Arabdownunder Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 11 hours ago, Malky3 said: Oh dear! Yet more evidence of the failed state of Scottish Education. I showed HOW there could be fewer foodbanks, I did not claim it would be a good thing. If people didn't donate to foodbanks, foodbanks would close and those who use foodbanks would go hungry. Gifting food is not a new concept. When I grew up in the 60's and 70's our schools would create food parcels to give to the elderly and soup kitchens were being run by communities to help those who were poor, unemployed, or as often was the case, on strike. The fact that communities choose to look after their own, donating food and time is actually a sign that we have a functioning and caring community - regardless of the political system or whomever is in power. I don't like the fact that food banks are seen as necessary, but the alternative of not being able to donate to those who need help is far less palatable to me than it clearly is to those who claim the fact that foodbanks exist is a disgrace. Don't normally contribute here cos its not my election but this is pish. I too grew up in the 60s and 70s. Soup kitchens were there for those who had fallen through the cracks of the welfare system (e.g rough sleepers). The "food parcels for the elderly" at school were Christmas hampers which gave pensioners luxury items which they couldn't afford on the pension. There was a general acceptance that welfare should be at a level to meet people's basic needs. Also (and I cbf finding and multi-quoting your other posts) the miner's strike and three day week was in 1974. Unemployment didn't hit 3 million until 1982 so any kind of link between the two is more pish. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Brexiteers dreams of a white Britain being thrown under the bus by their leaders for a few quid is delicious.Utter welts. Rodger is the biggest deluded fud of them all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I’ve noticed that the Tories up he’s re seem to be standing very random candidates. The Motherwell & Wishaw one for example seems to be a complete moron, continuously quoting Thatcher, and attacking people for having the audacity to campaign on Remembrance Day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I’ve noticed that the Tories up he’s re seem to be standing very random candidates. The Motherwell & Wishaw one for example seems to be a complete moron, continuously quoting Thatcher, and attacking people for having the audacity to campaign on Remembrance Day.I’d wager tgst he’s a ***. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Its a she and she was attacking people (snp) for campaigning on poppy day whilst she was........campaigning 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 You'll still get some silly old tosser who will eat her words up. Beggers belief the amount of sheer stupidity and polarized voting intentions people have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Lib Dem for Thurrock stood down for racism. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-50383988 Its a Labour "target" leave marginal now without the Farage balloons flying. The lack of a lib dem is about as relevant as its lack of a Plaid candidate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/23/sky-executive-among-johnson-first-appointments-andrew-griffith-munira-mirza Lends town house for Boris' leadership campaign, gets a cushy government job. Now selected as a candidate in a seat with a 23000 majority. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundel_and_South_Downs_(UK_Parliament_constituency)#Elections_in_the_2010s 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 The Lib Dems are a total irrelevance. What the fucks the point of Swinson visiting the flood affected areas around Doncaster and mouthing off hollow pledges to spend 10 Billion on flood prevention measures? Are all those suffering from seeing their homes wrecked, etc, now going to be thinking that if only we had had a Lib Dem Govt in place this would never have happened? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 8 hours ago, oaksoft said: I'm assuming this is an insult but I couldn't even hazard a guess at what it means. What the hell is a "melt"? According to urban dictionary it's an absolute complete fucking idiot. Although the melt who wrote it spells it absoulute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 22 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: The Lib Dems are a total irrelevance. What the fucks the point of Swinson visiting the flood affected areas around Doncaster and mouthing off hollow pledges to spend 10 Billion on flood prevention measures? Are all those suffering from seeing their homes wrecked, etc, now going to be thinking that if only we had had a Lib Dem Govt in place this would never have happened? If it had been a previous leader he would have told them it was God's retribution for the only gay in the village. Probably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I know you shouldn’t place too much emphasis on vox pops, but just caught one on BBC Breakfast in Bishop Auckland where a small business owner says he’s voting Conservative because he needs Brexit uncertainty to be solved (Tories fault), Boris has been trying to solve it but doesn’t have a majority (his own fault) and the hospitals are a mess (Tories fault). I’m seething. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH75 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Conversation with the mother in law recently. I live in England. This is a woman who works 50 hours a week in 2 jobs to make ends meet, doesn't own her own home and I suspect has little in the way of pension provision. I didn't get out of her who she will be voting for but she won't be voting for Labour because Corbyn "terrifies" her. When pressed on this she was unable to elaborate. I suspect she will vote for the tories to "get brexit done". People down here are so consumed with getting out of the EU that they haven't stopped for a moment to think how the next government is going to affect their lives in any other way. We live in a fairly safe tory seat so in reality this sort of thing probably won't make too much difference here but I'm sure its replicated across the country. When you ask them why they want out of the EU they can't even give proper reasons apart from the usual sound bites about "being ruled from Brussels" etc Edited November 12, 2019 by EH75 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Venom Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 That is tory porn right there. Way sexier than saying he wants to pay less business tax and employment rights to be rolled back on national TV. Doing the Tory PR machine work for them while they rub their chubs. I know you shouldn’t place too much emphasis on vox pops, but just caught one on BBC Breakfast in Bishop Auckland where a small business owner says he’s voting Conservative because he needs Brexit uncertainty to be solved (Tories fault), Boris has been trying to solve it but doesn’t have a majority (his own fault) and the hospitals are a mess (Tories fault). I’m seething. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Everyday the beeb seem to be in a leave voting labour area I know you shouldn’t place too much emphasis on vox pops, but just caught one on BBC Breakfast in Bishop Auckland where a small business owner says he’s voting Conservative because he needs Brexit uncertainty to be solved (Tories fault), Boris has been trying to solve it but doesn’t have a majority (his own fault) and the hospitals are a mess (Tories fault). I’m seething. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I find it utterly bizarre that if asked 5 years ago about their thoughts on the EU, half of Brexit voters would struggle to tell the basic concept of what the EU is. The morons have been brainwashed by the media. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, MONKMAN said: I find it utter bizarre that if asked 5 years ago about their thoughts on the EU, half of Brexit voters would struggle to tell the basic concept of what the EU is. The morons have been brainwashed by the media. Social conditioning overdrive for the last 10 years will do that to most. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Venom Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Turn them into useful idiots, and here we are. Social conditioning overdrive for the last 10 years will do that to most. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malky3 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Arabdownunder said: Don't normally contribute here cos its not my election but this is pish. I too grew up in the 60s and 70s. Soup kitchens were there for those who had fallen through the cracks of the welfare system (e.g rough sleepers). The "food parcels for the elderly" at school were Christmas hampers which gave pensioners luxury items which they couldn't afford on the pension. There was a general acceptance that welfare should be at a level to meet people's basic needs. Also (and I cbf finding and multi-quoting your other posts) the miner's strike and three day week was in 1974. Unemployment didn't hit 3 million until 1982 so any kind of link between the two is more pish. Aye "luxuries" like jam and tins of soup. I said i grew up in the 70s and 80s so it covers the 8 year period and the only link i gave was the financial hardship. The revisionist pish people write on here does my tits in. Even worse is when people like you interject without reading the post properly -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, oaksoft said: I wonder why he didn't just say that then. Saves time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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