Politics

[Cheese]

11 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

The first time I heard about it I thought it was a bit of an outrage, but then I read more into it and I think basically they had no case

Aye. A bunch of people in a certain age-range are always going to lose out when Retirement age goes up. Tough shit really. Cancel your Daily Mail subscription and stop buying Princess Diana crockery. Where's their Blitz spirit?

Edited December 17, 2024 by Cheese

[kent_white]

So what are they arguing. 

That the government at the time didn't get notification to them by post early enough - which means they thought they would be able to retire at 60 and then found out it was 65? 

I'm confused. 

[Cheese]

11 minutes ago, kent_white said:

So what are they arguing. 

That the government at the time didn't get notification to them by post early enough - which means they thought they would be able to retire at 60 and then found out it was 65? 

I'm confused. 

As far as I can tell, that's the gist of it.

[Zulu]

https://x.com/LeeAndersonMP_/status/1869066848719016119/video/1

[Spider]

15 minutes ago, Zulu said:

https://x.com/LeeAndersonMP_/status/1869066848719016119/video/1

You should take a leaf out of @wanderer1984 ‘s book. You’ll live longer 

“Cracking on with what you've got and adapting to make things better or moaning how bad things are when in reality we're lucky.”

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, Zulu said:

So the Labour Party isn’t going to “right the historic wrongs “ after all. 
Surely they didn’t lie to the electorate? That’s a dirty Tory trick, isn’t it?

Apparently they don't lie. They just deceive.

No new taxes for working people.

 

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, Sweep said:

Starmer must be used to getting all this flack. Apparently he's got the worst rating, after 5 months, of any PM ever. 

Shame no one on here predicted it. Oh, hang on a minute.............

[fatolive]

On 16/12/2024 at 11:32, little whitt said:

have you seen the price of a STAMP

Just cost me twenty two pound fucking fifty , to send 8 Christmas cards to Ireland . 
Cards, not parcels , I nearly collapsed . 

I knew the cost had gone up but fuck me .
They’ll be getting a text next year . 

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

It goes to prove no party has any moral compass… the Labour Party should do what’s right and proper…instead theyve shit on the people they’re supposed to represent. Horrible decision and all wrong. 

Such a shock

They'll be taking winter heating money off needy pensioners next. I wonder if RR will be driven around in a chauffeur driven RR anytime soon? They really are (and have always been) the biggest fucking hypocrites and yet a slavish bunch of Wolfie Smith types will continue to be willingly duped.

Keep paying those union dies.

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

Don't get what all the fuss is about.

Me neither. I find them quite fetching.

https://corsetstory.com.au/collections/waspie-corsets?srsltid=AfmBOophT4UhLpTWMtiWV48ZPLneOmihq0z3DLKdbEIvsFQvPNt0C_Zj

[wanderer1984]

1 hour ago, London Wanderer said:

😄

So you didn’t post a video from a neo-nazi lad where he spoke about a foreign invasion & the erosion of the British race?

 Must have plucked it from thin air 😂

 

Aye ... that old video I posted about 4 years ago that you're obsessing about ... Thought you said videos that I always put up? Care to share more? I'd love to see the first one you're in love with x

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, Sweep said:

I agree fully, we don't have enough money for our own people, but we've plenty to send to other nations to help fund a war they have zero chance of winning

Not just this. Foreign aid. Financial aid to China for example! Yes, it has been decreasing since 2019 but WTF?

Charity starts at home. 

[wanderer1984]

12 minutes ago, Spider said:

You should take a leaf out of @wanderer1984 ‘s book. You’ll live longer 

“Cracking on with what you've got and adapting to make things better or moaning how bad things are when in reality we're lucky.”

Aye ...  If you believe what politicians say/promise then you're a fool. All the same mate. It's where you went wrong.

[bolty58]

31 minutes ago, Zulu said:

https://x.com/LeeAndersonMP_/status/1869066848719016119/video/1

I rest my case m'lud.

[wanderer1984]

21 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

Such a shock

They'll be taking winter heating money off needy pensioners next. I wonder if RR will be driven around in a chauffeur driven RR anytime soon? They really are (and have always been) the biggest fucking hypocrites and yet a slavish bunch of Wolfie Smith types will continue to be willingly duped.

Keep paying those union dies.

But ... but ... but ... Brois had a party 🎈 

#All cunts

Edited December 17, 2024 by wanderer1984

[Traf]

54 minutes ago, fatolive said:

Just cost me twenty two pound fucking fifty , to send 8 Christmas cards to Ireland . 
Cards, not parcels , I nearly collapsed . 

I knew the cost had gone up but fuck me .
They’ll be getting a text next year . 

We bought Christmas cards to send to all our clients, before we realised how much it was going to cost to send them out.
We'll now be in touch by alternative means and are donating the cost of the postage to charity and giving the packs of cards to the local charity shop.

[jayjayoghani]

5 hours ago, kent_white said:

So what are they arguing. 

That the government at the time didn't get notification to them by post early enough - which means they thought they would be able to retire at 60 and then found out it was 65? 

I'm confused. 

First talked about in the early 90s, and passed into law in 1995.

Seems like a lot of women went into a 20 year coma. Relying on a letter is a bit of a stretch.  

I guess they're angry because more women, especially from that era haven't done as much paid work and therefore don't have any alternative provision. 

[bolty58]

Farage, Musk and Trump. Starting to look better and better. Saviours of Western culture.

Having Reform registered may well have been (yet another) masterstroke by Sir Nigel as far as donations are concerned.

Roll on 2029 if this bunch of blundering imbeciles last that long.

[Spider]

3 hours ago, bolty58 said:

Farage, Musk and Trump. Starting to look better and better. Saviours of Western culture.

Having Reform registered may well have been (yet another) masterstroke by Sir Nigel as far as donations are concerned.

Roll on 2029 if this bunch of blundering imbeciles last that long.

The last lot of Blundering imbeciles got 14 years, so strap in.

[Winchester White]

12 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Course the blame’s on Labour they’ve made the call to pay nothing. 

So legislation brought in by John Major and expedited by David Cameron is now Keir Starmers fault.

[kent_white]

15 hours ago, Sweep said:

Starmer must be used to getting all this flack. Apparently he's got the worst rating, after 5 months, of any PM ever. 

Fair enough. Let's see where he is by the next election. 

He's slowly sorting the mess out and therefore (inevitably) alienating some people. 

The alternative is to carry on kicking cans down the road and trying to buy votes. 

Like Bolty always says - people vote primarily with their hip pockets. If things are looking more favourable by the time of the next election - then these early figures will be irrelevant. If things aren't looking more favourable - then they won't. 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Well, if this is sorting a mess out, then there had better be some significant boons later.

Not sure how fucking over farmers and businesses, and alienating old folk fits in with that.

Need to start seeing these proper NHS reform proposals too- that might help reassure folk that something positive is on its way.

 

[Farrelli]

17 minutes ago, kent_white said:

Fair enough. Let's see where he is by the next election. 

He's slowly sorting the mess out and therefore (inevitably) alienating some people. 

The alternative is to carry on kicking cans down the road and trying to buy votes. 

Like Bolty always says - people vote primarily with their hip pockets. If things are looking more favourable by the time of the next election - then these early figures will be irrelevant. If things aren't looking more favourable - then they won't. 

Indeed. Labour have been left a mess and it will take a long time to sort out. Probably more than one term to really get public services running better.  If there are tangible signs of progress by the next election, people will decide if they trust Labour to carry on. If not they will be out.

[Sweep]

24 minutes ago, kent_white said:

Fair enough. Let's see where he is by the next election. 

He's slowly sorting the mess out and therefore (inevitably) alienating some people. 

The alternative is to carry on kicking cans down the road and trying to buy votes. 

Like Bolty always says - people vote primarily with their hip pockets. If things are looking more favourable by the time of the next election - then these early figures will be irrelevant. If things aren't looking more favourable - then they won't. 

Indeed, I do have a feeling he's doing a lot of the nasty stuff now, it'll all be forgotten about by the time the next GE comes around. Unless there is a dramatic change, then Reform and Conservatives will split their votes again, and let Labour retain control.

[Mounts Kipper]

2 hours ago, Winchester White said:

So legislation brought in by John Major and expedited by David Cameron is now Keir Starmers fault.

Tories initially created the problem and didn’t manage it correctly… then Labour compound it… hence my earlier quotes about both parties as bad as each other.