Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 7:04 am
Morning all.
Morning.
Rail fares have gone up again.
Brexit is still a shambles.
Happy 2019!
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Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 10:13 am
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 11:09 am
It is !PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Morning.
Brexit is still a shambles.
Happy 2019!
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... rexit-vote" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 11:13 am
Good-morning, everyone
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 11:28 am
Thanks for the link.Lost Soul wrote:It is !PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Morning.
Brexit is still a shambles.
Happy 2019!
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... rexit-vote" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Not the best piece IMHO. Just rehashing stuff you can read elsewhere and no fact checking, or even rehashing of fact checking you can find elsewhere.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 11:31 am
This is no way to live. The turmoil, price hikes and confusion caused by Tory government in order to protect and promote Tory government are unacceptable. Government don't care about their nation or most of the citizens they share nationality with.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 11:40 am
I've greater respect for Fidel Castro
I can't condone his violence
He managed ensuring a lot of Cuban nationals had a better standard of living than what most had prior his leadership
A violent dictator managed a nation and people better than Tory government
I can't condone his violence
He managed ensuring a lot of Cuban nationals had a better standard of living than what most had prior his leadership
A violent dictator managed a nation and people better than Tory government
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 11:44 am
Actually the blog the Groan has drawn from is a much better read and more accurate on Corbyn's stated views.
https://esrcpartymembersproject.org/201 ... te-brexit/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thanks again Lost Soul
https://esrcpartymembersproject.org/201 ... te-brexit/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thanks again Lost Soul
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 11:45 am
I thought of Castro while pondering historical examples of outrageous nationalist leadership
Do they ever succeed at anything other than violence, despair and fear
Do they ever succeed at anything other than violence, despair and fear
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 12:04 pm
I'm not a youngster anymore
My physical resilience isn't as quick or complete
I don't have time or energy to recoup losses Tory leadership causes
My physical resilience isn't as quick or complete
I don't have time or energy to recoup losses Tory leadership causes
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 12:12 pm
Interesting study.PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Actually the blog the Groan has drawn from is a much better read and more accurate on Corbyn's stated views.
https://esrcpartymembersproject.org/201 ... te-brexit/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thanks again Lost Soul
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 12:18 pm
I can't afford Tory governmentsHow rail fares outpaced inflation measures
Cumulative changes since 1995
CPI inflation: 62%
RPI inflation: 95%
Regulated rail fares cap: 105%
https://twitter.com/EdConwaySky/status/ ... 86/photo/1
https://www.theguardian.com/business/li ... dc52e67129" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Not many people can
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 12:23 pm
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ce-elderly" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 12:41 pm
HindleA wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ce-elderly
In a sheepish private message to the BBC a few days after their botched general election campaign of 2017, the Conservatives asked the corporation to simply ignore the fact that Theresa May had made a specific election promise to those millions of pensioners that they would continue to have a free TV licence. The Tories’ manifesto had stated: “We will maintain all other pensioner benefits including free bus passes, eye tests, prescriptions and TV licences, for the duration of this parliament.” The Conservatives told the BBC they had made a mistake by promising free licences until 2022, and insisted the BBC had the power to abandon them in 2020, thus overriding their election pledge. Even now, a year and a half on, the party has not levelled with the British public.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 12:47 pm
Good old Gordon.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 12:58 pm
I've always liked Gordon BrownAnatolyKasparov wrote:Good old Gordon.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 1:11 pm
And given that Tories rely so much on their strong support amongst older voters, this is potentially a pretty big deal.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 1:46 pm
¿Qué?AnatolyKasparov wrote:Good old Gordon.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 1:55 pm
He wrote the piece that cJA/AH quoted above.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 2:00 pm
I've now backtracked, and read it. Thanks to both link providers.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 3:13 pm
I thought it was a Gordon Kaye reference.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 3:49 pm
I knew you wouldHindleA wrote:I thought it was a Gordon Kaye reference.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 3:51 pm
You're welcomePorFavor wrote:I've now backtracked, and read it. Thanks to both link providers.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 6:40 pm
The longueurs are getting longer.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 6:50 pm
The previous post under my name couldn't possibly be me,I was working at the time.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 6:53 pm
Evidence based mutually beneficial policy to State and individual whatever next.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 6:54 pm
PF loves Gordon's
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 7:06 pm
"......and Leon's getting larger!!"PorFavor wrote:The longueurs are getting longer.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 10:03 pm
Looks like I picked the wrong year to quit caring.AnatolyKasparov wrote:"......and Leon's getting larger!!"PorFavor wrote:The longueurs are getting longer.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Wed 02 Jan, 2019 10:19 pm
Merry Christmas and a Happy new year everyone, bit late I know but I hope you all enjoyed yourselves and got what you wanted from Santa.
After sharing 9 bottles of wine with my Dad and brother I let down the family by passing out on my stool and collapsing into the pub Christmas tree which was apparently hilarious.
After sharing 9 bottles of wine with my Dad and brother I let down the family by passing out on my stool and collapsing into the pub Christmas tree which was apparently hilarious.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Thu 03 Jan, 2019 12:15 am
I was up at my folks place over the festive period and despite them living in one of the largest collections of human habitation in Northumberland (a veritable border metropolis) their internet was shocking. They have Sky through the phone line (no cable available) and I had to keep resetting the router every morning as it had slowed to a crawl. My Dad actually thought that was the speed it was supposed to be going because all he uses it for is downloading programmes to his Sky box, and he thought it taking hours was normal.
I used to go out with a Swedish girl from a town of about 1000 people in the middle of fucking nowhere and they had 2 gig fibre optic nigh on ten years ago.
This really is a cheap and shabby country.
I used to go out with a Swedish girl from a town of about 1000 people in the middle of fucking nowhere and they had 2 gig fibre optic nigh on ten years ago.
This really is a cheap and shabby country.
Re: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Posted: Thu 03 Jan, 2019 12:59 am
Not everything's shit though.
On the train down today across the table from me was a Nigerian woman with her young daughter.
And the daughter sang. She sang quietly to herself but I could hear it and it was beautiful. From the words I could make out they were Christian songs and quite repetetive so I'm presuming she learned them at school, she could only have been about 7 or 8.
Eventually I did speak to her Mum and they were going to York to live in a flat provided by a charity, apparently where they'd been in Newcastle had been damp and full of cockroaches.
Sometimes speaking to people much worse off than you can put things in perspective, there was me grumpy because I was hungover and tired and there was this girl singing beautifully despite having spent (I know not how long) in a roach infested shithole in Newcastle.
On the train down today across the table from me was a Nigerian woman with her young daughter.
And the daughter sang. She sang quietly to herself but I could hear it and it was beautiful. From the words I could make out they were Christian songs and quite repetetive so I'm presuming she learned them at school, she could only have been about 7 or 8.
Eventually I did speak to her Mum and they were going to York to live in a flat provided by a charity, apparently where they'd been in Newcastle had been damp and full of cockroaches.
Sometimes speaking to people much worse off than you can put things in perspective, there was me grumpy because I was hungover and tired and there was this girl singing beautifully despite having spent (I know not how long) in a roach infested shithole in Newcastle.