Off Topic The Politics Thread

I would rename it
Give the bill to Colin ... nice gesture x

 

I reckon I should add an aircraft carrier picture.

 

Can we bring in TED's thread too, so we get the Battle of Millwall? They're sticklers for correct grammar down there

 

That,s a great idea, lets hope tEd can find someone to read this to him!

 

Thanks Col. This is what has mystified me most over the last few months, the government seems intent on pissing everyone, both leavers and Remainers, off, and I think they have been given an easy ride by the Leavers. I think it would have been possible to go for a complete break with some dignity and clarity with the Europeans (of course in my view the consequences would be bad, but that’s beside the point, we had the vote). The lack of competence is terrifying, and the lack of unity, direction and drive among the cabinet, whomall seem to be driven by self interest is a betrayal of the country. That it took May two and a half hours to sell a pretty bland speech to people she picked for their jobs, a full 15 months after the broad direction should have been set is shocking to me.

I’m in the same boat re voting. A vestigial loyalty to an idea of the party long since dead pushed me towards Labour last time despite a visceral dislike of Corbyn and his ilk dating back to the early 1980s. I knew I would regret it at the time and I won’t make that mistake again.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, I am a twat.

 

I was surprised to hear on Newsnight that Farage supported the withdrawal of Uber's license, and thought that it was probably the first thing that I'd ever agreed with him on. A swift google search brought this up, though.....

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...comments-black-cab-taxi-drivers-a7841886.html

A **** is a **** is a ****.

 

we should rename it the joke thread
bollocks
no we should

 

I find that I'm more and more voting against rather than for. I used to passionately want a Labour government and then when I finally got one, it turned out not to be what I thought I had voted for. I now just passionately want anything but Tory. I have voted Liberal, Green and TUSC in various meaningless protests.

 

Somewhat hypothetically, but if there were a bunch of British black cab drivers in London, but then suddenly a whole load of (say) Johnny Foreigner types turned up calling themselves Oober, but you decided to stick with the British cabbies, are you one of them raysist sorts as a consequence? I dunno.

 

UKIP aren’t Tory, why not give them a try?

 

Well yes, that's the Farage perspective isn't it? My problem is more with the exploitative business model.

 

Tell you what. Just go off and sulk again and leave the debating to those who can do so with respect for the views of others and a sense of humour you so clearly lack.

 

But you called him a star-star-star-star....for the business model or his preference to support the incumbent service?

 

For the racism really. He's a four-star ****.

 

Uber is a great service here in NY but the drivers are the same drivers who drive yellow cabs. Thats not the same in London where the Black cabs are driven by well trained drivers while Uber cars are driven by people who have no idea where there going. The only problem is the black cabs have had a monopoly for so long they all go home at 6.

 

In the world of sat navs, is it really necessary to have 'the knowledge'?

I totally get hating Uber for its business practices but not for its drivers.

 

I wasn't calling you pathetic Paul, rather the idea that the EU should punish any Country for choosing to leave.
I fully respect your views on both Britain and France, whilst completely disagreeing with just about all of them.

I'm at the Burton game today, so I do agree with you about wanting us to smash them.

 

Hilarious!

 

Spot on, Uber the company seems fairly despicable, but the service (never used in the U.K., but a godsend elsewhere, especially the US where the ‘normal’ cabs are horrible) is great and in my experience the drivers good.