Baht Simpson

So who's in control? The elite? The Deep State? The Matrix? The Illuminati? The Glitterati? The Maserati?

Yes, a theory isn't a theory if it's a fact and a fact isn't a fact if it's a theory. A theory can be backed up by some facts and a fact can start off as a theory but they're not one and the same. The Theory of Evolution has some facts to back it up but it's still a theory. The Theory of a creator God has no facts to back it up hence the need for faith.

I guess we're going to see a number of desperate last rolls of the dice in the coming weeks.

Yes, the experience of empying bedpans will be a great asset against a nuclear power.

I guess we’re all too old on here for National Service but perhaps we can still do our part. I think I’m a shoe-in for Sgt. Wilson. I’d be awfully good.

The police and NHS budget. He's fooling no one.

I particularly like Sunak's joy at being able to put his own two children in the firing line. A Kipling for our times.

Not one for most conspiracy theories but I do believe there's more to the Diana story than meets the eye. And Robert Maxwell.

Lol

There was a general election in 1910 and a coalition war government was formed in 1914. The next general election was after the armistice in 1918. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election

In what way?

Yeah, I just got it again on vinyl and this track seemed appropriate for this thread. I too have happy memories of the time when this album came out.

Let's dance! Have you heard it on the news? About this fascist groove thang? Evil men with racist views Spreading all across the land Don't just sit there on your ass Unlock that funky chaindance Brothers, sisters shoot your best We don't need this fascist groove thang History will repeat itself Crisis point we're near the hour Counterforce will do no good Hot you ass I feel your power Hitler proves that funky stuff Is not for you and me girl Europe's an unhappy land They've had their fascist groove thang

Correct. I suspect the Rassemblement National can see the prevailing winds and the trouble coming to the AFD and want to disassociate themselves from them before the <deleted> hits the fan. As usual they're at each others throats.

If you think that's all that Pride represents then I feel sorry for you.

They didn't crash the economy. There was steady positive GDP under Labour from 1997 to 2077. Your graph shows that. The negative GDP for 2008 and 2009 was from the 2007-2008 sub prime Financial Crisis which affected most financial centres around the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007–2008_financial_crisis https://wits.worldbank.org/countryprofile/en/country/DEU/startyear/2006/endyear/2010/indicator/NY-GDP-PCAP-CD

80 year old women, flamingos, DEI boxes (?), Mai Dem baht (?). Nice response to my detailed post addressing your concerns. I was expecting something a bit more sensible.

It turns out that there were Tory councillors cosplaying the general public. Lol

You seem to misunderstand Pride in the LGBT context. It wasn't that long ago that homosexuality was deemed illegal and was seen as something to hide, suppress and feel ashamed of. In 1967 in the U.K. the law was repealed but gay people suffered continued discrimination and were still vilified for their sexual orientation. In 1972 was the first march under the Gay Liberation banner which then became Gay Pride. It is not the biblical definition of the sin of pride but an affirmation of pride not shame. It's not peoples opinions I find sinister, although some are clearly misguided. It's just that anytime there is any discussion about LGBT+ issues you get a swathe of replies, usually the same names, up in arms about some perceived nonsense which seems to be just baiting and with no intention of intelligent questioning or polite discussion, just disgust. I wonder why? As I've explained before on here I do not use the h word as I find it can be misleading, preferring the term anti-LGBT. So I was not using any euphemisms. I'm sure you realise though that "stones" is a euphemism for balls. They're fine actually but thank you for your concern. I wish you and others would stop using the "many gays agree with me" line. It's irrelevant and we just have your word for it. As for Douglas Murray, I agree with him on some issues but not this. He should know better about Pride, for the reasons I've mentioned above. There are a number of right-leaning or religious gays who are unhappy with their lot but that's their tragedy not ours.

Dumb comparison. You don't see people being beaten up, imprisoned and executed for being bald, ginger, tall etc. Besides that, Pride is about other things too. Some people's obsession with it on here is rather sad, and when you get the same people criticizing every article of LGBT+ news it leaves one to think it's something a bit more sinister. I don't see why Pride should exist, it's all equal now isn't a valid criticism unless backed up with sound reasons.

How can you have 2,000 - 60,300 respondents? Take this with a pinch of salt I think.

It mostly happens when there is a storm with lightning. A few years ago I was at a roadside restaurant when a bolt of lightning struck an electric pole over the road and caught fire. It may be they switch off the electric for repairs further afield.

Any public appearance by Sunak now is a guaranteed win for Labour. I'd have him on more for his transparent insincerity.

We've got one in the village but it's dirty on the outside and wonder how often and how well the pipes are cleaned.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/microplastics-human-testicles-study-sperm-counts "What The Study Found. Human testicles contained nearly three times the plastic concentration found in dog testes: 330 micrograms per gram of tissue versus 123 micrograms. Polyethylene, used in plastic bags and bottles, was the most common microplastic found, followed by PVC." You can't win, whatever you do. Would a water filter filter out microplastics?