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On 23/10/2022 at 16:52, oldbitterandgrumpy said:
Banshees of Inisherin.
We made a (very rare these days) trip to the cinema yesterday. Couldn’t wait to see this film. Martin McDonagh, Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, the ‘In Bruges’ band getting back together, what could go wrong?
Well, nothing really. Acting, direction, cinematography, music all first class.
I just didn’t get it though. The whole 2 hours just went right over my head. Don’t know why.
Em, that’s it. I’m not a film critic.
I read an interview where Farrell and Gleeson say its a movie about how wars start. Im no sure how serious they were though but might be what its trying to say.
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2 hours ago, Empty It said:
Anyone with a pickup or Range Rover drive like wankers.
And cant park them properly
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4 hours ago, BFTD said:
Yeah, it was like they wanted to make an entirely different show, then someone came up with the wheeze of slapping the War of the Worlds name onYY because it's public domain and free.
I read that it got a second season and has something of a fan base, with a third season only being delayed due to COVID. f**k me, I just checked and the third season is being broadcast now!
Yeah your right it had that exact feeling
Small Plot spoiler ahead:
Im surprised it got a 2nd let alone a 3rd. It was so bland and for that type of story where your basically following a group of survivors you need to be invested in the characters at least a bit. The actress from downton abby, it was like she was playing the same role. Exactly the same acting as in Downton. Byrne was terrible. It was weird how things progressed. Like when Byrne finds out some crucial info and goes to his exwife who hes been stalking , meets her new man throws him down the stairs kills him, he seems to just take it in his stride like its no big deal , then hes hiding the body and Byrne and exwife go off. It all seemed slightly off like whole scenes were missing or they just couldnt be bothered
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1 hour ago, BFTD said:
Which one? I thought the last BBC adaption was bad, but that American/French co-production with Gabriel Byrne was something else.
Think I made it three or four episodes in, by which point we'd seen a few robot dogs and neither hide nor hair of an alien. Stupefying boring.
the American/French one with Gabriel Byrne, it was awful. I stopped after 2, still no aliens by 3/4 episodes? There was so much wrong with it hard to know where to begin.
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is Queen and Slim any good?
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Some nice goals against Well on Wednesday, Hatate's was great and Abada hopeully has found his shooting boots finally.
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7 minutes ago, VincentGuerin said:
I don't doubt that nothing will change.
But the news agenda could save him. I'm not sure where you live, but a very common feeling where I live (East Midlands) is that Boris was hard done by, covid wasn't that big a deal, he shouldn't have been chucked out, he was stabbed in the back. People genuinely like him.
Covid is old news now. The economic crisis and the war is the big thing. Johnson can play that role. He's an actor.
With a gentle massaging of the news agenda, very easily done, it is not hard to see a situation where he's rehabilitated. The English electorate is always ready to vote Tory, and BJ is an excuse for people for whom the likes of Truss are a step to far to go back and do so again.
They're genuinely insane.
you could be right, sadly
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3 minutes ago, VincentGuerin said:
The big worry for me is that if BJ gets back in, the certainty that Labour win the next election suddenly becomes merely a likelihood.
I live among the English, I have a Tory MP. I would not underestimate the willingness of their insane electorate to vote the Tories with Johnson back in as 'he got Brexit done and he tells it like it is they all lie anyway Starmer is boring'.
There's already a gathering narrative that partygate etc is old news. Nobody is fussed about that anymore, a lot of folk think covid was a joke anyway, and Johnson's pals in the media will give him a more than fair wind, much more so than Sunak, for example.
If Johnson becomes PM again it all goes back up in the air.
Does Boris not still have some things coming up in terms of how he acted during covid etc, nothing will change if he comes in. He will just lurch from one crisis to another like it was before
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im hoping for a total free for all infighting self destruction nothing left of the c***s leadership contest
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2 minutes ago, Jedi said:
That is a really good question, and one which they do need to clarify.
Presumably, the SNP would handle negotiations with Westminster, as they would still have a majority in Holyrood.
Do they then call an election with the aim being that the 'first' govt of an Independent Scotland (almost certainly the self same SNP) then get to implement their programme of what Indy should look like (for 5 years at least).
So, its probably fair to say that both the negotiation period, and also the first 5 year govt would be the SNP's programme based (at the moment) on Building Scotland's Future document.
After the first 5 years...? who knows that would be up to the electorate. Will they simply put the SNP back in, or is there an alternative party by that stage.
my opinion is that a yes vote at Indy is just a yes to independence, the big fundamental questions for Scotland after that should be decided in a referendum within a year or 2 max after that. EU, Currency, Nato etc. That should all be decided by the people of Scotland.
I would be surprised if the SNP think they have the power to decide these things but the reason I ask is I havent seen anything where they state how this will happen.
If they are saying they will decide these questions I dont agree with that and they need to be clearer about that. Its very important at the start of an independnt Scotland that we decide those big questions not any political party
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1 hour ago, Jedi said:
In fairness, its all there now at https://www.gov.scot/newscotland/ (just published) pretty detailed, and covers currency, the EU, the economy, immigration. More papers to come.
I havent read it but who are they saying is going to make the decision post indy, The people of Scotland post indy in a referendum, whoever wins the first election in Scotland post indy or something else?
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13 minutes ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said:
EU membership or at the least common market are essential post indy, its for me one the basis of legitimacy to have a second ref based on the fact Scotland and its electorate overwhelmingly support EU membership.
I would agree a 2nd referendum is needed but I havent seen anything mentioned by SNP to say thats the plan, same for issues like currency, Nato.
Maybe I have just not seen this though? Id have thought these things would have been published by SNP.
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I d be interested to know what the high level plan is for after a Yes vote. Are decisions on currency, EU, Nato and some other fundamental topics for a New Scotland going to a referendum vote asap after a Yes vote, are they going to be decided by the first elected Scottish government who will campaign on their choice, whats been said by the SNP on that?
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I think your right to some extent, some Yes voters are overly optimistic about how easy the negotiations are going to be. In a way it would be easier to have gone independent in 2014 when we were in the EU. For me the Independence path has always made more sense to me for Scotland and in the long term will be more suited and more accountable for us. Thats why we should do it. In saying that some realistic debate and discussion now about how it will happen and whats required are needed, managing expectations is important especially in the short term after a Yes vote. Getting a Yes in an indy 2 is the easy bit, the hard work starts after that. Thats something we should all be aware of and also be invested in as a nation. Its something we will all do together whether we voted Yes of No.
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3 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:
Even if there were complete cooperation between rUK and an iScotland the process will still be a long transition to full independence.
I know some use the breakup of Czechoslovakia as an example of a swift move to independence but that is actually a complete myth.
While progression from the decision in June 1992 to end the federation to amending the constitution in November was swift, it was the culmination of two years of negotiations over the division of powers between the two constituent republics (each with its own legislature and government) and the federal centre. Through agreements in 1990, Slovakia had already achieved ‘devo-max’, allowing it to set up its own Ministry of Foreign Relations. On 22 May 1991 the Czech Republic’s legislature discussed in closed session preparations for the break-up of the federation. Furthermore, much remained to be tidied up after January 1993, including the exact delineation of the border (1996), arrangements for citizens of one republic to attend university in the other (1998) and to acquire dual citizenship (July 1999), and final settlement of the federal central bank’s assets (November 1999).
Considered as a whole, the division of Czechoslovakia took nine years rather than a few months.
That's not an argument against independence but putting realistic timescales on full independence being established.Reality is needed on both sides of the debate, its good to discuss these points. Then if/when Yes vote wins. That reality helps ensure a smoother transition.
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Its going to be bonkers boris i think, hard to believe after everything thats happened this is what the tory party believe is best. A party gone completely insane.
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War of the worlds, first episode is ok by end of 2nd your wishing they were all dead.
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I guess if Putin wins the vote, we know it was hacked
“The Guardian reported earlier today that the National Cyber Security Centre had contacted the Conservative party over its leadership voting preparations, amid concerns a rogue state could attempt to interfere with the contest.”
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1 hour ago, jagfox said:
Looks like thats from the 70s
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Theres no guarantee, thats why a good plan is essential. Brexit showed what happens if you go into a major change with no idea what you are going to do after. Every possible eventuality needs to be thought out and prepared for. We have had plenty time so all these things should be in place already.
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I would think only Rishi Sunak could provide any stability to the Tories just now, Boris will be a complete shit show. He might bring them up in the polls but all the baggage he brings, all the things coming up still for him it would be lunacy for the tory party to make him leader. So theres a good chance it happens
I hope to f**k Labour win the next GE and SNP get 50% or more of vote, Can Labour realistically win without winning more seats in Scotland?
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1 minute ago, Salt n Vinegar said:
It's even worse. Most of the folk experienced in running elections and referenda, who spend months booking premises, ordering ballot papers, ballot boxes and the necessary transport and security, pencils, string, booths, drawing pins, signs, staff for the count, allocating political party and press accreditation etc ad nauseam work for local authorities.
Without legal authority to run an election or referendum, I doubt the Chief Executives would have the power to spend any money of allocate staff resources. Every "no-body" in the street would kick up Hell and the unionist parties would tie up the councils in legal disputes from day 1.
Which, as I and others have said, leaves us with the question - are we hostages or are we "allowed" to decide our own future, based on a democratic mandate, at a time of our choosing?
if supreme court says no is the only option SNP getting 50% or over in a GE? Surely theres other options and plays that can be made
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and you think it cant get any worse then they talk about Boris coming back, ffs
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34 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said:
Other than a vote of no confidence in the HoC, is there any other mechanism for creating a GE?
Not sure but constant pressure from all angles on the undemocratic inelected tory party could be enough on its own
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