HanoiVillan Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 That really is excellent. As for this: Am I ever going to stop laughing?? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 27, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 hour ago, meregreen said: Apart from the fact I’m 65 and a member of the Labour Party, I fit your description to a tee. The caricature of our generation as Tory supporting boomers is well wide of the mark for many of us. Statistically, it would seem to be true though, unfortunately. But none of my immediate family and friends, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xann Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 22 hours ago, mjmooney said: I've never felt more like going out on the streets and throwing bricks. Hold that thought, because it appears that the witless that voted for the Filth are either: ok with it, too ashamed or too spineless to do anything about it? It might be down to the rest of us? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 27, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: That really is excellent. As for this: Am I ever going to stop laughing?? Haha! I also enjoyed the" using the old fashioned method to get financial assistance from this government" joke "I've developed some inadequate track and trace tech" "Here is a billion pounds" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 39 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: That is in some ways the epitome of this country. How quickly has that been addressed and ‘rectified’ (personally I thought it was bang on and needed no rectification)? Far more quickly than the majority of things in this country, there’s graffiti everywhere and some of it actually offensive, but that’s left as it’s unimportant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: That is in some ways the epitome of this country. How quickly has that been addressed and ‘rectified’ (personally I thought it was bang on and needed no rectification)? Far more quickly than the majority of things in this country, there’s graffiti everywhere and some of it actually offensive, but that’s left as it’s unimportant. My OH works at the council, they have a rapid response team for any kind of offensive graffiti. It goes straight to the top of the job list and is removed within hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 minute ago, bannedfromHandV said: That is in some ways the epitome of this country. How quickly has that been addressed and ‘rectified’ (personally I thought it was bang on and needed no rectification)? Far more quickly than the majority of things in this country, there’s graffiti everywhere and some of it actually offensive, but that’s left as it’s unimportant. Can't be much more than 24 hours I don't think? Of course I can understand why the council might have been under pressure to remove it so fast, since it blew up on social media (though *he drew attention to it himself*, which is a large part of why it's funny!). But what annoys me is politicians complaining about this stuff as if they are being bullied (per his tweet, 'Some on the left always try to bully their way through politics'). The thing about being an actual MP is that you have some power to change things, or at least draw attention to them. Normal people cannot change anything except through discussion, some of which, yes, might be rude or disrespectful. But that's the way it has always been, and always will be. I think it's ridiculous for him to expect people to feel sorry for him. I've seen the term 'crybullying' used in similar contexts, and I can see the logic frankly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, Genie said: My OH works at the council, they have a rapid response team for any kind of offensive graffiti. It goes straight to the top of the job list and is removed within hours. Fair do’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted October 27, 2020 Author Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2020 5 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Turns out British people like Australia as much or more than they like Britain. As a place it's wonderful. Ditto the people. As for the politicians - they're as bad or worse than ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted October 27, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) I personally think that’s too kind to Hancock. Edited October 27, 2020 by Mark Albrighton 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted October 27, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2020 37 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: I personally think that’s too kind to Hancock. Is the one on the right Ed Winchester? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Seeing the news about 2 adults and 2 children drowning in the channel attempting to make the journey from France to the UK made we wonder what is so much better here than France that makes it worth risking your life and that of your family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Just now, Genie said: Seeing the news about 2 adults and 2 children drowning in the channel attempting to make the journey from France to the UK made we wonder what is so much better here than France that makes it worth risking your life and that of your family? Mainly we speak the universal English and we still have a reputation for being welcoming, bizarre as that may sound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 27, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2020 7 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: I'd be disappointed if it didn't reappear in bigger letters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Seat68 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: I wonder if this is another example of Danny Dyers buyers remorse. He voted Leave and then complained about that. He may of course not voted Tory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I agree that it would be better if fewer politicians went to fee-paying schools, both because it would be nice for Parliament to better reflect the life paths of constituents, and because I want to seize on an opportunity to decrease the value-added of fee-paying schools. But the 2019 intake of Tories should be sufficient to demonstrate that 'not having gone to Eton' is not sufficient to pursue policies that expand welfare provision; the proportion of Tories who went to fee-paying schools is down to 41%*, the lowest it has been since people started counting (down from 73% in 1979), but the attacks on the social safety net don't diminish. *To be fair, this is still huge - only 7% of the wider population go to fee-paying schools. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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