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1 minute ago, London Wanderer said:

You can’t mention colonialism to Bolty on here. He’ll tell you you’re crippled by guilt before going on rant about the Aboriginals. 

Really? His avatar suggests he's a muslim-loving anti-Westerner :)

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1 hour ago, Winchester White said:

The trade deals with AUS and NZ have been criticised by some Tories as being shite.

One of those involved said Truss gave away too much, how the hell she got to be PM is beyond laughable. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63627801

To be fair to Bolty, he's looking at it from his own point of view, and why shouldn't he. It's a great deal for Australia. 

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22 hours ago, Wanderlust said:

 

My avatar is North Vietnamese artwork celebrating the end of French colonialism and the defeat of the Americans - although the reason I like it is because - it's artwork.

Loved browsing all the propaganda artwork shops in ho chi Minh 

Came back with a few pieces including this one up in my office next to my bespoke Reebok artwork 

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34 minutes ago, Zico said:

Loved browsing all the propaganda artwork shops in ho chi Minh 

Came back with a few pieces including this one up in my office next to my bespoke Reebok artwork 

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I like that shit.

The words at the bottom translate as "Happy Flower Soldiers" :)

In Havana I found a 1970s kiddies' comic on a street market stall - it was "The Adventures of Che" (Guevara as a child) Unbelieveable Jeff.

Cambodia's cool (apart from the Killing Fields which really depressed me) but I like Vietnam better - my nephew lives and works in Hanoi teaching English - the people are great, the country is beautiful, food is tasty and it's the only place in SE Asia with decent beer (rather than pissy lager) - a legacy of the Americans and Aussies who stayed after the war.

Laos and particularly Luang Prabang is brilliant - but it's close to China and the Chinese are building a railway so it will be rammed with rich Chinese tourists soon. But the French colonial architecture and it's situation on the Mekong gives it a vibe of New Orleans in the jungle.

 

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3 hours ago, Zico said:

Loved browsing all the propaganda artwork shops in ho chi Minh 

Came back with a few pieces including this one up in my office next to my bespoke Reebok artwork 

ERIPqI8.jpg

Having them offset and non matching frames makes my non existent OCD itch.

Nice pics though.👍

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12 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Having them offset and non matching frames makes my non existent OCD itch.

Nice pics though.👍

You don't want to see the whole wall then, you'd probably smash your phone rather than look at it

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43 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Straight from the horses mouth. Not that Emily Maitlis is a horse, she's lovely.

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Who cares what economists say, we knew we'd be much worse off for a decade or two once we left but it's worth it for our sovereignty. Or something like that

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On 13/05/2023 at 17:52, Spider said:

I remember it was going to add 0.003% to our economy.

which is the equivalent of a pallet of Vegemite and some XXXX

all been worth it. 🤣🤣🤣

I won't waste too much time with you on this one as it appears that you are still utterly confused and somewhat ill informed.

Go away and do some research on, for a start, submarine contracts for Barrow (and all of the trickle down work that entails). Now be thorough and take a few days before you respond. I don't want to see a situation where you tick the wrong box in foolish haste.

 

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On 13/05/2023 at 18:03, Wanderlust said:

What?

Your avatar suggests you're into the Middle Ages and/or the Crusades where the Christian Europeans had their ass handed to them by the Muslims, the final humiliation being the fall of Acre in 1291 - which was ultimately a good thing for Europeans as it ended 200 years of poverty and massive taxation to pay for a pointless war.

So are you supporting

1)  Saint George - the Turk?

2) Christian religious fanatics oppressing ordinary people?

or 3) Muslims whupping Christians?

My avatar is North Vietnamese artwork celebrating the end of French colonialism and the defeat of the Americans - although the reason I like it is because - it's artwork.

That said I do like the way that some communist countries present their version of history and would strongly recommend a visit to the Museum of the Revolution in Havana - it's brilliant. My favourite bit was the rusty tractor with two steel plates welded on the side and a plaque outlining how it defeated the American tanks. Hilarious.

Totally off beam as usual. From memory that avatar became available to me in relation to the England Rugby World Cup campaign of 2003. 

If you're not a commie then I'm a vegan drag queen from Bolsover.

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On 13/05/2023 at 18:07, London Wanderer said:

You can’t mention colonialism to Bolty on here. He’ll tell you’re crippled by guilt before going on a rant about the Aboriginals. 

Which aboriginals? Picts, Goidelics?

What the fuck are you going on about you daft cunt. Fucked up skunk class A this weekend?

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On 13/05/2023 at 18:10, Wanderlust said:

Really? His avatar suggests he's a muslim-loving anti-Westerner :)

Suggestion can be a dangerous thing comrade.

Anti Easterner me matey. A member of the Western Australian Secessionists. West all the way pal.

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2 hours ago, bolty58 said:

I won't waste too much time with you on this one as it appears that you are still utterly confused and somewhat ill informed.

Go away and do some research on, for a start, submarine contracts for Barrow (and all of the trickle down work that entails). Now be thorough and take a few days before you respond. I don't want to see a situation where you tick the wrong box in foolish haste.

 

The Submarine deal is part of the AUKUS security deal and is about countering China's influence in the Pacific.

It hasn't directly got anything to do with the Australian trade deal, nor Brexit. In fact, France was in the running for the deal as well. 

Indirectly, it has been useful for the UK because without the EU we need closer global relationships, but critics do say its dragging us into issues far from our shores when there is a war in Europe and problems directly on our doorstep.

The Post Brexit trade deal is great for those of us who like Manuka Honey though. 🍯 

https://www.great.gov.uk/markets/australia/uk-australia-free-trade-agreement-guidance/

 

 

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3 hours ago, bolty58 said:

I won't waste too much time with you on this one as it appears that you are still utterly confused and somewhat ill informed.

Go away and do some research on, for a start, submarine contracts for Barrow (and all of the trickle down work that entails). Now be thorough and take a few days before you respond. I don't want to see a situation where you tick the wrong box in foolish haste.

 

Why did we have to bid alongside other countries for it?

Still, it’s a deal that adds around 0.001% to gdp. 👍

Wont hold my breath for a surge in Aussie cash hitting the rest of the economy.

I’s mention an EU and US trade deal but I know you’ll waffle on about not needing them. Whilst doublethinking a joyous riposte about a deal with Nepal for new rugs.

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1 minute ago, Casino said:

jesus

that has to be the shittest graph ever posted on here

and theres some serious competion

Aye. Was just thinking that myself.

What the fuck is that supposed to be showing?

I'd like to think I'm a reasonably intelligent bloke, but I'll be fucked if I can make head or tail of that.

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15 minutes ago, Casino said:

jesus

that has to be the shittest graph ever posted on here

and theres some serious competion

Funny how he never provides the source of these graphs. 🤔 The last one he posted came from a Tory MP on twitter, who also refused to provide the source. A google image search of this one returns no results whatsoever.

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