Off Topic General Election Special

[Walter Sobchak]

Of course, the Saudi's are our friends and well worth May sucking up to them:

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/814647/London-Bridge-Terror-Attack-Saudi-Arabia-Australia

Standing in silence to honour or mourn something is against the principles of Islam and contrary to it.

 

[originallambrettaman]

Of course, the Saudi's are our friends and well worth May sucking up to them:

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/814647/London-Bridge-Terror-Attack-Saudi-Arabia-Australia

Already posted and explained on the One Manchester thread.

 

[Sir Cheshire Ben]

Ironically the only idea from Labour that floats my boat...is the one about ending the monarchy and putting down the groundwork to make us a republic with a democratically chosen head of state, rather than one that is imposed...

I must have missed that in the manifesto.

 

[BrAdY]

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[Amin Arrears]

I mean morally it's abhorrent, but as long as the Yanks and Japanese still come...

What's the problem with the monarchy? I don't get it. They're great for our national perception, they do all sorts of fantastic charity work, and it's been proven time and time again that they are worth mega money to our economy. I really don't see why anyone has a problem with it.

 

[Leon...]

Standing in silence to honour or mourn something is against the principles of Islam and contrary to it.

Ah, so some of those papers just print their angle to get the desired rise - I get it.

 

[Leon...]

I must have missed that in the manifesto.

I've seen some pretty creative re-writings of Labour's manifesto recently.

 

[BrAdY]

it's all good anyway

russian hackers will ensure a labour victory, you heard it here first

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

If I understand Charon correctly you can do precisely that. Nationalise the profitable industries like gas and electric, means test any compensation paid, employ more British workers than are "needed", pay them a decent wage and use the profits to help fund the NHS. The wealthy will be worse off whilst the workers will be better off. Problem solved.

I don't know how old you are, but I am old enough to remember when the utility companies were nationalised. They were over manned, inefficient and totally controlled by the unions. There were more strikes and power cuts then than we ever have today. What you have said on paper seems the perfect solution, in reality it just doesn't work.

 

[Obadiah]

all paid for by industry and you and I with massive energy bills

Really, my bills since privatisation are much, much larger then they were when it was nationalised and that's discounting the VAT I have to pay.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Ah, so some of those papers just print their angle to get the desired rise - I get it.

Papers are a free press it's not their job to be impartial. Whoever owns them controls the content. Never believe anything you read in a paper as being the truth of the issue without further investigation.

 

[Dills double deckers]

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What's the problem with the monarchy? I don't get it. They're great for our national perception, they do all sorts of fantastic charity work, and it's been proven time and time again that they are worth mega money to our economy. I really don't see why anyone has a problem with it.

Bet spooks in cold turkey not being able to answer this one

 

[PLT]

Already posted and explained on the One Manchester thread.

Not being confrontational here I'm just curious, are you (or anyone else reading) in favour of the arms deal with Saudi Arabia or in general doing business with them?

 

[Leon...]

Papers are a free press it's not their job to be impartial. Whoever owns them controls the content. Never believe anything you read in a paper as being the truth of the issue without further investigation.

Good call mate - shame everyone doesn't know that.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Not being confrontational here I'm just curious, are you (or anyone else reading) in favour of the arms deal with Saudi Arabia or in general doing business with them?

In a word, no - https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/saudi-arabia/report-saudi-arabia/

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

What's the problem with the monarchy? I don't get it. They're great for our national perception, they do all sorts of fantastic charity work, and it's been proven time and time again that they are worth mega money to our economy. I really don't see why anyone has a problem with it.

I object to people of no worth, other than parentage, being entitled to a privileged position paid for by the UK tax payer. And how did families get to such a position throughout history? Preominantly through ruthless bloodshed. And then, the cheeky bitch charges us to go into a house that we've paid for and let her live in rent free.

As for the money and heritage, Paris is the most visited city in the world. What is their most celebrated national day about again?

 

[PLT]

I don't know how old you are, but I am old enough to remember when the utility companies were nationalised. They were over manned, inefficient and totally controlled by the unions. There were more strikes and power cuts then than we ever have today. What you have said on paper seems the perfect solution, in reality it just doesn't work.

The energy companies don't even do any of the production. They just do this weird wooden dollar trading and come up with tarrifs. If you switch provider you get the exact same energy down the exact same part of the network. Those companies are parasites.

 

[BrAdY]

I object to people of no worth, other than parentage, being entitled to a privileged position paid for by the UK tax payer. And how did families get to such a position throughout history? Preominantly through ruthless bloodshed.

As for the money and heritage, Paris is the most visited city in the world. What is their most celebrated national day about again?

plus the french national anthem beats our **** one

 

[Dills double deckers]

Not being confrontational here I'm just curious, are you (or anyone else reading) in favour of the arms deal with Saudi Arabia or in general doing business with them?

not in favour

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

plus the french national anthem beats our **** one

That's another thing - worst anthem in the world ever. FACT.