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by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

ALL audiences must be carefully vetted !

by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

Haha ! One thing that occurred to me too is that better weather in the Channel Would not help Sunak -- MORE boats ! In addition Danny Finkelsein --- " Then there is Rwanda. It is quite possible, in fact highly likely, that once the policy gets going properly, it won’t stop the boats. Holding an...
by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

Roger -- you can't be too careful :-)
by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 1:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

R4 World at One -
Sunak: Vote Tory to send migrants abroad

versus

"Border Security Command "

I'm waiting for the Mirror Front Page "Starmer the New Top Cop"
by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

https:/twitter.com/coldwarsteve/status/1793324426177446145
by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

dud !
by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 10:11 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 9:32 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

lol

by frog222
Thu 23 May, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 23rd May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 113

Re: Thursday 23rd May 2024

Morning refit Andrew Sparrow was up earlier than me -- https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/may/23/uk-general-election-2024-rishi-sunak-keir-starmer-conservatives-labour-lib-dems-live-latest-news-updates On R4 Nick Robinson grilled him, provided a few figures -- US grew7.8% and UK 1.8 (sin...
by frog222
Wed 22 May, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 172

Re: Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Not really that much of a "surprise" is it though. Apparently it is to many Tory MPs whose reactions seem to range from bemused to furious. I really don't understand why he's done it. All that fuss and nonsense about the Rwanda flights and he's calling an election before they even get off...
by frog222
Wed 22 May, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 172

Re: Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Join a Union , LOL CRACE --https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/22/cringing-in-the-rain-soggy-rish-kickstarts-his-farewell-tour KETTTLE --https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/22/election-rishi-sunak-pm There has, though, been one July general election in moder...
by frog222
Wed 22 May, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 172

Re: Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Finally! Rishi Sunak will call general election for July in surprise move – sources https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/22/rishi-sunak-will-call-general-election-for-july-in-surprise-move-sources Rishi Sunak will this afternoon call a surprise early election for July, senior sourc...
by frog222
Wed 22 May, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 172

Re: Wednesday 22nd May 2024

refitman wrote: Wed 22 May, 2024 1:11 pm Deepheat and painkillers are certainly helping with my back. I'm glad I'm not back in work until next week.
Good to hear that it's under some control ...... :-)
by frog222
Wed 22 May, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 172

Re: Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Afternoon refit My turn to sleep in today, and hoping that your back is improved ? Some long time ago we had great fun on Prem Sikka Guardian articles, a few score comments making debate possible ... PREM-- https://parallelparliament.co.uk/mp/lord-sikka/bill/2023-24/postofficehorizonsystemcompensat...
by frog222
Wed 22 May, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Replies: 23
Views: 172

Re: Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Afternoon refit My turn to sleep in today, and hoping that your back is improved ? Some long time ago we had great fun on Prem Sikka Guardian articles, a few score comments making debate possible ... https://twitter.com/CWUnews/status/1793229798589755830 https://twitter.com/premnsikka/status/1793236...
by frog222
Tue 21 May, 2024 9:41 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 21 May 2024
Replies: 24
Views: 121

Re: Tuesday 21 May 2024

by frog222
Tue 21 May, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 21 May 2024
Replies: 24
Views: 121

Re: Tuesday 21 May 2024

Fallowfield 10 minutes ago 2 All organisations tend towards cover-up because their structure is hierarchical. As Max Weber pointed out long ago, this is the true meaning of bureaucracy, information passes up, decisions pass down, a place for everyone and everyone in his place. The paperwork which we...
by frog222
Tue 21 May, 2024 7:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 21 May 2024
Replies: 24
Views: 121

Re: Tuesday 21 May 2024

Some stunning views of Lindisfarne castle from sunny Northumberland at the weekend. Sky -- that prompted me to fill another gap in my knowledge -- "What is the connection between Iona and Lindisfarne? In 635 the Northumbrian king, Oswald (reigned 634–42), summoned an Irish monk named Aidan fro...
by frog222
Tue 21 May, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 21 May 2024
Replies: 24
Views: 121

Re: Tuesday 21 May 2024

by frog222
Tue 21 May, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 21 May 2024
Replies: 24
Views: 121

Re: Tuesday 21 May 2024

MudMutinyAndMadness 22 minutes ago 26 " We stayed in the Jewish Quarter when in Paris not that long ago, wonderful holiday. Lots of armed police protecting Jewish schools and synagogues after the terrorist attacks. Quite a development when the same French state backs the ICC. Biden & Sunak ...
by frog222
Tue 21 May, 2024 9:24 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 21 May 2024
Replies: 24
Views: 121

Re: Tuesday 21 May 2024

impunity -------------------

by frog222
Tue 21 May, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 21 May 2024
Replies: 24
Views: 121

Re: Tuesday 21 May 2024

frog222 wrote: Tue 21 May, 2024 7:41 am Good morning
I switched off R4 after the "outrageous", so missed this --
https://x.com/davidyelland/status/1792805266058358904
OK, it was Nick Robinson being a tool, again --

by frog222
Tue 21 May, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 21 May 2024
Replies: 24
Views: 121

Tuesday 21 May 2024

Good morning

I switched off R4 after the "outrageous", so missed this --

https://x.com/davidyelland/status/1792805266058358904
by frog222
Mon 20 May, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 20th May 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 136

Re: Monday 20th May 2024

Warrant out for Bibi Refit -- you remember Anastasiya ? Good that it was only a false alarm. Nice that she's keeping her sense of humour about it. You introduced me to her, via lonerbox . Not long after her dad had gone out on the balcony to watch the fireworks and a RU rocket landed in the garden ...
by frog222
Mon 20 May, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 20th May 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 136

Re: Monday 20th May 2024

refitman wrote: Mon 20 May, 2024 7:02 pm Warrant out for Bibi
Refit -- you remember Anastasiya ?

by frog222
Mon 20 May, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 20th May 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 136

Re: Monday 20th May 2024

First trial in .... 1992 . Director of Blood Transfusion Service sentenced to four years inside . Second trial in 1999, three ministers accused , shamed, but not imprisoned . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIXO3H6isqo&ab_channel=INAPolitique https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/23180120010...
by frog222
Mon 20 May, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 20th May 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 136

Re: Monday 20th May 2024

Time for an early-day laugh ? Last week the journalist Nicolas Berrod @nicolasberrod reported anecdotes of infection after the four Taylor Swift concerts ending last weekend ... and so it came to pass - https://twitter.com/BFMTV/status/1792427942561169631 (A lot of the kidz think it was worth it ......
by frog222
Mon 20 May, 2024 7:33 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 20th May 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 136

Re: Monday 20th May 2024

Easily verifiable lying from Sleepy Joe --

by frog222
Mon 20 May, 2024 7:14 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 20th May 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 136

Re: Monday 20th May 2024

I checked , very detailed article at the Boston Review .



The well-organised campaign against the supposed antisemitism of the Left is the New McCarthyism . Its first notable victim was one Jeremy Corbyn ...
by frog222
Mon 20 May, 2024 7:00 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 20th May 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 136

Monday 20th May 2024

Good morning !
by frog222
Sun 19 May, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 182

Re: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024

They've found that helicopter ...

by frog222
Sat 18 May, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 182

Re: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024

The most crowd-funded War so far in history ! Welsh farmers and many others have donated old pickups , the NAFO org has collecte 300+ decent ones more, and the vlogger Jake Broe celebrated his 40th birthday last Monday by raising a $ 1000,000 PLUS in four days to get even more ! Ukrainian soldiers,...
by frog222
Sat 18 May, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 182

Re: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024

One of my favourite Ukrainian Nazis -- Fee read ! In the book, he says that “in order to write it, I first had to survive. And in order to survive, I had to believe I would write it”. In his inscription for the pope’s copy, Aseyev quoted from the Gospel of St John: “And the truth will set you free”....
by frog222
Sat 18 May, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 182

Re: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024

Standard Russian procedure wherever the frontline is a bit porous is to infiltrate special forces whose remit is to blow away as many civilians as they can get away with . Much frontline reporting from Maxim Tucker , Wednesday 15th volunteers and police evacuating people -- Inside the town there is ...
by frog222
Sat 18 May, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 182

Re: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024

Sorry to hear about the back refit, that's a right bugger i When I was much younger, like 45, and working in Paris, I'd wake up with agonies which luckily went away , until the next morning ... May haver been partly stress because I was in a very hairy environment . Now it's just a bit of knee and h...
by frog222
Sat 18 May, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 182

Re: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024

by frog222
Sat 18 May, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 182

Re: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024

by frog222
Sat 18 May, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 182

Re: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024

refitman wrote: Sat 18 May, 2024 8:41 am I fly home on 20th (but not back in work until 28th 😁).
Hope you're having a good rest then ! Does that mean you are sleeping in til back to work ?
by frog222
Sat 18 May, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 182

Re: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024

It’s staggering how senior Labour figures just keep going down in my estimation “David Lammy rejects call to label Trump racist” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyer0y1klwro I've got plenty of dislike for Lammy, to put it mildly , but agree with him on this defence of previous statements -- Mr La...
by frog222
Sat 18 May, 2024 6:46 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024
Replies: 22
Views: 182

Weekend 18th and 19th May 2024

Morning !
by frog222
Fri 17 May, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 17th May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 179

Re: Friday 17th May 2024

NO safe and legal routes with SKS

by frog222
Fri 17 May, 2024 9:18 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 17th May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 179

Re: Friday 17th May 2024

Ha ; in the two months since that vid Putin has completely shaken up the power groupings , arrests and 'corruption' charges !

Glad to see that Beevor finds Hollywood 'WW2 films' as unwatchable as me , better interview !

by frog222
Fri 17 May, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 17th May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 179

Re: Friday 17th May 2024

Just stumbled across this, the Kievan Rus and all that ---

by frog222
Fri 17 May, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 17th May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 179

Re: Friday 17th May 2024

Just hoping they have some Very Secret Plans , but ....................... :-)
by frog222
Fri 17 May, 2024 6:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 17th May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 179

Re: Friday 17th May 2024

Following Roger's link last Thursday should Nattie Elphicke be suspended from Labour for her Far-Left views on housing? /quote] I mean, dunk on Starmer all you like but that just isn't true is it? Housing is virtually certain to be one area where an incoming Labour government *is* going to be very ...
by frog222
Fri 17 May, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 17th May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 179

Re: Friday 17th May 2024

by frog222
Fri 17 May, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 17th May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 179

Re: Friday 17th May 2024

by frog222
Fri 17 May, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 17th May 2024
Replies: 26
Views: 179

Re: Friday 17th May 2024

refitman wrote: Fri 17 May, 2024 3:09 pm Rog & Frog - you need to change the ‘X’ to ‘twitter’ in the URLs. Then they will embed.
I wondered but hadn't got around to testing the hypothesis .. Thanks !