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[Daggers]

2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

I would make a prediction and say 'bookmark this' but we all know this thread will never survive until 2029  

It wouldn't make it to 15:30

[Tommy G]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg75jr5284o

 

BBC even sticking the boot in, this doesn't make great reading 

[Lionator]

3 hours ago, ClaphamFox said:

The Assisted Dying Bill is evolving into something even more sinister and dangerous than I originally feared. Here, Kim Leadbetter admits that people will be able to choose to be killed simply because they fear they are a financial burden. The Bill Committee has also refused amendments to exclude people with impaired judgement, the depressed and suicidal, prisoners and homeless people and those 'unduly influenced' by others. This is a absolutely vile piece of legislation and it will be a very dark day for this country if it is passed.

 

https://x.com/danny__kruger/status/1889746288767361451

James Cleverley has put forward some sensible amendments to this that still removes a lot of these issues while supporting the bill. 

[urban.spaceman]

1 minute ago, Tommy G said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg75jr5284o

 

BBC even sticking the boot in, this doesn't make great reading 

If only we'd had this much scrutiny on the economic credentials of Hunt, Kwarteng, Zahawi, Sunak, Javid; some of whom should be in actual prison.

[urban.spaceman]

Oh look she's growing the economy

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jg4enkr3lo

[Tommy G]

1 minute ago, urban.spaceman said:

If only we'd had this much scrutiny on the economic credentials of Hunt, Kwarteng, Zahawi, Sunak, Javid; some of whom should be in actual prison.

No need to be so tetchy - looks like someone at the bank has shopped her in!

 

I think Prison is a bit extreme 

[Tommy G]

1 minute ago, urban.spaceman said:

Oh look she's growing the economy

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jg4enkr3lo

Yes the first sentence in bold is great (0.1%), then you read the context, then you read about living standards, then you read about the outlook its gets gloomier in the other 95% of the article. 

[Foxdiamond]

13 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg75jr5284o

 

BBC even sticking the boot in, this doesn't make great reading 

Hardly inspires confidence in her

[urban.spaceman]

7 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

Yes the first sentence in bold is great (0.1%), then you read the context, then you read about living standards, then you read about the outlook its gets gloomier in the other 95% of the article. 

Wonder who's to blame for that?

[South Shire Fox]

Scary. Was only there the other month

[Lionator]

12 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

No need to be so tetchy - looks like someone at the bank has shopped her in!

 

I think Prison is a bit extreme 

Whoever was in charge of giving money to Hancock to give his mates PPE contracts should be in prison for corruption and embezzlement charges. They’d be proud of that in Russia. 

[Lionator]

4 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Wonder who's to blame for that?

While it is clearly the Tories fault, it goes far, far beyond that I’m afraid. 

[urban.spaceman]

9 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

No need to be so tetchy - looks like someone at the bank has shopped her in!

 

I think Prison is a bit extreme 

Many of those I mentioned had little to no relevant experience before becoming chancellor and none of them faced this level of scrutiny. One was involved in a deal that bankrupted RBS which Labour had to bail out during a global financial crisis; his wife was later found to be avoiding tax for years; his government also negotiated government deals favourable to her father's businesses; not to mention billions spent on dodgy PPE, VIP lanes, track and trace; the writing off of billions in COVID fraud. Another avoided tax then negotiated a deal with the HMRC while he was chancellor. Another crashed the economy in one afternoon.

 

It's not being tetchy for wanting a basic level of accountability. Some of these people, as well as Johnson, should absolutely be in prison.

[Tommy G]

14 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Wonder who's to blame for that?

Don't know but we had 0.8% and 0.4% GDP growth in the first two quarters this year. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

41 minutes ago, South Shire Fox said:

Scary. Was only there the other month

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdl6594835o

 

Well done Mr Asylum Seeker, you've just strengthened AfD's election campaign.

[JonnyBoy]

On 06/02/2025 at 21:20, Izzy said:

Mate, I'm 8 and a half stone wet through. It's my two teenage kids who eat like horses.

 

But even the basics seems to cost a fortune these days. It's mad.

 

we sometimes do a food shop just for the weekend for two people ends up being about £50-£60!
 

Government want people to eat healthy, but a small packet of almonds is about £4 in tesco 

[leicsmac]

3 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdl6594835o

 

Well done Mr Asylum Seeker, you've just strengthened AfD's election campaign.

Wouldn't it be nice if all the death worshippers bound and determined on the supremacy of their own different ideologies simply decided to fight among themselves and left all the people with a hint of empathy alone to actually secure a future for our species civilisation?

[Sol thewall Bamba]

16 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdl6594835o

 

Well done Mr Asylum Seeker, you've just strengthened AfD's election campaign.

This is why I said about Reform being the biggest party at the next election in another thread. Every time something like this happens, a party whose sole focus is stopping migration and starting deportations gains thousands of voters. 

[RowlattsFox]

22 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdl6594835o

 

Well done Mr Asylum Seeker, you've just strengthened AfD's election campaign.

Yep, does nothing but turn more central voters to the right. 

 

Going to more and more of these type attacks because it's so easy to do. 

[Otis]

1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said:

Oh look she's growing the economy

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jg4enkr3lo

Foxestalk logic. 

Growth forecast down - Tories fault 

Economic Growth  - Aren't Labour great.

 

[urban.spaceman]

8 minutes ago, Otis said:

Foxestalk logic. 

Growth forecast down - 14 years of stagnation, 2 recessions, lettuce's mini budget, Tory chaos, destruction and corruption

Economic Growth  - Aren't Labour great.

 

FTFY

Edited 13 February 2025 by urban.spaceman

[Otis]

1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said:

If only we'd had this much scrutiny on the economic credentials of Hunt, Kwarteng, Zahawi, Sunak, Javid; some of whom should be in actual prison.

Would that have prevented Rachel from accounts lying on her CV.

 

By her own standards she should resign. 

 

[leicsmac]

4 minutes ago, Otis said:

Would that have prevented Rachel from accounts lying on her CV.

 

By her own standards she should resign. 

 

Not speaking about Mdme Reeves personally, but is there a better general government option right now? And what would it be?

[Otis]

Maybe one that hasn't broken just about every election promise.

[Daggers]

...And yet none of those crying about Reeves' CV gave a flying fvck when Leadsom's was revealed to be a work of complete fiction.

 

Everyone exaggerates on a CV and job app. You're a liar if you say you don't.