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TheCat

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  1. I just cant get me enough of an LTN argument DR...;) I hadnt checked in on the forum in quite a long time, but had reason to, as am planning a quick trip back later this year...and of course couldn't resist a peek at Sunlit Uplands. I still have ties, and I wouldn't rule out a Cat 2.0 in years to come. Anyway. Hope all well or well enough. Cat's returning to hibernation now.
  2. I'm touched that you're thinking of me. It must get rather dull to just keep posting to yourself on this thread I suppose. 'Arch Brexiteer'?...Good one:)
  3. Greetings from afar. I'm touched to see that you're still thinking about me DR. Reason for the touching base is to flag that I think we should all be proud that they have finally made a film out of the dramatic screenplay that is this thread. I never thought JRM would be the right fit to play me, but I think he did a reasonable job, although he didn't even attempt my accent. While Marina absolutely nails the spiralling anger and futility of an amalgam of the various EDF anti-brexit posters over the years. I think we're in with a good shot come red carpet awards season with this one.
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    Rugby matters

    Thought any Irish fans (so most likely Alan on the edf) might enjoy this one in the lead up to next weekend....
  5. We still have Internet in australia😂 And I'm always up for a good brexit argument. I'll be honest I ran out of time for a party. Thought I'd check in, and it has seemed very quiet on the current affairs thread since I left! Probably no bad thing I guess!
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    Labour

    So....the generally accepted wisdom is that the tories have broken the NHS... But... Will labour really do any better? It needs reform...not just more money....
  7. When the 'news cycle' moves on and the top of the paper websites is now about Ukraine. Its a stark reminder about how utterly ridiculous this priveliged moaning is.
  8. I know diehard remainers like to describe brexit as the greatest act of self harm......but have you seen the reaction to Prince Harry's new book....?
  9. I was thinking maybe "Pizzad Nauseum"....🤣
  10. Some bright spark will finally see the commerical opportunity, and open a pizza joint somewhere on lordship lane....
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    Clarkson

    So....up front....what Clarkson said about megham is horrendous....no question. I do want to ask though...have similar things been said about right-wing white men in power and we just brush it off?....if they haven't, then okay, but my gut feel is that awful shit gets said about right wingers and we say that's acceptable... But Meg is black and female....so having a go at her is racist and mysoginistic....not just a case of clarkson being an asshole....
  12. I don't think either are particularly hostile to immigration overall. They are clearly hostile towards 'illegal' immigration or uncontrolled immigration. Legal , controlled immigration is actually materially increased in recent years (according to migration watch..."There were 122,266 decisions on applications for settlement in the UK in the year ending June 2022, 29% more than in 2019"). In that context, being the children of immigrants makes perfect sense i guess...as one could take the view that 'my parents did it the 'right' way, why should others not do the same?'..... I understand the further consideration of asylum seekers, and that is obviously a different situation. I suspect most of the political and societiel 'outrage' over the boats is around the perception (rightly or wrongly) that many aren't genuine asylum seekers escaping persecution, but are 'queue jumpers' not doing things through the normal channels.... My own view is that rather than expensive, populist, gesture politics (like the Rwanda plan)....the government should invest in capacity to process asylum applications quickly, and invest in ability to enforce removal for those cases which are deemed not genuine....
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    Jokes

    I'm great friends with 25 letters of the alphabet. I don't know Y.
  14. Tbf you can hardly blame them for something they didn't say and don't believe. Nice swerve on this though DR...:)
  15. Deregulation? Not sure on your point, as would prefer tkbhear an argument as opposed to a fait accompli.....
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