weller54 Posted 20 April 2022 Share Posted 20 April 2022 2 hours ago, Daggers said: Yet more Brexit success thanks to believers believing hard in it… https://www.cityam.com/110-jobs-lost-brexit-supporting-newark-in-shock-as-largest-employer-shuts-up-shop-and-heads-for-mainland-europe/ Yeah, but we've taken back control!😂😂😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigstonWanderer Posted 20 April 2022 Share Posted 20 April 2022 Thought Albanese did pretty well for Labor in the Aussie Federal election leaders debate after all. Disgusting that it was only broadcast on Foxtel, and no idea why Albanese agreed to that when it only reaches part of the electorate. TBF, the moderator seemed to do a reasonable job, though Morrison seemed to get more time as far as I could tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 20 April 2022 Share Posted 20 April 2022 "Not my words, Carol, the words of Top Gear Magazine...err, the Financial Times" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 20 April 2022 Share Posted 20 April 2022 1 hour ago, Daggers said: "Not my words, Carol, the words of Top Gear Magazine...err, the Financial Times" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bellend Sebastian Posted 20 April 2022 Share Posted 20 April 2022 Brexit's like the Iraq war isn't it? Some politicians convinced themselves it was a good idea and would be brilliant and absolutely the right thing to do, when they didn't really have a clue how it would turn out, and was at best a leap into the unknown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horse's Mouth Posted 20 April 2022 Share Posted 20 April 2022 People wonder why the Tories will win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horse's Mouth Posted 20 April 2022 Share Posted 20 April 2022 32 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said: Brexit's like the Iraq war isn't it? Some politicians convinced themselves it was a good idea and would be brilliant and absolutely the right thing to do, when they didn't really have a clue how it would turn out, and was at best a leap into the unknown They're the same as in it was a decision, that's about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellend Sebastian Posted 20 April 2022 Share Posted 20 April 2022 3 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said: They're the same as in it was a decision, that's about it And that I thought both would turn out to be a big bag of shit. Just call me Nostradamus Bellend from now on. More cutting edge political insight to come 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalFox Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 12 hours ago, The Horse's Mouth said: People wonder why the Tories will win 7 days until Ed Balls day as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jon the Hat Posted 21 April 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 21 April 2022 36 minutes ago, LiberalFox said: 7 days until Ed Balls day as well. I genuinely think Ed Balls would be an upgrade on most MPs. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 On 20/04/2022 at 14:36, Daggers said: Yet more Brexit success thanks to believers believing hard in it… https://www.cityam.com/110-jobs-lost-brexit-supporting-newark-in-shock-as-largest-employer-shuts-up-shop-and-heads-for-mainland-europe/ To be fair companies have been moving production into Eastern Europe for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 16 hours ago, Daggers said: "Not my words, Carol, the words of Top Gear Magazine...err, the Financial Times" Very sensible business. You will probably find EU businesses doing the same in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 6 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said: I genuinely think Ed Balls would be an upgrade on most MPs. Also Ed Balls day will come back to life! It's been so dull in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 12 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said: To be fair companies have been moving production into Eastern Europe for decades. To be fairer, we are haemorrhaging businesses. Please don’t try to defend Brexit, you’ll simply end up with egg on your face. And it won’t be nice egg because Rees-Mogg wants to scrap all the standards. It’ll be rotten egg that has faeces and vomit in it. And maybe a picture of Ed Sheeran on the shell too because who knows what that JRM freak will do. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 17 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said: I genuinely think Ed Balls would be an upgrade on most MPs. He’s found himself since leaving office, reminded himself why he did the politics in the first place. He’d be a spectacular addition to Westminster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 I think I'm probably in favour of Ed Balls standing in Wakefield on balance, though I'm also a bit wary because he comes from the kind of class of politician that people claimed they were sick of when turning against Labour. Mind you, the most notorious example of that class of politician is the clown who's currently in charge of the Tories so maybe people weren't actually that arsed at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighPeakFox Posted 21 April 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 21 April 2022 (edited) People apply one set of rules to Labour, and quite another to the Tories. The mental gymnastics folk are capable of, both in this regard and elsewhere in life, is massively bothersome to me. Edited 21 April 2022 by HighPeakFox 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blabyboy Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 43 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: People apply one set of rules to Labour, and quite another to the Tories. The mental gymnastics folk are capable of, both in this regard and elsewhere in life, is massively bothersome to me. It goes both ways... Look at the mental gymnastics ppl applied to Corbin. You'll always get it depending upon where ppl's overall preferences apply. Its just a human foible called out by one side or t'other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 47 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: People apply one set of rules to Labour, and quite another to the Tories. The mental gymnastics folk are capable of, both in this regard and elsewhere in life, is massively bothersome to me. That’s Politics & the electorate nicely wrapped & gifted in a few words… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighPeakFox Posted 21 April 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 21 April 2022 6 minutes ago, blabyboy said: It goes both ways... Look at the mental gymnastics ppl applied to Corbin. You'll always get it depending upon where ppl's overall preferences apply. Its just a human foible called out by one side or t'other I cannot agree with the (well intended) comparison - Corbyn was victim to the worst slandering of his name and reputation I've ever experienced - the fact that so many people are now convinced that an avowed fighter of racism was in fact a terrible anti-semite is proof of that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 2 hours ago, Jon the Hat said: Very sensible business. You will probably find EU businesses doing the same in the UK. Everything spun into a positive. Same with increased immigration from India - it's good and what people voted for, apparently. Never seen anything like this level of dissonance in my life before. Remarkable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horse's Mouth Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 1 hour ago, Voll Blau said: I think I'm probably in favour of Ed Balls standing in Wakefield on balance, though I'm also a bit wary because he comes from the kind of class of politician that people claimed they were sick of when turning against Labour. Mind you, the most notorious example of that class of politician is the clown who's currently in charge of the Tories so maybe people weren't actually that arsed at all? I don't think it would be bad had milliband not already been in the shadow cabinet, it seems very odd to be getting these failed labour politicians who didn't exactly have the IT factor with the centre ground and the floating voters that voted for Tory in the end. I get that Cameron was certainly more electable to that kind of voter in relation to a Boris led government, but the landscape has massively changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretPro Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 40 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: I cannot agree with the (well intended) comparison - Corbyn was victim to the worst slandering of his name and reputation I've ever experienced - the fact that so many people are now convinced that an avowed fighter of racism was in fact a terrible anti-semite is proof of that. I'd rep this more If I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn Posted 21 April 2022 Share Posted 21 April 2022 2 hours ago, Jon the Hat said: Very sensible business. You will probably find EU businesses doing the same in the UK. Have you seen any evidence of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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