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    [Politics] Stop the boats

    The thing I don’t understand is why Rwanda want them or what they would do when the get there. I know a bit about the country and people and it seems so opposite to what I would expect. It’s not a subject that’s easy to bring up but when I have mentioned the subject to Rwandans I know, they know...
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    [Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)

    Go to Yemen, most African and many Asian countries and you will see ‘record levels of starving kids’, we have no idea what true hardship is in the Uk. But if the affluent countries like the UK turn a blind eye to the likes of Putin, Iran etc, we will eventually find out.
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    [Football] The ticking Profit and Sustainability (FFP) timebomb...

    Learning a lot from this thread, thanks all. The number of conversations I’ve had with football fans of all clubs along the lines of ‘one day football will eat itself’ and now it feels like it’s going to happen.
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    [Football] The ticking Profit and Sustainability (FFP) timebomb...

    Could this lead to a collapse in transfer fees? If so, the implications could be massive
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    [Politics] Corbyn Party?

    If you’ve ever been to Glastonbury you will know that the majority of goers are the kids of scruffy middle class folk!
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    [Politics] Corbyn Party?

    Very much how I feel. Starmer appears to have no credible policies for change which may not hinder him but I want to be inspired to vote for someone, like I was with Blair. Then the country went into the election with a sense of genuine hope and belief that things could (only) get better. We...
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    [Politics] Corbyn Party?

    Thatcher?
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    [Politics] Corbyn Party?

    Going back to the OP, a left wing break away is just a balance to a right one (ie reform). What is wrong (IMHO) in a democracy, is that neither will get seats in parliament due to FPTP, yet they will probably share about 10% of the vote.
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    [Politics] Corbyn Party?

    I I think the reason that Johnson was caught out was that he was such a compulsive liar, a corrupt and useless individual and incompetent PM that being ‘caught out’ was inevitable. Giving Starmer credit via one PMQs is stretching it a bit! But who cares? BJ has gone and KS will be PM by the...
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    [Politics] Corbyn Party?

    No, the Tories have achieved that for him and he has no discernible policies. I will still vote for him, which (for me at least) proves my first point.
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    [Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...

    Personally, I want Labour to publish because I want to be inspired to vote Labour by well thought out policies that will make a real difference. I will vote for them regardless in order to have a government that (hopefully) will not be corrupt, dishonest and completely devoid of ability. So they...
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    [Politics] Sir Keir Starmer’s route to Number 10

    Bit too young for Heath and Wilson. Whether you loved or loathed Mrs T, she was honest and straight. I think the downhill journey started with Blair and Mandelsson though I think Blair was honest and straight until Iraq. I don’t trust any politicians or media owners or commentators any more and...
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    [Politics] Sir Keir Starmer’s route to Number 10

    I really aree with this. Similarly with so called U turns. Oppposition MPs or campaigners try to persuade a gov to change their mind, then when they do they are lambasted as weak or incompetent for doing it.
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    [Politics] Sir Keir Starmer’s route to Number 10

    Fair enough and I will. But my original comment was about the tweet from Jim Pickard which is saying the policies (zillions of them) are there now but people aren’t bothering to read them, not wait until we publish. “when punters say Labour doesn’t have enough/much policy it suggests they...
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    [Politics] Sir Keir Starmer’s route to Number 10

    You are absolutely right but very few do or will. Though i am not sure that many trust anything that is promised by any party, so what’s the point of reading a manifesto?
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    [Politics] Sir Keir Starmer’s route to Number 10

    I have read sections on their website and it’s heavy on what they will do but very little on (meaningful) how. Perhaps a better approach would be ‘we are going to do our best try and sort the nhs, economy, equality etc out. We honestly don’t know how but we will do our best. Above all, we will...
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    [Politics] Sir Keir Starmer’s route to Number 10

    A bit of a silly tweet IMHO. Who reads a party manifesto? Virtually no one. If labour do have policies (that have substance, rather than just meaningless soundbites) then why don't they talk about them? Starmer had the perfect opportunity yesterday.
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    [Politics] Sir Keir Starmer’s route to Number 10

    Reassuring predictions for most on here.......... https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/prediction_main.html One interesting aspect is that the libs are predicted to get 10.9% of the vote and 30 seats. Reform are predicted to get 9% and no seats. Greens 5.9% and 2 seats. Leaving party politics...
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    [TV] Netflix - What's good to watch?

    Just watched on your recommendation, thanks. Very good and it would appear very historically accurate. Incredibly brave people.
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    [Politics] Sir Keir Starmer’s route to Number 10

    Of course, that would be ridiculous for someone who has aspirations to be running the country within the next 12 months!

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