Not in Crawley

Really, sorry, don't know anything about that. Again all those stories, those lives that war takes. It's like I was in Lewisham the other day, there is a small plaque I was interested in seeing (after we went to a posh food market obviously) where the first V12 bomb landed in Britain. Killed just people going to Woolworths - it made no difference to the war and innocent people died. Echos something of the Gaza conflict.

He was a good, generous man. Terrible at business- had a butchers in Farnworth and gave away more than he earned- drove my Nana bonkers. Gave me all his medals - like when I fell over etc as a kid - always said they meant nothing to him. Wouldn't speak about what happened - never would, to anyone. I wouldn't be arrogant enough to speak for him, but going to Farnworth cenotaph on remembrance Sunday with him is a million miles from what I've seen today in London in terms of dignity.

There's loads to be proud of - just nothing those folks today represented.

It's a load of people from the home counties I'd bet, saying London's gone to the dogs but their parents left the area long ago. I'm all for people if they want to have a knees up if they want to, culturally it's not a massive part of our calendar as a country, not sure it's ever been - but this hijacking of it to cause a bit of aggro isn't what I'd associate with being English. Give me a last night of the Proms or Rochester Sweeps Festival and I'm there. Sorry - here's the link:https://www.visitmedway.org/events/rochester-sweeps-festival-2024-79679/ been there a few years and its always good (they do have an odd bit of fortune telling though!)

I heard that was good. My Grandpa fought that front - well, got captured in three week and spent years as a Japanese prisoner of war, his diaries are brutal reading. Sad thing is they got compensation only in 1999, my nana died 8 months after she received it and he passed away in 94. No wonder its the forgotten front, but for the Americans it's much more part of their WW2 narrative

Better than Masters of the Air? Wasn't that impressed with it given how they made British Airmen look like a right bunch of clots which was so far from reality.

Wash your mouth out. If it wasn't for St George, you'd be speaking Dragon now.

I don't! As I say I'm draping myself in a st George's Cross as we speak to join in with the Stella drinking and windmilling at the police like a true Englishman. Celebrating what's best about our country.

Right - you convinced me, I'm off to punch a horse #patriot

They post amongst us...

I couldn't cross the road because I obviously looked like a long-haired, metro-liberalite wokey. Sadly, I didn't have a camera crew with me.

British creative sector - we are just very good at this sort of stuff.

Went I was running loads I also decided that humas, pitta and low fat cup a soups would be ideal to only eat them - dropped to 12 stone. Although I felt great, looked a bit like I'd been sent to a Gulag.

It's true, that ruddy, bloody media.

Happy St George's Day - 'The Day The Media Would Let Us Celebrate' TM

These things really seem to get him all riled up 200 odd miles away. Can't say they bothered my Thursday last week when there was a march, nor a couple.of Saturdays ago. The synagogue opposite my house is still standing. Although if the SUV parks as close to my drive as last week, I will be having words with Laura, the Rabbi - who I'm sure would be happy having a cup of tea with RW and happily disavowing him of some of his rather reactionary views so he can perhaps doing something more productive with his days/evenings. - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Janner-Klausner

Its been going on for a good few hours the TR lot not happy. Some people are going to be very confused.

I like him - he was my Newsround anchor so always got a soft spot for old Murthy.

That's the nub though there - its not anti-Jewish, its anti Israel's current stance towards the people of Palestine. So when the copper said, 'you're openly Jewish' it opened up the can of worms that the marches ARE anti-semitic, or rather the police leadership think they are which is a problem.

I can see this bumping off the Gaza conflict on GB News, they larrrrve a bit ov bit whipping folks into clotted cream over nonsense.

I can't be arsed trawling back - if someone said 'the language that the police officer used was acceptable' fair enough, but the general feeling it appears is: - It was done to make a political point - The organisation has a history of doing these stunts for provocation. - The language was unfortunate but not outwardly anti-semintic, the follow up statement by the Met was actually worse, but that that officer was faced with the situation to keep things calm. Everyone gets it. I think.

That's why my anti-semantic joke tickled me because this point was never dismissed and this thread has become akin to two bald men arguing over a comb.

This was all said posts and posts back and pointed out what the agenda was here in response to Skippy's belicose caterwaulling at RW having been taken for a ride again on Twitter. All very predictable.

for the first time I might be watching channel 4 on election night.... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/apr/22/emily-maitlis-and-the-rest-is-politics-host-channel-4-election-night-coverage

Head not still into the running but tempted by a 10k in the Darrent Valley on the 12th May. I'll be slow but something to work towards I guess. Not done a race in about 3 years I'd guess.