General News Thread

[Wymsey]

He could well sue them after this (like Trump)..

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c332g6gk0jlo

 

[Trav Le Bleu]

An old bloke I delivered a parcel to yesterday, after I'd asked for his name and signature, said to me, "I'm a bit worried because the Amazon delivery driver wanted to check the numbers on my parcel... AND he was Asian!"

 

I replied, "we're all ageing." with a wry grin.

 

"No we are NOT!"

 

"Nevermind. Bye."

[FoxesDeb]

28 minutes ago, Fox in the North said:

Excellent response from Starmer on this imo.

I genuinely hadn't watched this before I made my post above. But yes, this. It's basic human compassion.

[worthosoriginals]

28 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

He could well sue them after this (like Trump)..

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c332g6gk0jlo

 

Well he is the British trump

[leicsmac]

33 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

He could well sue them after this (like Trump)..

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c332g6gk0jlo

 

"It suggests that Mr Farage, far from condemning racialised treatment, was himself invoking race as a basis for public anger."

 

Reform are right on that to be honest.

 

Media entities shouldn't be merely suggesting it, they should be flat out saying that exactly that invoking public anger is happening as a matter of record. Because it is, and has been for some time, wrapped up in a thin veneer of flowery language and obfuscation. 

 

Perhaps then Farage et al might be less able to hide behind weasel words and faux injured innocence. 

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, Fox in the North said:

Excellent response from Starmer on this imo.

You can see in Farage's face there's not a shred of human compassion there.

 

The man's a psychopath.

Edited 9 hours ago by Voll Blau

[Jattdogg]

7 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

You can see in Farage's face there's not a shred of human compassion there.

 

The man's a psycopath.

I'd gladly fart in his open mouth, maybe even turtle a bit.  He is such a massive coont.

[Foxdiamond]

So annoying that Farage makes a comment that the media concentrate on far more than comments made by politicians from other parties that currently are in power or the leading opposition party etc. 

[Foxdiamond]

4 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

So annoying that Farage makes a comment that the media concentrate on far more than comments made by politicians from other parties that currently are in power or the leading opposition party etc. 

Just to add. We know Reform currently have 8 MPs. The Tories 116 and Lib Dems 72 but the media make it all about Farage

[Voll Blau]

9 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

So annoying that Farage makes a comment that the media concentrate on far more than comments made by politicians from other parties that currently are in power or the leading opposition party etc. 

The sily ****'s been given open season to say what he likes for two decades now.

 

His rise is the most abject failure in the history of British journalism.

Edited 9 hours ago by Voll Blau

[Voll Blau]

Just now, Voll Blau said:

The sily ****'s been given open season to say what he likes for two decades now.

 

His rise is the most abject failure in the history of British journalism.

Oh, turns out you can't even say **** on here by spelling it with a v these days. Maybe are Nige is right!

[leicsmac]

3 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

The sily ****'s been given open season to say what he likes for two decades now.

 

His rise is the most abject failure in the history of British journalism.

I can see the logic in a way - sunlight being the best disinfectant for such viewpoints in the "marketplace of ideas" had worked pretty well up until the last couple of decades. 

 

Unfortunately, now that advances in tech have managed to make such ideas spread and with them has come a dedicated attempt to subvert the very idea of truth in order to make them stay there. 

 

The world has changed, and is changing. Such paradigms as the one above are well meaning in principle, but may well no longer hold now or in the immediate future. 

[Voll Blau]

10 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

I can see the logic in a way - sunlight being the best disinfectant for such viewpoints in the "marketplace of ideas" had worked pretty well up until the last couple of decades. 

 

Unfortunately, now that advances in tech have managed to make such ideas spread and with them has come a dedicated attempt to subvert the very idea of truth in order to make them stay there. 

 

The world has changed, and is changing. Such paradigms as the one above are well meaning in principle, but may well no longer hold now or in the immediate future. 

Good point. That one appearance on Question Time ended Nick Griffin but the same rules don't apply now.

[leicsmac]

12 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Good point. That one appearance on Question Time ended Nick Griffin but the same rules don't apply now.

Yes, exactly. 

 

And, with that being said, what happens now, or what should happen now? The Chinese have their own solution, but that's hardly optimal or really ideal.

[CrazyKopCorner]

10 hours ago, st albans fox said:

Of course it was wrong to cuff him

bit it’s not a criminal offence 

 

if they’d seen him ‘bleeding out’ then they would have dealt with it differently. The stab wounds  to the heart that effectively killed him led to massive loss of blood into his lungs. 
 

they denied him dignity in death. His life wasn’t saveable by the time they arrived.  

 

I think they may rightfully be in a lot of trouble 

[Clogger_]

The name Nigel should only be bestowed on the very greatest of humans, not that tw*t

[westernpark]

People might not like Keir Starmer as a leader but he’s a good person that if you read what he says(rather than listen), you’d back him all the way.

Vile to see the established class like Clarkson(public school) poke fun at Starmer in the grand scheme of things. Acts by him will contribute to this country becoming reform.

[Super_horns]

5 hours ago, Corky said:

I really feel for Henry's family and his father's very dignified statement. Time to listen to his words, let the family grieve and any investigation take its course.

 

Again, it is horrifying how quickly younger people think that stabbing is the answer. Sadly, I don't see an easy solution.

It is sad when people jump on a tragic event like this for their own gain.

 

I am sure the police involved really regret what they did but in the heat of the situation though what they did was right.