs actually committed fraud and were convicted of such in a criminal court. I didn’t need the media to tell me that Brown imo WAS a poor communicator and the rest is history.

“Retroactive application”, a slight euphemism I think. Many MPs of all sides had their noses in the trough and took the piss. Some actually committed fraud , which is why they were convicted in a criminal court. Brown was a poor communicator unfortunately and the rest is history.

I am talking about the Labour government overall. Brown was unlucky in that the global crash happened on his watch, as did the expenses scandal. However, I seem to remember that it was mostly Labour MPs that were convicted as a direct result of that scandal, Denis MacShane a former Labour minister was sent to prison for false accounting in a separate investigation a few years after that. I think a lot of people thought that Brown was a poor communicator, not cut out to be PM.

Ultimately, no one party should be in power for a decade and a half, whether the tories or Labour. We have seen what happened under the last 3 long term governments, it bred arrogance, complacency, entitlement incompetence and a fair bit of corruption. It is clear Keir Starmer will win this election and he seems like a relatively normal human being. I really hope he can turn it around, because there is so much wrong with this country, it must difficult to know where to start. Just picking up what you said about VAT on private schools, it is hard to believe( and I am not disbelieving you) that would be one of the main reasons not to vote Labour. It must only be a tiny percentage of people that can afford to send their child to a private school. The guy that asked that exact question last night understandably did not get a lot of sympathy!

That’s pretty cringe tbf. 🤣

Forgot the smiley emoji! 😁

He looks and sounds depressed. Shame.

Yes I just caught it on the news. I can’t imagine trying to bring up a family in such a hostile environment .

Keep meaning to watch it, in what way was it strange?

Let’s see how the 1st Presidential debate goes in a fortnight, if neither one cries off of course.

Is he also rambling when he can’t recall who he is running against?

Trump being 78 tomorrow looks as though he is suffering from some cognitive decline. I have heard many of his recent speeches and there is usually a point where he seems to completely disconnect. This is one example (about 7.10 in) from the other day, where he is in Nevada and he rambles about sharks and boats’ electric batteries. I don’t think his audience is going to be too bothered about either! He regularly confuses Obama with Biden ( he deflects by saying Obama is the real power behind the throne), but that really doesn’t wash. Like I said clearly neither should be running.

I signed up for some free pants and tried to cancel my subscription the next day, but had to wait 48 hrs to do so. Now they are offering more free pants to get me to re subscribe. 🤣

Listen to any of Trump’s speeches and he glitching all the time. Neither of them should be running of course.

He will be too concerned with Hunter Biden. Not sure how he spins the ‘ weaponised justice system’ in this one, but I am sure he will manage it.

The 81yr old didn’t boogie, que surprise. Not sure about the slurring, the man does stammer though.