General Politics Thread

[D Angelo Barksdale]

I can't find the Pundit thread, so it's going in here.

The woke left care more about Islamic Jihad, than the working class lad.

[Miguel Sanchez]

On the subject of "pundits", from the related tweets to that:

 

who are these people

[Detournement]

It does look shite though. 

 

[Genuine Hibs Fan]

4 hours ago, Proposition Joe said:

I can't find the Pundit thread, so it's going in here.

The woke left care more about Islamic Jihad, than the working class lad.

Ahh I posted it in the Afghanistan thread too looks like the pundit thread is gone? Brendan simply does not disappoint.

The woke Islamic left care more about destroying the world trade centre, than free at the point of use dentures imo

[Guest]

I see the English FA were were supporting an alternative cause to BLM in 1938, although maybe not one they like to be reminded about...

[Baxter Parp]

 

[BFTD]

We all know that America was a raging hotbed of socialism until Reagan declared that the Commies were bad.

Someone will be along presently to "yes, but if you raise taxes, we wealthy people will all go and live in Timbuktu and leave you with no money"

[DiegoDiego]

Hasn't the USA already been massively depopulated after everyone left following Bush/Trump's election? I can't imagine those were empty threats.

[Bairnardo]

Watching STV news just now, its showing some of PMQs


Good fucking grief.

[ICTChris]

Not sure if this is the right thread but will ask anyway.

Is Glasgow becoming rapidly run down? I keep seeing stuff online about this, how much of it is just people bumping on or is it real?

I assumed it was overblown by anti-SNP people but then I spoke to a Glasgow resident friend of mine, who is a fully paid up member of the SNP/Yes club and he said that the city has been getting worse and worse in the last couple of years and is now in a bad state. I assume it’ll get a spring clean for the COP conference, maybe that will sort it.

I haven’t been in Glasgow since we’ll before the pandemic, probably more than three years ago now so cannot speak to public experience. I do think city centres are often a bit rundown, maybe people just noticed more when there was no people there.

[doulikefish]

Think us the yanks and Aussies are declaring war on China at 10 o clock GMT tonight 

[Billy Jean King]

Not sure if this is the right thread but will ask anyway.
Is Glasgow becoming rapidly run down? I keep seeing stuff online about this, how much of it is just people bumping on or is it real?
I assumed it was overblown by anti-SNP people but then I spoke to a Glasgow resident friend of mine, who is a fully paid up member of the SNP/Yes club and he said that the city has been getting worse and worse in the last couple of years and is now in a bad state. I assume it’ll get a spring clean for the COP conference, maybe that will sort it.
I haven’t been in Glasgow since we’ll before the pandemic, probably more than three years ago now so cannot speak to public experience. I do think city centres are often a bit rundown, maybe people just noticed more when there was no people there.

In the glorious summer sunshine with the huge increase in outside hospitality and everywhere going like a fair I thought it looked great the few times I have been out. Didn't look particularly "dirty" as I keep reading. It might be the outskirts rather than the city centre.

[Halbeath Raith Rover]

 

[Halbeath Raith Rover]

Taking it well too 

[Diamonds are Forever]

It was a bit of a strange thing for a political correspondent to post. However trying to play a victim because you've treated a walking aide like a kid's scooter (to the point where the guy behind him is running to keep up), made a complete arse of it and then 'cannae take it' is truly tragic behaviour. They really never miss an opportunity to take a grievance.

The replies beneath showing how hypocritical he was by laughing at Douglas Ross are superb. What a clown.

[BigDoddyKane]

made me laugh, and his reaction to it even funnier 

[Guest]

19 hours ago, ICTChris said:

Not sure if this is the right thread but will ask anyway.

Is Glasgow becoming rapidly run down? I keep seeing stuff online about this, how much of it is just people bumping on or is it real?

I assumed it was overblown by anti-SNP people but then I spoke to a Glasgow resident friend of mine, who is a fully paid up member of the SNP/Yes club and he said that the city has been getting worse and worse in the last couple of years and is now in a bad state. I assume it’ll get a spring clean for the COP conference, maybe that will sort it.

I haven’t been in Glasgow since we’ll before the pandemic, probably more than three years ago now so cannot speak to public experience. I do think city centres are often a bit rundown, maybe people just noticed more when there was no people there.

It depends on where you go, however the likes of Union Street, much of Sauchiehall Street and parts of Renfield Street and Argyle Street are very grim and have been for the past 3 or 4 years now.

A combination of Shop, Bar and Restaurant closures, congregating undesirables and general lack of maintenance to blame.

[BFTD]

19 hours ago, ICTChris said:

Not sure if this is the right thread but will ask anyway.

Is Glasgow becoming rapidly run down? I keep seeing stuff online about this, how much of it is just people bumping on or is it real?

I don't know about run down in other ways, but about a year ago I had to travel through for work a fair bit, and I was shocked by the number of homeless folk on the streets of the city centre. Pavements absolutely lined with people on their uppers. I haven't seen anything that bad since London in the late Eighties.

[Granny Danger]

Just now, WATTOO said:

It depends on where you go, however the likes of Union Street, much of Sauchiehall Street and parts of Renfield Street and Argyle Street are very grim and have been for the past 3 or 4 years now.

A combination of Shop, Bar and Restaurant closures, congregating undesirables and general lack of maintenance to blame.

Had a few minutes to spare in Dundee town centre today and walked up and down Reform Street, in years gone by Dundee’s premier retail street.  Full of charity shops and multiple empty units and a feeling of significant neglect.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Granny Danger said:

Had a few minutes to spare in Dundee town centre today and walked up and down Reform Street, in years gone by Dundee’s premier retail street.  Full of charity shops and multiple empty units and a feeling of significant neglect.

It's the same all over, I was shocked at Aberdeen's Union street when there a couple of years ago and Chester which is regarded as very affluent was an utter hellhole when we were down watching Ayr v Wrexham a couple of years back. Literally hundreds sleeping rough of all ages plus a good load of junkies and general dodgy looking characters.

It made anywhere in Scotland I'd been seem fantastic.