The UK government will no doubt monitor its effectiveness on home soil and Glasgow is the ideal candidate given its high drug related death toll. it must be propped up by well funded and easily accessible rehab program or we’ll just end up enabling people’s habits infinitum. I am concerned by our high streets being increasing propped up financially by the proceeds of organised crime and potentially legitimising one of their primary sources of income could bring issues to our towns.
Children and the men they bring over in rubber dinghies with promises of a better life before being thrown in the attic of terraced house to be a 24 hour “gardener” The corruption in this country must run deep, but little appears to happen to deal with it. Hopefully Sir Keir has a plan
My wife is Filipina too and she gets treated really well in Winchester.. .almost to the point of being spoiled. I was staggered by the riots last summer and just feel that it was a consequence of social media. There was a very good Radio 4 documentary last autumn about the riots which highlighted that there were many protesters supporting immigrants. This rarely got mentioned. In my opinion the events with Elon Musk this week are an amification of the whole problem which is that the idiots are drowning out the voices of the more informed. I woukd like to see a scenario like in John Lancaster's novel The Wall where residents of these Isles are deported for unacceptable and racist opinions.
I think it would be fascinating to see just how successful Farage government would be. They would quickly lose support and the economy would tank faster than you could say Liz Truss. There are a few things I think will happen in the near future... 1. There will be an effort to remove Farage as MP for Clacton as he does not spend sufficient time with.his constituents. 2. I think that Trump will not see out his full term as President. He is clearly in mental decline and will be in his 80s if he served the full duration. I can see him being forced aside if he does not pop his clogs first. Just have a gut feel that he will not ride his luck this time around.
Jambo I usually agree with 100 % you but think that the media has moved on wth people not reading newspapers these days like they did. Is The Sun really that influential these days! This is one argument which I feel no longer applies. Are Right Wing newspapers really setting the agenda ? I do not see that they are that influential anymore. Most of the influence is coming from social media or online media outlets of unknown origin. Whenever I fire my laptop up, there are all sorts of alternative news sites offering outlandish views which make GB News seem like a bastion of sanity. Back in the 1980s, some one like Musk or a media outlet like GB News would be ridiculed. The issue for me is that they are given too much credence. Why hasn't GB News been shut down yet....there has been plenty of opportunity to do this.
Well, the disappointing thing for me is that Starmer is not really they different from , say , David Cameron. I do not see him as being the least bit despicable but more of a massive disappointment. Would much have ireferred Richard Burgon to be in charge. Not quite sure how old you are but I get the impression you are early twenties. You do come come across as being mature as your opinions demonstrate a lack of understanding of how things are.
12 Reform councillors (they only have 50 in total) are threatening to resign over Farage’s leadership. The interesting thing is that Farage is the majority shareholder in Reform Ltd. How does anyone actually remove him? I agree about Trump, there are clear signs of dementia before he even takes office. The likely scenario is that the 25th Amendment is invoked and Vance becomes President.
1. What is rotten in the kingdom of Clacton? A dozen Reform UK councillors have given notice of their intention to resign in protest at Nigel Farage’s leadership. It's a company in which Farage holds a controlling interest. The councillors alleged the party was being run in an “autocratic manner” and accused Farage of “disloyalty” to long-term members. There are splits within the party over the jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson, who is supported by Musk. 2. Quite possible if not probable. I wonder what will happen to the Trump tribe if/when he goes.
Chilco The Reform Party constitution has been amended so Farage can be removed. They are trying to make it more democratic yet they are cursed because they are nothing without Farage. I just feel we are coming to the end of popularism as a movement. It will be hastened once Trump starts to fail but Reform are disaster waiting to happen. The most successful thing they have done is take the Tories down with them. I have been disappointed by Starmer but this will be nothing in contrast with how Farage led government would perform. It is the only thing I agree with Musk about. I think that Trump's administration will be a disaster and fail very quickly. The people will turn against him.
I have not watched any Trump interviews/speeches since he has been elected, but I’ve not noticed any dementia, certainly no where near the scale we saw with Biden. Republican do need to find a successor behind his cult of personality, but the democrats are in a similar situation
Would David Cameron’s government have begun bringing the railways back into public ownership, banned no fault evictions by private landlords, committed to the biggest investment in social housing in a generation, announced a £1billion investment in homelessness services, and begun rolling out free breakfast clubs for every primary school child, within the first six months? Unlikely.
Trying to wave Biden through in the hope no one would notice his cognitive decline, was a disaster for the Democrats. Trump as President though? A garden gnome in a MAGA hat would have been a safer option for America and the world. Time to declare the USA a failed experiment?
I normally stay away from financial arguments because I don’t know enough about how they work (doesn’t stop some though) but spotted this today. What has spooked the financial markets? Firstly, it’s not unique to the UK, regardless of what critics of the Labour government would have you believe. That said, ongoing concerns about Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn Budget haven’t helped. Globally there has been a rise in the cost of government borrowing sparked by investor concerns that Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China will push up inflation with worldwide implications. In the UK, that has driven up government bonds – gilts – with the rate on 10-year gilts reaching the highest since 2008.
Agree with the last sentence, and a bit with the first. The 'cognitive measure' against Biden is a low bar. He isn't anywhere near cognitive impairment, but IMO the signs are there and in the next 5 years who knows. Lol I'm no doctor though, so what do I know. That said, the microscope is out for every step and word he makes, so we will notice it more than I do say on my 83 year old Dad.
That won't suit the agenda of the rabid right they're not at all concerned about accurate reporting or posting. they don't let the truth get in the way of a bit of Reeves bashing
