Guest Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 44 minutes ago, Brother Blades said: Scurvy & rickets in 2023, what a wonderful country we live in! Are they still going? I saw them back in the '70s, the moshpits were lethal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Finns Party are junior partners in Finland's government coalition. At the end of last month the economy minister resigned. He'd positively referenced Hitler a number of times and said climate change should be encouraged to cull Africans.(https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66066910). Now the finance minister is under pressure for her comments. They date back much further to 2008, which may allow her to keep her job. She wrote insults about Turks and Somalis in Finland and even did some racist tourism, writing insults about Senegalese street sellers she saw in Barcelona (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66166795). Something this made me wonder is what folk were expecting when they either elected this party or went into coalition with them. There's now concern that the racist party are indeed racist. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarHibee Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 16 minutes ago, FreedomFarter said: Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Most people are thick as shit. They have no active engagement in politics and just blindly follow whatever is considered to be the popular trend at the time with no realization over what it is that they're actually voting for . The victims are the small minority that know exactly what is going on but are greatly outvoted by the idiotic masses. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I'm assuming Finland has ended up with a "Coalition of b*****ds" because Finns are notoriously humourless, and the previous FM had the temerity to be seen dancing, attending a rock concert, and even swigging a glass of wine? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 9 hours ago, Salt n Vinegar said: Ah, those good old Victorian values! Story appears to relate to England ... From https://www.thenational.scot/news/23647155.cases-malnutrition-rocket-victorian-diseases-rise/ "CASES of malnutrition have quadrupled since 2007/08 as doctors have warned the cost-of-living crisis has sparked a rise in “Victorian” diseases. Almost 11,000 people in England were hospitalised with malnutrition last year, according to provisional data obtained by The Times Health Commission under freedom of information laws. From April 2022 to April 2023, 10,896 NHS patients — including 312 children — were hospitalised with the condition. The figures also show 171 people were treated for scurvy and 482 patients were admitted with rickets – 405 of them children." It's all going so well. No wonder Labour seem to feel a bit reluctant to change Tory tax and spend policies... mustn't let things get better. For the people running the country, yes; yes it is. Nobody in government is reading statistics like that and thinking they're a bad thing, other than that they're being reported for all to see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarHibee Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) Victorian diseases = more treatments = more tax money going towards the NHS (but really private companies within the NHS) = public health service baaaad = no more NHS. It's a win/win all round for the tory blue/red party and their MPs with shares (and bribes from) private healthcare provision firms. The rest of us all lose of course, but since when did the clueless voter ever matter? Edited July 11, 2023 by StellarHibee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 15 hours ago, Brother Blades said: Scurvy & rickets in 2023, what a wonderful country we live in! This never happened during the war when we had rationing. The obvious solution is to go to war again. Any suggestions? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, Fullerene said: This never happened during the war when we had rationing. The obvious solution is to go to war again. Any suggestions? I thought we were still at war with drugs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Fullerene said: This never happened during the war when we had rationing. The obvious solution is to go to war again. Any suggestions? Malta. It’s a no brainier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 4 hours ago, Fullerene said: This never happened during the war when we had rationing. The obvious solution is to go to war again. Any suggestions? Orkney Islands. They've been getting a wee bit wide. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 4 hours ago, coprolite said: I thought we were still at war with drugs? It's war on drugs, the only way I'd take part in one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Fullerene said: This never happened during the war when we had rationing. The obvious solution is to go to war again. Any suggestions? Russia. Anyone else and UEFA will punt us right in the middle of our most promising quali campaign in decades. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 4 hours ago, coprolite said: I thought we were still at war with drugs? And terror. Terror drugs. Apparently keeping a good chunk of the population terrified that bills will go up again is the good type of terror, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarHibee Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Fullerene said: This never happened during the war when we had rationing. The obvious solution is to go to war again. Any suggestions? Iran's been quiet lately. Too quiet. They must be up to something. Occupy the territory in the name of "freedom". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) No need to go to war to shore up the Tory vote... Just cut taxes.... From https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/downing-street-inheritance-tax-tory-election-manifesto-b2375769.html "Downing Street is reportedly holding talks about scrapping inheritance tax as a manifesto offering in a bid to win the next election. No 10 was said to be discussing whether to make abolishing the levy a commitment to shore up votes in so-called “blue wall” seats in 2025. Supporters argue that the policy could be a “gamechanger” in the south of England where the Conservatives are defending constituencies vulnerable to gains from opposition parties, according to the paper." The next election is by no means a foregone conclusion especially as the Blessed Keir seems to be having Union trouble over pay. EDIT - in 2022/23, Inheritance Tax raised about 7 billion quid. Seven billion. Whatever the country needs, it certainly isn't reducing the funds available for public services by 7 billion quid. Edited July 15, 2023 by Salt n Vinegar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Cut a tax that only the very rich would have to pay? Is that really a vote winner? https://advisingfamilies.org/uk/information-portal/life-after-death/inheritance-tax-explained/?gclid=CjwKCAjwh8mlBhB_EiwAsztdBDe2EmE_Yi0mztzgXUqORHHoi96KY9-zUwh2GDPvrpJUEVFJY-7LqBoCXUAQAvD_BwE 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Suspect Device said: Cut a tax that only the very rich would have to pay? Is that really a vote winner? https://advisingfamilies.org/uk/information-portal/life-after-death/inheritance-tax-explained/?gclid=CjwKCAjwh8mlBhB_EiwAsztdBDe2EmE_Yi0mztzgXUqORHHoi96KY9-zUwh2GDPvrpJUEVFJY-7LqBoCXUAQAvD_BwE It is if you're a Tory! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarHibee Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Playing to the greed of the wealthy to shore up their votes. Works everytime with this lot unfortunately. Fully expect Starmer to step in now with an even better offer for them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orfc Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 55 minutes ago, StellarHibee said: Playing to the greed of the wealthy to shore up their votes. Works everytime with this lot unfortunately. Fully expect Starmer to step in now with an even better offer for them. God, when you sit down and imagine all the extreme things that Starmer could possibly do (but is very unlikely to) he really is a terrible man, practically Hitler . I imagine he's probably thinking of a way to electrify the english channel to stop migrants, and of shutting down basic health services so you resort to pulling out your own teeth on TikTok. Vote Tory! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Salt n Vinegar said: It is if you're a Tory! It shouldn't make much difference. I get it that Tories would be innately selfish but inheritance tax is only paid by about 5% of the population. Even with the increase in property prices (which may be getting a shock soon) you can give your kids or grandkids up to £1m. How many ordinary people does that affect? Of course they could just have an aversion to any kind of tax and not really care about how we pay for public services. Then promptly moan about the lack of services when they are in need of them. NHS, child care, elderly care etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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