Page 1 of 1

England

Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:15 pm
by bentech
devnull wrote:
Baby Boomers.

Those bastards had everything. Cheap, plentiful housing, completely free education with added grants, free prescription medication and health care....the list goes on. And now they have that last bit of the ladder they've been pulling up for some time. May you choke on your generous final salary pensions you selfish wankers. May the piss-soaked sheets in their profit-hungry care home burn yellow-hot on their bedsores in years to come. They'll have no advocate in me.


We're off. This place is not my home.

now your talking!!!

")

England

Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:10 pm
by smokebreaks
You fucks really got a mess over there now don't ya?

England

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 1:08 am
by Jesús Malverde
Racism was casual and mostly accepted when they were raised. Both there and here. It's one of those things where progress will happen one funeral at a time I'm afraid. The young are better, and their young are likely to be too again, so it's not all lost. I've met old English people, even from well-to-do backgrounds, gone to good schools etc. and heard them say the most shocking stuff--and unashamedly too. I've heard that sort of thing in Italy too, by people who somehow I guess thought I wouldn't be offended talking about immigrants. Much worse than here in the US where at least people seem less likely to vocalize their hate, except maybe among people they feel safe doing so around.

England

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:26 am
by smokebreaks
It's okay brother, we're about 5 months away from a shit storm that will make your Brexit people look tame.

And yes I saw the fucks on the Manc tram yelling at immigrants to get the fuck out.

In the major metro area nearest to my home, after 9/11 we had redneck idiots poking Muslims with American flagpoles, and recently some assholes have suggested to put up a sign that reads "no vacancy" on the statute of liberty.

Idiots.

England

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:04 pm
by bentech
its a very long process getting the forces of labor undivided once they are...

England

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 7:09 pm
by Peace Pipe
GB has an independence day now!
Rock on!

England

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 7:42 pm
by bentech
devnull wrote:Is this what therapy is like? :grin:
depends on how long you stick it out...

England

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:00 am
by DD Ramone
You don't like England eh?, so where are ya gonna go devnull?

Don't matter where ya go, you will confront socio-political-economic problems equal to, or even worse than what you have right where you are. Keep in mind that you will become an immigrant, no matter where you choose to live, outside of the UK.

I have been looking at the Outer Hebrides and Madagascar, but it's still six to one and half a dozen to the other.

Perhaps a 3 bed semi in Eritrea might suit you?

England

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:06 am
by Freakalicious
Other than the fact that's fucking sad, I kind of am having fun at my British friends who have given me shit for years for being American. Like ignorance and bigotry is something we invented.

England

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:50 pm
by MadMoonMan
Freedom is liberating

England

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:51 pm
by MadMoonMan
You dont get fined if you insert garbage which should be labeled A in Garbage Tin B!

Bob over on Bstreet is double dipping? When do I get my 14% Rat Recovery Reward?

England

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:56 pm
by MadMoonMan
Once the "garbage is not examinied so fine tooth like" bob's body easily disappears. out of sight out of mind. cough.

Whats the problem .. girls?

England

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:58 pm
by MadMoonMan
PMS

We kilt the rat to so you won't be seeing him aroun' no mo'.

sniff he warn't so smart
sniff

Lol oops sorry this is like bad cuts so bloopers lol

ok we are doing a bloopers shooting .. stop laughing you guys!.

we was laughing..... ACTION!

gunshot.

England

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:58 pm
by Peace Pipe
The media is trying to tell us that the Bregret movement consists of nothing but sorrowful voters of leave.

The reality, is that the Bregret voters were all the older generation who voted to join the EU decades ago. They were old enough to experience the difference between what life was like before and during the reign of the European Union. Unlike all these punk-ass under 30 year olds who are too young to remember, who all voted remain.

England

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:07 pm
by Jesús Malverde
If you were an aspirational young Englishperson you'd be crazy to take the continent off your plate as an easy place to work and live in. Fucking crazy.

England

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:09 pm
by Jesús Malverde
That said, I'm ambivalent about Brexit, assuming A50 is triggered and it's done, it is unlikely to be clear whether it was a good or bad idea for a decade or so. Almost all certain downside for the short term however.

England

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:52 am
by FAGjack
Peace Pipe wrote:
The reality, is that the Bregret voters were all the older generation who voted to join the EU decades ago. T
We joined the Common Market back in the early 70's, not a central EU government. :smoke:

England

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:55 am
by FAGjack
Jesús Malverde wrote: it is unlikely to be clear whether it was a good or bad idea for a decade or so.
But how will you judge this? :smoke:

England

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:21 pm
by Jesús Malverde
FAGjack wrote:
Jesús Malverde wrote: it is unlikely to be clear whether it was a good or bad idea for a decade or so.
But how will you judge this? :smoke:
Well in all honesty you can't really very well. You wait, then take what you accept as an assessment of where you've got to and then compare it to a hypothetical assessment of where you'd have been had you made the opposite choice. It may be clear, or perhaps equally likely you may be miles off in your hypothetical. Hindsight is therefore likely to be closer to blind than 20/20.

All we know is that Brexit is almost certain to fuck up trade with the EU (and the rest of the world due to the onerous condition that the UK cannot even *begin* to negotiate trade agreements with other non-EU entities until officially out of the EU).

Here's the potted version of what to expect:
http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2016/07 ... y-s-brexit" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;?

Doesn't sound like fun.

England

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:32 am
by bentech
David Davis has been accused of “blatant lying” after admitting the UK government has done no impact assessments for the implications of Brexit on sectors of the British economy. He previously indicated the work had been done.
Davis also conceded there had been no economic impact report undertaken before the cabinet decision to leave the customs union, and no assessment had been made of the possible economic effect of a no-deal Brexit.
The economic effects of Brexit could match the financial crisis, according to Davis. He said it was impossible to predict because it will be a “paradigm shift” in the same way as the crash of 2008.
The Brexit secretary made the admissions during a grilling by the Commons Brexit Committee, which had demanded the assessments were released by the government after Davis and other members of the government signaled they existed. Labour forced a vote in the Commons, with the outcome requiring the government to release them. Officials later released 850 pages of analysis.

https://www.rt.com/uk/412131-davis-economy-brexit-lie/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

England

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:58 pm
by Prawn Connery
Ah fuck. I thought this was something to do with the cricket.

:emp:

England

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:25 pm
by DD Ramone
No Prawn, its about the UK trying to extricate itself from the United States of Europe, so that we can truly have self determination again as a sovereign state, and not have to kow-tow to a bunch of overpaid and unelected officials in Brussels.

Even if it leads to some economic hard-ship for a while, I reckon that it will be well worth it. It is possible that the UK could become the Singapore of Europe, once finally dislodged from the gargantuan bureaucracy of the EEC.

The UK should just walk away and VERY HARD BREXIT, not giving the Brussel Sprouts a penny more, waving two fingers at them, since they make far more from Britain than Britain ever made from them.

England

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 12:34 pm
by Prawn Connery
Yeah, we did alright out of you, too (Australia, I mean). You even taught us how to play cricket!

Too bad we're American-lite these days :(

England

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 3:11 pm
by bentech
I was surprised how much of a crowd milo was able to get down there...

England

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:30 pm
by Prawn Connery
I wasn't. We've got our collective heads so far up Uncle Sam's arse we don't know where the "A" in America ends and Australia begins. We're like Gilligan to your Skipper.

Thank god for cricket - it's the one point of difference.

England

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:52 pm
by DD Ramone
Prawn Connery wrote:I wasn't. We've got our collective heads so far up Uncle Sam's arse we don't know where the "A" in America ends and Australia begins. We're like Gilligan to your Skipper.

Thank god for cricket - it's the one point of difference.
Ahh no its not mate, don't forget the Rugger too. At least you lot are not dressing up as a bunch of power rangers on steroids calling the game 'Football' when the foot hardly touches what is not really a 'ball', but some sort of large egg looking thing. and the action only lasts an average of 4 seconds per play.

PLUS, you have Aussie rules footie and a whole bunch of roo's too.

England

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:10 pm
by bentech
The Future of Progressive Politics is Being Etched in Code


Within weeks of Corbyn’s election, a supporter named Jon Lansman started Momentum, a grassroots organization that aimed not only to protect Corbyn’s position, but also to see him elected prime minister. By 2016, Momentum had a paid, formal membership structure, and cells in different UK cities. Within each cell, groups organized themselves into circles of interest—a structure borrowed from the Occupy movement. By the time of the election, the group had roughly 27,000 members, all committed to using their skills to aid Corbyn.


https://www.wired.com/story/momentum-br ... e-sanders/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

England

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:37 pm
by Jesús Malverde
The outrage machine will be running turbocharged full-boost with the nitrous boost stuck open when Corbyn moves into 10 Downing. Can't wait 'til the piston holes and all the hot, sharp bits get down in the crankcase. Popcorn time.

England

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:56 am
by Prawn Connery
DD Ramone wrote:
Prawn Connery wrote:I wasn't. We've got our collective heads so far up Uncle Sam's arse we don't know where the "A" in America ends and Australia begins. We're like Gilligan to your Skipper.

Thank god for cricket - it's the one point of difference.
Ahh no its not mate, don't forget the Rugger too. At least you lot are not dressing up as a bunch of power rangers on steroids calling the game 'Football' when the foot hardly touches what is not really a 'ball', but some sort of large egg looking thing. and the action only lasts an average of 4 seconds per play.

PLUS, you have Aussie rules footie and a whole bunch of roo's too.
Aussie Rules comes from the Irish game. Rugby's not that popular in my parts.

Tell you something else I like - Marmite! Kills Vegemite for dead.

England

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:22 pm
by bentech
At the heart of this domestic debate is whether we want to follow the plans of hardline Brexiteers or the plans of moderate Brexiteers. The truth is that it makes little difference what you, I or they want. As I have said all along from before the EU referendum took place, the hardliners, supported by the insatiable appetite of American corporate billionaires – want far more than the simple sentimental yearnings to regain national sovereignty, which they sold to an unsuspecting public.

This ideological project, one that has been in the planning stage for years wants to take neoliberal capitalism to the final stage. It wants to completely abandon the social and economic model that has underpinned most western economies for the last seven decades. What they really want is a Britain that eventually emulates what will look like the worst of America. These extreme capitalists want a low regulation, small state economy, where privatisation, and the so-called free market, completely takes over. There have been many warnings about this in the last decade, but little in the way of real resistance.
So if you thought Brexit was about arresting inequality or immigration, or about wages, jobs, democracy or sovereignty – you are wrong.


As the people of Britain continue just to accept whatever happens without much complaint (like state surveillance, destruction of privacy, loss of workers rights, civil liberties, et all) the next stage of their destiny is depressingly playing out to a plan. After bailing out the banks for their egregious crimes a decade ago, it became apparent that there was little in the way to stop extreme neoliberal capitalism from marching on. With renewed vigour, camouflaging their ambitions in a web of lies, deceit, disinformation and propaganda to both confuse and avoid alienating voters, the race was on to force and then win the EU referendum Brexit vote.
The tactics used to achieve that are now slowly emerging. A shadowy global operation involving big data, foreign billionaires – the owners of social media and transnational corporations along with the diverse forces of the Leave campaign, politicians and what the MSM now acknowledge – the Deep State – influenced the result of the EU referendum to the extent that stage one was declared – ‘mission accomplished’. Democracy in Britain has been usurped by technology, the transnational whores to money and what many will come to accept as traitors from within our own corridors of power.

Moderate Brexiteers then went on the warpath. They understand what might happen next and are well aware of the political and economic repercussions. Vulture capitalists are being set up to destroy civil society in a deregulation fest. Ironically, Corbyn could end up being our last hope as a final line of defence.

Even the right-wing Telegraph admits that the “outcome of the Brexit referendum would be reversed if it was held tomorrow.


The moderates are seeking a sort of compromise that would see the UK align with EU rules and regulations to maintain a trading base. But that’s not the actual plan currently in play. By delivering confusion, an air of incompetence and the veil of secrecy – it is only at each stage, when a real decision has to be made, that they are having to admit to the consequences of their ideological course. Nevertheless, they are still on course. And still no resistance. Anger maybe, resistance, no.

The Guardian exclusive entitled – “David Davis’s Brexit department tops government secrecy table” is telling. “Theresa May’s key Brexit department has failed to respond to more than six out of 10 freedom of information requests over the past year, giving it the worst annual record for secrecy in Whitehall.” This is another big clue.

https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-disas ... ut/5623282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;