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Karen Peris - Flowers (from the album 'A song is way above the lawn')
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Just in case you get confused, admittedly you've never seen me and Steve Coogan in the same room, but rest assured, I am not him!
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30 minutes ago, TxRover said:
ABC now reporting Mark Meadows received immunity from Jack Smith in exchange for testimony against Trump in the Federal case. If true, he might be the next to flip in Atlanta.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/politics/mark-meadows/index.html
I think they can put a fork in Trump, he's done.
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What's that Kier, you didn’t really say what you quite definitely did say... Well I never!
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Apologies, forgot to quote the question;
"If you're a lifelong Labour voter then you presumably voted for Blair in at least two of his three consecutive terms. So why are you bleating about the Great Betrayal of tuition fees or not abolishing the House of Lords? "
Yip I do have a sense of regret with my 2005 vote, but not primarily because of the slow progress of reforming the House of Lords. More with the absolute shytshow that was the war in Iraq. Unfortunately, the alternative of even more Warmongery Tories was more unpalatable.
Once bitten twice shy.
Believe it or not, I didn't have an issue with Tuition fees to begin with. They were set at circa £1k per year (so roughly £2k p.a. in todays money). Seemed like a reasonable balance to me. However in his third term he (Blair) upped the anti to £3k p.a. Fast forward to today and young people are saddling themselves with £28k worth of debt for tuition fees alone (compare that to £6k in today's money as originally proposed). We are completely pricing young people from poorer backgrounds out of higher education.
I've now come to realise that I was wrong, it's been the thin end of the wedge and It's a false economy. If we want Britain to succeed we need to barriers to entry not make them higher. I've climbed the greasy pole, but I only managed to do it because I got a full grant. I'm not prepared to pull the fvkking ladder up any more, and I'm dissapointed in myself for ever thinking that we wouldn't end up where we are.
As for House of Lords reform, in Labours third term and despite Blair personally wanting an appointed upper house/fiefdom, both houses voted to have an elected upper chamber. I still thought I was going to get change, but it was not driven through and the election of Cameron/Clegg fvkked it.
Everyone thinks that I hated Starmer from the off, I didn't, I supported his election to leader. I genuinely thought he was going to establish a more equitable society.
I'm not completely naive. He's going to be Prime Minister, and I hope with all my heart that I'm wrong about him, and that he'll bring to bear policies that help the poorer and disadvantaged in our society. (However do any of us really believe that this is going to be the case)? For me, hand on heart, the answer is 'no'. I don't want austerity with a pink tinge. I want the Labour Party to be brave, visionary, dynamic and fearless in it's zeal to create a farer and more just society.
The Tories have confirmed all my worst prejudices about them, they're mean spirtited bullies, and punch down because it's easier to vilify than it is to effect positive change.
Once in a generation opportunity to kick all the trickle down nonsense into the scrap heap of history, and we've got... Kier Starmer's Labour Party (we should demand better)!
Yours, I hope to god I'm wrong.
aDONis
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He may not be continuing Sunak's policies verbatum, but he's sure as fvk running away from 'pledges' he made to become Labour leader.
Off the top of my head;
Abolish tuition fees - NOPE
Nationalise many of the Utility providers - NOPE
Abolish the House of Lords - NOPE
Increase taxes on wealthiest 5% - NOPE, they're now going to focus on growing the economy (sound familiar) and even worse, he's bleating about how high the tax burden is in general.
Re-establish freedom of movement and return to the single market or customs union - NOPE they're going to do Brexit better (I fvkkin ask you!)
Other Social Justice items he might or might not get round to;
Abolish Universal Credit (which I believe he called cruel at one point). I think his latest line is that they'll 'review'
Two child benefit cap... Mibbees aye, mibbees naw!
Other things he's done;
Threw Sadiq Khan under the bus when he thought he'd lost Uxbridge because of ULEZ (a policy Starmer had previously supported).
He was going to promote 'Peace and human rights' (That was a genuine 'PLEDGE' stop laughing at the back).
It turns out Human Rights don't extend to Palestinians, who you can deny basic human needs such as food, water and starve to death if it's politically expediant for you.
Starmer is a man of many principles, but if you don't like them, he'll get some more.
Yours, a life long labour voter.
aDONis
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If only we’d had a leader of the opposition who had stood up for what was right, instead of giving a blank cheque to a murderous government to carry out war crimes.
Hopefully, he’s getting there;
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And as if by magic…
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Word is that Kid Starver is beginning to regret his genocidal/war crimey stance on Gaza.
Not for moral/humanitarian reasons… obviously, but because there is the threat of large scale resignations within the party and a fear of losing middle class voters (like me).I’m not a spokesman for the middle classes, but I hope I speak for a few when I say ‘fvk right off you murderous basterd!’
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2 minutes ago, TxRover said:
The timing is amusing, with every possible R vote needed to elect the new Speaker…
Meanwhile, the first tranche of witnesses in Georgia has been released, and Alex Jones is on the list, might be a must watch experience. Apparently he is who Chesebro was hanging with on Jan 6.
In fairness, Chesbebro might well have been (quite innocently) engaging in high brow constitutional discussion, with any one of; Alex Jones, or the Proud Boys, or the Minutemen or... OH!
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Not sure if this should be in this thread or the what's the point of Labour thread, but I see, that the kvnt known as Bernie Ecclestone, has just plead guilty to fraud, and had to pay HMRC £650m quid.
Not saying it's a two tier legal system, but he also got a suspended sentence. What sort of signal does that send to other Billionaires that would defraud this country!
Meanwhile, in other news, desperate mothers could get 6 months for stealing baby formula!
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On 01/10/2023 at 20:20, aDONisSheep said:
Fvkkity-fvkk-fukk-fukky, all my teams have ersed it!
'Mon the Orioles!
Yours clutching at straws.
aDONis
Well, this is going well!
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Given my home life as a youth, I vowed that if I ever got married I'd never argue about money (everything would be shared).
Been married for 26 years and barely a cross word said (about money that is, everything else is open warfare and resentment)
Joint finances all the way!
In the early days of our relationship/marriage, my wife earned more than me (so effectively subsidised me).
Now I earn more than her, so now I subsidise her.
We're lucky in that, between us, we don't really need to think about money, and neither of us are reckless or extravagent with it.
I've also never understood this obsession for 'stuff' e.g. cars, the latest phones/gadgets. My happiest times are still, kicking a football, chucking stuff (especially rugby balls and frisbees) and other activites/experiences.
If I manage to remain married to the missus for the rest of my days, and my kids become functioning members of society, I'll die a happy man!
Yours,
aDONis Jon-Boy Walton*
*reference for the aalder radges on this site
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This is fun!
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Starmer writing an op-ed in the Sun. What a spineless knvt he is.
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12 hours ago, Ludo*1 said:
It's all Dundee United's fault:
Well done Pikey 2. I'm actually quite jealous!
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Satan himself... cuts out the middleman!
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Fvkkity-fvkk-fukk-fukky, all my teams have ersed it!
'Mon the Orioles!
Yours clutching at straws.
aDONis
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The mighty Cubs absolutely fecked the pooch last night and managed to blow a 6 run lead in the final 3 innings, including a potential inning ending error, that resulted in the winning runs being scored!
With 5 games to go v the Braves and Brewers, and only a 0.5 lead over the Marlins, I think they're fecked!
Yours, despite my spread bet fandom (Red Sox, Mets, Cubs, Mariners) I could well end up 0 for 4 in the post season! Thank goodness I have a bit of a soft spot for the Orioles.
aDONis
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17 hours ago, O'Kelly Isley III said:
There's something very Brit-Tory about these GB rowers.
About ten years ago Dame Katherine Granger rocked up at my then employment and delivered a very witty and interesting speech. Great athlete, great family, great sporting career and great times. And had obviously never had to do a day's work in her life.
Hemin, I'm nae hayin that!
Kath Granger is a fine quine, amongst other things, she helped teach me how to row (Mr upwardly mobile lardy-dah that I am)!
She also took the time out of her schedule (when there was a queue of people lined up to talk to her) to record a motivational speech from my daughters school rowing crew!
She always stops to chat when we meet on some river-bank, and she's a paid up member of Marlow Boat Club.
And of course she spent some of her life in Netherley (nae far fae far I come fae), which is in Gods own Aberdeenshire!
Yours, friends to the stars (Olympic version)
aDONis
P.S. I hope to hell she's not a Tory!
P.P.S. I've competed in a tri-athlon (row, bike, run) v Cracknell, he's a bit aloof, but feck me can he row (4,000m in just over 13 mins)!
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I can't believe it, I've seen 3 GOATS, since I saw (what I thought) would be the unassailable GOAT that was Pistol Pete!
Djokovic, is now on his own... He might be a complete mentalist, but his tennis has spoken for itself. (He still can't hit an overhead for shyt though)
Had he not been some sort of loonball (vaccine twat, ball-abuser) I think he could well have had another 2 slams!
Oh and before you get the wrong impression. I really like Djokovic!
Yours
aDONis
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59 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said:
The inevitable England v Wales match is going to be eye-bleeding and soul destroying
Ohhhh yes! Unbelievably this England team are better than this Welsh team.
Wales’ best hope is a couple of sendings off for England! But I’m not sure if ‘being bang average’ is a cardable offence!
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I told you, England for the semi’s.
They’re no great shakes, but feck me the rest of that half of the draw are dross!
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A Photographic History Of Scottish Football
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BURN THEM, BURN THE WITCHES, BURN THEM WITH FIRE!