General News Thread

[The Guvnor]

14 hours ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

If they got 110,000 that would be a very good turn out for a right wing march.

 

They claimed a million for one of Robinson's previous events where everyone else (coppers etc) said it wasn't even 6 figures. 

 

For all the drama and media attention they just don't get the numbers. Go through the list of the biggest demos ever in the UK and it's all Stop the War, CND, EU vote, anti- austerity, stuff like that. 

 

I don't know if this is indicative of the level of support or whether right wing people just can't be arsed

Plenty of aerial footage of yesterday’s March on insta.

looks closer to a million than 110,000.

Whatever your political persuasions it was an impressive turnout.

[hejammy]

19 minutes ago, The Guvnor said:

Plenty of aerial footage of yesterday’s March on insta.

looks closer to a million than 110,000.

Whatever your political persuasions it was an impressive turnout.

Could you show me the aerial footage that suggests this please? For example this photo here, how many would you say there are? 

 

[Zear0]

13 minutes ago, hejammy said:

Could you show me the aerial footage that suggests this please? For example this photo here, how many would you say there are? 

 

I did try, but kept losing count.

[st albans fox]

12 minutes ago, hejammy said:

Could you show me the aerial footage that suggests this please? For example this photo here, how many would you say there are? 

 

Are they trying to get into the ufo ? 
 

police have corrected their estimates to 150k.  But all marches over claim the attendance.  It just seems odd that you’d look at the official estimate of 100k and push a narrative of a million+

 

I mean 500k would be incredibly impressive. Going overboard just confirms to the masses that you’re probably talking shite 

[hejammy]

57 minutes ago, The Guvnor said:

Plenty of aerial footage of yesterday’s March on insta.

looks closer to a million than 110,000.

Whatever your political persuasions it was an impressive turnout.

 

22 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Are they trying to get into the ufo ? 
 

police have corrected their estimates to 150k.  But all marches over claim the attendance.  It just seems odd that you’d look at the official estimate of 100k and push a narrative of a million+

 

I mean 500k would be incredibly impressive. Going overboard just confirms to the masses that you’re probably talking shite 

I mean you quoted my message but I was trying to make the same point as you are making. The other poster suggested 1m.

 

A quick upload into chatGPT suggest that picture has around 40k. Which is far off the 1 million suggested by @The Guvnor

Edited 14 September 2025 by hejammy

[South Shire Fox]

5 hours ago, Scotch said:

Which is ridiculous in itself. 

 

So they care about the state of the country and what immigration is doing to it... as long as it doesn't interfere with the Chelsea game! 

The whole thing is ridiculous anyway. What does marching achieve in general? 😂 The only way to make change is to vote at a ballot box. And that wont be happening for the next 4 years.
 

I doubt Kier Starmer is going to look at the news and go ‘wow, im going to put a stop to immigration now because a few people waved flags in London’. Bit like how these Palestine marches make no difference whatsoever to the UKs relationship with Israel

Edited 14 September 2025 by South Shire Fox

[leicsmac]

WRT current discussion:

 

https://youtu.be/r7l0Rq9E8MY?si=SKV5X8XjgOAakJ44

 

Edit: apparently the auto-embed is on the blink right now. 

Edited 14 September 2025 by leicsmac

[st albans fox]

12 minutes ago, hejammy said:

 

I mean you quoted my message but I was trying to make the same point as you are making. The other poster suggested 1m.

 

A quick upload into chatGPT suggest that picture has around 40k. Which is far off the 1 million suggested by @The Guvnor

But that’s not the whole march in that photo ??

[hejammy]

11 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

But that’s not the whole march in that photo ??

I think you are really confused. 

 

Are you pushing the narrative that it was closer to 150k or a million? 

 

Ofcourse it's not the whole march. However their was a significant presence there from the whole march. Saying that even if that was 10% of the protestor, that makes it 400k nowhere near the million. I would say the 100-150k is probably about right. 

[ashbyj]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15097031/Shameful-moment-Bob-Vylan-celebrate-Charlie-Kirks-assassination.html
 

what week for the liberal society, thought this guy had gone away.

Edited 14 September 2025 by ashbyj

[st albans fox]

22 minutes ago, hejammy said:

I think you are really confused. 

 

Are you pushing the narrative that it was closer to 150k or a million? 

 

Ofcourse it's not the whole march. However their was a significant presence there from the whole march. Saying that even if that was 10% of the protestor, that makes it 400k nowhere near the million. I would say the 100-150k is probably about right. 

Nope 

im not confused 

I'm not going to contradict the official numbers which currently says 150k 

 

 

[hejammy]

1 minute ago, st albans fox said:

Nope 

im not confused 

I'm not going to contradict the official numbers which currently says 150k 

 

 

So we're saying the same thing? Maybe I'm the confused one in that case.... Just don't know why you quoted my message? 

[st albans fox]

7 minutes ago, hejammy said:

So we're saying the same thing? Maybe I'm the confused one in that case.... Just don't know why you quoted my message? 

For my pathetic ufo joke 

 

 

[The Guvnor]

1 hour ago, hejammy said:

 

I mean you quoted my message but I was trying to make the same point as you are making. The other poster suggested 1m.

 

A quick upload into chatGPT suggest that picture has around 40k. Which is far off the 1 million suggested by @The Guvnor

Look at insta. 
An ostrich with it’s head in the sand doesn’t see the vastness of the desert.

 

 

[LCFCCHRIS]

I’ve asked friends why they hate Starmer and most can’t come up with any coherent answer apart from “he’s a weak PM”. But can’t point to hardly anything other than maybe the winter fuel stuff. 
 

So embarrassing that Elon spoke at the march via video link too. 
“Take our cuntry bac” but getting coached on it by a Kethead South African living in America with a track record of being a twat. 

[Muzzy_no7]

52 minutes ago, ashbyj said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15097031/Shameful-moment-Bob-Vylan-celebrate-Charlie-Kirks-assassination.html
 

what week for the liberal society, thought this guy had gone away.

Bob Vylan is/are f***ing vile. 

[Muzzy_no7]

 Absolutely no doubt in my mind that there are a lot more than 100-150K in this video alone. 

[Samilktray]

Vast majority of how ever many were there yesterday probably stank imho 

[Jattdogg]

5 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

You'd like to though.

Only if it's a 2 hander.

[Thefox81]

15 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

 Absolutely no doubt in my mind that there are a lot more than 100-150K in this video alone. 

Agreed. My guess based on absolutely nothing would be around 500k.

[Md9]

Musk not had enough of being a tw@ in America wants to be a world wide tw@.

 

man has plenty of money go enjoy your life no one cares what you think 

[Voll Blau]

44 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

 Absolutely no doubt in my mind that there are a lot more than 100-150K in this video alone. 

If you're as sure about that as you are about what shirt number Muzzy wore, I'll take your confidence in that estimate with a pinch of salt... 

[CornwallFox]

1 hour ago, ashbyj said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15097031/Shameful-moment-Bob-Vylan-celebrate-Charlie-Kirks-assassination.html
 

what week for the liberal society, thought this guy had gone away.

I'm unclear why people that don't know him and don't agree with him have to be nice about somebody after their death? 

 

I mean, I personally aren't going to revel in it or really get into his views particularly, despite not agreeing with them. I wouldn't have wished what's happened on the guy.

 

But since when did everybody have to be nice about everybody else? What happened to free speech on this?

 

Charlie Kirk himself after a helicopter and plane collidedearlier this year said "if I see a black pilot, I'm going to be like 'boy, I hope he's qualified'". He didn't seem to believe in not talking about the recently deceased.

Edited 14 September 2025 by CornwallFox

[st albans fox]

55 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

 Absolutely no doubt in my mind that there are a lot more than 100-150K in this video alone. 

Having stood at the top of wembley Park underground steps and seen that mass of people filling the whole of Wembley way (and there wouldn’t be more than 60k max in the vista), I’d say that 150/180 k seems pretty reasonable for that video.  

Edited 14 September 2025 by st albans fox

[st albans fox]

4 minutes ago, CornwallFox said:

I'm unclear why people that don't know him and don't agree with him have to be nice about somebody after their death? 

 

I mean, I personally aren't going to revel in it or really get into his views particularly, despite not agreeing with them. I wouldn't have wished what's happened on the guy.

 

But since when did everybody have to be nice about everybody else? What happened to free speech on this?

 

Charlie Kirk himself after a helicopter and plane collidedearlier this year said "if I see a black pilot, I'm going to be like 'boy, I hope he's qualified'". He didn't seem to believe in not talking about the recently deceased.

I saw the video of him saying the black pilot comment (it was crass and referenced DEI but a v poor way of making that point and basically racist) - wasn’t it from many years ago?