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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th March 2024, 06:32 PM
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Posted By Garrison
In any other country this would have people on...

In any other country this would have people on the streets en masse to demand an election, here we seem content to let the Tories fatten the pensions of one MP after another by shoving them in No.10....
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 10:55 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
The real problem here was that Sunak failed again...

The real problem here was that Sunak failed again to take a grip on the situation yet again. He desperately tried to dodge until Badenoch broke ranks and even then his response was poor, and he...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th March 2024, 10:21 AM
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Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
Well it seems that Kemi Badenoch has denounced...

Well it seems that Kemi Badenoch has denounced the remarks as racist, so you know they were pretty bad. Also leaving aside the racism and misogyny wishing for an MP to be killed three years after the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th March 2024, 02:13 PM
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Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
This is why I've become dubious about electoral...

This is why I've become dubious about electoral reform, rather than keeping the loons out of power it may give them a way in.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th March 2024, 10:32 AM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,397
Posted By Garrison
And another inquiry into police conduct. This...

And another inquiry into police conduct. This time the detectives working on the case did identify the right suspect, and were then prevented from investigating further by superiors who had fixated...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th March 2024, 02:35 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
Never sure whether its delusion, the need for...

Never sure whether its delusion, the need for publicity or both that drives Galloway, it certainly isn't principle or the interests of the workers.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st March 2024, 09:59 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
It just shows that no one bothered to look up...

It just shows that no one bothered to look up Galloway's history. Saddam supporter, Putin supporter, and hard Brexiteer. He'll get the headlines he craves, put in as many expense claims as possible...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 25th February 2024, 07:28 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
And the Deputy PM couldn't bring himself to...

And the Deputy PM couldn't bring himself to condemn Anderson's remarks as Islamophobic, or to criticize Braverman's equally inflammatory rhetoric.

Deputy PM silent on whether Lee Anderson's...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd February 2024, 09:50 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
Leaving aside the insanity if Truss' claims that...

Leaving aside the insanity if Truss' claims that 'woke leftists' have taken over the civil service, the justice system and corporations were true it does rather beg the question of how this was able...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 21st February 2024, 01:10 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
I get the SNP had reason to be upset about the...

I get the SNP had reason to be upset about the procedural shenanigans but if they cared about calling for a ceasefire they could have voted for the Labour amendment and still complained about the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 21st February 2024, 11:18 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
So somehow the SNP and Tory's attempt to lay a...

So somehow the SNP and Tory's attempt to lay a trap for Labour have gone badly wrong and its Labour' motion to call for a ceasefire that's being voted on? That's demonstrating world class political...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th February 2024, 02:44 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
The Tories seem to have completely written off...

The Tories seem to have completely written off the voters who have shifted to Labour while so doggedly chasing those who are voting Reform, especially as the latter can simply keep shifting ever...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd February 2024, 07:26 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
Well Stormont creeps back to life, with a female...

Well Stormont creeps back to life, with a female First Minister and Deputy First Minister to boot.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-northern-ireland-politics-68181545
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 22nd January 2024, 12:42 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
And of course it provides an alternative way to...

And of course it provides an alternative way to store surplus energy from renewable sources beside large battery farms. If our government wasn't so inept/slash corrupt that's where the money would be...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th January 2024, 12:20 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
So TATA gets the money to invest in a new arc...

So TATA gets the money to invest in a new arc furnace, what exactly happens if they decide its not economic a few years down the line? Are there any penalties for them if they do so? of course not.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th January 2024, 10:31 AM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 90,397
Posted By Garrison
And a case from the era of 'Dixon of Dock Green'...

And a case from the era of 'Dixon of Dock Green' that shows the police will fight a rearguard action for decades even after they know the police officer in question was a racist and a thief:...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th January 2024, 12:28 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
So in the latest round of political theatre the...

So in the latest round of political theatre the Tories just rejected a Labour amendment:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-67998491

So basically Rwanda could start lining up the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 13th January 2024, 06:45 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,155
Posted By Garrison
And how much worse could this get? Post...

And how much worse could this get?

Post Office may face £100m tax bill over victim payouts - experts (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67964064)


So basically trying to write off the...
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th January 2024, 01:38 PM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,155
Posted By Garrison
I suspect the investigation of the culpability of...

I suspect the investigation of the culpability of those at the PO who decided to press ahead with these prosecutions in the face of evidence that Horizon was flawed will follow the same pattern as...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th January 2024, 01:21 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
And another demonstration of how weak Sunak is....

And another demonstration of how weak Sunak is. he could simply have called for the award to be rescinded or insisted the committee look into it. Instead he would simply support it if someone else...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th January 2024, 06:37 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
I think it illustrates how little engagement most...

I think it illustrates how little engagement most people have with the news media. Unless something is in the headlines of the newspapers on a daily basis or a the top of the page when they visit...
Forum: Trials and Errors 6th January 2024, 06:09 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,155
Posted By Garrison
Sorry but why are you so keen to exonerate people...

Sorry but why are you so keen to exonerate people we know continued with prosecutions long after it was known that Horizon was deeply flawed? What is it about the conduct of the witnesses at the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 5th January 2024, 02:40 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
A reminder to Sunak that the loony right of the...

A reminder to Sunak that the loony right of the party might make the most noise but they aren't the whole of the parliamentary party and constantly pandering to them is not a vote winner, a reminder...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th January 2024, 03:07 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
At the current rate with which dodgy Tory MPs are...

At the current rate with which dodgy Tory MPs are being recalled we might see a change of government even without a general election.
Forum: Trials and Errors 1st January 2024, 05:40 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 40,155
Posted By Garrison
Indeed article about the drama on the BBC...

Indeed article about the drama on the BBC website, if certain people in authority were hoping this would all be forgotten they are once again badly mistaken:...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th December 2023, 05:38 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
The question is why is a woman who was PM for 49...

The question is why is a woman who was PM for 49 disastrous days even allowed an Honours list? I mean I doubt this is something that it ever occurred to anyone you would need a rule to cover but...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 29th December 2023, 10:41 AM
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Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
It won't be a breakaway, that's what the remnant...

It won't be a breakaway, that's what the remnant Tory party will be after the election.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th December 2023, 01:13 PM
Replies: 415
Views: 38,123
Posted By Garrison
Yeah the Quran doesn't really gets any brownie...

Yeah the Quran doesn't really gets any brownie points for concluding 2+2 = 5
rather than 2+2 = 6. A different wrong answer is still a wrong answer.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th December 2023, 02:44 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
The comment only gets worse when you consider...

The comment only gets worse when you consider this is the man overseeing the Police and CPS, both institutions riddled with misogyny.
Forum: Trials and Errors 22nd December 2023, 12:35 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 4,523
Posted By Garrison
Well of course I'm sure the narrative that...

Well of course I'm sure the narrative that Whitehall has already settled on is that this was a singular and extremely unlikely series of errors and procedures will be tightened, and absolutely...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th December 2023, 01:42 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
And yet another by-election as the recall...

And yet another by-election as the recall petition passes in Wellingborough:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67767890
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th December 2023, 06:25 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,698
Posted By Garrison
And somehow it gets worse: IDF says killed...

And somehow it gets worse:

IDF says killed hostages were holding white cloth on a stick (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67732895)

So it appears if you don't surrender the IDF...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th December 2023, 12:09 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
People are struggling to pay their fuel bills and...

People are struggling to pay their fuel bills and going into debt? Put up the bills and put even more people in debt! God forbid the government should do anything to help those people who are...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th December 2023, 11:59 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
Reading the BBC article and it mentioned the...

Reading the BBC article and it mentioned the recall petition on Peter Bone is due to close on the 19th. In case anyone has forgotten which scandal that was:...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th December 2023, 12:41 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
So Sunak has stumbled through the Rwanda vote,...

So Sunak has stumbled through the Rwanda vote, though with a large number of abstentions and the likelihood it will fail to get past the next stage unless he can appease the neo-fascist wing of the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 6th December 2023, 11:10 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
So the government has introduced legislation that...

So the government has introduced legislation that even they admit probably violates the HRA and will be subject to yet further review by the courts.

Emergency Rwanda legislation published...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 5th December 2023, 01:29 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
Or like Sunak they can marry a rich foreigner?

Or like Sunak they can marry a rich foreigner?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th December 2023, 11:54 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
Got to love the Tories yet again telling us they...

Got to love the Tories yet again telling us they will fix the failures of the previous policy on immigration, which of course was nothing to do with them despite being in power for 13 years.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd December 2023, 02:29 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
She seems to have missed the fact that the...

She seems to have missed the fact that the British government can lower trade barriers for imports to the UK, not export from the UK.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th November 2023, 12:06 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
So faced with an easy political win with the...

So faced with an easy political win with the voters the government cocks it up again:

Pressure grows for ban on new leasehold flats (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67579695)



And of...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 27th November 2023, 01:29 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
So Sunak cancels a meeting with the Greek PM...

So Sunak cancels a meeting with the Greek PM because he suggested Greek artefacts should be returned to Greece:
Sunak cancels Greek PM meeting in Elgin Marbles row...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 25th November 2023, 03:55 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 11,117
Posted By Garrison
I mean unsupported tanks have always been...

I mean unsupported tanks have always been vulnerable to air attack. The response to drones will probably mean some sort of signal jammer, or ablative armour, or getting their own swarm of drones to...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd November 2023, 11:39 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
Oh he only called the MP ****, not the town,...

Oh he only called the MP ****, not the town, that's alright then...

James Cleverly admits calling Labour MP 'unparliamentary' word (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-67511542)

Of...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 22nd November 2023, 12:04 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
And it seems the 'tax cuts' just mean taxes going...

And it seems the 'tax cuts' just mean taxes going up a little more slowly than they would have previously:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-67491863
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th November 2023, 02:35 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
Not if you belong to the extreme left, from their...

Not if you belong to the extreme left, from their distant position moderates like Starmer and opportunistic thieves like Sunak just blur together.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th November 2023, 01:54 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 3,313
Posted By Garrison
Yeah I'm thinking the Royal navy should send some...

Yeah I'm thinking the Royal navy should send some ships to the Falklands just in case Milei gets any bright ideas.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th November 2023, 07:47 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
Indeed, especially given that the Tories are...

Indeed, especially given that the Tories are planning to take away everyone's rights regardless of gender.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th November 2023, 03:38 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
And if it as issue, well then you adjust the...

And if it as issue, well then you adjust the thresholds, not cut the rate of the tax. And in case anyone has forgotten the personal allowances for Income Tax has been frozen until 2028, meaning that...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th November 2023, 03:28 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 46,256
Posted By Garrison
There is a complicating factor when it comes to...

There is a complicating factor when it comes to the family home. this from the BBC page on the topic:


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36014533
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th November 2023, 09:25 AM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 54,451
Posted By Garrison
Barring any more delays inflicted by the FAA the...

Barring any more delays inflicted by the FAA the third test should be along shortly.
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