UK Politics Thread - Page 932

Moonlight · 06-18-21, 05:14 PM

This is what I've been hearing from my pals as well, Bozo the clown is in denial about it, wake up Bozo or else.

Senior Tories warn Boris Johnson ‘blue wall’ is at risk after byelection defeat
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...?ocid=msedgntp

Jimbuna · 06-19-21, 05:10 AM

The government has been sent a "warning shot" by voters over planning reforms for England and the HS2 rail link, the co-chairman of the Tories has said.

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Amanda Milling said voters' concerns were "loud and clear" after the Lib Dems won the Chesham and Amersham by-election.

She said the Conservatives would look at how they could regain their trust.

Ms Milling said ministers needed to "shout louder" about Boris Johnson's promise to "level up" the UK.

The Liberal Democrats overturned a 16,000 majority in Thursday's by-election to take a seat that had always voted Conservative. Sarah Green won with 8,028 more votes than the Conservatives, with the Green Party in third place.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-57535928

Moonlight · 06-19-21, 08:30 AM

Is D Day coming for Starmer, as a former Labour Party voter, (not recently though, well, not since that G Brown muppet took over as leader) I've been patiently waiting for the looney left to give Starmer a thick lip, it seems as if my wait is over, this is the first sign of big trouble ahead for Starmer, we will hear the death throes of the muppet soon enough, as for the looney left, they're all bloody idiots.

KEIR WE GO Humiliated Sir Keir Starmer faces being ousted already as backers of Angela Rayner plot fresh takeover bid
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/politi...r-by-election/

MGR1 · 06-19-21, 11:50 AM

In the meantime it looks like a real "Game of Thrones" carry on for the DUP.

They get rid of Foster, now Poots has had to resign:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57521972

What went wrong:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57520778

Whilst the would-be puppet FM has been told he would need to go when the DUP find a new leader:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57538844

Mike.

Catfish · 06-19-21, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

[...] She said the Conservatives would look at how they could regain their trust. [...]

Joke thread material

Jimbuna · 06-19-21, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonlight

Is D Day coming for Starmer, as a former Labour Party voter, (not recently though, well, not since that G Brown muppet took over as leader) I've been patiently waiting for the looney left to give Starmer a thick lip, it seems as if my wait is over, this is the first sign of big trouble ahead for Starmer, we will hear the death throes of the muppet soon enough, as for the looney left, they're all bloody idiots.

KEIR WE GO Humiliated Sir Keir Starmer faces being ousted already as backers of Angela Rayner plot fresh takeover bid
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/politi...r-by-election/

"They only managed to muster a paltry 622 votes - fewer votes than they have party members in the area"

Moonlight · 06-20-21, 10:21 AM

Discrimination only matters if it's a non white person, why aren't all the snowflakes and woke pillocks marching down the streets of London now.

'How is this legal?' BBC bans white people from applying for Springwatch & One Show job
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/14...-uk-media-jobs

Jimbuna · 06-20-21, 01:16 PM

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Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has accused the Scottish government of "hypocrisy" after it announced a travel ban to parts of the region.

He said he would write to Ms Sturgeon and ask the Scottish government to compensate local people who had planned to travel to Scotland and businesses that could lose bookings.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-57544665

Being the last vote I cast in the party (leadership election) and one of the last MP's I spoke to prior to leaving said party, all I can say is good luck with that.

You've more chance of getting a drink off her and we all know how hard that is.

Catfish · 06-21-21, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

[...] You've more chance of getting a drink off her and we all know how hard that is.

Looks like a tit for tat, but what was the tat?

Jimbuna · 06-21-21, 06:47 AM

The response as was probably expected.

The 'tat'

Quote:

Scotland's first minister has defended the ban on non-essential travel with Manchester and Salford after an angry reaction from the area's mayor.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham accused the Scottish government of "hypocrisy" over the move.

But Nicola Sturgeon said the decision was a public health measure, based on Covid levels in the area.

Opposition politicians in Scotland said there had been a lack of consistency and a lack of consultation.

However, Ms Sturgeon - who received her second vaccination in Glasgow on Monday - said she had a "duty" to keep Scotland as safe as possible.

"I have always got on well with Andy Burnham. If he wants a grown-up conversation he only has to pick up the phone," she said.

"But if, as I suspect might be the case, this is more about getting a spat with me as part of a some positioning in a Labour leadership contest of the future, then I am not interested."

The first minister said she was "confused" by Mr Burnham's position.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57551236

MGR1 · 06-22-21, 04:21 PM

As expected, she's very in thrall to ~~Glasgow/Dundee~~ her voter base. Burnham does have a point about Dundee, no doubt well chosen considering, like Glasgow, it voted Yes in 2014.

Mike.

mapuc · 06-22-21, 05:56 PM

Got no words for this.

Quote:

The EU is preparing to act against the “disproportionate” amount of British television and film content shown in Europe in the wake of Brexit, in a blow to the UK entertainment industry and the country’s “soft power” abroad.

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/20...mqTwrHPelNfT5I

Markus

Catfish · 06-23-21, 01:37 AM

^ What?

This is completely idiotic! You can think what you want about "The crown", "Downtown Abbey" or worse Netflix productions, but this is .. well, idiotic indeed.
Maybe the want to get back to "Derrick", the most boring 'criminal' series of the 20ieth century?

edit: or.. maybe this has something to do with it?

"EU referendum result "devastating" for UK film and TV" (meaning brexit)

“The decision to exit the European Union is a major blow to the UK film and TV industry. Producing films and television programmes is a very expensive and very risky business and certainty about the rules affecting the business is a must.

“This decision has just blown up our foundation – as of today, we no longer know how our relationships with co-producers, financiers and distributors will work, whether new taxes will be dropped on our activities in the rest of Europe or how production financing is going to be raised without any input from European funding agencies."

Between 2007-2013 the EU Media program has transferred a hundred million Euros to England, for tv and film productions, and supporting creative content.
https://www.screendaily.com/eu-refer...&contentID=392

And was not the UK (read: England) to leave the european cooperation first? 2020:

"The U.K. has just begun negotiating the terms of its future trading relationship with the European Union. Last week, the British government published its priorities for the negotiations. There was no mention of the E.U.’s Creative Europe Media program, which means that the country will almost definitely leave it at the end of this year."
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business...on-187203.html

https://www.creativeeuropeuk.eu/news...-eu-referendum

Maybe the EU's re-action is only a logical step?

Skybird · 06-23-21, 07:10 AM

Ooopsie... the UK wanting to play with Russia.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57583363

Before you set out to the dancefloor competition, make sure you learned the steps right and are fit for the pace of the tunes.

From German Wikipedia:
"Rear Admiral Chris Parry stated in January 2017 that the destroyers were "devilishly loud" underwater and that they sounded like a box full of wrenches. His crew would have put wooden wedges in hatches and doors to reduce the rattle. A corresponding investigation showed that Russian submarines would be able to locate the noise over hundreds of nautical miles."

Well, if the Russians so easily can know where these ships are, we can at least be certain that they will not accidentally shoot at them by mistaking them with somebody else.

Moonlight · 06-23-21, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

Ooopsie... the UK wanting to play with Russia.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57583363

Maybe some more political and military posturing from the Russians, show some proof first you bleeding idiots before mouthing off about it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

From German Wikipedia:
"Rear Admiral Chris Parry stated in January 2017 that the destroyers were "devilishly loud" underwater and that they sounded like a box full of wrenches. His crew would have put wooden wedges in hatches and doors to reduce the rattle. A corresponding investigation showed that Russian submarines would be able to locate the noise over hundreds of nautical miles."

Maybe it's time to up-grade all the UK military ships with some sails, it's the perfect anti-submarine technology, no sound, sight only.

06-18-21, 05:14 PM	#13966
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,127 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	This is what I've been hearing from my pals as well, Bozo the clown is in denial about it, wake up Bozo or else. Senior Tories warn Boris Johnson ‘blue wall’ is at risk after byelection defeat https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...?ocid=msedgntp __________________

06-19-21, 05:10 AM	#13967
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,992 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The government has been sent a "warning shot" by voters over planning reforms for England and the HS2 rail link, the co-chairman of the Tories has said. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Amanda Milling said voters' concerns were "loud and clear" after the Lib Dems won the Chesham and Amersham by-election. She said the Conservatives would look at how they could regain their trust. Ms Milling said ministers needed to "shout louder" about Boris Johnson's promise to "level up" the UK. The Liberal Democrats overturned a 16,000 majority in Thursday's by-election to take a seat that had always voted Conservative. Sarah Green won with 8,028 more votes than the Conservatives, with the Green Party in third place. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-57535928 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

06-19-21, 08:30 AM	#13968
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,127 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	Is D Day coming for Starmer, as a former Labour Party voter, (not recently though, well, not since that G Brown muppet took over as leader) I've been patiently waiting for the looney left to give Starmer a thick lip, it seems as if my wait is over, this is the first sign of big trouble ahead for Starmer, we will hear the death throes of the muppet soon enough, as for the looney left, they're all bloody idiots. KEIR WE GO Humiliated Sir Keir Starmer faces being ousted already as backers of Angela Rayner plot fresh takeover bid https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/politi...r-by-election/ __________________

06-19-21, 11:50 AM	#13969
MGR1 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom Posts: 956 Downloads: 252 Uploads: 0	In the meantime it looks like a real "Game of Thrones" carry on for the DUP. They get rid of Foster, now Poots has had to resign: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57521972 What went wrong: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57520778 Whilst the would-be puppet FM has been told he would need to go when the DUP find a new leader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57538844 Mike. __________________ "I am the battleship Jean Bart. This name originates from a certain 'respected' privateer... Yes? You want to know what privateers are? Hmph, they are pirates that rob openly under the banner of their country." Jean Bart from the mobile game Azur Lane.

06-20-21, 10:21 AM	#13972
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,127 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	Discrimination only matters if it's a non white person, why aren't all the snowflakes and woke pillocks marching down the streets of London now. 'How is this legal?' BBC bans white people from applying for Springwatch & One Show job https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/14...-uk-media-jobs __________________

06-22-21, 04:21 PM	#13976
MGR1 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom Posts: 956 Downloads: 252 Uploads: 0	As expected, she's very in thrall to ~~Glasgow/Dundee~~ her voter base. Burnham does have a point about Dundee, no doubt well chosen considering, like Glasgow, it voted Yes in 2014. Mike. __________________ "I am the battleship Jean Bart. This name originates from a certain 'respected' privateer... Yes? You want to know what privateers are? Hmph, they are pirates that rob openly under the banner of their country." Jean Bart from the mobile game Azur Lane.

06-23-21, 01:37 AM	#13978
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,892 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ What? This is completely idiotic! You can think what you want about "The crown", "Downtown Abbey" or worse Netflix productions, but this is .. well, idiotic indeed. Maybe the want to get back to "Derrick", the most boring 'criminal' series of the 20ieth century? edit: or.. maybe this has something to do with it? "EU referendum result "devastating" for UK film and TV" (meaning brexit) “The decision to exit the European Union is a major blow to the UK film and TV industry. Producing films and television programmes is a very expensive and very risky business and certainty about the rules affecting the business is a must. “This decision has just blown up our foundation – as of today, we no longer know how our relationships with co-producers, financiers and distributors will work, whether new taxes will be dropped on our activities in the rest of Europe or how production financing is going to be raised without any input from European funding agencies." Between 2007-2013 the EU Media program has transferred a hundred million Euros to England, for tv and film productions, and supporting creative content. https://www.screendaily.com/eu-refer...&contentID=392 And was not the UK (read: England) to leave the european cooperation first? 2020: "The U.K. has just begun negotiating the terms of its future trading relationship with the European Union. Last week, the British government published its priorities for the negotiations. There was no mention of the E.U.’s Creative Europe Media program, which means that the country will almost definitely leave it at the end of this year." https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business...on-187203.html https://www.creativeeuropeuk.eu/news...-eu-referendum Maybe the EU's re-action is only a logical step? __________________ >^..^<)))>{ All generalizations are wrong. Last edited by Catfish; 06-23-21 at 03:27 AM.*

06-23-21, 07:10 AM	#13979
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,457 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Ooopsie... the UK wanting to play with Russia. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57583363 Before you set out to the dancefloor competition, make sure you learned the steps right and are fit for the pace of the tunes. From German Wikipedia: "Rear Admiral Chris Parry stated in January 2017 that the destroyers were "devilishly loud" underwater and that they sounded like a box full of wrenches. His crew would have put wooden wedges in hatches and doors to reduce the rattle. A corresponding investigation showed that Russian submarines would be able to locate the noise over hundreds of nautical miles." Well, if the Russians so easily can know where these ships are, we can at least be certain that they will not accidentally shoot at them by mistaking them with somebody else. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 06-23-21 at 07:21 AM.