The Queen has passed away

[Jon the Hat]

19 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Someone pointed out to me that when you see general pictures of the queues, the vast majority of the folk are white.

However, when the TV shows interviews with some of those in the queue, they portray a 50/50, white/non white balance.

He's right, at least when I watched last night.

 

This is the case with everything in the media.  Every show, advert etc. greatly exaggerates the proportion of ethnic minorities.  It is though I think about the importance of representation, not the accurate %.  It is right that people see people like them represented.

[dsr-burnley]

30 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Someone pointed out to me that when you see general pictures of the queues, the vast majority of the folk are white.

However, when the TV shows interviews with some of those in the queue, they portray a 50/50, white/non white balance.

He's right, at least when I watched last night.

 

A very rough check of a few random pictures suggests about 90% of the queue is made up of white people.  Which seems reasonable.  

[Scotch]

90% is reasonable as you say. Roughly 14% of the UK in from a minority background so a 90/10 split isn't too far off a fair representation. 

[jbloggs]

Here is a late night talk show host's take on some of the events
 

 

[Mike Oxlong]

https://news.sky.com/story/the-queens-death-made-her-son-a-king-and-a-rich-man-but-where-exactly-does-the-cash-come-from-12698566

[Raj]

Most normal plebs pay 40% inheritance  tax if over the 325k threshold, somehow they get away with it for slightly over that amount!!! LOL 

[st albans fox]

1 hour ago, Raj said:

Most normal plebs pay 40% inheritance  tax if over the 325k threshold, somehow they get away with it for slightly over that amount!!! LOL 

Given the nature of the relationship between monarch and family, if she were subject to the same laws as the rest of us, she would probably have used trusts and given away everything to them more than seven years ago 

 

the mega wealthy always manage to avoid IHT.  It’s very much a tax of the middle classes nowadays 

[Daggers]

[gerblod]

On 15/09/2022 at 08:19, yorkie1999 said:

But able to be bought off, leaving everyone else to argue about the rights and wrongs of what happened to her. If you had been so wrongly done by and had the opportunity to bring those to justice who had wronged you, would you accept a cash handout to silence you and effectively drop any links there was to many other cases.  

The fact remains that children cannot be expected to display the same judgement and resolve as adults.  People like Maxwell and Epstein are adept at choosing their victims - impressionable, attention-starved and pliable kids who will ignore their misgivings if they're given a shred of importance.

Remember, children are instilled with the need to be obedient. If that is not mitigated by explanations of why this or that action is necessary and with love/kindness, then they become robotic in their responses. 

There's a wonderful line in the 'Lemony Snicket' film when the villain, Count Olaf, is being upbraided for his wicked pursuit of the Baudelaire children's fortune. He reminds his assembled self-righteous critics that they never listened to the children when he was trying to dispose of them - "I'm the monster! You're the monster! These children tried to warn you, but you wouldn't listen. No one ever listens to children! You think you're innocent? You're accomplices!

I don't know about Epstein, but Maxwell herself was the daughter of a manipulative criminal whose example she probably thought was the norm. So it goes.

[st albans fox]

Clearly there are way too many ‘nuts’ people out there as the queue is paused for six hours after reaching capacity at Southwark park 

[yorkie1999]

3 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Clearly there are way too many ‘nuts’ people out there as the queue is paused for six hours after reaching capacity at Southwark park 

So there's now a queue to join the queue!

[Guest Lako42]

5 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Clearly there are way too many ‘nuts’ people out there as the queue is paused for six hours after reaching capacity at Southwark park 

It's only a 14 hour wait

[st albans fox]

Just now, Lako42 said:

It's only a 14 hour wait

Yep George V would be turning in his grave (is a crypt considered a grave?) to see the namby pamby state of our queueing …..

[Fox92]

8 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Yep George V would be turning in his grave (is a crypt considered a grave?) to see the namby pamby state of our queueing …..

Why would he? People queued for him too, it's not a new thing.

 

It said on the news over 300,000 people went to see George V. Of course, Queen will surpass that, but travelling and getting to London to see it is easier now.

[Nalis]

Bring a 24 slab of cans and a Greggs pasty, and utilise the portaloos. Job done.

[st albans fox]

7 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Why would he? People queued for him too, it's not a new thing.

 

It said on the news over 300,000 people went to see George V. Of course, Queen will surpass that, but travelling and getting to London to see it is easier now.

don’t take the majority of my posts too seriously…….

 

most are supposed to be sarcastic - clearly I’m failing ………

[The Syrup]

Looks like celebrities get to jump the queue to see the Queen. Holly Willoughby and Schofield in through a side door today getting the VIP treatment

[StanSP]

Jeez. Talk about tying yourself in knots, on national live radio

 

Embarrassing the lengths these racists (whether they know it or not) go to to try and make a point. But just end up looking more stupid as each second ticks by. 

 

[String fellow]

On the very day that the Ukrainians have discovered graves of over 400 civilians murdered by the Russians, the Russians themselves have said that we're 'immoral' for not inviting any of their political leaders to the funeral!

[urban.spaceman]

6 minutes ago, String fellow said:

On the very day that the Ukrainians have discovered graves of over 400 civilians murdered by the Russians, the Russians themselves have said that we're 'immoral' for not inviting any of their political leaders to the funeral!

****s sake Vlad we’re already having to include a nonce without acknowledging the fact he’s a nonce, nows not the time to incite war criminals. 

[ClaphamFox]

Charles doesn't mince his words here...

 

 

[ozleicester]

8 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Charles doesn't mince his words here...

 

 

ha fvck you charlie.. weve built our own Island Prisons and send all the refugees there.

[taupe]

I was not amused.

[Raj]

Hang on all you lot moaning about the queueing,we used to queue  to get Wembley tickets at Filbert street throughout the night!!!

[Izzy]

17 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Charles doesn't mince his words here...

 

 

How bizarre