DirtySanchez Posted January 8 Posted January 8 1 minute ago, DirtySanchez said: Yes I replied to it I've passed the baton over to you to provide the info I'm so calling missing So can you provide the links to where you criticised Reform for breaking their promises over reducing taxes I've got a better feeling I'll get an answer out of our cat Isn't not up to me Fuck me, as defences go Quote
royal white Posted January 8 Posted January 8 4 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said: Isn't not up to me Fuck me, as defences go Why are you talking to yourself? Are you ok? Like I said in the post you replied to which I don’t think you read, there’s 100s of people on here so why is it up to me to post every parties u turns? What I will say is I live in a Labour borough in a country run by Labour. Their u turns are more in the spotlight. I’m sure the first I heard about reforms u turn on taxes was on here. Now if it was I’ll have a £100 bet to any charity that whoever posted about it wasn’t questioned by you about other parties U turns. Over to you Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Reform haven't broken any promises- as Farage detailed in person. The tax cuts were based on the situation presented at the last election. Had Reform won, then cuts would have been made. They have changed, so those cuts wouldn't be possible now. I'd call that openness and honesty. By the time of the next election, he may decide they could be cut. I doubt that will be the case though. Quote
royal white Posted January 8 Posted January 8 1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Reform haven't broken any promises- as Farage detailed in person. The tax cuts were based on the situation presented at the last election. Had Reform won, then cuts would have been made. They have changed, so those cuts wouldn't be possible now. I'd call that openness and honesty. By the time of the next election, he may decide they could be cut. I doubt that will be the case though. Yes but but but someone needs to call something out…..apparently Quote
green genie Posted January 8 Posted January 8 1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Reform haven't broken any promises- as Farage detailed in person. The tax cuts were based on the situation presented at the last election. Had Reform won, then cuts would have been made. They have changed, so those cuts wouldn't be possible now. I'd call that openness and honesty. By the time of the next election, he may decide they could be cut. I doubt that will be the case though. Were they based on 350M per day Brexit benefits? Quote
DirtySanchez Posted January 8 Posted January 8 1 hour ago, royal white said: Why are you talking to yourself? Are you ok? Like I said in the post you replied to which I don’t think you read, there’s 100s of people on here so why is it up to me to post every parties u turns? What I will say is I live in a Labour borough in a country run by Labour. Their u turns are more in the spotlight. I’m sure the first I heard about reforms u turn on taxes was on here. Now if it was I’ll have a £100 bet to any charity that whoever posted about it wasn’t questioned by you about other parties U turns. Over to you Nice deflection I was simply asking you, as you are quite vocal on these things, to say what the u turns that other parties have done that you have highlighted Did you highlight the Reform ones? The key word is you Quote
royal white Posted January 8 Posted January 8 17 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said: Nice deflection I was simply asking you, as you are quite vocal on these things, to say what the u turns that other parties have done that you have highlighted Did you highlight the Reform ones? The key word is you No, why would I? it had already been done on here before I knew about it, as I’ve already said. Did you pick up the posters who highlighted it? Quote
Zico Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Farage's most recent U Turn I did not say those racist things at school Ok, I said them but I didn't mean them They're all the same, those MPs and their U turns Quote
Winchester White Posted January 8 Posted January 8 I know some have mentioned it before but it's really heating up in Iran, fuck knows what's going to happen, if anything of course but some are thinking this could be big. Quote
wakey Posted January 8 Posted January 8 37 minutes ago, Winchester White said: I know some have mentioned it before but it's really heating up in Iran, fuck knows what's going to happen, if anything of course but some are thinking this could be big. Could be, and a rare positive from Trump - threatening to bomb if they shoot protesters. Though, tbf, if any in the Iranian regime have a sense of humour they should threaten Trump with the same. Regime change in Iran could be seismic. Denies Russia of another ally in the region (after Assad's fall), potentially ends funding for Iran's proxies (Hezbollah, Hamas, etc) ... which could in turn negate Israel's rationale for kicking the fuck out of everyone. Could be very very positive this. (caveat - could also be a shitshow depending what comes next) Quote
jayjayoghani Posted January 9 Posted January 9 2 hours ago, Winchester White said: I know some have mentioned it before but it's really heating up in Iran, fuck knows what's going to happen, if anything of course but some are thinking this could be big. Twitter is telling me this isn't getting any MSM coverage in the UK? Which seems very odd. Malevolent superpower in the Middle East, that is justifiably hated by Israel. Funds Hamas and Hezbollah. Also a Putin ally. There seems to be a revolution brewing that may get rid of the lunatics in charge is surely very newsworthy. As an aside, we'd be forgiven for fearing Iranians due to those lunatics, but met a few in NZ and Australia. Really lovely people. Quote
green genie Posted January 9 Posted January 9 It was on the news last night. If the Don stopped playing Jack sparrow and Dirty Harry it may get more attention. interesting on x only person seen decry the protests is a reform councillor Quote
wakey Posted January 9 Posted January 9 8 hours ago, jayjayoghani said: Twitter is telling me this isn't getting any MSM coverage in the UK? Which seems very odd. Twitter is fibbing Quote
bolty58 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 On 09/01/2026 at 05:30, Zico said: Farage's most recent U Turn I did not say those racist things at school Ok, I said them but I didn't mean them They're all the same, those MPs and their U turns When I was 8 I did a trade. I showed her mine and she showed me hers. Don't tell anyone FFS. Quote
bolty58 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 21 hours ago, jayjayoghani said: Twitter is telling me this isn't getting any MSM coverage in the UK? Which seems very odd. Malevolent superpower in the Middle East, that is justifiably hated by Israel. Funds Hamas and Hezbollah. Also a Putin ally. There seems to be a revolution brewing that may get rid of the lunatics in charge is surely very newsworthy. As an aside, we'd be forgiven for fearing Iranians due to those lunatics, but met a few in NZ and Australia. Really lovely people. Agreed. Mind you, all the ones I have met want the return of democracy under The Shah. Lovely people indeed. Quote
miamiwhite Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 13 minutes ago, bolty58 said: Agreed. Mind you, all the ones I have met want the return of democracy under The Shah. Lovely people indeed. Many I've met and worked for mate, came here since the revolution in the late 70's, they own numerous town centre buildings now and have done very well indeed Like you say, lovely people indeed 🇮🇷 Quote
bolty58 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 7 minutes ago, miamiwhite said: Many I've met and worked for mate, came here since the revolution in the late 70's, they own numerous town centre buildings now and have done very well indeed Like you say, lovely people indeed 🇮🇷 Yes mate, I knew a good few in Bolton in the 70's. One in particular became my regular partner in the Pool League doubles comp. Hard working, kind and generous people in my experience. Quote
miamiwhite Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 20 minutes ago, bolty58 said: Yes mate, I knew a good few in Bolton in the 70's. One in particular became my regular partner in the Pool League doubles comp. Hard working, kind and generous people in my experience. Absolutely pal. Sadly witnessed a few arguing with the Iranian extremists in London the other year, sad to see The nice thing, though it won't go down well on here, is the amiable relationship between normal Iranians and the good folk of Israel. Quote
Spider Posted January 10 Posted January 10 8 hours ago, miamiwhite said: Absolutely pal. Sadly witnessed a few arguing with the Iranian extremists in London the other year, sad to see The nice thing, though it won't go down well on here, is the amiable relationship between normal Iranians and the good folk of Israel. Why won’t that go down well on here? And who with? Quote
Bertie Posted January 10 Posted January 10 10 hours ago, miamiwhite said: Absolutely pal. Sadly witnessed a few arguing with the Iranian extremists in London the other year, sad to see The nice thing, though it won't go down well on here, is the amiable relationship between normal Iranians and the good folk of Israel. Should go down very well on here. Most normal folk just want to get on with other normal folk and live a normal life. Sadly there are nutters and bigots on the planet who make this difficult. Quote
kent_white Posted January 10 Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Spider said: Why won’t that go down well on here? And who with? I think I'm with Spider with this one mate. I worry you've got most of us wrong (if not all). If I've understood it correctly and you're saying that in general Iranians are nice people, I think most people on the site would agree with you. And if you're saying that you saw some who taking Islamic extremists to task. I think EVERYONE would welcome that on here. It's exactly what we need. Resistance from within the Islamic community to extremism. Ultimately - that's what will rid us if the problem. As opposed to bombing the idea out of them if you know what I mean? I still don't think we're that far apart really. Any of us. Including the Trumpers. What we want is a safe, secure world, where we can go about our business, doing what we think is right and what we enjoy, and providing we're not harming anybody physically, or preventing them from getting on in life through the way the system is put together, then happy days. We don't need to hate each other for having different ideas about how to get there. It's a bit like the Greenland thing I was talking about the other day I suppose. If they can agree it with the people of Greenland and Denmark without using force or just making life so scary and unbearable for them that they have to give in. I woundn't have any ideological reasons why the US shouldn't administer it. In fact - in a secure, friendly and genuinely co-operative NATO that really was built on a collective need, maintained a defensive posture and (I'm with Trump on this one) everyone contributed. I think I might even welcome it. And I never thought I'd here myself say that 24 months ago. I can see the idea behind what the US are trying to do. And while I don't always agree on the methods they use - I can see the strategy. And why they think it ultimately might make the world a better place to live. IE - dismantle the non nuclear powers in the other axis and kind of geo-politically cripple China and Russia to within their own 'spheres if influence' or whatever you want to call them. So we might lean a bit towards the left. But it doesn't mean all of us are idealogicly opposed to everything all the time. And I don't want to stop anybody living their life in the way that they want to (again given the caveats I spelled out earlier. Sorry - I've gone off on a tangent here while I wait for my flat pack cupboard to be delivered! 😁 Quote
kent_white Posted January 10 Posted January 10 3 minutes ago, Bertie said: Should go down very well on here. Most normal folk just want to get on with other normal folk and live a normal life. Sadly there are nutters and bigots on the planet who make this difficult. You put this much more succinctly than I managed Bertie! 😂 Quote
bolty58 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Bertie said: Should go down very well on here. Most normal folk just want to get on with other normal folk and live a normal life. Sadly there are nutters and bigots on the planet who make this difficult. Does this include irrational Trump haters? Quote
Bertie Posted January 10 Posted January 10 50 minutes ago, bolty58 said: Does this include irrational Trump haters? Almost 😂. Trumpy is himself one of those nutters and bigots. (I’m normal of course, as I think you know deep down 😉 🤪) Quote
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