choffer Posted December 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, desensitized43 said: Stratton resigns. Best order some cheese and wine for her leaving party. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarry Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 "Why should any of us abide by the new restrictions?" - Farage Because if you call someone out for hypocrisy you do not respond with hypocrisy. You Brexiting EU-passport carrying hypocrite. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 8, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2021 Just now, The Fun Factory said: Pardon? Corbyn has never been a centrist in his entire life. It's all relative. This is the problem with describing politics as a linear left and right when it is much closer to a circle, where fascists and communists are actually right next to each other in ideology and not at opposite ends of a spectrum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 19 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Which post? 1 hour ago, Paul33 said: ...... and then vote in the lunatic leftie extremists who will finish the job of destroying the country. I'll go for the lesser of the two evils please !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 28 minutes ago, bickster said: It's all relative. This is the problem with describing politics as a linear left and right when it is much closer to a circle, where fascists and communists are actually right next to each other in ideology and not at opposite ends of a spectrum Neither a line nor a horseshoe, conceptualising it in space is the problem in the first place. Fascists and communists are clearly not 'right next to each other in ideology', which is why they have historically been mortal enemies not bedfellows. Historically, it is conservatives who have accomodated and empowered fascists, while liberals in power have tended to pay lip service to their concerns (hence Brown-era talk of 'the very real concerns of the white working classes' and proposal of 'British jobs for British workers' during the brief BNP ascendency). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 8, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2021 Just now, HanoiVillan said: Fascists and communists are clearly not 'right next to each other in ideology', which is why they have historically been mortal enemies not bedfellows. Yeah the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact never happened But lets not take this off topic here though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, bickster said: Yeah the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact never happened But lets not take this off topic here though Maybe worth considering how and why the Nazi party came to power in the first place here. And also, a non-aggression pact isn't 'ideological similarity' either is it. Edited December 8, 2021 by HanoiVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, desensitized43 said: Stratton resigns. Called it (pretty much) 7 hours ago, Stevo985 said: They'll probably sack whoever that was who was caught laughing about it in the fake press conference first and see if that appeases everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sparrow1988 Posted December 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Xann said: Thousands dead, made worse by delays as the Tories shifted their friends into the PPE supply line. Billions stolen and stuffed into the chums' offshore pockets for defective goods and services. NHS getting privatised. The Brexit con job. Then it's a house party that causes waves? People are stupid. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Would it be too simple for the police to ask either her or Ed Oldfield if there was a party? It would get to the bottom of it quite quickly wouldn’t it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Called it (pretty much) Reminder to everyone please not to be too flippant, as this is 'a great tragedy': . . . in fact, she is 'honourable', a 'model for many in modern politics': . . . 'a great talent', 'a bright spark': . . . many people are saying this! **** British journalists man. They had to do some unfortunate holding to account stuff for a few minutes there, hated every minute of it, now they can get back to their preferred cruise control state of saying wonderful things about how great each other are so they don't accidentally end up being left off the invitation list for the next Spectator party. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Genie Posted December 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 More friends in the media than Steve Bruce 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I really enjoyed her tearful resignation. Get to **** you word removed. See you never. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 24 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Reminder to everyone please not to be too flippant, as this is 'a great tragedy': . . . in fact, she is 'honourable', a 'model for many in modern politics': . . . 'a great talent', 'a bright spark': . . . many people are saying this! **** British journalists man. They had to do some unfortunate holding to account stuff for a few minutes there, hated every minute of it, now they can get back to their preferred cruise control state of saying wonderful things about how great each other are so they don't accidentally end up being left off the invitation list for the next Spectator party. It’s pathetic isn’t it. Her crocodile tears carried no weight with me whatsoever. But then, that’s the MO these days isn’t it, cry a bit on TV and people will feel sorry for you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2021 I could only enjoy such a resignation if it was with the knowledge that she was actually ruined. And if it was in the knowledge it wasn't just meat to satiate the mob and make the issue go away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I really enjoyed her tearful resignation. Get to **** you word removed. See you never. Sadly, I'm sure she'll be back in no time at all. The joys of every powerful person in the country either having gone to school with you, gone to uni with you, worked with you, had sex with you, or being currently married to you. EDIT: To make that clear, that's not meant to be 'slut shaming' or anything, and indeed is not specifically referring to her, just to the observable general tendency for people in Westminster to have complicated relationships with each other. Edited December 8, 2021 by HanoiVillan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted December 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Why when he’s presenting in front of no audience in that god awful news conference room does he insist on pretending like he’s actually addressing a crowd? rocket polisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, desensitized43 said: Why when he’s presenting in front of no audience in that god awful news conference room does he insist on pretending like he’s actually addressing a crowd? rocket polisher It’s his Eton training camp learnings kicking in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2021 2 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: Pardon? Corbyn has never been a centrist in his entire life. Compared to pretty much any continental European country, he was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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