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 .
Staines R's said:
The riots in 2011 were hijacked by council estate street rats from sinkhole estates who saw it as an opportunity to loot the nearest Curry’s or Footlocker.
J18, CJB and many of the Mayday protests before that happened in the late 90’s/early 00’s were the last true mass political and anti establishment protests/riots that I can really think off. Proud to say that I was at many of them…..peacefully of course ;)
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That’s exactly what I meant mate. A mass protest, especially a ‘spontaneous’ one, here can very quickly turn into a large scale criminal enterprise nowadays. I’m not a fan of Black Bloc, but their actions, though ‘criminal’ aren’t aimed at personal gain, but to upset the establishment. A pointless and negative exercise, but I kind of understand it.

I’d forgotten about the CJB, which is a scary thing to admit. Talk about a mallet to crack a nut. I don’t understand why politicians always turn to legislation when the problem is usually poor enforcement of existing laws. Just like immigration now, though I don’t want to set Goldie off again…..
 
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sb_73 said:
That’s exactly what I meant mate. A mass protest, especially a ‘spontaneous’ one, here can very quickly turn into a large scale criminal enterprise nowadays. I’m not a fan of Black Bloc, but their actions, though ‘criminal’ aren’t aimed at personal gain, but to upset the establishment. A pointless and negative exercise, but I kind of understand it.

I’d forgotten about the CJB, which is a scary thing to admit. Talk about a mallet to crack a nut. I don’t understand why politicians always turn to legislation when the problem is usually poor enforcement of existing laws. Just like immigration now, though I don’t want to set Goldie off again…..
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The CJB protest was brilliant….Hyde Park full of ravers and crusties dancing to sound systems until the OB got a bit heavy handed and it all kicked off……at the time we felt like we really were doing something worthwhile and could change the future…..
Same as The Carnival against Capitalism….thousands taking to the streets in protest, from all walks of life….nudists, anti capitalists, ravers, Reclaim the Streets, animal rights activists…..I now realise that was bollox and we were never gonna change a thing

Great memories though.
 
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Riots in France because Macron wants to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. Here it's 66 of course and a further rise has been mooted. Good news, though. It might not need to go up again here because life expectancy is falling. Yay!

Tory austerity really does work.
 
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Amazing what shipping all of the criminals out of your country will do.
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Really pleased that ⁦@ediramaal⁩ became the first Albanian PM to be invited on an official visit to the UK. A big man with a big agenda. A three term election winner who for all its problems has modernised his country in a way few could have imagined when he began


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Ike Ijeh
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Brexit strikes again. This must be the "immense Brexit damage" Sadiq Khan was talking about. Maybe he meant Paris. Just imagine what London could achieve (for itself & for the country) if it had a mayor & a government actually committed to its interests?

London proves Brexit doubters wrong to clinch Europe finance crown
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The capital scored well across think tank Z/Yen’s 33rd Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), helping to to retain the top spot in Europe (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
London has again clinched Europe’s financial centre crown, beating back glum predictions that Brexit would knock the capital’s competitiveness on the global stage, a new index out today reveals.

The capital scored well across think tank Z/Yen’s 33rd Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), helping to to retain the top spot in Europe.

London’s access to a deep worker pool and financial markets, compounded with strong legal oversight and efficient transport system, helped it shrug off its Continental pretenders.


Ranked second globally, the Square Mile beat Paris, which came 14th, Amsterdam (16th) and Frankfurt (17th) to keep pole position in Europe. Amsterdam rose three places on the last survey and Frankfurt rose one. Paris fell four places.

French President, Emmanuel Macron, has tried to lure banks from London to Paris following the Brexit vote.

London’s booming fintech scene was recognised among Z/Yen’s survey respondents, hoisting it up one position to third worldwide, behind New York and San Francisco. No other European city made the top ten.

London was also the best ranked European centre in terms of future prospects. Ranked fifth globally on this measure, 67 survey respondents thought London would do especially well in the future, ahead of cities including New York (56), Shanghai (53), Paris (43), Frankfurt (37) and Amsterdam (30).

Only Seoul, Singapore, Kingali and Hong Kong did better than London in the category.

London still trails New York for the top spot. The Big Apple overtook London in 2018 and the gap between the two is the largest since the index began.

Some 10,252 financial professionals answered the GFCI questionnaire compiled by Z/Yen, a research firm.

Professor Michael Mainelli, Chairman of Z/Yen, said: “The strength of US finance shows through in the latest edition of the Global Financial Centres Index. New York retains a significant first position, and five other US centres are in the top 10.”

“London has maintained its position, showing its strengths in finance, despite Brexit and other politically-induced uncertainties”, he added.
 
Stroller said:
Kiwi's copies have gone all anti-Johnson now. Too late chaps, he's dead. I look forward to your anti-Sunak memes.
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always posted boris ones
you not been paying attention
if i see any anti sunak stuff as i am trawling right wing twitter i will most definetly post it for you
 
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