It’s like a lazy landlord letting the troublemakers drink in his pub. Yeah, you’ll get money in the till but your pub gets a bad reputation and the decent folk stay away.
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[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)
- Thread starter vegster
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It’s like a lazy landlord letting the troublemakers drink in his pub. Yeah, you’ll get money in the till but your pub gets a bad reputation and the decent folk stay away.
I hope so, PG, I really hope so. Call me a slightly old cynic (well defo old, slightly cynical), but I still think we'd remain a soft touch in this: the entities would take us to court (BRITISH courts), pay excellent lawyers, and get access to their funds returned. That's why they come here in the first place.
- Aug 7, 2003
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Exactly. And, I don't know how much residential property is owned to dodgy/corrupt Russians, Saudis etc, but there has to be a knock on effect on prices in London (and it won't only be London in the UK) that trickles down the ladder. I'm becoming more minded to the way home ownership is in Denmark, e.g., where one has to be a citizen.
- Apr 13, 2015
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Good read... leading the reader to understand that it's a question of loopholes and domestic criminality. If Chatham House are highlighting these gaps, I am confident that HM Gov is taking steps to design in some tighter management of the Kleptocracy issues.
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- May 8, 2018
- 10,592
We have always been a light touch and its served our economy.
Always remember Cameron having the nerve at a corruption conference to point fingers at the Nigerians!
The system is weak and will continue to be weak. Have a look at the state of play at companies house, as much as they push the soundbites of a transparent UK register, there is absolutely no validation undertaken by companies house at inception. Even more laughable is they expect the private sector to tell them of their records are not accurate!
Have a look at the work Graham Barrow of the Dark Money Files has undertaken in this area if of interest. Currently we have an insurgent of 2-3k Chinese companies a day registering legal entities above chip shops and so forth!
I'd imagine Genghis Khan got the shock of his life when he rounded the corner on his horse and found himself face-to-face with a Sherman tank
Blimey...2-3k per day?? Thanks for the Barrow heads up, I'll take a look later
Beautiful a city as it is, the dysentery in the tap water is a bit of a turn-off for me
- Apr 13, 2015
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China is for me the big player... but in their case, in my opinion, their objective is the long game of political influence. They are less subtle about it around the developing countries in places like the continent of Africa.. ie they simply openly bribe and bully everyone they can to enable mining of resources and political influence.
In places like the UK, they are on a mission creep, probably a 50 year plan to become the dominant global force, militarily, economically and politically.
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What is officially stated doesnt tell the whole truth.
No one, as far as I know, said they wanted to "colonise" Iraq back in 2003 yet that is exactly what happen and it was the purpose all long despite the gobbering about "weapons of mass destruction". And there are countless other examples.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Better that hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians die defending their lands and hunting Russian invaders ?
Not for me.
The idea that anyone is going to try and colonise Russia is simply ludicrous for the foreseeable. It’s simply not on anyone’s agenda. All anyone can do with a nation like Russia is try and keep them reasonably on-side through sanctions and diplomacy.
Sorry, but your off-the-rack, 6th form view of global politics just doesn’t fit this situation. It certainly isn’t comparable to Iraq.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Well, no.
There was a military occupation for a period of time. Colonising is settling somewhere permanently. Nobody sane or vaguely important has ever stated they want to make Iraq a western colony
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
They are deployed throughout Ukraine. Every inch of Ukraine will be fought over - by both the army and the population.
Only the mad man in Moscow can stop it.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Better that hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians die defending their lands and hunting Russian invaders ?
Not for me.
I've always felt that there are a lot of people out there who are happy enough for hundred of thousands to die, as long as they have the decency not to do so on their TV screens
Randy McNob
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- Jun 13, 2020
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Russia will not invade, putting your troops on the border is just flexing your muscles, if you really wanted to invade a country you try and catch them with their pants down and plan a surprise attack, gain a foothold
If they were serious they would have already done it by now
If they were serious they would have already done it by now
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
sydney
tinky ****in winky
his research was "Peer Reviewed" so it has to be "gospel" another oxymoron , i refer you to John Lyons quote re the woke....etc.