FlyTheNest

Morning all.

Super Saturday for the 6 Nations, that's me in front of the TV all day

Hang on, I thought one of the problems with the NHS, is that there aren't enough staff. How is this possibly going to help?


(I know that idea is, that it isn't. It's a way to let Wes's private heath donors get their foot in the door)

Lol

Second lol of the day --

They're literally just Tories. This is Tory policy.


I hold out no hope at all, that noted human rights lawyer, who says in the same article

“There is no version of my life that does not largely revolve around me being a human rights lawyer."

will push back at all on this.

Just a reminder that this is our ambassador to the USA. Appointed by noted human rights lawyer, Kier Starmer.



I suppose it does mean he has something in common with Trump.

That's certainly how it looks to me.



@refit, Allow the rugby to distract you from all the rest and enjoy your day.

Rugby's not my thing but I've enjoyed afternoons watching Cheltenham this week.

Well, this is terrifying. Praise from Tories for "doing what they couldn't" and No 10 insiders confirming it's an ideological, to harm as many vulnerable people as possible.

Why are they admiring Trump????!

refitman wrote: Sat Mar 15, 2025 11:07 am Why are they admiring Trump????!

Amazing stuff . PFI 2.0 coming very soon . No point in openly privatising if you can extract the income stream by indebtedness ?

When I worked in metal-bashing we had a dozen women tapping away all day on these machines --



( It was over fifty years ago )

I recently noticed a US tweet on unemployment in computer programmers , now extrapolate that to hundreds of other jobs --

refitman wrote: Sat Mar 15, 2025 7:51 am Super Saturday for the 6 Nations, that's me in front of the TV all day

Same here. Expecting wins from Ireland and England then comes the conundrum for a Scotland supporter. France are a joy to watch and I would say clearly the best team in the tournament so while a win for Scotland would be nice I wouldn't be overly upset if they lose (with dignity) and France get what they deserve.

Remember what I said about Streeting the other day.

Unless the party completely abolishes internal democracy, there is no way he gets to be the next Labour leader against any remotely credible opponent.

Stuff like this only makes that more certain still.

Describing current Labour as 'centre-left', with a straight face, is utterly laughable. That and the fact that McSweeney is taken in by the jangly-keys that is 'AI', means he should be no-where near Labour and the levers of power.

AnatolyKasparov wrote: Sat Mar 15, 2025 3:01 pm Remember what I said about Streeting the other day.

Unless the party completely abolishes internal democracy, there is no way he gets to be the next Labour leader against any remotely credible opponent.

Stuff like this only makes that more certain still.

HE IS DOING HARM TO PEOPLE RIGHT NOW. I DON'T GIVE A FLYING FUCK ABOUT 5 YEARS TIME - PEOPLE WILL DIE BECAUSE HE HAS HIS POCKETS STUFFED FULL OF PRIVATE HEALTH CARE CASH NOW.

AK, at some point, you will have to realise that current Labour policies are harming people at this very moment.

Ha!

refitman wrote: Sat Mar 15, 2025 3:11 pm AK, at some point, you will have to realise that current Labour policies are harming people at this very moment.

You can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink.

It was like this when Nick Clegg foisted himself on the Lib-Dems. At the time those of us on the left of the party warned that moving to the right would be an absolute disaster but we were ignored and told to fuck off by true believers with their heads stuck firmly in the sand (and up their own arses). They still believed right up until reality punched them squarely in the face.

Starmer's acolytes are giving off exactly the same vibe.

You all need to stop doom scrolling and just look at what the government actually *does*.

MuskWatch --

https://bsky.app/profile/rimaanabtawi.b ... gqtwsud22p

Bone Spurs wipes military history --

Russia 1988/89, a 'short' !