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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by ChilcoSaint, Feb 23, 2016.

  1. Farked19

    Farked19 Well-Known Member

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    Just picked a kilo of blackberries in just over half an hour. Good fruit season. Just need my dungarees and pick up truck to qualify as a survivalist..yee har!
     
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    The government has withdrawn the video that drew this response from the Law Society
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  4. San Tejón

    San Tejón Well-Known Member

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    Those teachers <applause>


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  5. San Tejón

    San Tejón Well-Known Member

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    Labour Party - Sir Keir
    LibDems - Sir Ed
    Tories - Sir Tifiable
     
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  6. StJabbo1

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    The home office, minister Priti Patel, has a press release from the Law Society complaining about attacks on the legal profession. Surprised no, dismayed and angry yes. It seems most if not all professional institutions are at odds with this bunch of incompetents masquerading as a government acting in the best interests of the nation.

    Video withdrawn but as with many government releases that are taken down, the seed has been sown. The ministry of misinformation AKA propaganda has been hard at work for a while.
     
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  7. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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  8. San Tejón

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    If you have seen the video, you will have noticed that not only did they call the lawyers “activists”, when in reality they were just ensuring that the refugees were advised of their legal rights, but they also had a dig at the EU.
    The claim was that EU legislation was stopping us from kicking refugees out of the country.
    This is wrong because we can return them to the first EU country they entered, under the Dublin agreement, but from January we won’t be part of that agreement, so I am guessing that the plan will be to return refugees to the country from which they are fleeing, or any other country that will take them.
    So in a short video they have had a go at lawyers, refugees and the EU.
     
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    Haven't seen the video but don't doubt your description. There's a media savvy bunch employed by the government to churn out the misinformation, the Lynton Crosby crew and others
     
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  10. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    This is a brilliant piece in the Byline Times which analyses Johnson’s sociopathic narcissism.

    “This is corruption at its most decadent: botching a crisis or destroying a national infrastructure not for political gain, nor even for financial reward, but ultimately for pure personal sport.”

    https://bylinetimes.com/2020/08/28/boris-johnson-the-anti-prime-minister/
     
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    Not surprised. The words “Chris Grayling” and “intelligence” don’t really belong in the same sentence.
     
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    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    Don't knock it - since I have been 'that' age, it is the cheapest Car Insurance I could find <laugh>
     
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    A lame duck loser Grayling fails again, Boris was outmanoeuvred by the committee he was trying to take control of. Hopefully an indication that despite his big majority spaffer won't get his own(Cummings) way all the time. I'll be keeping an eye on the various committees that can hold this bunch of incompetent sycophants to account. I've seen a few squirm under questioning.
    https://committees.parliament.uk/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070w64
     
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    I am now convinced more than ever that Johnson and his crew are really on Putin's pay roll charged with ****ing up every aspect of British government and society as well as causing division and unrest in society and doing their utmost to wreck the EU.

    They will all end up getting "Hero of the Soviet Union" medals for their efforts.

    PS Johnson has managed 25 U Turns in his short time in office. The man is an absolute fool and total incompetent as Prime Minister.
     
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    You're pulling your punches there St L.
     
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    I didn't like to go over the top now that I have to be "nice".
     
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