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  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,546
    At least three people are injured as knifeman goes on rampage attacking people at random on the streets of Vienna
  • bigjohnowlsbigjohnowls Posts: 22,761
    Desperate barrel scraping.
  • AlastairMeeksAlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:
    I can believe he was not aware, although if the group was as obviously as bonkers as suggested, it doesn't exactly speak well that he didn't notice.
    The story is that he left the group when it became clear there were some nutters posting KKK and neo Nazi stuff.

    I mean seriously.
    Ah, the leftwing equivalent of the Presidents’ Club.
  • MTimT2MTimT2 Posts: 62
    RoyalBlue said:

    I cannot think of any better advert for doing a law degree.

    https://twitter.com/moylato/status/970996163276169216

    Edit - Hold up, the Bulgarians do a degree in firefighting?

    Since when is geography a social science?
    Physical geography and geology are pretty much hard sciences, but what else would the rest of geography be? Economics, politics and sociology explain most of where cities are located, what they do, and how big their populations become.
  • BenpointerBenpointer Posts: 34,849
    kle4 said:

    Floater said:
    I can believe he was not aware, although if the group was as obviously as bonkers as suggested, it doesn't exactly speak well that he didn't notice.
    I can see how this might happen... I belong to a political betting forum, some of whose members have some very extreme views - which I don't necessarily share. :wink:
  • bigjohnowlsbigjohnowls Posts: 22,761

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:
    I can believe he was not aware, although if the group was as obviously as bonkers as suggested, it doesn't exactly speak well that he didn't notice.
    I can see how this might happen... I belong to a political betting forum, some of whose members have some very extreme views - which I don't necessarily share. :wink:
    Where is Rod these days
  • MTimT2MTimT2 Posts: 62
    rcs1000 said:

    Sean_F said:

    GIN1138 said:

    GIN1138 said:

    Guardian reporting a "nerve agent" has been used on Mr Skripal

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/07/russian-spy-police-appeal-for-witnesses-as-cobra-meeting-takes-place

    They are pinpointing VX or Sarin?

    If correct would this mean the UK has been the victim of a biological terrorist attack?

    I think that was pretty obvious given the description of the symptoms and the speed with which they were affected.
    How do they get these toxic agents into the country undetected?

    I could never understand how they got Plutonium into the country and managed to spread it all over London without anyone detecting it? Presumably all these toxic agents still have to be smuggled in through customs, etc?

    Or are these toxic substances already here in the country?
    Ricin can easily be made from ricinis communis, which is grown widely in this country.
    Killing people is easy. Fortunately, most people aren't murderers.
    And doesn't require high tech solutions like polonium. Ricin is low tech - the son of one of my wife's colleagues did time for purifying it in is uni dorm just for fun.
  • HHemmeligHHemmelig Posts: 617
    AndyJS said:

    O/T

    Around 50,000 voters are eligible to take part in tomorrow's eight local government by-elections. The parliamentary electorate is usually slightly lower than the local election electorate.

    2017 parliamentary electorate for 8th March 2018 local by-elections:

    Bolton, Farnworth: 10,514
    Dacorum, Northchurch: 2,134
    East Hampshire, Petersfield Bell Hill: 1,924
    Harlow: Little Parndon & Hare Street: 5,845
    Medway, Rochester West: 8,524
    Nottingham, Wollaton West: 9,619
    Rutland, Oakham South East: 1,989
    Tameside, Droylsden East: 8,607

    Total: 49,156

    Wollaton West was one of the Tories' last three councillors on Nottingham City Council. A wealthy liberal Remainy kind of ward close to the university, not far from Nick Palmer's former stamping ground. Must be a Labour gain surely.
  • Danny565Danny565 Posts: 8,091
    edited March 2018
    The one bit about the Corbyn story that makes me raise my eyebrows is that he apparently posted a comment in a thread where other people were using the term "Zios".

    Admittedly "Zio" or "Zionist" are not in themselves anti-Semitic, but the people who use the terms almost invariably are.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:
    I can believe he was not aware, although if the group was as obviously as bonkers as suggested, it doesn't exactly speak well that he didn't notice.
    I can see how this might happen... I belong to a political betting forum, some of whose members have some very extreme views - which I don't necessarily share. :wink:
    :)

    Well sure, but it doesn't take that much effort to notice the general tenor of a place - 5 nanoseconds should be enough in a youtube comment section to assess its a place no one wants to be!
  • BenpointerBenpointer Posts: 34,849
    Off topic, this Torygraph article made me smile:

    "BBC denies dumbing down as traditional programmes face the axe"

    Among the programmes listed as potentially facing the axe are: Bargain Hunt, Cash in the Attic and Homes Under the Hammer.

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/03/07/bbc-denies-dumbing-traditional-programmes-face-axe/
  • AlastairMeeksAlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340
    Danny565 said:

    The one bit about the Corbyn story that makes me raise my eyebrows is that he apparently posted a comment in a thread where other people were using the term "Zios".

    Admittedly "Zio" or "Zionist" are not in themselves anti-Semitic, but the people who use the terms almost invariably are.

    I’d struggle to see how Zio could be used in a non-anti-Semitic way.
  • Pro_RataPro_Rata Posts: 5,383

    AndyJS said:

    O/T

    Around 50,000 voters are eligible to take part in tomorrow's eight local government by-elections. The parliamentary electorate is usually slightly lower than the local election electorate.

    2017 parliamentary electorate for 8th March 2018 local by-elections:

    Bolton, Farnworth: 10,514
    Dacorum, Northchurch: 2,134
    East Hampshire, Petersfield Bell Hill: 1,924
    Harlow: Little Parndon & Hare Street: 5,845
    Medway, Rochester West: 8,524
    Nottingham, Wollaton West: 9,619
    Rutland, Oakham South East: 1,989
    Tameside, Droylsden East: 8,607

    Total: 49,156

    'Bus-Pass Elvis Party' are standing in Wollaton West.

    Upset alert?
    Droylsden (West, though) )was where an aunt was a long time Liberal activist, both Droylsden seats were yellow during the 80s. Any visit involved long inspections of the spelling errors in Labour and (occasional) Tory pamphlets, and the perfect grammar and spelling of their Liberal equivalents.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,140

    Desperate barrel scraping.
    Jezparate, surely?
  • Danny565 said:

    The one bit about the Corbyn story that makes me raise my eyebrows is that he apparently posted a comment in a thread where other people were using the term "Zios".

    Admittedly "Zio" or "Zionist" are not in themselves anti-Semitic, but the people who use the terms almost invariably are.

    I’d struggle to see how Zio could be used in a non-anti-Semitic way.
    Well if you're Italian and you wanted to address/talk about your Uncle.
  • AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    edited March 2018
    HHemmelig said:

    AndyJS said:

    O/T

    Around 50,000 voters are eligible to take part in tomorrow's eight local government by-elections. The parliamentary electorate is usually slightly lower than the local election electorate.

    2017 parliamentary electorate for 8th March 2018 local by-elections:

    Bolton, Farnworth: 10,514
    Dacorum, Northchurch: 2,134
    East Hampshire, Petersfield Bell Hill: 1,924
    Harlow: Little Parndon & Hare Street: 5,845
    Medway, Rochester West: 8,524
    Nottingham, Wollaton West: 9,619
    Rutland, Oakham South East: 1,989
    Tameside, Droylsden East: 8,607

    Total: 49,156

    Wollaton West was one of the Tories' last three councillors on Nottingham City Council. A wealthy liberal Remainy kind of ward close to the university, not far from Nick Palmer's former stamping ground. Must be a Labour gain surely.
    I expect so. At the last scheduled local elections 2 of the 3 seats in the ward were Labour.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,140
    edited March 2018
    However, even if this article is 100% accurate and Corbyn knew perfectly well what he was doing, like that exceptionally nasty woman Jenna Delich a few years back, as with the Czech story in what way would it profoundly change what we all knew about him already?
  • A North London club going out in the last 16?

    Has that ever happened in the Champions League?
  • BenpointerBenpointer Posts: 34,849

    Danny565 said:

    The one bit about the Corbyn story that makes me raise my eyebrows is that he apparently posted a comment in a thread where other people were using the term "Zios".

    Admittedly "Zio" or "Zionist" are not in themselves anti-Semitic, but the people who use the terms almost invariably are.

    I’d struggle to see how Zio could be used in a non-anti-Semitic way.
    Zio is a new one on me. Is Zionist a derogative term?
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:
    I can believe he was not aware, although if the group was as obviously as bonkers as suggested, it doesn't exactly speak well that he didn't notice.
    I can see how this might happen... I belong to a political betting forum, some of whose members have some very extreme views - which I don't necessarily share. :wink:
    Where is Rod these days
    Joined the Labour party
  • HHemmeligHHemmelig Posts: 617

    Off topic, this Torygraph article made me smile:

    "BBC denies dumbing down as traditional programmes face the axe"

    Among the programmes listed as potentially facing the axe are: Bargain Hunt, Cash in the Attic and Homes Under the Hammer.

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/03/07/bbc-denies-dumbing-traditional-programmes-face-axe/

    Phil & Kirsty type property shows do seem to be on their last legs....perhaps reflecting that the property bubble is gradually deflating. Ironically we could see plenty of homes going under the hammer as interest rates go up.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,546

    Off topic, this Torygraph article made me smile:

    "BBC denies dumbing down as traditional programmes face the axe"

    Among the programmes listed as potentially facing the axe are: Bargain Hunt, Cash in the Attic and Homes Under the Hammer.

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/03/07/bbc-denies-dumbing-traditional-programmes-face-axe/

    Us working people didn't even know such shows were still going...
  • AlastairMeeksAlastairMeeks Posts: 30,340

    Danny565 said:

    The one bit about the Corbyn story that makes me raise my eyebrows is that he apparently posted a comment in a thread where other people were using the term "Zios".

    Admittedly "Zio" or "Zionist" are not in themselves anti-Semitic, but the people who use the terms almost invariably are.

    I’d struggle to see how Zio could be used in a non-anti-Semitic way.
    Zio is a new one on me. Is Zionist a derogative term?
    Zio is to Zionist as Paki is to Pakistani.
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,258
    Matt cartoon caption:

    "It was Andy Warhol who said 'In the future everyone will work at the White House for 15 minutes'"
  • HHemmeligHHemmelig Posts: 617
    Floater said:

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:
    I can believe he was not aware, although if the group was as obviously as bonkers as suggested, it doesn't exactly speak well that he didn't notice.
    I can see how this might happen... I belong to a political betting forum, some of whose members have some very extreme views - which I don't necessarily share. :wink:
    Where is Rod these days
    Joined the Labour party
    Cripes (if you're being serious).

    Rod voted Tory in 1997
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,546
    HHemmelig said:

    Floater said:

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:
    I can believe he was not aware, although if the group was as obviously as bonkers as suggested, it doesn't exactly speak well that he didn't notice.
    I can see how this might happen... I belong to a political betting forum, some of whose members have some very extreme views - which I don't necessarily share. :wink:
    Where is Rod these days
    Joined the Labour party
    Cripes (if you're being serious).

    Rod voted Tory in 1997
    Its a joke on the fact that Rod gets shall we say rather energized by Jewish matters, so much so he got banned.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 72,140
    HHemmelig said:

    Floater said:

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:
    I can believe he was not aware, although if the group was as obviously as bonkers as suggested, it doesn't exactly speak well that he didn't notice.
    I can see how this might happen... I belong to a political betting forum, some of whose members have some very extreme views - which I don't necessarily share. :wink:
    Where is Rod these days
    Joined the Labour party
    Cripes (if you're being serious).

    Rod voted Tory in 1997
    There you are, that proves it. Still stuck in the 1980s and only Labour are offering to take us back there or further.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,617
    HHemmelig said:

    Off topic, this Torygraph article made me smile:

    "BBC denies dumbing down as traditional programmes face the axe"

    Among the programmes listed as potentially facing the axe are: Bargain Hunt, Cash in the Attic and Homes Under the Hammer.

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/03/07/bbc-denies-dumbing-traditional-programmes-face-axe/

    Phil & Kirsty type property shows do seem to be on their last legs....perhaps reflecting that the property bubble is gradually deflating. Ironically we could see plenty of homes going under the hammer as interest rates go up.
    What will the nation do without Dion Dublin letting us know what yield was achieved for the 2 up 2 down doer upper :(
  • BenpointerBenpointer Posts: 34,849
    edited March 2018

    Danny565 said:

    The one bit about the Corbyn story that makes me raise my eyebrows is that he apparently posted a comment in a thread where other people were using the term "Zios".

    Admittedly "Zio" or "Zionist" are not in themselves anti-Semitic, but the people who use the terms almost invariably are.

    I’d struggle to see how Zio could be used in a non-anti-Semitic way.
    Zio is a new one on me. Is Zionist a derogative term?
    Zio is to Zionist as Paki is to Pakistani.
    Thank-you. I shall make sure to avoid its use - shouldn't be too difficult. :smile:
  • NEW THREAD

  • kle4kle4 Posts: 96,806

    Danny565 said:

    The one bit about the Corbyn story that makes me raise my eyebrows is that he apparently posted a comment in a thread where other people were using the term "Zios".

    Admittedly "Zio" or "Zionist" are not in themselves anti-Semitic, but the people who use the terms almost invariably are.

    I’d struggle to see how Zio could be used in a non-anti-Semitic way.
    Zio is a new one on me. Is Zionist a derogative term?
    My general understanding has been that it conceivably could be used in a non-derogatory fashion, but it is certainly used an awful lot, much much wider than any legitimate usage would allow, by those who do use it as a derogative term.

    In much the same way that not everyone who criticises Israeli policy is anti-semitic, but anti-semites love to say that you cannot criticise Israel without being labelled anti-semitic, then claiming that is all they are doing.
  • bigjohnowlsbigjohnowls Posts: 22,761

    HHemmelig said:

    Floater said:

    kle4 said:

    Floater said:
    I can believe he was not aware, although if the group was as obviously as bonkers as suggested, it doesn't exactly speak well that he didn't notice.
    I can see how this might happen... I belong to a political betting forum, some of whose members have some very extreme views - which I don't necessarily share. :wink:
    Where is Rod these days
    Joined the Labour party
    Cripes (if you're being serious).

    Rod voted Tory in 1997
    Its a joke on the fact that Rod gets shall we say rather energized by Jewish matters, so much so he got banned.
    Baroness Chakrabati deemed he was not suitable for Labour Methinks.
  • bigjohnowlsbigjohnowls Posts: 22,761
    Anyone see Panorama from Mansfield

    Did you see that bigoted woman as GB would say.
  • tlg86tlg86 Posts: 26,258

    Anyone see Panorama from Mansfield

    Did you see that bigoted woman as GB would say.

    We watched it. My dad wants to know, how can net migration be at 240k and yet we still aren't getting enough doctors in. It's a very fair question.
  • JonathanJonathan Posts: 21,759
    edited March 2018
    Gone
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