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That would be a Grave omission. I have but I found it stupefyingly boring (no dialogue...) and remember nothing about it.ydoethur said:0 -
I lay claim to Socialist Distancing!TheScreamingEagles said:Was also proud of 'Ajockalypse Now' on GE2015 night on the nightmare for SLAB.
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Ugh.TheScreamingEagles said:We read disgraced ex-MP Fiona Onasanya's autobiography and it was... a lot
It includes the words 'strictly dickly'
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/fiona-onasanya-peterborough-autobiography-snakesadders-17769226
RF Delderfield could never end a sentence without an exclamation mark, but oooof, her prose style as quoted is awful.0 -
She prefers that to Coco Pops!williamglenn said:0 -
Well, he was quite correct. He didn’t lose a single Scottish seat.Carnyx said:
I remember Mr Murphy, then head of SLAB, predicting he wouldn't lose a single Labour parliamentary seat in Scotland to the SNP.TheScreamingEagles said:Was also proud of 'Ajockalypse Now' on GE2015 night on the nightmare for SLAB.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/dec/14/snp-scottish-labour-murphy-poll
Now THAT was a real Delphic oracle, from the unconscious presumably.
He lost all but a single Scottish seat, which is quite different.1 -
The hilarious and brutal Amazon reviews of former Peterborough MP Fiona Onasanya's bookydoethur said:
Ugh.TheScreamingEagles said:We read disgraced ex-MP Fiona Onasanya's autobiography and it was... a lot
It includes the words 'strictly dickly'
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/fiona-onasanya-peterborough-autobiography-snakesadders-17769226
RF Delderfield could never end a sentence without an exclamation mark, but oooof, her prose style as quoted is awful.
One savage review read: "This book should be rated by how long it will burn in a wood stove, because that's it's only reason for existence."
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/exmp-fiona-onasanya-peterborough-book-178673310 -
Indeed. What Netflix broadcasts is up to Netflix so long as it's not breaking the law.Nigelb said:
The idea that the government gets to mandate editorial decisions (probably temporary) of media companies is even less... on.MaxPB said:Netflix pull blackface episode of It's Always Sunny. The point of that series is to hate the characters because they are all so awful, that episode is literally a piss take of the kind of people who think blackface is a reasonable thing to do.
Who is the culture minister? I think it's time for a strongly worded letter to streaming companies saying that censorship is not on and all TV shows must be restored immediately.
Why certain people who are supposed to be right wing and believe in a free market suddenly want big government getting involved telling private companies what to do is beyond me.0 -
Oh. Obviously you discern grammatical subtleties beyond me. But surely he didn't lose that particular single seat ...? It was still hubris on a Croesus scale.ydoethur said:
Well, he was quite correct. He didn’t lose a single Scottish seat.Carnyx said:
I remember Mr Murphy, then head of SLAB, predicting he wouldn't lose a single Labour parliamentary seat in Scotland to the SNP.TheScreamingEagles said:Was also proud of 'Ajockalypse Now' on GE2015 night on the nightmare for SLAB.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/dec/14/snp-scottish-labour-murphy-poll
Now THAT was a real Delphic oracle, from the unconscious presumably.
He lost all but a single Scottish seat, which is quite different.0 -
I’m not generally in favour of footballers expressing themselves on the issues of the day. The results are generally embarrassing and lacking in self-awareness. But here’s an exception:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53042684
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I reckon you're right. It has been complained about before, and replaced in Americabigjohnowls said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_Krispies0 -
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales0 -
Not if Scotland and Wales avoid a second wave and England succumbs. Maybe Johnson will be lucky enough for his gambles to pay off. Let's hope so.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic0 -
Trump lost house seats at his first midterms. Obama did too. Ditto Clinton.Fishing said:
Very true in da House. Biden may be able to beat Trump, but he's no George W Bush, the last President to put on (a few) House Seats in his first midterm. Before that, you need to go back to Franklin Roosevelt in 1934, I think, and before that to Teddy Roosevelt more than a century ago.HYUFD said:
If Biden does win it will very likely be a GOP Congress again in 2022, if Trump wins again however the House will likely see an increased Democratic majority and the Senate will also likely go DemocratFishing said:Just a thought, but can one bet yet on the change in seats in the House in the 2022 midterms? People who think Biden will win might want to consider betting on a number of Democrat losses in the House, as happened in LBJ's, Carter's, Clinton's and Obama's first midterms.
LBJ -47
Carter -15
Clinton -54
Obama -63
In the Senate, I'm not so convinced. Trump and George W Bush both won seats in their first midterms. But the Republicans are defending almost twice as many seats as the Dems so maybe.
George W Bush gained seats, but only a few, and only in the very special circumstances of the aftermath of 9/11.
Pretty much every other President loses ground in the House at their first midterms.
Even Reagan had a miserable first set of House results, dropping 26 districts.
Indeed, in the last half century, I think only George W Bush gained in the House in their first midterms.0 -
Good job shes not a 1950s smoker!! We have come on a lot in the last 70 yrars
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Good post.SeaShantyIrish2 said:Covid-19 and BLM are for Donald Trump, what Katrina was for George W. Bush, and what the Bonus Army was for Herbert Hoover: key events that demonstrated to millions who had voted FOR these presidents, that they had made the WRONG choice.
In 1932 these folks lost faith in the "Great Engineer" and elected a man in a wheelchair. In 2008 they lost faith in "Compassionate Conservatism" and voted for a Black man. And in 2020 they've lost faith in "MAGA" and "The Art of the Deal" and will turn to Uncle Joe for all his faults.
Note how the whole Putinist "Biden is Gaga" meme does NOT have traction, to put it mildly. Uncle Joe mis-speaking, etc. is NOT evidence that he's senile - it's proof that he's Joe Biden! In other words, he's ALWAYS been that way.
Trump's problem after four long years, is that he too is the same guy he's always been. Except now his demerits are obvious, not just to his opponents, but to millions of his own supporters. Admittedly, most of these millions will continue giving him their votes. But NOT as many as in 2016.
One last thought for the moment: note that right now in America, the easiest way for ANY institution to win favor with the general public, is by publicly DISAGREEING with Donald Trump.
NASCAR is the most prominent example - just as Trumpsky is yet again wrapping himself in the Confederate Flag, NASCAR - which one welcomed him to it's races with one arms - has banned his favor banner.
If that ain't a sea change, then no such thing as salt water!0 -
Never been a Drakeford fan, but he is becoming quite forthright in his press conferences.justin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
As BigG asserts Gething and Drakeford may well be wrong, but at least they are trying to follow advice rather than knee-jerk responses for short term political gain. They may well get spanked next year for their efforts.0 -
Evening all
A few observations on the eve of a Royal Ascot unlike any other.
Out and about this evening in downtown East Ham, fewer people wearing masks and the last vestiges of lockdown seem to have faded away. Social distancing more honoured in the breach than the observance and regrettably the normal urban selfish impatience of some to the fore.
There seems a precipitant rush to "normality" (whatever that is). I'm not sure queuing to get into Primark is that normal though I would join any queue to get out of the store. Primark doesn't have an online presence which might explain the queues.
I've not ventured to a betting shop but I'm far from convinced they will be anything like they were.
The Spectator informs me London is now "free" of covid-19 but apparently 20% of Londoners have had the infection and this is the new theory - the glass ceiling of the virus. 20% so that would mean 70,000 infections in Newham. I just don't see it - perhaps a significant number are asymptomatic - they'd have to be otherwise the hospitals would have been inundated.
I don't believe the 20% figure - I calculated 7% tops. Is this more disinformation or misinformation or just informed guesswork?
That brings me back to Ascot (this isn't just thrown together) - at bigger prices I fancy MOHATHER in the Queen Anne and LIBERTY BEACH in the King's Stand. I'm leaving the Ribblesdale and the King Edward VII alone. DAARIK may be a typical Gosden group horse in the Buckingham Palace Handicap but I prefer KAESO.1 -
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You can lead a hearse to water, but you can't make it sink.0
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I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:3 -
There's a deal to be made on this basis. Governance will probably be closer to the EU proposal because they run the system.Casino_Royale said:This might not be a popular view on here, but I read this as both the UK and the EU wanting a deal. The mood music has changed. Both Boris and the EU Commission are waxing lyrical about it:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53048164
If I were to guess I'd say that both sides have agreed to make police co-operation a non-issue (some evidence of that today) and the EU will compromise on fishing and the UK on level-playing field.
A fudge will be agreed on supervisory governance.0 -
One of them is probably rightFF43 said:I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.
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ydoethur said:
Unfortunately - or perhaps fortunately - as I am always sober and treat women with respect, they would never believe me.Theuniondivvie said:
Tell 'em you're Eadric, you'll be fine.ydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
The first day of compulsory mask wearing in the hospital seems to have been well observed. Civilians not wearing them were in a pretty small minority.stodge said:Evening all
A few observations on the eve of a Royal Ascot unlike any other.
Out and about this evening in downtown East Ham, fewer people wearing masks and the last vestiges of lockdown seem to have faded away. Social distancing more honoured in the breach than the observance and regrettably the normal urban selfish impatience of some to the fore.
There seems a precipitant rush to "normality" (whatever that is). I'm not sure queuing to get into Primark is that normal though I would join any queue to get out of the store. Primark doesn't have an online presence which might explain the queues.
I've not ventured to a betting shop but I'm far from convinced they will be anything like they were.
The Spectator informs me London is now "free" of covid-19 but apparently 20% of Londoners have had the infection and this is the new theory - the glass ceiling of the virus. 20% so that would mean 70,000 infections in Newham. I just don't see it - perhaps a significant number are asymptomatic - they'd have to be otherwise the hospitals would have been inundated.
I don't believe the 20% figure - I calculated 7% tops. Is this more disinformation or misinformation or just informed guesswork?
That brings me back to Ascot (this isn't just thrown together) - at bigger prices I fancy MOHATHER in the Queen Anne and LIBERTY BEACH in the King's Stand. I'm leaving the Ribblesdale and the King Edward VII alone. DAARIK may be a typical Gosden group horse in the Buckingham Palace Handicap but I prefer KAESO.
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He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales0 -
'Stay at home' is just too easy and she is risking an enormous backlash from the thousands of job loses she is facilitating, especially in the hotel and leisure industryFF43 said:
I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
Edinburgh is in a desperate position and needs tourism back and shops open now1 -
Someone was talking about an enthusiasm gap, based on fundraising...
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/502775-biden-dnc-raised-nearly-81-million-in-may0 -
Evening all.1
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Sturgeon's natural approach is totalitarian - restrict people's freedoms wherever possible.Big_G_NorthWales said:
'Stay at home' is just too easy and she is risking an enormous backlash from the thousands of job loses she is facilitating, especially in the hotel and leisure industryFF43 said:
I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
Edinburgh is in a desperate position and needs tourism back and shops open now0 -
It's not a case of 'stay at home' being too easy or that Sturgeon is facilitating thousands of job losses. The only issues are when and how to safely exit from lockdown so the epidemic doesn't pick up again and we can return to some semblance of normality. An almost entirely suppressed epidemic is a necessary condition for economic recovery. It's a balance of risks and Sturgeon may or may not be getting that balance right but she's clearly thinking about it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
'Stay at home' is just too easy and she is risking an enormous backlash from the thousands of job loses she is facilitating, especially in the hotel and leisure industryFF43 said:
I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
Edinburgh is in a desperate position and needs tourism back and shops open now
You're not presenting the problem in the right way IMO.3 -
These are my standards, but if you don’t like them I have others.TheScreamingEagles said:
I do have standards, it's just that they are lower than everybody else's standards.kle4 said:
It's good to have standards.TheScreamingEagles said:
I draw the line at Lancastrians.Peter_the_Punter said:
Doesn't that rather turn on what you mean by 'another ethnic group'?HYUFD said:
For many of my relatives this would suggest anyone from outside Essex.1 -
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I surprised Curb Your Enthusiasm hasn't been "cancelled" yet. Larry David is not afraid of taboo topics in his comedy, and Larry is endlessly offending people about things like race, religion, sex, disability, and gender; and boy does it serve up stereotypes by the dozen.MaxPB said:Netflix pull blackface episode of It's Always Sunny. The point of that series is to hate the characters because they are all so awful, that episode is literally a piss take of the kind of people who think blackface is a reasonable thing to do.
Who is the culture minister? I think it's time for a strongly worded letter to streaming companies saying that censorship is not on and all TV shows must be restored immediately.0 -
I believe I am and she is very much 'stay at home' because she is 'feart' of taking the iniative and opening the economy.FF43 said:
It's not a case of 'stay at home' being too easy or that Sturgeon is facilitating thousands of job losses. The only issues are when and how to safely exit from lockdown so the epidemic doesn't pick up again and we can return to some semblance of normality. An almost entirely suppressed epidemic is a necessary condition for economic recovery. It's a balance of risks and Sturgeon may or may not be getting that balance right but she's clearly thinking about it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
'Stay at home' is just too easy and she is risking an enormous backlash from the thousands of job loses she is facilitating, especially in the hotel and leisure industryFF43 said:
I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
Edinburgh is in a desperate position and needs tourism back and shops open now
You're not presenting the problem in the right way IMO.
With reports of crowds flocking to London and Chester Zoos while Edinburgh Zoo, on Sturgeons command, faces insolvency and the slaughter of it's animals lets see the response in Scotland0 -
Great to see Sea Shanty back on PB!SeaShantyIrish2 said:Covid-19 and BLM are for Donald Trump, what Katrina was for George W. Bush, and what the Bonus Army was for Herbert Hoover: key events that demonstrated to millions who had voted FOR these presidents, that they had made the WRONG choice.
In 1932 these folks lost faith in the "Great Engineer" and elected a man in a wheelchair. In 2008 they lost faith in "Compassionate Conservatism" and voted for a Black man. And in 2020 they've lost faith in "MAGA" and "The Art of the Deal" and will turn to Uncle Joe for all his faults.
Note how the whole Putinist "Biden is Gaga" meme does NOT have traction, to put it mildly. Uncle Joe mis-speaking, etc. is NOT evidence that he's senile - it's proof that he's Joe Biden! In other words, he's ALWAYS been that way.
Trump's problem after four long years, is that he too is the same guy he's always been. Except now his demerits are obvious, not just to his opponents, but to millions of his own supporters. Admittedly, most of these millions will continue giving him their votes. But NOT as many as in 2016.
One last thought for the moment: note that right now in America, the easiest way for ANY institution to win favor with the general public, is by publicly DISAGREEING with Donald Trump.
NASCAR is the most prominent example - just as Trumpsky is yet again wrapping himself in the Confederate Flag, NASCAR - which one welcomed him to it's races with one arms - has banned his favor banner.
If that ain't a sea change, then no such thing as salt water!0 -
Keir ratings holding steady0
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I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales0 -
What the hell is wrong with some of these Labour MPs? First the letter to Priti Patel saying that she can't possibly have been called a Paki cos she's an evil Tory, and now Snap, Crackle and Pop signify white supremacyPhilip_Thompson said:
Wait until she discovers Tony the Tiger . . .isam said:1 -
There are no guarantees and no outcome yet, but these words comfort me somewhat.SeaShantyIrish2 said:Covid-19 and BLM are for Donald Trump, what Katrina was for George W. Bush, and what the Bonus Army was for Herbert Hoover: key events that demonstrated to millions who had voted FOR these presidents, that they had made the WRONG choice.
In 1932 these folks lost faith in the "Great Engineer" and elected a man in a wheelchair. In 2008 they lost faith in "Compassionate Conservatism" and voted for a Black man. And in 2020 they've lost faith in "MAGA" and "The Art of the Deal" and will turn to Uncle Joe for all his faults.
Note how the whole Putinist "Biden is Gaga" meme does NOT have traction, to put it mildly. Uncle Joe mis-speaking, etc. is NOT evidence that he's senile - it's proof that he's Joe Biden! In other words, he's ALWAYS been that way.
Trump's problem after four long years, is that he too is the same guy he's always been. Except now his demerits are obvious, not just to his opponents, but to millions of his own supporters. Admittedly, most of these millions will continue giving him their votes. But NOT as many as in 2016.
One last thought for the moment: note that right now in America, the easiest way for ANY institution to win favor with the general public, is by publicly DISAGREEING with Donald Trump.
NASCAR is the most prominent example - just as Trumpsky is yet again wrapping himself in the Confederate Flag, NASCAR - which one welcomed him to it's races with one arms - has banned his favor banner.
If that ain't a sea change, then no such thing as salt water!0 -
Breaking News
Kelloggs are sexist as well as racist. They have a massive cock on their Cornflake boxes!!4 -
Labour have been in power in Wales for far too long and to be honest CarwynJones was quite likeable, but Mark Drakeford is a Corbynista and oversees terrible failures in the Wales NHS and education.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
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Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales0 -
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales0 -
The Welsh NHS has improved under Drakeford compared to Jones.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Labour have been in power in Wales for far too long and to be honest CarwynJones was quite likeable, but Mark Drakeford is a Corbynista and oversees terrible failures in the Wales NHS and education.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
Devolution is not working in North Wales
Maybe its you being biased0 -
Except the Welsh didn't vote for him. They did vote for Mr Drakeford. Not Mr BigG's Tories.Theuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales0 -
Never harmed Trump Tower.bigjohnowls said:Breaking News
Kelloggs are sexist as well as racist. They have a massive cock on their Cornflake boxes!!0 -
What's Welsh for 'You too can be part of our world beating effort to be top of the European Covid-19 league'?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales0 -
Are you sure, given the differential covid-19 mortality figures?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales0 -
You do not know what you are talking about and if you knew the suffering our family were going through just now, and daily reports in our local media of the pain and suffering across North Wales NHS you would not make such assertionsbigjohnowls said:
The Welsh NHS has improved under Drakeford compared to Jones.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Labour have been in power in Wales for far too long and to be honest CarwynJones was quite likeable, but Mark Drakeford is a Corbynista and oversees terrible failures in the Wales NHS and education.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
Devolution is not working in North Wales
Maybe its you being biased
0 -
Edinburgh property market on the other hand is rebalancing beautifully. Air BnB vultures getting soaked.Big_G_NorthWales said:
'Stay at home' is just too easy and she is risking an enormous backlash from the thousands of job loses she is facilitating, especially in the hotel and leisure industryFF43 said:
I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
Edinburgh is in a desperate position and needs tourism back and shops open now3 -
Were I on the electoral role in Wales I would vote for the Abolish the Welsh Assembly party.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Labour have been in power in Wales for far too long and to be honest CarwynJones was quite likeable, but Mark Drakeford is a Corbynista and oversees terrible failures in the Wales NHS and education.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
Devolution is not working in North Wales1 -
"Gallwch chi hefyd fod yn rhan o'n hymdrech guro fyd-eang i fod ar frig cynghrair Covid-19 Ewrop." According to Google.Theuniondivvie said:
What's Welsh for 'You too can be part of our world beating effort to be top of the European Covid-19 league'?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
But there is a serious point. How can you have a minority party control a country while relying on a majority of seats in another country? You don't need to listen to the local MPs any more. You can even experiment on the locals, as we remember all too well from the Poll Tax in Scotland.0 -
Nobody voted for Drakeford in Wales, but he will face a vote next springCarnyx said:
Except the Welsh didn't vote for him. They did vote for Mr Drakeford. Not Mr BigG's Tories.Theuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales1 -
Breaking News
If Mrs BJ were to kick me out of the house now she could go and hug our grandchildren this evening.
I'm worried she's considering it.0 -
Are the electorate voting in the wrong kind of politicians?Big_G_NorthWales said:
Labour have been in power in Wales for far too long and to be honest CarwynJones was quite likeable, but Mark Drakeford is a Corbynista and oversees terrible failures in the Wales NHS and education.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
Devolution is not working in North Wales1 -
Care homes have been a disasterCarnyx said:
Are you sure, given the differential covid-19 mortality figures?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales0 -
Excellent news.Alistair said:
Edinburgh property market on the other hand is rebalancing beautifully. Air BnB vultures getting soaked.Big_G_NorthWales said:
'Stay at home' is just too easy and she is risking an enormous backlash from the thousands of job loses she is facilitating, especially in the hotel and leisure industryFF43 said:
I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
Edinburgh is in a desperate position and needs tourism back and shops open now
When the SNP passed the laws to stop landlords evicting people so easily, the Festival organsiers performers whined that their interests weren't being taken seriously - how could the actors be expected to turn up without lots of flats in Broughton Street and the Meadows areas suddenly vacant of locals for their convenience?0 -
I am sorry to hear that , but do wonder how different things would be were the Welsh Office still exercising direct control as was the case pre-1999.Big_G_NorthWales said:
You do not know what you are talking about and if you knew the suffering our family were going through just now, and daily reports in our local media of the pain and suffering across North Wales NHS you would not make such assertionsbigjohnowls said:
The Welsh NHS has improved under Drakeford compared to Jones.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Labour have been in power in Wales for far too long and to be honest CarwynJones was quite likeable, but Mark Drakeford is a Corbynista and oversees terrible failures in the Wales NHS and education.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
Devolution is not working in North Wales
Maybe its you being biased0 -
And we cannot in Wales. Can you see the angerbigjohnowls said:Breaking News
If Mrs BJ were to kick me out of the house now she could go and hug our grandchildren this evening.
I'm worried she's considering it.0 -
More so than in England?Big_G_NorthWales said:
Care homes have been a disasterCarnyx said:
Are you sure, given the differential covid-19 mortality figures?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales0 -
I'll probably get into trouble for asking this, but I wonder what percentage of south Asian people in the UK would be happy for a member of their family to marry a black person? Or east Asian people and Indians?0
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She can anyway. Nobody gives two f*cks about the rules anymore.bigjohnowls said:Breaking News
If Mrs BJ were to kick me out of the house now she could go and hug our grandchildren this evening.
I'm worried she's considering it.2 -
The clue is in the name: national party. We represent the nation, the broad spectrum of Scottish society. By definition, we have members and supporters from throughout the nation, in a way no party in England has ever achieved, nor tried to achieve.FrankBooth said:
Either Scotland is a very left leaning country or many of those SNP voters are not really on the left at all.StuartDickson said:
Scottish split:Scott_xP said:
SNP 49%
SCon 22%
SLab 16%
Grn 7%
SLD 7%
BP1%
Fantastic figure for the Greens.-1 -
Funny enough my dear wife was staying in a flat in the Meadows when we started going out in 1962Carnyx said:
Excellent news.Alistair said:
Edinburgh property market on the other hand is rebalancing beautifully. Air BnB vultures getting soaked.Big_G_NorthWales said:
'Stay at home' is just too easy and she is risking an enormous backlash from the thousands of job loses she is facilitating, especially in the hotel and leisure industryFF43 said:
I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
Edinburgh is in a desperate position and needs tourism back and shops open now
When the SNP passed the laws to stop landlords evicting people so easily, the Festival organsiers performers whined that their interests weren't being taken seriously - how could the actors be expected to turn up without lots of flats in Broughton Street and the Meadows areas suddenly vacant of locals for their convenience?0 -
It could not be worsejustin124 said:
I am sorry to hear that , but do wonder how different things would be were the Welsh Office still exercising direct control as was the case pre-1999.Big_G_NorthWales said:
You do not know what you are talking about and if you knew the suffering our family were going through just now, and daily reports in our local media of the pain and suffering across North Wales NHS you would not make such assertionsbigjohnowls said:
The Welsh NHS has improved under Drakeford compared to Jones.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Labour have been in power in Wales for far too long and to be honest CarwynJones was quite likeable, but Mark Drakeford is a Corbynista and oversees terrible failures in the Wales NHS and education.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
Devolution is not working in North Wales
Maybe its you being biased0 -
The Yoons have very short memories, or else they'd mind that it was precisely this inequity that led to devolution as Tony Blair enacted it.Carnyx said:
"Gallwch chi hefyd fod yn rhan o'n hymdrech guro fyd-eang i fod ar frig cynghrair Covid-19 Ewrop." According to Google.Theuniondivvie said:
What's Welsh for 'You too can be part of our world beating effort to be top of the European Covid-19 league'?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
But there is a serious point. How can you have a minority party control a country while relying on a majority of seats in another country? You don't need to listen to the local MPs any more. You can even experiment on the locals, as we remember all too well from the Poll Tax in Scotland.
Still, thanks lads, you and Maggie Thatcher have ensured (so far) 13 years of SNP government.0 -
They have been everywhere, with some variance. And yet if we look at totals, [edit] not just care homes, the Welsh mortality per head is 461/million, comparable to Scotland's 448 and markedly less than England's 666, [edit] and I'm assuming that the latter reporting is finally comparable in terms of totals, which it wasn't for some weeks.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Care homes have been a disasterCarnyx said:
Are you sure, given the differential covid-19 mortality figures?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
Your view that Scotland and Wales are too slow to unlock is one interpretation. But with R still so hign in England, it's at least as reasonable to take the view that England is being too fast. I actually hope not, out of sheer humanity - but we will see.0 -
It is the nature of Government to govern on behalf of all people, including those who didn't vote for you. Believe it or not, there are some people in Scotland that didn't vote for the SNP, yet the SNP claims to govern for them.Carnyx said:
"Gallwch chi hefyd fod yn rhan o'n hymdrech guro fyd-eang i fod ar frig cynghrair Covid-19 Ewrop." According to Google.Theuniondivvie said:
What's Welsh for 'You too can be part of our world beating effort to be top of the European Covid-19 league'?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
But there is a serious point. How can you have a minority party control a country while relying on a majority of seats in another country? You don't need to listen to the local MPs any more. You can even experiment on the locals, as we remember all too well from the Poll Tax in Scotland.0 -
I was going to pre-school just south of the Meadows at that time!Big_G_NorthWales said:
Funny enough my dear wife was staying in a flat in the Meadows when we started going out in 1962Carnyx said:
Excellent news.Alistair said:
Edinburgh property market on the other hand is rebalancing beautifully. Air BnB vultures getting soaked.Big_G_NorthWales said:
'Stay at home' is just too easy and she is risking an enormous backlash from the thousands of job loses she is facilitating, especially in the hotel and leisure industryFF43 said:
I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
Edinburgh is in a desperate position and needs tourism back and shops open now
When the SNP passed the laws to stop landlords evicting people so easily, the Festival organsiers performers whined that their interests weren't being taken seriously - how could the actors be expected to turn up without lots of flats in Broughton Street and the Meadows areas suddenly vacant of locals for their convenience?0 -
Don't see why you'd get into trouble. It is a perfectly legitimate question to pose.Andy_JS said:I'll probably get into trouble for asking this, but I wonder what percentage of south Asian people in the UK would be happy for a member of their family to marry a black person? Or east Asian people and Indians?
Caste is deeply embedded.0 -
The R in England is much in line with the rest of the UKCarnyx said:
They have been everywhere, with some variance. And yet if we look at totals, [edit] not just care homes, the Welsh mortality per head is 461/million, comparable to Scotland's 448 and markedly less than England's 666, [edit] and I'm assuming that the latter reporting is finally comparable in terms of totals, which it wasn't for some weeks.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Care homes have been a disasterCarnyx said:
Are you sure, given the differential covid-19 mortality figures?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
Your view that Scotland and Wales are too slow to unlock is one interpretation. But with R still so hign in England, it's at least as reasonable to take the view that England is being too fast. I actually hope not, out of sheer humanity - but we will see.
Sturgeon may be popular at present but the stark differences between Scotland and England may well rebound on her if England powers ahead and Scotland is damaged by unnecessary caution0 -
It's, of course, a minority government, so by definition more than one party has to agree.Luckyguy1983 said:
It is the nature of Government to govern on behalf of all people, including those who didn't vote for you. Believe it or not, there are some people in Scotland that didn't vote for the SNP, yet the SNP claims to govern for them.Carnyx said:
"Gallwch chi hefyd fod yn rhan o'n hymdrech guro fyd-eang i fod ar frig cynghrair Covid-19 Ewrop." According to Google.Theuniondivvie said:
What's Welsh for 'You too can be part of our world beating effort to be top of the European Covid-19 league'?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
But there is a serious point. How can you have a minority party control a country while relying on a majority of seats in another country? You don't need to listen to the local MPs any more. You can even experiment on the locals, as we remember all too well from the Poll Tax in Scotland.
Have a look at the voting system at Holyrood, which is designed to turn majorities into minorities, and comparse it with that for London, and you'll see that any Scottish administration tends to have a much stronger claim to legitimacy, whether minority rule or formal coalition.
Anyway I'm off now fpor tonight - see you lot sometime.0 -
Please don't be modest - you have supporters throughout the *world*. Exclude Sweden, the Bahamas, Florida, LA, and Bath, and you would decimate the movement.StuartDickson said:
The clue is in the name: national party. We represent the nation, the broad spectrum of Scottish society. By definition, we have members and supporters from throughout the nation, in a way no party in England has ever achieved, nor tried to achieve.FrankBooth said:
Either Scotland is a very left leaning country or many of those SNP voters are not really on the left at all.StuartDickson said:
Scottish split:Scott_xP said:
SNP 49%
SCon 22%
SLab 16%
Grn 7%
SLD 7%
BP1%
Fantastic figure for the Greens.0 -
For 8 years I had a neighbour from Bombay / Mumbai * who much preferred dealing with Brits as he said Indians were obsessed with caste and whereabouts in India you came from. If you were the wrong caste or from the wrong place the insults flew thick and fast. As this often happened in an Indian language, it was rarely noticed by British folk.dixiedean said:
Don't see why you'd get into trouble. It is a perfectly legitimate question to pose.Andy_JS said:I'll probably get into trouble for asking this, but I wonder what percentage of south Asian people in the UK would be happy for a member of their family to marry a black person? Or east Asian people and Indians?
Caste is deeply embedded.
* delete as per personal choice0 -
I heard a white South African say that they would be happy if their child married a black Brit, but not if they married a black South African.Andy_JS said:I'll probably get into trouble for asking this, but I wonder what percentage of south Asian people in the UK would be happy for a member of their family to marry a black person? Or east Asian people and Indians?
People are weird.2 -
Small worldCarnyx said:
I was going to pre-school just south of the Meadows at that time!Big_G_NorthWales said:
Funny enough my dear wife was staying in a flat in the Meadows when we started going out in 1962Carnyx said:
Excellent news.Alistair said:
Edinburgh property market on the other hand is rebalancing beautifully. Air BnB vultures getting soaked.Big_G_NorthWales said:
'Stay at home' is just too easy and she is risking an enormous backlash from the thousands of job loses she is facilitating, especially in the hotel and leisure industryFF43 said:
I think Nicola Sturgeon is carrying Scotland with her plan, which certainly isn't the case with Boris Johnson. Mainly because she gives the impression of actually having a plan and sticking to it.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
Edinburgh is in a desperate position and needs tourism back and shops open now
When the SNP passed the laws to stop landlords evicting people so easily, the Festival organsiers performers whined that their interests weren't being taken seriously - how could the actors be expected to turn up without lots of flats in Broughton Street and the Meadows areas suddenly vacant of locals for their convenience?0 -
"A new 'statue' has appeared next to Colston's empty plinth
It's made out of paper mache and is believed to be referencing the weekend's demonstration at the Cenotaph"
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/new-statue-appeared-next-colstons-42280320 -
On R, that's not what I've been reading lately: it's actually rather higher than in Scotland - and irrespective of that its magnotude is plainly worrying the medics and scientists that lockdown is easing in England. But those figures are estimates and do wobble up and down.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The R in England is much in line with the rest of the UKCarnyx said:
They have been everywhere, with some variance. And yet if we look at totals, [edit] not just care homes, the Welsh mortality per head is 461/million, comparable to Scotland's 448 and markedly less than England's 666, [edit] and I'm assuming that the latter reporting is finally comparable in terms of totals, which it wasn't for some weeks.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Care homes have been a disasterCarnyx said:
Are you sure, given the differential covid-19 mortality figures?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
Your view that Scotland and Wales are too slow to unlock is one interpretation. But with R still so hign in England, it's at least as reasonable to take the view that England is being too fast. I actually hope not, out of sheer humanity - but we will see.
Sturgeon may be popular at present but the stark differences between Scotland and England may well rebound on her if England powers ahead and Scotland is damaged by unnecessary caution
0 -
Given that the SNP gave us Thatcher, your thanks seem misplaced.Theuniondivvie said:
The Yoons have very short memories, or else they'd mind that it was precisely this inequity that led to devolution as Tony Blair enacted it.Carnyx said:
"Gallwch chi hefyd fod yn rhan o'n hymdrech guro fyd-eang i fod ar frig cynghrair Covid-19 Ewrop." According to Google.Theuniondivvie said:
What's Welsh for 'You too can be part of our world beating effort to be top of the European Covid-19 league'?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
But there is a serious point. How can you have a minority party control a country while relying on a majority of seats in another country? You don't need to listen to the local MPs any more. You can even experiment on the locals, as we remember all too well from the Poll Tax in Scotland.
Still, thanks lads, you and Maggie Thatcher have ensured (so far) 13 years of SNP government.1 -
Not according to historians and Jim Callaghan himself!Luckyguy1983 said:
Given that the SNP gave us Thatcher, your thanks seem misplaced.Theuniondivvie said:
The Yoons have very short memories, or else they'd mind that it was precisely this inequity that led to devolution as Tony Blair enacted it.Carnyx said:
"Gallwch chi hefyd fod yn rhan o'n hymdrech guro fyd-eang i fod ar frig cynghrair Covid-19 Ewrop." According to Google.Theuniondivvie said:
What's Welsh for 'You too can be part of our world beating effort to be top of the European Covid-19 league'?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
But there is a serious point. How can you have a minority party control a country while relying on a majority of seats in another country? You don't need to listen to the local MPs any more. You can even experiment on the locals, as we remember all too well from the Poll Tax in Scotland.
Still, thanks lads, you and Maggie Thatcher have ensured (so far) 13 years of SNP government.0 -
Vous saurez qu’on dit en proverbeLuckyguy1983 said:
Please don't be modest - you have supporters throughout the *world*. Exclude Sweden, the Bahamas, Florida, LA, and Bath, and you would decimate the movement.StuartDickson said:
The clue is in the name: national party. We represent the nation, the broad spectrum of Scottish society. By definition, we have members and supporters from throughout the nation, in a way no party in England has ever achieved, nor tried to achieve.FrankBooth said:
Either Scotland is a very left leaning country or many of those SNP voters are not really on the left at all.StuartDickson said:
Scottish split:Scott_xP said:
SNP 49%
SCon 22%
SLab 16%
Grn 7%
SLD 7%
BP1%
Fantastic figure for the Greens.
Que d’écossais, de rats, de poux,
Ceux qui voyagent jusqu’au bout
Du monde en rencontrent partout.0 -
I'm sure Magrit lives on in your heart, but nowhere else. The SNP otoh..Luckyguy1983 said:
Given that the SNP gave us Thatcher, your thanks seem misplaced.Theuniondivvie said:
The Yoons have very short memories, or else they'd mind that it was precisely this inequity that led to devolution as Tony Blair enacted it.Carnyx said:
"Gallwch chi hefyd fod yn rhan o'n hymdrech guro fyd-eang i fod ar frig cynghrair Covid-19 Ewrop." According to Google.Theuniondivvie said:
What's Welsh for 'You too can be part of our world beating effort to be top of the European Covid-19 league'?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
But there is a serious point. How can you have a minority party control a country while relying on a majority of seats in another country? You don't need to listen to the local MPs any more. You can even experiment on the locals, as we remember all too well from the Poll Tax in Scotland.
Still, thanks lads, you and Maggie Thatcher have ensured (so far) 13 years of SNP government.0 -
Don't forget Surrey, the main UK home of Sir Andy Murray and New York city, home of Alan Cumming, both Yes backers in 2014Luckyguy1983 said:
Please don't be modest - you have supporters throughout the *world*. Exclude Sweden, the Bahamas, Florida, LA, and Bath, and you would decimate the movement.StuartDickson said:
The clue is in the name: national party. We represent the nation, the broad spectrum of Scottish society. By definition, we have members and supporters from throughout the nation, in a way no party in England has ever achieved, nor tried to achieve.FrankBooth said:
Either Scotland is a very left leaning country or many of those SNP voters are not really on the left at all.StuartDickson said:
Scottish split:Scott_xP said:
SNP 49%
SCon 22%
SLab 16%
Grn 7%
SLD 7%
BP1%
Fantastic figure for the Greens.0 -
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Is the statute madness over? Amazing what calming influence opening Primark has.4
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I don't think it at all impossible (how often in recent years has there beenseen some thoroughly nasty comments, not recognised or dealt with because those saying them utterly believe in their own anti-racism) though Andy seems to have pulled the allegation out of his arse on this occasion.ThomasNashe said:
Would seem rather self-defeating for an anti-racist movement to be er ... racist?Andy_JS said:BLM probably regards mixed-race marriages as problematic.
The idea makes me recall when reading I know why the caged bird sings that Maya Angelou seemed quite honest about how being oppressed does not necessarily make people think better of other people who are oppressed, referencing the reaction plenty had when japanese americans were being forced out of their homes.0 -
The reaction they actually want is companies to not react they way they have, I suspect, not to be so terrified of tasteless or risque content, which many may sympathise with, but in having that reaction they trip over themselves into seemingly demanding certain actions instead.Philip_Thompson said:
Indeed. What Netflix broadcasts is up to Netflix so long as it's not breaking the law.Nigelb said:
The idea that the government gets to mandate editorial decisions (probably temporary) of media companies is even less... on.MaxPB said:Netflix pull blackface episode of It's Always Sunny. The point of that series is to hate the characters because they are all so awful, that episode is literally a piss take of the kind of people who think blackface is a reasonable thing to do.
Who is the culture minister? I think it's time for a strongly worded letter to streaming companies saying that censorship is not on and all TV shows must be restored immediately.
Why certain people who are supposed to be right wing and believe in a free market suddenly want big government getting involved telling private companies what to do is beyond me.0 -
I don't think government should be intentionally avoiding certain outlets, but I would be interested in the stats on how often they generally appeared, as for all I know long stretches without is not unusual.rottenborough said:0 -
I am frequently amazed at the strength of feeling some have toward the SNP over the whole 'gave us Thatcher' business.Luckyguy1983 said:
Given that the SNP gave us Thatcher, your thanks seem misplaced.Theuniondivvie said:
The Yoons have very short memories, or else they'd mind that it was precisely this inequity that led to devolution as Tony Blair enacted it.Carnyx said:
"Gallwch chi hefyd fod yn rhan o'n hymdrech guro fyd-eang i fod ar frig cynghrair Covid-19 Ewrop." According to Google.Theuniondivvie said:
What's Welsh for 'You too can be part of our world beating effort to be top of the European Covid-19 league'?Big_G_NorthWales said:
It would be a 100% improvementTheuniondivvie said:
Presumably they would reflect directly the same level of quality as the Johnson government.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
But there is a serious point. How can you have a minority party control a country while relying on a majority of seats in another country? You don't need to listen to the local MPs any more. You can even experiment on the locals, as we remember all too well from the Poll Tax in Scotland.
Still, thanks lads, you and Maggie Thatcher have ensured (so far) 13 years of SNP government.0 -
Oppression debases both oppressed and oppressor, though more physically dangerous for the former.kle4 said:
I don't think it at all impossible (how often in recent years has there beenseen some thoroughly nasty comments, not recognised or dealt with because those saying them utterly believe in their own anti-racism) though Andy seems to have pulled the allegation out of his arse on this occasion.ThomasNashe said:
Would seem rather self-defeating for an anti-racist movement to be er ... racist?Andy_JS said:BLM probably regards mixed-race marriages as problematic.
The idea makes me recall when reading I know why the caged bird sings that Maya Angelou seemed quite honest about how being oppressed does not necessarily make people think better of other people who are oppressed, referencing the reaction plenty had when japanese americans were being forced out of their homes.0 -
It's traditional.Beibheirli_C said:
Are the electorate voting in the wrong kind of politicians?Big_G_NorthWales said:
Labour have been in power in Wales for far too long and to be honest CarwynJones was quite likeable, but Mark Drakeford is a Corbynista and oversees terrible failures in the Wales NHS and education.justin124 said:
I have never supported Devolution and would happily see the Assembly disappear. To what extent are the problems due to him personally or his Administration? How different would it be , were the Welsh Office still in direct control?Big_G_NorthWales said:
He is a disaster and you are not affected by him and his failures, not least the disaster of our local hospital that has had serious issues for members of our family and many othersjustin124 said:
His poll ratings though have improved.Big_G_NorthWales said:
It is in place until september at presentydoethur said:
I shall be very annoyed indeed with Drakeford if he keeps a lockdown so hard that I cannot visit Wales this summer for the first time in 24 years.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I have no doubt the pressure building up on Sturgeon and Drakesford, even from within their own countries, will result in them following England and Northern Ireland very quicklyMexicanpete said:
Off topic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Confirming my opinion that Sturgeon and Drakesford are terrified of coming out of their stay at home mantra and creating untold future health and economic damage to Scotland and WalesHYUFD said:
By this time next year we will see whether Johnson's throw of the dice or Welsh and Sottish caution was the way to go. I don't know which way it will go. If Wales and Scotland mitigate a second wave and England doesn't you may be eating your words.
They just cannot get away with destroying their lucrative holiday and leisure industries while those in England and Northern Ireland take their business and flourish
It is just idiotic
He is heading for open rebellion, especially in the north, as have far more in common with Liverpool, Manchester and Chester than Cardiff.
He is and always has been a disaster for Wales
Devolution is not working in North Wales
It does strike me, and I think most of the public already know it, that even the most atypical of politicians become part of the system eventually, despite their own best efforts perhaps. Even revolutionaries adopt the trappings and stylings at the end. I was reading an old university essay collection on the civil wars, and how the various parliaments of the 1650s, even the brief second chamber of 1657, pretty much immediately acted like any other parliaments ever had, regardless of who the members were or what direction they had. Such endurance.1
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