williemillersmoustache Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Abdul_Latif said: Jesus f**k. There are wild takes, and then there is this. You can make the argument for Angela Merkel, certainly the taking in of a million refugees was probably the bravest and best single act of a world leader in modern times. Happy to rank them side by side if you prefer. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, williemillersmoustache said: You can make the argument for Angela Merkel, certainly the taking in of a million refugees was probably the bravest and best single act of a world leader in modern times. Happy to rank them side by side if you prefer. Probably best to list their respective achievements side by side. I'll start with Sturgeon's - Baby box and ehm... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, williemillersmoustache said: You can make the argument for Angela Merkel, certainly the taking in of a million refugees was probably the bravest and best single act of a world leader in modern times. Happy to rank them side by side if you prefer. Probably the best post you can point to if you wanted to highlight the damage neoliberalism has did to politics in the last 40 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 11 hours ago, williemillersmoustache said: You can make the argument for Angela Merkel, certainly the taking in of a million refugees was probably the bravest and best single act of a world leader in modern times. Happy to rank them side by side if you prefer. Hahaha. Merkel is streets ahead any political leader on the planet. Sturgeon is probably the most capable in the UK among utter basket cases. Sturgeon is nowhere being one of the greats of modern, or even older times. Take your Sturgeon tinted specs off! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 52 minutes ago, Highlandmagyar Tier 3 said: Hahaha. Merkel is streets ahead any political leader on the planet. Sturgeon is probably the most capable in the UK among utter basket cases. Sturgeon is nowhere being one of the greats of modern, or even older times. Take your Sturgeon tinted specs off! I'm not so sure. Merkel inherited and maintained a mature economy and whereas she has been fairly steady, I rather agree with @williemillersmoustache and Nicola is so inspirational in her guidance and leadership towards what will be a decisive vote. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 13 hours ago, williemillersmoustache said: You can make the argument for Angela Merkel, certainly the taking in of a million refugees was probably the bravest and best single act of a world leader in modern times. Happy to rank them side by side if you prefer. For a while it looked like that could have led to the first far right Government since WW2. She got humiliated by a very young refugee girl asking why her parents couldn't stay in Germany, and she said they should have applied legally from home. Shit hit the fan and she said everyone's welcome, cue a never ending convoy of people walking across Eastern Europe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongeheid15 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 -7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I know it's horrifically low-effort and everything, but somebody spent time on that, and presumably thought they'd done a good job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 18 minutes ago, BFTD said: I know it's horrifically low-effort and everything, but somebody spent time on that, and presumably thought they'd done a good job. Gold standard misogyny. It is almost like Harry Enfield never existed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, sophia said: Gold standard misogyny. It is almost like Harry Enfield never existed. I seem to remember @philyerboots running a good line in that too, so I assume he got banned from the family computer for a while and forgot his password. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, BFTD said: I know it's horrifically low-effort and everything, but somebody spent time on that, and presumably thought they'd done a good job. Even sadder when someone lifts it and shares it here for the bants. Woeful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, HTG said: Even sadder when someone lifts it and shares it here for the bants. Woeful. And doesn’t have the wit to crop the damn picture. Even the bare minimum is beyond some. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRocketman II Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 12 hours ago, BFTD said: I know it's horrifically low-effort and everything, but somebody spent time on that, and presumably thought they'd done a good job. it's the exclamation mark at the end that gives it a classy finishing touch - offering a suggestion of something that needed to be said or a slight variation on the old "someone finally saying what we are all thinking". In fact I do enjoy that latter phrase which more often than not tends to be someone shouting about immigrants or being racist. The person who says "it is what we are all thinking" seems to believe their FB and friends circle is wholly representative of everyone in the country. I admire that sheer fearless belief. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Well fucking done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth840 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 9 hours ago, Baxter Parp said: Well fucking done. Yes. Well done Nicola. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/nicola-sturgeon-says-work-done-21960732 So far only taken 9 years and still nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Elric said: https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/nicola-sturgeon-says-work-done-21960732 So far only taken 9 years and still nothing. This will likely sound hideously ignorant, as I'm probably missing something obvious, but how useful are Oyster cards these days anyway? Last time I was in London, I just used my debit card to scan in and out of all the tube stations, just like I use it (or my phone) to pay for buses around here. Is it just the prices that we pay? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, BFTD said: This will likely sound hideously ignorant, as I'm probably missing something obvious, but how useful are Oyster cards these days anyway? Last time I was in London, I just used my debit card to scan in and out of all the tube stations, just like I use it (or my phone) to pay for buses around here. Is it just the prices that we pay? Useful for getting loans etc from your workplace if you have one season ticket that covers all the transport in your city. ETA: things like all day tickets etc will be easier to manage (and almost definitely cheaper) if all transport was held under the control of the local authority as well. Edited October 26, 2021 by NotThePars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Sannox Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 23 hours ago, Baxter Parp said: He really couldn’t look more of an odious c##t if he tried. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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