Howdy, Stranger!

It looks like you're new here. Sign in or register to get started.

A reminder, people with class do not talk about class – politicalbetting.com

123457»

Comments

  • kle4kle4 Posts: 98,242
    FF43 said:

    Because this is entirely about an American base in the Indian Ocean. No-one cares about the Chagossians I'm afraid.
    Indeed, not the UK, the USA, or apparently Mauritius.

    So I think the moral arguments are pretty peripheral, and it is about cold practical logic and transactional benefit. I'm not sold that international condemnation or whatever is sufficiently significant to go down this route, as I doubt we would gain even one iota of goodwill for it, but I can see it being arguable at least. But I think more work needs to be done selling the deal, not on the grounds of morality, but because it is, supposedly, better for the UK.

    Sure the government has maintained that and many commentators dispute it, but if it is true the government needs to hammer it home, as otherwise it looks like the UK is self-flagellating (eg reports we're so keen we got talked into more concessions) for little benefit.
  • MattWMattW Posts: 26,149
    Foxy said:

    Always buy a house on the top of a hill IMHO.
    That's my policy, and has been for a lot of years - at first unintentionally.

    Engineering can often mitigate, but we are a country of gormless double think where hidebound people who want dual carriageways and traffic islands everywhere throw enormous, selfish, tantrums about "Concreting Over the Countrysode" if, say, a proposal is made to upgrade a 3m wide path railway path, which previously had trains on it, to a sealed surface so everyone can use it. Or if they are asked to park their cars on the carriageway or their drives.

    On the flooding, we have cross-subsidies in place (which having made sensible decisions, I do not like), and I would prefer caveat emptor and those house to be designed appropriately and of a suitably lower price.
  • TazTaz Posts: 17,129
    Foxy said:

    Friday at midnight probably not the best time to go to ED.
    I’m sure she’d rather not be there you mug.

This discussion has been closed.