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Re: 2025 Conservative Party conference and its problem policies – politicalbetting.com
I have been surprised how little traction Jenrick's tack to the fat right gained. Badenoch's best Conference speech since Johnson's last Conference speech seemed to take the wind out of his sails.Apparently Bobby J once attended a meeting with Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Priti Patel and Suella Braverman.
For over an hour he didn't see a single white face.
Re: 2025 Conservative Party conference and its problem policies – politicalbetting.com
As @Richard_Tyndall has explained, one effect of the Climate Change Act is that, instead of drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea, we import it instead. That is perverse.
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Re: Following the colonies – politicalbetting.com
So, we are expecting a demonstration in favour of the Palestinians in London and a counter demonstration. Both large enough to cause the police serious concerns and to make public order Orders.
Why?
Why is this still going ahead in light of the deal, the ceasefire and these incredible pictures this morning of Palestinians in Gaza walking home?
Some people just can't give up on the hate, no matter what. Even when its vicarious. God help us, there is enough to do. Go and raise money for these benighted people who have lost everything. But no, screaming about from the River to the sea is more satisfying.
Why?
Why is this still going ahead in light of the deal, the ceasefire and these incredible pictures this morning of Palestinians in Gaza walking home?
Some people just can't give up on the hate, no matter what. Even when its vicarious. God help us, there is enough to do. Go and raise money for these benighted people who have lost everything. But no, screaming about from the River to the sea is more satisfying.
DavidL
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Re: Following the colonies – politicalbetting.com
JD Vance calls Canterbury Cathedral exhibit 'ugly'He is actually right though, it looks absolutely hideous. Shockingly inappropriate and utterly without any feeling for the building.
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Mr Vance said: "It is weird to me that these people don't see the irony of honoring 'marginalized communities' by making a beautiful historical building really ugly."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly64e0v34jo
Trendy vicar.
I mean, I don't know that somebody who has a face like a smacked arse and the soul of a Mafia Don is in a position to lecture. But he does, for once, have a point.
ydoethur
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Re: Following the colonies – politicalbetting.com
There have been 66 homicides in London this year so far. For a city of almost 10 million that's an incredibly low number.Another area where the UK is falling behind the US.
https://www.murdermap.co.uk/victims/murders-london-2025-total-how-many
rcs1000
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Re: Following the colonies – politicalbetting.com
"He cut them up into small pieces and they were ready in 15 minutes".A friend of mine was a cameraman on the One Show. He's since moved upwards to Channel 5 documentaries on serial killers and air fryers.I managed to endure 5 minutes of it once whilst visiting someone’s house. There are people who actually watch it - I am at a loss to what part of their souls it fulfils.it is low IQ dreckI've spent the last 10 years avoiding The One Show as much as possible.Another night of much of Newsnight approaching the atmosphere of a BBC One magazine show.Someone appears to have looked at the One Show and Radio 5 and thought “that’s lovely” and decided that every bit of news and discussion needs to match. Wankers.
The issues of distinctiveness at the BBC at the momenf are quite significant
Pro_Rata
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Re: Following the colonies – politicalbetting.com
Someone may be triggered.
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela. It should inspire those engaged in similar struggles around the world - and remind those of us lucky enough to live in America that we have a solemn responsibility to constantly preserve and defend our own hard-won democratic traditions.
https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1976689421069009235
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela. It should inspire those engaged in similar struggles around the world - and remind those of us lucky enough to live in America that we have a solemn responsibility to constantly preserve and defend our own hard-won democratic traditions.
https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1976689421069009235
Nigelb
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Re: Following the colonies – politicalbetting.com
Sometimes away from politics nice things happen
Our 16 year old grandson, who has just started his 3 year catering course, arrived today with sticky toffee pudding and sauce he had made, and it was quite the best we have tasted anywhere
Who says our FE colleges are not worth it, though it does have an excellent reputation and many years ago my cousin qualified there and eventually became a director of Trust House Forte
Our 16 year old grandson, who has just started his 3 year catering course, arrived today with sticky toffee pudding and sauce he had made, and it was quite the best we have tasted anywhere
Who says our FE colleges are not worth it, though it does have an excellent reputation and many years ago my cousin qualified there and eventually became a director of Trust House Forte
Re: Following the colonies – politicalbetting.com
I think Obama got his for simply not being Dubya.SAD!All very humorous and all that but Obama got his for simply being black, whereas when Trumpy gets his next year, he will genuinely have achieved something.
Its not Obama's fault, and I have a lot of time for him. I imagine him running again is the main reason Trump would not abolish the two term limit. But he really didn't deserve the Nobel for simply getting elected.
Re: Some good news for Badenoch but will it move the polls? – politicalbetting.com
Polanski won’t drink Earl Grey.No it is theft and basically communism and many want to rent privately and not from the stateI like "abolish landlords". It's a solution to the problem of too many wealthy rentiers. It's not the solution I would have picked, but it recognises the problem and implements a solution. It's much better than the learned helplessness of Labour,The Greens have no full answers as yet.The problem with the Greens is that they are antediluvian, and their policy proposals are crap.
On the other hand, they're serving a usual function. No one else is making some of the kind of perfectly valid case that Polanski was making on QT, that billionaires are helping place all the blame on minorities from structural social and economic issues since Thatcherism.
Neither Starmer, or particularly the Lib Dens, are drawing attention to this reality, and YourParty seems not be functioning yet.
The result is that the public sense of who to hold accountable is gradually being drawn further and further to the right, so he's a useful corrective.
Proper tea is theft.
DougSeal
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