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Vacamion

Vacamion

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18 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Is JD Vance a Rangers fan? 

 

Just now, Nalis said:

Well his best mate is an orangeman

 

Chapeau    :appl:

 

 

 

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ClaphamFox

ClaphamFox

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3 hours ago, Bilo said:

Isn't he considered a bit of a moderate? 

He will be by the time this cardinal has finished with him…

 

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Md9

Md9

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Don’t let Vance beat the new pope or he won’t be the pope for long . The guy is bad luck and a p****

Jattdogg

Jattdogg

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5 hours ago, Md9 said:

Don’t let Vance beat the new pope or he won’t be the pope for long . The guy is bad luck and a p****

Probably going to lecture the new pope for not being grateful enough  that Trump showed up to the funeral for Francis. 

st albans fox

st albans fox

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13 hours ago, Bilo said:

I remember getting into bother at Sixth Form the week after for telling a gag about Bin Laden ordering two Flaming Towers at KFC.

 

Great days. 

 

Probably not such bad taste 24 years on.

You were a kid then

you’re an adult now 

 

terrorism isn’t funny where ever it has come from 

 

if you were a comedian and I’d paid to see you then you could do stuff like that but on here ??

 

st albans fox

st albans fox

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16 hours ago, izzymuzzet said:

These aren't huge numbers at a national level but will make a big difference for particular places reliant on big autmotive employers. I was at an event a couple of weeks ago where representatives from Jaguar Land Rover were talking about the huge impact of tarriffs on the Ellesmere Port site and potential for job losses. As you say Rolls Royce will benefit which given their importance to the local economy in Derby is very important for that (admittedly poxy and home to an awful football club) town.

100k is approx the number we exported there last year 

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Guest Bilo

Guest Bilo

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1 hour ago, st albans fox said:

You were a kid then

you’re an adult now 

 

terrorism isn’t funny where ever it has come from 

 

if you were a comedian and I’d paid to see you then you could do stuff like that but on here ??

 

First day on the Internet? 

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Trav Le Bleu

Trav Le Bleu

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1 hour ago, Legend_in_blue said:

BBC News - Pair guilty of cutting down Sycamore Gap tree

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly38wr66dro

 

Up to 10 years.  

 

 

People will say this is too harsh a sentence, but at the end of the day they were willing to do something that would upset millions, with no thought or care for the possible consequences.

 

Apply that to life in general and they're knobs who are best removed from society.

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Parafox

Parafox

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1 hour ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

People will say this is too harsh a sentence, but at the end of the day they were willing to do something that would upset millions, with no thought or care for the possible consequences.

 

Apply that to life in general and they're knobs who are best removed from society.

 

It's not like they were two 16 year old twats bent on mischief and it's also unlikely that they didn't know the significance of the tree and it's importance to locals and visitors.

 

They're in their 30's and may well have families. I hope their kids, if they have them, are ashamed of their male role models although it's probably unlikely.

 

Interesting to note that they have been remanded in custody for their own protection.

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Md9

Md9

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leavitt going on about trump being so amazing because he is losing money being president after giving up his 400 k salary. He didn’t need it anyway gets his gold trips paid for him every week and making a sh** tonne from his stupid trump coin and what ever else he is doing . 

Torquay Gunner

Torquay Gunner

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5 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

People will say this is too harsh a sentence, but at the end of the day they were willing to do something that would upset millions, with no thought or care for the possible consequences.

 

Apply that to life in general and they're knobs who are best removed from society.

Yes they are scumbags, but a ten year sentence would be overkill.  Drink drivers who kill people usually get less than that. 

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st albans fox

st albans fox

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8 hours ago, Torquay Gunner said:

Yes they are scumbags, but a ten year sentence would be overkill.  Drink drivers who kill people usually get less than that. 

Yep

its up to ten years 

reckon they get 4 

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BKLFox

BKLFox

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1 hour ago, st albans fox said:

Yep

its up to ten years 

reckon they get 4 

4 would still be harsh in reality and probably given due to feeling rather than actual crime which is of 2 counts of criminal damage, the tree itself didn’t even have a TPO against it.

Of course there needs to be consequences they are a pair of tools but public emotion shouldn’t be factored into the sentence in this case.

 

If we look at 4yrs for felling a tree, regardless of what that tree was, then the judge that just sentenced Max Hollingsbee to just 31 mths of prison time for 42 charges of child sexual abuse crimes carried out over a 2yr period was certainly not reading the room at the time and should be ashamed of themselves.

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davieG

davieG

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/10/from-send-to-cycle-lanes-how-reform-may-try-to-change-english-councils

 

From Send to cycle lanes, how Reform may try to change English councils
Nigel Farage’s party took control of a swathe of councils in the 2025 local elections. Its promises will now be put to the test

Reform UK councillors face allegations of sharing far-right and Islamophobic content
Ben Quinn and Patrick Butler
Sat 10 May 2025 06.00 BST

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is now in charge of a number of councils across England, including 10 where it has overall control.

Its haul of 677 council seats also means it is on the brink of power in at least four others where it emerged as the largest party. It also has two regional mayoralties – Greater Lincolnshire and Hull and East Yorkshire – with budgets and powers.

But the coming to power of the rightwing populist party also means, for the first time, that its promises to radically reshape Britain will be tested and felt by communities. Here are some of the areas where there could be change:

 

1. Net zero
Major solar and wind energy projects face threats from Reform-controlled councils whose members are instinctively hostile to net zero policies.

“We will attack, we will hinder, we will delay, we will obstruct, we will put every hurdle in your way,” said the party’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, of such projects.

A solar farm in Romney Marsh, Kent, which could power 20% of homes in the county, is in the crosshairs of party, which controls the council. In Staffordshire, a proposed windfarm in the county’s moorlands area and a solar farm in Cheadle will be opposed.

Romney Marsh solar farm in Kent
But Reform’s plans will also meet hostility from within communities. In Greater Lincolnshire alone, net zero industries contribute about £980m to the local economy, accounting for 12,209 jobs, according to analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).

Legally, the picture is also unclear. Reform could try to block pylons and large solar farms through the judicial review process, though the new planning and infrastructure bill aims to make the challenges harder.

 

2. Send provision
Farage’s unsubstantiated claims that doctors are “massively over-diagnosing” children with mental illness and special educational needs has sparked fears that Reform UK councils could further restrict or make dramatic cuts to special educational needs and disabilities provision (Send).

The 10 councils where Reform have overall control are projected to have a combined deficit by March next year of £489m. It is as much as £95m in the case of Kent and £71m in Derbyshire.

Reform councils could call for changes to the law to reduce access to education, health and care plans, which are much sought after by families of some children after years of state underinvestment in education.

However, any moves to push for cuts or reshaping of policy also potentially risks sparking a backlash from both its own voters and splits within the party. Andrea Jenkyns, the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, has spoken about her son having ADHD and appeared to contradict Farage. James McMurdock, a Reform MP in Essex, also cast himself as a champion of parents struggling to get Send support for children.

Reform councils who unlawfully try to restrict access to Send support will face the prospect of being challenged at tribunals by families.

 

3. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies
In an echo of the axe taken by the Trump administration in the US, Farage has already warned: “If you are working in DEI or climate change then perhaps alternative employment is where you should be looking.”

The party’s hostility to “gender ideology” could have repercussions for councils working with charities such as Positive Health, which runs sexual health promotion, education and HIV training for Lincolnshire.

Any savings from cuts to supposed DEI-related schemes are likely to be minimal. Derbyshire and Lincolnshire have each pointed out they don’t have DEI schemes.

 

4. Immigration
Farage has said that Reform-controlled councils will “resist” accepting any more asylum seekers, pitting then on a potential collision course with Westminster.

Zia Yusuf, the party’s chair, has also said its legal team is examining planning law mechanisms to challenge the use of hotels for asylum accommodation.

The moves would have consequences in places such as Kent, where the county council has been at the forefront of handling provision for unaccompanied minors.

But again the law would not be on the side of councils. The responsibility falls to the Home Office, which selects the hotels and contractors for the scheme.

 

5. Heritage and culture
Reform has said only the St George and union flag will be flown at council property, although it backtracked when it came to the question of county flags.

The policy appeared to be aimed at the flying of rainbow flags in solidarity with LGBT+ people and to celebrate Pride. It would also spell the end of councils flying Ukrainian flags, serving as a reminder that Farage has frequently been accused by Labour of “fawning” over Vladimir Putin.

Other potential culture wars could arise over council funding of museums or galleries with exhibitions that are deemed to denigrate Britain’s history or the empire.

 

6. Transport
Opposition to 15-minute cities – an urban planning concept that has become a lightning rod for conspiracy theorists – and support for “pro-motorist” policies have long been red meat to Reform.

Farage lashed out in the local election campaign at “cycle lanes that no one uses” while Reform’s likely leader of Worcestershire county council, Alan Amos, claimed: “All the other parties have bent over backwards to please a small minority.”

At the same time, Amos was eager to emphasise that Reform was eager to support bus travel, a hot issue in a number of counties where Reform’s voter base has tended to be older.

When it comes to cycling, existing policies at many councils are already advanced while there is strong public support for cycling schemes.

 

Dr The Singh

Dr The Singh

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On 08/05/2025 at 08:30, leicsmac said:

Pretty much.

 

And it's rather depressing how many people will fall for that.

I've just read the mails article on Leicester, to be fair it's a fair assessment.  I think the multicultural utopia argument is long dead, things ha e definitely changed.

st albans fox

st albans fox

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All hail the donald

 

apparently the carefree agreed between India and Pakistan is down to his intervention …

(tbh, they needed to get there so being able to claim the yanks leant on them to do it saves face) 

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