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UK General Election 8th June: Shake it all about?

Started by Vanadium Gryllz, February 23, 2016, 02:54:34 PM

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P3nT4gR4m

Was bad enough when "New Labour"  made Labour and the Tories exactly the same thing. Now we're blurring the lines between the labtories and the f'kin national front. At which point does the same fucking difference qualify as totalitarian?  :argh!:

I'm up to my arse in Brexit Numpties, but I want more.  Target-rich environments are the new sexy.
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Cain

Humanitarian agencies did criticise Russia for having a sham political system "that did not offer or give sufficient air time to differing views."  Sounds familiar...

Faust

I would argue that Jimmy Savilles rotting corpse would come out with less comments that could cause diplomatic incidents, and would be taken more seriously in debates then Farage.
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Junkenstein

Savile's rotting corpse is probably a good metaphor for half of parliament in one way or another. Or at least the setup for a poor joke.

"What's the difference between UK governments and Savile's rotting corpse?"

"One's foul, filled with corruption and did terrible things to the defenceless for decades, the other is a rotting corpse".

Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

Cain

Lets not forget, the public get the government they ask for

https://yougov.co.uk/news/2016/10/06/public-backs-plans-make-companies-say-how-many-for/

QuoteBy more than two to one the public support government proposals to make businesses publish how many foreign workers they employ

At the Conservative party conference this week, Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced plans to make firms publish what proportion of their workforce is non-British in a bid to encourage them to hire more British nationals. Although derided by many media commentators, new YouGov research finds that the policy is very popular across most of society.

Overall, 59% of people say they either strongly or somewhat support the proposals – more than double the 26% who somewhat or strongly oppose them.

MMIX

And apparently the new leader of UKIP will be decided by the best of three falls or a knockout
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37572377

QuoteUKIP leadership hopeful Steven Woolfe says he is recovering in hospital after a reported fight at a meeting of the party's MEPs.
The party released a statement from Mr Woolfe from his Strasbourg hospital bed saying he was sitting up having undergone a precautionary brain scan.
UKIP sources said "punches were exchanged" during the row at a party meeting and Mr Woolfe banged his head.
He was taken to hospital two hours later after collapsing, sources said.
UKIP sources said "a rumbustious argument" had taken place at the MEPs' meeting at the European Parliament over whether Mr Woolfe had been talking to the Conservative Party.

QuoteFarage: UKIP Steven Woolfe row "not very grown-up"
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The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: MMIX on October 07, 2016, 02:01:42 AM
And apparently the new leader of UKIP will be decided by the best of three falls or a knockout
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37572377

QuoteUKIP leadership hopeful Steven Woolfe says he is recovering in hospital after a reported fight at a meeting of the party's MEPs.
The party released a statement from Mr Woolfe from his Strasbourg hospital bed saying he was sitting up having undergone a precautionary brain scan.
UKIP sources said "punches were exchanged" during the row at a party meeting and Mr Woolfe banged his head.
He was taken to hospital two hours later after collapsing, sources said.
UKIP sources said "a rumbustious argument" had taken place at the MEPs' meeting at the European Parliament over whether Mr Woolfe had been talking to the Conservative Party.

QuoteFarage: UKIP Steven Woolfe row "not very grown-up"

This seems kinda familiar.
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Junkenstein

Quote"In the UK at the moment you've got a one-party state. When you put it all together, there's something seriously wrong.
"I don't know if there's a role for me... There's a limit to what I want to say about my own position at this moment. All I can say is that this is where politics is at. Do I feel strongly about it? Yes, I do. Am I very motivated by that? Yes.
"Where do I go from here? What exactly do I do? That's an open question."
He added: "There's been a huge reaction against the politics I represent. But I think it's too soon to say the centre has been defeated. Ultimately I don't think it will. I think it will succeed again.

Just in case anyone was confused about how shit things are, Blair's threatening a comeback.

I'm amazed he can even show his face after Chilcot but apparently working for dictators removes any vestiges of shame.

Seriously, if this fucker turns up again then we may just have to concede that Guy Fawkes had the right idea, he was just off with the timing.
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P3nT4gR4m

Presumably said with a straight face and no hint of irony. Considering he's the man responsible for turning us into a one party state, you have to hand it to him.

I'm up to my arse in Brexit Numpties, but I want more.  Target-rich environments are the new sexy.
Not actually a meat product.
Ass-Kicking & Foot-Stomping Ancient Master of SHIT FUCK FUCK FUCK
Awful and Bent Behemothic Results of Last Night's Painful Squat.
High Altitude Haggis-Filled Sex Bucket From Beyond Time and Space.
Internet Monkey Person of Filthy and Immoral Pygmy-Porn Wart Contagion
Octomom Auxillary Heat Exchanger Repairman
walking the fine line line between genius and batshit fucking crazy

"computation is a pattern in the spacetime arrangement of particles, and it's not the particles but the pattern that really matters! Matter doesn't matter." -- Max Tegmark

Cain

Sad thing is, if there was an election tomorrow, Blair would probably do better than the current government or Labour.  Both in terms of getting votes and actually being in power.

Q. G. Pennyworth

Quote from: Junkenstein on October 07, 2016, 11:37:41 AM
Quote"In the UK at the moment you've got a one-party state. When you put it all together, there's something seriously wrong.
"I don't know if there's a role for me... There's a limit to what I want to say about my own position at this moment. All I can say is that this is where politics is at. Do I feel strongly about it? Yes, I do. Am I very motivated by that? Yes.
"Where do I go from here? What exactly do I do? That's an open question."
He added: "There's been a huge reaction against the politics I represent. But I think it's too soon to say the centre has been defeated. Ultimately I don't think it will. I think it will succeed again.

Just in case anyone was confused about how shit things are, Blair's threatening a comeback.

I'm amazed he can even show his face after Chilcot but apparently working for dictators removes any vestiges of shame.

Seriously, if this fucker turns up again then we may just have to concede that Guy Fawkes had the right idea, he was just off with the timing.

November is coming...

Junkenstein

Quote from: Cain on October 07, 2016, 01:00:07 PM
Sad thing is, if there was an election tomorrow, Blair would probably do better than the current government or Labour.  Both in terms of getting votes and actually being in power.

That's not sad, it's fucking tragic.

Seriously, if this place turns into Blair #2 - You-didn't-learn-your-lesson-the-first-three-fucking-times-boogaloo then I'm moving to the first country that will have me. I'm not going to stick around for the 4th time as I'm probably going to jail in the first year of it.


In next week's news, Thatcher's rotting corpse rises from the grave to discuss Brexit.
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Cain

Meanwhile

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/07/lse-brexit-non-uk-experts-foreign-academics

QuoteLeading foreign academics acting as expert advisers to the UK government have been told they will not be asked to contribute to any government analysis and reports on Brexit because they are not British nationals.

"It is utterly baffling that the government is turning down expert, independent advice on Brexit simply because someone is from another country," said Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrats' EU spokesman.

"This is yet more evidence of the Conservatives' alarming embrace of petty chauvinism over rational policymaking."

Sara Hagemann, an assistant professor at the London School of Economics who specialises in EU policymaking processes, EU treaty matters, the role of national parliaments and the consequences of EU enlargements, said she had been told her services would not be required.

Vanadium Gryllz

Is this the governmental version of sticking your fingers in your ears and going:
LALALALA

?
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Junkenstein

As we saw during the campaign, Experts are evil idiots who can't be trusted as they're all full of that sweet EU money which causes compulsive lies.

It's quite horrible to see the echo chamber being constructed though. The lies and nonsense that they'll come out with over the next months by dismissing anyone moderate (or moderately sane) will no doubt make this an even more horrible place to live.


This may be part of the overall immigration strategy. Give the UK a new reputation as racist xenophobes who are as likely to stab you as queue patiently may deter a few people.   

Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.