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I don't really care about political sleaze in this i am more concerned about thjle ability to run.a country without running it into the ground. Currently, labout seem to be heading straight towards the rocks, ignoring the warning blasts from the economic ighthouse.

Sorry @malumbu do your own investigation into that I'm old enough to remember things like the mass unemployment in the late 70s (down to labour) along with inflation running high, 4 day weeks and so on. So its not just about sleaze but wrecking the economy.

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Guess the same could be said about short memories and the last few labour governments. Ultimately the grass is always greener...

Good for you. So if you haven't then its not a danger to anyone else is what you are saying

Unfortunately we do need a strong leader, which we haven't had for nearly 20 years now, to shape the future direction of this country. None of the currently leaders of any of the parties are strong in my opinion so regardless of what happens we are, well I am sure you get the idea 🙃

I think this is the song for today

If only Doris Stokes was still alive as she could contact Maggie who would sort this country out again. 😅

Trouble at t' mill , now what a reshuffle of the cabinet ?

That's alarming to hear

Explains the mayhem at the library yesterday as 12s are also terminating early at Peckham rye due to road works in the library area and 40s are terminating at goose green

Interesting timing of this thread @malumbu If I didn't know better I would say you've raised it to act as a deflection for the sh!t Rayner and Labour find themselves in today. One thing I've learnt is all politicians are in it for themselves and not us and if moving to the left or right gets them the results they want then they will.

I am simply pointing out that if people aren't careful then they may type something that gets them in trouble, it wasn't a literal use of what Linehan had said but the simple fact that he was arrested for posting something and some posts in this thread are close to the edge (don't push me because....)

Be careful that your* post isn't akin to the next "Graham Linehan" type that breaks the camels back. * refers to both sides of this discussion

I guess Reeves will be supporting it as flag sales have gone up therefore taxes raised will increase Unless they are all made in a country with poor human rights standards and sent through the post so dont attract tax.

I saw scouting for girls play once, does that count ?

I miss the good old days where guides and scouts saluted the flag at the start of a meeting, old soldiers proudly ran a flag up every morning and it was seen as a symbol of pride, not division What has happened to the world?

There is the Chelsea winter village https://chelsea-pensioners.co.uk/events/chelsea-winter-village-illuminations Christmas lights and windows in central London Not sure if winter wonderland is on Ice skating at Somerset house https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/skate-somerset-house So many things to do.and see

Why not post the contents of your email to them and their response, so we can see the waffle ?

I sometimes wonder how deeper the financial £20 billion black hole would be if austerity didn't happen following big financial issues, including the banking crisis, covid and energy crisis (inflation)?

@malumbu I don't know the answer either but I do know that floating multiple ideas leads to uncertainty and spooks the economy. If they want to grow it, they should be more cautious about what they say as they are currently in danger of digging the financial black hole deeper as markets and investors will be wary.

Is it just me or does it feel like the governments romours, hints and leaks about what Reeves may do in the budget is spooking the horses? Reports in the media have hinted at proposals to change council tax and stamp duty are causing the housing market to stall, the idea of changing the vat threshold is causing concern for small businesses and bank shares took.a hit as a tax hike is floated. Whilst nothing is concrete till budget day, surly the fall out from rumours is doing a lot of harm to the economy and anxiety for a lot of people. It feels almost like we are being shown the worst case scenarios so when a bad one hits us we will all go, oh its not as bad as xyz would have been. Whilst there are always pre budget rumours, it does feel a lot like its out if control this time.

@malumbu your original post is a bit confising with multiple, possibly unrelated, concepts thrown together. Let's address the title of the thread. What are you looking for here, objecting to people flying their national flag? Tying to draw extreme comments out or associating flag flying with the far right ? The real qquestion possibly is should we feel ashamed to fly the flag? Possibly not, however the reasons for flying it should not be hijacked by political or extremism motivations. We shouldn't be ashamed of our flag, but a minority seem to be using ir to incite hatred against others. Therefore the real debate should be around how to remove the extremist views from ability to put a flag up? I don't have an answer and we won't get one on here but good to have a discussion that may stir a few thoughts.

@DulvilleRes i'll hold your pitchfork whilst you dunk the witches in the Dulwich Village Pond. After all you seem to be wanting to conduct a witch hunt over who one Dulwich are. Possibly why they want to remain anonymous, I personally would if I was them.

I love the attempts to paint a protest group, in this case one Dulwich, as a "shadowy and opaque" secret society. They ain't the masons or the illuminati but a group who,as first mate says, object to what appears to be council steam rollering of local objections. Maybe if you want transparency of who they are, stop hiding behind a moniker, say who you are and maybe, just maybe they will be more willing to engage with you. Can't guarentee they will but as we are all using pseudonyms are we all therefore "shadowy and opaque"?