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Indeed. Although, for some, “agenda@ would be too strong a word for the merely reactionary. Agenda suggests an element of strategy and clever thought

It won’t be a truss event we might not LIKE the budget but economists and others know the financial hole Uk is in (thanks to Brexit, austerity and the last govt) and will respect any considered and thoughtful response to that problem Truss… did none of those things. But isn’t it weird how little criticism she faced from some people on here. Then and now

What is scheduled for Nov 26th?

I do worry English people are focusing on “the flag” and their own wistful nostalgia (how very English) rather than what’s happening with the flag in 2025 stop analysing it as the mere national flag and have a look at it for what it is - the useful tool of intimidation by some extremely dodgy people (see also the Irish tricolour when the IRA were active) defeat the problem, then you can reclaim the flag pretending there is no problem whilst saying “it’s just a flag” is just…. Sigh

I don’t think Reform will withstand the heat of any election. Finding enough people to stand will be bad enough. Finding credible ones quite a bid tougher I think yes this government is lacking in a long term plan and has not had a good first year. Today the least. but the speed with which this was dealt with is a notable shift compared to last 14 years where months would drag by and we would constantly be told to draw a line under if Labour called an election tomorrow, there is not a single party that could present a better alternative with any credibility. And that’s a low bar Reform are dangerous lunatics but more worrying is the descent of the Tories into the same swamp i also worry that England voters have contracted some melodrama virus after the Tories where we had 5 PMs in almost as many years it’s ok for governments to be unpopular without needing to have an election every 1-2 years Looks like Lucy Connolly will me one of those Reform candidates at next election tells you everything you need to know about that party and where the country would be headed

Given her role, she pretty much had to go. I don't think she is an avid tax-schemer who deliberately set out to avoid tax - I do pretty much believe her story of multiple high-profile roles and looking after a child with needs. But many regular voters juggle demanding jobs and families and are afforded no leeway by taxman, so she totally should have known better But here we are - she was found to be negligent and now she has suffered teh consequence. To me that its the OPPOSITE of all parties/politicians as generally the ignore the whole thing (today we have Tice saying Farage's tax affairs are of no interest to voters for example) And it would be poor form to not acknowledge why she was targeted quite so viciously - we even have posters on here here saying "when I saw her taping on a boat that was the end for me" - like the end of what?. Her gender and class were clear motivators for many people. Two wrongs don't make a right - but it';s interesting to see some posters on here give so many others a blank cheque. Many are planning to vote for Farage despite his dishonesty being 100x worse than Rayner PS - I don't think she will join Corbyn party - unlike him she is smart and unlike him she recognises that being In power means you can at least stand a chance of delivering results This. The Greens will have a rise in the polls on back of new leader but that is one hell of a coalition of NIMBY/YIMBYs As what would Reform do if in government to help with... well, anything? Labour can at least point to decreasing waiting lists, lower immigration numbers, not having a different PM every 6 months - not that anyone is listening

this doesn't mean anything - it's a word salad with no reference to the topic at hand. And given the video I posted it's notable that you didn't reference it at all. The subject is the proliferation of weird intimidating Flag wavers.... As for me, I didn't vote Labour at last election, nor will I in next election (if I lived in a Labour/Tory/Reform marginal, that might be different)

state of this mob

Evidence would suggest otherwise given your contributions This is…. Quite a take

Ok. The thread title. in my view the whole country has moved to the right since Brexit. Brexit was always going to be the gateway to populism you have a terrible voting system coupled with dreadful media which cowers almost any original thought. And the whole time you have the media and simpletons saying the U.K. under starmer is now some socialist gulag when starmer and co are largely imitating and implementing Tory policy from last 14 years a complete shitshow with no visible way out - it needs someone who a) has the bravery to face down opponents but crucially b) not be a loony populist and I can’t see anyone who fits both (perhaps Ed Davey but thanks to stupid voting system mentioned above he is doomed. The greens have a new charismatic but slightly odd leader but a party that is fundamentally divided by nimby fault lines and then you have Corbyn and Sultana with usual brand of protest party, who will achieve nothing but pave a way for Tories/reform to take power) the Tories are obviously demented. Having birthed and nurtured a fantasy like Brexit, it chewed through 5 leaders in almost as many years whilst throwing out or repulsing any sensible Tory. And now have an absolute narcissistic fantasist as current leader with someone even worse (Jenryck) lined up behind her so there we have it. Sleep tight

Punching people in the balls in bathrooms is non-violent now is it? because that’s what Linehan tweeted

I’m old enough to rember when brexiteers said the country and them personally being worse off would be a price worth paying now look at them

So if I assault you, punch you in the balls, perhaps with permanent damage, you will tell everyone “bigger crime mate. Don’t worry about this guy “ sure culture war nonsense

It's not Starmer call anyway is it? Isn't Rayner elected to her position by the party? He can freeze her out, sure but not sack her From what I've read, her problems appear to be on the "oh FFS this is too complicated" rather than genuinely venal money-grabbing, and I liked Ed Davey's words this evening

If Badenoch has announced a raft of policies, I'm all ears - what are they? I keep hearing now is not the time. So if Jazzer is happy with her policies what are they? Also, given she is busy obfuscating about a whole bunch of fictions from her youth, as well as self-admitted criminal activity, I doubt she will be around much longer Finally, Malumbu did get her name right - Badenoch. Why correct them? Or was that corrected in an edit?

I knew CHATGPT was bad, but until I saw cheeky boy’s posts I didn’t realise quite how bad now, where’s my insulin ?

Sue. You and I can, have and will argue (sometimes) but in good faith have a look at MrC’s posting history, and you’ll see there is no arguing with him Ignore and move on

I don’t have to be careful to not get trouble neither do you. someone has to go out of their way who on here, on either side, is close to trouble?

Given what I’ve said about him, not sure why he “agreed” with my earlier post @spartacus noone on here is suggesting anyone is “punched in the balls”. On here. Like linehan has done and he was apprehended and charged just like that labour councillor was. So all is above board @angelina im sorry but your posts are making less and less sense as the thread goes on. Who should we be reading? What interviews specifically do you recommend?

Given mrcheeky posting record? No, no I don’t think you can Given what I’ve said about him, not sure why he “agreed” with my earlier post

Oh for FFS. So much pussyfooting around fly the flag if you want to, people have been doing it for centuries but if you will not see what is going on here and now, these divorced-dad energy simpletons, their racist chants and their whole motivation being intimidation, then I can’t help you. You are ignoring what is in front of your face Reason won’t work with you. You will view the videos this week from Nuneaton and Halifax and shrug and go “unrelated”. Because you refuse to see at the height of the British troubles in Ireland, I would wince at Irish tricolour flags after an ira atrocity. Because Irish people could argue they weren’t related. And yet..

Badenoch will be gone before Starmer

I’ve referenced it on here before but for context https://web.archive.org/web/20221221103518/https://god.dailydot.com/bartender-kicks-out-tweets/ I think it’s relevant reading the flags thread - if you look at the people out there protesting and can’t see the problem is them being racist idiots but instead post on here calling people who point out their racist behaviour “knob heads” well, both the country at large and forums like this risk becoming nazi bars

Ha. Cross-purposes so. My bad

Roxy is a bar on borough high st. Didn’t used to be obvious from outside tho