Politics

[Not in Crawley]

1 hour ago, bolty58 said:

"Go to Uni and get a degree in codology kids. You will then be able to move to a more affluent part of England and get a job in a ticket kiosk" 😉

Thick as fuck.

[Zico]

On 14/02/2026 at 10:15, Ani said:

 They have scrapped Polys and renamed colleges Universities. This has not improved quality at all , in fact I would argue it has dragged standards down. 

Aye, I went Sheffield Hallam which was an ex poly 

Got on a software engineering degree via two e's and a c at sixth form

There were folk on my course who hadnt even completed their GCSEs 

Got a 2:1 but in hindsight they made it very easy and when I got my first job alongside folk who had done similar degrees at "higher standard" unis off the back of better a level results it was clear that I'd had it much easier and ended up with the same if not better result on paper, all to get on a graduate scheme where the criteria was based on results

Not that I'm complaining, it set me on the path to where I am now and uni was just as much a life experience as it was educational

I don't blame anyone for wanting to go, just a shame folk have to pay so much to try it

[bolty58]

3 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

Thick as fuck.

You didn't get a degree then?

[Dimron]

I see Starmer is changing the narrative from Mandy/Epstein, immigration and the economy:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqwl10lvr2o

"Politics of Fear" is when leaders manipulate public anxiety by exaggerating threats to persuade voters, "New" Labour did it previously with a dodgy dossier.

Can someone tell him we can't afford this tactic please?

 

[Dimron]

I see Reform have won their legal challenge vs the Government regarding the Council Elections with £100k costs awarded

[Zulu]

32 minutes ago, Dimron said:

I see Reform have won their legal challenge vs the Government regarding the Council Elections with £100k costs awarded

Quite right too - and I’m not a Reform supporter. 

[DirtySanchez]

Farage saying we took it to court and won

It never made it to court 

[Zulu]

14 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said:

Farage saying we took it to court and won

It never made it to court 

Keir listened to his advisors, for once, before performing yet another u-turn. 

[Dimron]

15 minutes ago, Zulu said:

Keir listened to his advisors, for once, before performing yet another u-turn. 

I thought Starmer was a lawyer...

[DirtySanchez]

26 minutes ago, Zulu said:

Keir listened to his advisors, for once, before performing yet another u-turn. 

He did but Reform never took it to court and won 

Edited February 16 by DirtySanchez

[royal white]

15 minutes ago, Dimron said:

I thought Starmer was a lawyer...

Apprently he’s a politician as well. Why be shit at 1 profession  when you can be shit at 2 

Edited February 16 by royal white

[Dimron]

9 minutes ago, royal white said:

Apprently he’s a politician as well. Why be shit at 1 profession  when you can be shit at 2 

Typical Gooner

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 hour ago, Zulu said:

Keir listened to his advisors, for once, before performing yet another u-turn. 

Whatever the specifics, the threat was enough.

Maybe he is scared of having to reveal what advice they got initially, and why they ignored it, if it is still the same now.

Still, got enough on his plate from all the other shit, as well as this dodgy think tank, spending thousands to smear journalists. 

 

[Dimron]

Someone in the Observer yesterday compared him with Schrodinger's Cat... in a box dead and alive at the same time.

I always thought the paper was labour supporting?

[Zulu]

1 hour ago, DirtySanchez said:

He did but Reform never took it to court and won 

I didn’t say that he did. 🤷

[DirtySanchez]

46 minutes ago, Zulu said:

I didn’t say that he did. 🤷

I never said you did 

[mickbrown]

2 hours ago, royal white said:

Apprently he’s a politician as well. Why be shit at 1 profession  when you can be shit at 2 

Risen to the very top of both his chosen careers. 

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Whatever the specifics, the threat was enough.

Correct. Legal action was launched by Reform - no other political party had either the will or the gumption.

The fact that it never actually got to court is irrelevant.

[bolty58]

33 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Risen to the very top of both his chosen careers. 

Heading to the bottom pretty soon.

[DirtySanchez]

6 hours ago, bolty58 said:

Correct. Legal action was launched by Reform - no other political party had either the will or the gumption.

The fact that it never actually got to court is irrelevant.

In celebration of his win Farage, writing on X, said: "We took this Labour government to court and won".

So you're admitting Farage is a liar

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

@kent_white - any idea what's going on here?

Why are there so many overpayments and why are the NHS Trusts so shit at managing them?

 

[Dimron]

10 hours ago, mickbrown said:

Risen to the very top of both his chosen careers. 

I would prefer chanced his arm at two careers... a blagger like the rest of us 😀

[mickbrown]

7 minutes ago, Dimron said:

I would prefer chanced his arm at two careers... a blagger like the rest of us 😀

Blaggers very rarely reach the pinnacle once. Never mind twice. 
 

I certainly didn’t 😀

[royal white]

11 hours ago, mickbrown said:

Risen to the very top of both his chosen careers. 

You could say like Ruben Amorim, got to the top and was shit when he got there 

[royal white]

Following on from the benefits post.