Anthony

One of the reasons Germany in WW2 didn't have any heavy bombers was because Hitler was focus on numbers for propaganda purposes. Putler is falling into the same trap.

On 29/07/2023 at 21:56, tonyh29 said:

Survived a day at the cricket and now on the hoy in that there London… current bar and  I’m thinking of a certain poster , amused me far more than it should 

 

actually a good pub .. vinyl records and make a request … and not a hipster in sight 

Coming out tonight? 

Nah, I got the Beatle shits. 

On 25/07/2023 at 18:49, bickster said:

Well I have

• Reggae  and Dub
• On-U Sound (Lee Perry appears in both these sections) I have so much it needs to be separate
• Soundtrack and Electronic soundscape type stuff
• Jazz
• Multi artist Compilations that don’t fit into the above categories
• All the rest
• All the records I've bought this year AKA the current regular listens
• 12” Singles are just A-Z
• 7” Singles are just A-Z (all singles are in sealed boxes not on shelves as I rarely play then right now)
• CDs are just A-Z but compilations are sort of sectionalised by genre / type at the end

Do you keep them all in a special shed? Asking for a friend.

54 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

Seems most likely and because it's happened to other people like Konstantin Kisin and Tide bank. Where the account closure was the same they just closed his account and wouldn't give a reason. 

I think the rule changes where banks are required to give 90 days notice and stated reasons for account closure to allow time to appeal are sensible. 

I think in a lot of these cases the rules banks are using to close the accounts is under the Politically Exposed Persons. Essentially they require extra scrutiny as they may be bribed etc. 

As a bank can't just close your account and say we don't want you as a customer because we disagree with your views. That's illegal for them to do and with the rule changes they can't do that discreetly like it seems they have been doing in some cases. 

Re the last sentence: a private bank can, and in this case the private bank was owned by NatWest, so he could bank there, where, quite rightly he can't be refused banking facilities.

1 minute ago, Chindie said:

It's also a damning indictment of the state of journalism in this country that they're giving this story all the time it wants and nobody is sat there and saying to Farage or any of these words removed 'But that's not true is it?'. They just nod along and wheel in the next empty suit to shake their head and tut and give some noncommittal bullshit about it all being very concerning yes of course.

Quite correct. The 'banking problem' that Farage is describing does not exist. We have a media problem.

8 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

 

 

It's clear from the dossier they wanted to get rid of him because of his political views. Farage is a word removed. I totally disagree with him on almost everything. He is however not breaking any law and his political views however much you disagree with them should not lead to being refused banking or other services. This is technically corporations using coersion (threat of denial of services is you say things their internal panel disagree with) to control free speech. Where would the end be if corporations can employ surveillance to find people who they disagree with and deny them access to their services?

I suspect debanking is going to be a huge story in the coming weeks. 

 

 

As per my post above, he wasn't refused banking services. He was refused value added private banking. 

The important point in all this, is that is not a story. 

10 minutes ago, markavfc40 said:

The Uxbridge result was disappointing for them but that was definitely down to a local issue and ULEZ. Even so that still saw a 7% swing from Tory to Labour. 

Is interesting in light of what @blandywas saying up thread about voters not wanting the truth. With ULEZ the number of people affected will be relatively small (and shrinking), yet a large number vote against it on principle. 

59 minutes ago, tonyh29 said:

been having a few back problems over the past month so went to visit an Osteopath today , before treatment  they start asking all these questions to ascertain t level of discomfort any other areas of pain etc

she then asked me " is there anything you can't do " 

so i replied , well I can't play the piano 

she then asked if it was because of the sitting on the chair or the movement of my arms when playing 

When I then explained that  really I just can't play the piano she looked at me like I was not quite there in the head .... maybe  this is why I work in an office and I'm not on the stage    

 

Oh yeah, I'd have to bite my tongue in that situation.

When I'm in a restaurant and they ask me if I have any allergies, I say "Tories". I can't stop myself.

18 hours ago, AVFC_Hitz said:

Am I the only one who'll remember a good movement for a few hours after?

Get your prostate checked. 

Seriously. 

That to some political journalists, it's just a bit of an abstract game. Who's in? Who's out? So exciting?

This is our **** lives you Westminster bubble living word removed.

17 minutes ago, Chindie said:

Nobody cares about Dan Wootton.

The only reason the Edwards story blew up was because it was the BBC and the figure involved was the perfect embodiment of the straight and 'proper' establishment.

I would sort of disagree. I don't care about Dan Woton, because he's a **** arsehole, but I care about this story because he's a self righteous scumbag and darling of Murdoch/GB News who has been dishing out shit for years, but, as it turns out, is actually a **** abusive scumbag. Who'd have thought?

3 minutes ago, AVFC_Hitz said:

You should. Beautiful Roman town with amphitheatre in the middle of it. 

What @AVFC_Hitz said. Do it @mjmooney, it's so beautiful. I went in early September; still warm, but just past the main holiday season, so not crazy busy.

18 minutes ago, AVFC_Hitz said:

When you're in a restaurant which is almost empty but a group sit on the table next to you. 

Enjoy my egg powered crop dusting your bellzoids.

Move to Plovdiv. You know, a city with culture.

At the risk of going further off topic, the point with Trump voters is that they don't care about any kind of sleaze. All they care about is that Trump makes them feel better about themselves. Whether that is enough voters to get him over the line is another matter. 

Trump may say he's withdrawing all support, he may say he stands with Ukraine and will continue support.

The only thing you can count on is that he will not do what he says he will do.

I would expect him to be publicly as negative as he can get away with, but behind the scenes bury everything in paperwork and 'checks' to bring everything to a grinding halt.

Whilst giving his mates lots of high paying jobs.

1 hour ago, bickster said:

Well apart from YouTube music being utterly shit

Spot on. But it's not as shit as Spotify, Amazon music, Apple music etc. 

25 minutes ago, Xann said:

America's best funnies are animation.

'The Simpsons', 'South Park', 'Archer', 'Mr Pickles', 'Rick & Morty' and 'Moral Orel' have been outstanding and they approach comedy from different directions.

TV's funniest women.

Sploosh.

On 12/07/2023 at 19:59, sidcow said:

THAN

It's not hard, meme creators! Not directed at you, @sidcow

I allow myself one public grammar rant per year.

52 minutes ago, El Zen said:

Just messing. You can be wrong if you want to

No he can't!

1 hour ago, sidcow said:

Only time I've seen a Barn Owl hunting was in France the split second before it hit my windscreen at 70mph. 

Didn't know they could fly that fast.