Politics

[Not in Crawley]

6 hours ago, BobyBrno said:

Saw it live thanks. You’re probably aware by now that what she announced was this.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/city-region-sustainable-transport-settlements-2/network-north-crsts2-indicative-allocations-4-october-2023
 

She put it on hold, ripped the blue badge off it, stuck a red one on and then presented it as a Labour initiative. They even fooled me yesterday morning. Only briefly though.

As for car crash. Just another opinion.

 

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rachel-reeves-made-a-big-speech-but-the-bored-workers-behind-her-stole-the-show_uk_68400bc9e4b0cc376200e386

Erm....yes the last post proves what I was saying, nothing to do with the policies just some factory workers looking a bit bored. Nothing to do with a car crash speech.

That's not only a stretch to say it's a rebadged *lynn* Tory policy, it's also wrong despite the barracking from the opposition. Lazy politicking. The facts are, they didn't enact anything similar and there was 14 years of underinvestment in rail infrastructure.

As I say, it's either time to get some new material, or keep hush until you've got a proper point to make rather posting slightly sulky and partisan messages just because you don't like Rachel Reeves very much.

Amusing though it is after 14 years of utter shit.

[1969]

41 minutes ago, Spider said:

They’ve given out more free school meals today.

Lets see that one spin into a negative.

FFS more washing up 

[BobyBrno]

41 minutes ago, Spider said:

They’ve given out more free school meals today.

Lets see that one spin into a negative.

No they haven’t. The poor kids have to wait till September 2026. If they are in poverty now, why wait?

Now that literally is jam (on toast) tomorrow!

[DazBob]

48 minutes ago, Spider said:

They’ve given out more free school meals today.

Lets see that one spin into a negative.

Parents should be paying for themselves, instead of spending the money on iPhones, SKY, flat screen TV's, Lambert & Butler, etc

[BobyBrno]

13 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Erm....yes the last post proves what I was saying, nothing to do with the policies just some factory workers looking a bit bored. Nothing to do with a car crash speech.

That's not only a stretch to say it's a rebadged *lynn* Tory policy, it's also wrong despite the barracking from the opposition. Lazy politicking. The facts are, they didn't enact anything similar and there was 14 years of underinvestment in rail infrastructure.

As I say, it's either time to get some new material, or keep hush until you've got a proper point to make rather posting slightly sulky and partisan messages just because you don't like Rachel Reeves very much.

Amusing though it is after 14 years of utter shit.

It has been rebadged. They’ve given it a different name but the figures are exactly the same. 

[bolty58]

4 hours ago, Sweep said:

Do you not applaud the fact they've done a u-turn, surely a good thing isn't it? 

Better to admit they've done something wrong, and then fix it, rather than just blindly carry on with the policy

No I don't. It was the ultimate betrayal - the perfect highlighting of 'socialist' hypocrisy in immediately going for the throat of what some might perceive as the weak and infirm. Plenty of their own MP's and members felt this way and voiced it.

They have only backtracked because of the council election results. We all know it so let's not pretend that this monumental U turn has any roots in altruism.

A cold and cynical attempt to win back the votes they perceive as being lost because of this ill judged policy. One that I hope the electorate will see right through and punish them for.

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

Or altering policies to suit.

Hardly a U-turn is it.

You are brighter than this. Either that or you are sleepwalking.

[little whitt]

1 hour ago, Spider said:

They’ve given out more free school meals today.

Lets see that one spin into a negative.

They don't get to Eat them till 2026

[bolty58]

48 minutes ago, Traf said:

Let the bodies pile up.

Was it Starmer or Johnson who said that?

 

Statler and Waldorf I think?

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

All a bit abrupt

 

[Cheese]

😂

[gonzo]

All about the Burkah Ban.

Get it banned for me.

[Cheese]

3 minutes ago, gonzo said:

All about the Burkah Ban.

Get it banned for me.

As long as they also ban balaclavas and other face coverings, fine by me.

[kent_white]

4 hours ago, bolty58 said:

No I don't. It was the ultimate betrayal - the perfect highlighting of 'socialist' hypocrisy in immediately going for the throat of what some might perceive as the weak and infirm. Plenty of their own MP's and members felt this way and voiced it.

They have only backtracked because of the council election results. We all know it so let's not pretend that this monumental U turn has any roots in altruism.

A cold and cynical attempt to win back the votes they perceive as being lost because of this ill judged policy. One that I hope the electorate will see right through and punish them for.

"Ultimate betrayal"

"Monumental U-turn"

"Going for the throat"

Never one for hyperbole our Bolty 🤣😉

[Sweep]

16 minutes ago, Cheese said:

As long as they also ban balaclavas and other face coverings, fine by me.

And Halloween masks 😁

[BobyBrno]

The EU doesn’t have a problem with individual countries banning it. 7 at the last count I think. Can’t see what the fuss is about.  We should be going forward not backwards. 

[little whitt]

27 minutes ago, gonzo said:

All about the Burkah Ban.

Get it banned for me.

Keep then 

have you seen what's under them 

i have  seen them eating a few times 

its piss funny 

but by the fuck they Ugly 

[Ani]

10 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

The EU doesn’t have a problem with individual countries banning it. 7 at the last count I think. Can’t see what the fuss is about.  We should be going forward not backwards. 

It is good to see Reform suggesting we align to EU standards. 

[kent_white]

Is there a problem with Burkas in the UK? Apart from people not liking them I mean? 

[Spider]

4 hours ago, BobyBrno said:

No they haven’t. The poor kids have to wait till September 2026. If they are in poverty now, why wait?

Now that literally is jam (on toast) tomorrow!

They’d have been waiting a lot longer under the Tories 👍

[BobyBrno]

20 minutes ago, kent_white said:

Is there a problem with Burkas in the UK? Apart from people not liking them I mean? 

We don’t want to become an ‘island of strangers’ 

 

[royal white]

18 minutes ago, Spider said:

They’d have been waiting a lot longer under the Tories 👍

What’s 12 month for a Jam Butty. 
 

In all seriousness though is a parent can’t feed their kids then they need taking off them. 

[kent_white]

5 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

We don’t want to become an ‘island of strangers’ 

 

I'm sure those asking for the ban will all start becoming friends with Muslim women once we get rid of the burka! 😁

[miamiwhite]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mgkd93r4yo

Being neutral and impartial and quite forgettable these days, I honestly can't work this out, so will post and retire for a while ♥ 

[BobyBrno]

6 minutes ago, kent_white said:

I'm sure those asking for the ban will all start becoming friends with Muslim women once we get rid of the burka! 😁

https://petapixel.com/2022/10/14/photos-show-what-life-looked-like-for-iranian-women-before-1979-revolution/
 

I saw a programme from Iran when I was in Germany (on holiday) and it showed the resistance by many women to the wearing of it. Many chose to just put a scarf on their head to show respect to the religion but also showing their independence as a woman. Maybe ask the Muslim women.
When the men aren’t around.