Off Topic The Politics Thread

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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

  • Stay in

    Votes: 56 47.9%

  • Get out

    Votes: 61 52.1%
  • Total voters
    117
  • Poll closed .
kiwiqpr said:
dont worry too much
super gonorrhoeas gonna get you
what next

Brexit could lead to spread of infectious diseases such as super-gonorrhoea, health chief warns
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Neisseria gonorrhoea bacteria, which causes gonorrhea ( NAID/Wikicommons images )

Infectious diseases such as super-gonorrhoea could spread more rapidly if the UK leaves the European Union, health chiefs have warned.
Britain is said to be under “significant threat” from such diseases after Brexit if the government doesn’t work out a way of maintaining a close working relationship with European health bodies.
The UK’s proximity to mainland Europe and high levels of cross-border travel on the continent mean that without a closely joined up approach the results could be disastrous.
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, told the Standard: “At the moment our strongest concern is the huge level of uncertainty. We are just not clear where this is all going to land.
“The only positive is that we can say this is not only about UK patients, it is about European patients who would be affected as well.
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Sky Remain commentator Christina Patterson warned last night that Brexit will lead to a return of Mad Cow Disease. Sigh!
 
Bloody hell I finally got a decent internet connection!
Haven't seen much news but I heard something about Jewish newspapers and Corbyn? Good old gezzer he knows exactly how not to get voted in! :1980_boogie_down:
 
DT’s Socks said:
I am in France more currently than the U.K.
There are differences and it takes years to compare the two
Happy with my tech reliable and about twice as fast than London
I could cherry pick the pros which imo out number the UK but it’s each to their own
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Can’t say I had any WiFi issues in a fairly remote part of France recently. Great food and wine, transport is superb, countryside which ****s on ours. Loved it around Chamonix.
 
sb_73 said:
MPs getting their knickers in a twist over disinformation and ‘fake news’ on social media. Strikes me the problem isn’t what is on social media but the people who believe what is on social media.

Except this platform of course.
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The problem is probably both, IMO

Social media IS mainstream media now. More people seem to get their info there than anywhere else. So you get the cynical preying on the gullible.

The people owning the platforms really do need to step up and take responsibility for the effects of misinformation being deliberately shared on their sites, especially in cases like we’ve seen between Russia and the US, where the evidence for collusion and opinion manipulation is overwhelming.

People do need to broaden their information sources as well. If you only pay attention to Fox and Twitter, you’ll never get to see what is really happening.
 
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West WindsR said:
Can’t say I had any WiFi issues in a fairly remote part of France recently. Great food and wine, transport is superb, countryside which ****s on ours. Loved it around Chamonix.
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Agree, countryside here has some great views however it is 3 times bigger than the UK so you get more space and less houses. Saying that there is some beautiful places in the UK which I visited recently. As for the food? I am beginning to think that is an expensive myth. in Carcassonne area at present and wasn't impressed with meal last night. Mrs Ellers described the meal as awful and overpriced.
 
ELLERS said:
Agree, countryside here has some great views however it is 3 times bigger than the UK so you get more space and less houses. Saying that there is some beautiful places in the UK which I visited recently. As for the food? I am beginning to think that is an expensive myth. in Carcassonne area at present and wasn't impressed with meal last night. Mrs Ellers described the meal as awful and overpriced.
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The U.K. has some wonderful spots that can’t be beaten and that will never change
At times the French roads are gridlocked but not on the same scale as the U.K.
The difference is space along but the Europeans seem not to hesitate where there are route hotspots if it gets busy then they act and build in new links
Sadly the U.K. builds in a different way
Profit houses first without thinking of the effects of transport imo
Example the A9 near Montpellier was getting tight at certain times of the day so the French walked in a new 35Km section of motorway in about 9 months . Incredible to see how fast they work everywhere close to me as modern life gets quicker but as said they have the space and expertise to complete these projects
 
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ELLERS said:
Agree, countryside here has some great views however it is 3 times bigger than the UK so you get more space and less houses. Saying that there is some beautiful places in the UK which I visited recently. As for the food? I am beginning to think that is an expensive myth. in Carcassonne area at present and wasn't impressed with meal last night. Mrs Ellers described the meal as awful and overpriced.
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I was in Bordeaux for the Euros where you’d have thought they might try and take the piss but you could do a beautiful three course meal including duck, steak etc. for €20 a head and wine was cheap too for the quality. Nowadays with Tripadvisor, you can find a good place anywhere.
 
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