London Wanderer

Was this your idea or was it part of the 'interesting take on things' you heard ?

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Aye Haven’t seen the evidence that they were involved in the 7th Oct attack, but I assume they were. Bombing consulates are pretty much a no go, though you can see why this would go down as an act of self defence if they got people who may orchestrate another attack against them. Either way they got the people involved &, they dealt with the retaliation. A heavy response in return would be daft. But you’d not put it past the current mob in charge.

Aye There are many protesting in Israel who believe his tactics have been counterproductive in bringing back the hostages. Another forgotten group of hostages in this conflict are the Palestinian prisoners. Israel uses ‘administrative detention’ to hold thousands of prisoners for indefinite periods with no charge or trial. Another violation of international law. Numbers were at a 20 year high pre Oct 7th. Many of these are innocent people. Some have been tortured & abused since the war escalated. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/11/israel-opt-horrifying-cases-of-torture-and-degrading-treatment-of-palestinian-detainees-amid-spike-in-arbitrary-arrests/ The hostage release deal works both ways.

Not at all I was only referring to Iran & Israel in my post 👍

Aye My concern with who’s currently running the shop in Israel. Though I really do think the US will have a big say. They’ve caught those linked to October 7th attacks initially. Defended against the drones too. Mission complete I hope. Hopefully they don’t take it out on kids in Raffa either.

You okay mate? Your window of tolerance seems pretty small these days. You think Netanhayu and his land grabbing coalition are a rational headed alliance? They’re one the most extremist governments Israel has ever had. Not ideal timing really. They got the people responsible in Syria, drones have been dealt with. Let’s leave it & move on now please.

Extremists on both sides here. Could turn nasty. Hoping it won’t go further. Puts an end to the military support debate for a bit.

Great post

I guess that we can’t beat the big teams when it matters. I can understand why folk doubt us to step up when it really matters. I think we can do it though.

Spot on. Though I’ll always have a soft spot for the ice man. I think he’ll play a part yet.

Cambridge could grind a result against Derby. Doubt it though. I think they’ll see it over the line. Feeling more confident about the playoffs! Looking at who will come down (& even up from L2), next season will be a really tough league.

Me neither Awful stuff. Nothing wrong with some racist seasonal shopping.

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The US will always stand by Israel in situations like this, so they should. It’s their inflammatory tactics & the lack of aid that they’ve been critical of.

3pm this afternoon is the plan I think.

Not sure what you mean. What did I mention?

😂 looks like it’s not a non story after all

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Wouldn’t say it was an argument I was making. More making a point for discussion. Interesting one this though. It’s all hypothetical, but could be times where we need to consider if it’s in our best interests to send them back. A terrorist for example, who might be more dangerous to us back home in a regime that supports them or doesn’t monitor their actions. Think it’s about doing it case by case. For every ridiculous case we hear, like rapists being allowed to stay, there are also innocent people who’s appeal prevents them from being sent back to harm.

👍 Yes, let’s see what happens. I agree there may be times it needs to be overruled, just needs to be a balance imo. So the government aren’t overruling everything they disagree with. As the windrush scandal shows, sometimes they get it wrong & need holding to account.

Out of interest - do you think we should scrap it? Or try to get it adapted. I don’t buy the whole ‘middle class lefties’ criticism. It’s far more nuanced than that. Some big wins & positive impacts over the years. For people from all walks of life & economic backgrounds. Lots of protections for older people put in place. Both in the workplace & care homes. You’ll be delighted to hear 😉 & you’ve got all the people wrongly deported under the windrush scandal. Having an organisation in place that protects citizen rights isn’t a bad thing. But clearly there has to be a balance. Having dangerous criminals walking the streets is a threat to citizens rights. So we need to be able to deport them. Out of control immigration numbers also doesn’t help protect public services. Not that immigration is why they’re crumbling, but you get my point. There needs to be a better balance and loopholes addressed. But I’m not convinced scrapping it is the way forward.

😁 How dare you. My spelling lessons are great. Gone are the days of looking, covering & writing in silence. Lots of interactive games & activities. Mondays & Thursdays 11.30 to 12. You’d be welcome anytime. I’d also recommend a sentence structure booster group. That’s with the PSA, but she’s pretty tidy to be fair.

buying a drama queen 🤣 might be best to get your colleagues to type for you as well pal.

Can’t believe he took that post so literally Whoosh