BFTD Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Even though Liz Truss is fucking useless, you get the impression that there'd be daily comedy bulletins featuring her on the news if she was PM, which is surely the reason why Boris was chosen/elected by voters. I'm not sure that competence or moral fibre are much of a consideration for the voting public anymore. Maybe we've just decided that they're all venal idiots, so we might as well elect the most entertaining. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Rally round the fleg. Government spending on Union flags soars under Boris Johnson | The Independent £163k is f**k all to be honest but made me laugh at their jingoism. And the flags are more than likely made in China. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Unelected Legislator and Professional Snake Oil Salesman worried about accusations of English identity being portrayed as "backward" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 England will always have an identity problem until they stop conflating UK/Britain with England. Perfectly highlighted in this article today in the Guardian were they talk about the riots in England 10 years ago in terms of UK and Britain. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/aug/06/the-uk-riots-10-years-on-young-people-were-watching-their-futures-disappear-before-their-eyes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 14 minutes ago, Soapy FFC said: England will always have an identity problem until they stop conflating UK/Britain with England. Perfectly highlighted in this article today in the Guardian were they talk about the riots in England 10 years ago in terms of UK and Britain. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/aug/06/the-uk-riots-10-years-on-young-people-were-watching-their-futures-disappear-before-their-eyes Surprised at the Guardian for that one. Hopefully someone will get them telt. Like the time Jimmy Hill called rioting Liverpool fans at Heysel, British. "Surely we're all British at a time like this" he moaned to Scots phoning the BBC to complain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 43 minutes ago, Soapy FFC said: England will always have an identity problem until they stop conflating UK/Britain with England. Perfectly highlighted in this article today in the Guardian were they talk about the riots in England 10 years ago in terms of UK and Britain. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/aug/06/the-uk-riots-10-years-on-young-people-were-watching-their-futures-disappear-before-their-eyes The media coverage of that at the time was "UK riots" as well. Despite the fact a few roasters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland tried to organise stuff on facebook and got stamped out immediately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 The London riots still an absolute fount for ostensibly liberal commentators showing their arses demanding the army get sent in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Suspect Device said: Rally round the fleg. Government spending on Union flags soars under Boris Johnson | The Independent £163k is f**k all to be honest but made me laugh at their jingoism. And the flags are more than likely made in China. Posted this elsewhere before, but following a small but swift upwelling of pro-indy sentiment down here, this looks like some desperate propaganda https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/union-jack-flag-hmrc-cardiff-20935037.amp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Best bit of the London riots was this picture. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Posted this elsewhere before, but following a small but swift upwelling of pro-indy sentiment down here, this looks like some desperate propaganda https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/union-jack-flag-hmrc-cardiff-20935037.amp I reckon any displays of the ol' Apron are now having the opposite effect, especially as our Cambrian cousins' flag isn't even represented - and I believe I'm not the only Scot curious to see what the rUK flag looks like with no blue in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, WhiteRoseKillie said: 31 minutes ago, coprolite said: Posted this elsewhere before, but following a small but swift upwelling of pro-indy sentiment down here, this looks like some desperate propaganda https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/union-jack-flag-hmrc-cardiff-20935037.amp I reckon any displays of the ol' Apron are now having the opposite effect, especially as our Cambrian cousins' flag isn't even represented - and I believe I'm not the only Scot curious to see what the rUK flag looks like with no blue in it. They'll probably have ceded the six counties to the EU for access to financial markets by that time so it'll probably look like a st george cross 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 44 minutes ago, coprolite said: Posted this elsewhere before, but following a small but swift upwelling of pro-indy sentiment down here, this looks like some desperate propaganda https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/union-jack-flag-hmrc-cardiff-20935037.amp Presumably the same rules apply in Scotland. Not in NI though. UK Government demands Union Jack ‘must always’ be flown in ‘superior position’ to Welsh flag 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 8 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Presumably the same rules apply in Scotland. Not in NI though. UK Government demands Union Jack ‘must always’ be flown in ‘superior position’ to Welsh flag They should do a tiny little one the size of a stamp. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 26 minutes ago, coprolite said: They should do a tiny little one the size of a stamp. Could be wrong but I think it's illegal to fly the EU flag now, but the Stars and Stripes are perfectly fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDoddyKane Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Soapy FFC said: England will always have an identity problem until they stop conflating UK/Britain with England. Perfectly highlighted in this article today in the Guardian were they talk about the riots in England 10 years ago in terms of UK and Britain. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/aug/06/the-uk-riots-10-years-on-young-people-were-watching-their-futures-disappear-before-their-eyes You hit the nail on the head England has a great identity old and new but its as weighed down by the union as Scotland is. Independence for Scotland and a united Ireland wont just rejuvenate Scotland and Ireland it will be the best thing to happen to England too. England will be able to reinvent and rediscover itself and it will thrive too Edited August 7, 2021 by BigDoddyKane 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 2 hours ago, welshbairn said: Could be wrong but I think it's illegal to fly the EU flag now, but the Stars and Stripes are perfectly fine. No, the EU flag still flies at Holyrood. The UK is still a Council of Europe member and they use the same flag as the EU. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRocketman II Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 3 hours ago, WhiteRoseKillie said: 3 hours ago, coprolite said: Posted this elsewhere before, but following a small but swift upwelling of pro-indy sentiment down here, this looks like some desperate propaganda https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/union-jack-flag-hmrc-cardiff-20935037.amp I reckon any displays of the ol' Apron are now having the opposite effect, especially as our Cambrian cousins' flag isn't even represented - and I believe I'm not the only Scot curious to see what the rUK flag looks like with no blue in it. driving back up from deepest Ayrshire earlier, at the A737 Howood junction someone has planted a massive UJ (or whatever, it's not on a ship etc etc) in their garden. it flutters by the edge of the road. Its the biggest UJ I think I have seen in what appears to be a private garden. Someone appears to have been triggered by something..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 43 minutes ago, KingRocketman II said: driving back up from deepest Ayrshire earlier, at the A737 Howood junction someone has planted a massive UJ (or whatever, it's not on a ship etc etc) in their garden. it flutters by the edge of the road. Its the biggest UJ I think I have seen in what appears to be a private garden. Someone appears to have been triggered by something..... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/aug/06/uk-government-spends-union-flags-two-years-boris-johnson UK government spends more than £163,000 on union flags in two years Not desperate at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 49 minutes ago, KingRocketman II said: driving back up from deepest Ayrshire earlier, at the A737 Howood junction someone has planted a massive UJ (or whatever, it's not on a ship etc etc) in their garden. it flutters by the edge of the road. Its the biggest UJ I think I have seen in what appears to be a private garden. Someone appears to have been triggered by something..... Couldn't you have set fire to it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 4 hours ago, KingRocketman II said: driving back up from deepest Ayrshire earlier, at the A737 Howood junction someone has planted a massive UJ (or whatever, it's not on a ship etc etc) in their garden. it flutters by the edge of the road. Its the biggest UJ I think I have seen in what appears to be a private garden. Someone appears to have been triggered by something..... There's a 'Brexit Towers' on the road down to Peebles from Edinburgh. Turns out it's the abode of some fanny competing in an inconsequential microminority sport in Tokyo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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