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Welsh NHS again sinking Corbyn making points on the NHS....0
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For a man who presumably still travels by horse, the use of HTML is just a step too far.Theuniondivvie said:Ah, sorry. I blame MD's aversion to using the quote system.
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Is Corbyn for real - I accept that I do not support him but today he is again being taken to the cleaners by TM0
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on the NHS....Big_G_NorthWales said:Is Corbyn for real - I accept that I do not support him but today he is again being taken to the cleaners by TM
This is akin to last night's Man Utd performance0 -
Fair enough. As I say, I'm not really in a position to speak authoritatively. Although, being the internet, it's not going to stop me trying.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Anorak, F1 cars are rather scarcer and travel on different surfaces to normal cars. Comparing the two isn't much use.
Great leaps forward have been made in safety over recent decades, but F1 bigwigs have also shown themselves to be utterly incapable of grasping obvious problems with rule changes. The elimination qualifying experiment, that everyone said would be woeful, turned out to be woeful.
I hope I'm not proved right, but there are serious question marks over the halo.0 -
"What can I get you?" says the bartender.Anorak said:
A photon checks into a hotel.TheScreamingEagles said:
I'm wearing the t shirt with that joke on.Anorak said:
You're not going to wheel out the hadron joke again, are you?TheScreamingEagles said:Absolutely devastated by the death of Stephen Hawking.
He helped confirm my love of science, and physics in particular.
"Can I help you with your suitcase?"
"No, I'm travelling light."
A tachyon walks into a bar.0 -
And that was atrociousScrapheap_as_was said:
on the NHS....Big_G_NorthWales said:Is Corbyn for real - I accept that I do not support him but today he is again being taken to the cleaners by TM
This is akin to last night's Man Utd performance0 -
It was the second biggest loss of MPs in Scotland by a party at a general election since WW2 after 2015Theuniondivvie said:
And 21 isn't 'almost half' of 56.williamglenn said:
By my reckoning 35 out of 59 is a majority...HYUFD said:
No as the SNP tried to push indyref2 at the general election and lost almost half their MPs thus giving Westminster a mandate to block it anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Again, glad to see that you accept that an indy majority at Holyrood keeps the discussion 'relevant'.HYUFD said:
So still a clear No vote then but with Unionist parties set to win a majority at the next Holyrood elections indyref2 discussion is becoming irrelevant anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Seems to have bounced back well from the recent 'SNP dragon slain, indy on retreat' (© PB Yoons) situation.williamglenn said:0 -
Mr. Anorak, my horse is called Doris. Doris Prancer.
Mr. Anorak (2), indeed
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Still, 21 isn't 'almost half' of 56.HYUFD said:
It was the second biggest loss of MPs in Scotland by a party at a general election since WW2 after 2015Theuniondivvie said:
And 21 isn't 'almost half' of 56.williamglenn said:
By my reckoning 35 out of 59 is a majority...HYUFD said:
No as the SNP tried to push indyref2 at the general election and lost almost half their MPs thus giving Westminster a mandate to block it anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Again, glad to see that you accept that an indy majority at Holyrood keeps the discussion 'relevant'.HYUFD said:
So still a clear No vote then but with Unionist parties set to win a majority at the next Holyrood elections indyref2 discussion is becoming irrelevant anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Seems to have bounced back well from the recent 'SNP dragon slain, indy on retreat' (© PB Yoons) situation.williamglenn said:
But you keep saying it if it comforts you.0 -
I had it more akin to Spurs v Juventus.Scrapheap_as_was said:
on the NHS....Big_G_NorthWales said:Is Corbyn for real - I accept that I do not support him but today he is again being taken to the cleaners by TM
This is akin to last night's Man Utd performance0 -
"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
Two atoms were walking across a road when one of them said, "I think I lost an electron!"FeersumEnjineeya said:
"What can I get you?" says the bartender.Anorak said:
A photon checks into a hotel.TheScreamingEagles said:
I'm wearing the t shirt with that joke on.Anorak said:
You're not going to wheel out the hadron joke again, are you?TheScreamingEagles said:Absolutely devastated by the death of Stephen Hawking.
He helped confirm my love of science, and physics in particular.
"Can I help you with your suitcase?"
"No, I'm travelling light."
A tachyon walks into a bar.
"Really!" the other replied, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I 'm absolutely positive."
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Thornberry-esque.SouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
Well go past any council estate in England or terraced street in the North and Midlands when the World Cup is on and you will see my pointSouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
We scored, had triple the number of shots and double the number of shots on target than Juve... I think Man U's performance closer to the 'absolute boy' today (tm St Hodges)TheScreamingEagles said:
I had it more akin to Spurs v Juventus.Scrapheap_as_was said:
on the NHS....Big_G_NorthWales said:Is Corbyn for real - I accept that I do not support him but today he is again being taken to the cleaners by TM
This is akin to last night's Man Utd performance0 -
Have you heard that entropy isn't what it used to be?Anorak said:
Two atoms were walking across a road when one of them said, "I think I lost an electron!"FeersumEnjineeya said:
"What can I get you?" says the bartender.Anorak said:
A photon checks into a hotel.TheScreamingEagles said:
I'm wearing the t shirt with that joke on.Anorak said:
You're not going to wheel out the hadron joke again, are you?TheScreamingEagles said:Absolutely devastated by the death of Stephen Hawking.
He helped confirm my love of science, and physics in particular.
"Can I help you with your suitcase?"
"No, I'm travelling light."
A tachyon walks into a bar.
"Really!" the other replied, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I 'm absolutely positive."
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I used a variation of this as a chat up line to a physics student.
You should never date quantum physicists because they are bad lovers?
Because when they find the position, they can't find the momentum, and when they have the momentum, they can't find the position.
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I would, but am concerned that I might upset the Royal Wedding street parties and whippet races.HYUFD said:
Well go past any council estate in England or terraced street in the North and Midlands when the World Cup is on and you will see my pointSouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
and still a majority, suck it up we know what Tories are up here, without their Labour buddies helping them next time it will be circling the drain time and Buffalo Bill will be offHYUFD said:
It was the second biggest loss of MPs in Scotland by a party at a general election since WW2 after 2015Theuniondivvie said:
And 21 isn't 'almost half' of 56.williamglenn said:
By my reckoning 35 out of 59 is a majority...HYUFD said:
No as the SNP tried to push indyref2 at the general election and lost almost half their MPs thus giving Westminster a mandate to block it anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Again, glad to see that you accept that an indy majority at Holyrood keeps the discussion 'relevant'.HYUFD said:
So still a clear No vote then but with Unionist parties set to win a majority at the next Holyrood elections indyref2 discussion is becoming irrelevant anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Seems to have bounced back well from the recent 'SNP dragon slain, indy on retreat' (© PB Yoons) situation.williamglenn said:0 -
I thought you were going to be in Russia for the World CupFoxy said:
I would, but am concerned that I might upset the Royal Wedding street parties and whippet races.HYUFD said:
Well go past any council estate in England or terraced street in the North and Midlands when the World Cup is on and you will see my pointSouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
Six times, we're going to win it six times in Kiev this May.Scrapheap_as_was said:
We scored, had triple the number of shots and double the number of shots on target than Juve... I think Man U's performance closer to the 'absolute boy' today (tm St Hodges)TheScreamingEagles said:
I had it more akin to Spurs v Juventus.Scrapheap_as_was said:
on the NHS....Big_G_NorthWales said:Is Corbyn for real - I accept that I do not support him but today he is again being taken to the cleaners by TM
This is akin to last night's Man Utd performance
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Fortunately the Royal Wedding is the month beforeFoxy said:
I would, but am concerned that I might upset the Royal Wedding street parties and whippet races.HYUFD said:
Well go past any council estate in England or terraced street in the North and Midlands when the World Cup is on and you will see my pointSouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
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You've just patronised the working class to win an inch of their lives.HYUFD said:
Well go past any council estate in England or terraced street in the North and Midlands when the World Cup is on and you will see my pointSouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
You are funny Maicmalcolmg said:
and still a majority, suck it up we know what Tories are up here, without their Labour buddies helping them next time it will be circling the drain time and Buffalo Bill will be offHYUFD said:
It was the second biggest loss of MPs in Scotland by a party at a general election since WW2 after 2015Theuniondivvie said:
And 21 isn't 'almost half' of 56.williamglenn said:
By my reckoning 35 out of 59 is a majority...HYUFD said:
No as the SNP tried to push indyref2 at the general election and lost almost half their MPs thus giving Westminster a mandate to block it anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Again, glad to see that you accept that an indy majority at Holyrood keeps the discussion 'relevant'.HYUFD said:
So still a clear No vote then but with Unionist parties set to win a majority at the next Holyrood elections indyref2 discussion is becoming irrelevant anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Seems to have bounced back well from the recent 'SNP dragon slain, indy on retreat' (© PB Yoons) situation.williamglenn said:0 -
Laura K's tweet is followed by a comment from someone saying the whole thing is a joke.
His handle describes him as a conspiracy theorist.0 -
I am, but only for the Semis and Final.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I thought you were going to be in Russia for the World CupFoxy said:
I would, but am concerned that I might upset the Royal Wedding street parties and whippet races.HYUFD said:
Well go past any council estate in England or terraced street in the North and Midlands when the World Cup is on and you will see my pointSouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.
Football combined with viewing the sites of the October revolution is the plan.0 -
May seems a bit nervous today - dealt with Corbyn fine, but I wonder if her statement on Salisbury is weighing on her mind.....0
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One to miss for sure , all those inbred halfwits and the moronic sheeple cheering , no thanks.HYUFD said:
Fortunately the Royal Wedding is the month beforeFoxy said:
I would, but am concerned that I might upset the Royal Wedding street parties and whippet races.HYUFD said:
Well go past any council estate in England or terraced street in the North and Midlands when the World Cup is on and you will see my pointSouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
I take grave exception to the SW not being patronised within an inch of our lives too. We equally know how to fly a flag and fire up a BBQ too!TheScreamingEagles said:
You've just patronised the working class to win an inch of their lives.HYUFD said:
Well go past any council estate in England or terraced street in the North and Midlands when the World Cup is on and you will see my pointSouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
May always seems a bit nervy at PMQs.CarlottaVance said:May seems a bit nervous today - dealt with Corbyn fine, but I wonder if her statement on Salisbury is weighing on her mind.....
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I cannot even think how she can deal with some of the questions when she is about to deliver a very serious and sombre statementCarlottaVance said:May seems a bit nervous today - dealt with Corbyn fine, but I wonder if her statement on Salisbury is weighing on her mind.....
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I don't think it even needs discussing. Having done over 1500 hours flying as a passenger in helicopters including one ditching in the Mediterranean, I am certain I would not feel at all safe flying in one without seat belts. These days in the North Sea that means a quick release 4 point harness. It is possible there could be some debate about the type of seatbelt being used on the New York chopper but the basic point needs to be made that you only get to worry about drowning if you survive the impact and seat belts are vital part of making sure you do survive.Anorak said:
You could argue that car seatbelts are a menace to those unfortunate enough to drive into a river, but it doesn't make them a bad idea.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Anorak, if an F1 driver is stuck in an overturned car that's on fire (unlikely but not impossible, we usually see a few fires a year) his thoughts won't be full of gratitude to the halo making him feel safe.
I can't believe that this objection hasn't been discussed at great length by the various committees and approvers of the change, and thus that the consensus is that it does more good than harm.0 -
lol - Turkey, the enemy within (NATO)williamglenn said:At least we can rely on NATO to contain expansionist powers...
https://twitter.com/hasavrat/status/9738872442799308800 -
That reminds me that Vitaly Churkin died suddenly around a year ago, and he wasn't the only one.rottenborough said:
https://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/24/europe/dead-russians/index.html0 -
It is the Truth G, they are shocking, only saving grace for them is the state of Labour , they make even the Tories look just duffers.Big_G_NorthWales said:
You are funny Maicmalcolmg said:
and still a majority, suck it up we know what Tories are up here, without their Labour buddies helping them next time it will be circling the drain time and Buffalo Bill will be offHYUFD said:
It was the second biggest loss of MPs in Scotland by a party at a general election since WW2 after 2015Theuniondivvie said:
And 21 isn't 'almost half' of 56.williamglenn said:
By my reckoning 35 out of 59 is a majority...HYUFD said:
No as the SNP tried to push indyref2 at the general election and lost almost half their MPs thus giving Westminster a mandate to block it anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Again, glad to see that you accept that an indy majority at Holyrood keeps the discussion 'relevant'.HYUFD said:
So still a clear No vote then but with Unionist parties set to win a majority at the next Holyrood elections indyref2 discussion is becoming irrelevant anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Seems to have bounced back well from the recent 'SNP dragon slain, indy on retreat' (© PB Yoons) situation.williamglenn said:0 -
I shall be joining my cruise ship in Rome at the time of the wedding so really looking forward to the 19th May for very different reasonsmalcolmg said:
One to miss for sure , all those inbred halfwits and the moronic sheeple cheering , no thanks.HYUFD said:
Fortunately the Royal Wedding is the month beforeFoxy said:
I would, but am concerned that I might upset the Royal Wedding street parties and whippet races.HYUFD said:
Well go past any council estate in England or terraced street in the North and Midlands when the World Cup is on and you will see my pointSouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
She is crap so understandable.MarqueeMark said:
May always seems a bit nervy at PMQs.CarlottaVance said:May seems a bit nervous today - dealt with Corbyn fine, but I wonder if her statement on Salisbury is weighing on her mind.....
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За здоровье Константи́нwilliamglenn said:
That reminds me that Vitaly Churkin died suddenly around a year ago, and he wasn't the only one.rottenborough said:
https://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/24/europe/dead-russians/index.html
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I do enjoy your posts Malcmalcolmg said:
It is the Truth G, they are shocking, only saving grace for them is the state of Labour , they make even the Tories look just duffers.Big_G_NorthWales said:
You are funny Maicmalcolmg said:
and still a majority, suck it up we know what Tories are up here, without their Labour buddies helping them next time it will be circling the drain time and Buffalo Bill will be offHYUFD said:
It was the second biggest loss of MPs in Scotland by a party at a general election since WW2 after 2015Theuniondivvie said:
And 21 isn't 'almost half' of 56.williamglenn said:
By my reckoning 35 out of 59 is a majority...HYUFD said:
No as the SNP tried to push indyref2 at the general election and lost almost half their MPs thus giving Westminster a mandate to block it anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Again, glad to see that you accept that an indy majority at Holyrood keeps the discussion 'relevant'.HYUFD said:
So still a clear No vote then but with Unionist parties set to win a majority at the next Holyrood elections indyref2 discussion is becoming irrelevant anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Seems to have bounced back well from the recent 'SNP dragon slain, indy on retreat' (© PB Yoons) situation.williamglenn said:0 -
G, it should be simple , just get up do a Rambo and say the Ruskies are going to get a good skelping for this.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I cannot even think how she can deal with some of the questions when she is about to deliver a very serious and sombre statementCarlottaVance said:May seems a bit nervous today - dealt with Corbyn fine, but I wonder if her statement on Salisbury is weighing on her mind.....
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Skelping - great use of the Scots languagemalcolmg said:
G, it should be simple , just get up do a Rambo and say the Ruskies are going to get a good skelping for this.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I cannot even think how she can deal with some of the questions when she is about to deliver a very serious and sombre statementCarlottaVance said:May seems a bit nervous today - dealt with Corbyn fine, but I wonder if her statement on Salisbury is weighing on her mind.....
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"unlawful use of force" against the UK.
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Mr. NorthWales, I heard somewhere that during the war, Welshmen were specially employed to converse over the telephone, as the Germans had no idea what they were saying.0
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Not sure what they can veto in terms of procedure but they can veto pretty much any actionPulpstar said:0 -
Just as long as it doesn't degenerate into a stairheid rammy.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Skelping - great use of the Scots languagemalcolmg said:
G, it should be simple , just get up do a Rambo and say the Ruskies are going to get a good skelping for this.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I cannot even think how she can deal with some of the questions when she is about to deliver a very serious and sombre statementCarlottaVance said:May seems a bit nervous today - dealt with Corbyn fine, but I wonder if her statement on Salisbury is weighing on her mind.....
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The Americans hired Navajo speakers to confuse the Japanese in WWII for the same reason.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. NorthWales, I heard somewhere that during the war, Welshmen were specially employed to converse over the telephone, as the Germans had no idea what they were saying.
And officers in the British Raj would sometimes communicate in Greek or Latin.0 -
23 Russian diplomats to be expelled from UK and high level contacts with Russia suspended.
England will still go to World Cup but no Royal or official delegation with them.
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And murdering people in UK restaurants wasn't.CarlottaVance said:0 -
From Guardian love blog:
May says 23 Russian diplomats will be expelled. They have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers. It will be the largest explusion for 30 years. They will have a week to leave, she says.
May says the government will draw up legislation to protect the UK from hostile state activity.
The government will consider new anti-espionage legislation, she says.
May says the government will include Magnitsky-type amendments to the sanctions bill.
She says the government will increase checks on Russians coming into the country.
She says there is “no place” for the corrupt elites in the UK.0 -
Not all measures against Russia will be shared publicly for national security purposes.
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Although to be fair I have some connection to them, my great grandfather was a bookieTheScreamingEagles said:
You've just patronised the working class to win an inch of their lives.HYUFD said:
Well go past any council estate in England or terraced street in the North and Midlands when the World Cup is on and you will see my pointSouthamObserver said:"The working class love putting the bunting out in the summer and having a bbq when the World Cup is on even if our biggest achievement ends up being beating Latvia at the group stage in extra time."
This - from @HYUFD - is wonderful. God bless the working class with its bunting and BBQs.0 -
Labour is still a Unionist Party and polls predict a majority for Unionist Parties at the next Scottish Parliament electionsmalcolmg said:
and still a majority, suck it up we know what Tories are up here, without their Labour buddies helping them next time it will be circling the drain time and Buffalo Bill will be offHYUFD said:
It was the second biggest loss of MPs in Scotland by a party at a general election since WW2 after 2015Theuniondivvie said:
And 21 isn't 'almost half' of 56.williamglenn said:
By my reckoning 35 out of 59 is a majority...HYUFD said:
No as the SNP tried to push indyref2 at the general election and lost almost half their MPs thus giving Westminster a mandate to block it anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Again, glad to see that you accept that an indy majority at Holyrood keeps the discussion 'relevant'.HYUFD said:
So still a clear No vote then but with Unionist parties set to win a majority at the next Holyrood elections indyref2 discussion is becoming irrelevant anywayTheuniondivvie said:
Seems to have bounced back well from the recent 'SNP dragon slain, indy on retreat' (© PB Yoons) situation.williamglenn said:0 -
Corbyn still sticking up for the Ruskies.0
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Very different tone from Corbyn today.
I spoke too soon.0 -
Corbyn is Putin's agent0
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Corbyn AGAIN getting the tone very wrong. Where is the condemnation of Putin?0
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Corbyn losing the House0
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Corbyn is quite simply the most useful idiot in Britain for the Russian cause.0
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Utter humiliation for 90% of Labour MPs here.0
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I'm sure it can all be resolved over a cup of tea and a biscuit with that nice Mr Putin.TheScreamingEagles said:0 -
And yet again Corbyn gets it wrong. I do wish we had an opposition leader who actually provided realistic and proper opposition.
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Am I safe from the blast radius of 3 missiles targeting London, Barrow and the Clyde in Sheffield ?0
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Yes, and he was an outstanding Secretary of State for Health.Foxy said:
Retrospectoscopes do distort our vision of the 1930s quite severely. The early thirties were internationally experienced as a crisis of Capitalism and the capability of Democracies to cope with it. It was only the second half of the Thirties that the external risks of totalitarian regimes became the major issue.david_herdson said:
That's true. But it was a bit rich of Labour to oppose appeasement when two of the reasons for it were the lack of military resources, and the public opposition to action, both of which Labour (including Attlee) were in part responsible for.Foxy said:
Pacifism was indeed the policy in the early thirties, but after the Italian war invasion of Ethiopia, Lansbury resigned in October 1935, and Attlee took over with support for rearmament. Appeasement of the Nazis came later, under the Tories.david_herdson said:
Unilateral disarmament was a Labour one, in both the 1930s and the 1980s - the latter supported by Corbyn both then and now, I think.Foxy said:
Appeasement was a Conservative party policy...
It is, as an aside, I don't think it's true to say that "Attlee took over with support for rearmament"? If i remember correctly, the pacifist agenda outlived Lansbury and Labour fought the 1935 election on that platform - although Labour did start to move away from it a little earlier, endorsing sanctions over Abyssinia, which was what prompted Lansbury's removal.
It is simply a matter of fact that Appeasment was the policy of the Tory government in the late Thirties, and until 1938 a fairly popular one. Labour were in opposition, and so cannot be blamed for it. Chamberlain may have been a poor PM but he was a very good CoE, so not all bad.
But while the majority of the responsibility for Britain's fairly abject preparations for WWII are inevitably the fault of the government, the extent to which military expenditure was restrained by public opposition, which was led by Labour, shouldn't be ignored.
It's certainly true that the early 1930s were a different era from the second half but the fact that Labour was still championing disarmament and pacifism through to 1935, when Hitler had been in power for nearly three years, and when he had embarked on a major remilitarisation programme showed a tremendous unreality.
In truth, we quite probably face a similar position today. Defence spending needs to increase.0 -
'His behaviour demeans his Office' (Corbyn of Johnson)
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Happens to us all. Found the wife's anthrax supply down the back of the sofa only last Tuesday. How we laughed.TheScreamingEagles said:0 -
Andrew Sparrow has gone silent on the Guardian live blog. Can't blame him, I suppose.0
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There is still a possibility that Jeremy Corbyn might have lost the nerve.MarqueeMark said:Corbyn AGAIN getting the tone very wrong. Where is the condemnation of Putin?
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Directly yes, indirectly no.Pulpstar said:Am I safe from the blast radius of 3 missiles targeting London, Barrow and the Clyde in Sheffield ?
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How long can labour mps put up with Corbyn0
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Don’t drink the tea!!Richard_Nabavi said:
I'm sure it can all be resolved over a cup of tea and a biscuit with that nice Mr Putin.TheScreamingEagles said:0 -
The more realistic concern is how this could escalate to affect some contracts we have in Russia.TheScreamingEagles said:
Directly yes, indirectly no.Pulpstar said:Am I safe from the blast radius of 3 missiles targeting London, Barrow and the Clyde in Sheffield ?
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corbyn is a piece of work.0
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Perhaps JC should reveal his contact with the Russian Government rather than asking about TM's - utterly disgraceful response0
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I've no doubt that if Corbyn was the PM he'd believe every lie coming from the Kremlin.0
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TM just hit Corbyn hard0
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The Germans could have had a half-decent chance of winning on the Western front in 1917. Russia was all but knocked out, the French army had been bled dry after Verdun and was mutinous, and the Americans hadn't yet arrived.Charles said:
I suppose you could argue that the Remainers refusal to give up is like the Germans on the Western Front 1917-18.TheScreamingEagles said:
Nope, my focus will be entirely looking to WWII.david_herdson said:
As long as it's not World War III themed.TheScreamingEagles said:
Depends how events turn out this weekend I might finally get to do my 'Boris Johnson, the worst Foreign Secretary since Lord Halifax' piece.david_herdson said:
To be fair to Chamberlain, he had several 'moment's to respond to. He was PM when Poland was invaded as much as when the Sudentenland was threatened.TheScreamingEagles said:This is her Chamberlain moment isn't it?
It'll be a World War II themed weekend, I've got a Dunkirk themed thread almost written.
(This does give me my chance to argue that we've either already had WW3 or we've not yet had WW2).
I love giving PBers lessons in history.
Even in 1918, their offensive got within a long shot of Paris, though was probably always doomed to fail short of a French civil collapse, in a way that a similar 1917 offensive might not have been.0 -
What? Mrs May actually said that, Mr Navabi?Richard_Nabavi said:She says there is “no place” for the corrupt elites in the UK.
She is right of course.... but what then will happen to the Conservative Party?0 -
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Looks like RT keeps it’s license for now. Salmond will be relieved.0
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my boys up talking sense as ever0
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There are times when political point scoring is childishPClipp said:
What? Mrs May actually said that, Mr Navabi?Richard_Nabavi said:She says there is “no place” for the corrupt elites in the UK.
She is right of course.... but what then will happen to the Conservative Party?0 -
Corbyn’s craven words will draw attention away from the fact that the government has actually done little to attack the Russians where it will actually hurt.0
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He always does.Scrapheap_as_was said:my boys up talking sense as ever
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It seems a suitable initial response. What else do you think she should do?SouthamObserver said:Corbyn’s craven words will draw attention away from the fact that the government has actually done little to attack the Russians where it will actually hurt.
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Ian Blackford gets it, Jeremy Corbyn should take note.0
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Action against Russian interests in the City would only strengthen Putin's position in Russia, as he shows Russian mineral wealth pouring into lavish houses in MayfairSouthamObserver said:Corbyn’s craven words will draw attention away from the fact that the government has actually done little to attack the Russians where it will actually hurt.
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We tend to forget the catastrophe of Nivelles' 1917 Chemin des Dames offensive, which effectively destroyed the French army's fighting spirit.david_herdson said:
The Germans could have had a half-decent chance of winning on the Western front in 1917. Russia was all but knocked out, the French army had been bled dry after Verdun and was mutinous, and the Americans hadn't yet arrived.Charles said:
I suppose you could argue that the Remainers refusal to give up is like the Germans on the Western Front 1917-18.TheScreamingEagles said:
Nope, my focus will be entirely looking to WWII.david_herdson said:
As long as it's not World War III themed.TheScreamingEagles said:
Depends how events turn out this weekend I might finally get to do my 'Boris Johnson, the worst Foreign Secretary since Lord Halifax' piece.david_herdson said:
To be fair to Chamberlain, he had several 'moment's to respond to. He was PM when Poland was invaded as much as when the Sudentenland was threatened.TheScreamingEagles said:This is her Chamberlain moment isn't it?
It'll be a World War II themed weekend, I've got a Dunkirk themed thread almost written.
(This does give me my chance to argue that we've either already had WW3 or we've not yet had WW2).
I love giving PBers lessons in history.
Even in 1918, their offensive got within a long shot of Paris, though was probably always doomed to fail short of a French civil collapse, in a way that a similar 1917 offensive might not have been.0 -
The vast majority never wanted him in the first place but it is Labour members who keep Corbyn in placeBig_G_NorthWales said:How long can labour mps put up with Corbyn
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I am glad you realise that, Mr WalBig_G_NorthWales said:
There are times when political point scoring is childishPClipp said:
What? Mrs May actually said that, Mr Navabi?Richard_Nabavi said:She says there is “no place” for the corrupt elites in the UK.
She is right of course.... but what then will happen to the Conservative Party?
I am glad you realise that, Mr Wales. At last!Big_G_NorthWales said:
There are times when political point scoring is childishPClipp said:
What? Mrs May actually said that, Mr Navabi?Richard_Nabavi said:She says there is “no place” for the corrupt elites in the UK.
She is right of course.... but what then will happen to the Conservative Party?0 -
I claim credit by bigging up his confidence and improved ability a couple of weeks ago. it's all gone wrong for him since then.Scrapheap_as_was said:
on the NHS....Big_G_NorthWales said:Is Corbyn for real - I accept that I do not support him but today he is again being taken to the cleaners by TM
This is akin to last night's Man Utd performance0
